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8/1/2015

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Volume LXVII No 8
Non-LM SECTIONAL
August 8-9

     We’re having our 14th annual      this month. To be eligible, you must not have over 500 master points and not be a Life Master.  It’s a great chance to win silver points without playing against LMs. We’ve scheduled four pair games - at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. each day, with a free lunch and bridge lesson at about 1:30,

     Kay Chrisman will direct the tournament. If you need a partner, call Mary Lou Pease at 559-288-2344 or e-mail marylou121@comcast,net. Laura DaCosta is the tournament chair. Invite your friends to play in this fun weekend. For those with 10 points or less, the 10 am game on Saturday is free.


LESSONS


            Laura DaCosta will start at the beginning with lessons for newcomers on Saturday, September 12 at 9 a.m. These lessons start at the very beginning, focusing on bidding and play. The beginning series lasts about nine weeks. If you know some friends who want to learn bridge, these are the lessons to get them started. All newcomers are welcome.

UNIT NEWS

            Thanks to all who contributed to the Alzheimer’s Association. We raised almost $600 between the games and the donations.

            The Pro-Am team game was a big success, with nine teams playing. Maggie Mahaffey, Lynn Green, Rhonda Hampton, and Marge Field were the winners. We’ll have another pro-am team game on September 20.

PLACES and FACES

     At the San Francisco sectional, Gerard Laquerriere was fourth in the open pairs.    

          At the Bridge Week regional in Pasadena, Jay Roll was eleventh in the IMP pairs, eighth in the fast pairs, second in flight B of the Education Foundation pairs, and second in flight A of the side game.

Jim Sweet is now an NABC master. Pam Pigg and Ellen Stoneburg are now club masters. Former Fresnan Rose Boot just made Gold Life Master. Congratulations on the rank changes!

It’s good to see Sheila Smith back playing bridge after her recent surgery. 
Our sympathy goes to Diana Papazian whose husband passed away.

Our sympathy also goes to Martha Waller, whose daughter passed a






WINNERS
 

THE LONGEST DAY

1          Robert Cherry - Stephen Blumber
2          Denny Tweed - Cathleen Burden
3          Jim McKoane - Laura Neville
 

1A       Mun Takeda - Gerard Laquerriere
2A       Richard Meffley - David Ash
3A1BC            Julie Wilson - Gerry Jones
2B        Howard Arquette - Ray April
3B        Belva Quattrin - Patricia Delamontanya
2C        Pat Simpson - Jackie Finn
 C3       Virginia Johnson - Gloria Durbrow  

 

1A       Gerard Laquerriere - Mun Takeda
A2B1   Gloria Durbrow - Robert Durbrow
3A       Monique Irion - Steve Sharp
2B        Villa Vejvoda - Susan Spears  

 

UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP

1ABC  Linda Ash - David Ash
2AB     Victor Greener - Mark Stern
3A       Debbie Kemp - Richard Meffley
3B        Steve Sharp - Laura Neville
2C        Irene Whelchel - Judy Zimmerer  

 

 PRO-AM PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP

1AB     Steve Sharp - Kay Chrisman
2A       Laura Da Costa - Mark Stern
3A2B   Judy Jessick - Roger Smith
3B1C   Jason Mcalexander - Keiko Collins
2C        Sally Anne Eatherly - Laura Neville  

 

NAP

1          Stephen Blumberg - Cynthia Tingey
2          Delia Green - George Dalition
3          Howard Arquette - Renee Laquerriere 

 

1          Skip Miller - Victor Greener
2          Laura Neville - Ruth Christensen
3          Jim McKoane - Barbara Thacker

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP  

1AB                 Mark Stern - David Haberstic
 2/3AB1/2C     John McGregor - Patrick Carroll
 2/3AB1/2C     Anthony Toto - Andrea Wheeless

 


1AB     Mary Lou Da Costa - Diana Papazian
2AB     David Ash - Ray April
3
AB     Carolyn Lofton - Robert Endara
1C        Al Crane - George Dalition
2C        Pat Simpson - Jackie Finn

 



 

