Molly Harris Is New District President by Chip Dombrowski So What Does Harris Hope to Ac- to Smooth the Transition to the New More Responsibility
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Emerald Empire Regional: July 22-28 RUMPETTHE DISTRICT 20 T www.ACBLD20.org Vol. 9, No. 2 Bridge Across the District March/April 2013 Molly Harris is new district president By Chip Dombrowski So what does Harris hope to ac- to smooth the transition to the new more responsibility. Editor complish? schedule for regionals. “She is a very smart lady, she’s very “My family jokes that I should prom- Board members applauded her well informed about district affairs, As District 20 prepares to shift to a ise good bridge hands for everyone,” election. and she gets on well with everybody,” new tournament schedule that starts she said. “She has a keen attention to detail,” said Kroning, who’s known Harris for next year, it will be led by a new pres- In reality, Harris’s ambitious per- Taylor said, praising Harris and Sue 16 years. “I’m sure she will be a popu- ident. Molly Harris of Portland was sonal goal is to increase district mem- Kroning as the workaholics who took lar choice.” elected at the board meeting during bership 5% to 10% a year, and her on the formidable task of revising the A board member since 2009, Harris last month’s oregon Trail Regional in realistic expectations are to imple- bylaws over the past few years. previously served on the Portland unit Vancouver. She succeeds Jeff Taylor, ment the new bylaws that went into ef- Kroning expressed admiration that who was term-limited out. fect the same day she took office and Harris was willing to take on even Continued on Page 2 Molly Harris New ex-president passes gavel, stops in Hawaii on way to sunset My term as president of District 20 two three-year terms as district director ended Feb. 23. I will pass my figurative (aka ACBL board rep) and two contro- gavel to the capable versial years as first alternate. I have en- hands of Molly Harris. joyed 10 of these 13 years and hope I The real gavel, so gra- have contributed to the well-being of ciously donated by the district. I will carry on as first alter- Paul Gabalis is AWoL. nate until the next election. After 13 years of Molly was the only candidate for pres- service to District 20 I ident. She has a keen attention to de- am leaving most of my tail and has been active in the district official posts. This just board and the Portland unit. Molly and Jeff Taylor might be my swan mus- Sue Kroning were the workaholics for D20 President ings. Writing is a mix- the much-needed revision of the bylaws. ture of fun and angst. I served two four-year terms as president, Continued on Page 6 Irene Harrowitz of Seaside shows off her Goodwill pin, which identifies her as an honoree. Goodwill hailing Four earn places on national Goodwill Committee By Jen Dombrowski The Trumpet Every year, the District Director honors three or four players who have worked to give back to the bridge community with a lifetime appointment to the national Goodwill Committee. Four friendly people Bob Wierman, Jan Joiner, Carole Schmitz and July Ratley eliminated three pro teams have received appointments for 2013 — on their way to winning a morning knockout in Reno. Carol McClure of Klamath Falls, Irene Har- rowitz of Seaside, Molly Harris of Portland and Godfrey Chang of Honolulu — and you can get to know them better here. The little team that did Carol McClure Carole McClure is seen with her first grandchild. How a Redding foursome beat the pros in Reno Carol McClure has been playing dupli- cate bridge for the last 28 years. She was Harvey Bush considers McClure a rock By Chip Dombrowski Master in Reno. brought into the game when Bobby and in their bridge club and a driving force Editor All four members of the team — in- Virginia Thompson offered lessons in her with endless energy, noting that she has cluding Joiner’s partner Carole Schmitz area. McClure, a stay-at-home mom of a They were just a little team from Red- co-chaired the Klamath Falls sectional for and the more experienced partnership of 6-year-old at the time, jumped at the ding with fewer than 4,000 masterpoints the last 20 years, without ever being July Ratley and Bob Wierman — came to chance to get out and socialize. “I wanted between them, but in Reno they beat asked to. “She is a true friend and one I Reno with one goal: to help Joiner be- to know I was still a part of the adult three pro teams — including Billy Miller come a Life Master, for which she needed and each of the tournament’s top six world,” McClure said. Continued