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Vol. 11, No. 1 Bridge Across the District January/February 2015 Taylor wins Super Senior Pairs

Jeff Taylor won the Super Sen- was, however, still celebrating the Among other D20 results: won the Tuesday-Wednesday KO ior Pairs playing with former big win four weeks later during Dan Neill was 1B/2-3A in V & Bracket 2. Campbell and Elinor ACBL president Craig Robinson the Reno Holiday Regional. A Loring Stratified Open Pairs. Hood won Bracket 3 of that event. at the Fall NABC in Providence. The event consisted of a two- Jake Olsen and Dawn Campbell District 20’s top masterpoint Although the event has no session qualifying round Nov. 30 were 1C/3B in the same event. winner in Providence was John masterpoint limit, it is restricted followed by a two-session final Neill also with Meg Myers and Lusky, who reached the quarterfi- to players over 70, so it doesn’t Dec. 1. Taylor and Robinson were Dave Brower placed 20th in the nal of the Baze Senior KO and qualify toward making Taylor, second after the first day and fin- 0-10,000 Swiss. Brower was 27th placed 21st in the North Ameri- who passed 10,000 points last ished with a 61.5% in the last ses- in the 0-5,000 Blue Ribbon Pairs. can Swiss on teams with Barry January, a Grand Life Master. sion to win by two boards. See Suzanne St. Thomas, Irva Kay Rigal. Huub Bertens and his team The former district president page 8 for a deal from the event. Neyhart and Brian Breckenridge placed 16th in the latter event. I’m dreaming Reno ends on a high note “I’m gonna miss this place,” “The first regional here was in of a Portland said Dan Hoekstra of Portland at 1967 — I know because I was the start of the final Reno Holi- there,” said Nels Erickson of day Regional. “I’ve been coming Reno, another perennial regular. national to this tournament since the late Forty-seven years later, it ’60s. It has a lot of memories.” ended on a high note, with at- The trip to the fall nationals in He and a dozen others share tendance up 30% over the pre- Providence, Rhode Island, was their favorite memories of the vious year at 754 tables. very interesting. Providence is regional’s long (and at times, See pages 6-7 for results and not an easy place to get to from wild) history on page 7. photos from Reno’s 2014 finale. Portland. Most people traveling from the western part of the U.S. had to make at least one stop, with most of us making two. The host hotel, the Omni, was Montgomery is new connected via a walkway to the Convention Center and also to a large indoor mall where many NA events coordinator good and relatively inexpensive playing bridge? How did you restaurants ‘I learned bridge in get into it? could be found. Kansas at 60 mph’ During our family vacations The convention when I was growing up in Hal Montgomery is center was very Philadelphia we played District 20’s new North nice, well lit and a lot of games. Chess, American events coordi- with easy access canasta, Monopoly, nator, responsible for or- to the host Risk, hearts. I learned ganizing competitions hotel and the bridge in Kansas at 60 for North American other hotels miles an hour while we Pairs and Grand Na- Merlin nearby. were driving back to tional Teams to qualify Vilhauer Providence is Al Wilson and Genevieve Leary of Brookings, Ore., were married Philly from Pikes Peak. those who will represent D20 District Director considered a Nov. 15 on the beach in Key West, Fla. Wilson surprised Leary by My father drove, my the district in those Hal Montgomery “second tier” arranging for her family to attend an ostensibly impromptu wedding. mother dealt, and they events at NABCs. The city; top tier cities like Las Vegas, taught the children the basics Trumpet had a few questions Orlando and San Francisco hold of bidding. I was 14. for him; here are his answers. NABCs every six years, while sec- ond tier cities aren’t on any par- How long have you been Continued on Page 3 ticular rotation. We learned at the meeting that the top-tier ho- The wedding tels are almost pricing them- selves out of the game so the New regional rotation starts ACBL will continue to look at smaller cities like Spokane and planner Happy New Year to all in Dis- at the lovely Vancouver Hilton. Portland! trict 20 and beyond! 2015 marks In December they started room How a pair of opposites became Brookings’ the first year of the new tourna- renovations, so I hope many of Continued on Page 8 happiest couple — and their surprise nuptials ment schedule that we your will get to see the have been transitioning changes. For those driv- By Jen Smith “I had posted a pretty thor- to for a while. We have ing, the parking lot a Suzi Subeck: new said goodbye to the block south of the Con- The Trumpet ough description of myself ACBL president and what I value in life,” Al long-lived Reno Holiday vention Center will be They say opposites attract. said. “Genevieve responded Regional; I am writing open, as will the Park n Suzi Subeck When it comes to Al and by writing a message that was this before it happened, Go across the street. of Chicago was Genevieve Wilson, they borderline insulting.” but I am sure it was a Gray’s Restaurant will elected ACBL couldn’t be more accurate. A message so intriguing, Al blast! Even with Reno have the tournament president for These two bridge players had to write back to her and gone, however, we still Marie Ashton menu, and they promise 2015. She repre- from Brookings, Ore., met find out what could trigger have plenty of great tour- Tournament Manager to have a great new op- sents District 13 online, although it wasn’t ex- such a response. nament venues. tion for Sunday between on the ACBL actly love at first chat, as Al Coming right up is the Ore- . Suzi Subeck describes it. Continued on Page 8 gon Trail Regional, Feb. 16-22, Continued on Page 10 Page 2 The District 20 Trumpet January/February 2015

My super sweet 16 ’70s Atlanta –a great place to start The year before I became Trumpet edi- My co-workers do occasionally hear me tor, I went to eight tournaments. In 2013, berating my phone, which can only mean I I first started playing I redoubled, Cindy bid 2♥, Teddy and my first year on the job, it was 12. Then am dummy and forced to watch a particu- when I lived in Atlanta in the 1970s. At Ron passed and when it returned to last year I made it to 16. larly horrific line of play. (But I only yell at that time Atlanta had a lot of excellent me I bid 2´, forcing, which was the This is another pattern that needs to be the because they can’t hear me; not a tournament players that called final contract. Ron led the ®K broken. Just as I successfully avoided re- word goes into the chat window.) Declaring the city their home and they and when the dummy came peating my previous pattern of doubling isn’t much better, since that usually means played at the local clubs on a down he called Claudia Feagin, the number of I earn from someone has put me in a terrible contract. regular basis. Some of these who was kibitzing Grant, over one year to the next by NOT gaining 400 Like this hand I played on Christmas people included Lou Bloom, to see the hand. points this year, it is among my goals for Eve with a partner from China who ad- Dickie Freeman, Nick Nickell, Two spades making five was 2015 to attend less than 20 tournaments. mits to being a beginner. Grant Baze, Ron Anderson and a top because the spade fi- Randy Petitt. nesse was off in the par 6´ It is, of course, perfectly fine for a retired ´975 ♥KQ ©A976 ®AQ104 person or one who works within the bridge One night at the club my contract. Ron asked me when I 1♥ is opened on my right, and I over- partner was a young man by Don Lowry knew Teddy had psyched and world to go to 20 tournaments in a year. In call a lousy 1NT. This is passed around to fact, if you’re able to do so, please do go to the name of Ted Abbott (aka Guest Columnist my reply was, “As soon as he RHO, who now bids 2®. Teddy NT). We eventually got to opened his mouth.” 20 — trust me, you’ll love it! There’s nothing I’d rather de- But it is resolutely not OK for the table where Ron Anderson was We were young then. Bridge was fun. fend with this hand than a club playing with his girlfriend, Cindy Herfer “Bridge is real. Bridge is earnest. And someone who works full time contract, so I pass. It looks like outside of bridge to attempt this. (aka Cindy Heifer). Teddy opened 1´, so is life.” things are going well when — Ron made a , and I When it comes to limiting my Don Lowry always has a good time please no! — partner balances held the following cards: bridge to something my body can to 2NT. The 18-point hand is at bridge. He can be reached at be reasonably expected to with- merciful not to double. Dummy ´AQ10x x ♥AK x ©KQ x x ®Ax x [email protected]. stand, my only two problems are comes down with a truly miser- a general inability to turn down able 3 points when the 8 is led. invitations — they are forcing, ♥ Q62 10752 1083 J82 right? — and an apparently ex- ´ ♥ © ® ceptional skill at finding time I Chip Dombrowski If bad bids were against the law don’t really have. How else did I Editor in China, I’d hate to think what convert my 15 total vacation/per- might happen to my partner if her A light style can make club sonal/sick days into 45 playing days at 16 government found out about this. tournaments? Sheer wizardry, I tell you. The lady from Texas on my right takes her ♥A (squashing my ♥K) and leads back, games quite entertaining By the way, I should point out that I have the fate of being an ACBL tour- Sure, there’s only 8 high-card points, of all the things, the ♥J to my known stiff among my five regionals, nine sectionals, nament director. That means I work at but look at that distribution and a six- ♥Q. I need an to the board to one national and one online qualifier for most of the sectionals and regionals within card spade suit! So I boldly opened the clubs, and since I can’t get to the ♥10, I a national event in 2014, all of these ex- a 250-mile radius of my home. So my bidding with 1 . LHO bid 2 and partner lead my ©6 and let it ride. The Texan wins ´ ♥ cept the national took place in District 20. bridge play is mostly limited to club games leaped to 4 . OK, fine, I’m not vulnerable. her ©Q (ostensibly denying the ©J?) and ´ I’d actually like to get out to some other (usually Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays Then RHO bid 5 and so (with no de- places someday, but that isn’t currently shifts to the ®3 — ®4, ®5, to dummy’s ®8. ♥ Having been granted my entry, I con- several times during each month). fense) I had to bid 5´. That pushed RHO possible without giving up some of the I like to play a “light” style at these club to 6 . Thankfully partner doubled, so I tinue with the ®J, which holds, and the ®2 ♥ D20 tournaments that consume all of my games. It allows me to get more involved in was off the hook for another decision. As to my ®Q, followed by the ®A, which drops vacation time, as they surely will in 2015. the bidding of every hand; and that ap- it was, we could actually make 6 ! The In addition to all these tournaments, I the ®K. Since I still can’t get to the hearts, ´ I lead another diamond toward the now- proach can often turn a fairly mundane whole deal: also started playing online last year. I had- hand into quite an exciting challenge! To stiff ©10. LHO