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ACES, PLACES, and FACES PUBLICATION OF THE FRESNO UNIT OF THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE |
| Volume
LIX
No 9 Septembert 2007 Special Events Calendar |
EDITOR:
RICHARD MEFFLEY bridgefresno@hotmail.com (please e-mail to get on e-mail list) |
| MORE BEGINNING LESSONS STARTING IN OCTOBER We will again be offering lessons for beginning bridge players. Frequent beginning lessons is one of the ways that bridge clubs thrive - new bridge players means new members and eventually more players in all the games. We encourage all members to help by spreading the word of the new lessons. We will have a series on Tuesday nights at 7 pm starting October 9, 2007 and a series on Friday mornings at 9 am starting October 12, 2007. The first two lessons are free. We have lots of flyers at the Fresno Bridge Club. Please take a few to give to friends who may be interested in learning bridge or to post where people may read them. Mun Takeda and Dora Gostanian will be leading the lessons. A simplified version of the flyer is available on the unit website. Al CRANE AND BLAKE FUESSENICH TOP 299er SECTIONAL Attendance at the 299er Sectional was up from 2006, but still below attendance marks in 2004 and 2005. We never had enough 49er players to hold a separate section. Thanks go to Dora Gostanian and Mary Jo Davila, who provided outstanding hospitality including lunch on Saturday and Sunday. Players raved about the lunches. Thanks also to Byron Steinert and Skip Miller, who once again provided the "Learn" in the Lunch and Learn between sessions each day. Thanks also to Mike Molinari, who was top assistant every session, with directing, hospitality, and helping his students enjoy the tournament, and to Mun Takeda, partnership chairman. Top master point winners at the tournament were Al Crane and Blake Fuessenich. Congratulations! SURF'S UP SANTA CRUZ OPEN SECTIONAL October 13-14 Dinner Invitation Here's a message from Mary Peterson, who first learned duplicate at the Fresno Bridge Club in Maggie's and Ginny's games. Several years ago, Mary moved to Santa Cruz and has continued her duplicate bridge at the Santa Cruz Bridge Center. She now serves on the SCBC Board of Directors: Hello to all my Fresno friends! The players of the Santa Cruz Bridge Center welcome all Fresno players to District 21. As you know, Santa Cruz is also in District 21 and we look forward to many years of challenging competition with our Fresno friends. On the weekend of October 13-14, the Santa Cruz Bridge Center will host an open sectional tournament, which we have named the "Surf's Up"Sectional. We hope that you will plan to attend our sectional and enjoy a high level of competition in a beautiful part of our state. You can find lots of information about the tournament schedule and suggestions for accommodations by visiting our website. (Go to bottom of homepage, click on "Quick Links/Surf's Up Sectional.) If you and your partner decide to play in our "Surf's Up" Sectional, I would like to extend a personal invitation to you to come to my home for dinner on Saturday, October 13. No need to pay or to bring anything. All I ask is that you kindly sign-up on the sign-up sheet which will be posted at the Club beginning September 6. Space will be limited, so be sure and sign up early. I look forward to seeing you at the Surf's Up Sectional tournament and to renewing our acquaintance over dinner. If you have any questions, feel free to call me at (831) 423-3365 or e-mail me at maryrpeterson@hotmail.com. COMING SOON The Fall Sectional is coming November 1-4. It's not too early to make plans. Those who qualified for the North American Pairs at the club in June, July, or August, may play in the unit finals on Sunday November 11. All of October is club appreciation month - with many club appreciation games paying lots of master points. Club appreciation Swiss teams also give a bit of gold points to those who win matches. The Fresno Unit will hold elections for unit board members in December. If you wish to be nominated, please let a unit board member know. |
