SPECIAL GAMES
NAOP
District Qualifying
Sun 1/4/04
Oakland
Senior
Appreciation Game
Free
play to Unit 507 members over 80 years old
Sun
11/16 12:00 Noon
SJBC
Holiday Party
CCC
"Big Room"
Sun
12/14
Food:
5:00 PM
Game: Approx 6:30 PM
Section Rated
STaC Week 12/8-14
All
Regular Games Section Rated
Special Bonus STaC
Sat
12/13 7:00 PM
SJBC
Section Rated
WHAT’S INSIDE?
Prez Sez 1
Dietz 1
NAOP Qualifiers 1
Oct-Nov Results 2
Masthead 3
Photo of the Month 3
Idioter’s Corner 3
Top Ten 3
Promotions 4
Game Times 4
Prez Sez by
Dan Turkus
Can
you believe the Holiday season is already upon us? The year went by so
quickly. Yet I notice the same things keep cycling with the change of
seasons. One of these things are with the colder weather, people wear
jackets to the Club, but after a Session of Bridge, they become so energized
they go out into the cold and never notice that they left their sweater,
jacket, sweatshirt or other type wrap at the club. In other words, take
your coats with you. Last spring, about 10 to 15 items wound up in the
Goodwill. Currently there are only 4 things left, but its only been cold
for 2 weeks.
This
last month we lost two good friends in the Bridge world. I'm sorry to say
Jeffery Hu and Bob Plesse both passed away.
On a lighter note, I sprayed the club to eliminate the ants.
Our
book exchange is really going great! As soon as we turned back the
clocks, the books really became popular, so if you have a box of books in your
garage or taking up room in one of your closets, bring them on down. I'm
sure we can get someone to carry them out of your car into the club.
I
hope you can make it to our Senior Appreciation Unit game this Sunday the 16th
at noon. All you members 80 and above get to play free, and we won't
require your ID, 'cause we know who you are. You've been stealing tricks
from us for years!
Next
Unit game, after the Senior Appreciation game, will be during STAC week, on
Saturday night the 13th followed the next evening by our Holiday Party Pot Luck
on the 14th. Just to add a little color to the party you can win Silver
points. Two evenings in a row with Silver! I always look forward to the
Holiday game in particular, due to the great foods that appear at this Pot
Luck. So many dishes, so little time. Let's try to break last
year’s table count of 45, and get some new dishes to try! Ohhh, the
deserts were super!
That's
it for this month, so I'll see ya at the tables.
Our Unit
Recorder by Carole Dietz
That would be me, Carole Dietz.
The aim of the recorder system is to establish a method
of dealing with complaints that, by themselves, do not warrant the filing of
formal charges; or are very serious but there is only the implication of
wrongdoing without substantial evidence necessary to bring formal charges.
Briefly, the Recorder receives, investigates and
evaluates Player Memos.
The Recorder maintains a record of all player memos
including investigation and resolution.
The Recorder has NO disciplinary authority and MUST NOT give any indication to
the contrary.
So, if you witness inappropriate behavior at our
bridge club and wish to have action taken, please contact me. We can
attempt to resolve the issue before it escalates to the point where it has to
be presented to a disciplinary committee.
NAOP Qualifiers
Qualifying
at the A level
Diane Shannon - Don Rothschild
William Laubenheimer - Paul McDaniels
Chris Galbraith -Doug Handler
Mike Roney - Marolyn Imaoka-Yancey (Also B)
Allan Lebovitz - Stuart Goodgold (Also B)
Frances Dickman- Don Nemiro
Rajan Jeyakumar- Venuat Sivasanuaran (Also B)
Gary MacGregor - Tahir Gokcen
Yul Inn - Cheryl Mandala
Stephen Tu - Steve Chen (Also B)
Hansa Narasimhan - Wayne Stuart
John Hodges - John Twineham
Richard Jacobs - Hiram Shen (Also B)
Tom Trachuk - Steven Price
Malcolm Stewart- Eric Yang (All 3 levels)
Jim O'Neil - Robert Madalena
Rajeev Gupta - Gary Porter (Also B)
Shih-Ming Shih- Gigi Spinazze (Also B)
Michael Abrams - Michael Migdol (Also B)
Jeanne Becht- Carol Maggipinto (Also B)
Qualifying
at the B level
Mich Ravera-Frank Kitchiner (Also C)
Judith Clark - Gabriele Pani (Also C)
Qualifying
at the C level
Dick Pitzer- Ellie Hall-Pitzer
Full results and hand records are available at http://www.SJBridge.org. Section winners
are shown in the “Game Results” section
Wednesday
7:30 PM Oakwood
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10/15
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Glenn
Hudson - Jack Swindlehurst A/B/C
Elaine Erickson - Paul Chang A
Peggy Chen - Molly Kaufman B
Laura Walters - Lorraine Rodich C
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10/22
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Mostafa
Hafezi - William Ahrens A 70.24%
George Pledger - William Traver A/B
Laura Walters - Lorraine Rodich C
Mac & Milly Morris B
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10/29
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George
Pledger - William Traver A/B
Don Hayden - Ruthann Critchfield A/B
Laura Walters - Lorraine Rodich C
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11/5
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Richard
Jacobs - Eric Ge Yang A/B 65.77%
Tom Snouse- Vibeke Gilbreath A
Peggy Chen - Molly Kaufman B
Laura Walters- Lorraine Rodich C (Tie)
Shirley & Mervin Falk C (Tie)
Glenn Hudson - Jack Swindlehurst C
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Thursday
10:30 AM SJBC
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10/16
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Kit Humphrey - Bill Langlois A
M C CHEN - Boyer Chu B
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10/23
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Carole Dietz - N Hatfield
Anne Boboricken - Barbara Harkleroad
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10/30
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Jyme Schmieder - Frances Dickman A
Mostafa Hafezi - Barbara Harkleroad A
Gary Yang - Boyer Chu B
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11/6
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Frank Warzek - Diane Shannon A 68.29%
Patricia Hannah - Read Kitson A/B
Y.E. Chen - Chi Yung Lin B
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Thursday
7:00 PM SJBC
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10/16
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Joel Koransky - Stan Batiste A/B
Mike Sullivan - Dan Rappaport A/B
Erin Gove - Kat Wesolowska C
