| Volume LXIX No 11 FRESNO FALL SECTIONAL Richard Meffley wins President’s Award June Oeser wins 99er Award Congratulations to Richard Meffley, who won the President’s Award by winning two events and placing in the others. Maggie Mahaffey was second, placing in all events but one. June Oeser was the top 99er, finishing second in two events. Jonel Mueller was second, just .08 master points behind. Thanks to Jackie Finn who organized all the hospitality and prepared the Sunday lunch. Thanks also to all our members who signed up and brought food for our hospitality table. Thanks go to our tournament director Scott Campbell from the Riverside area, who always does a fine job keeping the tournament running smoothly. Attendance was only six tables less than last year, when we had four days. If you take out Thursday from last year, attendance was up about twenty tables. Thanks again to Mary Lou Pease, who made sure everyone had a partner. Thanks to all who came to the tournament. UNIT NEWS BOARD NOMINATIONS As usual, our annual election of the board of directors concludes at the Unit Christmas Party on December 10. Now is the time to nominate yourself or another member to be on the board for 2018 and 2019. Just contact Nominations Chair Mary Lou Pease or any board member before Thanksgiving or write the name and put it in the nominations box at the bridge center. Save up your cash for January; we’re planning a new version of our auctions of “pros.” If you bid high enough, you can play with one of our top players. PLACES AND FACES At the Reno Regional, Jim Sweet and Bill Glass were second and third in the side games. Farid Assemi and Ed Wojewoda were third and fourth in two Daylight open pairs. Congratulations! Anthony Toto is now a Silver Life Master, with over 1,000 master points. Walt Kelso and Sandy OwYoung-Chu are now club masters. Margot Cegielski is now a junior master. Well done! Get well wishes go to Pat Huston. CLUB NEWS The top winners in Oakhurst for October were Ken Doig, Claire Molnar, Jim Luther, Wally Wallace, and Burke Zane. Top winners in Madera were Carol Kaufman and Richard Meffley, followed by Larry and Gay Slates. Gary Nelson leads for 2017, followed by Richard Meffley, Barbara Diebert, and Carol Kaufman. Top winners for September at the Fresno Bridge Center were Gerard Laquerriere, followed by Lowell Gist, Bob Durbrow, Byron Steinert, Anthony Toto, and Mark Stern. Winners for October were Maggie Mahaffey, followed by Mary Lo Pease, Mark Stern, Belva Quattrin, Mark Stern, and Angie Heisdorf. Mark Stern leads for 2017, followed by Maggie Mahaffey, Ray April, Bob Durbrow, Skip Miller, and Victor Greener. Kathryn Miller leads the 99ers for September, followed by Debbie Kemp, Mary Claire Ewing, Steve Johnson, and Barbara Kelley. Mary Claire Ewing leads the 99ers for October, followed by Debbie Kemp, Jonel Mueller, Pamela Pigg, Steve Johnson, and June Oeser. Debbie Kemp leads for the year, followed by Mary Claire Ewing, Kathryn Miller, Jonel Mueller, and Marilyn Kendall. Bob Durbrow is now running the morning games on Tuesday and Thursday. We’ve said goodbye to Jay Shapiro, who last ran the Tuesday morning game. Now we’re saying goodbye to Jay Roll, who was running Thursday morning. Bob promises nutritious food in the morning games. Please come and enjoy the games. Sometimes it has been difficult in the past to keep a crowd coming to the morning games. We won’t be able to keep the games open if our members show they don’t want to play in the morning. | UNIT CALENDAR 2017 -2018 October 30-Nov 5 Ventura Regional November 7 6:45pm 99er Membership November 11 Noon Open & 99er Membership November 12 1 pm NAP Unit finals November 18 Noon Open & 99er Unit