SPECIAL GAMES
StaC Week 12/17-23
Tue 12/24 and 12/31
Open AM
Closed Eve
Wed 12/25 and 1/1
All Games Closed
Special STaC
Sat 12/21 7:00 PM
1/21
4th annual
Charlie Dorn Championship Swiss Teams
WHAT’S INSIDE?
Prez Sez 1
Conscience
Court 1
November
Results 2
Top Ten 3
Parsons
Promo 3
Unusual
Play 3
Masthead 3
Idioter’s
Corner 3
Promotions 4
Game Times 4
Happy Holidays to a really great group of
people! It is truly an honor to be a member of such a competitive, yet
caring bunch. May the Holiday Season bring you and yours what you wish
for, and hopefully that will include our Holiday Pot Luck, and some Silver
points during STAC week.
Next up is our Holiday Pot Luck Party, this Sunday
the 15th at 5:00 PM sharp. Please bring whatever dish you brought last
year. The menu was fabulous last year, and I look forward to a
repeat. Ray Yuenger and I will be cooking the Turkeys, and the ham is
coming from someone else, so you all bring the rest. I heard there will
also be beverages (wine) there as well! I hope to see you all there, so we can
break our prior table record of last year.
After that, we have another Unit
Game on Saturday night, December 21. This will be a STaC game which awards
silver points. So come on down to that one, too. You are welcome to
bring a dish to this event as well, but it is not a requirement
Did you hear??? We beat Palo Alto 5 to
0. OK, so it's old news, but I like saying it! I intend to say it
again next year, after we repeat!
Keep checking your mailbox for our up and coming
events in the New Year.
And have a Happy New Year.
See ya at the tables.
Recipe,
Please! Please! Please! by Pamela Woods
with Mich Ravera
Whoever
made those graham cracker deserts for the holiday party that tasted as though
they had a hint of almond is kindly requested to forward the recipe for
publication.
I/N
Lessons Begin January 5
by Faye Parsons with Mich Ravera
Faye
Parsons will begin a new series of intermediate lessons on January 5, 2003. At
this same time, the Sunday afternoon game will become a regular game for
players with 0-49 master points. This will be an opportunity to review the
lessons that began in September as a much quicker pace. It is also an
opportunity for players who wish to resume Bridge after a long hiatus or who
are new to duplicate to play in the club for the first time.
Also,
30 minutes prior to the regular lesson or topics session on the first Sunday
and Thursday game of each month, Faye will conduct a clinic. She will give personal
help or discuss missed lessons during these times.
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Sunday 1:00 PM, San Jose
Bridge Center (SJBC)
|
11/3 |
Karen Kulander - Happy Fordham Jan Kiernan - Lydia Cid |
|
11/10 |
Matt Moore - Maralyn Smith 73.33% Pallavi Khokhani - Marie Stewart |
|
11/17 |
Mary Stewart - Pallavi Khokhani A/B/C Chet Blair - Liane Schoenborn B/C Joe Chui - Tomie Sera C |
|
11/24 |
Kent & Wendy Dewell
65.63% |
Sunday
5:20 PM SJBC
|
11/3 |
Ben & Fia Bosklopper A/B/C 67.86% Frank Napolitan - Ursula Gueldner A Ed & Martha Sutton B/C |
|
11/10 |
Irene & William Price A/B Chet Blair - George Pledger A Beverly Nelson - Lucy Burke B Carol Burnett - Keith Burnett C |
|
11/17 |
Leon W. Lee - Mike Sullivan A 70.50% Malcolm Stewart - Marlene Laffen A Sherry Waki - Rita Randolph A Mich Ravera - Pam Woods B |
|
11/24 |
Carol & Keith Burnett
A/B/C 65.48% Maxine & Ray Lubow A Joel Koransky - Rekha Nirula
B/C |
Monday
11:00 AM SJBC
|
11/4 |