goes up with the ©K, crash- ´ K93 n’t done that before the GNT, and while I paraphrase a famous saying, “Bid early and ing the ©J his partner lied about not having. ♥9 intended to get some practice before, the bid often!” (Warning: Results of these light LHO now leads a low spade, the suit © AQ92 district final turned out to be my first bids will vary, so don’t try I’ve been dreading. Even though RHO’s ®A J1097 time. Afterward, however, since I’d created this at home unless pre- ´AK tight means I had a stopper all ´ 8 ´ J105 a BBO account, I decided to use it. pared to deal with poten- along, I don’t know that yet, and I cer- ♥AQ642 ♥K J10875 For a long time I’d been reluctant to tial consequences.) tainly won’t risk finding out if she sticks © K J643 © 1085 venture out into playing with strangers We recently had a me on the board with a heart. ®K3 ®6 online because I was afraid of the quality Charity Club Champi- But RHO helpfully cashes both spades, ´ AQ7642 I’d find. Now, having done so, I can report onship in Chico CA. It giving me the rest of the tricks when she ♥3 that it’s far worse than I ever imagined. was one of those days leads from ♥963 into dummy’s ´Q ♥10 7. © 7 But that doesn’t really bother me as much when there were a multi- as I expected — as long as it’s just some- Meaning I’ve made 2NT — a miracle that Steve Kaessner ®Q8542 in no way excuses the bidding. tude of “incredible” thing to do during lunch at work and it’s Guest Columnist With the K on side, we have 6 all day. Oops, I hoped to tell you about a terrific hands (all hands shuffled ® ´ free. But it’s better if I can spend the vast The traveler revealed that only one pair 22-point slam my partner bid and made in and dealt, of course). majority of the time defending. bid and made 6 ; but beating 6 doubled Reno, but I’m out of space, so maybe later. Things really got interesting in Round 5. ´ ♥ As Dealer, all nonvul, I picked up: three tricks was still a very good result. Chip Dombrowski can be reached at AQ7642 3 7 Q8542 [email protected]. ´ ♥ © ® Continued on Page 9 www.acbld20.org In Memoriam The District 20 Trumpet Vol. 11, No. 1 • January/February 2015 Doug Thayer ies. It turns out that he’d frozen the cook- © 2015 D-20 Organization ies to prolong his enjoyment. I got a great June 11, 1947 – Nov. 7, 2014 laugh over picturing him eating Christmas Official publication of the American League I met Doug more than 15 years ago when cookies from a Santa Claus tin while he District 20 I was still in high school. I had recently played bridge into the wee hours of the 6512 SW Midmar Place learned to play bridge, and as I climbed the morning, many months after the holiday. Portland OR 97223-7517 ranks within the bridge club, I discovered Doug always relished joy when he found it, Phone: (503) 244-5733 that Doug was a pretty big deal. For awhile, no matter how small (or how stale!). www.acbld20.org my friend Josh Kvidt and I used to play To me, Doug was so much more than a The District 20 Trumpet is published six times bridge together, and anytime we had a dis- great bridge partner. He was my confidant, a year in January, March, May, July, Septem- pute over a call, I would run to Doug and my mentor, my best friend, my family. Any- ber and November. It is distributed free to ask him to judge the situation. This both Doug Thayer with Darius Jackson in 2004. time I picked up the phone to dial his clubs in Oregon and Northern California and endeared me to Doug and caused Josh to number, he was at the other end ready to small parts of Washington and Idaho. label me as a pretty annoying bridge part- and in the online bridge forums. listen. Doug always had my back, and I All sectional announcements are free. ner — always calling in the big guns! Before The best way to honor Doug is to recall could do no wrong in his eyes. He loved Editor: Chip Dombrowski long, Doug and I were partners at the club our great memories with him. One of my me, was a great ally, and treated me like a North Bend, OR wife’s favorites is my story about how I son. For 15 years, we shared our lives to- Ads: Susan Chambers, Sunset Bay Media spent my 21st birthday, which I celebrated gether — good and bad — regardless of Printing: Oregon Lithoprint, Deaths by going out to dinner with Doug. He took how close we were geographically. It’s this McMinnville, OR me out for a fancy dinner, and since I had friendship that I’ll miss the most. Deadlines: The deadline for the March 2015 Barbara Bennett — 77, of McMinnville no idea what type of alcohol to order, I fol- After Doug passed, many have e-mailed issue is Jan. 23 for free sectional ads and ad- OR died Oct. 14, 2014. lowed Doug’s lead in ordering a glass of me with their own stories and memories vance articles. The deadline for unit reports Sue Maly — 72, of Vancouver WA died chardonnay — his favorite. After dinner, with Doug. The footprint he left in our lives, is Friday, Jan. 30. The deadline for front-page Nov. 25, 2014. we went to the bridge club and won. It bridge clubs and community was indelible articles is Feb. 13. Please send to editor Chip Gayle Stroud — 71, of Florence OR was a great birthday. and won’t be forgotten. Words really can’t Dombrowski. Email [email protected], died Jan. 7, 2015. Throughout his life, Doug held tight the describe what a great friend Doug was, how phone: 541-404-3290, address: 888 Vermont Doug Thayer — 67, of Lebanon OR happy things in his life. For the past few important he was to his friends and family, St. #3C, North Bend OR 97459. died Nov. 7, 2014. years, my wife mailed him a tin of Christ- what an inspiration he was during times of New Life Masters: Please send a photo for Phyllis Williams — 80, of Grants Pass mas cookies. Last March, he called to say struggle, or how much he’ll be missed. publication by email. OR died Sept. 11, 2014. he was really enjoying one of those cook- — Darius Jackson January/February 2015 The District 20 Trumpet Page 3

NAP and GNT Tell me your stories about Montgomery: Plans practice events Continued from Page 1 way to hold our contests. NA events experiences I can only remember ever playing once What are your plans as coordinator? My challenge as the new coordinator is I am the new North American events tackled in advance. They got together and after that until preseason . to address the issues with online play and coordinator. I hope to increase the partici- practiced. They played some relaxed Four freshmen and a sophomore, all line- through outreach and education expand pation in our North American events by bridge before they jumped into the main men, started playing to ease the pain of our districts participation. The flexibility building on the online frame work estab- event. I am sure this informal bridge is thrice a day practices. The sophomore of online play provides everyone a chance lished under the leadership of . not much different than most of our first was soon replaced by another freshman Rich Carle to play without having to travel hundreds wrote a wonderful article experiences with bridge. Most of us played who became my partner. Our foursome Sue Kroning or thousands of miles. We now have more that appeared in the November issue of kitchen or dorm bridge when we were played a lot of dorm bridge and ate a lot brackets for people to play in and far the Trumpet. I recom- starting out. We didn’t start out as the ex- of pizza. larger subsidies for our winners. Changes mend it to everyone in perienced players we are today. I remember my first duplicate. An up- to our formats will increase the number our district. She wrote perclassman back from Vietnam had a Sue wrote about some problems with of masterpoints available for some of our about her experience car and took us to play in the Friday night our online event that I hope to be able to brackets. I plan to develop ACBL point- playing in this year’s NAP game at Freeman and Suzanne Mason’’s solve. Just as our players are new to on- paying practice events that will help over- (). house. During the ride he taught us - line play our administrators and directors come player’s anxiety over the online In her article she men- point Astro and . He told us are also new. We have only had two years format. tions many of the issues of online play. We need to develop educa- these were essential if we were going to What do you do/enjoy outside of that our North American tional materials and procedural handouts have any chance. Armed with these two Hal Events Committee has essentials and Stayman and Blackwood bridge? so everyone will know what to expect and Our family has been the focus of our Montgomery been grappling with over we played. can minimize their mechanical errors. lives away from bridge. However, now that NA Events Coordinator the years. Of interest was the fact that this club These are my favorite events of the year. our own children are grown and have Before we started host- game held in the basement of a family You get to play in a national champi- moved on with their lives, Kate and I have ing the event online, Sue and others had home in the fall of 1970 was scored by onship event without leaving your local become foster parents for the Oregon to drive to a different city, often Portland, computer. All four of those in that car still area. You can play in one of the flights Youth Authority. Our foster children to play. She wrote that she didn’t have play duplicate bridge. with players of your own skill level and if sometimes accompany us to bridge tour- much fun and they never did it again. you do well, you receive a substantial sub- How long have you been on the North naments and have even started to work This year she was inspired to play in the sidy to go play at the next level. American Events Committee? Why that? as caddies. event now that she didn’t have to travel I wanted to be of some service to bridge I urge anyone to write to me with prob- They often accompany us on our hikes away from her local area. I hope that in our area. I have had some success in lems you have experienced in our events. throughout the Northwest. We have been many others are inspired to try out our the North American events and thought I Be sure to include some helpful sugges- to the Olympic peninsula, Mount St. He- new format. It would be wonderful for our could help. I served in Rich Carle’s com- tions. I also hope many people will write lens, throughout the Colombia River members throughout our district, from mittee the last three years and agreed to to me about their positive experiences in Gorge, Saddle Mountain and Seaside, Sil- Boise to Guam, from Kona to Redding, to become the coordinator now that Rich is these wonderful events; events that have ver Falls and Forest Park. We hope to go join in and play. stepping down. Rich spearheaded the been made more accessible by our online on the Pacific Coast Trail this summer. Sue also wrote about one of the prob- format. change to online play. I think we all owe lems with online play. Many players are him our thanks for the work he has done. Hal Montgomery is seeking stories about not used to playing online. There is a Hal Montgomery can be reached at I think that with a district as spread out experiences competing in North Ameri- learning curve that Sue and her group [email protected]. as ours, online play is the most practical can events. See story at left for details.