Championship November 19 1 pm Pro-Am Team Unit Championship November 21 6:30pm Open & 99er Unit Championship November 24-Dec 3 NABC Championships – San Diego December 4-10 STAC games December 11-17 Palm Springs Regional December 26-31 LA Regional January 1-7 Monterey Regional January 20-21 Noon & TBA NAP D21 Flight A Burlingame January 21 Noon & TBA NAP D21 Flight C Burlingame February 3 Noon & TBA NAP D21 Flight B San Jose PRO-AM TEAMS It’s time for one more potluck before the holidays set in. On November 19 we’ll have pot luck lunch at noon followed by Pro-Am teams at 1 pm. We’ll pick your team for you. We try to make each team as equal as possible so everyone has a chance to win. Each team has at least one Life Master, who may give out a few bridge tips if you ask. NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS We're holding the unit finals of the NAP on November 12, 2017 at 1 pm. Those who qualified in June, July, or August may play. There are three flights: open, under 2,500 mp,and nonLm (under 500 mp). Those who quaify may play in the District 21 finals in January or February. The top three pairs in each flight play in Philadelphia in March 2018. Qualifiers are iisted at the Bridge Center or click PAIRS above. TREASURER’S REPORT Don Austin We are now paying a reasonable rent payment for the Bridge Center. While I can’t say it was fun, it was much easier to write a check for $4450 than what it had been: $5790. It will take a few months for us to see the impact on the books, but the projections are that we can remain financially healthy for the next five years and possibly beyond. Don’t get too complacent, though. We may need to do some fundraising to pay for carpet replacement. And before you know it, we will need to be considering what we will do when this lease runs out. The Fall Sectional was well attended but the monetary impact won’t be recognized until next month. I hope all who played had a good time. Marion and I were only able to play in the Swiss Teams, but we had enjoyed it. Remember to play nice and encourage new players. FROM MAGGIE I want to thank everyone for the care and concern when I was “not myself” the last two months. What a great feeling to have such support. I’m doing great – my doctor is happy – so I’m happy. Maggie |
| WINNERS FRESNO SECTIONAL FRIDAY MORNING 1A Farid Assemi – Richard Meffley 2A Belva Quattrin – Mark Stern 3A Skip Miller – Barbara Thacker 1B Kim Morris – Avis Morse 2B Al Crane – Ruth Christensen 3B1C Renee Laquerriere – Rhonda Hampton 2C Jason McAlexander - Deborah Kemp FRIDAY MORNING 499er 1A John & Patricia Shribbs 2A June Oeser – Gary Nelson 3A1B Tay & Robert Cherry 2B Kathryn Miller – Barbara Wiedel 3B1C Karen Matthews – Cheryl Johnson 2C Deb Petersen – Jonel Mueller FRIDAY AFTERNOON 1ABC Judy Jessick - Mary Lou Pease 2A Margaret Mahaffey - Mark Stern 3/4A Farid Assemi - Gerard Laquerriere 3/4A Richard Meffley - Barbara Thacker 2BC Susan Vildosola - Peter Weber 3B Cynthia Tingey - Skip Miller 3C Gerry Jones - Shelia Smith FRIDAY FAST PAIRS
1AB Patricia Delamontanya - Allyson Farrell 2AB Anthony Toto - Byron Steinert 3A Howard Arquette - Ray April 3/4B Laura Da Costa - Barbara Thacker 3/4B1C Lisa D'Arcy - Elaine Smith 2/3 Larry Miller - Carol Miller 2/3 Mary Lou Pease - Sally Anne Stern SUNDAY SWISS TEAMS 1AB Andrea Sigmund - Vincent Cheng - Allyson Farrell - Patricia Delamontanya 2A R Meffley - Jay Roll - Warren Cederborg - Suzanne Cederborg 3A Anthony Toto - Laura Da Costa - Margaret Mahaffey - Ray April 2B1C James Mc Koane - Laura Neville - Rhonda Hampton - Judy Dodd 499er SWISS TEAMS 1AB Deb Petersen - Barbara Wiedel - Joann Huebner - Marilyn Kendall 2/3A2B Gloria Fitzgerald - Jason McAlexander – M & D Austin 2/3A John Shribbs - Patricia Shribbs - June Oeser - Gary Nelson 1C MaryClaire Ewing - Patricia Creede - Marva White - Kathryn Miller - Sandy OwYoung-Chu PRO-AM TEAMS 1 L Neville - Patrick Carroll - M Austin - Kathryn Miller 2 R Durbrow - Jane Bragg - Robert Cherry - Barbara Kelley CLUB APPRECIATION TEAMS 1A Mary Lou Pease - Sally Anne Stern - Laura Da Costa - Ray April 2A June Oeser - Carl Oeser - Gary Nelson - Richard Meffley 1B Gloria Fitzgerald - Jason Mcalexander – M & D Austin CLUB APPRECIATION 1 James Sweet - Gary Nelson 2/3 Don Austin - Bob Cross 2/3 Mark Stern - Sally Anne Stern 1AB Mary Lou Pease - Angelina Heisdorf 2AlB Crane - Anthony Toto 3A2B1C James Bushman - Debbie Kemp 3A2B Don Austin - Marion Austin 1 Mark Stern - Belva Quattrin- 2 Jay Roll – Cynthia Tingey 3/4A1/2B Larry Miller - Stephen Blumberg 3/4A1/2B Peter Weber - Susan Vildosola | MENTORING GAME Tom Callahan - Dick Powell Pamela Pigg - Madeline Lynes 99ER CLUB APPRECIATION 1 Steve Johnson - Margot Cegielski 2A1B Barbara Gaudin - Suzanne Sobenes 3A2B1C Edward Hampton - Robert Heisdorf 2C John Cadwalader - Carol Fiorentino UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Mark Stern - Belva Quattrin 2 Peter Weber - Susan Vildosola 750 MEMBERSHIP AB Barbara Wiedel - Deb Petersen 2/3A Mary Ann Clark - Beverly Little 2/3A2B1C Marlene Robinson - Barbara Kelley 3B2C Kathryn Miller - Mary Claire Ewing 3C Jonel Mueller - Mary Gullo CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Skip Miller - Byron Steinert 2A Robert Durbrow - Bob Cross 3/4A Mun Takeda - Gerard Laquerriere 3/4A1B Barbara Thacker - Jim Mckoane 2B Lowell Gist - Victor Greener 3B1C Sheila Smith - Cynthia Tingey 2C Laura Da Costa - Carol Miller 1A Byron Steinert - Anthony Toto 2A Mark Stern - Sally Anne Stern 3A1BC Jane Bragg - Mary Lou Pease 2B Rosalie Jorgensen - Laura Neville 2C Barbara Wiedel - Jonel Mueller 750 CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB Rhonda Hampton - Renee Laquerriere 2AB1C John Hempel - Jerry F. Noga 3AB Patricia Creede - Sandy OwYoung-Chu 2C Nalini Jeyapalan - Jei Jeyapalan 3C Mary Claire Ewing - Kathryn Miller 99 CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Suzanne Sobenes - Scarlett Richman 2 Alvin Fred Schellack - Walt Kelso 1 Karen Matthews - Cheryl Johnson 2 Margot Cegielski - M. Steve Johnson OAKHURST WINNERS Dana Brown - Wally Wallace Burke Zane - Clem Bingham Ken Doig - T. Srinivasan Bill Carroll - Jimmy Moore Jim Luther - Al Ellis Ken Doig - Claire Molnar ( 2 ) Al Ellis - Joni Roberts Paul Mertens - Wally Wallace SPECIAL Patrick Carroll - John McGregor Lowell Gist - Gerard Laquerriere Belva Quattrin - Sally Anne Stern Dick Powell - Peter Weber[B] Walt Kelso - Brenda Ward Anthony Toto - Byron Steinert Gary Nelson - William Glass James Sweet - Jason Mcalexander[B] Jane Bragg - Mary Lou Pease Margaret Mahaffey - Laura Da Costa Gerard Laquerriere - Joseph Fox Donny Graham - Nancy Holley [B] Steve Holmes - Ann Derwin Deb Petersen - Barbara Wiedel[C] Belva Quattrin - Mark Stern Robert Durbrow - Bob Cross Mun Takeda - Gerard Laquerriere Laura Da Costa - Skip Miller [B] Annie Chiljian - Olivia Stockton [C] 750 SPECIAL Mary Ann Clark - Beverly Little Nadine Nemechek - Donna Berman [C] Don Myers - Doris Myers Patricia Creede - Renee Laquerriere Helen Smades - Anna Harguindeguy [C] Steve Johnson - Barbara Gaudin 99er SPECIAL Barbara Gaudin - Julia Kendall Pamela Pigg - Cheryl Johnson Margot Cegielski - Steve Johnson Robert Heisdorf - Suzanne Sobenes Susan Snyder - Fred Schellack Tom Callahan - Julia Kendall [B] INDIVIDUAL 1A Andrew Graves 2/3A Richard Meffley 2/3A Avis Morse ¾ B June Oeser ¾ B Gary Nelson |
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