Maxine Lubow - Ray Lubow
A/B/C N Hatfield - Ivan Rose A Mike Carney - Gopal Srinivas
B/C |
|
11/11 |
Ted Richmond - W Riester Jr
A 69.62% Susan Cook - Kit Humphrey
A/B 65.71% Gopal Srinivas - Mike Carney
B/C |
|
11/18 |
Sally McLane - Barbara
Marleau A/B/C Prue Saunders - Tania Moalem
A Kit Humphrey - Teddi Fiero B |
|
11/25 |
Ted Richmond - W Riester Jr
A 67.13% Ted Ujifusa - David Gambelin
A/B H Zoellner - Richard Kilner
B Maureen Ellenberg - Ruth
Sporer C Ginn Hua - Boyer Chu C |
Monday
7:30 PM SJBC
|
11/4 |
Hugh Roberts - Harry Shannon Alexander Tampilang - Rita Randolph |
|
11/11 |
Jewel Schimke - Shirley Foreman |
|
11/18 |
Eryl Barker - Val Mason Erin Gove - Kat Wesolowska |
|
11/25 |
Hiram Shen - Gail Meikle
67.59% |
Tuesday
10:30 AM SJBC
|
11/5 |
Paul Nelson - Josephine Cooley A/B 65.17% Dana Brown - Tania Moalem A/B Andrew & Jim Wulfhorst C Sidney Safir - Malcolm Stewart C |
|
11/12 |
Edward Barlow - Gemma Min A Tania Moalem - Richard
Sarsfield A/B Coline Maclean - Bev Rennie
B/C |
|
11/19 |
Jyme Schmieder - Frances
Dickman A 68.06% Tania Moalem - Kit Humphrey
B Bill Yetter - Missy Coy A/B |
|
11/26 |
Anne Boboricken - Jim
Hayashi A 65.97% Jack Clinch - Steve Bosma A Lynn Yokel - Annette Powers
B Y.E. Chen - Norman Wang B/C |
Tuesday
7:30 PM SJBC
|
11/5 |
Tien-Chun Yang - Kou-Ping Cheng A 65.53% Gary Porter - Bonnie Beardsley A Derek & Teddi Fiero B Michael Migdol - Michael Abrams B Ben Chen - Eric Yang C |
|
11/12 |
Timothy White - Sabina Siem
A/B Stephen Tu - Will Watson A Phyllis Vierra - Mike
Sullivan B/C |
|
11/19 |
Z Kadah - Fred Chasalow A Steve Chen - Stephen Tu A/B Derek & Teddi Fiero B C. & F Kleman C |
|
11/26 |
Tien-Chun Yang - Steve Chen
A/B Ivan Rose - Patricia Hannah
A Lorraine Rodich - Laura
Walters B/C |
Wednesday
10:30 AM SJBC
|
11/6 |
Jack Clinch - Sidney Safir A/B Candy Wentworth - Sabina Siem C |
|
11/13 |
Yen Shen - Timothy White A/B |
|
11/20 |
Malcolm Stewart - Victor
Rivkin A/B 65.27% |
|
11/27 |
David Chang - Gary Yang A
66.00% Harvey Lindauer - Yen Shen B |
Wednesday
7:00 PM SJBC
|
11/6 |
Srinivasan Ravindran - Dana Brown A/B Jim O'Neil - Heather Cutting A Eugene Vodkin - Boris Ginzburg B/C |
|
11/13 |
Bill Langlois - W Riester Jr
A Z Kadah - Walid Baroudi
A/B/C Derek & Teddi Fiero B/C |
|
11/20 |
Marolyn Imaoka-Yancey - Mike
Roney A Tania Moalem - Richard
Sarsfield B Robert Ritz - Mike Cailean A Ronald Siegrist - Raymond
Yuenger B |
|
11/27 |
Stephen Tu - Will Watson A/B
69.64% Robert Ritz - Stuart
Goodgold A Derek & Teddi Fiero B/C |
Wednesday
7:30 PM Oakwood
|
11/6 |
Results Delayed |
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11/13 |
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11/20 |
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|
11/27 |
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More Results
Thursday
10:30 AM SJBC
|
11/7 |
Frank Warzek - Diane Shannon 66.67% Bert Hsu - Boyer Chu |
|
11/14 |
Y.E. Chen - Norman Wang
68.70% Gary Yang - Boyer Chu |
|
11/21 |
David Gambelin - Bill Yetter Bert Hsu - Jim Tseng |
|
11/28 |
Thanksgiving |
Thursday
7:00 PM SJBC
|
11/7 |
Richard Jacobs - Tom Coleman A Eric Yang - Leon W. Lee A Mike Lattyak - Gary Kao B Greg & Tom Dougherty B Dick & Ellie Hall-Pitzer C |
|
11/14 |
Mike Carney - Alexander
Tampilang A Paul Vevera - Heather
Cutting A Mich Ravera - Pam Woods B |
|
11/21 |
Greg Dougherty - Tsang A/B/C 67.26% Hiram Shen - Phyllis Vierra
A Alexander Tampilang - Gary
Kao B |
|
11/28 |
Thanksgiving |
Friday