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See ad page 3 for details. 3 18.31 Suzanne St Thomas, Salem OR 8.87 K C Jones, Boise ID 6 12.40 Jean Choi, Honolulu HI 18.31 K C Jones, Boise ID 10 8.49 Don Robinson, Boise ID 7 10.65 Thomas Fagan, Kailua HI Maui 5 13.76 Jim Thomas, Boise ID 11 7.88 Anna Holley, Boise ID 10.65 Katie Fagan, Kailua HI 12 7.83 Riley Burton, Twin Falls ID The Maui Snowbird Sectional will be 6 13.31 Dean Pierose, Boise ID 9 10.51 Peter Galbraith, Kaneohe HI 7.83 Jim Thomas, Boise ID held Feb. 6-8 at the Maui Bridge Club. 7 10.90 Steve Nafus, Boise ID 10.51 Catherine Hess, Kaneohe HI 14 7.82 Peggy Faylor, Nampa ID See ad this page for details. 8 10.05 Duane Christensen, Boise ID 11 10.23 Iku Donnelly, Honolulu HI 10.05 Carol Christensen, Boise ID Redding (100 tables) 12 10.18 Thomas Lum, Honolulu HI Kona 10 9.88 Riley Burton, Twin Falls ID 1 13.13 Molly Tinsley, Ashland OR West Willamette (77 tables) 11 9.48 Kathy Dowen, Boise ID The Big Island Sectional will be held 13.13 Gee Gee Walker, Medford OR 9.48 Charlotte Miller, Boise ID 1 11.92 David Brower, Portland OR Feb. 21-23 at Makua Lani Christian 3 10.88 James Flint, Ashland OR 2 11.75 Ron Frazier, Clackamas OR Academy in Kailua Kona HI. See ad this Newport (167 tables) 4 10.28 Patsy Florence, Klamath Falls OR 3 10.60 Jeff Taylor, Eugene OR 10.28 Laila Griffith, Klamath Falls OR page for details. 1 19.00 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 10.60 Bob Johnstone, Portland OR 6 9.26 Bob Wierman, Anderson CA 2 15.04 Ethel Birnbach, Portland OR 5 9.00 Judy Kay, Beaverton OR 7 8.84 Keith Thorp, Klamath Falls OR Albany 3 14.62 Steven Pessin, Eugene OR 6 8.36 Tim Rilling, Vancouver WA 8 7.95 Jerrald Anderson, Shasta Lake CA The Heart of the Valley Sectional will 14.62 Robert Law, Tigard OR 8.36 Don Herring, Lake Oswego OR 9 7.80 Harvey Bush, Klamath Falls OR be held Feb. 27-March 1 at the Linn 14.62 Kevin Kacmarynski, Monmouth OR 8 7.75 Mike Redden, Portland OR 7.80 David Wilmington, Eureka CA County Fair & Expo Center in Albany 14.62 Ginny Stark, Eugene OR 7.75 Linda Wiener, Vancouver WA 11 7.69 Joanne Weilbrenner, Redding CA OR. See ad this page for details. 7 13.21 Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR 7.75 Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA 12 7.65 Kenneth Murray, Redding CA 13.21 James Smith, Mapleton OR 7.65 Carole Schmitz, Redding CA East Willamette NLM (28 tables) Ontario 9 11.94 Irva Neyhart, Corvallis OR 11.94 Brian Breckenridge, Corvallis OR Vancouver Senior (115 tables) 1 5.88 Mike Stoner, Portland OR The Ontario Sectional will be held 5.88 Judy Stoner, Portland OR March 13-15 at the Clarion Inn in On- 11 10.51 Michael Hansen, Vancouver WA 1 15.12 Howard Epley, Kent WA 3 4.00 Zack Woodbury, Portland OR tario OR. See ad page 5 for details. 10.51 Kathy Hansen, Vancouver WA 15.12 Barbara Nist, Seatac WA 13 9.99 Terrance Hill, Corvallis OR 3 10.66 Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR 4 3.34 Diane Mackenzie, Portland OR 3.34 Carolyn Murphy, Portland OR Chico 14 9.83 Renee Ferrera, Portland OR 4 9.46 Richard Carle, Longview WA 9.83 J Goldsmith, Boca Raton FL 5 9.00 Richard Soohoo, Vancouver WA Corvallis 299er (38 tables) The Almond Blossom Sectional will be 16 9.47 Lee Brackhahn, Lincoln City OR 6 8.85 Duane Meador, Vancouver WA 1 5.97 Zack Woodbury, Portland OR held March 27-29 at the Eagles Hall in 9.47 Diane Cullen, Beaverton OR 7 7.64 Ron Senn, Beaverton OR Chico CA. See ad page 5 for details. 18 8.99 Frances Gates, Waldport OR 7.64 D Senn, Beaverton OR 5.97 Aaron Cohen, Portland OR 9 7.60 Dewitt (Hal) Montgomery III, 3 3.87 Ryan Porter, Corvallis OR Nampa-Caldwell (118 tables) Medford Spring Sectional canceled Portland OR 3.87 Gayle Peterson, Corvallis OR 5 3.70 Susan Braden, McMinnville OR A Rogue Valley Sectional previously 1 11.72 Max Thompson, Twin Falls ID 10 7.34 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 11.72 Bob Donaldson, Ogden UT 3.70 Randy Naef, McMinnville OR scheduled for March 13-15 in Phoenix Honolulu Tom Lum (134 tables) OR has been canceled. The unit will in- 3 11.07 Duane Christensen, Boise ID 3.70 Michael Green, Yamhill OR stead focus on preparation for the Rogue 11.07 Carol Christensen, Boise ID 1 23.43 Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI 3.70 Ann Teal, McMinnville OR Valley Regional, May 11-17, in Medford. 5 10.84 Julia Christensen, Boise ID 2 18.54 Godfrey Chang, Honolulu HI 9 3.57 Ann Mills, Corvallis OR

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Your responsive double as West shows North East South West other two suits. One minor, double implies If the opening is a major, the responsive the unbid suits. Not only are your values 1® Double 2® 3® support for the other three suits. double shows better distribution in the important, but so is your distribution and West’s shows distributional And many of us use support doubles minor suits, otherwise it would be smarter losing trick count. You may hold, in this strength with a hand such as: and redoubles, showing three-card sup- to support partner’s implied major. case, three hearts and know that partner Q J10x x x port for responder’s suit after we open the If the opening is a , the re- ´ is short in that suit. Q J10x x x bidding, when RHO sponsive double shows the majors. You’re ♥ When is a double in fourth seat not a x bids over or doubles asking partner, who made a takeout dou- © responsive double? — responder’s call. ble, to choose his better major. ® © When partner has overcalled 1NT, the Your partner should consider a game in Example: 1 , pass, Here’s an example: ® double in fourth seat is penalty. a . And when partner picks the 1 , 1 , double, show- ♥ ´ North East South West © When partner has doubled a preemp- suit, the lead comes up to him through ing three hearts sup- 1® Double 2® Double tive (weak two) opener, the double in the stronger opponent’s (opener’s) hand. port. Or: 1 , pass, 1 , ® ´ West, with: fourth seat is not responsive. If you decide to add responsive doubles double, redouble, Q x x x © If partner has made a strong jump to your toolbox, make sure you and your showing three spades ´ Q Jx x in second seat, the double in partner have a firm agreement about the for partner. ♥ Q x x x fourth seat is not responsive. meanings and applications of the tool. When opener sup- © x © And when third seat bids a new suit, Jim Flint ports responder’s suit ® To contact Jim Flint, email him at makes a responsive double to show both the double by fourth seat becomes op- The Bidding Toolbox instead of doubling or [email protected]. majors, asking partner to pick a major. If tional. redoubling RHO, re- partner has made a takeout double with sponder knows his partner has support of diamonds and a strong hand, he’ll let you four or more, since he would have used know with his next bid. the or redouble to show West is too weak to cuebid the clubs, so exactly three. NEW ACBL MEMBERS he shows his holding rather than guess But how many of us check the little box which suit his partner would prefer. Sissy Aaron, Kaneohe HI Marion Elkjer, Medford OR Sally Kloppenburg, Corvallis OR on the next to “ Respon- When the bidding goes like this: Peter Addis, Corvallis OR Avette Gaiser, Neotsu OR Nancy Miho, Lake Oswego OR sive Doubles”? Martha Bertelsen, Medford OR B. Jeanne Hibler, Salem OR Michael Pham, Portland OR Regular partnerships who learn how to North East South West 1 Double 2 Double Frances Cano, Honolulu HI Ross Hibler, Salem OR Dian Poujade, Vancouver WA use responsive doubles add a very useful ´ ´ Bart Caridio, Cottage Grove OR Kathryn Holman, Corvallis OR Fred Poujade, Vancouver WA gadget to their bidding toolbox. West, with 8-11 points and, say, Shaohua Chen, Salem OR Patrick Iler, Central Point OR Paul Richards, Corvallis OR In a nutshell, responsive doubles can be 3=2=4=4, shows his two minor suits with Kate Claeys, Springfield OR Ruth Johnson, Warrenton OR Michael Roberts, Portland OR used following an opening bid by the op- his responsive double. East must now bid Scott Clifford, Corvallis OR Steven Keplinger, Montague CA Dick Royes, Imbler OR ponents, a bid or takeout double by your a minor. Or he can pass if North makes a Patricia Coelius, Montague CA Alan Slotkin, Eagle ID partner, and a two- or three-level raise by bid. Or he can bid his suit if he doubled Nancy Cole, Salem OR Catherine Swanson, Oregon City OR the opener’s partner. You as advancer can with a strong one-suiter. Carol Custodio, Ashland OR Douglas Wentz, Corvallis double to communicate important infor- Sometimes your partner may overcall Welcome! mation about your hand. instead of making a takeout double. 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winners at the RENO HOLIDAY REGIONAL Holiday Fri-Sat Knockout Friday, Dec. 26 Saturday Evening Side Pairs ...... (20 pairs) Monday, Dec. 29 1A/1B Anant Rathi, San Diego CA; David Weinberg, Reno NV Friday Open Pairs ...... (22 pairs) Tahoe Sun-Mon KO Bracket 1 ...... (13 teams) 2A Paul Harding, New Westminster BC; Molly Harris, 1A Gary Hann, Interlochen MI; Len Vishnevsky, San Portland OR 1 Adam Kaplan, Stanford CA; Debbie Rosenberg – Kevin Francisco CA Rosenberg – Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA 3-4A Richard Carle, Longview WA; Doug Handler, Berkeley 2A/1B Christina van Leeuwen – David Macrae, Horn Lake MS CA 2 Bruce Horiguchi, Gardena CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Paul Markarian, Lancaster CA 3A Vandana Vidwans, Fremont CA; Jo Ginsberg, San 3-4A Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Richard Meffley, Fresno CA Francisco CA 3/4 Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; Sara Rothmuller, Santa 2B/1C Anne Hollingsworth, Walnut Creek CA; Jacqueline

