Midwest Monitor April 2005

MIDWEST MONITOR APRIL 2005

APRIL 2005 JUNE 2005

Charity Game Month 1-August 31 NAP Qualifying except 1-3 Indianapolis Sectional during NABC Indianapolis, IN 3 Worldwide Bridge Contest 8-10 Columbus Sectional 4 Worldwide Bridge Contest Columbus, OH 10-12 Columbus Sectional 11-17 GATLINBURG REGIONAL Columbus, OH Gatlinburg, TN 24-26 Louisville Sectional 25-1 CINCINNATI REGIONAL Louisville, KY Cincinnati, OH 24-26 Kokomo Sectional Kokomo, IN 27-3 District 11 STaC MAY 2005 13-15 Lexington Sectional JULY 2005 Lexington, KY 21-22 Louisville 299er Sectional 8-10 Charleston Sectional Louisville, KY Charleston, WV 15-17 Evansville Sectional Evansville, IN 21-31 NORTH AMERICAN BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS Atlanta, GA 26-6 ABA SUMMER NATIONALS St. Louis, MO

AUGUST 2005

5-7 South Bend Sectional South Bend, IN 9-14 DAYTON-COLUMBUS REGIONAL Dayton, OH 19-21 Middletown Sectional Middleton, OH 26-28 Terre Haute Sectional Terre Haute, IN

SEPTEMBER 2005

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PAID 9-11 Pine Mountain Sectional Pineville, KY 14 ACBL-Wide Instant Matchpoint Game 12-18 FT. WAYNE REGIONAL Ft. Wayne, IN 16-18 Madisonville Sectional Madisonville, KY CENTRAL OHIO NEWS Mark Bullimore, Reporting MINI-McKENNEY WINNERS than five master points, can play for free! Look Congratulations to the COBA 2004 Mini- for the advertisement in the May Bridge Bulletin, McKenney winners. All of these individuals on the ACBL website, and at your club. were honored at the COBA annual awards dinner COBA Winter Sectional on April 3. Thanks to everyone who attended the Winter Rookie of the Year: Sylvia Noe. Junior Master Sectional at the Haimerl Center, October 22-24, of the Year: William Zielenbach. Club Master 2004. Special thanks to John Fleeman and Dave of the Year: Tom Lammers. Sectional Master Maul for all their hard work on hospitality. Here of the Year: Lee Caryer. Regional Master of the are the winners: Year: Richard Higgins. NABC Master of the Friday Afternoon Open Pairs: A: G. Shade Year: Barry Slattery. Life Master of the Year: - Kenneth Eichenbaum B: Brenda and Jack Me Mary Skavaril. Bronze Life Master of the Year: halko C: Harry Wickstrom - James Caldwell. Norma Nickoloff. Silver Life Master of the Year: Friday Afternoon Future Master Pairs: D: Michael Pierce. Gold Life Master of the Year: Nancy Moore - Linda Rice E: Joanne Toth - Sha- Larry Paisley. Diamond Life Master of the Year: ron Maul F: Carlos Dupler - Esther Franklin. Jim Reiman. Friday Evening Open Pairs: A: Walter John SECTIONALS IN APRIL and JUNE son - Douglas Simson B/C: Marsha Reall - Tom Need some silver? Then come to the COBA Fletcher. Spring Sectional on April 8-10, 2005, at the Friday Evening Future Master Pairs: D: Haimerl Center, 1421 Morse Road, Columbus. Thomas Hickey - Christiane Edmondson E: Details are available in the last issue of the Mid- Joan Hildebrand - Carol Long F: Kathleen and west Monitor, on the COBA and ACBL websites, Harold Elliott F: Cheryl Parsons - Marilyn and at all COBA bridge clubs. Come along and Whiteleather. experience this fabulous playing site and our Saturday Morning Open Pairs: A: Patrick great unit hospitality. Clark - Mark Bullimore B/C: Harry Wickstrom Need more silver? Then come to the COBA - James Caldwell. Summer Sectional on June 10-12, 2005, also Saturday Afternoon Open Pairs: A: Shan Au at the Haimerl Center, Columbus. Details are - Walter Johnson B: Joan Phillips - Billie Mattis available in this issue of the Midwest Monitor C: Patricia Hoffman - Joyce Dennis. and on the web. Saturday Afternoon Future Master Pairs: D: GO FOR THE GOLD AT THE Sharon and David Maul. FLYING BUCKEYE REGIONAL Saturday Evening Stratified Open Pairs: A: COBA is again co-sponsoring the Flying Jim Bachelder - Tom Justl B: William Henneke Buckeye Regional, August 9-14, 2005, at the - Barbara Bates C: Sherry McArdle - Gene Hope Conference Center in Fairborn. This is a Owen. great venue for a bridge tournament. It has an at- Saturday Handicapped KO Teams: A: G. tached hotel with plenty of free parking. It is a one Shade, Kenneth Eichenbaum, Ellen Royer, Sud hour drive from Columbus. Future Master (non- heer Pimputkar B: Kanti Chavada, Ted Doron, life master) players have many events to choose Michael Doron, Suman Agarwal. from including the daily stratified events just for Sunday Swiss Teams: A: Don and Kathleen them, bracketed knockouts where you will be Sulgrove, Kenneth and Laurie Kranyak B: John playing against other Future Masters, and single Kepple, Roger Walton, Thomas Adams, Patricia session events. What’s more, players with less Pua C: William Harmon, Jr., S. Wen, Wen-Jia Chen, Denver Queen D: Suman Agarwal, Kanti MIAMI VALLEY BRIDGE ASSOCIATION Terry Parker, Reporting The Dayton winter sectional was fun and lots Grismer - Patrick Moran. B: Fred Vescio - Kay of masterpoints were won. The winners were: Wortman. C: Donna Gisondi - Lois Walker. Friday Afternoon Open Pairs: A: Tom Miller Saturday Afternoon 299er Pairs: D and E: - Scott Gates. B and C: Caroline Kinlaw - Norma Alma Malas - Mary Hershey. F: John Hoffman Smith. - Norma Lutes. Friday Afternoon 299er Pairs: D and E: Saturday Evening Open Pairs: A: Marshall Stewart Devilbiss - John Heath. F: Jayant Sudame Tuly - Craig Satersmoen. B: Kay Wortman - Fred - Hema Balwall. Vescio. C: Daniel and Mary Legner. Friday Evening Stratified Open: A: Larry Handicap KO Teams, Bracket A: Joyce Den- Klein - Norman Coombs. B: Matthew Bone nis, Patricia Hoffman, Tom and Vonsetta Bush. - Shirley Lee. C: Gene Stoudinger - Robert Bracket B: Gayle McCann, Jerome Siemer, Rick Bickley. O’Conner, Peggy Simpson. Saturday Afternoon Open Pairs: A: Beth Sunday Flight A/X Swiss Teams: A: Larry COLUMBUS SUMMER SECTIONAL June 10-12, 2005

