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LVII
No 8 |
AUGUST 2005 |
 ACES,
PLACES,
and FACES |
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| PUBLICATION OF THE FRESNO UNIT OF THE | AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE' |
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EDITOR: RICHARD MEFFLEY bridgefresno@hotmail.com
(please e-mail to get on e-mail list) |
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| Volume
LVII
No 8 |
AUGUST 2005 |
| ACES,
PLACES,
and FACES |
|
| PUBLICATION OF THE FRESNO UNIT OF THE | AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE' |
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EDITOR: RICHARD MEFFLEY bridgefresno@hotmail.com
(please e-mail to get on e-mail list) |
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| PLAY IN 299er
SECTIONAL AUGUST
13-14 Our fourth annual 299er Sectional is this month. Just think - a chance to win silver points without those pesky Life Masters in the way. Only players with under 300 master points are eligible. Game times are 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day. The tournament ends with the traditional Swiss teams on Sunday afternoon. The other sessions all have Stratified 299er pair games. Also, there is a 0-5 game Saturday morning. EasyBridgers can play in that event for the low introductory price of $3.00 per player. Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning also include 49er sections, for those who recently started playing. In-between sessions you can relax with a free lunch plus an instructive lesson hosted by Byron Steinert and Skip Miller. Besides lunch, we'll have snacks, coffee and tea so you can keep up your strength for those tough games and slams. Our hospitality chairmen Dora Gostanian and Judy Nicholson are among the best. Come join in the fun! The regular Sunday unit game will be held at 3:00 p.m., the same time as the afternoon session of the 299er Sectional. |
UNIT UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR with tournament links California and nearby tournaments Bay Area Tournaments |
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FACES At the Las Vegas regional, Margie Kenyon was sixth in B in the side game. John and Della Schnell were seventh and ninth in the Open pairs. John and Tina Renna were second in the 49er pairs, sixth in new players pairs and second in the 299er Swiss team (winning the B Strat). Bill Glass was fourth in the charity pairs, seventh in the Open pairs, and 12th in the Swiss teams. Richard Meffley was fifth in the Open pairs at the Palo Alto sectional . Farid Assemi was third in the Compact Knockout teams. Congratulations to our winners! Jim and Lee McKoane are having their annual bridge party at Shaver Lake at noon on Saturday, August 13. Players are invited to a pot luck and bridge game. Call Jim or Lee for more information. There are flyers at the bridge club. A fond farewell goes to Irene Quiggle, who is moving to Arizona. Welcome to new member Jim H Luther of Bass Lake. Our Sympathy is extended to the family of Mary Alice Easton, who recently passed away. She moved to Sacramento in the last few years. Our condolences also go to the family of Shirley Anderson, who recently passed away. Speedy recovery wishes go to Bert Rettner, who is in the hospital with back problems. Ted Johnson is still recovering at the Armenian Home. Welcome back to Oakhurst director Paul Mertens, who was vacationing in Europe. WEDNESDAY EVENING GAME AND LESSONS The lessons provided before the Wednesday evening game are designed to help players communicate with their partner, hence the title of the series: "Bridge, - A Second Language." The Power Point Presentations, slides on the television set, start promptly at 6:40 p.m.. There will be one or two lessons