BRIDGE CLUB SCHEDULE TALLAHASSEE CLUB www.notrump.org/tdbc ♣ UNIT NEWS ♣ UNIT NEWS ♣ UNIT NEWS ♣ Theri Andino - (850) 559-6134 - [email protected] Senior Center - 1400 North Monroe Street UNIT 219 CHARITY blowing work is going on! Pyramid, Monday 1:30 PM Novice 0-99 (call for location) Whenever we had a “charity game” Inc believes that individualized art and 3:00 PM Easybridge! Lessons 6:30 PM Open and had to pay an extra dollar, I always, music therapy can help many severely Tuesday 1:30 PM Open being the cynical character that I am, disabled clients improve their quality Wednesday 7:00 PM Beginning Lessons of life and some very dedicated folks Thursday 6:00 PM 0-99, lesson, game at 6:30 Unit 219 members Murray Hall, Nancy wondered whatever happened to that 6:30 PM Open Roberts and Larry Gardner present a $5000 money! Well recently I found out and are helping to achieve that every day. Westminster Oaks – Parry Center, 4449 Meandering Way check to Cindy Coleman, Pyramid Director, need to share with you all where our The art work hanging in the hallways is Friday 1:00 PM Open 3rd from left. Sunday 1:30 PM Open charity fund money goes. beautiful and their show choir performs CAPITOL CITY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB in Orlando and locally. Steve Whitaker, Manager - (850) 222-5797 We want to publish news Many months ago Unit 219 was notified [email protected] that we had been awarded a $5,000 grant Never did I assume that there were Senior Center - 1400 North Monroe Street Tuesday 6:30 PM Special Games Only about your local club. To to be given to a charity of our choice. We as many severely disabled individuals Wednesday 1:30 PM Stratified Open were given criteria that the organization in this area as I saw that one day in that Thursday 1:30 PM Stratified Open facility. Some profoundly disabled. Some Friday 6:30 PM Stratified Open submit articles about your could not be a national organization and PANAMA CITY BEACH DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB must serve the geographical location I thought looked just like me. They were Senior Center club such as members’ of the panhandle of Florida. Not an happy and glad to shake our hands. They Corner of Lyndell Ave & Hutchinson Blvd. Monday 6:00 PM non-sanctioned easy task! Finally were treated as human beings! Tuesday 10:00 AM sanctioned achievements, special through the help of Thursday 10:00 AM sanctioned When you see an art show or a play PANAMA CITY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB events you’ve held, or Carla Burke and or musical presented by Pyramid, 2001 Recreation Drive • Lynn Haven IMPACT 100 we Inc, go and support it. They had a Monday 12:30 PM sanctioned Tuesday 5:30 PM Newcomers (0-20) sanctioned a brief history of your found Pyramid, Inc. silent auction in October. I hope Wednesday 12:30 PM sanctioned Most of us probably you supported it. Your dollars are Friday 12:30 PM sanctioned FORT WALTON BRIDGE CLUB club, please e-mail to: have no idea where it well spent. Never again will I ever 100 Buck Drive was or what it does. begrudge an extra dollar to play For information, call: [email protected] Monday 1:30 PM 396-8947 The Unit board voted on this charity bridge. And I thank ACBL for forcing Tuesday 9:30 AM 862-7061 as it had 5 installations and served us to find a charity that is not nationally Wednesday 6:30 PM 396-8947 Unit 219 Liaison for the Friday 9:30 AM 862-7061 Pensacola, Ft. Walton, Panama City and known. Someone at ACBL knows what Saturday 12:30 PM 939-8203 Tallahassee. they were doing! All Games Are Stratified Sunshine Bridge News. EMERALD COAST BRIDGE CLUB Nancy Roberts asked Murray Hall I hope you enjoy the photos. Your Destin Community Center Deadline for the next issue and Larry Gardner, as board members, money went for a good cause! 