January 2015
SACRAMENTO
UNIT 505 Board of Directors
President
Dennis Uthe
916-952-9906
[email protected]
Bill Martin
V. President
916 454-3032
[email protected]
Ginny Curtis
Secretary
916 727-5130
[email protected]
Treasurer
Joyce Sweeney
916 727-3186
[email protected]
Assistant Treasurer
Luke Shenoy
916 798-4171
[email protected]
Amnon Igra
916 973-0590
[email protected]
Tournament Co-Chairs
Mike Cozart
916 505-2023
[email protected]
Page 2
President’s Message
Page 3-4
New Board Members
Page 5-6
Sectional Photo Album
Page 7
Unit Game Flyer
Page 8
News You Can Use
Page 9
Burlingame Regional
Page 10
Crossley & Vann Bridge Cruise
Page 11
199’r Table
Meet New Board Members
Unit Game
January 18—Folsom BC
Beginner Lessons
199r Games
Page 14-15 J’s Bridge Club/SBC Christmas Party
Page 16
McMurdies BC/Arden Manor BC
Page 17
Camellia BC/Barometer SBC
Page 18
No Food BC / Double A BC
Bridge Cruise in Norway
President’s Day Regional
Burlingame, CA
Tuesday / Wednesday B.C.
Page 19
Anna Hill / New Directory
Page 20
Club Tuesday—Roseville
Page 21
Sun City Lincoln Hills
Page 22-24 Folsom B.C.
Page 25-27 Foothill B.C.
Sheila Ross
Partnership Chair
916 434-6165
[email protected]
District 21 Representative /
Sectional Hospitality
Sally Wheeler-Valine
916 600-6050
[email protected]
Kathy Van Sickle
Forum Newsletter
[email protected]
NOTE: New Board Members
will appear next month
Christmas & New Years
Around Unit 505
Page 12-13 Four Card Limit Raise w/Examples
Judie Baskin
916 939-1699
[email protected]
Brian Masunaga
Marketing
916 705-2171
[email protected]
In This Issue
D21 Representative
Katherine Ewing
916-395-1987
[email protected]
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Greetings!
I hope all of you had a great Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa,
or however you choose to celebrate the December holiday
season. No matter how commercial the season gets, I still
find it a time of friendliness and happiness. I hope you found
it to be the same.
Dennis Uthe, President
Unit 505
Board of Directors
We had a fine Sectional turn out in December. I hope all the
attendees enjoyed it as much as I. I especially want to thank
Sally Wheeler-Valine and her staff for an exceptionally good
Holiday meal on Sunday. Sally puts in so much time and effort into the meals held at the Sectionals. When you see her, I
encourage you to tell her thanks for her hard work.
As I step down from being President of Unit 505, I wish to say that it’s been an honor
serving as your president. It has not been a chore but a pleasure doing so.
I would be remiss if I didn’t thank all the board members that helped me so much:
Bill Martin, Judy Baskin, Mike Cozart, Ginny Curtis, Joyce Sweeney,
Amnon Igra, Luke Shennoy, Sheila Ross, Brian Masunaga, and Margareta Logus;
our Unit 21 Representatives to District 21:
Sally Wheeler-Valine and Katherine Ewing;
our Forum article writer:
Kathy Van Sickle;
and especially our Kibitzer editor, who pitches in and helps us with so many things,
Beth Mora.
I will continue to be haunting the bridge tables.
Ciao!!
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Continuing Board Members:
Brian Masunaga, Mike Cozart, Sheila Ross, Luke Shenoy, and Joyce Sweeney
New Board Members:
Margaret Riegert, Zelna Morrow, Pat Ingoglia, Debbie Leggett, Lucy Brown and
Miriam Steinberg
New Board Members
Pat Ingoglia
Pat graduated from UCLA in the mid ‘60’s, moved to Sacramento to work in the
executive branch of government ultimately in the area of education legislation.
