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Goodwill Committee Honors Bridge Volunteers, Stars Volume 49, Number 5 49th Spring North American Bridge Championships Daily Bulletin Tuesday, April 4, 2006 Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Dave Smith TDs from Texas Finkel, Kasle are Silver Ribbon champs Check this space each day for profiles of Floridians Lew Finkel and Gaylor Texas-based ACBL Tournament Directors who are Kasle won the four-session Leventritt working here at the Dallas NABC. Silver Ribbon Pairs Monday evening, Tournament Director Jack Mehrens is topping the field of 130 pairs by two a well known face at bridge boards. tournaments, especially in his home Finkel and Kasle have played state of Texas. A big reason for this only once before in an NABC contest, familiarity is that the 78-year-old but are frequent partners in a very Mehrens, of Corpus Christi, has been in the TD strong home team game run by Mike business for a long time. Becker. Mehrens and his wife, Phyllis, began playing The duo was 14th after the bridge in 1962. qualifying round. Their first final “The local score of 64.63% moved them into director was second place, and their second final scoring by hand, score of 62.29% promoted them to as they all did in the winner’s circle. Their final score those days of was 2277.95. course. I helped In second with 2144.82 were last her matchpoint year’s winners, Marla Chaikin and and add the Bill Esberg of New Jersey. Lew Finkel and Gaylor Kasle scores, and I was This is the first NABC victory for The Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs is limited good at it,” he Finkel, who has had a second-place finish in a to players 55 and older who have previously said. world Seniors event, and three third-place finishes qualified in regional Senior events. In the in NABC contests. Kasle has two world titles to Seventies, the unit his credit along with many NABC victories. tournament chairman suggested that Mehrens work with Gary Blaiss, a National TD who would later become ACBL’s Chief TD. Goodwill Committee honors “Gary hired me. After that I started branching out, working other tournaments across the state.” bridge volunteers, stars Mehrens’s day job was manager of a lawn and garden wholesale supply company where he ACBL Goodwill Committee NABC Chair Gerrie Owen. worked for almost 25 years. His tournament Chair Aileen Osofsky hosted a Owen welcomed all, and directing schedule was a only part-time endeavor, large reception of committee thanked everyone for attending but it soon began to require more and more of his members Monday evening as they the tournament. time. Mehrens soon began to work between toasted volunteers whose efforts Standing in for 2005 ACBL 150–200 sessions per year. How did he do this make the game possible and stars President Roger Smith was while holding down a full-time job? who inspire others to excel. District 5 Director Sharon “Even though I was gainfully employed, my Osofsky began the evening by Fairchild as she announced the boss’s wife was an avid player. He took pity on welcoming everyone to Dallas. Presidential Volunteers of the me and let me direct frequently,” Mehrens said. She then introduced Marsha Year, Cindy Kirk and Roni Club directing is still important to Mehrens. Bernstein, District 16’s Charity Gitchel Atkins. Kirk and Atkins He has owned the Corpus Christi club for 35 chairperson. Bernstein announced (who were selected by Smith late years, and he has been the Unit 187 (South Texas) the five Texas-based recipients of last year) were honored for their director since 1970. Anyone can tell, however, that ACBL Charity funds: Volunteer longtime service to the game. Continued on page 4 Services Council for Lubbock Kirk, of the San Francisco area, State Schools, Midland Rape was secretary of the 1996 NABC Crisis and Children’s Advocacy District 16’s Goodwill Member of in San Francisco and will repeat Vanderbilt Round of Center, Habitat for Humanity the Year Dewitt Hudson with in that role for the upcoming San International, South Plains Food ACBL Goodwill Committee Chair Francisco NABC in 2007. Atkins 32 starts today Bank and Star of Hope. Each Aileen Osofsky. was chair of the Spring 2005 Thirty-two teams remain in the Vanderbilt organization received $4000. NABC in Pittsburgh. Both women are extensively Knockout Teams. In yesterday’s action most of the ACBL President Harriette Buckman came to involved in all levels of top seeds advanced but there were a few upsets. the podium next to announce the 2006 ACBL bridge governance. The #15 seed led by Bobby Wolff (Dan Honorary Member of the Year, Zia Mahmood. Osofsky returned to Morse, Chris Compton, Samuel Cohen, Barry “Texas is the place for everything big, so this is tell the group about her