Haimerl Center, 1421 Morse Rd, Columbus, Ohio Exit 116 on I-71 (Morse Rd), East on Morse for 1/2 mile. GREAT HOSPITALITY: Free coffee, sodas, and snacks Friday, June 10 1:30 PM Open Pairs (A: 1500+, B: 750-1500, C: 0-750) Future Masters Pairs (D: 200-300, E: 100-200, F: 0-100) 7:30 PM Open Pairs (A: 1500+, B: 750-1500, C: 0-750) Future Masters Pairs (D: 100-300, E: 50-100, F: 0-50) Saturday, June 11 9:00 AM Bracketed Handicap KOs (continues at 1:30 PM, and 7:30 PM) Half-Price Pairs: only $4 (A: 1500+, B: 750-1500, C: 0-750) 1:00 PM COBA Annual General Membership meeting: All welcome 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM (Single session entries accepted) Two-Session Open Pairs (A: 1500+, B: 750-1500, C: 0-750) Future Masters Pairs (D: 100-300, E: 50-100, F: 0-50) 5:00 PM The First Annual COBA Cookout: All welcome Enjoy a free picnic dinner courtesy of COBA Sunday, June 12 12:00 Noon Bracketed Swiss Teams (play through) Teams seeded into brackets of 7 based on a team’s average masterpoints

NON SMOKING TOURNAMENT Tournament Chair: Mark Bullimore 614-486-4924 or [email protected] Partnerships: John Beach 614-451-2884 or [email protected] Klein, Norman Coombs, Bruce Parent, Frederic The Mini-McKenney Standings for 2004 are Pollack, Michael Pierce. Flight X: 1. Cliff Pleat as follows: Rookie of the Year: 1. John Heath man, James Meyers, Lee and Paul Pschesang. 2. C. Tom Kerns 3. Joan Reeves. Junior Master Sunday Flight B/C/D Swiss Teams: B and C: of the Year: 1. Claude Heitzman 2. Dr. Robert Arthur Beach, Michael Doron, Ted Doran, Suman Lutz 3. Ann Levy. Club Master of the Year: Agarwall. D: Bhaskar Samant, Bharati Samant, 1. Dr. Stewart Devilbiss 2. Sandra Brading 3. Robert Lutz, Robert Hunkeler. Linda Puthoff. Sectional Master of the Year: 1. The top three masterpoints winners for the Charles Patterson 2. Sue Walker 3. Bruce Walker. tournament were 1/2. Robert Sulgrove and Regional Master of the Year: 1. Tom Bush 2. Von Richard Rudolph 3. Norman Coombs. Congratu- setta Bush 3. Ernest Dalton. NABC Master of the lations to all the winners! Year: 1. Marilyn O’Conner 2. Wayne O’Conner 3. The Unit 136 Ace of Clubs standings for 2004 Janet Dixon. Life Master of the Year: 1. Patricia are as follows: Rookie of the Year: 1. John Heath Hoffman 2. Joyce Dennis 3. Jean Walsh. Bronze 2. C. Tom Kerns 3. Joan Reeves. Junior Master Life Master of the Year: 1. Paul Hern 2. Barbara of the Year: 1. Ann Levy 2. Claude Heitzman Peltier 3. Richard Stamper. Silver Life Master of 3. Dr. Robert Lutz. Club Master of the Year: 1. the Year: 1. Merle Gaaskjolen 2. Joan Gaaskjolen Thomas Kaple 2. Sandra Brading 3. Marlene 3. Kenneth Rexford. Gold Life Master of the Sigler. Sectional Master of the Year: 1. Ellen Year: 1. Vickie Sebastian 2. R. Wayne Penrod 3. Jellison 2. Rosalie Carter 3. Rosemarie Sizemore. Craig Satersmoen. Diamond Life Master of the Regional Master of the Year: 1. Richard Ober 2. Year: 1. Robert Sulgrove 2. Russell Shoup 3. Carroll Harris 3. Tom Bush. NABC Master of the Bobbi Johnson. Grand Life Master of the Year: Year: 1. Jeffery Abrams 2. Rosalyn Abrams 3. 1. Marc Low. William Williamson. Life Master of the Year: 1. Again, congratulations to all the winners for James Malas 2. Patricia Hoffman 3. Joyce Den- their hard work! nis. Bronze Life Master of the Year: 1. Barbara On a sadder note, several of our members lost Peltier 2. Ankara Utrup 3. Diane Rinaldi. Silver loved ones since the last Monitor. Bobbi Johnson Life Master of the Year: 1. Jane Barrett 2. Paul lost her mother, Barbara Nixon lost her father, Wayne English 3. Joseph Weinreich. Gold Life and Jo Foster recently lost her husband. We also Master of the Year: 1. Patrick Moran 2. R. Wayne lost a good bridge player Gary Wright in a freak Penrod 3. Vickie Sebastian. Diamond Life Master accident. Our condolences and our prayers go of the Year: 1. Bobbi Johnson 2. Robert Sulgrove out to our friends for these losses. 3. Russell Shoup. Grand Life Master of the Year: Please remember the joint Columbus/Dayton 1. Marc Low.