She served a term on the California State Board of Education.
Along with her husband Don, she raised 5 sons. Pat served on state and
community boards related to children’s issues. She worked in the family
business, Tony’s Fine Foods. Currently she is working with the board at the
Sacramento Zoo transforming the Reptile House into a Biodiversity Center for the
community.
Now retired she enjoys golf, reading, photography, travel, bridge and most of all
spending time with her family.
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New Board Members
Zelna Morrow
I was born and raised in Colusa, California. After graduating from high school, I went to Mt.
Zion Nursing School in San Francisco. I worked for the Marysville Medical Clinic until I married
and had my first child. I have two children, Kris and Tom.
I worked for the City of Williams part time which led to a career in government. I was the City
Clerk/Finance Officer for 17 years and then went to work for the Nevada County Department
of Transportation. I served in various capacities, which included managing the airport, grant
writing, overseeing construction projects, supervising the financial and clerical staff and ending
my career as the Solid Waste Manager.
I took my first bridge lesson when I moved to Nevada County but didn’t start playing bridge
until I retired. This was because most of the games were during the day. I took the directors
course and then became part owner in a club in Grass Valley.
Miriam Steinberg
Although I have only been playing duplicate bridge for 2 years, I have plunged in wholeheartedly. You can see me after every game picking the brains of all the Life Masters at the club,
inundating them with questions. We have some superb players in this area with great minds
who are so inspirational!
I started playing bridge on the playground in the 6th grade, where a friend taught us a version
which was basically "fly-by-the-seat of your pants" bridge. We played through high school and
could sometimes be found in the cafeteria during loud school dances playing informal matchesvery informal-we never even learned to keep score!
I started "real" bridge in my retirement and have had some wonderful teachers! My current
mentors are John Hughes, and John McMurdie, who teaches Tuesday mornings before the
game at Sacramento Bridge Center.
In my previous incarnation, I was a public school music teacher, where I taught orchestra and
choir. I also played viola in the Sacramento Symphony and sang in the chorus of the Sacramento
Opera (although my real passion is musical theater). Currently, I am an avid tap dancer and love
to perform---I practice my steps on sit-outs to keep my blood circulating! My husband (who
tried learning bridge with me and gave up!) is a retired music professor and gourmet cook. Both
my daughters, who live in Berkeley, are talented amateur musicians.
One of my goals on the Board is to promote the game by finding ways to reach out to new
players and to offer more classes in the community.
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Good turnout for the Winter Sectional on
December 5-7 at Orangevale Comm. Ctr.
L-R Stan Shamitz, Stan Spink and Judy
Shamitz enjoy the Holiday Luncheon
during the break in Sunday’s game.
Chris Barkley (L) from Modesto and daughter,
Libby Longstreth (R) came to play with Charlie
Holmes who, at age 13 now, has been playing
duplicate bridge since 2nd grade. They met at a
Knock Out Tournament and have won twice.
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Welcome to Unit 505—hope you come back soon!
Dwight Curry and
Marilyn Ruff are
happy to finally get
a good hand!
Great turnout for
Swiss Team Game!
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Board members serve
at the Holiday Luncheon
Thank you Diane for helping in
the kitchen all weekend!
Thank you Sally Wheeler-Valine
Hospitality chair and
Pat Ingoglia for helping out!
Barbara Vann (Center), (R-L)
Brence Davis, Dale Faust and
Colleen Voet are enjoying their
Turkey dinner
with all the trimmings!
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Unit Game SUNDAY January 18, 2015
ONE SITE ONLY
Pair’s Game at FOLSOM Bridge Center
Pot Luck—Bring a dish to share
Games include:
Stratified Pairs
A/1500+, B/1500-750,
C/750-0
Sacramento Bridge Center
2330 Fair Oaks Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95825
916 925—6322
Director:
Marvin Arnold
916-825-3319
E-mail:
[email protected]
NO FOOD
Game at Noon
Game Fee $9
For Partnerships call:
GAME LOCATIONS
Shiela Ross
916 434-6165
Games alternate monthly
between the two
locations.