Bracket 1 Rosa CA; Samuel Hirschman, Ann Arbor MI; Martin 2B Anant Rathi, San Diego CA; David Weinberg, Reno NV Zayac, Lafayette CA Hirschman, Southfield MI 3B Douglas Smith – Paul Jorgensen, Carson City NV 3B/2C Ronald Mundt – Judy Mundt, Sunriver OR 3/4 Daniel Hoekstra – John Ashton – Dennis Metcalf, 1C Douglas Schmickrath, Los Altos Hills CA; Francine Dais, 3C Russell Kirschenbaum – David Snyder, Oakland CA Sacramento CA Portland OR; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 2C William Rawlings, Broomfield CO; Jean Ingram, Saturday Evening Side Swiss ...... (15 teams) Tahoe Sun-Mon KO Bracket 2 ...... (14 teams) Kevin Rosenberg, Debbie Rosenberg, Michael Rosenberg, Adam Kaplan Wellington CO 1A Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga 1 Chip Dombrowski – Douglas Laird, North Bend OR; Irva CA; Paul Markarian, Lancaster CA; Bruce Horiguchi, Neyhart – Brian Breckenridge, Corvallis OR This team also won the top bracket of the Tahoe Sun-Mon Knockout and the Friday Afternoon Side Pairs ...... (12 pairs) Gardena CA Welcome ’15 Tuesday Compact Knockout. 1A/1C Edwin Straver – Regina Straver, Incline Village NV 2 Milton Kalikman, Azusa CA; Mansoor Gowani – Phyllis 2A Corey Krantz, Philadelphia PA; Joseph Rich, Forest Hills Vierra, San Jose CA; Carolyn Timmermann, Vancouver WA 2A Jeff Jacob, Vancouver WA; Rich Carle, Longview WA NY; Sheri Winestock, Las Vegas NV; Shannon 3/4 Brenda Pugsley – Paul Pugsley, Carson City NV; Edwin Jackpot Sat-Sun Morning Compact Knockout 3A Richard Price, Fort Worth TX; Karla Tracy, Henderson NV Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL Straver – Regina Straver, Incline Village NV 2B/C Milton Kalikman, Azusa CA; Douglas Campbell, Highland 3A/1B Steve Kaessner, Chico CA; Michael Farebrother – Ellen Park CA Kuiper, Calgary AB; Bryan Morgan, Dallas TX 3/4 Jeanne Dea, Sierra Madre CA; Sandra Franciscus, Pasadena CA; Zev Bogan – Susan Bogan, Fair Oaks CA 3B Chuck Abramo – Jo Murray, Ketchum ID 2B Mark Lundblad – Rick Weiss, Reno NV; Jonathan Friday Afternoon 299er Pairs ...... (10 pairs) Holmes, North Hills CA; John Herriot, Los Angeles CA Monday AB Pairs ...... (30 pairs) 1A Gary Hann, Interlochen MI; Len Vishnevsky, San Francisco CA 1D Russell Kirschenbaum – David Snyder, Oakland CA 3B Jeanne Dea, Sierra Madre CA; Sandra Franciscus, Pasadena CA; Zev Bogan – Susan Bogan, Fair Oaks CA 2A Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 2D/1E/1F Trudy Bittman – John Brownell, Carson City NV 1C Constance Singleton – Sharon Haley – Mary McManus, 3A Steve Mansfield – Janet Daling, Sun Lakes AZ Bracket 1 3D/2E Mary Jo Rutherford, Ketchum ID; Judith Baer, San Houston TX; Maye Jones, Minot ND Francisco CA 1B Tien-Chun Yang, San Jose CA; Bo Xiao, Fremont CA 3E/2F Peter Ward – Paul Ferber, Reno NV 2B Nancy Boyd, San Ramon CA; Bob Ehrlich, Dublin CA Sunday, Dec. 28 3B Dee Cockfield – Duke Cockfield, Bend OR Friday Evening Side Pairs ...... (12 pairs) 1A Steve Kaessner, Chico CA; Bryan Morgan, Dallas TX Nevada Sat-Sun KO Bracket 1 ...... (16 teams) James Marshall Gold Pairs ...... (25 pairs) 1 Gard Hays, Veradale WA; Howard Epley, Kent WA; Stephen Om Chokriwala, Paul Kushner, Sheldon Zimbler, Gary Nitzberg 2A/1B/1C Douglas Campbell, Highland Park CA; Milton Kalikman, 1C Joanne Onstine-Dill, Sparks NV; Donald Parsons, Reno NV Hosch, Las Vegas NV; Barbara Nist, Seatac WA; Ron La Cour Azusa CA 2C Bobbi Kornbluth, Reno NV; Evelyn Almeleh, Sparks NV Nitzberg and Zimbler also won the Nevada Sat-Sun Knockout Bracket 2 – Anne La Cour, Freeland WA with Paul Blumberg and James Paschal. 3A Rich Carle – Fax Koontz, Longview WA 3C Maye Jones, Minot ND; Phyllis Sutter, West Linn OR 2 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA; 1D Leila Mattinger, Cupertino CA; Qing Lu, San Jose CA 2B Michael Gosnell – Julia Gosnell, Walnut Creek CA Edmund Wu – Steve Smolen, San Francisco CA 2D Lee Dunn – Len Ericson, Reno NV Double Down Mon-Tues Morning Compact Knockout 3B/2C Sharon Neff, Lincoln CA; Pamela Whitney, Richmond TX 3/4 Carole Liss, San Rafael CA; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods 3D/1E Michael Hu – Linzhi Hu, San Jose CA Friday Evening 299er Pairs ...... (6 pairs) CA; Nels Erickson, Reno NV; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA; Howard Parker III, Clements CA 2E Mary Jo Rutherford, Ketchum ID; Judith Baer, San Francisco 1D/E David Snyder – Russell Kirschenbaum, Oakland CA CA 2D/E Janet Linebarger – Mark Huth, Portland OR 3/4 Judi Callaham – William Callaham, Fair Oaks CA; J. Jay Roll, Clovis CA; Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA; Hank Eng, San 3E Douglas Campbell, Highland Park CA; Jane Martin, Reno NV Friday Evening Side Swiss ...... (14 teams) Antonio TX Monday Morning Side Pairs ...... (12 pairs) 1A Corey Krantz, Philadelphia PA; Joseph Rich, Forest Hills NY; 1A Yasuko Hiruki, Edmonton AB; Jack Triplett, Inkom ID Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Sheri Winestock, Las Nevada Sat-Sun KO Bracket 2 ...... (15 teams) 2A Richard Carle, Longview WA; Merle Stetser, Bracket 1 Vegas NV 1 Paul Blumberg, Sparks NV; James Paschal, Reno NV; Gary Honolulu HI 2A Susan Somogyi, Encino CA; Robert Shore, Los Angeles CA; Nitzberg, Carson City NV; Sheldon Zimbler, Zephyr Cove NV 3A/1B Ellen Kuiper – Michael Farebrother, Calgary AB Martin Blain – Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA 2 Arthur Crawford – Leslie Muir, Meridian ID; Betty 2B/1C Phyllis Sutter, West Linn OR; Maye Jones, Minot ND 3A William Callaham – Judi Callaham, Fair Oaks CA; J. Jay Coursey – Richard Mallon, Boise ID Roll, Clovis CA; Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA; Hank Eng, San 3/4 Charles Conrad – Ann Conrad, Castro Valley CA; Sarah 3B Maxine Sigel – Herb Wiltsek, San Francisco CA Mark Itabashi, Peter Gelfand, Edmund Wu, Steve Smolen Antonio TX Simmerman, San Leandro CA; Kate Hare, Alameda CA 2C Sandra Andre – Bob Shuken, Auburn CA 1B/1C Linzhi Hu – Michael Hu – Qing Lu, San Jose CA; Leila 3/4 William Glass, Clovis CA; Mark Marty, Clayton CA; Nancy Monday Afternoon Side Pairs ...... (17 pairs) Itabashi and Gelfand also won the Tuesday Open Pairs. Blackwell, Sparks NV; Sharon Bahry, Reno NV Mattinger, Cupertino CA 1A/1B Mel Edelblute – Virginia Jensen, Reno NV 2B Richard Mallon – Betty Coursey, Boise ID; Arthur Jackpot Morning Compact KO 1 ...... (8 teams) Tahoe Sun-Mon Knockout 2A/2B Janie Maxwell – Frank Maxwell, Delhi LA Crawford – Leslie Muir, Meridian ID 1 Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA; Paul Kushner, S Lake 3A/3B Terry Darwin – Catherine Fortney, Millbrae CA Tahoe CA; Gary Nitzberg, Carson City NV; Sheldon Zimbler, 1C Beverly Meyer, Carson City NV; Ruth Rouse, Gardnerville Saturday, Dec. 27 Zephyr Cove NV NV Holiday Fri-Sat KO Bracket 1 ...... (14 teams) 2 John Zamboni, Caldwell ID; Denis Racine, Pittsburg CA; 2C Chuck Abramo – Jo Murray, Ketchum ID Edna Pierson, Jerome ID; Joe Blackford, Lincoln CA 1 Adam Kaplan, Stanford CA; Debbie Rosenberg – Kevin 3C Kathleen Parkins, Vienna VA; Ellie Hall-Pitzer, Keizer OR Rosenberg – Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA Jackpot Morning Compact KO 2 ...... (7 teams) Monday Evening Side Pairs ...... (14 pairs) 2 Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; Samuel Hirschman, Ann 1 Rochelle Gutmann – Kathleen Weiman – Ann Wainright – 1A Robert Shore, Los Angeles CA; Om Chokriwala, Sherman Arbor MI; Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI; Sara Rothmuller, John Wainright, Cupertino CA Oaks CA Bracket 2 Santa Rosa CA 2 David Snyder – Russell Kirschenbaum, Oakland CA; Sarah 2A Yasuko Hiruki, Edmonton AB; Jack Triplett, Inkom ID Simmerman, San Leandro CA; Kate Hare, Alameda CA 3/4 Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Bruce Horiguchi, Gardena CA; 3A/1B William Glass, Clovis CA; Charles Mann, San Francisco CA Paul Markarian, Lancaster CA; Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA Sunday AB Pairs ...... (34 pairs) 2B/1C Richard Pitzer – Ellie Hall-Pitzer, Keizer OR 3/4 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Robert 1A/1B Stephen Tu, Milpitas CA; Mike Cailean, Santa Clara CA 3B/2C Beverly Meyer, Carson City NV; Ruth Rouse, Gardnerville Porter, Henderson NV; Kenji Miyakuni – Ayako Miyakuni, 2A Ray Miller, Seattle WA; Jennifer Chalfan, Bellevue WA Tokyo, Japan NV Doug Laird, Chip Dombrowski, Irva Kay Neyhart, Brian Breckenridge 3A Daniel Green, Reno NV; Bob Luebkeman, Walnut Creek CA 3C Rebecca Kunzman – John Kunzman, Walnut Creek CA Holiday Fri-Sat KO Bracket 2 ...... (16 teams) 2B John Zamboni, Caldwell ID; Denis Racine, Pittsburg CA Monday Evening Side Swiss ...... (10 teams) 1 Elaine Moore – Thomas Shudic, Burbank CA; Frank Holmes, 3B David MacRae – Christina van Leeuwen, Horn Lake MS Sunday Evening Swiss Haines AK; William LeMaire, El Sobrante CA 1A Hadi Allahverdian – Stu Swan, Portland OR; Arti 2 Kathryn Von Dohre, Concord CA; Lois Flock, Oakland CA; Sutter’s Mill Gold Pairs ...... (24 pairs) Bhargava, Mill Valley CA; Tracey Bauer, San Rafael CA Ruth Baker, Valencia CA; Tracy Boys, Sherman Oaks CA 1C Richard Michelsen – Kairong Michelsen, Reno NV 2A/1B William Callaham – Judi Callaham, Fair Oaks CA; J. Jay 3/4 Ronald Mundt – Judy Mundt, Sunriver OR; Donald 2C William Rawlings, Broomfield CO; Jean Ingram, Roll, Clovis CA; Hank Eng, San Antonio TX; Jack Waller, Parsons, Reno NV; Joanne Onstine-Dill, Sparks NV Wellington CO Ridgecrest CA 3/4 Sam Aucoin – William Pearman – Nancy Baker, 3C/1D Marie-France Ghent – Cherri Ross, Reno NV 3A/2B/1C Susan Bogan – Zev Bogan, Fair Oaks CA; Sandra Honolulu HI; Bo Xiao, Fremont CA 2D Russell Kirschenbaum – David Snyder, Oakland CA Franciscus, Pasadena CA; Jeanne Dea, Sierra Madre CA 3D/1E Sidney Inouye – Emma Miller, Reno NV Saturday Open Pairs ...... (28 pairs) 2E Mary Jo Rutherford, Ketchum ID; Judith Baer, San Tuesday, Dec. 30 1A Suzanne St Thomas, Salem OR; Mike Keller, Medford OR Francisco CA 2A Lin Goldstein – Daniel Green, Reno NV ’14 Wrap-Up Mon-Tue KO Bracket 1 . . . (11 teams) 3A Gary