on Page 7 5.2 gold points. The team had previously overall masterpoint winners — on their played together last May at Medford’s re- way to winning the Double Down Com- gional, where Schmitz became a Life MP races | Mini-McKenney, Ace of Clubs winners | 3 pact Knockout. Master, but couldn’t all make it to any Grants Pass | Beginner classes draw a crowd | 9 “I will forever remember this regional other regional until Reno. as it had such profound meaning for INSIDE Vancouver | Results, photos from regional | 14-15 me,” said Jan Joiner, who became a Life Continued on Page 7 Page 2 The District 20 Trumpet March/April 2013 The youngest table Harris: Board changes structure Continued from Page 1 New officers board and as a Trumpet correspondent A rehaul of district bylaws that went into for several years. An oregon resident effect Feb. 23 created two new officers of since 1971, she became involved in the the D20 board, who were elected that day. local bridge scene in 1994. Though Harris was the lone candidate, Taylor noted that it was fortunate to have someone willing to step up, rather than having to cajole a reluctant candidate, as is sometimes the case in volunteer or- ganizations. Two factors influenced her decision to run, Harris said: one, the ability to rely Sue Kroning Gee Gee Walker on an experienced, cooperative board, an Treasurer Secretary extremely competent business manager/ tournament manager and all the others fulfilling district functions who do good have been named to the national good- work; and two, the opportunity to see will committee. In one of his last acts, through the proposals she worked on Taylor appointed Marilyn Vilhauer to lead Mary Alice Seville / The Trumpet that eventually became the new bylaws. it. The four youngest players in the room met Friday morning at the Oregon Trail Regional when Jake Olsen, Among those changes is a new organi- And while the bylaws are done, the re- right, and Katie Moreno arrived at the table of Ian Milligan, left, and Trumpet editor Chip Dombrowski. On zational structure with two additional of- lated work of developing a manual of the day before Milligan’s 25th birthday, this table had three of the district’s top five juniors. See list, page 3. ficers. one of Harris’s first tasks was to policies and procedures remains. preside over an election to fill the new The district has a full plate, Taylor said, treasurer and secretary positions from the with the change in lineup for regionals, pool of area representatives on the board. with the addition of Bend next year and Kroning of Seaside was elected treas- Boise the following year when Reno will Thanks for all the support urer and Gee Gee Walker of Medford was be gone. But Harris is hopeful that the From the moment the last issue meta- Billy Miller and winning in their quest to elected secretary. Bob Peery of Corvallis new schedule will be seen as an improve- phorically hit the stands, the outpouring of make her a Life Master. was also re-elected vice president. ment. The site, a Sunriver resort, is al- support and positive feedback for Continued success of this fea- To avoid confusion with the new offi- ready generating buzz, Harris said, my efforts has been overwhelm- ture may depend on finding other cers, the position held by Marie Ashton crediting Marilyn Vilhauer with securing ing. Taking a moment to recall writers willing to report it. I prob- that was formerly known as secretary/ a favorable contract. all that encouragment has a way ably needed to do it this time in treasurer was earlier renamed business The ongoing challenge for the district, of keeping one going at 3 a.m. order to lay out my vision for it, manager and upgraded to status as a Harris said, is integrating “the geograph- on the night before press time. but having two front-page bylines board officer. ical diversity that comes with our terri- A couple new features are de- is a big part of why I’m where I “It’s a big change,” Harris said, explain- tory.” buting in this issue. In addition am at this hour. (My vision, ing the purpose is to make the board To that end, Kroning said she hoped to to listing results from D20 re- though, involves writing a bit more active. see “a renewed emphasis on the concept gionals, as the Trumpet has al- shorter than I did; so if I have any Harris also created a marketing com- of service to our member units.” ways done, we’ll often follow up takers, don’t expect 35 inches.) mittee and appointed Ian Martindale of While excited about her role in the dis- regionals with a closer look at Chip Dombrowski Also new is a listing of results of Boise to lead it.