January 18th Game Site
See website for details at:
www.
playbridgesacramento.
org
Folsom Bridge Center
9500 Greenback Lane #9
Folsom, CA 95630
916 353—1139
Director:
Barbara Morman
916 353—1139
E-mail:
[email protected]
Lunch 11:30 am
Game at Noon
Game Fee $9
I would like to thank everyone for making our winter sectional a
success. We couldn't have the event without you. Special thanks
again to all of you that came out for our Sunday Swiss Team
event.
Hope you’ve enjoyed your holiday season,
Love to all!
Mike Cozart, Co-Tournament Chairperson
CONGRATULATIONS!
Sally Wheeler-Valine
Blanche Sherman
Juri Randmaa
Donna Cleary
Bob Balluff
Life Master
Silver Life Master
Junior Master
Sectional Master
NABC Master
CONGRATULATIONS—Brian Masunaga scored two 70% games in two
consecutive Tuesday games at the SBC in December and the third consecutive
first place "in class" showing in a week!
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2015 Presidents' Day Regional
Dates: Tuesday, February 10 – Monday, February 16, 2015
Location: Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, Burlingame CA
Flyer: flyer
Director in Charge: Nancy Boyd
ACBL Sanction: R1502036
Allowed conventions. See District 21 Contest Conditions.
Please comply with District 21's Pet Policy
More information: http://www.d21acbl.com/tournaments/regional/2015/1502036/
schedule.shtml
Your place for events, lessons and recognition of achievements!
NEW this year—
board member Brian
Masunaga has risen to
the challenge of
promoting the 199’rs.
MASTERPOINT FAQ
from ACBL.org
ACBL has updated their website—check it out!
Here they answer “Frequently Asked Questions” . . .
How often are masterpoints credited to my record?
Results are posted as they are received here at ACBL headquarters. This
means that tournaments are normally posted on the Monday or Tuesday
following the tournament and will show up on your record the day after
they are posted. Clubs report on a monthly basis — reports are due in
Memphis by the 10th of the following month.
When do rank changes occur? I know I have made the grade but my
This page is intended record doesn’t show the change.
to provide information Once each month we run the “computer cycle.” This normally occurs the
to help new players. night of the 6th of the month. It is at this time that rank changes and
masterpoint races are updated. Click here to view masterpoint rank
Find lessons, events
requirements.
and games on the club
pages in this
RACE FOR THE POINTS! I am a new member. Can I receive credit
newsletter.
The top 3 in each category:
for the points I won before joining the
0-5
Ned Shevelson
27.59
From the Unit’s
Bj Anderson-Acosta 22.29 ACBL?
website you can
Joel Lesser
17.42 Masterpoints (up to a maximum of 20)
5-20 Bob Shuken
49.64 earned during the 12 months prior to
navigate to the club
James Coke
41.57
websites for more
James Graber
37.69 joining the ACBL can be credited to your
information.
20-50 John Crenshaw
46.54
record. Mail your masterpoint receipts
Diane Maranta
34.05
or a copy of the attendance record from
James Chenu
33.01
Please e-mail Brian
the club(s) where you play to: ACBL,
50-100 Brian Masunaga
99.04
with questions or
Maurie Studin
95.43
6575 Windchase Blvd., Horn Lake MS
Sharyn
Alexander
57.91
ideas for this page at:
38637-1523. The attendance record is
100-200 Jim Bowman
86.01
[email protected]
Sandra Andre
81.93 available from clubs using ACBLscore.
Shiela Ross
73.65
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www.playbridgesacramento.org
FOUR-CARD LIMIT RAISE RULES AND EXAMPLES
by Clark Muldavin
Most experts agree that the following criteria help define what constitutes a
four-card limit raise of an opening bid of one of a major suit: Note that a nearly
perfect limit raise hand like xx-Kxxx-Axx-Kxxx meets all of the six conditions
below.
