| PRO-AM TEAMS Sunday July 26 Once again we’re having a Pro-Am team game. We all seem to have a good time playing with three new team mates. Each team has at least one Life Master and three other players. We pick teams according to master points. Each player is in group A, B, C, or D according to their master point total. We’ll draw one player from each group to make up each team. All the teams are sort of equal, so you never know who will win. Before the game, we have a pot luck lunch at noon. Bring something nice to eat and enjoy a great lunch. It makes for a great day! THE LONGEST DAY Our Longest Day games on June 22 went will, with the regular Monday afternoon game plus morning and evening games. Thanks to Jackie Finn, who organized refreshments in the morning. Thanks to directors Kay Chrisman and Richard Meffley, who donated their time and to Laura Da Costa, who donated a portion of her regular game receipts. To all those who contributed, thanks! A big thank you goes to DaVinci’s Pizza, who donated plenty of pizzas for the break between the afternoon session and evening session. Their pizzas were delicious! They have six locations for takeout pizza in Fresno. All told, we raised about $600 for the Alzheimer’s Association. LESSONS Laura Da Costa is about half way through lessons on defense. You can still catch a few lessons on Saturday morning at 9 am. New lessons for beginning students will start on Saturdays in August. Please let your friends know that they can soon learn how to play. For up-to-date information on lessons, call Laura at 439-8040. CLUB NEWS North American Championship games continue in July and August. Those who qualify may play in the Fresno Unit finals on November 8. Those qualifiers have a chance to play in the D21 finals in January for a chance at the national finals in March in nearby Reno, Nevada. The top winners in Madera for June were Richard Meffley, Gary Nelson, Carol Kaufman, and Mary Gullo. Gary Nelson, Richard Meffley, Carol Kaufman, and Larry and Gay Slates lead for 2015. At the Fresno Bridge Center, the top winners for May were Ray April, followed by Skip Miller and Steve Sharp. Ray leads for the year, with Steve Sharp, Mark Stern, and Skip Miller following. The top 99er for May was Marge Field, with Nancy Jones and Don and Marion Austin right behind. Marge leads for 2015, followed by Don and Doris Myers. June winners are on our home page. | NON-LM SECTIONAL August 8-9 If you have less than 500 mp and you are not a Life Master, you can play in our NLM sectional on August 8 and 9. We have pair games at 10 am and 2:30 each day, with our famous lunch and learn between sessions. Yes, there is a free lunch, with a free lesson to go with it. Get yourself a partner and play in the tournament! If you don’t have a partner, call or e-mail our partnership chairman, Mary Lou Pease, at 559-228-2340. PLACES AND FACES We’ve had several rank changes this month. Diane McDonough of Coarsegold and Grant Sturm of Oakhurst are new junior masters. Bill Ward is now a club master. Marge Field, Joyce Aiken, Marilyn Kendall, Don Myers, and Doris Myers are now sectional masters. George Efthemon is now a NABC Master. Dave Haberstich became a silver Life Master, and Barbara Thacker is now a Gold LM. Congratulations! At the Firecracker sectional in Santa Clara, Farid Assemi was sixth in one open pairs event and 14th in another. Richard Meffley was 17th in the open pairs. At the Las Vegas regional, Judy Zimmerer was sixth in the charity pairs (second in Flight B) and eighth in the flight B Daylight pairs. Jim Sweet and Bill Glass were fourth in flight B charity Swiss teams. Jim Sweet and Rose Boot were fifth in flight B of the Daylight Swiss Teams. Jim also took fourth in flight C of the Daylight pairs. Bill Glass was eleventh in flight B of the Daylight pairs. Jay Roll was eighth in the open