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10/23
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Joy Baker - Ray Crist A
Peggy Chen - Linda Nemmer A/B
Kat Wesolowska - Jan Adamiak B
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10/30
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Dan Rappaport - Mike Sullivan A/B
Peggy Chen - Linda Nemmer A/B
Matt Moore - Herb Jubin C
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11/6
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Celso & Ching Ravelo A
Melinda Foos - George Pledger A
Mervin & Shirley Falk B
Martin Anding - Bill Garfield B/C
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Thursday Evening Players
Norma and Alex
Photo by Pamela Woods
Friday
11:00 AM SJBC
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10/17
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Jan O'Malley - Carol Woodward
Erin Gove - Jan Adamiak
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10/24
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Irv Wentzien - Marion Wentzien
Doris Oelberg - Harriet Rounds
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10/31
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Consorcia/Ching Ravelo - Doris Oelberg
Leon W. Lee - Karel Wong
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11/7
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Fung Bao - Sherry Waki 68.96%
Maureen Ellenberg - Ruth Sporer
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Top Ten Games
October 11- November 10
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1
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76.19%
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Ben & Fia Bosklopper
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2
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75.30%
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Missy Coy - Bill Yetter
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3
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74.45%
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Jo Murray - George Pledger
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4
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70.24%
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Mostafa Hafezi - William
Ahrens
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5
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69.58%
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Carol Woodward - Jan O'Malley
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6
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69.14%
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Judy Fisher - Larry Wagner
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7
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68.96%
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Fung Bao - Sherry Waki
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8
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68.29%
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Frank Warzek - Diane Shannon
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9
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68.23%
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Ted Richmond - W Riester Jr
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10
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68.16%
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Alan Becker - Dan Turkus
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Friday
7:00 PM SJBC
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10/17
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Kathy Jasper - Gail Martin A/B
Mary Harvel - Louise Faulkner C
Judy Travis - Jo Ann Rogers A/B/C
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10/24
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Mich Ravera - Elizabeth Strasen A
Ed & Martha Sutton B
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10/31
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Hemant & Shaila Mandpe A 66.88%
Jo Murray - Erma McCrory A/B/C 65.63%
Maria Allo - Joel Koransky B
Donna Webb - Gail Meikle C
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11/7
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Joel Koransky - Maria Allo A/B
Carol Woodward - Jan O'Malley C
Karen O'Connell - Joy Baker A
Donna Webb - Gail Meikle B
Karen Kulander - Happy Fordham C
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Saturday
12:45 PM SJBC
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10/11
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Sheila Goldshine - Dan Hoffman
Lu Weakland - Robert Freitas
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10/18
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Irv & Marion Wentzien
Leon W. Lee - Eric Yang
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10/25
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Ray Crist - Sandra Pallotti
Dan Hoffman - Sheila Goldshine
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11/1
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Jan O'Malley - Carol Woodward
Mack Johansen - Dan Hoffman
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11/8
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Alexander Tampilang - Dick Pitzer
Eric Yang - Malcolm Stewart
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Idioter’s Corner
I received comments on last month’s editorial from Jeff
Hack and Don Hayden.
Jeff thinks that a “Pack a Lunch” team game at
sectionals could be easily managed by warning and then making a large order to
a Pizza establishment.
Don, on the other hand, expressed concern that people
who had to monitor their food intake, such as himself, could better do so, if
they knew when the break would be.
It sounds to me as if they could both be accommodated
with a short scheduled break and prompt delivery.
One thought that I had to speed things up was to make
the first few rounds into Round Robin sections and to power match only in later
rounds. This has the advantage of making it possible to play the first four
rounds in just a bit over three hours. Fifth round pairings could be made
during the break.
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
Unit
Game Coordinator
Gigi Spinazze
Tournament
Coordinator
Tania Moalem
The Di-Rek'Tor Editor
Michael Angelo Ravera
Education/NAOP
Lynn Yokel
D21
Representative
Jeff Hack
Rose
Meltzer-Johnson
New Player Representive
Mich Ravera