 Ten or eleven working points. (Discount non-working Q’s and J’s).

A well placed additional king will make a limit raise hand an opening
hand.

Eight losing trick count (8 LTC), about a king short of an opening hand.

Best to have 3 or 4 controls (A=2, K=1). Rarely 5 controls unless 4-3-3-3.

Best to have 1+ defensive tricks outside of the trump suit.

The four-card trump support should include an A, K, Q or J10.
Below are four of the most common bidding sequences to show a four-card
major limit raise by responder:
1H-(P)-3H
1H-(P)-3D* (Bergen Raise)
1H-(Dbl)-2NT* (Jordan/Truscott)
P-(P)-1H-(P)-2D* (2-way, 4 trump Drury)
Many four trump limit raise hands when opposite a weak 5-card major opening
hand like Kx-AQJxx-Qxx-Jxx will not make game. This hand opposite the above
nearly perfect 8 LTC four-card limit raise hand in hearts (xx-Kxxx-Axx-Kxxx) will
not make game. This hand has two losers in each suit shown by the bold (xx)
which are not covered by an ace, king, queen or shortness.
This limit raise hand opposite the above Kx-AQJxx-Qxx-Jxx hand could lose on a
bad day two spades, no hearts, two diamonds, and two or three clubs. Even with
a Trifecta, the ace of spades, ace of clubs and king of diamonds all on sides you
still may have four losers. Even opposite xx-AQJ10xx-Jx-Axx, you have four losers.
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FOUR-CARD LIMIT RAISE RULES AND EXAMPLES
by Clark Muldavin
page 2
Below are four good, four-card limit raise hands opposite a 1H opening bid with
an adjusted Losing Trick Count (LTC) shown using fractions as suggested by
Klinger, Bellaona/Garrozzo, Rubens, DeSerpa and others.
(a)- xx-Kxxx-Axx-Kxxx
(7-3/4 LTC) This is the nearly perfect limit raise hand
shown above.
(b)-KQxx-Qxxx-xx-Axx
(7-3/4 LTC), 11 working points. KQxx suits are tough to
evaluate.
(c)-A10x-K10xx-7xx-Axx (7-3/4 LTC), 3=4=3=3 shape is bad, but 5 controls and
2-10’s are a plus.
(d)-xx-KQxx-KQJx-xxx
(7-3/4 LTC), minus for only 2 controls, but good
diamonds.
The following hands are too weak for a four trump limit raise in hearts:
(e)-xxx-KQxx-KQ9-Jxx
(8-1/2 LTC) 3=4=3=3 shape and only 2 controls.
(f) Kxxx-KJxx-Qxx-Qx
(8-1/2 LTC) 2 controls, 3/4 defensive trick outside of
trump.
(g) Kxxx-Jxxx-Ax-Qxx
(8-1/2 LTC) bad trump, only 3 controls, Ace in short suit,
bad Q.
(h) Qxx-Qxxx-Kxxx-KJx
(8-3/4 LTC) 2 controls, no defense, too many quacks.
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Sacramento Bridge Center
916-925-6322
MONDAY Game time—11:00 AM
John Directs and Joy Cooks
Well, we survived STaC week, the Christmas luncheon, and an upgraded Club Championship
and are now looking at a brand new year! It is our hope you all have a happy, healthy 2015!
Now, for results of the Monday STaC game.