Hann, Interlochen MI; Len Vishnevsky, San Francisco CA Sunday Morning Side Swiss ...... (8 teams) 1 Terry Riely – Carolyn Riely, San Antonio TX; Anton (Tony) Haddad, Houston TX; Jo Smith, Abilene TX 1B Paul Pugsley – Douglas Smith, Carson City NV 1A Carole Liss, San Rafael CA; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Howard Parker III, Clements CA; Bruce 2 Anant Rathi, San Diego CA; David Weinberg, Reno NV; Mike Keller, Suzanne St Thomas, Terry Ansnes, Kemble Yates 2B Richard Michelsen – Thomas Howell, Reno NV Ferguson, Palm Springs CA Edmund Wu – Steve Smolen, San Francisco CA 3B Michael Gosnell – Julia Gosnell, Walnut Creek CA 2A Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA; 3/4 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Robert 1C Don Peterson – Beverly Meyer, Carson City NV Steve Smolen – Edmund Wu, San Francisco CA Porter, Henderson NV; Kenji Miyakuni – Ayako Miyakuni, 2C Douglas Schmickrath, Los Altos Hills CA; Francine Dais, 3A/1B Chip Dombrowski – Douglas Laird, North Bend OR; Tokyo, Japan Sacramento CA Brian Breckenridge – Irva Neyhart, Corvallis OR 3/4 Stephen Hosch, Las Vegas NV; Barbara Nist, Seatac WA; Ron 3C Lee Dunn – Bobbi Kornbluth, Reno NV 2B Maxine Sigel – Herb Wiltsek, San Francisco CA; Patty La Cour – Anne La Cour, Freeland WA; Gard Hays, Veradale Saturday Morning Side Pairs ...... (12 pairs) Michael – Pat Galligan, San Mateo CA WA; Howard Epley, Kent WA 1-2A/1B Mark Marty, Clayton CA; Kathryn Von Dohre, Concord CA 1C Donald Robinson, Boise ID; Raymond Yue – Lila ’14 Wrap-Up Mon-Tue KO Bracket 2 . . . . (9 teams) 1-2A Yasuko Hiruki, Edmonton AB; Jack Triplett, Inkom ID Galloway, Reno NV; Joseph Kushner, Mill Valley CA 1 Mark Lundblad – Rick Weiss, Reno NV; David Taylor, Seattle 3A Jerry Premo, Sacramento CA; Gilbert Ramirez, Reno NV Sunday Morning Side Pairs ...... (14 pairs) WA; Leon Smith, Salt Lake Cty UT 2B/1C Sandra Andre – Bob Shuken, Auburn CA 1A Judi Callaham, Fair Oaks CA; J. Jay Roll, Clovis CA 2 Theodore Armstrong, Lincoln City OR; Nancy Baker – 3B/2C Phyllis Sutter, West Linn OR; Maye Jones, Minot ND 2A/1B/1C Chuck Abramo – Jo Murray, Ketchum ID William Pearman, Honolulu HI; Tina Villines, Mesa AZ Saturday Afternoon Side Pairs ...... (26 pairs) 3A/2B/2C Leon Kowaleski – Shirley Kowaleski, Saratoga CA 3/4 Charles Conrad – Ann Conrad, Castro Valley CA; Sarah Simmerman, San Leandro CA; Kate Hare, Alameda CA 1A/1B Christina van Leeuwen – David MacRae, Horn Lake MS 3B/3C Georges Becus, Silverthorne CO; Jim Hutter, Ames IA 3/4 Arthur Crawford – Leslie Muir, Meridian ID; Betty 2A Paul Harding, New Westminster BC; Molly Harris, Sunday Afternoon Side Pairs ...... (18 pairs) Coursey – Richard Mallon, Boise ID Bryan Morgan and Steve Kaessner Portland OR 1A Mie Thiemmedh, San Bruno CA; David Chinn, Elk Welcome Side Series, 3A Philip Monyer, Middletown PA; John Stonebraker, Grove CA Double Down Morning Compact KO . . . (13 teams) Friday Evening Side Game Magalia CA 2A/1B/1C Douglas Schmickrath, Los Altos Hills CA; Francine Dais, 1 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA; 2B Reba Jo Berland, Reno NV; Lillian Johnson, Sparks NV Sacramento CA Steve Smolen – Edmund Wu, San Francisco CA 3B/1C Anne Hollingsworth, Walnut Creek CA; Jacqueline 3A/2B/2C Kathleen Parkins, Vienna VA; Ellie Hall-Pitzer, Keizer 2 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Kenji Zayac, Lafayette CA OR Miyakuni – Ayako Miyakuni, Tokyo, Japan 2C Sandra Andre – Bob Shuken, Auburn CA 3B/3C Mary Ose, Sacramento CA; Ginny Curtis, Citrus Heights 3 Carole Liss, San Rafael CA; Howard Parker III, Clements CA; 3-4C Ruth Rouse, Gardnerville NV; Jim Hutter, Ames IA CA Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA 3-4C Michael Schwimmer – John Swanson, Reno NV Sunday Evening Side Swiss ...... (13 teams) Saturday Afternoon 299er Pairs ...... (17 pairs) 1A Mike Keller, Medford OR; Suzanne St Thomas, Salem Welcome ’15 Tuesday Compact KO 1 . . . (9 teams) 1 Adam Kaplan, Stanford CA; Debbie Rosenberg – Kevin 1D/1E Karla Reynolds, Scottsdale AZ; Judith Lucas, Cincinnati OH OR; Kemble Yates – Terry Ansnes, Ashland OR Rosenberg – Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA 2D/2E/1F Leon Kowaleski – Shirley Kowaleski, Saratoga CA 2A/1B Jonathan Holmes, North Hills CA; Edna Pierson, Jerome ID; John Herriot, Los Angeles CA; Joe Blackford, Lincoln CA 2 Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Rajeev 3D Russell Kirschenbaum – David Snyder, Oakland CA Gupta, Oakland CA; Jo Ginsberg, San Francisco CA 3E Suzanne Jones – Jane Martin, Reno NV 3A Susan Somogyi, Encino CA; Stephen Sturm – Charlotte Sturm, Fullerton CA; Martin Blain, Sherman Oaks CA 3 Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; Martin Hirschman, 2F Kathleen Parkins, Vienna VA; Duncan Macvean, El Southfield MI; Samuel Hirschman, Ann Arbor MI; Sara Dorado CA 2B Mary McManus – Sharon Haley – Constance Singleton, Houston TX; Terry Terry, Tigard OR Rothmuller, Santa Rosa CA Reno Youth Open Pairs ...... (18 pairs) 1C Mark Lundblad – Rick Weiss, Reno NV; Ellen Kuiper – Welcome ’15 Tuesday Compact KO 2 . . . (8 teams) Anant Rathi and David Weinberg 1 Henry Weisberg – Nathan Ly, Reno NV Michael Farebrother, Calgary AB 1 Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA; Robert Shore, Los 2 Brent Xiao – Rory Xiao, Fremont CA Angeles CA; Arti Bhargava, Mill Valley CA; Tracey Bauer, San Saturday Evening Side Game 3 Sarah Macharg – Matt Oakley, Reno NV Rafael CA January/February 2015 The District 20 Trumpet Page 7 Favorite memories of Reno Bruce Ferguson Mark Itabashi Rich Carle Suzanne & John Gram John Zamboni Marjorie Michelin Sam Asai Gary Nitzberg Dan Hoekstra Howard Parker A guy casually walks in wearing We used to drive here every I was in a Mini-McKenney race I made a 7® doubled against Assisting Mark (Itabashi) in a mink stole with a girl on each year, going through with Kent Mignocchi and I Harvey Brody in a Loser Swiss. attempting to win the race with By Chip Dombrowski arm. He’d hired the Italian Blue the mountains at night needed to win here. I was crying Gary Nitzberg an all-Portland support team. Editor Team. He says, ‘We’re all going and the moon was gorgeous. the whole time — we didn’t win Carson City NV (2011) Dan Hoekstra out to my place for a New Year’s It’s just a beautiful drive. anything for two days. Portland (2013) At the 48th and final Eve party.’ Rich Carle Then I won it! Reno Holiday Bruce Ferguson Longview WA And I was still crying. It was before the start of the Regional, we asked Palm Springs CA (1970s) Marjorie Michelin evening session, I was in a two- several players this Getting married! Laguna Woods CA (early 2000s) session pairs … not having a question: What’s your Years ago they used to have Suzanne and John Gram particularly good game. Jim something called the Salem OR (Dec. 31, 1991) I was the partnership chair for Mahaffey pulls up in a limo out favorite memory of Champagne Pairs on New Year’s the 2010 national when I was front and tells me to go with this tournament? Eve. At the beginning of the The first time I came they used district president. All the him. I said I couldn’t, I had to Here are their game they gave each pair a to hold it on the tennis courts. volunteers from Reno and Jackie Zayac & Anne Hollingsworth stay and play. He said, ‘Come answers. bottle of champagne. By the All the big people were here. On Carson City came out and on, let’s go!’ and dragged me fourth round the results were the last board of the last match helped me. They made it a huge We won our first Gold Rush outside. There were three naked pretty interesting — it was a lot we played 7NT and it made on success. It was the second- Pairs here last year. We were women in the car. I stayed and of work for the directors. a criss-cross squeeze. largest spring national ever. first overall both sessions. played the second session. John Zamboni Anne Hollingsworth Mark Itabashi Sam Asai Walnut Creek CA (2013) Howard Parker Murieta CA (late 1980s) Caldwell ID (1990s) former D20 president (2010) Clements CA (early 1980s)

2 Tracy Boys, Sherman Oaks CA; Ruth Baker, Valencia CA; 3A Carole Liss, San Rafael CA; Howard Parker III, Clements Tommie Kadotani, Denver CO; Wray Brett, Sunnyvale CA CA; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA; Marjorie Tuesday Open Pairs ...... (26 pairs) Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 1B/1C Mary McManus – Sharon Haley – Constance Singleton, 1A Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA Houston TX; Maye Jones, Minot ND 2A Bob Ehrlich, Dublin CA; Nancy Boyd, San Ramon CA 2B Arthur Crawford – Leslie Muir, Meridian ID; Betty 3A/1B/1C Linzhi Hu, San Jose CA; Bo Xiao, Fremont CA Coursey – Richard Mallon, Boise ID 2B Jeannine McGowan – E.B. McGowan, Penn Valley CA 3B Paul Pugsley – Brenda Pugsley, Carson City NV Wednesday, Dec. 31 2C Arlene Mahlberg – Benny Mahlberg, Discovery Bay CA 3C Michael Hu – Qing Lu, San Jose CA Wednesday AX Swiss ...... (23 teams) 1A Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; John Tuesday Morning Side Swiss ...... (6 teams) Ashton – Dennis Metcalf, Portland OR 1A/1C Karen Rice – Franklin Kitchiner Jr, San Jose CA; Patty 2A Adam Kaplan, Stanford CA; Debbie Rosenberg – Kevin Michael, San Mateo CA; Maxine Sigel, San Francisco CA Rosenberg – Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA Suzanne St Thomas and Mike Keller Kairong and Richard Michelsen Don Parsons and Joanne Onstine-Dill 2A Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA; Paul Kushner, S 3A Bruce Horiguchi, Gardena CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Paul Saturday Open Pairs Sunday Gold Rush Pairs Monday Gold Rush Pairs Lake Tahoe CA; Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR; Tracey Markarian, Lancaster CA; Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA Bauer, San Rafael CA 1X Paul Kushner, S Lake Tahoe CA; Steve Print, Reno