CINCINNATI NEWS Jodie Kieffer, Reporting January 31 thru February 6 found Cincinnati soon. The kickoff game for this popular summer participating in the District 11 Sectional Tourna- program will be in May. Each mentor obligates ment at Club that was hosted by Dayton. The to play with a mentee four times (at each pairs table count was a bit disappointing this time, convenience) throughout the summer. There is the night games especially finding not nearly a kickoff game in May and a wrap up game in as many tables. Christine and Gene Owens won September. Kay Mulford creates a special strata the most masterpoints for the week, with Amit for these pairs on Monday nights, so it is a good Ratun second. Hope everyone won a lot of silver option if you are looking for a good time to play points! with your mentee. It’s a nice way to meet new Carol Greve has taken over directing of the people and share your knowledge. Wednesday night game. She has just recently If there is anything you’d like to see published passed the director’s test, and is a welcome in this column, please contact me via email at contributor to our directing staff (and a newly [email protected] or 859-442-0904. elected board member as well!). Come out and support her effort! Betty Mattison Nancy Sachs holds a team game the last Midwest Monitor Tuesday of every month at 11 a.m. She also has 8127 Lake Avenue a non life master game at 11 a.m. on the third and fifth Fridays of the month. There is a mini lecture Louisville, KY 40222 about 15 minutes prior to game time. Phone: (502) 339-0361 There are lectures every Tuesday night at 6:40 E-mail address: [email protected] p.m. for the non life master crowd, just prior to Deadline for July, 2005, issue: the Tuesday night novice game. May 28, 2005 Look for the mentoring program to start — WRESTLING BORED-A-MATCH — Bradley Bartol, Reporting From the time I was first approached about sonally received from members of the unit about writing this column, I have wrestled with exactly my work here thus far, there would be no question what it was I should be accomplishing here. Of about my future course. I have been honored to course I must admit to being biased in the matter. have had literally dozens of compliments on I am a creative writer, not a reporter, and therefore my first column. Though it is obviously another not nearly as suited to the relating of facts and attribute of human nature — albeit something figures as I am to simply manufacturing my own. of an infuriating and largely unproductive one Still, it says right at the top of this page, “Report- — that those who are happy with someone’s ing.” It is something of a conundrum. (Though performance tend to discuss it with them directly, the implication of reversed emphasis on those while those who are unhappy tend to discuss it three words isn’t lost on me either.) with others. And, as I intimated earlier, discuss It has also come to my attention that others it they have. have also seen fit to “wrestle” with what it is I I leave it now to you, members of the Central should be doing inside this space — before I re- Indiana Bridge Association — the rightful owners ally got a chance to work it out myself, practically of this space — where it is I should go from here. before the ink was dry on my first column, and, of To that end I have set up a special e-mail address course, completely without my input. Go figure. to receive your input. Please contact me at mid- Of course I could be jumping to conclusions [email protected] with your thoughts about all that. Perhaps I was simply unavailable on the subject of what you would like to see in to join in the discussion. And it may well be that future columns. Though I am unlikely to respond such a discussion is warranted. Though it does to each personally, every communication will be seem somewhat elementary that my presence an invaluable part of my decision regarding the might be useful. Certainly there must be some direction for this column. reason I was asked to perform this task in the first I thank you in advance for your opinions. place — other than the fact that I was unable to In closing, let me offer my sincere congratu- think of an excuse quickly enough. lations to all winners in the recent Indianapolis Traditionally it has been the purview of this regional and sectional tournaments — most espe- particular little missive mainly to list winners in cially those in the non life master games. Kudos various tournaments and special games, master also to all of you who were so successful during point milestones, and the unfortunate loss of our the February STaCs. As always, we have had members — each of whom, of course, are sorely many players whose hard work and dedication missed. And while the importance of these events have recently brought them the success of attain- is beyond discussion, each of them is reported in ing yet another masterpoint milestone, among our other venues, generally in a far more timely them Sandro Franchi’s well-deserved entrance fashion than they ever could be here. So it was into the ranks of the Life Master. And I would be my hope to accomplish something slightly dif- remiss if I failed to add my heartfelt appreciation ferent in this column —to strike out in a new and congratulations to the chorus of admiration direction. Of course bridge players are human, and gratitude for Bill Witt, our long-term friend and humans, undeniably, are largely resistant to and newly-retired Indianapolis director who has change, so it naturally follows that my attempt given so much of himself to us and the game of to chart a new course, as it were, has not exactly bridge. Thank you, Bill. been met with cheering in the streets, at least not Finally, just because I can, though it will be in all quarters. quite a bit belated by the time this is printed, I So, what to do? want to say, “Happy Birthday, Mom.” Were I simply to rely on the input I have per-

ACBL / ABA Annease Comer, Reporting The day for the ACBL/ABA Nationwide ELIGIBILITY POINTS REMINDER: Gen- Unity game has been rescheduled for Saturday, erally, when an ABA registers to play in an ACBL June 25, 2006. game (club or tournament) ABA points should be ABA Summer Nationals: St. Louis, MO, July divided in half and ACBL points added. When an 26-August 6. ABA/ACBL day is Friday, July 29. ACBL player registers to play in an ABA game ACBL plans to provide refreshments (probably ACBL points should be multiplied by two and ice cream) following the evening session. ABA points added. The player should then regis- Plan to support the combined games!!! ter to play in whichever strata points dictate.