OPEN
A FLIGHT
1. Soules/Jefferson
2. Miller/Miller
B FLIGHT
1. Mering/Burgdorf
2.McDermott/Fisher
A FLIGHT
1. Orr/Bill
2. Poindexter/Coffey
B FLIGHT
1. Orr/Bill
2.Vansickle/Raymond
C FLIGHT
1. Goodley/Rudman
2. Estberg/Stalker
INVITATIONAL
C FLIGHT
1. Orr/Bill
2. Vansickle/Raymond
Now for the best news! John and Gary not only were first in their
section on Monday, but they won the whole conference with a
score of 74.77%, earning them 18.53 silver points. Way to go! The
two of these guys play together quite a bit and seem to have a
very sophisticated game style. They have discussions – but do not
make loud arguments. I have sat and watched them play and after
a round, I sometimes can ask Gary questions. He always
answers and it is a good way to help your own game. Watch them
sometime!
For full results of ALL games (search by day and classification) played during the week – click
on the Holiday STaC results at: www.thewesternconference.com/stac/Holiday14/results.htm
On Monday, December 15, Js Club had an upgraded Club Championship because we had 10
new players join ACBL from our recommendation (and some help from Albert). The upgrade
earns our players a higher rate of points. Thanks to all of you who joined! Winners were:
OPEN
A FLIGHT
1. Koledney/Chapman – 5.17pts!!
2. Mering/Lovett
B FLIGHT
1. Mering/Lovett
2.Brown/Maurer
C FLIGHT
1. Chenu/Bowman
2. Francis/Lundholm
INVITATIONAL
A FLIGHT
1. Lesser/Landau – 2.40pts!!
2. Hill/Hill
B FLIGHT
1. Vansickle/Raymond
2.Chamness/Bailey
C FLIGHT
1. Chamness/Bailey
2. Haggenmaker/Croy
As we greet the New Year, let’s take a moment to reflect on the past year, grateful for the
partners we’ve had and look forward to some new ones. Bridge keeps our brains busy and in
good shape! You might consider giving back by playing with a less experienced player to help
in developing their game.
Sacramento Bridge Center appreciates EVERY player that walks in our doors!
Christmas at SBC
December 13, 2014
The club owners at SBC threw a Holiday Party
with great pizza, fixin’s and desserts.
And . . . $1,788.00 was donated to Mustard Seed School!
Joy O’Dell says Thank you to all who gave generously,
I know they will put it to good use for the homeless kids.
Anna Hill and Ali Topcu setting up.
Joy O’Dell serving pizza!
R-L: Kathy Van Sickel, Forum correspondent and Logue
Malouf celebrating a great day at
Sacramento Bridge Center!
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We’re back from Rhode Island, with a
recommendation, "Don't go there in
December (It's cold)". We got a few points.
Love, John
SACRAMENTO BRIDGE CENTER
TUESDAYS
ONE HOUR LESSONS WITH
RONNIE 6:00 pm
GAME 7:00 pm
2 FREE plays
via a random drawing any time we
have 5 tables or more!
CONGRATULATIONS
BRING YOUR FRIENDS and
WIN FREE PLAY
to this month’s 5 Table Drawing Winners!
12-9 Madelynn Burton and Susan Bogan
12-16 Nick Demmon and Carl Oeser
(Yes that Carl Oeser . . . BIG 'O'
. . . who's been gone from bridge for about 15 years).
GOOD NEWS—Ali Topcu and Ronnie and I
have made it official—we’re partners!
Love, John
ARDEN MANOR Bridge Club
Arden Manor DBC celebrated
December Birthdays
Thursday night the Arden Manor DBC was
delighted to celebrate the following December
birthdays: L-R Norma Huisinga, Barney Neufeld
and Mary Ose.
Mary Ose just got back from China,
where she toured Tiananmen Square,
hiked the great wall, and went climbing in Tibet (at least to the first base
camp). She then stopped to play
bridge on the East Coast before
coming home.
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Marvin Arnold, Director
SACRAMENTO BRIDGE CENTER
Director—Marvin Arnold
916 825-3519
[email protected]
ALL SUNDAY GAMES WILL HAVE
ENHANCED MASTER
POINTS
80% Sectional Rating
INCLUDES CHARITY GAMES—UNIT GAMES
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP—STaC
$5.00—Non-Charity Game
$6.00—Charity Game
$6.50—STaC Game
$9.00—UNIT GAMES
CAMELLIA CITY BRIDGE CLUB
SUNDAYS
GAME AT NOON
No Food
11:15 am—30 minute discussion of the
previous Sunday’s hands.
