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ACES,
PLACES, and FACES PUBLICATION OF THE FRESNO UNIT OF THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE |
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LXI
No 7 June 2009 Recaps Special Events Calendar |
EDITOR:
RICHARD MEFFLEY bridgefresno@hotmail.com (please e-mail to get on e-mail list) |
| NON-LM SECTIONAL AUGUST 22-23 It's not too early to make plans for the NonLife Master sectional. We'll have stratified pair games at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. on Sunday with a Swiss team game on Sunday at 2 pm. Invite your friends to play - anyone who is not a Life Master may play. Between sessions will be lunch and learn - enjoy some food and get a lesson at the same time. If you can help Dora Gostanian and Mary Jo Davila with Hospitality, please let them know. PRO-AM TEAMS SUNDAY JULY 12 We left this popular event off the calendar on the newsletter that we mailed out. Come join us on Sunday July 12 for a pro-am team game. We'll pick your team for you - as long as you come to play. Each team will have one or two life masters, and a newcomer or two. It's lots of fun, and gives you a chance to play with a new partner or two or three. PLACES AND FACES More winners from the Sacramento Regional - Farid Assemi and Ed Wojewoda won the California Capital Swiss teams, were fourth in the evening Swiss teams, and won the compact KO teams consolation. Richard Meffley was eighth in the California Capital Swiss teams, with Rick Whitworth and Jim Tritt 16th. Angie Heisdorf, Ruth Christensen and Bev Daniels were second in the bracket 6 Compact KO team consolation. Bill Glass was 17th in the Flight B Swiss teams. At the Ventura Regional, Richard Meffley won the Swiss teams and the afternoon Swiss, was second in the side game, and third in the KO teams. Judy Zimmerer won the bracket 8 KO teams and was third in flight C of the evening Swiss teams at the Las Vegas regional. John and Tina Renna were sixth in Flight C of the Swiss teams, third in the bracket 7 KO teams, and second in flight C of the evening Swiss teams. Kim Morris, Robert Rouch, Avis Morse, and Robert Iorio were third in bracket 5 KO teams. Rose Boot and Bill Glass were third in the bracket 4 KO teams. Bill was also sixth in Flight C of the evening Swiss teams and fourth in the side game. At the Hollister sectional, Richard Meffley won the Swiss teams, and won just enough master points to make Grand LM. Get well wishes to Keiko Collins, who is convelescing after surgery. Barbara Thacker will be in charge of the Tuesday morning games for a while. Also get well wishes go to Wanda Cardella and Cor Yssels. Our condolences to the family of Doris Brown, who passed away recently. We are saddened by the recent passing of Noralee Kreps. Our sympathy goes to her family. We will always remember her great bidding and play of the hand and who can forget her laughter? She and Betty Henry were a formidible pair. Noralee was frequently the top master point winner at the Visalia sectional, and a regular visitor to the Fresno Bridge Club, until a stroke about five years ago forced her to stop playing bridge. We remember playing with her and against her in many District 22 events. One of my fondest memories is playing with her, lounging around the swimming pool betwen sessions as we enjoyed the best regional tournament ever, the Los Angeles Bridge Week at the Ambassador Hotel. GOODWILL We still do not have a nominee for the District 21 Goodwill member. District 21 honors four or five members per year. The nomination deadline is September 1. If you want to make a namination, let Kay Chrisman or Richard Meffley know. BRIDGEVARIA We got an e-mail about a new bridge website, which has new information every day - try it out and see if you like it. WINNERS CIRCLE May 15, 2009 - June 15, 2009 PRO-AM PAIRS 1A Olivia Stockton - Robert Durbrow 2A Verlee O'Neill - Judy Shuster 3A Linda Coppersmith - William Glass 1C Mary Lou Pease - William Wood 2C Jackie Finn - Ray April 3C Gloria Durbrow - Margaret Seibert UNIT GAME Verlee O'Neill - Ray April Richard Meffley - William Glass Jean Kesler - James Sweet[B] Margaret Mahaffey - Monique Irion Kay Chrisman - Michael Molinari[C] Ray April - Verlee O'Neill[C] WORLD PAIRS 1A Curtis Reeves - J. Jay Roll 2A Della Schnell - John Schnell 3A1B William Glass - Sally Perring 2B D Zody - Victor Greener 3B1C Paul Wilday - Joycelyn Kauder 2C Paul Messner - Lou Vancoevorden CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Wanda Cardella - Margaret Mahaffey 2A Jean Kesler - James Sweet 3A1B Sheila Smith - Ray April 2B Barbara Thacker - Doris Frazer CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Ginny Dow - Shirley Blum 2A Della Schnell - John Schnell 3A Bill Glass - Mary Lou Da Costa 1BC Judy Jessick - Jean Moats 2BC Howard Reed - Pat Simpson 3BC Carol Rodder - Diana Papazian 1A Anita Penny - Sandra Zovod 2A Wanda Cardella - Jane McCoy 3/4A Mary Lou Da Costa - Monique Irion 3/4A1B David Shuster - Bert Rettner 2B1C Muriel Trantham - Margaret Seibert 3B2C Martha Waller - Virginia Johnson 3C` Skip Miller - Jill Wood 1A Bert Rettner - Robert Durbrow 2A1BC John McGregor - Patrick Carroll 3A2B Paul Messner - Sally Perring 3B2C Christina Renna - John Renna 3C Roberta Beam - Jackie Finn 1AB Victor Greener - Skip Miller 2A Wanda Cardella - Margaret Mahaffey 3A2B Barbara Thacker - Doris Frazer 3B Laura Neville - Ruth Christensen 1C Tom Etheridge - Luanne Rolly 2C David Zealear - Diane Zealear 299er CHAMPIONSHIP 1 John Jonassen - Karen Laws 2 Andrew Graves - Kathleen Graves RESTRICTED CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Delia Green - Laura Neville 2A Skip Miller - Jill Wood 3A1B Barbara Taniguchi - P J Mistry 2B George Dalition - Mary Jo Davila 3B1C Augie Paolercio - Pauline Haase 2C Howard Reed - Pat Simpson |
