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Board of Directors Katherine Ewing President 916-395-1987 [email protected] David Willmott ACBL UNIT 505 Vice President 916-709-8958 SACRAMENTO [email protected] Miriam Steinberg FEBRUARY 2016 Co-Secretary/Publicity 916 971-4947 Table of Contents [email protected] Page 2-3 President’s Message Debbie Leggett Highlights In This Issue Co-Secretary Page 4 Unit Game Flyer 916 456-1024 Unit Game [email protected] Page 5-6 January Unit Game photos February 14 Joyce Sweeney Page 7-11 News You Can Use/Monterey/ Treasurer Sacramento BC 916 727-3186 Reykjavik/Hawaii [email protected] Page 12 199’r Table Maurie Studin See New Board Tournament Chairman Page 13-15 Reno NABC by Miriam Steinberg Members 2016 916 408-2254 [email protected] Page 16-20 Sacramento Bridge Center Marie Leonardini Page 21 Arden Manor / Gold Country Folsom 33rd Annual Hospitality 916-485-0601 Page 22 Sun City Lincoln Hills MP Week [email protected] February 28 Page 23-25 Folsom BC Pat Ingoglia Membership Page 26-28 Foothill BC 456-3343 [email protected] Unit 505 Website Zelna Morrow Click here: 916 409-5432 www.PlayBridge [email protected] Jim Houghton Sacramento.org 571-309-6055 D21 Representative [email protected] Katherine Ewing 916-395-1987 Lucy Brown [email protected] 916-638-7777 [email protected] District 21 Representative / Sectional Hospitality Sally Wheeler-Valine Newsletter Created by MoraBeyondMarketing.com 916 600-6050 11230 Gold Express Dr. #310-187 Gold River, CA 95670 [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 916 635-5234 Katherine Ewing President Unit 505 Board of Directors Hello from your new Unit Board, First, a big thank you to Brian Masunaga as the past President and Board member. He organized our Unit Board and budget better than any other President we’ve had. His enthusiasm for bridge and the betterment of Unit 505 is wonderful. We will miss him and hope his business adventures in Wyoming work out for him and not keep him from the bridge table for very long. We will also miss outgoing Board members, Mike Cozart, Luke Shenoy and Sheila Ross. We thank them for all their efforts. They too have a love for bridge and helped to make our Unit better for all. Your Board has a few new members and new officers for 2016. Welcome to the new members: Maurie Studin, Marie Leonardini, Jim Houghton, Dave Willmott and Katherine Ewing. Returning members, Debbie Leggett, Joyce Sweeny (elected for another 2 year term), Lucy Brown, Pat Ingoglia, Zelna Morrow and Miriam Steinberg. Congratulations to our 2016 officers: Debbie Leggett, Secretary, Joyce Sweeney, Treasurer, Dave Willmott, Vice President and Katherine Ewing, President. (See photo and contact information for Board members on the next page.) At our first meeting the new board determined our goal is to hold successful Unit and Sectional games for our members/players. To do this we all have to work together. To start, at our February Board meeting, we’ve invited the Club Owners/Managers to join us. Our plan is to get to know them better, find out their needs/concerns and let them know ours, so that we can help each other. All of you are also important to the Unit. Feel free to direct your questions or suggestions to any board member. We have some surprises for you at the Unit Game on February 14, 2016. (See flyer on page 4.) The pot luck will be side dishes as the Unit Board will supply a main course. Watch for more fun at the Valentine’s Day Unit Game. There are 22 Units in District 21 and we have the largest ACBL membership. This year your Board will strive to work together with you to make our Unit the best in the District, too! May the bridge cards be good to all of you. Happy Valentine’s Day! 2 Unit 505 Board of Directors 2016 Katherine Ewing President Zelna Morrow Audit David Willmott Vice President Miriam Steinberg Publicity Debbie Leggett Secretary Maurie Studin Tournament Joyce Sweeney Treasurer Jim Houghton Pat Ingoglia Membership Lucy Brown Marie Leonardini Hospitality Katherine Ewing District 21 Representative Sally Wheeler-Valine Hospitality/ District 21 Representative Beth Mora Newsletter/Website Unit Game SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2016 ONE SITE ONLY Pair’s Game at SACRAMENTO Bridge Center Pot Luck—Bring a dish to share Games include: For Partnerships call: Stratified Pairs Shiela Ross A/1500+, B/1500-750, GAME LOCATIONS 916 434-6165 C/750-0 Games alternate monthly between the two Folsom Bridge Center locations. February 14 site 9500 Greenback Lane #9 Sacramento Bridge Center Folsom, CA 95630 See website for details at: 1300 Ethan Way, Suite 675 916 353—1139 www. Sacramento, CA 95825 playbridgesacramento.org 916 925—6322 Director: Barbara Morman Director: 916 353—1139 Maggie Edwy E-mail: 916 333-2478 [email protected] [email protected] Lunch 11:30 am Game at Noon Game at Noon Game Fee $9 Game Fee $9 A good turn out for our first Unit Game of 2016! Thank you to Folsom and our players for your hospitality— the food was delicious! Newly elected President, Katherine Ewing and Tournament Chair, Maurie Studin share in the good times! 