11:00 AM SJBC
|
11/1 |
Jewel Schimke - Sally McLane Helen & Jim Tseng |
|
11/8 |
Leon W. Lee - Karel Wong Janice Scott - Molly Kaufman |
|
11/15 |
Maureen Ellenberg - Ruth
Sporer Irene & William Price |
|
11/22 |
Leon W. Lee - Karel Wong Harriet Rounds - Fran
Troutman |
|
11/29 |
Wesley Woo - Rita Randolph |
Saturday
12:45 PM SJBC
|
11/2 |
Irv Wentzien - Marion Wentzien Doris Oelberg - Florence Golden |
|
11/9 |
Richard Dorff - Mike Lattyak
65.77% Glenn Hudson - Donald Perry |
|
11/16 |
Hiram Shen - Richard Jacobs Mich Ravera - Wesley Woo |
|
11/23 |
Joe & Sandi Barletta Matt Moore - Mich Ravera |
|
11/30 |
Carol & Mark Maggipinto Matt Moore - Pavel Vyssotski |
1 73.33%
Matt Moore - Maralyn Smith 11/10 PM
2 70.50%
Leon W. Lee - Mike Sullivan 11/17 Eve
3 69.64%
Stephen Tu - Will Watson 11/27 Eve
4 69.62%
Ted Richmond - W Riester Jr 11/11 AM
5 68.70%
Y.E. Chen - Norman Wang 11/14 AM
6 68.06% Jyme Schmieder - Frances Dickman 11/19 AM
7 67.86%
Ben & Fia Bosklopper 11/3 Eve
8 67.59%
Hiram Shen - Gail Meikle 11/25 Eve
9 67.26%
Greg Dougherty - Tsang 11/21 Eve
10 67.19% Kou-Ping Cheng - Jeffrey Hu 11/11 AM
Idioter’s
Corner
While playing at the club last night, I ran into
Bill Langlois. I mentioned to him about possibly contributing an article to
this newsletter. He indicated that he might get back to me and asked whether
anyone had commented about either Leila’s article or his about stationary
north-south reservations. I told him that no one had said anything to me
directly or contributed anything intended for publication. It occurred to me
that maybe no one had realized that I wanted to hear anything. Well, let me
dispel that myth right now.
I want to here from you, people! This is your
newsletter. If you have something to say, this newsletter gives a forum for
saying it. The Board has given me broad authority to decide what goes in the
newsletter. While I work at their pleasure (read that, “They could fire me
anytime that they wanted to”), the Board hasn’t said a single word to me about
editorial policy.
Here are a few rules that increase the likelihood
of your contribution’s being included in the newsletter.
1) The
article must be attributable. In other words, someone’s name has to go
on it. The only submissions that I have declined to publish have been frivolous
pieces that had no attributed source. I want the people who submitted those
pieces to know that I enjoyed them, but couldn’t publish them without
attribution. Frivolous is OK. Keep them coming!
2) Preference
is given to what comes to me already in written form. If you tell me an amusing
story orally, I will do my best to co-author it for you, but E-Mail practically
insures publication.
3) Preference
is given to articles that are either related to Bridge or to someone or
something in the club.
4) Preference
is given to the good and the unusual. Victories, Births, Birthdays, Marriages,
and Grand Slams with 22 HCP get full recognition. Deaths and Defeats will get
mention, but not emphasis.
5) If I
have to make a space decision, Game Promotions trump cartoons and cookie
recipes.
6) If I
don’t see it and don’t hear it, it doesn’t go in! So, make sure that I see it
or hear it!
The Di-Rek’Tor
The Di-Rek’Tor is published monthly by Unit 507 of the American
Contract Bridge League, Campbell Community Center, One West Campbell Avenue,
Building J-68, Campbell, CA 95008. Opinions in articles are those of the
authors and not necessarily those of the Unit Board.
