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Next Generation Takes Over Top MBA Spots Ann Arbor Sectional Changes VOL. 57 No. 4 WINTER 2016-2017 Next generation takes over top MBA spots The MBA board has elected At the board’s November meet- new board member Bob Ondo ing, Jonathan Fleischmann, 29, as president-elect and sec- began his one-year term as MBA tional tournament chair. president after serving as presi- Ondo, 37, of Ann Arbor, has an dent-elect and sectional chair for engineering the previous degree from 12 months. the University A graduate of Michigan. of the Universi- He has been ty of Michigan playing bridge Law School, for just three he is current- years. ly directing “Until I fig- and playing ure out what Bob Ondo bridge pro- Jonathan I’m doing with my life, I’ve fessionally. Fleischmann been directing and teaching Stacey Tessler and Bob bridge,” Ondo said. “I had Webber were re-elected as been coaching high school recording secretary and treas- football and track until last urer, respectively. year.” (Continued on page 2) Ann Arbor sectional changes buildings The Michael Graham Ann Arbor Sectional will be held at Eastern Michigan University again this year, but in a different building. The new site, McKenny Hall, is just off Washtenaw Ave. after the turn-in to the campus. The tournament is Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 28-29. For direc- tions and the schedule of events, see page 5. Ondo, Owen Lien and Allan chair of the Motor City Re- Tushman were elected to the gional after running the tourna- MBA Board in voting at the ment in 2016. Zach recently be- October regional. came certified as an emergency Lien, 27, moved to Michigan medical technician. He hopes to from North go back to school to become a phy- Carolina in sician’s assistant. 2015. He has MBA Board notes... been playing bridge for 17 Entry fees charged at the years and has Motor City Regional in Octo- amassed over ber were inadvertently $1 low- 8,000 master- er per player per session than points. Current- they have been for the past ly he is a stu- Owen Lien several years. “No one even dent at Wayne thanked us,” quipped MBA State University planning to major Treasurer Bob Webber. Fees in history. actually charged were $13 per Tushman, a retired attorney, is session in KOs (which in- 77, making him the oldest current cludes a $1 District 12 sur- member of the board. charge to fund the Grand Na- Six seats were up for grabs in tional Teams) and $12 in oth- the October voting. Re-elected er events. A total of $4 per were Shelley Boschan, Grant Pe- player was added to the tersen and Patti Stoner. charge on Sunday to cover Leaving the board are the cost of the lunch provided Rosanne and Willie Winokur, by the tournament. and Bob Katz. The table count for the Thanks to weeklong regional was 844.5 them for their (up from 778 in 2015). So years of ser- charging $1 less per player vice. per session cost the unit Katz will con- $3,378. Webber reported that tinue to run the MBA netted $5,332 for the Ann Arbor week compared to a budgeted sectional, at profit of $8,100. The MBA least this Janu- Zach treasury stood at $37,173 at ary. Wasserman the end of October, down Zach Was- from about $41,000 a year serman, 29, will continue as earlier, Webber said. PAGE 2 TABLE TALK The increased table count at The regional schedule will the regional probably was due be determined at the unit to the switch to a morning- board’s next meeting on Feb. afternoon schedule. 7. Also under consideration is adding pair games during the ——— evening session. Lunch on Saturday at the Motor City Regional was an ——— experiment this year. The Attendance at the Russell tournament brought in pizzas Roosen sectional in August and sold slices for a dollar was 361 tables, down from each. Tournament chair Zach 375.5 last year. The tourna- Wasserman said he is consid- ment showed a profit of ering expanding this practice $1,858.49. at the 2017 regional. This might allow us to offer lec- NAP Update tures during the break be- tween the morning and after- Here are the results of the noon sessions, he said. North American Pairs District Final, held Sept. 18 in Lan- ——— sing. The top three finishers in Only one of three scheduled Flight A and the top four in Flight B KO team events at Flights B and C qualify to rep- the regional drew enough resent the district in their re- teams to be played. spective national finals at the Winners of the six-team Kansas City NABC in March. Monday-Tuesday Flight B KO were William Smallwood, W. FLIGHT A: 1, Owen Lien, James Haidle, Warren Block, Zachary Wasserman. 2, Rob- Thomas King III, Ronald Zuril- ert Katz, Frank Treiber III. 3, la and Arnold Brandt, all from Suzy & Chuck Burger. suburban Detroit. FLIGHT B: 1, Renee & Cam- The Flight B KO was limited eron Shunta. 