N.W. KENTUCKY & S. INDIANA NEWS Toni Kimmel, Reporting Unit 193 is alive with bridge. Thanks to Mar- game had a Club Championship, winners were vin Lawson for his long time excellent service in Joan Chambon, Bob Lechner, Ray Anderson, keeping the members informed about our unit. and Lon Bell. Elections were held at the membership meeting The Owensboro DBC had a large turnout in November at the Jasper Charity Sectional with for their Sweetheart Swiss Sectional in Febru- the largest turn out of voters in recent memory. ary. Saturday winners were: A: Donald Florida, Newly elected officers are; President Ray An- Joanna Hebermehl, Annette Clark, Milt Van derson, Vice President Chris Kimmel, Treasurer Reed; B: S. and Chella Periyanayagam; Robert Lon Bell, and Secretary LeRoy Breimeier. Con- and Lou Tapp; C: Patricia and Ray Andersen, gratulations and good luck. Richard and Linda Edds. Sunday winners were: Now for some local news! Marjorie Brownlee A: Donald Florida, Joanna Hebermehl, Annette of the Greenville club reported that they quit hav- Clark, Milt Van Reed; B: Richard Brummer, ing duplicate games due to attendance. There are Ronald Diehl, Richard Logsdon, William Cun- new players playing socially. She hopes to have diff; C: Terrell and Sondra Holt, and Atha and duplicate games in the future. Walt Dickenson. The Hopkinsville DBC had a Christmas Party The Evansville DBC Monday game had two with players enjoying great food and great bridge. Charity Club Championships, winners A and Winners were N/S, Malcom Tuggle and Richard B: Phillip Fisher - James Bleving C: Dorothy Cornett; E/W, Sharon Smith and Peggy Jones. Parsons - Janet Wempe on January 3; winners Club Championship, January 31; Shirley Haile January 10, A and B: Tinmothy Rea - John Heu- and Peggy Jones. February 21, Junior Fund game, mann C: Dorothy Parsons - Janet Wempe. The Charlotte Allen and Elbert Moore were first in A. Wednesday club had a membership game that Congratulations to Elbert Moore for placing 75th ended in a tie for A and B, Hazel Zengler and in the national masterpoint race. Steve Early tied with Pam McGinn and Susan The Jasper DBC is one of our most active Overbeck C: James Kiely and Mary Campbell. groups in getting new members into their Monday Evansville Thursday game had a Club Champi- and Wednesday games and as ACBL members. onship Swiss team December 30 A: Joe Oxley, They have a beginner’s side game with their Sallie Wade, Billie Floyd, Phyllis Beumer B: Cal open games and hope to get more people playing Wade, Jack Davis, Chris Huus, Marshall Miller. especially after the snowbirds are back. Evansville participated in the January 29 Inter- The Henderson DBC held an ACBL Charity national Fund Game. Winners were A: Joanne on Wednesday, January 19, with Susie Hill and Wright - Dave Kahane B: Lon and Jeanne Bell C: John Fullenwider first in A, and Lucy Newman Ray and Pat Anderson. The club also participated and Janet Hendon, first in B. January 27 Club in the January 31 STaC game. Dave Kahane and Championship: A: Bonnie Lawson - Richard Joanne Wright won A, Doreen Stockwell and Cornett, B: Pat Edwards - Debbie Gregory. Feb- Mary Lou Tonnemacher won B, and Cal Wade ruary 2, Junior Fund Game, A and B: Lon Bell and Chris Huus won C. - Marvin Lawson, C: Joseph Hendon - Marshall The Madisonville DBC implemented a Swiss Miller. February 9, Junior Fund Game, A and team event for Sundays. January 30 winners were B: Patricia Gibson - Lon Bell. February 16, Ju- Bernice Cornette, Paul Merrell, Richard Cornett, nior Fund Game, Debbie Gregory and Richard Julie Waggener, Kay Wedding, and David Smith Cornett first overall. In the Audubon DBC on field. Charlotte and Charlene Williams, Joyce Friday, January 21 ACBL Charity: A: Bill Sul- Rice, and Recee Murphy were first in B. February livan - Claude Williams B: Lois Gibson - B. B. 22 winners: A: N/S, Marvin Lawson - Claude Curry. February 4, Junior Fund Game, A: Joanne Williams; B: Joan Morse - Jackie Oestreicher: Wright - Dave Kahane, B: Betty Davis - Tim Rea E/W, Joy Sisk and Dorothy Moore. C: Mary Martha Curry - Lois Gibson. The 2004 Mini-McKenney race winners are Vincennes Wednesday DBC participated in from Rookie to Diamond Life Master: Jack Da- the February 2 STaC game. Winners were: 1. vis, Larry Higdon, Elizabeth Becker, Dr. Deborah Randy Smith - Bob Lechner 2. Bill Meler - Judy Gregory, Marshall Miller, Chris Huus, Philip Donahue 3. Bob Bartlow - LeRoy Breimeier. In Fassett, Dorothy Moore, Elbert Moore, Dr. Sara the overalls, Randy and Bob placed fourth in A, Parks, and John Groben. second in B, and first in C in the district. Bill The 2004 Ace of Club race winners are from and Judy placed sixth in A, and fourth in B in Rookie to Diamond Life Master: Jack Davis, the district. Vincennes Friday DBC had a special Dorothy Parsons, Janet Wempe, Robert Lechner, game on February 11. Maurice and Anne Nugent Randy Smith, Sandra Altheide, Rebecca Walker, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with Donna Fullenwider, John Fullenwider, Bonnie a reception provided by their children. N/S: A: Lawson, and John Groben. Cindy Allega - Dr. Bruce Nugent. B: J. Hoffman Unit 193 would like to extend a warm wel- - Joan Chambon, E/W: Nancy Cunningham come to our newest ACBL members Jerlene - Randy Smith. February 20 Vincennes Sunday Peach, Roxy Bass, and Sheila Corbett. May their names regularly appear in this space. ♦ Fun ♦ Friendly ♦ Affordable Evansvile Duplicate Bridge Club Silver Sectional Tournament July 15-17, 2005, Executive Inn 199er Trophies + Silver Awards + Door Prizes Hospitality on Game Floor on Friday & Saturday Full Executive Inn Buffet Included in Event Fee on Sunday Friday Stratified 199er (0-50, 50-100, 100-200)...... 1:30 p.m. Stratified Open Pairs (0-NLM/500, 500-1200 & 1200+)...... 1:30 p.m. Stratified 199er (0-50, 50-100, 100-200)...... 7:00 p.m. Stratified Open Pairs (0-NLM/500, 500-1200 & 1200+)...... 7:00 p.m. Ice cream social immediately following evening sessions Saturday Stratified Knockouts (Start)...... 9:00 a.m. EAT & TEACH: Free Pizza & salad luncheon in playing area at Noon Followed by a lesson from an outstanding player Stratified Knockouts (Continuing)...... 1:30 p.m. Stratified 199er (0-50, 50-100, 100-200)...... 1:30 p.m. Stratified Open Pairs (0-NLM/500, 500-1200 & 1200+)...... 1:30 p.m. Stratified Knockouts (Completion)...... 7:00 p.m. Stratified 199er (0-50, 50-100, 100-200)...... 7:00 p.m. Stratified Open Pairs (0-NLM/500, 500-1200 & 1200+)...... 7:00 p.m. Sunday – 7 boards x 7 rounds Stratified 199er Swiss Teams (0-50, 50-100, 100-200)...... 10:00 a.m. Stratified Swiss Teams (Victory Points)...... 10:00 a.m. Full sit-down Executive Inn Luncheon Buffet included with each Entry Fee No smoking allowed in the playing area. Frequent hospitality breaks. For further information, contact either Tournament Co-Chairmen: Co-chairs: Ray Andersen, 812-853-0881, [email protected] Sandra Altheide, 812-471-8709, [email protected] Partners: Kay Fuchs, 812 473-1625, [email protected] Jim or Marian Major, (812) 401-6350, [email protected] Hotel Reservations: 812-424-8000 or 877-424-0888 (toll free) You must say “Bridge Tournament” for rate of $69 Double Occupancy Take Highway 41, exit west on Walnut and go to 6th Street Hotel on right; FREE parking garage on left.