101 Stahlman Avenue • 850-654-5184 Monday 9:30 AM to go with her for a tour of the facility and Carolyn Hall Wednesday 12:30 PM is November 20. to present them with the $5,000 check. Thursday 9:30 AM Pensacola DBC member Director: Ted Gardner – 474-8924 (feel free to call) As fate would have it, Nancy asked me PENSACOLA DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB to go along with my http://www.pensacolabridgeclub.com digital camera to take 1200 North 12th Avenue • (850) 432-3946 Monday (0-199) 1:00 PM Carol Guimond 476-4321 photos of the visit. Monday 7:00 PM Gordon Guimond 476-4321 Tuesday 12:30 PM Larry Westholm 433-4969 Visit Our Unit 219 On Hwy 98 close to (Individual) 7:00 PM Larry Westholm 433-4969 Website: Fairfield there is what Wednesday 12:30 PM Gordon Guimond 476-4321 used to be a funeral Thursday 12:30 PM Murray Hall 941-4955 www.unit219acbl.org (3rd Thursday Only) 7:00 PM Larry Gardner 476-5984 home. It has no sign Friday 12:30 PM Roger Reff 712-5856 Saturday 1:00 PM Ted Gardner 474-8924 on the building and Sunday (0-299) 1:30 PM Murray Hall 941-4955 we missed it on our MARIANNA DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB first drive-by. In this Episcopal Parish House • Lafayette Street Monday 1:00 PM Jane McKee 482-5484 building some mind- 44 ACBL District 9 www.District9ACBL.org 45 the City of Five Flags Sectional Tournament As Floridians we are proud to again host the PENSACOLA, FLORIDA NABC in Orlando beginning at the end of this month! It takes quite a group of volunteers to make NOVEMBER 12 – 14, 2010 everything run smoothly – and we need you! Since Welcome Back! the NABC is so close to home, those of you from Pensacola State College Orlando might consider volunteering an hour or President two of your time on either Thursday, November 25 Student Center Pam Himes or Sunday, December 5. Those are the days that the (formerly PJC) Brevard County 321-452-9596 district has designated as Unit 240 volunteer days. 1000 College Boulevard [email protected] Anyone who wants to volunteer, please contact me Pensacola, Florida 32504 at [email protected] or phone 321‑452-9596. So Plan to Join We need you. As a volunteer, you would be placed Us for Plenty of in a position where you are most needed and would Holiday Fun have access to the Volunteers Hospitality Room on that same day. The schedules will also allow you to Lunch Provided Between Vice President, EVENT SCHEDULE play on the day you work. It's going to be a fun event Friday, November 12 Swiss Team Sessions Education Chair Nancy Hagerty Stratified Open Pairs 1:00 PM Great Hospitality Daily! for all. The host hotel is the Marriott World Center Seminole County Stratified 199er Pairs (Gift Awarded) 1:00 PM 407-366-0320 Resort in Orlando and it is a delightful venue. There Complimentary meal served for those playing in the 6:00 PM session Hotel Recommendations [email protected] will be events for everyone and I’m looking forward Stratified Open Pairs 6:00 PM (ask for bridge tournament rate) Stratified 199er Pairs (Attendance Permitting) 6:00 PM Hampton Inn Airport to the special new event, the Super Senior Pairs. Saturday, November 13 ($99/dbl) Let’s all get out there and play some bridge and Stratified Open Pairs 10:30 AM 2187 Airport Blvd, Pensacola Stratified 199er Pairs (Attendance Permitting) 10:30 AM (850) 478-1123 don’t forget our Orlando Regional coming up the Stratified Open Pairs 3:30 PM Homewood Suites first part of next year. Stratified 199er Pairs (Attendance Permitting) 3:30 PM by Hilton ($109) Secretary, Membership Sunday, November 14 5049 Corporate Woods Dot Davis Stratified Swiss Teams (Stratified by Team Average) 10:30 AM Orange County & TBA (850) 474-3777 Pam Himes Free Full Hot Breakfast 407-671-9909 More Details… and Shuttle Service to [email protected] Student Center provided. Stratification Contacts Session Fees Open Pairs Chair: $10.00 For (A) 2000 + Larry Gardner ACBL Members (B) 750-2000 850-476-5984 $11.00 For (C) 0-750 larrygardner2009@ hotmail.com Non & Unpaid 199er Pairs Partnerships: Members Treasurer/Recorder (A) 100-200 Murray Hall $100.00 per Team Jim Schorner (B) 50-100 850-941-4955 for Sunday Swiss Indian River County (C) 0-50 [email protected] 772-234-7323 (Pair & Team MP Averaged) [email protected] 46 ACBL District 9 ACBL Sanction #S1011030 www.District9ACBL.org 47 BOARD MEMBERS Member, Unit Tournament Member Member HARRY Coordinator, District 9 Rep Bill Arce Walt Murphy Jane Formet Indian River County Brevard County Orange County 772-461-4448 321-637-8490 407-649-2022 ROSS [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

