Aces, places, & Faces

 Volume LXXI No. 9 
​FALL SECTIONAL
October 4-6
Once again we’re hosting our fall sectional for three days, Friday October 4 through Sunday October 6.
We’ve invited popular tournament director Scott Campbell of southern California to be in charge. We’ll have open pairs at 10 am and 2 pm on Friday and Saturday, with 499er pairs opposite them each session except Saturday afternoon, when we’ll have 199er pairs instead. Sunday is reserved for two session Swiss teams, starting at 10 am. The schedule includes open teams and 499er teams. Ask your favorite partner to play now before someone else asks. If you need a partner, call Mary Lou Pease at 288-2340 (or email marylou121@comcast.net).

POKER NIGHT
Friday, October 25
Our poker nights have been so much fun that we are aiming to have two per year.  We’ll be selling raffle tickets for some nice prizes soon in conjunction with Poker Night. Poker Night is a tournament – Pay $20 for some chips. If you lose your chips early, you can buy more. We keep playing until one player wins all the chips. 

​CLUB NEWS
Be prepared for lots of master point next month. Each club can have two Club Appreciation games in October – pairs or teams. The team games pay 5% gold points. If a club doesn’t want a team game, it can have two pair Club Appreciation games. There is no extra charge for a Club Appreciation game.
            The top player in Madera for August was Mary Gullo, followed by Steve Johnson and Carol Kaufman. Steve Johnson leads for2019, followed by Carol Kaufman, Barbara Diebert, and Gary Nelson.
            Unfortunately, with the daily use fee in Oakhurst increasing on September 1, it is necessary to raise our card fee to $7. If this increase affects your ability to play, please let the director know and we will continue to welcome you at the old rate.
            We still don’t seem to know how to handle the boards when the round is over. For all games of five or more tables, the finished boards generally go to the next lower table. For example, the boards at table 4 go to table 3. It is the North-South responsibility to move the boards. East-West can do it if the North-South pair fails its duty. If you aren’t finished when the round is called, your duty is to move the played boards by the time the round is called. If the players at the next table ask for boards, do not be rude and ignore them. Pass the boards. For three and four table games, the movement is different, so check with your director.
            If you haven’t seen the video with instructions for the defibrillator, you can watch it by clicking this link    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V99-R12iCS4&t=8s or you can do an on-line search for Philips HeartStart OnSite AED. 

​NonLIFE MASTER SECTIONAL
Attendance at our recent NLM sectional was about the same as last year. Steve Johnson was the top master point winner, followed by Ann Keag and Diane McDonough. Thanks to Jackie Finn who prepared lunches and other tasty items, and to our members who donated for hospitality.
 
WINNERS

NLM SECTIONAL
 
SATURDAY MORNING  
1AB                Jim Luther - Diane McDonough
2AB1C            Rita Gladding - Marilyn J. Kendall
 3/4A 3B2C     Steve Johnson - Ann Keag
 3/4A               Kathryn Miller - Barbara Wiedel
5A                   Don Myers - Doris Myers
 
99ER SATURDAY  
1          Karen Matthews - Cheryl Johnson
2          Clint Hudson - Walt Kelso
 
 NLM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
1          Ann Keag - M. Steve Johnson
2          Jim Luther - Diane McDonough
3          Don Myers - Doris Myers
4          Don Austin - Mohammed Najdi
5          June Serio - Carol Kaufman
 
 SUNDAY MORNING  
1AB                 Steve Johnson - Ann Keag
 2/3A               JoAnn Huebner - Marilyn J. Kendall
 2/3A 2B1C     Diane McDonough - Nancy Hays
4A                   Dave Yelton - Lillian Di Sandro
2C                    Alex C. Sherriffs - Donnie Priest
 
NLM TEAMS  
1A       Steve Johnson - Debbie Kemp - JoAnn Huebner ```   - Marilyn J. Kendall
2/3A    Marion Austin - Don Austin - Gloria Fitzgerald - Jason Mcalexander
2/3A    Deb Petersen - Cynthia Tingey - Rosalie Jorgensen - Jane Bragg
2B        Marge Field - Joan Fritz - Tay &  Robert Cherry

​​UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP
1ABC     Don Austin - Marion Austin
2AB        Laura Neville - Rosalie Jorgensen
3A           Barbara Thacker - Victor Greener
3B2C     Cynthia Tingey - Judy Nibler
 
NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS
1A           Victor Greener - Lowell Gist
2A           Mark Stern - Sally Anne Stern
3A           Ray April - Laura Da Costa
1B           Robert Cherry - Jason Mcalexander
2B           Jane Bragg - Gwen Davey
3B           Don Austin - Marion Austin
 
NAP
1              Laura Da Costa - Sally Anne Stern
2              Irene Whelchel - Rosalie Jorgensen
3              Lowell Gist - Robert Durbrow
 
NAP
1A           Victor Greener - Ray April
2A1B     Carol Rodder - Irene Whelchel
3A           William Glass - Rose Boot
2B           Howard Arquette - Renee Laquerriere