Jimmy Comes to Town BLUEGRASS BRIDGE Harry Gordon, Reporting Winning the two session open pairs on Satur- Ambach, Gary Peterson, Marsha Kyle. B: Joe day in January’s Lexington Sectional, was Jimmy and Phyllis Murray, Kurt Brescoll, Janet Adams. Blackwell. He recently arrived in the Bluegrass C: Cindy Tretter, Michiko Natsume, Courtney from Columbia, South Carolina. Amassing more Thurman, Rick O’Connor. than 3300 masterpoints, Jimmy has some fifteen Members of our unit won regional titles on regional titles to his credit. Now retired, he was islands in two different oceans within a month: a parts manager for several Ford dealerships in Paul and Debbie East won a flight B open in North and South Carolina. He is proud of his wife Hawaii in the first week of January. and three sons, which include a set of twenty-five Frances Barr then won a compact knockout in year old twins. Bermuda about two weeks later. Frances said that, Jimmy’s partner was Nancy Gordon, who was if this hand had not occurred, they would have winning the Lexington open with her third differ- made the finals of the bracketed knockout. Sitting ent partner. Complete results to follow: with stiff jack, ten hearts to the queen-jack, stiff Friday Afternoon Open Pairs: A: Betty Raney ace and the other black jack, the bidding went - Joline Osborn. B: Raney - Osborn. C: Bennie one spade to her left, pass, three spades forcing Shields - Clara Marcum. to her right. Over her four heart call she heard Friday Afternoon 199er Pairs: A, B, and C: four spades and over five hearts, they went to Gayle and John Holmes. five spades which made. At the other table her Friday Evening Open Pairs: A: Susan Bullard opponent holding this hand was greeted by an - Harry Gordon. B: Betty Raney - Joline Osborn. opening two spade call by Frances’ teammate C: Mary and Donald Feltman. to HER RIGHT, a bid OUT OF TURN, thus Friday Evening 199er Pairs: D: Irene Barker barring his partner and allowing the ten heart and Aurelia Huffman tied with Rick O’Connor hand to buy it for four hearts, making. Could and Cindy Tretter. E: William and Jane Cole- the Bermuda Triangle have had anything to do man. with this result???? Saturday Open Pairs: A: Nancy Gordon Closer to home, Sue Bullard has made Gold - James Blackwell. B: Gerald Vanderhoef - Ali Life Master on the strength of a win on Friday Vaezy. C: Paul Hightower - Michael Rieser. night in the sectional and a win during STaC Saturday Afternoon 199er Pairs: D: Vangie week. Perhaps the biggest win during STaC week Smith - Cheryl Klein. E and F: David and Sha- was a 71% game by Sheila Bello and Reva Brehm ron Maul. winning thirteen points on Thursday afternoon. Saturday Evening 199er Pairs: D and E: In the local club masterpoint race in Janu- Susan and Scott Cox. ary, Ray Linck jumped out to an early lead of Knockouts, Bracket A: Paul Heller, Jamie less than a point over none other than his wife Schloss, Robert Stackhouse, Larry Lowell. Kathy. Andy Anderson, Alberta Feltman, and Bracket B: Ray and Kathleen Linck, Walt and Nancy Gordon, and Carole Fox ( tied for fifth) Atha Dickenson. Bracket C: Daniel Hance, completed the top five. Anthony Brockman, Betty Bradburg, Mary Keep winning!!!! The column is much easier Zurborg. to write. Sunday Swiss Teams, A: Jack and Cheryl

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May 13-15, 2005 FRIDAY Stratified Open Pairs - 2 Single Session...... 1:00 and 7:00 P.M. 199er Pairs*...... 1:00 and 7:00 P.M.

SATURDAY Bracketed Knockouts...... 9:00 A.M., 1:00 and 7:00 P.M. Stratified Open Pairs - Two Sessions...... 1:00 and 7:00 P.M. Single Session Participation Available 199er Pairs*...... 1:00 and 7:00 P.M.

SUNDAY Stratified Swiss - Two Sessions...... 10:00 A.M. Buffet Lunch included in Sunday Swiss Team fee *As attendance warrants Refreshments After 1:00 P.M. Session Saturday

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NORTHERN INDIANA — UNIT 154 Jim Pelletier, Reporting Here are some interesting facts about Unit 154 and our bridge players. Currently there are about 636 active members in Unit 154. They have earned a total of 334,761 masterpoints. In the year 2004 our unit players earned 21,563 masterpoints. The following is a list of the unit’s top 100 masterpoints along with their 2004 masterpoints. Name City Total 2004 Name City Total 2004 1. Bob Carteaux Ft.Wayne 8663 087 51. Sara Marcus South Bend 582 53 2. Dan Duncan Mishawaka 7766 206 52. Marian Eggebrecht South Bend 535 57 3. Dave Fred Granger 73 53. James Pelletier Ft. Wayne 518 0 4. John Aumiller Ft. Wayne 6834 386 54. Maxine Kingsbury Ft. Wayne 506 0 5. David Bish Leo 5106 233 55. Paul Yocum Valparaiso 490 0 6. James Davis Kokomo 5089 62 56. Rosemary Payne Goshen 48 27 7. Wesley Adamczyk Deerfield 5078 0 57. J. Yocum Hobart 468 55 8. Richard Ellis, Jr. Kokomo 4177 217 58. Chris Grande Mishawaka 423 30 9. John Chmielowiec Michigan City 3936 259 59. Charles Feustel Ft. Wayne 378 52 0. Frank Yoder III Goshen 3920 61 60. Lloyd Johnson Elkhart 368 5 . Irene Singleton South Bend 353 234 61. Mary Helen Myers Huntington 364 0 2. Howard Schmid Merrillville 3428 73 62. B. Seitz New Haven 36 24 3. Carol Mahoney Kokomo 3307 57 63. Michael Clegg Ft. Wayne 345 93 4. Rony Adelsman South Bend 322 4 64. Marilyn Crank Kokomo 330 36 5. W. Botzum Notre Dame 3164 0 65. Doris Eley Merrillville 32 26 6. Karl Austin Burlington 3119 0 66. Patricia Love Ft. Wayne 318 8 7. Eleanoir Munson Ft. Wayne 297 9 67. Opal Jost South Bend 313 99 8. Rosemary Zonker Elkhart 2769 99 68. Bonnie Carter Kokomo 306 36 9. James Feinstein South Bend 2756 350 69. Jess Voirol Ft. Wayne 292 9 20. Massoud Banan Kokomo 2726 87 70. Norman Stephan Ft. Wayne 29 51 21. Marie Goldner South Bend 2578 01 71. Norman Szewczyk Lansing 274 31 22. Joseph Chin Highland 2572 324 72. Rose Ferguson Ft. Wayne 267 73 23. Al Fenton Plymouth 252 49 73. William Searcy Elkhart 26 24. Grace Grant Munster 2469 0 74. Paul Scherer Mishawaka 253 36 25. Richard Sullivan Decatur 2433 214 75. June Glazer Elkhart 248 64 26. Jack Spring Ft. Wayne 2368 24 76. Daniel Simon South Bend 230 230 27. Joseph Shull New Haven 2346 42 77. Joan Smith Ft. Wayne 227 82 28. Charles Clarke South Bend 2265 35 78. Eleanor Martin Ft. Wayne 224 46 29. Lil Roland South Bend 2115 6 79. Donna Simon South Bend 2 230 30. James O’Connell Valparaiso 2069 99 80. Donald Ferguson Ft. Wayne 95 90 31. Carol Garab Ft. Wayne 2067 53 81. Fred Carnes Kokomo 70 33 32. Byron Parshall Misawaka 206 39 82. Steven Watson Munster 56 83 33. Barbara Graegin Dyer 2058 54 83. David McNitt Elkhart 53 63 34. Teen Robertson Mishawaka 97 46 84. Anne Rosen Ft. Wayne 47 53 35. Elaine Delaney South Bend 926 44 85. Catherine Mason Portage 24 45 36. Charlotte Davis Kokomo 92 52 86. Mary Lou Clegg Ft. Wayne 20 79 37. Virginia Stipp South Bend 9 92 87. J. Joseph McGuan Munster 3 87 38. Frances Haughey Gary 1846 27 88. Paul Graegin Dyer 1106 50 39. Marilyn Weisbach Roanoke 845 73 89. Daniel Spain Lake Station 06 53 40. M. Knepper Palmetto 798 67 90. Deborah Yocum Valparaiso 02 20 41. Kurt Mundinger Ft. Wayne 788 0 91. K. Koorsen Ft. Wayne 0 98 42. Albert Guilford Angola 773 44 92. Richard Willis Ft. Wayne 096 0 43. Sally Chapleau- Ft. Pierce 93. Bob Hawley Peru 1072 77 Russo 1 725 215 94. Leroy Boser Elkhart 069 83 44. Robert Barbieri Ft. Wayne 716 3 95. Matthew Fultz Ft. Wayne 069 32 45. Helen Kavanaugh Ft. Wayne 7 50 96. Peter Avergun Hammond 069 25 46. Dorothy Ferguson Marion 676 34 97. James Angell Munster 053 99 47. James Harris South Bend 644 40 98. Bud Hinckley South Bend 023 56 48. Essi Katz Mishawaka 625 8 99. Lois Ganser Mishawaka 022 44 49. Callix Miller Granger 613 41 100. Carol Osgerby Highland 020 5 50. Charles Hubachek Schererville 602 0