1928-2010 Member, Disciplinary Chair Member Member, Publicity Chair Harry was born in August of 1928, Judy Calley Paul Hagerty Susan Rowley Indian River County Orange County Orange County in Vienna, Austria. At the age of 772-581-0539 407-366-0320 407-493-9091 ten he was sent from Austria on the [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Kindertransport during the period that Jewish parents were able to save Member, SBN Liaison, Member Member, I/N Chair their children from the Nazis by sending them to strangers out of the District 9 Rep Margaret Cooke Michael Blaher country. And that transport was the last one used for that purpose! Judy Schorner Osceola County Orange County Indian River County 321-939-2114 407-889-4692 He began playing duplicate bridge in 1960 - the rest is history! In 1997 772 234-7323 [email protected] [email protected] he won the National Sr. Swiss and became a Grand Life Master. Harry [email protected] had over 16,100 points when he died. An avid bridge teacher, he taught Member Member, Election Chair Member for 30 years (ten years in our area). Lone Darrow Dick Robinson Judy Zuel Osceola County Brevard County Indian River County The National Bridge Bulletin, Bridge World and Sunshine Bridge News 407-566-8922 321-242-2656 772-589-7588 highlighted many of Harry’s bridge stories and lessons. Because he [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] wanted to give something back to the bridge community he shared "Tips" with all his students. Harry is survived by his wife of ten years, Susi, and his children from a previous marriage, daughter Becky, son JK and his wife Lori, Vero Beach Bridge Center granddaughter Sarah and her husband Mark, and grandson John. All the children and grandchildren visited near the end of Harry's life and 0-299er Sectional Tournament said goodbye. November 13-14 Harry died peacefully with Susi by his side on August 24, 2010 just a Vero Beach Duplicate Bridge Center week before his 82nd birthday. 1520 14th Avenue He will be missed! Vero Beach, Florida (772) 562-3008 www.verobridge.com Silver Point Tournament!! Photo is courtesy Peg Kaplan. Saturday, November 13 Stratified Pairs Single Sessions 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, November 14 Stratified Swiss Teams Play-through 10 a.m ***Lunch included*** Strats: A = 200-300 B = 100 –200 C = 0-100 $10.00 per session • $88.00 per team, $1.00 additional per session for non or unpaid ACBL members For other information about Unit 240, please visit our web site at: Tournament Chair: Debbie Drury (772) 234-7272 [email protected] Partnerships: Lorraine Izzo (772) 234-4588 [email protected] www.acblunit240.com Greatest Hospitality on the East Coast! Directions to the Bridge Center: Webmaster: From I-95 exit #147 (SR 60) - East on SR 60 for 7.2 miles to 14th Avenue - Turn right (south) for 0.6 miles - Bridge Susan Rowley • [email protected] • 407-493-9091 Center is on left. Lodging: Quality Inn, 950 U.S. Highway 1 - (772) 569-0900

48 ACBL District 9 www.District9ACBL.org 49 Unit 240 70% Club If you would like for your Club’s 70% games to be added, here is what Vero Beach Sectional Tournament December 10-12 , 2010 you need to do. Vero Beach Duplicate Bridge Center Email the information to Judy Schorner at: [email protected], 1520 14th Avenue by the 15th of each month. Vero Beach, Florida (772) 562-3008 www.verobridge.com All submissions must contain the following information:

1. The Club’s full name Search for the Silver!! Friday, December 10

2. The town in which the club is located Stratified Open Pairs 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. - Single Sessions Stratified NLM Pairs (0-300) 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.—Single Sessions 3. The director’s name BRACKETED KNOCKOUTS 2:30 p.m.—FIRST SESSION 4. The names of both partners (3 sessions)  Saturday, December 11  5. A copy of the score sheet - (individual or the section)  BRACKETED KNOCKOUTS 10 a.m.—SESSION 2   Stratified Open Pairs 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.—Single Sessions  Stratified NLM Pairs (0-300) 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.—Single Sessions BRACKETED KNOCKOUTS 2:30 p.m.—Session 3—FINAL SESSION

Sunday, December 12