pairs and twelfth in the Daylight pairs. Welcome to new members Susan Snyder Barbara Gaudin. Get well wishes go to Laura Neville. Our condolences go to Pamela Pigg whose brother recently passed away. PARTY BRIDGE We’ll invite party bridge players to our club for a party bridge game on August 22, 2015. Let your party bridge friends know. We’ll have more information next month. NABC RENO MARCH 10-20, 2016 Information is available about the NABC tournament at 2016SpringNABC.org. If you can volunteer to help with registration or prize desks for an hour or two, please visit the website and sign up. |
| WINNERS UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Margaret Mahaffey - Steve Sharp 2A1B Mark Stern - Barbara Thacker 3/4A Della Schnell - John Schnell 3/4A2B1C David Haberstich - David Ash 2/4C Ray April - Howard Arquette 2/4C Marge Field - Nancy Jones 2/4C Laura Neville - Ruth Christensen NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS 1AB D Zody - William Glass 2AB Victor Greener - Naguib Abdallah 3A David Haberstich - Mark Stern 3B1C Patrick Carroll - John McGregor 2C JoAnn Huebner - Marilyn J. Kendall MEMBERSHIP 1AB David Haberstich - Mark Stern 2A Victor Greener - Naguib Abdallah 3A2B1C Jane Bragg - Sally Anne Eatherly 3B Lowell Gist - D Zody 2C Andrea Wheeless - Anthony Toto 299 MEMBERSHIP 1AB Nancy Jones - Marge Field 2A Don Austin - Marion Austin 3A2B1C Erin Austin - Jane A. McCoy 3B2C Bill Ward - M. Steve Johnson CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Skip Miller - Barbara Thacker 2A Margaret Mahaffey - Mark Stern 3A Ray April - David Ash 1B George Efthemon - Avis Morse 2B John Barrere - Al Crane 3B Laura Da Costa - Steve Sharp 1C Jay Shapiro - Judy Dodd 2C Lynn Green - June E. Weber MEMORIAL DAY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB Howard Arquette - Ray April 2A Della Schnell - John Schnell 3A2B Belva Quattrin - Patricia Delamontanya 3B David Ash - Mark Stern 1/2C Mary Lloyd - Dorothy Soles 1/2C Judy Jessick - Suzanne Graham 3C Sheila Smith - Carol Rodder CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB Barbara Thacker - Judy Zimmerer 2A Della Schnell - John Schnell 3A Victor Greener - Skip Miller 2B Marge Field - Joan Fritz 3B David Ash - Avis Morse 99ER CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Walt Kelso - Brenda Ward 2 Gary Pigg - Pamela Pigg | INDIVIDUAL 1 Mark Stern 2/3 Marion Austin 2/3 Carol Kaufman OAKHURST WINNERS Burke Zane - T Srinivasan Claire Molnar - Ken Doig Burke Zane - Terri Anderson Nancy Kyle - Judy Van Winkle Burke Zane - Terri Anderson Claire Molnar - Karen McCartin Corey Cole - Ken Doig(3) Terri Anderson - T Srinivasan Karen McCartin - Paul Mertens Claire Molnar - Annette Calhoun Jimmy Moore - Bill Carroll SPECIAL Mary Lloyd – Joann E. Evans Ray April - David Ash Robert Durbrow - Monique Irion Steve Sharp - Laura Neville Carol Rodder - Sheila Smith Jim McKoane - Laura Neville Howard Arquette - Ray April Mark Stern - Sally Anne Eatherly Victor Greener - Naguib Abdallah Belva Quattrin - William Glass Howard Arquette - Ray April Della Schnell - John Schnell Margaret Mahaffey - Dick Powell[B] Skip Miller - Jay Shapiro[B] Mark Stern - David Haberstich[B] Judy Zimmerer - Irene Whelchel[B] Charlotte Maschke - Sophia Iwatsubo[B] Jay Shapiro - Kent Billeter[B] D Zody - Lowell Gist[B] Anthony Toto - David Haberstich[C] Paul Messner - Dora Gostanian[C] Paul Boyd - Sandy Richardson[C] George Dalition - George Efthemon[C] Jim McKoane - Dick Powell[C] Sheila Smith - Carol Rodder[C] 299er SPECIAL Pearl McGinnis - Barbara Brock Mary Ann Clark - Gay Berr Karin Blanchard - Judy Zimmerer Kathryn Miller - Barbara Wiedel 99 SPECIAL Fred Schellack - Joyce Furnas Walt Kelso - Brenda Ward Bill Ward - Susan Shaver 99ER Debbie Kemp - Jane A. McCoy Gary Pigg - Pamela Pigg[B] |
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