UNIT UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR with tournament links California and nearby tournaments Bay Area TournamentsCLUB NEWS September is 49er month. There will be a North American Championship game for those with under 50 master points on Wednesday, September 26 at 9 am. Awards go to the top pairs in each district. The winners of the Sunday Series games, which included six Sunday games from March to July, were Jean Kesler and Jim Sweet, with Ray April third and Barbara Thacker fourth. Top winners in Madera for July were Betty Eden and Dan Cartago, followed by Bob Mortimer and Everett Bondeson. Everett is leading for 2007, with Bob Mortimer less than half a point behind. Dan Cartago, Denny Green, and Morgan Johnson follow, within a point of each other. Oakhurst leaders for August are Don McCartin, Claire Molnar, Karen McCartin, Al Crane, Ken Doig, and Gardner Murray. Doris Fraser was the top master point winner in July at the Fresno Bridge Club, with Barbara Thacker and Bert Rettner right behind. Steve Sharp still leads for the year. Top 99er in July was George Dalition, followed by Linda Coppersmith and George Efthemon. George still leads for the year. There will be no Sunday game on Labor Day Weekend. Look for Unit Championship on Sunday, September 9. There will be a bonus Unit Championship on Wednesday evening, September 12, 2007. PLACES AND FACES At the Phoenix regional, Judy Zimmer was second in flight C in the charity pairs and sixth in flight C in the side game. Howard Reed and Pat Simpson were fourth in the side game and fifth in flight C of the charity game. Judy Hecht will be hosting a fund raising bridge game for the San Joaquin Parkway on Sunday, September 29 at 12:30 pm at her home in Madera. For reservations, call 248-8476 or visit www.riverparkway.org. Welcome to new members Jeremy Newel, Michael Newel, Chuck Reynolds, Jan and Bud Dutterer, Marsha Infausto, and Cathe MacLeod. Our condolences to Bob Endara and his family since his mother Fran Endara recently passed away. Fran enjoyed taking lessons at our club, and playing in the evening games. We miss her. Our sympathy is extended to Augie Paolercio whose wife recently passed away and to Donna Roesner, whose husband Don recently passed away. We are sorry to know that Dorothy Cady, a long time member of the Fresno Bridge Club passed away recently. Our condolences go to her family. |
WINNERS CIRCLE WINTER SECTIONAL OVERALL WINNERS WINTER SECTIONAL RECAP SHEETS 299er SECTIONAL July 15, 2007 - August 15, 2007 299er SECTIONAL SATURDAY MORNING PAIRS 1A George Efthemon - Alan Button 2A1BC Ron Licata - Sharon Peterson 3A2B Florence McDonald - Barry Druffel 4A3B2C Linda Coppersmith - Carole Olson 5A4B Al Crane - Blake Fuessenich SATURDAY AFTERNOON PAIRS 1AB John Renna - Tina Renna 2AB1C Al Crane - Blake Fuessenich 3A Pat Simpson - Dolores Beebe 4A George Efthemon - Alan Button 3B2C Linda Coppersmith - Carole Olson SUNDAY MORNING PAIRS 1A Juanita Mason - Roberta Beam 2A1BC Al Crane - Blake Fuessenich 3A2BC John McGregor - Patrick Carroll 4A3B Linda Lambie - Mark Lambie 5A Pat Simpson - Annie Chiljian 4B Florence McDonald - Beth Hill 3C Linda Sims - Angelina Heisdorf SUNDAY SWISS TEAMS ½ Pat Simpson - Annie Chiljian - Linda Sims - Angelina Heisdorf ½ John