Stratified Swiss Teams Play-through 10 a.m.– Strats determined by average Stratified 0-300 Swiss Teams Play-through 10 a.m We Want To Hear From You! ***Lunch included***

Strats: Open A = 2000+ B = 750-2000 C = 0-750 NLM: A = 200-300 B = 100 –200 C = 0-100

We want to publish news about your local club. Greatest Hospitality on the East Coast! Tournament Chair Partnerships:  To submit articles about your club such as   members’ achievements, special events you’ve

held, or a brief history of your club, please e-mail to: Directions to the Bridge Center: From I-95 exit #147 (SR 60) East on SR 60 for 7.2 miles to 14th Avenue [email protected] Turn right (south) for 0.6 miles Bridge Center is on left. Unit 240 Liaison for the Sunshine Bridge News. Lodging: Quality Inn, 950 U.S. Highway 1, Deadline for the next issue is November 20. (772) 569-0900

50 ACBL District 9 www.District9ACBL.org 51 FORT LAUDERDALE B.C. held July 23. They scored 76.50% at the 700 NE 6th Terr. in Holiday Park POMPANO B.C. The game was played at 63 sites with 457 tables in play. More than $3100 (954) 761-1577 • www.ftlbc.com was raised for the INTERNATIONAL Presorted boards and hand analysis FUND which subsidizes player participation available every session!!! President in world championship events. Both players JAMES WALKER As we get ready to welcome back many of our UPCOMING EVENTS are longtime members of TAMARAC B.C. (954) 593-3741 "snowbirds" it is important to note that our annual Nov 18, 7:00 pm & now are full-time members of WESTSIDE [email protected] Sectional Silver Point tournament dates have been — 8 is Enough Swiss Teams B.C.& are FREQUENT ATTENDEES. Nov 25, 12:00 pm Vice President changed to February 25-27, 2011. This became necessary — Thanksgiving Dinner and Game POMPANO BRIDGE CLUB PEGGY MUSCHETT as our attendance would be greatly affected when the Dec 16, 7:00 pm – (954) 943-1733 (954) 772-6686 ACBL decided to sanction other "close by" sectionals — 8 is Enough Swiss Teams Dec 25, 12:00 pm www.pompanobridge.com Secretary & Treasurer and also a sectional at sea (leaving from Port Everglades) — Christmas Dinner and Game We are a full time bridge club and it's Party KAY EGNER at the same time in December. Dec 31, 5:30 pm Season!! Join us for turkey lunch & bridge 1051 N.E. 28th Terrace — New Year’s Eve Gala and Game on Thanksgiving. $15pp, game time 1-4 Pompano Beach, FL 33062 November is time for our Board elections. Please PM. Mark us down for Christmas. Saturday (954) 782-1898 HOLLYWOOD BRIDGE CLUB be sure to either vote at your club or mail in the ballot 12/25 special brunch and game. AND Jeanni Temple Sinai, 1400 N. Unit Liaison from this issue of SBN. Your present board feels that and Paul will host New Year’s Eve at the club. DOLLY DELLON the present system of holding elections every year is 46th Ave., Hollywood Once again the “Early Bird, Inexpensive” (954) 484-5006 cumbersome and have proposed to change the by-laws Duplicate Monday-Friday at 12:30 bash will start 6 PM with dinner followed [email protected] to hold elections every 3 years as is done in some other Supervised play Monday and by bridge from 7-10PM. Menu and prices Thursday with David at 12:30 TBA on the website. We award the most Comptroller Units. Bagels & Cream Cheese daily-Egg JOYCE KLEIN points allowed by the ACBL. We have lunch (954) 722-1340 It is with great sadness that we note the passing of salad/Tuna Salad on Wednesday. available everyday and Friday night dinners valued members this year. The board has lost a valuable Lessons starting in Oct for beginners, for only $2. Jeanni teaches all levels for only Board of Directors member in Max Brown and a past board member of intermediate, advanced Call Sedat 954-790- $7pp, call for times and subjects. Swiss teams STEVE ANDREWS Ft. Lauderdale, Burt Alpern. Also a director and valued 3010 or David 954-600-1899 for details or with 5% GOLD points in October, many MARY BUSHAWN visit our website at hollywoodbridgeclub.com sessions. Congratulations to Bella Ionis- DOLLY DELLON member Paula Polsyn; they will all be greatly missed. HARVEY HOFFENBERG POSNACK JCC BRIDGE CLUB Sorren, Diamond LM. Congratulations PEGGY MUSCHETT On a happier note we have several new life masters - JEANNI & PAUL BLUME to Bob Cloutier and