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Aces, places,and  faces

10/7/2018

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 FRESNO FALL SECTIONAL
Gerard Laquerriere wins President’s Award
Ann Keag takes 99er Award
     Attendance at the Fall Sectional was a bit better than last year, bolstered by a big turnout on Saturday. Swiss teams are a lot of fun, but it seems that our members haven’t learned that yet. It’s hard to believe that we once had a sectional at the downtown Hilton with over forty teams entered.
     Thanks to all members who contributed to the refreshments. Hospitality chair Jackie Finn did a great job organizing food and the sub sandwiches and salads for Sunday lunch. She especially thanks Belva Quattrin and Deb Petersen for their outstanding efforts.
     Congratulation to Gerard Laquerriere, who won the most master points and the President’s Award. Ann Keag will have her name engraved on the 99er Award plaque.

 PLACES and FACESwww.d21acbl.com/tournaments/nap/2019/nap2019.htm
Bill Glass was tenth at the open pairs at the  Costa Mesa regional. John and Della Schnell were fourth in the open pairs. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Nancy Swanson, new Club Master.
Belated sympathy is extended to the family of Terri Grootendorst. Terri and Edward played regularly on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Terri was what we all aspire to – a gracious lady. She is missed.
Sympathy to Rita and Gary Gladding in the tragic loss of their son Gavin.

Treasurer’s Report  
While there was no board meeting last month, finances kept going. Once the next set of financial reports are approved and posted, you will see that we were over $800 in the black for the month. That is to say, we have gone several months in a row without losing money. We had the Non-Life Master tournament and Mun did another lesson for intermediate players. In previous years, the small tournaments like the NLM helped us almost break even on those months they were held; but combined with the lesson fund raiser, we did much better. Once again, thank you, thank you, thank you Mun. Not only are the lessons helping the club financially, they are helping players up their game.
We will be officially recognizing the financial impact of the Fall Sectional (September 28-30) next month, so I hope we will have yet another month of a little bit of profitability.
If you want to help keep the bridge center alive, consider running for a board seat in the upcoming elections or at least ask a board member how you can help. If you want to improve your game a little, attend the lessons and play in an open game to see how the pros play. Don’t be afraid to play in a new game every now and then. You might earn some more points and make new friends. 

 MUN TAKEDA LESSON
Save Tuesday, November 4, 2018. Mun is planning another of her popular lessons.

NORTH AMEICAN PAIRS
If you qualified in any flight in June, July, or August, you can play in the Unit finals on Sunday November 11. District 21 finals are in December.
WINNERS

FRESNO SECTIONAL
FRIDAY MORNING
½A       David Haberstich - Mark Stern
½A1B  William Glass - Patrick Carroll
3a        Lowell Gist - Gerard Laquerriere
2B1C      Jim Luther - Diane McDonough
3B           Deb Petersen - Al Crane
2C       Renee Laquerriere - Rhonda Hampton
 
FRIDAY MORNING 499ER
  1. Deborah Kemp - Myles Johnson
  2. Kathryn Miller - Diane Simpson
     
    FRIDAY AFTERNON
1A                    Robert Durbrow - Gloria Fitzgerald
2A1B               Susan Vildosola - Peter Weber
3/4A2/3B         Cynthia Tingey - Skip Miller
3/4A2/3B         Scott McClure - Carol Miller
1C                    Jim Luther - Diane McDonough
2C                    Angelina Heisdorf - Judy Nibler
 
FRIDAY AFTERNOON 499ER
1             Deborah Kemp - Myles Johnson
2/3          Charles Rauch - Donna Jett
2/3          Kathryn Miller - Diane Simpson
 
FAST PAIRS
1          Gerard Laquerriere - Scott McClure
2          David Haberstich - Mark Stern
3A1B   Gayle Larson - Doris Dunn
2B        Laura Da Costa - Gloria Fitzgerald
 
