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Our next event is our Fall Sectional (October 29-31), and new inductee to the Bridge Hall of Fame: Peter Weischel, has agreed to be our speaker on Saturday afternoon before the afternoon session! We need Caddies for our Sectional. If you have someone to Caddy, or you would like to be a Caddy, please call Tania at (408) 993-0265.

The next event after the Sectional will be a Wine and Cheese Party on November 27th at 7:00 PM. No whining if you don't bid right!

We're also trying to get the big room for our annual Holiday Pot-Luck Party. We are shooting for the 12th of December, but that could change, so read next month's column for a potential update.

We are going to try something new this year with our Membership Directory. For $25.00 we will let you have your business card copied and printed in the directory. We guarantee that we will not produce another new Directory for 6 months, so that's a pretty cheap ad. We do reserve the right to refuse anyone's business (majority Board Vote). We are guessing that there will be 10 cards per page, so if you're interested give me a call at (408) 395-6944.

Then in 2005, our first Unit game will be to honor our newest Grand Life Master: Rose Meltzer. We are going to call that game Rose Bowl II! If you haven't been reading my column, or are new to our Unit, or new to duplicate Bridge; Rose Bowl I was when Rose became the 1st Woman World Champion on a mixed team! Rose, that leaves you a challenge to do something special again, so we can celebrate a future Rose Bowl III!

That's it for this month, so I'll see ya at the tables!

Pro-Am 10/22 by Carole Dietz

Please Participate in our "Pro-Am" game on Friday night, October 22nd.

As you might know, our Friday night game is limited to players with fewer than 200 MP's. Always eager to improve their bridge skills, participants in our game would welcome friendly critical comment from more experienced players. An effective way to impress them with modern conventions, play of the hand, defense, etc., is to have those aspects of bridge explained, in a constructive and considerate manner, as they occur at the table.

Wouldn't you like to be known as the person who started someone on their road to becoming a Life Master. You can achieve that worthwhile distinction by signing up to play in our game, October 22nd.

If you have any questions, please call either me, Carole Dietz, at 395-6360 or George Pledger at 249-2674

Santa Clara Valley Fall Sectional

Friday through Sunday October 29-31, 2004

San Jose Masonic Temple
2500 Masonic Drive, San Jose, CA 95125
(408) 267-7121

Lots of free parking and coffee

Games:

Friday and Saturday: Pairs

Sunday: Teams

Session Times:

Friday: 1:00 PM & 7:30 PM

Saturday: 1:00 PM & 7:00 PM

Sunday: 11:00 AM & TBA (Approx 3:30 PM)

Special Guest Speaker:

Peter Weichsel: Saturday 12:15 PM

Master Point Stratifications:

Stratified Open Pairs: 0-500, 0-1500 & Open

Stratified Limited Pairs: 0-20, 0-100 & 0-200

Stratified Premier Teams: 0-3000 & Open

Stratified Teams: 0-500, 0-1000 & 0-1500

Newcomer Teams: 0-50, 0-100 & 0-300

Special Session Notes:

Friday: Single Sessions (Play one or both, if you can)

Saturday: 1:00 PM Session 0-20 Trophy

Play both sessions in Open Pairs for overall awards

Sunday: Don’t forget to fall back to standard time

Newcomers scored Win/Loss, others 20 VP Scale

All Events: $8.00 per person per session

Tournament Chairs: Tania Moalem: (408) 993-0265
Teddi Fiero: (408) 448-2124

Partnerships & Newer Players:

Reikha Nirula (408) 997-2113

Tournament Director: Jay Magid

All Events: $8.00 per person per session

Directions:

North Bay and Peninsula: I-280 to South CASR-87

East Bay: I-880 to South I-280 to South CASR-87

South: US-101 to North I-280 to South CASR-87

Coast: CASR-17 to South I-280 to South CASR-87

Everybody: Exit Curtner Ave and turn right, then immediately left at light onto Canoas Gardens, 1^st right onto Masonic, up the hill to the end!