Boots Lenox who CARMELA KNAUER too many to mention, but special kudos to Bill Rauld won 20 masterpoints by being first overall MARGERY PECORARO (954) 803-1477 and Dale Kelleher for becoming Gold life masters and in the ACBL-wide game July 23rd. BILL RAULD www.bridgejeanni.com LOIS REDLICK Al Cohen for becoming an Emerald life master. Let's get WYNMOOR VILLAGE MARTY ROBINS out and play this great game but let's not forget ZERO Duplicate games and lessons BRIDGE CLUB TJ SINGER TOLERANCE - That means all of us! Tuesday and Thursdays 7-10 PM On Nov. 5 the Club will hold its annual JEAN SPECTOR meeting and election of officers. Mainly, JAMES WALKER WESTSIDE BRIDGE CLUB www.westside-bridge.com it will celebrate the 100th birthday of Legal Counsel Games Tues. & Thurs. 12:30 PM & 7 PM $5 Marion Boyd. Marion is still active at TED EGNER Play bridge. WESTSIDE B.C. wants to bridge, dancing and playing tennis. (954) 782-1898 CONGRATULATE BOOTS LENOX

Conduct & Ethics Jim Walker & ROBERT CLOUTIER. They posted MARTY ROBINS the best score ACBL-WIDE in the (954) 752-0146 INTERNATIONAL FUND GAME 52 ACBL District 9 www.District9ACBL.org 53 PRESENTING…YOUR UNIT 243 2010 BOARD MEMBER CANDIDATES who submits Also, I am a certified me I will welcome years. Tournament and have developed all of the clubs Bridge Club Director any new players, co-chair of the a passion, dare I information and for the past 2 years. make them feel summer regional say an obsession scores for our UNIT I enjoy directing comfortable and try for the last 4 years with the game. BULLETIN. and teaching to promote our club and the Unit 143 I am an active bridge and will be games to be social Conduct and Ethics member of the Fort I am one of the and enjoyable as an active member chairperson. I am a Lauderdale Bridge founders of the well as competitive. Mary Bushawn* Keith Gellman Carmella Knauer* of the board. diamond life master. Club, Secretary to TAMARAC Zero tolerance I am a transplanted Being on the board I’m very interested the club board and BRIDGE CLUB and is my motto. Midwesterner & was PRESIDENT will allow me to to be on the board. the Chair of the retired accountant. for 7 years. I was share my love of our I have a lot of good Charity Committee I started bridge in President of a game with everyone ideas and want to and the Marketing/ college and was WOODLAND’S and start giving back realize them. If I Publicity exposed to duplicate HOMEOWNER to this community. would be elected, committee. I feel at a National My play schedule I would like to I can be a great ASSOCIATION Peggy Muschett* Tournament--I was for 9 years. is 10-12 times a minimize the Jean Spector* asset to Unit 243. hooked! Shortly after week, in three local expenses on one In my previous 2 I have been a current I would very much I retired I moved clubs, and all levels side and make years on the board, Lois Redlick* board member of Have been the like to continue co-chaired the Unit 243 for the to Florida--LONG of tournaments. all tournaments Caddie Master serving on the December Sectional last eight years, LIVE BRIDGE. I will work hard successful. for Unit 243 for UNIT BOARD & and have proven to chairman of the getting out our I’m bringing in good many years. As a help to promote the be a hard working prize committee and Board of Directors skills: organization, Bridge Teacher game of BRIDGE and reliable member. partnership desk. information so we and Director, I will in BROWARD computer, and I love bridge and I am a very hard can encourage our continue to promote COUNTY. I am hospitality. enjoy the folks worker and would Pauline Vogel new players to get the fascinating a “WORKING who play it. like contributing to I have lived many into tournaments game of bridge. MEMBER” of UNIT the success of bridge years in Florida with as soon as possible. 243 and a GOOD- in South Florida. family in Weston Dolly Dellon* I’m a Life Master, WILL representative & Coral Springs. I I have served on the newly ACBL of District 9. I am am an avid player BOARD of UNIT accredited teacher very visible at our and will be happy 243 as SECRETARY and a member of 243 tournaments. to serve and work and I have been Unit 243 Goodwill Tony Lenzi with our Unit Thank you for the LIAISON to Committee. I'm Tony Lenzi and Joan Procter Board if elected. the FLORIDA your confidence. I am running for the I have been a Marty Robins* SUNSHINE Board Of Directors member of the ACBL I have been an active Barbara Tate BULLETIN for for Unit 243. for over 25 yrs. - board member in I have been playing a long time. I've been playing from New Jersey New Jersey and bridge actively for to So. Florida. If I am THE person bridge since 1995 Florida for 20 the past 10 years, and I'm a life master. you choose to elect * incumbent 54 ACBL District 9 www.District9ACBL.org 55 UNIT 243 CLUBS