​99 CHAMPIONSHIP 
1              Margot Cegielski - Alvin Fred Schellack
 
REACH GAMES
Gerard Laquerriere - Lowell Gist
Richard Meffley - Victor Greener
 Mark Stern - Belva Quattrin
Victor Greener - Mark Stern
Belva Quattrin - Patricia Delamontanya
Laura Neville - Delia Green [B]
Judy Dodd - Rhonda Hampton [B]
Carol Miller - Larry Miller [B]
Victor Greener - Jason Mcalexander[B]
Al Crane - Rosalie Jorgensen [B]
Judy Zimmerer - Judy Nibler [C]
Barbara Wiedel - Kathryn Miller [C]
 Robert Cherry - Tay Cherry [C]
Judy Jessick - George Efthemon [C]

​BEGINNING LESSONS
Beginning lessons start again on Saturday, September 7, at 9 am.  Laura Da Costa and Mary Lou Pease will teach EasyBridge 1 for new and nearly new bridge players.  EasyBridge 2 is for those who have taken EasyBridge 1 or had some more experience. Both lesson series are free. Please.tell any of your friends who may have an interest in bridge.  Call Mary Lou at 288-2340 or Laura at 999-2825 for additional information.
 
MUN’S LESSONS
Mun Takeda will again have lessons for experienced players this month. September lessons are about defensive signals. There are three main kinds of signals. Attitude signals tell your partner whether you like what was played. Count signals tell your partner how many cards you have so partner can figure out what to do. Suit preference signals tell your partner which suit you want led.  Mun will tell you when and how to use each kind of signal. Lessons are Tuesday September 17 from 10 am to noon or Thursday September 19 from 6 pm to 8 pm. Thanks to Mun for donating her time to prepare and teach these lessons.

​Treasurer’s report  
Financial statements were approved and are available at the center. To summarize them, we lost money in June and July, which is no surprise. Regular summer games are usually down because of vacations, we didn’t have any fund raisers or tournaments these months and we had some special expenses (such as the AED) on the books. While funding the AED was from a special fund, the money still came out of the checkbook, so to speak. And we had to replace decks of cards.
All of this is the cost of doing business coming in during a slow period. Not to worry, we have reserves to cover it. And when the August books are done, we will show a little extra from the NLM tournament. Looking forward, Mun is doing an advanced lesson in September. Please thank her for returning the fees back to the club. There will be a Poker Night in October and maybe more lessons. There may be some encouraging news from the new player/lessons side; new beginning players.  And there will be more fund raisers in the remaining months of the year.
Play an extra game each month. Besides maybe earning some masterpoints, you will be helping our club, Unit 522. Be nice to new players and most importantly: have fun.

​PLACES and FACES
At the Scottsdale Regional, former Fresnans John and Della Schnell were ninth in the open pairs. John was also fifth in another open pairs. Former Maderans John and Pat Simpson were fourth in the side game.
Congratulations to new Bronze Life Master Patrick Carroll and new regional masters Debbie Kemp and Jason McAlexander. Also congratulations to new sectional masters Margo Cegielski, Walt Kelso, and Sandra White.
Get well wishes go to Suzanne Sobenes. Also to Ed Grootendorst,  who is recovering from surgery.

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750 REACH GAMES
Patricia Creede - Mary Claire Ewing
Kathryn Miller - Barbara Wiedel
Larry Miller - Sydney Bluestone
Rhonda Hampton - Rosalie Jorgensen
Jerry F. Noga - John Hempel [B]
Steve Johnson - Ann Keag [C]
Debbie Kemp - James Bushman [C]
 
299 REACH
Don Myers - Doris Myers
 Kathryn Miller - Mary Claire Ewing[B]
Marge Field - Joan Fritz [C]
 
 
 
 
OAKHURST WINNERS
Paul Mertens and Martha Robrahn
Diane McDonough and Jim Luther (2)
T. Srinivasan and Martha Robrahn
Hal Mendoza and Ira Estin
Ken Doig and Claire Molnar
Ken Doig and Nancy Hays
Burke Zane and Martha Robrahn
 
SPECIAL
Barbara Thacker - Mark Stern
Robert Durbrow - Dave Haberstich
Gary Nelson – June Serio
Jason Mcalexander - James Sweet
Steve Johnson - Carol Kaufman
Mary Gullo - Barbara Diebert
Richard Meffley - Victor Greener
 Gerard Laquerriere - Dana Brown
 William Glass - Dave Haberstich
Belva Quattrin - Deb Petersen
Laura Neville - Delia Green [B]
Mary Lou Pease - Sally Perring [B]
Carol Rodder - Carol Miller [B]
Annie Chiljian - Olivia Stockton [C]
Jackie Finn - George Efthemon [C]
Lisa D'Arcy - Avis Morse [C]
Marion Austin - Don Austin [C]
Cathleen Burden - Denny Tweed [C]
 
750 SPECIAL
Patricia Creede - Marva White
Barbara Wiedel - Kathryn Miller
Patricia Creede - Marva White
Linda Town - Louise Stermer
Steve Johnson - Mary Lou Pease
Don Myers - Doris Myers
Renee Laquerriere - Rhonda Hampton [B]
Steve Johnson - Pamela Pigg [C]
Patricia Biddy - Mona Omar [C]
 
299ER SPECIAL
Steve Johnson - Ruby Buttereck
Margot Cegielski - Georgia Murach
Sandra White - Sandy Petrie [C]
 
99 SPECIAL
 Margot Cegielski - Alvin Fred Schellack
 Edward Hampton - June Serio
 
 
99
Sandra White - Sandy Petrie
Margot Cegielski - Alvin Fred Schellack
Clint Hudson - June Serio
Julia Kendall - Tom Callahan
Carol Fiorentino - John Cadwalader [B]