on the play of the hand each month. Handouts are distributed after each lesson. Kay Chrisman, the director of the Unit's Wednesday evening game, will schedule an opportunity for Intermediate/Novice players with about 100 or more master points to play with a Life Master on the first Wednesday of each month. Kay is considering a separate restricted session, provided, at least three tables are in play, so that players can improve their partnership play. This session and lessons will help a dedicated partnership communicate better with each other and learn to play the same game together. Come out with your favorite partner, enjoy the food and improve your partnership play. Future lessons are: July 27th Negative Doubles August 3rd Play of the Hand 1.01 August 10th Reverses August 17th Forcing Major Suit Raises August 24th Opening Leads August 31st Two Clubs - Strong, Artificial & Forcing September 7th No Trump Openings September 14th Play of the Hand 1.02 |
CLUB
NEWS This is the last month for North American Pairs qualifying games. All club qualifying game are sectionally rated, with red points to the winners. Several clubs have scheduled them for this month, so check the calendar and see if you can win the red points. The Fresno unit has scheduled the unit finals for Sunday November 13. Those who play then can win more red points and qualify to play in the District 22 finals at the Palm Springs Regional on Saturday December 17. The Western Conference Swiss team STAC (Sectional Tournament at Clubs) games will be August 22 - 28. So far the Tuesday night 99er game (August 23) and John's Saturday game (August 27) have signed up to hold the team games. Get yourself a team and win some silver points! Don't forget John's Individual party on Saturday July 30. The Unit Pro-am was well attended - eight and a half tables of players - seventeen "pros " who had their amateur partner picked for them. We were listening for lessons and didn't hear any - I guess we followed Maggie's instructions - no lessons except by request. Thanks to Dora Gostanian and Judy Nicholson who gave us a real party atmosphere. Top master point winners for June in Madera are Bob Mortimer and Everett Bondeson, followed by Bill Hagopian and Anita Meffley. Bob Mortimer leads for the year, with Everett Bondeson close behind. The Friendly Friday bridge club will have a luncheon at noon August 19, followed by a Charity game at 12:45. Please come and enjoy the festivities. The master point leaders for June are Monique Irion, Bert Rettner, and Wanda Cardella. George Sturges still leads for 2005, with Monique and Wanda right behind. The 99er leader for June is .Sandy Richardson followed by George Efthemon and Syd Blustone.. Click the links to get more complete lists. Top master point winners for June in Madera were Everett Bondeson and Bob Mortimer, followed by Bill Hagopian and Anita Meffley. Bob Mortimer still leads for the year, followed by Everett Bondeson. The Sunday unit game on August 14 will move to 3:00 pm, the same time as the afternoon session of the 299er Sectional. . |
EDDIE KANTAR TIP: You cannot defend properly unless you watch the cards, particularly the little fellows. |
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| WINNERS CIRCLE May 15, 2005 - June 15, 2005 FRESNO SUMMER SECTIONAL JUNE 10-12 UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1 George Sturges - Bert Rettner 2 Gerard Laquerriere - Mark Stern 3 Della Schnell - John Schnell UNIT NAP 1 James Tritt - Richard Meffley 2 Warren Cederborg - Blake Rundquist 3 Anthony Toto - Monique Irion UNIT BIRTHDAY GAME Mark Stern - Richard Meffley Judy Jessick - Ray April(B) BAROMETER NAP 1 Mark Stern - David Shuster 2 Hugh Miller - Barbara Thacker CHARITY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1A George Sturges - Bert Rettner 2A Sheila Smith - Ray April 3A Margaret Mahaffey - Kim Morris 1B Mary Lloyd - Ruth Wolcott 2B1C Margaret Giragosian - Diana Papazian 3B2C Carol Miller - Judy Shuster 299ER CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB Susan Vildosola - Peter Weber 2AB Sandy Richardson - Paul Boyd 3A Martha Franks - Paul Messner 3B Ann Chiljian - Beverly Daniels 1C Lou VanCoevorden - Ron Vieira 2C Howard Reed - Michael Molinari 3C Lora Faulks - Elaine J. Smith 299'ER UPGRADED CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Syd Bluestone - William McCormick, Jr 2A1B Paul Boyd - Sandy Richardson 3A2B Susan Vildosola - Peter Weber 3B Steve Sharp - Rick Betcher 1C Ron Vieira - Lou VanCoevorden 2C Don Winton - Sue Gearhart CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1A George Sturges - Wanda Cardella 2A1B Marion Krohn - Verlee O'Neill 3A2B Michael Molinari - Margie Kenyon 3B T Bruce Smith - Lorraine Elia 1AB Skip Miller - Byron Steinert 2/3A Anita Penny - Verlee O'Neill 2/3A2B Robert Endara - Carolyn Lofton 3B Hugh Miller - Rick Betcher 1C Judy Rosenthal - Barry Smith 2C Sandy Richardson - George Efthemon 1 Gerard Laquerriere - Mark Stern 2 George Sturges - Bert Rettner 1A John Schnell - Della Schnell 2A Robert Durbrow - Richard Meffley 3A Monique Irion - Kazue Iwatsubo 1BC Laura Da Costa - Alma Griffin 2BC Michael Molinari - Paul Boyd 3BC Paul Messner - Martha Franks |
MEMBERSHIP
CHAMPIONSHIP 1A George Sturges - Monique Irion 2A1BC Judy Dodd - Judy Rosenthal 3A2B Marcella Miller - Verlee O'Neill 3B2C Martha Franks - Paul Messner 3C Lou VanCoevorden - Lorraine Elia BAROMETER PAIRS . Della Schnell - John Schnell(2) Robert Durbrow - William Glass(B) Mark Stern - David Shuster(B) Verlee O'Neill - Kay Chrisman(C) FIG GARDEN S & R CLUB EASYBRIDGE Roseann Weinberg - Joanie Cohen (2) Kris McGann - Sue Tookoian (2) CLUB 55 EASYBRIDGE Marion Terry - Joan Weeks Linda Sims - Maja Anderson Bobbi Miller - John Miller Norma Meek - Lana Cribbs HAPPY 4TH OF JULY David Shuster - Mark Stern George Sturges - Bert Rettner Martha Waller - Jean Moats(B) Jeri Shubin - Laura NeVille(B) Martha Franks - Alma Griffin(C) 99er TEAMS 1 John Renna - Tina Renna - Patrick Carroll - John J. McGregor 2 Sandra Browning - Keith Lindersmith - Fran Endara - Kathleen Stewart TUESDAY EVENING 99ER PAIRS Gene Hensley - Betty Jacks David Brandl - Peter Fashing John J. McGregor - Patrick Carroll Bill Coit - Marilyn Bokemeier Marlene McCready - Beverly Garner Ron Licata - Sharon Peterson(B) Carol Smith - Mary F. Moore(C)(2) RESTRICTED SPECIAL Bruce Smith - Suzanne Graham Marion Krohn - Verlee O'Neill Martha Franks - Delia E. Green Alan Hakes - Jeri Shubin Doris Frazer - Donny Graham(B) Betty Howell - Pauline Willmirth(B) Delia E. Green - Paul Messner(C) SPECIAL Margaret Seibert - Muriel Trantham Mary Lloyd - Joann Evans Monique Irion - Imogene Camp Monique Irion - Anita Penny Marion Krohn - Verlee O'Neill Carol Rodder - Sheila Smith Doris Frazer - Alan Hakes Charlotte Maschke - Wilma Long Vivian Betcher - Della Schnell John Schnell - Della Schnell(2) Villa Vejvoda - Bob Loudermilk Muriel Trantham - Margaret Seibert Ruth Christensen - Virginia Johnson(B) Judy Dodd - Olivia Stockton(B) Mary Jo Davila - Kay Seabury(B) Martha Franks - Paul Messner(B) Marion Krohn - Sophia Iwatsubo(B) Mary Jo Davila - Martha Franks(C) Paul Messner - Lou VanCoevorden(C) OAKHURST WINNERS Bobbie Sweeden- Terri Anderson Jim Honeywell-Everett Bondeson Wally Cucura- Paul Mertens Bobbie sweeden- Terri Anderson Claire Molnar- Terri Anderson Fred and Joan Nickerson Don McCartin- ray April Karen McCartin- Claire Molnar Opal Purves- Wally Cucura Glen Ford-Wally Cucura Don McCartin - Ray April Jim Honeywell-Everett Bondeson Bette Mertens- Marjorie Patterson |
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