NV; Steven 2B Argenta Price, San Francisco CA; Jonathan Price – Kirshenbaum, Burlingame CA; Gerard Laquerriere, Clovis CA Elisabeth Price – Jill Wallace, Reno NV 2X Susan Lane – Fax Koontz – Susan Carle, Longview WA; Tuesday Morning Side Pairs ...... (10 pairs) Lyle Burnett, Vancouver WA 1A Doug Handler, Berkeley CA; Rich Carle, Longview WA 3X Richard Scoggin – Regina Houston – Thomas Quint, Reno 2A/1B Hank Eng, San Antonio TX; William Callaham, Fair Oaks NV; Joyce Remsen, Sparks NV CA Wednesday BCD Swiss ...... (13 teams) 3A/2B/1C Phyllis Sutter, West Linn OR; Maye Jones, Minot ND 1B/1C Patty Michael, San Mateo CA; Denis Racine, Pittsburg 3B Janie Maxwell – Frank Maxwell, Delhi LA CA; Jesse Chao – Maxine Sigel, San Francisco CA 2C Alfred Groh – Lynn Groh, Alameda CA 2B/2C Karen Rice – Franklin Kitchiner Jr, San Jose CA; William Tuesday Afternoon Side Pairs ...... (17 pairs) Rawlings, Broomfield CO; Jean Ingram, Wellington CO 1A Suzanne St Thomas, Salem OR; Dee Steil, New 3B/3C Mark Lundblad – Rick Weiss, Reno NV; Michael Stu Swan, Tracey Bauer, Hadi Allahverdian, Arti Mary Jo Rutherford and Judith Baer Westminster BC Farebrother – Ellen Kuiper, Calgary AB Bhargava – Monday Evening Swiss Tuesday Afternoon 299er Pairs 2A Molly Harris, Portland OR; Susan Carle, Longview WA 1D Cynthia Swezey – Rene Reid – Catherine Johnson, 3A Neal Moore – Gilbert Ramirez, Reno NV Reno NV; Grace Martin, Sparks NV 1B Lorne Lacy, Marysville WA; Joyce Remsen, Sparks NV 2D Kairong Michelsen – Richard Michelsen – Susan Powell – Jacqueline Chandler, Reno NV 2B/1C Michael Schwimmer – John Swanson, Reno NV Reno Youth Bridge 3B/2C Franklin Kitchiner Jr – Karen Rice, San Jose CA Wednesday Morning Side Pairs ...... (6 pairs) 3C Ruth Rouse, Gardnerville NV; Beverly Meyer, Carson City 1A/1B Samuel Asai, Hood River OR; Sylvia Riewerts, NV Milwaukie OR Tuesday Afternoon 299er Pairs ...... (12 pairs) 2A/2B Richard Pitzer – Ellie Hall-Pitzer, Keizer OR 1D/1E Judith Baer, San Francisco CA; Mary Jo Rutherford, Welcome Side Series ...... (98 players) Ketchum ID 1/2 Bryan Morgan, Dallas TX 2D/2E Jennifer Pereos, Sparks NV; Brad Tretten, Reno NV 1/2 Steve Kaessner, Chico CA 3D Susan Lane – Fax Koontz, Longview WA 3/4 Molly Harris, Portland OR 3E Rebecca Kunzman – John Kunzman, Walnut Creek CA 3/4 Paul Harding, New Westminster BC Tuesday Evening Side Pairs ...... (20 pairs) Reno Side Series ...... (70 players) 1A Judi Callaham – William Callaham, Fair Oaks CA 1/2 Yasuko Hiruki, Edmonton AB 2A Richard Carle – Fax Koontz, Longview WA 1/2 Jack Triplett, Inkom ID 3A Roger Clough – Rebecca Clough, Culver City CA 3/4 Mie Thiemmedh, San Bruno CA 1B/1C Georges Becus, Silverthorne CO; Jim Hutter, Ames IA 3/4 David Chinn, Elk Grove CA 2B/2C Donald Parsons, Reno NV; Joanne Onstine-Dill, Sparks NV Year End Side Series ...... (78 players) 3B/3C Richard Pitzer – Ellie Hall-Pitzer, Keizer OR 1/2 Georges Becus, Silverthorne CO Tuesday Evening Side Swiss ...... (10 teams) 1/2 Jim Hutter, Ames IA 1A Howard Epley, Kent WA; G Gard Hays, Veradale WA; 3 Samuel Asai, Hood River OR Barbara Nist, Seatac WA; Ron La Cour – Anne La Cour, Early Bird Side Series ...... (62 players) Freeland WA 1 Rich Carle, Longview WA 2A Stephen Sturm – Charlotte Sturm, Fullerton CA; Susan Somogyi, Encino CA; Martin Blain, Sherman Oaks CA 2/3 Yasuko Hiruki, Edmonton AB 2/3 Jack Triplett, Inkom ID

Top masterpoint winners Reno Youth Total masterpoints: 5533.47 earned by 405 players. Total attendance: 754 tables. Bridge once 1 126.13 Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA 44.98 Anton (Tony) Haddad, Houston TX 65 21.39 Richard Mallon, Boise ID 126.13 Kevin Rosenberg, Cupertino CA 33 40.33 David Weinberg, Reno NV 21.39 Betty Coursey, Boise ID again filled 126.13 Debbie Rosenberg, Cupertino CA 40.33 Anant Rathi, San Diego CA 67... 20.57 Richard Carle, Longview WA several tables 126.13 Adam Kaplan, Stanford CA 35 36.93 Richard Meffley, Fresno CA 73 19.13 William Pearman, Honolulu HI 5 80.59 Edmund Wu, San Francisco CA 36.93 Jean Barry, Livermore CA ... Saturday at 6 80.32 Steve Smolen, San Francisco CA 37 36.65 Len Vishnevsky, San Francisco CA 77 18.31 Suzanne St Thomas, Salem OR the Reno 7 69.48 Ron La Cour, Freeland WA 38 36.19 Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 78... 18.26 Nancy Baker, Honolulu HI 8 68.78 Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 36.19 Carole Liss, San Rafael CA 85... 17.06 John Zamboni, Caldwell ID Regional. 68.78 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 36.19 Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA 120 13.33 Hadi Allahverdian, Portland OR 10 68.72 Howard Epley, Kent WA 41 35.39 Robert Porter, Henderson NV ... 127 12.86 Carolyn Timmermann, Vancouver WA 11 68.22 Gard Hays, Veradale WA 42 34.94 Howard Parker III, Clements CA 128 12.78 Michael Keller, Medford OR 12 67.06 Sara Rothmuller, Santa Rosa CA 43 32.98 Gary Nitzberg, Carson City NV ... 67.06 Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA 44 32.38 Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR 130... 12.63 Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI 14 66.72 Barbara Nist, Seatac WA 45 30.57 Gary Hann, Interlochen MI 135 12.09 Ronald Mundt, Sunriver OR 66.72 Anne La Cour, Freeland WA 46 30.56 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR ... 12.09 Judy Mundt, Sunriver OR 16 66.35 Paul Markarian, Lancaster CA 47 30.46 J. Jay Roll, Clovis CA 145 11.39 Fax Koontz, Longview WA 66.35 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA 48 30.10 Sheldon Zimbler, Zephyr Cove NV ... 66.35 Bruce Horiguchi, Gardena CA 49 29.93 Judi Callaham, Fair Oaks CA 164 9.88 Susan Carle, Longview WA 66.35 Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 50 29.53 Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA 165... 9.87 Ted Armstrong, Lincoln City OR 20 61.95 Stephen Hosch, Las Vegas NV 51 28.60 Irva Kay Neyhart, Corvallis OR 167 9.69 Merlin Vilhauer, Beaverton OR 21 60.98 Samuel Hirschman, Ann Arbor MI 28.60 Brian Breckenridge, Corvallis OR 9.69 Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR 60.98 Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI 53 28.57 William Callaham, Fair Oaks CA 169... 9.58 Stu Swan, Portland OR 23 47.61 John Ashton, Portland OR 54 27.59 Jo Ginsberg, San Francisco CA 175 9.26 Sam Aucoin, Honolulu HI 47.61 Dennis Metcalf, Portland OR 55 26.76 Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA ... 178 8.79 Susan Lane, Longview WA 25 46.35 Ken Gee, Regina SK 56 26.48 Douglas Laird, North Bend OR 179 8.76 Phyllis Sutter, West Linn OR 26 46.15 Ayako Miyakuni, Tokyo, Japan 26.48 Chip Dombrowski, North Bend OR ... 27 45.95 Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo, Japan 58 25.00 Paul Kushner, S Lake Tahoe CA 188 8.18 Ellie Hall-Pitzer, Keizer OR ... 189 8.12 Steve Kaessner, Chico CA 28 45.65 Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK 60 23.58 Denis Racine, Pittsburg CA ... 29 44.98 Terry Riely, San Antonio TX ... 194 7.81 Terry Ansnes, Ashland OR 62 22.32 Leslie Muir, Meridian ID For more information, see 44.98 Jo Smith, Abilene TX 7.81 Kemble Yates, Ashland OR 22.32 Arthur Crawford, Meridian ID ... 44.98 Carolyn Riely, San Antonio TX ... 201 7.65 Molly Harris, Portland OR www.renoyouthbridge.com. Page 8 The District 20 Trumpet January/February 2015

Wilsons: From teacher and student to husband and wife Winning Super Continued from Page 1 Senior Pairs “What we found is that our values are This deal, originally reported by Philip almost identical, but our way of being in Alder in the New York Times, is from Jeff the world has many contrasts,” Al said. Taylor and Craig Robinson’s win in the “We are a perfect example of a left-brain/ Super Senior Pairs in Providence. right-brain, Mars-and-Venus, analytic-and- artistic couple. Our skills complement Both vulnerable each other’s.” ´ K J8 Or, as Gen put it, “Al speaks French. ♥6 Now what lady wouldn’t love that?” © A J96 In addition to seeing the world differ- ®K9643 ently, they were on slightly different play- ´ Q ´ A543 ing fields in the world of bridge. When Al ♥ J982 ♥Q754 and Gen met, he had more than 3,500 © K10543 © 82 masterpoints and she had just 5. She ®1052 ®A J8 was just learning the game, and he was ´109762 teaching others. ♥AK103 You might think teaching bridge to © Q7 someone you love would be challenging. ®Q7 And you would be right. But Al found Opp Robinson Opp Taylor teaching Gen the game actually made Pass him a better teacher. “I was forced to re- Now both bridge teachers, Genevieve and Al Wilson were married Nov. 15 in Key West, Fla. Pass 1® Pass 1´ flect on what she wasn’t perceiving and Pass 2´ Pass 4´ why,” he said. structor on a cruise ship. He was allowed ting married in Oregon, but I wanted to All Pass Gen decided to get into the game be- to invite a companion, and extended the create a diversion.” cause of Al’s passion for it. “I’ve always offer to Gen. The two spent five days ex- Once they were safely in Key West and Taylor passed initially, despite having loved cards, but he loves bridge so much, ploring Madrid prior to embarking on family attendance was secured, he sug- 11 points and 9 cards in the majors for I jumped in,” she explained. So, how has the cruise ship. Shortly thereafter, Gen gested they just get married while they a dubious rule of 20. the experience been for her? She de- received news that her stepfather was were there. “Gen, of course, loved the “Even though my hand sort of qualifies scribes it as “interesting, rewarding, and gravely ill, so she left the ship to be at idea,” he muses. “But as far as she knew, for a rule of 20, I downgraded it because sometimes shocking. The depth of the home with her mother. It was then that it was just going to be the two of us.” of the two queen-x holdings,” Taylor said. game is overwhelming.” Al knew he wanted to marry Gen. Al says Gen was “completely and ut- “I want most