299 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

1          Madeline Lynes - Ellen Stoneburg
2          Joyce Aiken - Jane Willson
3          Jane A. McCoy - Debbie Kemp


SOCIAL BRIDGE

Saturday August 22

      Many of our members played social, or party bridge before they learned the fun of duplicate. There are still many people who love playing bridge at home or in their own groups. We’re inviting them all to come visit our bridge center  on Saturday, August 22, at 1 pm. It’s a chance to see our club and see how much fun we have. They will play bridge, but not duplicate. We’ll arrange partners for those who don’t bring partners, but we expect many will come in groups of two or four or more. Please invite your friends to come for an afternoon of bridge.
 CLUB NEWS
STAC games
NAP game
     August is the last month to play in NAP games to win red points and qualify for later Unit, District, and North American play. Check the calendar to see the dates of this month’s games. Winners receive more master points than club championship winners, and the points are half red points.
     Sectional Tournament at Club games are held the week of August 17 to 23. Check with your director to see if your club will hold a STAC game. The Western Conference sponsors the biggest STAC games in the country, with clubs from all western states participating. If you beat out the players from all the other club games, you could win 20 silver points. All points won during STAC games are silver points.
      Top players in Oakhurst for July were Ken Doig, Joe Fox, Claire Molnar, Corey Cole, Paul Mertens, and Terri Anderson. Top players in Madera for July were Carol Kaufman and Barbara Diebert, followed by Gay and Larry Slates. Gary Nelson leads for 2015, followed by Richard Meffley, Carol Kaufman, and Gay and Larry Slates.
     Back at the Fresno Bridge Center, Mark Stern leads for June, followed by David Ash, Ray April, and Steve Sharp. Ray leads for 2015, followed by Steve, Mark, and David. Julie Wilson leads the 99ers for June, followed by Barbara Brock, and Bill and Chris Rogers. Marge Field leads for 2015, followed by Don and Doris Myers. July results may be on the homepage soon.
 


















750 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP


1A       Pearl McGinnis - Barbara Brock
2A       Pat Huston - Gerry Jone
3A1BC            Bill Rogers - Chris Rogers
3A
2B        Jerry F. Noga - John Hempel
3C        Mary Ann Clark - Beverly Little
2C        Marge Field - M. Steve Johnson
3C
       Sue Comporato - Marilyn J. Kendall  

OAKHURST WINNERS

Joe Fox - Corey Cole (3)
Claire Molnar - Ken Doig (2)
Jack Stitt - Paul Mertens
Bobbie Sweeden - Nancy Hays
Terri Anderson - T Srinivasan
Joe Fox - Ken Doig
Claire Molnar - Karen McCartin

 

 

SPECIAL

Carol Kaufman – Richard Meffley
Mary Gullo – Gary Nelson
Barbara Diebert – Carol Kaufman
Gay & Larry Slates
R
ose Boot - Mun Takeda
Steve Sharp - Skip Miller
Jim McKoane - Margaret Mahaffey
Steve Sharp - Ray April
William Glass - Monique Irion
Jim McKoane - Barbara Thacker
Victor Greener - Naguib Abdallah
David Haberstich - Mark Stern[B]
Charlotte Maschke - George Dalition[B]
Roger Moon - Jeff Nevins[C]
Jackie Finn - George Efthemon[C]
Laura Da Costa - Carol Rodder[C]

BAROMETER PAIRS

Jim Sweet – Jim Stefanich
Anthony Toto – Byron Steinert

 

INDIVIDUAL

  1. Andrew Graves
  2. John Barrere
  3. Bill Glass

      

    299ER SPECIAL

    Linda Pickett - Jane Willson
  4. JoAnn Huebner - Marilyn J. Kendall

     

     

    99 SPECIAL

    Walt Kelso - Brenda Ward

    Debbie Kemp - Jane A. McCoy

     Suzanne Sobenes - Debbie Kemp

    Vera Bryan - Brenda Ward(B)

     

    99

    Carol Fiorentino - Bill Ward

     Steve Johnson - Suzanne Sobenes

    Bill Ward - Susan Shaver

     Fred Schellack - Joyce Furnas

     



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