CINCINNATI REGIONAL April 25 - May 1, 2005 See January Midwest Monitor

10 Kokomo Sectional June 24, 25, & 26, 2005 Johanning Civic Center - on US 31 1500 N. Reed Rd. (Eastern Standard Time!)

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Intermediate/Novices Partners Guaranteed for all 0-200 MP and under events if requested at least 1 hour FRIDAY, JUNE 24 before game time. Stratified Open Pairs Single Sessions 1:00 PM 7:00 PM *Limited (199/99/49/ 0-20 & 0-5 MP’s) Pairs Tournament Chairman Max Single Sessions Banan 1:00 PM 7:00 PM (765) 864-9654 Partnerships Dorothy Harrell (765) 457-7709 SATURDAY, JUNE 25

Bracketed Knockout Teams (Random Draw) 9:00 AM 1:00 PM 7:00 PM The ACBL Zero Tolerance Stratified Open Pairs policy for bad behavior will Single Sessions be in effect. 9:00 AM 1:00 PM 7:00 PM *Limited (199/99/49/ 0-20 & 0-5 MP’s) Pairs Single Sessions 1:00 PM 7:00 PM SMOKING POLICY: This is a NON-SMOKING tournament with frequent breaks. SUNDAY, JUNE 26

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Stratified Open Pairs: Fairfield Inn US 31 at Lincoln Rd. A = 1250+, B = 500-1250, C = 0-500 (765) 453-8822 *Stratification possible