5 Friends, Food, Fun . and a Bridge Game, too! Thank you to Folsom Bridge Center and Dave Willmott, Director. 6 CONGRATULATIONS! Duncan MacVean NABC Master Mike Cozart has regretfully resigned as Tournament Chair for personal reasons. He is available to assist our new Tournament Chair, Maurie Studin through the Spring Sectional. Thank you Mike for all you’ve done for Unit 505. Mike Cozart Welcome Maurie! Maurie Studin GNT CHANGES Important! If you pre-registered before January 1, please pre-register again with GNT coordinator Jackie Ortiz. Pre-registrations were inadvertently lost. Apologies for the trouble. For more information click here: http://www.d21acbl.com/tournaments/gnt/2016/gnt2016.htm Correction to January Forum. GNT Flight A will be played at the El Cerrito Sectional on March 5 and 6. Other flights will be held at the East Bay Community Bridge Center. 7 SANDY MURPHY LIFE MASTER Sandy Murphy, of Shingle Springs, a frequent player at Folsom and Foothill Bridge Clubs, became a Life Master at the Regional in Monterey on Fri. Jan.8, 2016. Sandy needed 1.5 gold points and earned 5.26 gold playing in the Thursday-Friday Knock Out. Sandy’s partner was Joan Bailey of Placerville, and her other teammates were Barbara Wheeler of Sacramento and Barbara’s sister, Patricia Zavadil of Denver. Barbara Wheeler D21 HOSPITALITY Celebrating 10 years as District 21 Hospitality hostesses . I present you Sally Wheeler-Valine and Marilyn Minden. CONGRATULATIONS! TERI GOLD & MARY RUBY & GINNY, too! Teri Smoot is now a Gold Life Master. She achieved this at the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Regional at the end of December and beginning of January, playing with Mary Ose. Mary Ose became a Ruby Life Master at the same time. Teri should also be commended for her accomplishment of earning the most, or second most, points during the week of any woman player who was not playing with a professional. Way to go, Teri! Teri, Mary & Ginny Meanwhile, Ginny Curtis was the top point winner in the on the beach. tournament of the 0 to 750 category. Way to go, Ginny! 8 MONTEREY REGIONAL The three of us (Terri, Mary and Ginny), won two events with our men's auxiliary. One with Jerry Nakamura and a KO with Dennis Uthe. We had a great week in Monterey, CA. Restaurant recommendations: Passion Fish and Rio Grill. More Restaurant Reviews with Mary Ose . In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina we ate at Aspen Grill. First picture is the grouper. Wonderful with lots of different flavors and great textures. The second picture is sea scallops with fried spinach (also wonderful and very interesting) and risotto. Mary Ose On the road with Teri and Mary this month goes from the beach to Iceland! Teri Smoot offers these views of a cold Reykjavik. 9 Reykjavik, Iceland! January 28-31, 2016 Teri Smoot and Mary Ose on the road . this time in Iceland. Teri’s first picture is an auction for "pros" for Pro/ Am event. She says they did ok. Their team was USA. Off to play more bridge . Thank You, Teri for sharing a memorable experience with all of us! 10 Honolulu Regional Sally Wheeler-Valine sends this to drool over . from the 20th floor of the Waikiki Prince hotel. Pat Ingoglia sent more photos of the tournament, including John and Ronnie McMurdie and John Reynen. Playing in the Honolulu Regional . sure . we’re here because we like the rain in Sacramento . Your editor is putting this box in green! 21 Your place for events, lessons and recognition of achievements! Welcome! https:// 199’rs are IMPORTANT www.facebook.com/ ACBLbridge to our Unit! Yes, ACBL has a Each club has daily FACEBOOK PAGE—click on open and stratified the link above to enjoy games. lots of pictures from tournaments, bridge hands with commentary 199’r games are: and some fun “Throw ACBL Facebook photos: back Thursday” posts. Mary Ose and Teri Smoot at the Denver NABC. Folsom Bridge Center “Like” their page and Tuesday, 10:10 am you’ll receive their posts or go to the page and review all the Wednesday, 9:00 am Fridays, 9:00 am pictures! Foothill Bridge Center RACE FOR THE POINTS! Wednesday Non-Life Mini-McKinney Masters (0-500) 10:00 am top 3 in each category: Thursday Non-Life Masters 0-5 Alanna Lee Weisberg 22.53 (0 = 500) 10 a.m.
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