SATURDAY MORNING
1A           Vincent Cheng - Robert Rouch Jr
2A1B      Scott McClure - Gwen Davey
3A         Patricia Delamontanya - Belva Quattrin
4A2B1C  Judy Zimmerer - Rhonda Hampton
5A3B2C  Judy Jessick - Sally Perring
6A          Howard Arquette - Ray April
7A4B      Susan Spears - Villa Vejvoda
5B          Wilson Wallace - Dana Brown
6B3C      Kathryn Miller - Diane Simpson
4C           Jim Luther - Kenneth Doig
5C           Jackie Finn - George Efthemon
6C           Michiko Taylor - Joan Dinwiddie
 
SATURDAY MORNING 199ER
1ABC  Ann Keag - Cheryl Johnson
2A           Marion Austin - Darnell Austin
3A2B      Marge Field - Joan Fritz
4/5A    Jean Moritz - Barbara Fulmer
4/5A2B            Myles Johnson - Margot Cegielski
2C           Clint Hudson - Edward Hampton
 
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
1A           Vincent Cheng - Robert Rouch Jr
2/3A1/2B               Wilson Wallace - Dana Brown
2/3A1/2B               Avis Morse - Joe Tang
4A3B1C  Lisa D'Arcy - Elaine Smith
5A4B      Susan Spears - Villa Vejvoda
6A           Skip Miller - Barbara Thacker
5B2C      Kenneth Doig - Jim Luther
3C           Cynthia Tingey - Renee Laquerriere
4C           Michiko Taylor - Joan Dinwiddie
 
SATURDAY AFTERNOON 499ER
1A       Jason McAlexander - Deborah Kemp
2A       Kathryn Miller - Diane Simpson
3A1B   Ann Keag - Cheryl Johnson
4A2B   Marge Field - Joan Fritz
3B       Gloria Fitzgerald - Jeffrey Nevins
 
SWISS TEAMS
  1. William Glass - Barbara Thacker - Belva Quattrin - Wilson Wallace
  2. Gerard Laquerriere - Dana Brown  Mark Stern - David Haberstich
  3. Laura Da Costa - Margaret Mahaffey - Avis Morse - Ray April
1B     Robert Durbrow - Dick Powell - Gary Nelson - Bob Cross
      1C     Al Crane - Laura Neville - Deb Petersen - Angelina Heisdorf
 
499ER TEAMS
1             Barbara Wiedel - Kathryn Miller - Ann Keag - Marge Field

CLUB NEWS
Club Appreciation Month
Gold Point Swiss October 28

     October is Club Appreciation month – every club has a championship club appreciation game. Clubs are also allowed to have a Swiss team club appreciation game that awards 5% gold points. We will have a Swiss team Pro-Am game and pot luck on Sunday, October 28. Come and play. We’ll pick a team for you and give you a chance at a bit of gold. Check out all the club appreciation games on the calendar.
     There are several changes to our club schedule. Bob Durbrow is taking over from Kay Chrisman on Saturday afternoon. You can call him about the game at 779-7460.
    The Tuesday evening 99er game will start at 6:30 pm.
     The Thursday morning game is canceled.
   The top players in the Oakhurst game for September were Ken Doig, followed by Wally Wallace, Burke Zane, Jim Luther, Claire Molnar, and Ken Sommers. The top player at the Fresno Center for September was Maggie Mahaffey, followed by Gerard Laquerriere, Bob Durbrow, and Ray April. Mark Stern leads for 2018, followed by Maggie Mahaffey, Lowell Gist, and Bob Durbrow. Steve Johnson led the 99ers for September, followed by Pam Pigg, Rita Gladding, and Mary Claire Ewing.  Steve leads for 2018, followed by Pam, Jonel Mueller, and Mary Claire Ewing.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Playing in the World Championships in Orlando is an awesome experience. In the World Championship Series, held every four years, anyone can play. We played in senior (over 60 years old) teams and pairs. We played in two large ballrooms. Every table had a screen so you could see one opponent but not your partner or the other opponent. The tables were more than ten feet apart. Every table had its own stack of boards. Convention cards took hours to fill out, but no one ever looked at them. We were issued badges with our name, picture, country flag, player number and bar code. When we finished a session, we showed the bar code to the staff and our results printed out instantly. The Chinese youths were the best dressed. They all wore green jackets with black window-pane plaid pants (skirts for the girls) and matching ties. After a few days, they switched to blue blazers and white pants.
     In the teams, we just needed to tie the last match to go into knockouts. We lost, so we played senior pairs the next day.
On the last session, we’d qualify for semifinals A if we were a little below 50%. We were a lot below 50%, so we moved to semi-finals B.
     We needed to be 4th to make the finals, and we finally did it – 4th.  The finals were fun but we finished a little below average – 19 out of 34 in the finals.
            Congratulations to Michael and Debbie Rosenberg of District 21, who won the Mixed Teams.






UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP
1AB     Laura Neville - Judy Shuster
2A       Richard Meffley - Robert Durbrow
3/4 A 2/3B 1/2C          Carol Miller - Carol Rodder
3/4 A 2/3B 1/2C          Marion Austin - Don Austin
 NAP
1          Dave Haberstich - Lowell Gist
2          Avis Morse - Richard Meffley
3          Don Austin - Marion Austin
 
1A                   Lowell Gist - Gerard Laquerriere
2/3A                Mark Stern - Dave Haberstich
2/3A 1B           Don Austin - Marion Austin
2B                    Mary Lou Pease - Judy Zimmerer
3B                    John McGregor - Patrick Carroll
 
1          Robert Durbrow - Laura Neville
2          Rosalie Jorgensen - Irene Whelchel
3          Howard Arquette - Margaret Mahaffey
 
1A       Richard Meffley - Robert Durbrow
2A       Mark Stern - Sally Anne Stern
3A       William Glass - Wilson Wallace
 
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
1A       Margaret Mahaffey - Mark Stern
2A       Robert Durbrow - Belva Quattrin
3A1B   Olivia Stockton - Susan Vildosola
2B        John Simpson - Pat Simpson
3B1C   John Oakshott - Peggy Oakshott
2C        Judy Nibler - Angelina Heisdorf
3C        Don Austin - Marion Austin
 
1A       Laura Da Costa - Ray April
2A1B   Anthony Toto - Wilson Wallace
3/4A                Mark Stern - Dave Haberstich
3/4A 2B           William Glass - John McGregor
3B        Sally Anne Stern - Jane Bragg
 
750 CHAMPIONSHIP
1ABC  Deb Petersen - M. Steve Johnson
2ABC  Pamela Pigg - Rita Gladding
3A       Patricia Creede - Angelina Heisdorf
3BC     Larry Miller - Sydney Bluestone
 
OAKHURST WINNERS
Diane McDonough and Jim Luther
Wally Wallace and Burke Zane
Burke Zane and Ken Sommers
Al Ellis and Joni Roberts
Ken Doig and Wally Wallace (2)
Nancy Kyle and Annette Calhoun
Ken Doig and Claire Molnar
 
SPECIAL
Ray April - Irene Whelchel
Victor Greener - Mark Stern
Lowell Gist - Gerard Laquerriere
Jim Mckoane - Judy Jessick
Gerard Laquerriere - Lowell Gist
Patrick Carroll - John McGregor
Gay and Larry Slates
Howard Arquette - Renee Laquerriere
Gary Nelson – June Oeser
Laura Neville - Rosalie Jorgensen [B]
Judy Jessick - Judy Nibler [B]
Judy Zimmerer - Irene Whelchel[B]
Mary Lou Pease - Jane Bragg [C]
Peter Weber - Dick Powell [C]
Judy Zimmerer - Irene Whelchel [C]
Judy Shuster - Carol Miller [C]
 INDIVIDUAL
1/3       Joycelyn Kauder
1/3       M. Steve Johnson
1/3       Gary Nelson
4          Mary Lou Pease
 
750 SPECIAL
Kathleen Coit - William Coit
Jerry F. Noga - John Hempel
Sandra Beebe - Judy Pardun [C]
 
99er SPECIAL
Madeline Lynes - Jocelyn Neville
Margot Cegielski - M. Steve Johnson [2]
Clint Hudson - Julia Kendall
Clint Hudson - Jackie Sterios
Brenda Ward - Walt Kelso
Alvin Fred Schellack - Barbara Gaudin [B]
Lynda Moller - Nicki Gram [C]
 
99
Steve Johnson - Margot Cegielski [2]
M. Steve Johnson - Margot Cegielski
Alvin Fred Schellack - Walt Kelso [B]
 
 
 
 
 

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