FRIDAYS
11:00 am
Lunch Served
Game at Noon
NEW
Friday, January 2
INVITATIONAL GAME
Barometer Game
3rd Friday each month
JANUARY 16, 2015
7:00 pm
$7 per game
Marvin Arnold, Director
Pairs who RSVP will get preference,
no sit outs or half tables in Barometer
Games.
RSVP Kathy Beasley at:
Home 916-446-9723 or cell 916-524-4257
E-mail: [email protected]
Sign up sheet at the club.
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Saturday Game at the SBC
Thursday game at SBC
No food, so get your partner,
bring a sandwich and
come support the
$7.00
Join Ali and Anne on Thursdays!
They serve finger food
(always includes deviled eggs)
Ali Topcu
[email protected]
916 925-6322
$8.00
Albert Chow
[email protected]
916 878-7566
Albert directs and serves
lunch on both days!
Sacramento Bridge Center
Tues / Weds
Open Pairs – Stratified
Plus Weds—Invitational
11:00 am
THE 199’r GAME
TUESDAYS
11:00 am
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MONDAY NIGHT 299er GAME—
OPEN TO ALL WITH UNDER 300 pts.
Anna Hill directs 916 726-7565
6:30 pm Fee $6.00
Sacramento Bridge Center
ATTENTION, beginning players:
Our 299er game is being held at the SBC.
All players with less than 300 master points are eligible to play.
Entry Hand records are now available every Monday.
Come join the fun at:
Anna's Fun Bridge Club.
Need a partner? No problem. We have plenty available.
Call Anna for more information: 916.726.7565
NEW—UPDATED
as of August 2014 e-DIRECTORY
Go to the Unit’s website at: www.playbridgesacramento.org
Click on the e-Directory button and send the e-mail request
Or E-mail directly to: [email protected]
REMINDER . . .
If your information is not in the directory or is not correct,
you will need to contact ACBL to ensure their records are corrected.
Unit 505 receives our information from ACBL.
FYI—Your ACBL Membership Renewal Date
is on the mailing label of your magazine.
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Polish American Hall
327 Main Street
Roseville, CA 95678
Plenty of street parking around Building
Meets every Tuesday – 11am
Entry Fee - $8.00
Mucho Munchies & Drinks provided
Roseville Duplicate Bridge Club
holds one game a week.
The game is open to the public.
It is an ACBL sanctioned game.
Club Championship games are
scheduled for the First Tuesday of each quarter.
A Pot Luck luncheon is held on the 5th Tuesday of
those months with 5 Tuesdays.
CONGRATULATIONS
Weekly First Place Winners:
Chuck & Scott Gulland, Phil Schiffert & Bob Boggs,
Charyl & Keith Thorpe, Bill Huber & Sy Karfiol, Ella
Bosse & Joni Nelson, Bob Boggs & Phil Schiffert,
Barbara Swan & Joni Nelson, Bob Shiner & Sy Karfiol
RESULTS WEBSITE
Click Here:
http://
sites.google.com/
site/rosevilledbc
CONGRATULATIONS to all the SECTIONAL WINNERS:
Jackie & Bella, Lori & Phil, Ella & Bob, Sylvia, Ken, Chiu & Liz, Scott, Joni, Bill, Bella, Susan &
Dick, Sue & Richard, Charyl & Keith.
Anybody else??? Sorry for missing any additional winners.