OFFICIAL UNIT 243 BALLOT – 2010 Beach Community Center Fort Lauderdale Bridge Club Posnack JCC Bridge Club Please vote for at least three (3) and not more than six (6) names. 3351 NE 33 Ave 700 NE 6th Terrace 5850 S Pine Island Road Please indicate your name and ACBL number neatly on the envelope. If Ft. Lauderdale, 33308 Ft Lauderdale, FL 33304 Davie, FL 33328 Margery Pecoraro, Dir. Carl Cronrath • (954) 761-1577 Jeanni Blume • (954) 725-0130 you are not a member of Unit 243, Broward County, your vote will be in- (954) 828-4610 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] valid. The votes may be put into the ballot boxes in your local bridge club [email protected] website: www.ftlbc.com website: www.bridgejeanni.com or may be mailed to: Bonaventure Town Center Hollywood Bridge Club Skolnick Duplicate Bridge Club 16690 Saddle Club Road Temple Sinai, 1400 N. 46th Ave. 800 SW 36th Avenue Weston, FL 33326 Hollywood, 33021 Pompano Beach, FL 33069 UNIT 243 ELECTIONS Jim Walker • (954) 593-3741 David Reiter–(954) 600-1899 (954) 786-4590 • Ruthie Gold Detach and mail to address at top of ballot or place in ballot box at your local bridge club. bridge local at your box ballot in place or ballot of at top address to mail and Detach email: [email protected] 4414 FOXTAIL LANE -or- Sedat Nassi–(954) 790-3010 Home Phone: (954) 974-0088 WESTON FL 33331 Bridge Ace [email protected] Mobile Phone: (954) 684-4445 815 N.E. 25TH Ave www.hollywoodbridgeclub.com Ft. Lauderdale, FL Westside Bridge Club Owner/Operator Rich Waugh Lauderdale Yacht Club The Lincoln Park Center (954) 303-3191 (Invitational) 7766 NW 44th Street Club Manager: Ernie Moore Mary Bushawn* Joan Procter website: BRIDGEACE.COM Sunrise, FL 33351 (954) 749-9570 Centur y Village Pembroke Pines Paulpano Bridge Club www.westside-bridge.com Duplicate Bridge Club (CVPP Paul Blume • (954) 803-1474 Duplicate Bridge Club) Invitational, website: www.bridgejeanni.com Dolly Dellon* Lois Redlick* 13300 SW 10 Street Wynmoor Bridge Club Pembroke Pines, 33027 Pompano Beach Duplicate (Invitational) Judith Paulin - (954) 432-3222 Bridge Club Lynne List • (954) 257-3452 180 SW Sixth Street Keith Gellman Marty Robins* CVE Duplicate Bridge Club Pompano Beach, FL 33060 (Invitational) (954) 943-1733 2400 Century Blvd. Jeanni Blume, Club Manager Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 (954) 803-1477 Carmela Knauer* Jean Spector* Bea Luber, Club Manager [email protected] email: [email protected] www.pompanobridge.com

Tony Lenzi Barbara Tate Fort Lauderdale Bridge Club Non-Life Master Silver Point Sectional December 10-12, 2010 Peggy Muschett* Pauline Vogel Friday, December 10 Prizes for the Top Winners 10:00 am – Stratified 0-500 Pairs Coffee, Tea and Snacks All ballots must be received by Wednesday, November 30, 2010. 1:30pm Complimentary Lunch Strata: A = NLM under 500, B = 201-300, C = 0-200 2:30pm – Stratified 0-500 Pairs All single sessions except Sunday Swiss Teams Saturday, December 11 Thank you 10:00am – Stratified 0-500 Pairs Card Fee: $8.00 ($2 add’l per session Bill Rauld 1:30pm Complimentary Lunch for non-ACBL members) Unit 243 Election Committee 2:30pm – Stratified 0-500 Pairs Fort Lauderdale Bridge Club Sunday, December 12 Located in Holiday Park 10:00am (Playthrough) – 700 NE 6th Terrace Stratified 0-500 Swiss Teams Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 * incumbent 2:00pm Complimentary Lunch For more information, contact the Club Complimentary Meals (954-761-1577), visit our website (ftlbc.com), 56 ACBL District 9 Guaranteed Partners or send us an email ([email protected]) UNIT 243 - 70% GAMES % Players Venue Date JULY RANK CHANGES JUNIOR