UNIT UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR with tournament links Bay Area Tournaments California and nearby tournaments CLUB NEWS PLAY IN THE NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS Try to win red points and qualify to play in the national finals in Reno next year. The North American Pairs starts here with stratified qualifying games in July and August. We'll have several qualifying games - check your calendar for the dates and times. Those who make the grade can play in the unit finals in the fall. Qualifiers there can play in District 21 finals in January, and the top three in each flight go to Reno in March. The flights are open, under 2000 master points, and nonLMs (under 500 mp). Top Fresno players for May were Bert Rettner, followed by Skip Miller and Maggie Mahaffey. Top 99er for May was George Dalition, followed by Stephen Blumberg. George leads the 99er for 2009, while Steve Sharp holds his open lead for the year. Oakhurst leaders for June were Don McCartin, Joe Fox, Al Crane, Genie Krieghoff, Burke Zane, Corey Cole, and Ken Doig. Top master point winner for June in Madera was Pearl McGinnis, followed by Bob Mortimer and Everett Bondeson. Everett Bondeson has taken over the 2009 lead, just 0.13 master points ahead of Denny Green. The Bergon Senior Center in Madera is being remodeled, starting July 13. The Madera Bridge Club will take up temporary quarters at the Pan Am Community Center at 703 E. Sherwood until the construction is completed. If you need directions, call Richard at 978-1196, or check mapquest on your computer. Wow! We have a Guess Your Score winner. John Jonassen correctly guessed his score in the Tuesday afternoon game. You can try to win a prize on Wednesday afternoon July 29 - just guess your score. BRIDGE CENTER NEWS We're still trying to find our way around the new bridge center, but it's fun to try out all the new things and find where everything is kept. We now have an emergency panic button at the bridge center - useful to use in emergencies. Minor emergencies are that things keep disappearing at the new bridge center. We're not sure how, but the keys to the restrooms seem to like to wander. Maybe some day they'll come home. If you find a restroom key in your pocket when you get home, please bring it back. Also, some of our platters disappeared, but fortunately they found their way home. Please don't take home platters unless you can return them the next day. We love to have nice big platters for serving goodies. If you have one you don't need, or even if you find a nice one at a yard sale, we'd be happy to get an extra. We asked our landlord for extra handicapped spaces, but they were unable to do that. Instead, we have several guest spaces. Those spaces are intended for those who need handicapped spaces. Since they are not marked as handicapped spaces, we cannot enforce the handicapped parking laws. However, please do not use the guest spaces unless you are entitled to use a handicapped space. INDIVIDUAL D Zody John Oakshott Joycelyn Kauder Judy Jessick OAKHURST WINNERS Burke Zane- Al Crane(2) Corey Cole- Richard Aronson Jackie Kaye- Jackie Hopkins Al Crane- Betty Eden Don McCartin- Everett Bondeson(2) Joe Fox- Mike Molinari(2) Burke Zane- Genie Krieghoff Joe Fox- Corey Cole David Vanier- Thelma McDonald Aileen & Byron Davis(2) Karen McCartin- Paul Mertens SPECIAL Robert Durbrow - Bert Rettner Verlee O'Neill - Doris Frazer Robert Endara - Carolyn Lofton Mary Lou Da Costa - Muriel Trantham Della Schnell - Verlee O'Neill Ray April - Howard Arquette Bert Rettner - David Shuster Jane McCoy - Jill Wood Jim McKoane - Suzanne Graham Pearl McGinnis - Carol Kaufman Dora Gostanian - Paul Messner[B] Mary Lloyd - Carol Miller[B] Laura Neville - Margaret Seibert[B] Judy Dodd - William McCormick[B] Annie Chiljian - Olivia Stockton[B] Judy Hecht - Virginia Hailey[C] Delia Green - Judy Nicholson[C] Virginia Johnson - Martha Waller[C] Jill Wood - William Wood[C](2) Dolores Parada - Joanne Parada[C] RESTRICTED SPECIAL Barbara Taniguchi - Sophia Iwatsubo Judy Dodd - Dora Gostanian George Efthemon - Barry Druffel Howard Reed - Pat Simpson Kathleen Coit - Ina Yssels[B] Karen Laws - John Jonassen[C] Augie Paolercio - Pauline Haase[C] Estee Strombotne - Jay Shapiro[C] 750 SPECIAL Howard Reed - Pat Simpson Paul Messner - Estee Strombotne Estee Strombotne - Paul Wilday Mun Takeda - Gwen Davey George Efthemon - Linda Coppersmith[B] Patricia Creede - C.J. McPike[B] Catherine Macleod - Bud Thompson[C] Bud Thompson - Bob Osmanson[C] Marlene Robinson - Patricia Biddy[C] Marnie Powell - Judy Nibler[C] 299'ER SPECIAL Sharon Peterson - Ronald Licata Mike Rouch - Kirk Stewart[C] 49ERS Joan Deyager - Marsha Infausto Karin Blanchard - Linda T. Garrett Linda T. Garrett - Jackie Finn Andrew Graves - Kathleen Graves |
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