| Volume LXVIII Number 12 CHRISTMAS PARTY ANNUAL MEETING ELECTION Sunday December 11 The year is almost over – but there’s lots of bridge in December. There’s Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STAC) week, ending with the STAC game on Sunday December 11 at 1 pm. Our annual Unit Christmas party starts at noon before the STAC game. Jackie Finn will prepare the main course and coordinate the rest of the dinner. We’ll have dinner for all, followed by our Annual Meeting. Balloting for Unit board members ends on before the game. Some of our club owners will also hold Christmas parties. Be sure to attend them. ELECTION Please vote for up to five candidates. The candidates are: Gay Berry is our parliamentarian and Sunshine chairman. She also is the assistant Secretary, preparing minutes of all our meetings. Laura Da Costa is unit Vice-president and sectional tournament chairman. She teaches beginning bridge on Saturday mornings, directs the Wednesday evening Unit game, and runs two afternoon games. Sally Eatherly is our membership chairman, keeping records of all our members up to date on the Fresno Bridge Center’s computers, and keeping up the roster. Mary Lou Pease is in charge of a lot of activities to keep bridge alive (our new slogan). She teaches beginners on Saturday mornings, and as Marketing chairman, she’s contacted the Bee and other organizations, finding creative ways to let everyone know about us. Deb Petersen is our Computer Graphics expert, preparing notices and signs for the bridge center. She also is the one to contact if you want a free updated copy of the Unit roster. Just send an e-mail and she will e-mail the roster back to you. Also on the ballot is an amendment to the By-Laws. The new and amended by-laws will be posted at the Fresno Bridge Center and on-line. The amendments to the Bylaws include: the addition of an education component to the Mission Statement; a correction in the information for termination of membership that is in line with ACBL guidelines; a rewrite in the number of board members necessary to conduct unit business which allows for more flexibility; numbers mentioned are now written in word and numeral for clarity; a quorum will now consist of fifty-one percent (51%) of the total number of directors needed to conduct a board meeting; and, various typo, spelling and grammatical corrections. It is hoped the membership will agree with the changes to the Bylaws and vote “Yes” for their inclusion. LESSONS We’re starting a series of nine free lessons, starting at 9 am on Saturday January 14. Please let your friends know. We have flyers that can be passed out to any groups you know | JOHN AND PEGGY OAKSHOTT MAKE LM After needing less than a gold point for quite a while, John and Peggy Oakshott teamed with Mary Lou Pease and Judy Jessick to take second in Flight B of the Swiss teams and become Life Masters. Congratulations! PLACES AND FACES We had lots of winners at the recent Modesto Regional. Irene Whelchel and Judy Zimmerer were fourth in Flight B of the Daylight pairs. Peter Weber, Susan Vildosola, Avis Morse and Bonnie Chan won Bracket 2 of the KO Teams. Bonnie Chan and Avis Morse were fifth in Flight C of the Daylight pairs. Mun Takeda and Allyson Farrell were first and third in Flight B of the Daylight pairs. Farid Assemi and Richard Meffley were third in the Open pairs. Rick Whitworth and Richard Meffley were third in Open pairs. Richard Meffley won the Swiss teams. Mary Lou Pease, Judy Jessick, Judy Nibler, and Renee Laquerriere were third in Bracket 2 of the KO teams. Karin Blanchard and Julia Luo took second in the 299er pairs. Anthony Toto and Byron Steinert were fifth in Flight B of the open pairs. Belva Quattrin and Jay Roll were seventh in the Daylight Pairs. Jay Shapiro and Jay Roll won the morning Swiss teams. Jay Roll won a side game and took third in the KO teams. Laura Da Costa and Margaret Mahaffey were second in Flight B of the Daylight pairs. Jay Shapiro won Flight C of a side game. Al Crane won the evening Swiss teams and took third in Flight B one side game, and third in another. Al Crane and Gary Nelson were second in one side game and third in another. Congratulations to all! Welcome to new members Joyce Furnas, Eiko Corbin, and Cheryl Ryder. William Rogers is a new sectional master. Julia Luo and Mary Jane Nevins are new Junior masters. Congratulations! Congratulations to Deni Glenn-Boeve, who recently passed the bar exam CLUB NEWS We have several Christmas