APPALACHIAN UNIT 227 Bessie Haley, Reporting Congratulations to Dorothy “Dee” Hull on be- Blankenship, Marshall Hawkins, Tommy Laish coming Charleston’s newest Silver Life Master at ley, and George Pope. They won 500 dollars to the Gatlinburg tournament last April. Dee travels held finance their trip to Atlanta in July 2005 for to many tournaments all over the world. further competition. The Kanawha Valley Bridge Assn. (KVBA) Unit 227 Mini-McKenney standings as of held their annual Christmas dinner on December March 1, 2005, are: 2 at the church home of Nancy and Arthur Alt- Rookie of the Year: Charles S. Dunn and Tim man. The elaborate buffet, from fancy desserts to Agarwal. Junior Master of the Year: Ellen Mohler hors d’oeuvres, was prepared mostly by Nancy and Robert Tweel. Club Master of the Year: Bar- and enjoyed by all. Again we give thanks to this bara Clark and Jeanette Baker. Sectional Master couple for their untiring efforts in helping our of the Year: Arlene Meadows and Stan Fletcher. clubs. The following were appointed to the board: Regional Master of the Year: Dr. Robert Single- John Mairs, Jim Sorrent, Gary Baker, Dee Hull, ton and Joline Osborn. NABC Master of the Year: Betty Beulike, Sue Hundley, Byron Hill, and E. Lewis and F. Lyle Sattes. Life Master of the Janet Catsonic. A bridge game followed. Year: Carroll Givens and John Mairs. Bronze The Easy Aces Bridge Club held their holiday Life Master of the Year: Mary Boyd and Dorothy luncheon at Wellington’s. The sumptous buffet Hull. Silver Life Master of the Year: Byron Hill luncheon was highlighted by wines provided and James Sorrent. Gold Life Master of the Year: by our wine steward, Ed Lewis. A bridge game Bess Haley and Kathy Fox. followed lunch. Results of special games held: In attendance at the Mid-Atlantic New Year’s Annual Meeting Club Championship, regional in Charleston, SC, were Mr. and Mrs. December 3: 1. Mike Lewis - Charles Jones 2. Thomas Boyd. Tom came in third in flight B, Bud Cool - David Hutton. Membership game, NLM pair game with a pickup partner, Richard December 21: 1. Gary and Jeanette Baker 2. Tokaiz, from Virginia. Good work Tom! Mary Lyle and Elizabeth Sattes. Club Championship, Boyd was third in a couple of pair games. Also, January 18: 1. Kathy D’Antoni - Jim Sorrent 2. in attendance, was that dynamic father-son duo, Bernie Wehrle - John Mairs. Club Championship, James Olson, Charleston, WV and David Olson, January 28: 1. Jeri Smith - Jim Sorrent 2. Bill Baltimore, MD. When you have your picture in Sentman -Romeo Bodrogi-Podoaba. the daily bulletin, you know you have arrived. On a personal note, we welcome newcomer, James and David were second in the Charity Bud Cool. A person with a smile and a willing- Pairs and placed high in several other events. ness to play with anyone. Watch out — he is a Congratulations to this duo. fierce competitor. Also, we welcome back Loretta At the District 11 Grand National Team Ecker, Edith Lyon, and Ruth Lemon after being games held in Cincinnati, a team from Hunting- on the sick list. We extend our condolances to Dr. ton came in first in Flight B. They were Chuck Chambers on the death of his wife. DERBYTOWN HAPPENINGS Jean Donoho, Reporting Congratulations to our chapter’s newest ganized a 0-299 sectional tournament that will be Silver Life Master, Carolyn Lewis. She amassed held at the new location of the Louisville Bridge over 400 points just in 2004. Mike Sloan, also Club, 4014 Dutchmans Lane. The recommended earned over 400 points last year. That’s a whole hotel is the nearby Breckinridge Inn. The dates lot of great bridge! Jean Donoho is the newest are May 21 and 22. Mark your calendars and Louisville player to achieve the Life Master level plan to attend. It will be a great way to earn silver of 300 points. Nancy Eskew and Jackie Yockey points at your own competitive level. are now Gold Life Masters. The February sectional tournament just com- Two Louisville players topped the points’ pleted was a major success. The table count was earnings in the most recent Lexington sectional. 241.5, up almost 70 tables over last year. The top Marsha Kyle and Gary Peterson were awarded five on the points earned listing were all from our 22.5 points each. In the STaC tournament just club. They were: Ellen Kozlove, 18.29; Keith completed, thirteen of our players finished in Wilson, 16.49; Gary Peterson, 16.49; Maryann the top 100 with 1,519 players competing: 6. Clark, 16.33; Chris Panagopoulos, 15.85. Two of Abby Lusky, 26.99; 14. Dorsey Brown 19.10; our non life masters made the top fifty listing. 20 23. Mike Sloan 15.23; 24. Maryann Clark 14.93; was Sheldon Shafer with 11.53 points and Susan 25. Jane Naiser 14.36; 32. Jacqueline Yockey Cox’s 8.54 earned her spot 34. 13.21 48. Thomas Reece 10.01; 49. Barbara The February tournament winners are: Hulsmeyer 9.90; 61. Joe Dye 9.57; 61. Keith Friday Afternoon Open Pairs: A: Maryann Overpeck 8.89; 62. George Shelton 8.75; 72. Clark - Jacqueline Yockey. B and C: Betty Pat- Jeanne James 8.11. erson - Gail Slater. A committee of non life master players has or- Friday Afternoon 199er Pairs: D: Judy Wright 12 - Susan Distler. E: Norman Smith - Perry Moore. bach, Arthur Lowen. Bracket B: Phyllis Costello, F: Franklin Wolf - Frances Bendheim. Marilyn Swauger, Maryann Clark, Karen Clear. Friday Evening Open Pairs: A, B, and C: Bracket C: Gayle McCann, Peggy Simpson, Betty Paterson - Sheldon Shafer. Rick O’Connor, Michael Remondino. Bracket Friday Evening 199er Pairs: D: Judy Wright D: Daniel Hance, Betty Bradbury, Mary Zurborg, - Susan Distler. E: Franklin Wold - Frances Mary Cay Singleton. Bendheim. Swiss Teams, Bracket A: Bob Sulgrove, Saturday Afternoon Open Pairs: A and B: Vickie Sebastian, Mauri Malka, Tony Lipka. Keith Overpeck - Toby Kahn. C: Carl Armstrong Bracket B: Susan Bullard, Harry Gordon, San- - Gerald Olson. dra and Mike Marlin. Bracket C: Joe Dye, Bill Saturday Afternoon 199er Pairs: D and E: Pierce, George Borrman, Charles Purlee. Bracket Mark and Donald Winter. F: Doug and Doug D: Anthony Brockman, Cindy Tretter, Courtney Yarbrough. Thurman, Michiko Natsume. Bracket E: Ted Saturday Evening Open Pairs: A: Massoud Flach, Sandra Bryant, Susan and Scott Cox. Banan - Bob Lyon. B: Jane Wininger - Liz Moore. It’s not too soon to start making plans to C: Courtney Thurman - Michiko Natsume. attend the November, 2005 regional tourna- Saturday Evening 199er Pairs: D and E: ment that will be co-hosted by Louisville and George Shelton - Jeanne James. Lexington. It will be held at the Caesar’s Hotel Handicapped Knockouts, Bracket A: Dennis and Casino in Elizabeth, IN. More details in the Heshaven, Ralph Letizia, Jim Washer, Jack Am INDIANAPOLIS REGIONAL The winners at the Indianapolis Regional, December Bays - Sarah Williams. 7-12, 2004, were: Friday-Saturday Knockouts, Bracket 1: 1. Will Engel, Morning Knockouts, Bracket 1: 1. Donald Stack, Jim James Melville, Curt Soloff, Ted Witt 2. Les Bart, Gloria Russell, Les Bart, Gloria Silverman, Mary Egan, Rod Beery 2. Silverman, Rod Beery, Mary Egan, Jim Russell, Donald Chuck and Elaine Said, Sara Parks, Jim Bachelder, Ken Gee, Stack. Bracket 2: 1. Gary and Janet Hammond, Sandro Bob Carteaux. Bracket 2: 1. Keith Farral, Kitty Tavel, Sandra Franchi, Linda Leedy 2. Bobby and Shirley Russell, Tracy Andreen, Gene Miley 2. Michael and Joanne Lashmet, and Carolyn Clayton. Betty Schneider, Anne Bradley. Saturday Stratified Pairs, Strat. A: 1. Kenneth Zucker- Tuesday Open Pairs, Strat. A: 1. Dean Robinson - Rich- berg - Bill Drewet 2. Joyce Williams - Jerome Epstein. Strat. ard Ellis 2. Joan Lenze - Eleanor Grinslade. Strat. B: 1. P. Eflin B: 1. Peter Aldenderfer - Charles Aldenderfer 2. Frances - Robert Campbell 2. Pamela Little - Alma Brizendine. McGillem - Hanqun Qi. Strat. C: 1. Walt Anderson - Richard Knockout Teams II, Bracket 1: 1. Donald Stack, Les Kriese 2. Beverly Poynter - Eugene Poynter. Bart, Gloria Silverman, Rod Beery, Mary Egan, Jim Russell Saturday Compact Knockouts, Bracket A: 1. Vernon 2. Chuck and Elaine Said, Sara Parks, Ken Gee, Bob Car- Nelson, William Malesevich, Janet Appel, Joyce Swenson teaux. Bracket 2: 1. Thomas and E. Rossow, Robert Banta, 2. Mike Rice, Andrew Garnett, Charles Gill, Carol Garnett. Joe Fisher 2. Janet Appel, Joyce Swenson, Larry King, T. Bracket B: 1. Lawrence Carcare, Robert Banta, Virginia Bell. Bracket 3: 1. John Berg, Bobby and Shirley Russell, McKay, Emily Newby 2. Verdene Twomey, Susan Davis, Larry Allison 2. Barbara Walczak, Faye Anderson, Margery Karen and John Coe. Hedegard, Suzanne Mahn. Saturday Compact Knockouts Consolidation, Bracket Stratified AM Swiss Teams, Strat. A: 1. John and A: 1. Carolyn Lewis, George Klemic, Jonathan Rivet, John Brenda Hinton, Carolyn Lewis, John Herrmann 2. John Herrmann 2. Frank Treiber III, Diane Travis, Nancy Sachs, Russell, Jim Reiman, Martin Caley, Dick Benson. Strat. B: Amitabh Raturi. Bracket B: 1. M. Hawkins, Chuck Briggs, 1. Andrew Garnett, Charles Gill, Carol Garnett, Mike Rice John Watkins, Steven Watson 2. Betty Bradbury, Mildred 2. Gary Thomas, Janet Hammond, Lois Scott, Charlene Lovell, Daniel Hance, Gary Fan. Lutz. Strat. C: 1. Kitty Parrin, Katherine Miller, Deanna Tuesday-Thursday Side Game Series: 1/2. Bruce Brian Nesbit, Joyce Brandt. 1/2. Daniel Kenney. Wednesday Stratified Swiss Teams, Strat. A: 1. Natan Thurday-Saturday Side Game Series: 1/2. Michael Erdberg, Beverly Brown, Charles Stimming, Jerome Epstein Huston 1/2. Jo Ann Cornell. 2. Andrew and Carol Garnett, Charles Gill, Mike Rice. Strat. Morning Side Game Series: 1/2. George Klemic 1/2. B: 1. Garnetts. Gill, Rice 2. Dorothy Wierwille, Helen Ogle, Jonathan Rivet. Belen Suarez, Barbara Wagner. Strat. C: 1. Joyce Brandt, Sunday Stratiflighted Swiss Teams, Strat. A: 1. Martin Deanna Nesbit, Mary Ann and Richard Drake 2. Connie Harris, Daniel Levin, James Dressler, Christopher Monsour Braun, Lee Redish, Helen Newmark, Ann Glasser. 2/3. Chester Johnson, H. Bickham, Mike Sloan, Betty Mat- Thursday-Friday Knockout Teams, Team A: 1. Donald tison 2/3. George Klemic, Jonathan Rivet, Charles and Stack, Jim Russell, Les Bart, Gloria Silverman, Mary Egan, Kathleen Fortney. Strat. AX: 1. Klemic, Rivet, Fortneys 2. Rod Beery 2. Dennis Hesthaven, Ron Mitchell, C. Noel and Bob Lyon, John Hinton, Yudaya Sivathanu, Sheng-Hung Randy Helmink. Teams B: 1. Mike Rice, Andrew and Carol Wang. Garnett, Charles Gill 2. John Watkins, Chuck Briggs, M. Stratified Swiss Teams, Strat. B: 1. Alka and Rahul Hawkins, Steven Watson. Team C: 1. David Ringo, Diane Kapur, Kathy Jo Bowen, Kenneth Gilliland 2/3. Daniel and Scott, Nancy Hanley, Phyllis Peters 2. Audrey Danocup, Christine Mytelka, Domenico Sneider, David Riddle 2/3. Laurie Hamachek, Richard Claus, James McKinney. Thomas, Drakes, Martin. Strat. C: 1/2. Mytelkas, Sneider, Thursday Stratified Pairs, Strat. A: 1. Jacob Morgan Riddle 1/2. Gary Thomas, Richard and Mary Ann Drake, - Sheldon Margulis 2. Mike Sloan - Betty Mattison. Strat. Cornelius Martin. Strat: D: 1. Tracy and Carolyn Clayton, B: 1. William Gheen - T. Bondus 2. Claire Stevens - Joe Thomas and Carol Spackman 2. Linda Puthoff, Barbara Nolan. Strat. C: 1. Gheen -Bondus 2. Larry Allison - Tracy Leese, RobertColumbus Lutz, Robert Hunkeler. Sectional Clayton. Friday Stratified Pairs, Strat. A: 1. Massoud Banan April 8-10, 2005 - Rajan Mehta 2. Mary Rust - Michael Hellmer. Strat. B: 1. Curt Soloff - Ted Witt 2. Patricia Young - Jacqueline Merkel. See January Midwest Monitor Strat. C: 1. Denver Morrison - Larry Bridges 2. Mary Ann 13 Louisville “Luau” 299er SECTIONAL August 12-13, 2006