McGregor - Patrick Carroll - John Renna - Tina Renna UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Della Schnell - John Schnell 2A1B William Glass - Margie Kenyon 3A2B1C Ray April - Barbara Taniguchi 3B Laura NeVille - Jean Kesler 2C Mary Jo Davila - Doris Frazer UNIT GAME Anthony Toto - Kay Chrisman Barbara Taniguchi - Ray April SERIES GAME Anthony Toto - Kay Chrisman James Sweet - Jean Kesler CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Bill Wood - Jill Wood 2 Barbara Thacker - Doris Frazer 3 Margaret Mahaffey - Ginny Dow NAP CHAMPIONSHIP 1B Rick Betcher - Vivian Betcher 2B1C Dora Gostanian - Cor Yssels 3B2C Steve Sharp - Ron Vieira 3C Sandy Richardson - Paul Messner MEMBERSHIP 1/2AB Belva Quattrin - Vivian Betcher 1/2AB Steve Sharp - Laura Da Costa 3 Jean Kesler - Laura NeVille CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Villa Vejvoda - Alice Pickens 2A1B Barbara Thacker - Doris Frazer 3 Jane McCoy - Deni Glenn Boeve 2B1C Dora Gostanian - Judy Nicholson 3B Carol Rodder - Barbara Taniguchi 2C Howard Reed - Pat Simpson 1A Curtis Reeves - Jay Roll 2/3A1/2BJudy Jessick - Donny Graham 2/3A1/2BBert Rettner - David Shuster 3B Barbara Thacker - D Zody BEGINNING CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Janet Ellish - Steve Blumberg 2 Nancy Bullard - Barbara Kelley 3 Edward & Terri Grootendorst |
750 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Vivian Betcher - Ina Yssels 2/3A Dora Gostanian - Cor Yssels 2/3A R. Christensen - Wilma Long 1BC C. Burden - Denny Tweed 2/3B 2C Linda Coppersmith - Carole Olson 2/3B Carol Miller - Pat Simpson 3C John Peckler - Bill Frampton 1A Margaret Giragosian - Lorraine Elia 2A1B Juanita Mason - Joan James 3A Paul Messner - George Dalition 2B1C Joan DeYager - Marsha Infausto 3B George Efthemon - Alan Button 2C Estee Strombotne - Judy Malone 3C Linda Coppersmith - Gwen Davey 299 CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB J. McGregor - P. Carroll 2/3A John Renna - Tina Renna 2/3A2B Kirk Stewart - Mike Rouch 3/4B Al Crane - Blake Fuessenich 3/4B Sharon Peterson - Ron Licata OAKHURST WINNERS Joni Roberts- BettyAnn Dunn Corey Cole- Al Crane Ken Doig- Gardner Murray (2) Claire Molnar- Karen McCartin(3 ) Fred & Joan Nickerson Don McCartin- Mike Molinari Bobbie Schlagel- Al Crane Don McCartin- Ray April Jackie Kaye- BettyAnn Dunn SPECIAL Steve Sharp - Carolyn Lofton Bert Rettner - David Shuster Wanda Cardella - Margaret Mahaffey Alan Hakes - Doris Frazer Steve Sharp - Carol Rodder Laura NeVille - Doris Frazer Jean Kesler - Steve Sharp Anthony Toto - Kay Chrisman Anita Penny - Monique Irion Mike Molinari - Mary Lou Da Costa Laura Da Costa - Wanda Cardella T Bruce Smith - Margie Kenyon Robert Durbrow - Mary Lou Da Costa Michael Molinari - Paul Boyd[B] Steve Sharp - Laura Da Costa[B] Carol Miller - Linda Coppersmith[B] Barbara Thacker - James Sweet[B] Ray April - Kim Morris[B] Margaret Seibert - Doris Frazer[B] Sophia Iwatsubo - Marion Krohn[C] Mun Takeda - Deni Glenn Boeve [C] Olivia Stockton - Lois Layne[C] Mun Takeda - Allyson Farrell[C] Paul Boyd - Suzanne Graham[C] Peter Fashing - Jim Stefanich[C] 750 SPECIAL Alan Button - George Efthemon Dolores Beebe - Susan Vildosola Carole Olson - Linda Coppersmith Mary Jo Davila - Paul Messner Kathleen Coit - Ina Yssels [B] Nadine Nemechek - Donna Berman[C] John Peckler - Bill Frampton[C] M. McCready - Elaine J. Smith[C] 299er SPECIAL John McGregor - Patrick Carroll John Renna - Tina Renna BEGINNING BRIDGE Janet Ellish - Stephan Blumberg Joan DeYager - Marsha Infausto Paul Wilday - Patricia A. Alviso Nancy Bullard - Barbara Kelley Bud Duttarer - Jan Duttarer Mike Rouch - Kirk Stewart |
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