parties this month. The Unit party is at noon on Sunday December 11. Maggie is having a Christmas party for the 750 players on Tuesday, December 13 at 12:15. Laura Da Costa plans a holiday party on Monday, December 26 at 11:15. Leaders in Oakhurst for November are Burke Zane, Ken Doig, Claire Molnar, Karen McCartin, and Jim Luther. Madera leaders were Gary Nelson and Richard Meffley, followed by Carol Kaufman and Barbara Diebert. Mark Stern leads at the Fresno Bridge Center fo Otober, followed by Jim McKoane, Victor Greener, Gerard Laquerriere, and Ray April. Ray still leads for 2016, followed by Victor Greener and Mark Stern. Julia Luo was the top 99er for October, followed by Barbara Brock, and Debbie Kemp. Debbie Kemp is the top 99er for 2016, followed by Kathryn Miller and Beverly Little. We have evening games on Tuesday (for 99ers) and open games on Wednesday and Friday. Please try to let the director know when you plan to play an evening game. Don't forget STAC week, December fitth through eleventh. Nearly all clubs will have STAC games, which award silver points. If you have the best game in the west, you could win twenty points. |
| WINNERS UNIT NAP FINAL 1 Richard Meffley - Bob Cross 2 Robert Durbrow - Belva Quattrin 3 Mark Stern - Byron Steinert 1B Mary Lou Pease - Jane Bragg 2B Laura Da Costa - Ray April UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1 David Haberstich - Mark Stern 2 John McGregor - Patrick Carroll 1A Mark Stern - Victor Greener 2A1B Jay Shapiro - Julia Luo 3A2B1C Judy Jessick - James Sweet 3B Judy Shuster - Ray April 2C Mary Lou Pease - Jane Bragg 99er UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Fred Schellack - Joyce Furnas 2 Brenda Ward - Walt Kelso CLUB APPRECIATION 1A William Glass - Mark Stern 2A Victor Greener - David Haberstich 3A Villa Vejvoda - Avis Morse 1B Sheila Smith - Jim Mckoane 2B Skip Miller - JoannE. Evans 3B1C Carol Carr - Pat Huston 2C John Oakshott - Peggy Oakshott 3/4C Carol Miller - Judy Shuster 3/4C Denny Tweed - Cathleen Burden 1AB Mun Takeda - Gerard Laquerriere 2AB Belva Quattrin - Robert Durbrow 3AB1C Gary Nelson - Al Crane 2C Laura Da Costa - Ray April 1 Gary Nelson – Richard Meffley 2 Mary & Nick Gullo 1A Victor Greener - J. Jay Roll 2A1BC Irene Whelchel - Judy Zimmerer 3A Skip Miller - Byron Steinert 2BC Laura Da Costa - Carol Rodder 3B Barbara Thacker - Jim Mckoane 3C George Dalition - Sheila Smith 1A Mark Stern - Gerard Laquerriere 2A Barbara Thacker - Skip Miller 3A1B Ray April - Gerry Jones 2B George Efthemon - Jackie Finn 3B Peter Weber - Susan Vildosola 750 CLUB APPRECIATION 1A Pearl McGinnis - Barbara Brock 2A1BC Bill Rogers - Chris Rogers 3A Angelina Heisdorf - Barry Druffel 2/3B JoAnn Huebner - Marilyn J. Kendall 2/3B Edward & Therese Grootendorst 2C Sandra Beebe - Judy Pardun 3C Jonel Mueller - Rita Gladding | 99ER MEMBERSHIP 1 Ann Keag - Cheryl Ryder 2 Vera Bryan - Eiko Corbin 750 MEMBERSHIP 1AB Deb Petersen - Barbara Wiedel 2A Janet Blumberg - Stephen Blumberg 3A2B Lois High - Chris Rogers 3B Don Myers - Doris Myers 1C Rita Gladding - Jonel Mueller 2C John Donaldson - Ruth Reynolds 3C Pamela Pigg - Ann Keag 750 SPECIAL JoAnn Huebner - Marilyn J. Kendall[2] Carol Miller - Mary Gullo Julia Luo - Karin Blanchard Marge Field - Nancy Jones Karin Blanchard - Julia Luo Pearl McGinnis - Barbara Brock Don Myers - Doris Myers Patricia Creede - Renee Laquerriere[B] Mary Ann Clark - Gay Berry[B] Sandra Beebe - Judy Pardun [C][2] Carol Willoughby - Judy Geary[C] Ann Keag - Pamela Pigg[C] Carol Willoughby - Judy Geary [C] OAKHURST WINNERS Burke Zane - Corey Cole Ken Doig - Claire Molnar (2) Jim Luther - Kirk Moulin Al Ellis - Joni Roberts Karen McCartin - Paul Mertens (2) Burke Zane - T. Srinivasan Ken Doig - Jim Luther SPECIAL Al Crane - Alex C. Sherriffs Victor Greener - J. Jay Roll Ray April - Judy Dodd Jim Mckoane - Judy Jessick Sandy Lee - Skip Miller Irene Whelchel - Judy Zimmerer Robert Durbrow - Bob Cross Naguib Abdallah - Lowell Gist Lisa D'Arcy - Avis Morse Mark Stern - David Haberstich Gay & Larry Slates Gary Nelson – Richard Meffley John McGregor - Patrick Carroll[B] Delia Green - Paul Messner [B] Mary Lou Pease - Sally Anne Eatherly [B] Kay Chrisman - Steve Sharp [B] Judy Nibler - Renee Laquerriere [C] Martha Waller - Donny Graham[C] John Oakshott - Peggy Oakshott [C] Judy Jessick - Gerry Jones[C] INDIVIDUAL 1A Avis Morse 2A1B Angelina Heisdorf 3A2B Gary Nelson 3B Mary Lou Pease |
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