Sunday 9/19 NAP Qualifier Section Winners

Morning	Gary & Jan Soules A Qing Yang - Peter Sun A/B Kit Humphrey - Henri Farhi B NongYu Li - Jiang Chen C
Afternoon	Gary Soules - Jan Soules A Tania Moalem - Dana Brown B Diane Shannon - Don Rothschild A Gabriella Bowling - Ricardo Jastremski B/C NongYu Li - Jiang Chen C

Sunday 5:20 PM San Jose Bridge Center (SJBC)

9/12	Maxine Lubow - Ray Lubow A Mich Ravera - Phyllis Vierra A Kevin Hagan - Laura Hagan B Manju & Raghu Agarwal C Dick Pitzer - Ellie Hall-Pitzer B
9/26	Judy Travis - Kat Wesolowska A/B Bruce Scott - Mike Stockwell A/B/C Karen Kulander - Happy Fordham C
10/3	John Prior - Erin Gove A Manju Agarwal - Raghu Agarwal A/B/C Mike Stockwell - Bruce Scott B/C
10/10	Gary Ratts - Cathy Stahler A/B Ben & Fia Bosklopper A/B/C Karen Kulander - Happy Fordham C

Monday 11:00 AM SJBC

9/13	David Gambelin - Derek Fiero A/B 65.05% Maxine Lubow - Ray Lubow A/B/C
9/20	Ted Richmond - W Riester Jr A 69.13% Tania Moalem - Dana Brown A Cackalani & Vasanth Krishnamurthi B/C Harriet Rounds - Josephine Cooley B
9/27	Kit Humphrey - Robert Ritz A Ted Richmond - W Riester Jr A Maxine Lubow - Ray Lubow B/C Gigi Spinazze - Ronald Siegrist B
10/4	Maxine Lubow - Ray Lubow A/B/C Ted Richmond - W Riester Jr A Derek Fiero - Teddi Fiero B

Monday 7:30 PM SJBC

9/13	Matt Moore - Dan Rappaport Pat Thomas - Gail Kilbourn
9/20	Jewel Schimke - Bob Shannon Cassandra Leung - Luke Lien
9/27	John Prior - Leon W. Lee 66.54% Dick Pitzer - Ellie Hall-Pitzer
10/4	John Prior - Leon W. Lee

Tuesday 10:30 AM SJBC

9/14	Tania Moalem - Dana Brown A David Gambelin - Gigi Spinazze A/B Sidney Safir - Malcolm Stewart B
9/21	Anne Boboricken - Bonnie Beardsley A Paul Nelson - Josephine Cooley A/B Cassandra Leung - Lee Tsai C Kit Humphrey - Teddi Fiero B
9/28 Teams	Brown, Pearson, Sarsfield, Moalem (4-0)
10/5	Beverly Wright - Jean Power A/B Ronald Siegrist – Lynn Yokel A/B

Tuesday 7:30 PM SJBC

9/14	Richard Jacobs - Hiram Shen A/B Daren Kuo - Jim Liu A/B
9/21	Jim O'Neil - Franklin Lowenthal A George Pledger - Shirley Foreman A/B John Oswalt - Cindy Gilbert B
9/28	Kit Humphrey - Henri Farhi A Kenneth Yip - Andy Andrews B/C
10/5	Patricia Hannah - Read Kitson A Mike Roney - John Prior A Lee Tsai - Cassandra Leung B/C

Wednesday 11:00 AM SJBC

9/15	Terry Hall - Dolores Halden A Mack Johansen - John Bugna A/B/C Missy Coy - Bill Yetter A Mike Stockwell - Bruce Scott B/C Kai Hsi - Judy Travis B/C
9/22	Jerry Lundquist - Lee Dimmitt A/B Bruce Scott - Mike Stockwell A/B Dolores Clinch - Paul Nelson A Jack Clinch - Sidney Safir B Henne Fredkin - Ruth Weisman C
9/29	Elizabeth Moley - Judi Carollo A 65.42% Bruce Scott - Mike Stockwell A/B/C Dolores Clinch - Barbara Barlow A Victor Rivkin - Malcolm Stewart B/C Pravin Shah - Yen Shen B/C
10/6	Earl Wentworth - George Wuschnig A/B/C Bruce Scott - Mike Stockwell A/B/C Marilyn Payne - Allen Wolman A/B/C

Wednesday 7:00 PM SJBC

9/15	Leila Sink - Will Watson A Ruth Froeberg - John Harley B
9/22	Ruth Froeberg - John Harley A/B Marshall Yancey - Jack Verson A
9/29	Will Watson - Leila Sink A Steve Chen - Daniel Kroll A/B Marolyn Imaoka-Yancey - Kathleen Keener B
10/6	Anne Boboricken - Edward Barlow A Gary Porter - Henri Farhi A/B Michael Fleisher - Melinda Foos C Tania Moalem - Edward Lee B Jack Uppal - Edward Lin C