of my points in the two long Overwhelming or not, Gen has come a “I think both of us knew at that point terly shocked when we turned the corner suits for a rule of 20 opening.” long way in her bridge career. “She is a that we belonged together,” he recalled. in the restaurant and everyone was Robinson opened 1® in third seat Life Master now and has learned a lot,” “In a short period of time, we had faced there.” Truly a successful event, consider- and Taylor responded 1´. Robinson, Al said proudly. “But I have learned far both good times and bad — and both ing everyone involved knew the plan ex- with two honors among his three-card more from her than she has learned had drawn us closer.” cept for Gen. spade support and a singleton heart, from me.” “Everyone’s role in this made the cele- raised to 2´, and Taylor bid game. Dottie Ellis, the local club manager ® © ♥ ´ bration even more meaningful,” Al re- A low diamond was led and Taylor who has known Al for 11 years, said she Now, for the fun part — the surprise flects. “It is a memory that each of us will ducked in dummy. When his queen first met Gen when Al was teaching her wedding! Gen was the one to suggest treasure forever.” won, he finessed another diamond to the game. “He was so patient and caring they get married in Key West, which set Al says their plans for the future in- the jack and led a low club. East with her at all times.” Today, Ellis says the Al’s plan into motion. The two had al- clude cruising and teaching bridge on grabbed his ace and returned a heart. two have become terrific partners. “Both ready planned to spend Gen’s birthday, cruise ships. “Gen now teaches a ‘Start- Taylor now cashed his top two hearts are interested in the same activities and which fell on a Friday, at their condo in ing Bridge from Scratch’ that parallels and the ®Q, then ruffed a heart on the very supportive and respectful of one an- Key West. He knew if he planned the my novice and intermediate classes,” Al board. He led the ©A, which was ruffed other,” she explained. wedding for the next day, all or most of explains. “The new bridge players love and overruffed by Taylor. Taylor ruffed Despite a rough first exchange and in- their kids could be there. her!” he beams. his fourth heart with the ´J and exited tense bridge lessons, Al and Gen found To throw her off, Al suggested they get As for Gen, she believes she and Al are with the ´K. When the stiff ´Q fell love. Six weeks after the two had met, Al married in Oregon. “So much easier, you blessed with a life of travel and bridge. “As under it, Taylor was able to claim mak- got a six-week assignment as a bridge in- see,” he jokes. “I had no intention of get- the saying goes, we saved the best for last.” ing five for a near top.

Vilhauer: Terminating software project was ‘100% right decision’ Continued from Page 1 backgrounds — and three at-large ACBL disappointing to say the least. I heard were elected to serve as ACBL representa- members who have exceptional technol- many complaints from many players that tives to the . If Portland builds a convention hotel, ogy backgrounds. This committee will act team games, KO and other results were Howard is the president of the United I’m sure the ACBL will strongly consider as an advisory panel as we move forward. not reported. Obviously this part of the States Bridge Federation. Georgia is a Portland to host an NABC. I think it’s I have been selected to sit on this com- program needs lots of work and hopefully member of the ACBL board and has about time — the last time we hosted an mittee along with Jay Whipple from Dis- most of the kinks will be worked out in worked with the WBF for nine years. Geor- NABC was 1986. Once they break ground trict 9 (Florida) and Russ Jones from time to be more efficient by New Orleans gia was also the appeals chair that heard for the new hotel we can start making District 10. Both Jay and Russ have exten- in March. and ruled on the infamous cheating scan- plans for another mainland D20 nationals. sive experience in technology and should The ACBL is also working on a partner- dal involving the German doctors. ACBLscore+ be tremendous help as we move forward. ship website which was used in Provi- © Membership in the ACBL seems to be The biggest issue for the league is the This committee will be meeting many dence. I did not use it and have not had holding at the same level it has for the new rewrite of Acblscor+. The contract to times over the next year and help ACBL much feedback from this. It will be avail- past few years. Tournaments have declined write a new scoring program called do the best it can in the tech arena. able for use by all districts in 2015. I think a small percentage. The league is in good Acblscor+ did not produce what was ex- This issue has become such a hot but- later in the year it should be available for financial condition. pected; after the program was reviewed by ton that it’s taking up more and more of clubs. Further details of the Providence meet- ACBL, several tech-savvy board members my time. I wish the membership had a Learn to Play Bridge Launch ings can be found at ACBL.org. I am and several outside consultants, it was de- better understanding of what went on with Preliminary discussions are underway happy to answer any and all questions termined that the program would not pro- the failed rewrite; we’ve released as much with Education Department about timing about the ACBL; I might not have all the vide what was needed and the committee information as possible without going into and needs to launch Learn to Play Bridge. answers but I can certainly try to find an- determined the best direction for the confidential agreements signed at the time The communications plan for a soft swers for you. ACBL was to abandon this program and the contract was terminated. I can tell you launch to clubs and teachers is now ready On Jan. 4 I was to be in Horn Lake to terminate the contract (a $1.5 million from 40 years of computer programing for implementation. The full internal and work for several days with the newly project). that I am 100% in agreement that the external launch with marketing support is formed Technology Committee; I’ll update As you might expect, many questions ACBL did the right thing in moving for- planned for later this year. you in the next Trumpet. were received and the answers provided ward in this new direction. Lastly a big atta-boy to Jeff Taylor and did not seem to satisfy many of the ACBL One of the new items used at the fall Other news former ACBL president (and a good members. NABC was ACBL Live results reporting. © Suzi Subeck from Chicago was friend) Craig Robinson for winning the Moving forward, ACBL CEO Robert The process was easy — you went online elected president of the ACBL for 2015. Super Senior NABC event in Providence! Hartman decided to form a committee to to sign up for the service and then shortly She’s a ball of fire and will make a very Remember to support District 20 tour- provide oversight to the Asblscore im- after the game you would receive an email fine president. naments — I’ll see you in Hawaii and provement program (now being under- and or text with a link to your results for © The main item from the board meet- soon after in Vancouver WA. taken by ACBL staff) and provide review the session and the individual match- ings was the revision of the masterpoints Any comments can be sent to me via and oversight of ACBL technology in gen- points, scores normally shown on the re- awarded for pair games at sectionals and email at [email protected]. caps hung in the room. regionals. The increases in masterpoints eral. The committee is made up of two See you at the tables. members of the ACBL staff, one outside This feature worked great but unfortu- awarded should bring them more in line consultant hired by the ACBL, three ACBL nately finding results of your friends, with points offered for team games. District director Merlin Vilhauer can be board members — who have technology overall leaders, qualifiers etc., was © Howard Weinstein and Georgia Heth reached at [email protected]. January/February 2015 The District 20 Trumpet Page 9

Kaessner: Wild club game generates a slew of interesting hands Continued from Page 2 ´ A J98 Looks like a day when fortune is smiling. The final interesting hand of the session 109 Our +630 stands out like a scoring error! was next. This time I’m in fourth seat, vul: Interestingly, one North-South pair that ♥ 86 reached 4 only made five. How about this © ´5 ♥AK964 ©A10 ®J10983 ´ A9752 ® © ♥ ´ for killing defense! After taking the open- ® Another distributional, minimum opener. Q73 542 So things have been going well and we ing A lead, West underleads the K with ´ ´ I couldn’t quite confirm (after the fact) how ♥ ® A53 Q J42 enter the final round. Here I am the dealer his 3. Declarer can’t afford to let East ♥ ♥ the bidding went, but I end up in 4 ! ® J97 KQ43 again, all nonvul, and I pick up: ♥ take the trick (which would likely give West © © My best recollection is that there were Q1043 K8 a ), so he plays dummy’s A; later los- ® ® ´4 ♥K7543 ©Q ®A J8742 three passes to me and I opened 1 , fol- ® K106 ♥ ing the K and only making five. (I’m ´ Here we go again, another distributional lowed by LHO’s 3 and then 4 by part- ® K876 ´ ♥ going to try to incorporate that sneaky de- ♥ hand with borderline values. If I don’t open ner. So much for a hand where the points A1052 fensive action into my own arsenal.) © this, how will I ever get my message across? must be very balanced! The J6 On to the next round. ® And I’ll have to bid my 5-card heart suit is the ´A and dummy is tabled: West clearly has a challenge with the first instead of the 6-card club suit. This time I’m in second seat, all vul. ´Q93 ♥J72 ©K62 ®A765 opening lead. Underleading a bare queen is So OK, I open 1 , LHO passes (cringe) Dealer passes and I examine: ♥ A combined 22 HCP; but promising dis- often wrong, so why not try to find partner and partner bids 1 . RHO passes and I’m ´ tribution. Depends on how the defensive ´K106 ♥K876 ©A1052 ®J6 with at least a four-card heart suit. I play already beginning to worry about things cards lie. The full deal: I only recently heard an unsubstantiated the ♥9 covered by the ♥J to my ♥K at getting out of hand. I bid 2®. statement that Barry Crane advocated trick one. At least I now have the fortunate Now what do I hear from partner? — ´ Q93 opening all 11-point hands. OK, what the spots to ensure scoring another heart trick. 