Unit 507 Board Officers
President
Dan Turkus
Vice President
Ray Yuenger
Secretary
Marshall Yancey
Treasurer
Neal Webb
Sgt. at Arms
Art Fonda
Membership
George Pledger
Ethics
Bill Langlois
Unit Recorder
Carole Dietz
Forum columnist
Ray Yuenger
Tournament Coordinator
Phylis Vierra
The Di-Rek'Tor Editor
Michael Angelo Ravera
Education/NAOP
Lynn Yokel
D21 Representative
Jeff Hack
Rose
Meltzer-Johnson
New Player
Representive
Sherry Waki
JUNIOR
MASTER
Judy
Kaplan
Robert
Martin
CLUB
MASTER
Stacey
Bowman
Ellie
Hall-Pitzer
Richard
Pitzer
REGIONAL
MASTER
Israel
Bar-Nir
Harvey
Lindauer
BRONZE
LIFE MASTER
Derek Fiero
SILVER LIFE MASTER
Shih-Ming
Shih
GOLD LIFE MASTER
Kou-Ping
Cheng
Please
submit contributions for
The Di-Rek’Tor to
Michael
Angelo Ravera
Email:
maravera@prodigy.net
Voice:
408-432-1020
Printed:
SJBC Folder by the 10th of the month.
|
Day |
Time
|
Game
Type
|
Photo
|
Directors
|
Phone (408) |
|
Sunday |
1:00
pm |
Easy
Bridge (0-49 Game) |
|
Faye
Parsons |
378-4719 |
|
Sunday |
5:20
pm |
499er
Stratified (Lesson:
5:00 pm) Monthly
Potluck: 4:30 pm |
Faye
Parsons |
378-4719 |
|
|
Monday |
11:00
am |
Open
Stratified Hand records |
|
Bill
Traver |
379-4490 |
|
Monday |
7:30
pm |
499er
Handicapped (Lesson:
7:10 pm) |
|
Al
Becker |
252-1426 |
|
Tuesday |
10:30
am |
Open
Stratified Hand records |
|
Judy
Fisher / Carole Dietz |
395-0032
/ 395-6360 |
|
Tuesday |
7:30
pm |
Open
Stratified Hand records |
|
Neal
Webb / Ray Yuenger |
243-9132
/ 379-7717 |
|
Wednesday |
10:30
am |
Open
Stratified Hand records |
|
Jeanne
Becht |
252-7680 |
|
Wednesday |
6:30
pm |
Open
(in Sunnyvale) |
|
Janet
McDonald |
262-2378 |
|
Wednesday |
7:30
pm |
Open
Stratified Hand records Oakwood
Club Temporarily
at Fairbrae |
|
Bill
Traver |
379-4490 |
|
Wednesday |
7:00
pm |
Open
Stratified Hand records |
|
Jim
Hayashi / Anne Boboricken |
292-2370
/ 379-2805 |
|
Thursday |
10:30
am |
Open
Hand records |
Jim
Hayashi / Anne Boboricken |
292-2370
/ 379-2805 |
|
|
Thursday |
7:00
pm |
999er
Stratified (Topics: 6:40 pm) |
|
Faye
Parsons |
378-4719 |
|
Friday |
11:00
am |
0-800
Handicapped (Review:
2:30 pm) |
|
Al
Becker |
252-1426 |
|
Saturday |
12:45
pm |
0-2000
Handicapped |
Al
Becker |
252-1426 |
All games are held at the San Jose Bridge Center
(408-871-1232) at one W. Campbell Ave, Room J-68, except those identified as
“in Sunnyvale” and “at Oakwood”. The Sunnyvale game is held at 1085 Tasman (2nd
Clubhouse), Sunnyvale. The Oakwood game is generally held at the Oakwood Garden
Apartments, 700 Saratoga Ave., San Jose, but is temporarily being held at the
Fairbrae Swim Club at 696 Sheraton on the corner of Sheraton and Hollenbeck in
Sunnyvale. Check club postings or call for the exact dates and times of the
Special STaC and Special Sunday games, and of the 499er Potluck. Games are
often reduced, relaxed, or cancelled during local tournaments.