Wednesday 7:30 PM Oakwood

9/15	Abby Aldecoa - Larry Miller A Helen Mitchell - David Gambelin A Shirley Falk - Mervin Falk B/C Hiram Shen - Chung-Ho Fan B Joseph Chui - Erin Gove C
9/22	Mario Vazquez - Connie Vazquez A/B 65.18% Hiram Shen - Erin Gove A/B Val Abid - Anne Dudman C Matt Moore - Michael Ravera C
9/29	Mario Vazquez - Connie Vazquez A/B 70.02% Dan Turkus - Dan O'Neal A 67.39% Daniel Rappaport - Matt Moore B/C Shirley Falk - Mervin Falk C
10/6	Ted Finlayson - Elaine Elkin A/B Lynn Yokel - Annette Powers A Matt Moore - Daniel Rappaport C Marilyn Campbell - Dan O'Neal B Mervin & Shirley Falk C

Thursday 10:30 AM SJBC

9/16	Frances Dickman - Diane Shannon A Loreta Flynn - Norma Black A/B
9/23	Lynn Yokel - Daniel Kroll A/B Tania Moalem - Prue Saunders A/B
9/30	Don Nemiro - Diane Shannon A Barbara Tiernan - Lynn Yokel A/B Derek Fiero - Teddi Fiero C Jean Bogosian - Barbara Thurnher B/C
10/7	Bill Langlois - W Riester Jr A Tania Moalem - Carole Dietz A/B

Thursday 7:00 PM SJBC

9/16	Richard Jacobs - Ron Baron A Herb Jubin - Matt Moore A/B
9/23	Mich Ravera - Bill Garfield A/B Kai Hsi - Paul Chang A Mike Carney - Mike O'Connor B/C Luke Lien - Cassandra Leung C
9/30	Mike Sullivan - Dan Rappaport A Maxine Lubow - Ray Lubow A Mike O'Connor - Mike Carney B/C Rekha Nirula - Raghu Agarwal B
10/7	Mich Ravera - Bob Reinthaler A/B 65.92% Joel Koransky - Stan Batiste A/B 65.08% Luke Lien - Cassandra Leung C

Friday 11:00 AM SJBC

9/17	Dan Turkus - Megan Sfara Helen Tseng - Jim Tseng
9/24	Leon W. Lee - Karel Wong Jewel Schimke - Sally McLane
10/1	Judith Clark - Keith Burnett Jewel Schimke - Sally McLane
10/8	Sioux Atkinson - John Hornback Julie Joyce - Carol Woodward

Friday 7:00 PM SJBC

9/17	Bob Ward - Nancy Ward A/B 67.40% Jewel Schimke - Bob Shannon A 65.48% Fred Kurzweil - Bill Garfield C Mary Harvel - Randy Rice B/C
9/24	Baker, O'Connell, Webb, Meikle (4-0, 1 close)
10/1	Maria Allo - Joel Koransky A/B 65.87% Mary Harvel - Randy Rice A/B/C
10/8	Mark Peters - Mike Bennett A/B/C 67.95% Maralyn Smith - Fia Bosklopper A/B/C

Saturday 12:45 PM SJBC

9/11	Alexander Tampilang - Ken Rosenfeld
9/18	Jewel Schimke - Joy Burke Mich Ravera - Jo Ann Rogers
9/25	Joan Simpson - Mike Braun Bernard Bertonis - Rita Tingley
10/2	Gabriella Bowling - Alexander Tampilang Doris Oelberg - Consorcia/Ching Ravelo
10/9	Jo Ann Rogers - Alka Mathur 66.67%

Top Ten Games Sept 11-Oct 10

1	70.02%	Mario & Connie Vazquez	9/29 Late
2	69.13%	Ted Richmond - W Riester Jr	9/20 AM
3	67.95%	Mark Peters - Mike Bennett	10/8 Eve
4	67.40%	Bob & Nancy Ward	9/17 Eve
5	67.39%	Dan Turkus - Dan O'Neal	9/29 Late
6	66.67%	Jo Ann Rogers - Alka Mathur	10/9 PM
7	66.54%	John Prior - Leon W. Lee	9/27 Eve
8	65.92%	Mich Ravera - Bob Reinthaler	10/7 Eve
9	65.90%	Nancy & Tom Cadwell	10/8 Eve
10	65.87%	Maria Allo - Joel Koransky	10/1 Eve