MASTER Robert Paterson – Bonita Springs Jane Silverberg – West Orange NJ 72.02 Marlene Solender / Stephen Warner Pompano 8/07/10 Laurie Alexander – W Palm Beach Patricia Pierce – Lecanto Harriet Smalenbach – Leesburg Martin Bascove – W Palm Beach Gary Prim – Stuart Linda Soller – Lakewood Ranch 75.00 Milt Jacobs / Shelly Salvi Pompano 9/11/10 Suzanne Batt – Sun City Center Patricia Raceles – Lake Mary Stephen Solomon – Delray Beach 71.11 Elinor Fitzpatrick / Roz Karneol Pompano 8/31/10 Janet Becker – Christiansted VI Doris Richards – Boca Grande M Lynne Taylor – Palm Bch Grdns Barbara Bernstein – Sarasota Arlene Schoen – Boynton Beach Babs Thacker – Clearwater 73.73 Sadie Elkins / Dorothy Horowitz Pompano 8/30/10 Cassandra Blume – Deerfield Bch Stewart Schulein – Lake Worth Carol Weiner – Palm Beach Gdns Leonard Weinstein – Longboat Key 71.02 Barbara Miller / Caroline Warner Pompano 8/18/10 Darrell Boyles – Jacksonville Jeanne Marie Shipley – Venice Judith Burke – Aventura Gaie Shoman – Fort Lauderdale Pamela Wolf – Lake Worth 70.67 Edith Denenberg / Shelly Salvi Pompano 8/16/10 Barbara Cassidy – Lake Wales Erich Taylor – West Palm Beach SECTIONAL MASTER Mollyann Wert – Parker 70.45 Frank Cusumano / Dolores Gracie Pompano 8/15/10 Laura Cole – Plm Bch Gardens Genna Badger – Bradenton Starvros Darivas – Winter Park Sari Wilkey – Palm Beach Nancy Cogen – Miami 73.11 Jeanni Blume / Paul Blume Pompano 8/11/10 Ruthie Derrick – Fort Myers Michele Winchester – Ormond Beach Benay Cooper – Delray Beach Miriam Dickson – Boca Raton Renee Wood – Palm Beach 70.83 Sadie Elkins / Milt Jacobs Pompano 8/4/10 Mary Lee Cremean – Sun City Center Larry Edwards – Bloomfield Hls MI Walter Zinman – Aventura Ely Drogin – Boca Raton 76.50 Bob Cloutier / Boots Lenox Pompano 7/23/10 Barbara Feder – Boca Raton CLUB MASTER Deborah Farrel – Sun City Center Diane Feeley – Vero Beach Joane Albertson – Gainesville Martha Ferguson – Palm Coast 71.00 Florence Filkoff / Jim Walker Westside 8/12/10 Julie Fort – Port Orange Sandy Baker – Oxford Shelley Friedland – Jupiter Valerye Garratt – Tavares 70.54 Dolly Dellon / Edna Segall Westside 9/19/10 Grace Belland – Crystal River Joyce Goldin – Newburgh NY Hazel Getman – Clearwater Elizabeth Burns – Sun City Center Barbara Greenberg – Boynton Beach 75.00 Jenny Lee Mealer / Helen Shanbrom Westside 9/07/10 Marilyn Gusky – Navarre Jeff Carpenter – Tavares Kate Gubelman – Palm Beach 73.63 Edith Denenberg / Helen Shanbrom Westside 9/14/10 Helen Hanna – Gainesville Mitchell Hait – St Augustine Laura Hanslip – W Palm Beach Lisa Carter – Jacksonville 72.92 Edith Denenberg / Helen Shanbrom Westside 9/21/10 Wayne Catledge – Maitland John Hannsz – Naples Sharon Hanzel – Celebration Joan Heilbrunn – Boynton Beach Edith Harvey – Naples Philip Chinn – Naples 77.38 Joe Edell / Millie Oster Hollywood 8/2/10 Robert Cihi – Fort Myers Selden Henry – Ponte Vedra Bch Ted Hauptman – Port Orange Jean Hoitsma – Daytona Beach 70.54 Cuna Mack / Marion Yadgaroff Hollywood 8/04/10 Barbara Heimann – Naples Mariam Clough – Lake Wales Bill Dehlinger – Winter Springs Elaine Humphreys – Sun City Center 76.49 Dotty Rose / Bernice Somerson Hollywood 8/16/10 Patricia Hoft – Weeki Wachee Wendy Inlander – Boynton Beach Rosalinda Horton – Ft Lauderdale Phyllis Englander – Winter Park Polly Enman – Naples Shelley Kaufman – Delray Beach 73.61 Irving Ingwer / Zita Lechter Hollywood 8/25/10 Mike Jacobs – St Petersburg Janice Kelley – Boca Raton Lynn Jacobson – Hollywood Florence Gantman – Hallandale Bch 70.96 Dorothy Flood / Kusum Rosen Wynmoor Village 10/01/10 Barbara Glasser – Delray Beach Michael Konicek – Tampa Frances Janosko – Dade City Richard Levin – Ft Lauderdale 73.60 Sean Ganness / Roni Shier Hollywood 9/20/10 Barbara Johnson – Fort Myers Bch Sandra Goldfarb – Hobe Sound Valerie Gorman – Bonita Springs 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O'Connor – Sanford Sandra Parker – Boca Raton Joan Bradford – Coral Gables Charlotte Kartsonis – New Port Richey Marci Yunes – Boca Raton Wendell Abern – Sunrise Janice Rich – Venice Leonard Pearson – Miami Nora Burst – Vero Beach Evelyn Kleinsasser – Alachua Susan Sue Zabrycki – Vero Beach Homer Ballew – Tampa S Somerstein – Miami Shores 60 ACBL District 