Liz Shirai
Owner/Manager/
Partnership
(916) 772-9244
[email protected]
Sylvia Havens
Owner/Director
916 624-2364
Sylvia.havens
@sbcglobal.net
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By Dick Proffitt
DUPLICATE BRIDGE
GAMES
Kilaga Springs Lodge
Weds 12:30 PM*
Fri
5:00 PM**
Sat 12:30 PM**
Open to residents and
their invited guests
*includes 199er game
**includes 299er game
BRIDGE LESSONS
FREE—Open to All
Every Wednesday
11:45 AM
TABLE FEES
Per Person Members or
Sun City Resident
Visitors 3x:
$2.00
Non-members/Visitors:
$5.00
PARTNERSHIP
CHAIRS
Barbara Dorf 434-8234
Squeak Conner
645-9085
Lynne White 253-9882
Wednesday 199er game
Limited Games
Nancy Rice 543-5275
For more information,
visit the club web site:
www.bridgewebs.com/
lincolnhills,
or call club president,
Sharon Neff
543-8897.
Over 175 of our stalwart club members joined in the merriment of our
Holiday Dinner and Dance on Dec.17th. With Dennis Krause at the
piano playing Christmas Carols during “Happy Hour,” the mood was set
for a festive evening. At the dinner table, the salmon and beef dinners
were handsomely accompanied by bottles of red and white wine on
every table. Then, after dinner and a few brief announcements, the DJ
managed to coax the spry ones out from their tables and onto the dance
floor. All in all, a fun evening, and without the discussion of even one
bridge hand!
Wednesday, January 21—Annual Club Meeting: As we move into the
New Year, remember to mark your calendar for and join us at the Kilaga
Lodge Presentation Hall at 10:00 AM. It is important that as many of our
members as possible are present so that we have a quorum to approve
the 2015 club budget and to introduce the following club officers for
2015:
Sharon Neff, - President Jim Collart, - Vice President
Jim McElfresh - Treasurer Tom Rosen - Secretary
In addition, a good turnout will demonstrate that our club is serving
many SCLH residents and is deserving of the meeting rooms we have
been assigned. Also, remember to pay your $5.00 per person annual
membership fee at your earliest convenience.
Although all of us are anxious to get back to our normal Wednesday
games, there will NOT be a duplicate game held on Wed., Jan. 7th due
to maintenance activities in the multipurpose room. Also, our Sat., Jan.
10th session will only have the ‘open’ game with about 14-15 tables
available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Apparently, some of Terra
Cotta Room space will be used by the Vaudeville Troupe for a costume
changing area during their afternoon performance that day.
Duplicate players seeking pigmented points will be able to compete in
two Northern CA Regional Tournaments early in 2015. The Monterey
“Clambake” Regional will be held from Jan. 5-11, 2015 at the Monterey
Hyatt Regency Hotel. Then, the “Presidents’ Day” Regional will be held
in the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport from Feb. 10-16, 2015.
Complete details for these and other CA tournaments can be found on
the ACBL.org website under the “Tournaments” heading.
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JANUARY AT FOLSOM BRIDGE CENTER
your friendly venue for duplicate bridge!
Folsom Bridge Center
9500 Greenback Lane
Folsom, CA 95630
(916) 353-1139
Folsom Bridge Center has negotiated a lease extension at our
present location. So . . . forget the rumors that we are closing!
Click links here—
Website:
Folsom Bridge Center
Winners of Club Championships
December 18th - Dennis Uthe & Terence Degan
December 13th - Tom and Carol Ross
December 2nd - Al Beckner & Bruce Chapman
Email:
[email protected]
SEE CALENDAR
ON WEBSITE FOR
EVENTS
Directors
Barbara Morman
Ph: 916 600-8893
Roz Flynn
Ph. 530-409-3537
For Partners Call
the Club
Mentors
Roz Flynn
530 409-3537
Fee $8—Unit Game $9
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January 13th, 24th and 29th
Club Championships
January 18th at Noon
Unit game will be in Folsom
January 29th
Quarterly Swiss team game—Form your teams now or call
for partnerships.
NEW TO BRIDGE? FOLSOM HAS:
Sundays, January 11th and 25th
Two Sundays a month will now be dedicated to the
New Players taking lessons.