Full game results and some hand records are available at http://www.sjbridge.org/cal.php

Lynn Yokel Lessons Begin 11/3

Beginning Bridge Lessons

Wednesday Mornings

Starting November 3

Contact Lynn Yokel

374-4669 * LYOKEL@SPRYNET.COM

Games Around Town by Ray Crist

I am leaving the area permanently for Virginia. I am asking Carol Woodward to take over my games. I have dropped the Wednesday game at Westmont altogether. I will be handing off the Thursday game at Belmont of Sunnyvale and, hopefully, the Tuesday game at Bridgepoint.

Idioter’s Corner

I’ve often said that whether the optimist or pessimist sees the glass as half-empty or half-full depends upon whether he is thirsty or in a drinking contest.

I was reminded of this recently when I was playing south and the player who was playing north commented as he was scoring the first round that the board was a “cold top”. This comment requires even more optimism than I possess.

I was also reminded of how seemingly inconsequential acts may affect others. My partner’s and my ambitions of a return to NAP District Finals were dashed by the fact that two pairs, against whom my partner and I weren’t even playing, didn’t have time to play a board. The factoring (which is mathematically sound, by the way) resulted in a close finish coming up against us. I’ve heard that the Federal Election Commission is trying to hire Will Watson to adjudicate the upcoming presidential election, but that’s probably just an unfounded rumor.

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

Dick Pitzer

Ethics

Bill Langlois

Unit Recorder

Carole Dietz

Forum columnist

Ray Yuenger

Unit Game Coordinator

Rekha Nirula

Tournament Coordinator

Tania Moalem

The Di-Rek'Tor Editor

Michael Angelo Ravera

Education/NAOP

Lynn Yokel

D21 Representative

Jeff Hack

Stu Goodgold

New Player Representative

Mich Ravera

Unit 507 Club Games

Day	Time	Game Type	Photo	Directors	Phone (408)
Sunday	5:20 pm	0-499 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	0-499 Handicapped (Lesson: 7:10 pm)		Al Becker	252-1426
Tuesday	10:30 am	Open Stratified Hand Records Super Chart		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	11:00 am	Two Sections: Open and 0-299 Stratified Hand Records (Lesson 10:30 am)		Rita Tingley / Bernie Bertonis	261-0268
Wednesday	7:30 pm	Open Stratified Hand Records At Oakwood		Bill Traver	379-4490
Wednesday	7:00 pm	Open Stratified Hand Records Super Chart		Jim Hayashi / Anne Boboricken	292-2370 / 379-2805
Thursday	10:30 am	Open Hand Records Super Chart		Jim Hayashi / Anne Boboricken	292-2370 / 379-2805
Tuesday	11:00 am	Open at BridgePointe		Ray Crist	738-1444
Thursday	10:00 am	0-100 at the Belmont Village		Ray Crist	738-1444
Thursday	7:00 pm	0-999 Stratified (Topics: 6:40 pm)	See Sunday	Faye Parsons	378-4719
Friday	11:00 am	0-999 Handicapped (Review: 2:30 pm)	See Monday	Al Becker	252-1426
Friday	7:00 pm	0-200 Stratified (Lesson: 6:30 pm) One “Teacher Lifeline” Hand Records		George Pledger / Carole Dietz	249-2674 / 395-6360
Saturday	12:45 pm	0-2000 Handicapped	See Monday	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, inside the Campbell Community Center except those identified as “in Sunnyvale”, “at Belmont Village”, and “at Oakwood. The Oakwood game is held at the Oakwood Garden Apartments, 700 Saratoga Ave, San Jose. The Belmont Village game is held at Belmont at 1039 E. El Camino Real between Wolfe Rd and Lawrence Expressway. The Evergreen game is held at BridgePointe Retirement center at 4855 San Felipe Rd, San Jose.

All games allow methods and systems permitted by the ACBL General Convention Chart. Those identified as “MidChart” or “Super Chart” also permit methods authorized by those charts with proper disclosure.

Check club postings, visit our web site at http://www.SJBridge.org or call for the exact dates and times of the Special STaC and Special Unit games, and of the 499er Potluck.

Games are often reduced, relaxed, or cancelled during local tournaments.

CONGRATULATIONS

Unit 507 Club Games

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