Schaffer and Colby Vernay) saw an early exit the perfect setting for me to award this honor — the passion for the creation of when they lost to the #50 seed captained by Hansa highest given by ACBL — to a person whose district-level Goodwill Narasimhan (Irina Levitina, Jill Levin, Debbie impact on the game is huge. No one is more committees, and how Rosenberg and JoAnna Stansby). This team is the deserving of this honor than Zia,” she said. pleased she was that defending champion in both the Women’s Swiss Zia accepted a plaque commemorating the District 16 had recently Teams and the Women’s Board-a-Match Teams. event, and received the award with his usual brand started one of their own. A very strong all-Polish squad (Bartosz of self-deprecating humor. She then announced a Chmursui, Piotr Gawrys, Krzysztof Martens and “Times change,” he said. “A few years ago, I special honor for District Krzysztof Jassem) held the #16 seed until their was the ornery member and now I’m the Honorary 16 President Dewitt loss to the #49 team led by Jeff Roman (John Member.” Hudson. Fout, Bruce Rogoff and Josh Parker). Osofsky introduced the newest member to be Hudson was showered Other teams that lost to lower seeds include elected to the Bridge Hall of Fame, Michael with accolades from 2006 ACBL Goodwill Member of the Year #33, 39 and 44. Becker, before yielding the podium to Dallas Continued on page 4 Cisse Horton Page 2 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Tuesday, April 4 running a successful club, dealing with problem people. 9 a.m. - Club Directors Update Course with Guillermo Room: Pryor AB. 12:30 p.m. Poplawsky. Continuing education for bridge directors to 10:30 a.m. - Team Trials meeting. Room: Sanger B. increase their skills. Certificate given for successful Noon completion of all three days. Tuesday: Ruling the Game, a Review of Frequent Rulings. Room: Pryor AB. Thursday, April 6 9 a.m. - Club Directors Update Course with Guillermo Wednesday, April 5 12:30 p.m Poplawsky. Continuing education for bridge directors to 9 a.m. - Club Directors Update Course with Guillermo increase their skills. Certificate given for successful 12:30 p.m. Poplawsky. Continuing education for bridge directors to completion of all three days. Thursday: Advanced increase their skills. Certificate given for successful ACBLscore. Room: Pryor AB. completion of all three days. Wednesday: the Proprieties, CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Daily at 12:15 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. in Landmark Ballroom D. Wednesday, April 5 Tuesday, April 4 12:15 p.m. Shannon Cappelletti, Slam Bidding 12:15 p.m. Dorsey Shaw, Doubles - When to Use Them 6:45 p.m. Michael Huston, Unmanageable Hands 6:45 p.m. Jim Priebe, Thinking on Defense Thursday, April 6 12:15 p.m. Chuck Said, Extensions of the Negative Double 6:45 p.m. Steve Shirey, Avoid Ace-Asking LATE NIGHT / ENTERTAINMENT Check out the following attractions after the evening session: April 6, Thursday April 4, Tuesday "The Not-So-Newlywed Game" DJ (canceled). No food after the evening session. Hosted by Mike and Nancy Passell April 5, Wednesday Sign up at the Entertainment Table to be a contestant. Poker: No Limit Texas Hold' em Tournament Prizes will be awarded. $10 buy-in, cash prizes. Be sure to sign up early Wednesday evening to get an entry. Youth and Junior bridge Restaurant/ Dining in the Hyatt events slated Transportation Regency The sixth World Youth Bridge Pairs Antares Championship will be held this summer in Information Revolving restaurant presents stellar New Piestany, Slovakia. Following this, at the same There are many restaurants in the West End American cuisine amid the stars. Located atop venue, is the seventh World Junior Bridge Camp. including Landry’s Seafood House, On the Border, Reunion Tower. Reservations recommended. Both are sponsored by the World Bridge Spaghetti Warehouse and The Butcher Shop. The Lunch: Mon.–Sat. 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m. Federation. The camp is designed to promote the West End is a few minutes from the Hyatt on the Dinner: Daily 6–10:30 p.m. development of friendship among young people DART light rail system. DART rail passes can be Centennial Café worldwide under the umbrella of bridge. purchased from the ticket vending machines on On the second level, our bright and charming It is expected that 30 to 40 Junior players the platform at Union Station. Single-trip tickets café (persons born after Jan. 1, 1981) will attend from are $1.25 and are valid for 90 minutes. Day passes Breakfast: Mon.–Fri. 6 a.m.–1 p.m., Sat.–Sun. the U.S. The USBF plans to offer full subsidy, but are $2.50. Fares for seniors 65 and older are .50 6 a.m.–1 p.m.
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