Mentors will be welcome.
Starting in January we will have weekly lessons.
On Mondays starting January 12th at 2:30 pm we will have
continuing lessons taught by Val Williams.
On Wednesday, January 14 at 2:30 pm we will have
a new round of beginning lessons.
Al Beckner’s Lessons
will continue on Tuesdays at 10:10 am and Fridays at 9:00 am
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With only 3 playing days left it looks like the front runners have a
lock on the 2014 Trophy for most points won at the
Folsom Bridge Club.
Top 10 MP winners in 2014 as of 12/28/14
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
99.84
95.07
86.37
84.43
81.25
74.44
71.49
71.43
70.25
70.25
Bill Allgood
Norman Bessette
Teri Smoot
William Taggart
Blenda Schwartz
Linda Gorski
Barbara Wylie
Mary Glaser
Carol Ross
Tom Ross
Top 10 199er MP winners in 2014 as of 12/28/14
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
40.39
34.27
32.72
31.92
25.52
25.34
24.74
22.93
21.90
16.43
Susan Haynie
Christine Stroiney
Steve Rothschild
Dennis Stroiney
Sharyn Alexander
Patricia Pinkos
Jeanne Herek
Larry Koncewicz
Raymond James
Sandy Andre
Have a Happy, Healthy
and Prosperous New Year.
May you make 7NTXX
at least once this year.
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Christmas at Folsom Bridge Center
Sunday,
December
28th saw a
Holiday Party
with lots of
yummy food
at Folsom!
Welcome Shirley!
Joan Bailey
brought a
New ACBL
member,
Shirley Neilsen
to join the
fun!
Dave Willmott and
wife
Evelyn Willmott
enjoy the day!
Along with celebrating the holidays, Dave Willmott and
Barbara Morman are also celebrating the signing of a new
long-term lease on the Folsom Bridge Center! Happy 2015!
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January events:
1-9, Friday,
Club Championship
1-19, Monday,
Club Championship
1-25, Sunday,
Pot luck and Swiss team
game
December Swiss team winners:
L to R: Richard Hobbie III, John
Dutton, Gayle Heslop, Ray Edison.
December Bingo winners: L to R:
Bill Count (twice), Vera Balluff and
Judy Shamitz shared one pot.
Jim Coke was the November Foothill-of-theMonth (and the NLM) with 8.24 master points.
Congratulations:
Check out our website at:
www.bridgewebs.com/
foothillbridge/
The Foothill Bridge Center
4050 Durock Road, Suite 3
Shingle Springs, CA 95682
Phone 530-677-3771
Clyde Broughton and Stan Shamitz had a 71.16 percent game on
Monday, December 3.
Club Championship
Dec 3
OA1 Rudy, Marilyn Ruff
OA2 Rich James, Barry Wold
OA2 Mike Phalen, John Schroeder
OA4 Suzie Bogan, Judy Allan
OB3 Blanche Sherman, Jim Coke
Dec 18
OA1 Larry Magelitz, Bob Berg
OA2 Jim Coke, Gordon Story
OA3 Larry Koncewicz, Denzil Pais
OA4 Daryl Prouty, Al Farrar
OA5 John Herrman, Lori Wahl
OA6 Barbara Lux, Nancy Young
OB4 Connie, Juri Randmaa
OC4 Althea Hurley, Karen Eilert
Partnership
Barry & Sandy Wold
Phone 530-676-8506
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Celebrating at Foothill Bridge Center in Shingle Springs with the
annual pot luck ham dinner, lots of side dishes and desserts! Barry
and Sandy Wold hosted 9 tables for a fun evening.
No one sparkles from head to
shoes better than Blanche
Sherman!
Trying to get a picture of Teri
Smoot . . . foiled again!
Thank you Barry and Sandy!
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Wishing you a healthy and prosperous New Year
from everyone at Foothill.
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