LOUISVILLE BRIDGE CENTER 4014 Dutchmans Lane Louisville, KY 40207 502-897-3581 From I-264 (Watterson Expressway), take Exit 18B (Breckinridge Lane North). Turn right on Dutchmans Lane; at the second light turn right onto Dupont Circle. Take second left into parking lot.

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Stratified Pairs...... 1:00 and 7:00 P.M. Games will be stratified as warranted. Door Prizes; Free Coffee and Sodas All Day; After-Dinner Desserts Lecture at 6:15 p.m. SUNDAY, AUGUST 13

Stratified Swiss Teams...... 10:30 A.M. Stratifications based on a team’saverage masterpoints. Play Thru Lunch Available

Hotel BRECKINRIDGE INN 2800 Breckinridge Lane (Exit 18A off I-264) Louisville, KY 40220 502-456-5050 Bridge Rate of $62.00 before July 28

Tournament Chairperson: Hannah Davis 502-429-5085 email: [email protected] Partnership Chairperson: Frank Nelson 502-456-1530

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SECTIONALBEST WESTERN BROWNSBORO INN 4805 Brownsboro Road Louisville, KY 40207 Room Rate: $52 including Breakfast 502-893-2551 (Ask for Bridge Rate)

FRIDAY Stratified Pairs (Single Sessions)...... 1:30 & 7:30 p.m. Strat A 1500+ Strat B 500-1500 Strat C 0-500 199er Stratified Pairs* (Single Sessions)...... 1:30 & 7:30 p.m. Games will be stratified as warranted. Novice Pairs* (0-20 MPs) (Single Session)...... 1:30 & 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY Handicapped Knockouts (3 sessions)...... 9 a.m., 1:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Stratified Pairs (Single Sessions)...... 1:30 & 7:30 p.m. Strat A 1500+ Strat B 500-1500 Strat C 0-500 199er Stratified Pairs* (Single Sessions)...... 1:30 & 7:30 p.m. Games will be stratified as warranted. Novice Pairs* (0-20 MPs) (Single Session)...... 1:30 & 7:30 p.m.

SUNDAY Bracketed Swiss Teams (Play Thru)...... 10:30 a.m. Teams seeded into brackets based on a team’s average masterpoints. Lunch Available *As Attendance Warrants Free Coffee and Desserts All Day Friday and Saturday FREE PARKING!!

No Smoking allowed in the playing area. Our smoking friends will be accommodated by frequent hospitality breaks. Tournament Chairperson: Ellen Kozlove 502-721-9566 email: [email protected] Partnership Chairperson: Paul Coulter 502-394-9615 email: [email protected]

15 then an immediate right to Hope Hotel and Conference Center. From North towards Gate 12A and then an immediate right to Hope Hotel and Conference Center. miles. Exit on 444 Rt. (Fairborn). Turn atleft exit and ramp go (North) 0.3 miles to the light. Turn left FromSouth • Great Hospitality • • • • Future Master Events — • • Tournament Co-Chairpersons Partnerships Side Series PairsSide Series Events Smoking Daily Bulletin

Next to Next Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Gate 12A, Fairborn (Near Dayton) Ohio Mark Bullimore Mark Bill Kolb Columbus Contact: Linda Rice SizemorRosie Good foodGood Evening after Session Policy

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Hope Hotel$80 (Call Rate: 937-879-2696 Bridge by July 8) : • 937-433-7630 [email protected] Non-smoking with hospitality breaks with hospitality Non-smoking — Free Parking

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