2, Richard Bau- to players with fewer than man, Ross Richardson. 3, 2,000 masterpoints. Despite Cheryl & Jim Bloom. 4, Robert the small turnout, MBA may Christensen, Jagit Singh. try to run the Flight B KOs FLIGHT C: 1, Barb Ferrera, again in 2017. Board mem- Marilyn Collins. 2, Janet bers may attempt to promote Schultz, Betty Shaw. 3, Ste- the event by contacting eligi- phen Leist, James Peresta. 4, ble players and helping them Vance Senecal, Lynne Brueh- form teams. lman. TABLE TALK PAGE 3 TABLE TALK MBA Officers Official publication Jonathan Fleischmann .... president of the Michigan Bridge Association Bob Ondo ............ ….president-elect 30660 Woodgate Dr., Richard Temkin ............... chairman Southfield MI 48076 Stacey Tessler .... recording secretary 248-646-3967 Bob Webber ..................... treasurer e-mail: [email protected] Board of Directors MARTIN HIRSCHMAN, Editor Shelley Boschan, Marilyn Crane, Kurt Production editor: Marcia Abram- Dasher, Jonathan Fleischmann, Mar- son tin Hirschman (non-voting), Owen MBA Corresponding & Mem- Lien, Marilyn Nathanson, Bob Ondo, bership Secretary: Paul Pome- Grant Petersen, Patti Stoner, Richard roy, 34069 Hathaway St., Livonia Temkin, Stacey Tessler, Allan Tush- MI 48150, [email protected], man, Zachary Wasserman. 734-421-0193 MBA CLUB DIRECTORY Evangelical Lutheran Church, 375 Lothrop, Grosse Pointe Farms. James Schmidt, 586-463-9835. Thursday 12 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. ■Plymouth Community DBC, Cultural Center, 525 Farmer, Plymouth. Jim & Cheryl Perna, 248-887-9283. Tuesday 11:30 a.m., Wednesday 11:30 a.m. ■Thursday Evening Bridge, Ann Arbor City Club,1830 Washtenaw, Ann Arbor. Dorothy Kuhn, 734-761-6691. Thursday 7 p.m. ■Trenton DBC, 2700 Westfield, Trenton. Charles May, 734-301- 3872. Thursday 7 p.m. ■War Memorial, 32 Lakeshore, Grosse Pointe. Judith Thomas, ■Friendly Friday BC, St. Paul 313-372-4218. Monday 12 p.m. Evangelical Lutheran Church, ■Young Center BC, R.A. Young 375 Lothrop, Grosse Pointe Recreation Center, 5400 McKin- Farms. Tony Faint, 586-649- ley, Dearborn Heights. Joyce Koz- 3575. Friday 12 p.m. ma, 313-274-5587. Wednesday ■Neighborhood Club, St. Paul 11 a.m. PAGE 4 TABLE TALK Michigan Bridge Association’s MICHAEL GRAHAM ANN ARBOR SECTIONAL January 28-29, 2017 NEW LOCATION: McKenny Hall at Eastern Michigan University, 800 Oakwood, Ypsilanti MI, 734-487-1157 Saturday, January 28 Stratified Open Swiss Teams -- Playthru, 7 matches .... 11 a.m. *Stratified Non-LM Pairs (single sessions) ...... 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. Sunday, January 29 Stratified Open Swiss Teams -- Playthru, 7 matches ... 11 a.m. *Stratified Non-LM Pairs (single sessions) ..... 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. *Starred events are open only to non-Life Masters with fewer than 500 masterpoints Stratified events: A=unlimited; B=0-3,000; C=0-1,000 Non-LM strats: (0-50) (50-200) (200-500) as attendance warrants Average masterpoints will be used to determine your strat Free coffee and snacks. Free parking. There will be a lunch break during which food will be provided. Directions from Detroit suburbs: Take M-14 to U.S. 23 southbound to exit 37A (Washtenaw Ave. toward Ypsilanti). Go east on Washtenaw Ave. for 2.9 miles. When you first come to the Eastern Michigan University campus, turn left (north). This is Oakwood St. (There is a traffic signal but no street sign.) Next turn right (east) into the first driveway. Drive past the pay parking lot on your right. Enter the next parking lot which is a faculty lot. Parking is FREE. McKenny Hall is in front of you. Tournament chair: Bob Katz, [email protected], 734-657-3091 Partnerships: Marilyn Crane, [email protected], 734-591-3431 TABLE TALK PAGE 5 play. When the game mush- IN MEMORIAM roomed to 48 tables, the 16th Norm Bash table in each section would be Donald Curtis set up out in the hall. Shirley Gluklick In 1992, the Otts joined with Elwood “Woody” Ott Art and Linda Golumbia, Lin- Herbert Tyner da and Jack Schecter and Pat and Bob Newman to open the Detroit area’s only full-time Elwood “Woody” Ott passed ACBL club, the Bridge Con- away in late nection, with the Otts’ Sunday November, just game moving into the club. weeks after the “We enjoyed a wonderful, death of his amicable partnership with wife and fre- them until 2009 when they de- quent bridge cided to retire,” Linda Golum- partner, Betty. bia said. “They were perfect He was 92 and partners, helping in any way she was 90. they could and always willing Woody was chairman of the to do whatever it took to keep Motor City Regional from the club successful, and 1988 to 1990.
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