9 www.District9ACBL.org 61 AUGUST RANK CHANGES BRONZE LIFE MASTER Francisco Bernal – Miami Marian Howarth – Sun City Center Barnet Shenkin’s John Avery – Pt Charlotte Marvinette Dennis – Panama City Dale Kelleher – Weston Billie Barnby – Winter Park Ian Grant – Venice Paul Knepper – New Haven IN James Barush – Roslyn NY Bingul Malmberg – Melbourne Jennie Legge – Pensacola Ideas about Logical Thinking Ibrahim Ghorayeb – Naples Russell Moen – Orlando Burt O'Dell – Jacksonville Rosanelle Pentecost – Orange Park Cheryl Stark – Beaverton MI Martha Glassmeyer – Vero Beach Ronald Poitinger – The Villages Dorothy Hartridge – Jacksonville Dove Terrell – Ponte Vedra Bch DIAMOND LIFE MASTER Logical Defense Bertram Lockshin – Miami Louis Trautwein III – Naples Donna Rodwell – Clearwater Bch Michael Miller – Spring Hill Jim Tully – Cocoa The most difficult part of the game of The ♦ 10. How can you stop declarer S Somerstein – Miami Shores Pierre Vintejoux – Weston EMERALD LIFE MASTER Henry White – Easthampton NY Muriel Altus – Tampa bridge is defense. In order to defend ruffing his ♦ loser? Play a , but GOLD LIFE MASTER accurately you must use all the clues which one? If you play A and another, SILVER LIFE MASTER F Fields – Bal Harbour GRAND LIFE MASTER Phyllis Adams – Lakeland Ruth Fowl – Venice Allan Stauber – Palm Bch Grdns available and then apply logic to find declarer is in control. He may throw DO YOU KNOW YOUR ACBL LIFE MASTER NUMBER? the winning play. his ♦ loser on ♠s. Play the ♥4. Now Dummy North when partner wins the ♦K he will Those of us that are (yes, a piece of a point) in play a second trump to your ace and fortunate enough to meet 1948. His partner in that ♠AK1093 you will cash the ♦10 for the setting with the success required to game was his wife, Beverly. ♥Q6 trick. achieve Life Master status are Charles still has his first designated with a number. ACBL trophy, earned in ♦QJ Here is the full hand. i.e., somebody was actually 1949, on a shelf in his den. ♣AJ98 Life Master #1! Today we'd It's a bronze engraved cup like to tell you about Life about five inches high, that You East ♠AK1093 Master #777. You've possibly says WASHINGTON ♥Q6 ♠8654 ♦ played against him in a club D.C. BRIDGE LEAGUE QJ ♥A4 ♣AJ98 game or a tournament or METROPOLITAN PAIRS ♠ J7 ♠8654 even on a cruise ship. He's 2nd Place. When Charles and his ♦A107 ♥53 ♥A4 Charles Wolpert, age 89, a In 1950 Charles moved wife Beverly ran a bridge ♣K1032 ♦K9532 ♦A107 man truly in LOVE with a to Baltimore and became club at their home, the 18th ♣Q754 ♣K1032 game for 77 years. Charles avid about "chasing" master table was their BED! South opens 3♥ and North raises ♠Q2 actually learned to play points. He had many favorite In "the real world", to 4♥. Your partner leads the ♦3 ♥KJ109872 before he was a partners, including Charles was a chemical playing fourth best leads, you win ♦ teenager, but the Walter McLaughin, engineer and he became a the Ace. You have two likely ♦ tricks 864 game back then many time ACBL proud member of the Top and the trump ace. How do you find ♣6 was auction Treasurer and later of Texas Unit 210, going on another trick? bridge. You may ACBL President. to become unit president, Could a club switch be right? From not even have In 1954, Charles when a job transfer took TIP–Use your clues from the opening heard of it! became Life Master him to Amarillo in 1975. the bidding you can place declarer lead and bidding as clues to find the Charles was #777 of ACBL. Soon After retiring from that real with seven ♥s and from the opening captain of the thereafter, Charles world, Charles was only too lead with three ♦s. This leaves room winning play. Tufts College began teaching happy to live 100% in "our" for only three black cards. Any (now Tufts bridge at a local world (the world of bridge). ♣ loser will be pitched on top ♠s. University) Bridge Team and country club. B.J. Becker Charles has been a bridge Where is the best chance of a trick? is proud to tell you his team and Freddie Sheinwold cruise director on over 150 beat Harvard and M.I.T., were guest lecturers and cruises! For more tips stories and ideas, join Barnet’s FREE online club at among others. 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