4 ! We’ve now bypassed 3NT, so I just ♥ J72  © heck, let’s start the auction with 1©. LHO I try a small spade to the ´9 and it meekly call 5® and hope partner gets the © K62   passes. I always cringe when that happens holds — another apparent spot of good message. Partner raises to 6® and tables: ®A765 A108642 K J7  because partner likely has a pretty good luck. Now I have to exit dummy and a ´A532 ♥A9 ©A654 ®KQ3 ´ ´ Q10 853  hand and might expect more from me. small club seems to be a reasonable What a partner! ♥ ♥ Partner bids 1 , followed by RHO’s choice. The ®K pops up on my right and I © Q J9 © 87543  ´ The opening lead is the ♥6. A little false pass. Sometimes in this situation I raise escape sacrificing any bigger spots in my carding by the opponents scares me into ®Q4 ®K2 partner’s major with 3-card support; but I club suit. RHO dutifully returns the ♥J to ruffing the third round of hearts with my ´ 5 his partner who now is caught in a AK964  decided to just bid 1NT since I like to use ®K. As it turns out, the hearts split 3-3 ♥ dilemma as to whether or not to overtake A10 that bid to emphasize my desire to keep and the clubs 1-3 and I make seven! The © us at the lowest possible level. while smothering dummy’s ♥10. whole deal: ® J10983 LHO ponders and then he does overtake Partner then bids 2® and I’m still trying I played for the doubleton Q and a 2-2  and returns his last heart to my 87. Did I ´ A532 ♥  to keep the contract reasonable, so I just ♥ split in clubs — making five. I was sur- just get three heart tricks out of this mess? ♥A9   suggest signing off at 2NT. Partner raises prised when the traveler revealed that Now I can score my K, and then when © A654  to 3NT — so I’m optimistic I’ll see at least ´ even one other pair achieved that result (a  the Q covers my 10, I score two more ®KQ3 a full opener in the dummy. ´ ´ tie for top). Half of the field is letting East-  spades in the dummy. Three heart tricks ´ K J876 ´ Q109 The opening lead of the 3 is faced West play a spade contract.    ♥ and four spade tricks with two aces left ♥Q J6 ♥1082   and dummy gives me: I never cease to be amazed by the in- means I’ve actually made my contract! © K732 © J1098    credible player-dealt hands that can occur ´A J98 ♥109 ©86 ®A9752 I can’t recall how it happened, but sub- ®9 ®1065  even at the smallest club games. I always  Well! This is hopeless! I’ll just do the sequent squeezes resulted in one more ´ 4  like to envision how my “great” result best I can. Looks like I ought to get two trick for me at the end and I made four! ♥K7543   might stack up in a big tournament of 40+ heart tricks (because of the opening lead), The traveler revealed some less-exciting © Q tables and scored across three sections.  ®A J8742  three spades (maybe four), and the two  results. This hand was passed out four  outside aces. I’m going to need some good times (out of eight tables)! It was played in One other pair bid 6®, but only made Steve Kaessner is a tournament director  fortune to avoid minus 200. Here’s the lower levels of notrump by both sides, and six. Another top that I might give credit to living in Chico CA. He can be reached at whole deal: each time the notrump contract was set. my “light” bidding style. 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The IN! Crowd For Intermediate/Newcomer Players

Broadway’s District 20 raNk chaNges Arnold Krogh, Bend OR Benjamin Levy, Vancouver WA New Life Masters Kathleen Manchuk, Kihei HI reminder to Dennis Manka, Lincoln City OR Ruby Miller, Albany OR Rexanne Ring, Kailua-Kona HI zip it at table Jeff Speer, Redding CA Laura Stigile, Payette ID Cary Wirth, Nevada City CA Cat is getting my tongue! Walter Wollenbecker, Astoria OR I was at an afternoon party with two Joan Young, Redmond OR different kinds of bridge players. While chatting with these rubber and duplicate regioNaL Masters players recently I asked why they liked Allen Carter Art Crawford Burt Echtenkamp Jim Fitzgibbons Mike Amspacher, Vancouver WA bridge and how we could improve dupli- Salem OR Meridian ID Boise ID Springfield OR Susan Bradford, Dallas OR cate games. Janet Burk, Chico CA Jill Hubbard, Eugene OR Debbie said something like this: “Do Darrel Mooney, Boise ID not criticize or correct me at the table Joan Page, Salem OR because it makes me second-guess my- Not pictured: Beverly Walters, Portland OR self.” What a perfect Paul Mock reason to say nothing McMinnville OR Nabc Masters at the table. Tricia Mock Kelly Hayes, Lake Oswego OR McMinnville OR Congratulations! Donald Maher, Kalama WA She was also telling Cynthia Palman, Eugene OR her friend why she preferred duplicate. Genevieve Wilson aDvaNceD Nabc Masters And it was because Brookings OR Phillip Frankel, McKinleyville CA she could review the Randy Naef, McMinnville OR hand afterwards in- JuNior Masters Carina Cassim, Portland OR Judith Taylor, Grants Pass OR broNze Life Masters stead of throwing the Georgene Bailey, Beaverton OR Diane Eatherton, Philomath OR Jim Tudor, Bend OR Airell Clark, Albany OR Margi Redden cards in. Discussing Susan Beacham, Grants Pass OR Petra Gellner, Palm Desert CA Virginia Weis, Corvallis OR Thomas Hall, Penn Valley CA the hands afterwards Audrey Bowman, Silverlake WA Tom Gellner, Palm Desert CA Alan Wickstrom, Beaverton OR Carol Holmes, Meridian ID D20 I/N Coordinator Peter Harr, Corvallis OR Melissa Yowell, Astoria OR at the bar or pub is Binnie Callender, Corvallis OR Dennis Kendig, Ashland OR Retta Herfi, Chico CA so much better. Leslie Coster, Grants Pass OR  Nancy Detwiler, Shasta Lake CA Robert Kaplan, Jacksonville OR sectioNaL Masters siLver Life Masters So my goal is to do just that in 2015. Deb Dotters, Eugene OR Dan Moore, Baker City OR Linda Constans, Clatskanie OR Kris Roberts, Payette ID Play slower, count more, and laugh a lot. James Hanratty, Bend OR Ursula Parker, Chico CA Joan Corbeau, Redding CA Gregory Smith, Corvallis OR And I love it when people tell me they Anastacia Heusinkveld, Princeville HI Mary Parsons, Eagle ID Mark Fisher, Bend OR Mary Ann Walton, West Linn OR heard me laugh from across the room. Mark Hickman, Bend OR Julie Perrochet, Yreka CA John Forester, Portland OR Donald Jacobs, Redding CA Gayle Peterson, Corvallis OR Joe Halloran, Portland OR goLD Life Master Cat got your tongue? Yep, the cat is get- Michael Sailor, Covallis OR Ron Jameson, Penn Valley CA Harris Harper, Central Point OR Charles Burns, Vancouver WA ting my tongue. I was watching “Cats” by Nely Johnson, Portland OR Shirley Sakoda-Long, Hilo HI Lisa Korick, Vancouver WA Andrew Lloyd Webber and seeing so Linda Jones, Grants Pass OR many bridge players there. Peggy Jones, Boise ID And this note is an apology to all my Vern Katz, Eugene OR partners with whom I’ve said anything Paula Koeller, Portland OR  negative at the table, like “why didn’t you Rae Ellen Lyons, Aloha OR 7KH(PHUDOG(PSLUH5HJLRQDO Dolores McCann, Bend OR return my suit? Or “if you return my suit Chris Nord, Albany OR  we beat the contract.” “Why did you not (GXFDWLRQ)HVWLYDO Logan Nord, Albany OR  support my suit? Why did you underlead Ronald Peterson, Vancouver WA  that ace?” If my tongue is bleeding, it is Jane Waldron, Volcano HI DW(XJHQH2UH because I plan to keep biting it. cLub Masters A 3-Day Seminar  ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠♣♦ ♥ ♠ Dalice Bromfeld, Portland OR Frederick Buckman, Portland OR  I love fun hands even if they were not Betsy Bullard, Portland OR with LARRY COHEN mine. You are vul vs nonvul. So the auc-  tion goes 1♣, 3♦ and you hold: July 30, 31 & Aug. 1, 2015

A J 8 7 3 Larry Cohen is one of the America’s ♠ For Qovice, Lntermediate & top players, a renowned bridge author ♥— and a worldwide lecturer on land and ♦ AKJ Ddvanced Lntermediate Slayers sea. A J 10 8 2  His book To Bid or Not to Bid about ♣ the LDZ of Total Tricks, was the best- I am rather sure that I am getting a di- PROGRAM selling bridge book of the 90s. The amond lead. What did that wily partner sequel, Following the LAW has also 8:45-9DP: Meet and Greet been a best-seller. open with?  Larry is a former ACBL Player of the At our table they bid 3 . Partner said Year (2002), Sportsman of the Year ♠ Do these cats play bridge? Margi thinks so. 9-11:30am: Lesson 4♥; 4NT asked for key cards around (2003) and Honorary Member of the Thursday: Opening Leads Year (2011). He lives in Delray Beach, hearts — and found out that they had Remember, it is a fun game with some Florida. Golf is his other passion. one. And bid 6♣. You are not sure they amazing people. Enjoy the hand records. Friday: do not hold three spades. But you cannot Come to the Oregon Trail Regional and Saturday: Defense (passive or aggressive) do both. Fun hand, huh? meet some of the finest players around. (Defense lesson appropriate for any player level.) Here is partner’s hand. And the weak We have some wonderful speakers lined jump that made life tough for you. up. Bring problem hands and get different VENUE: Columbia Ballroom, Valley River Inn, opinions on how the pros handle them. www.ACBLD20.org ♠ K 6 16803 NW Yorktown Drive, Eugene OR 97401 I want to thank all the speakers! I truly ♥K Q 75 3 appreciate what they do for the I/N players. ♦ — K Q 9 6 5 4 REGISTRATION FORM FOR LARRY COHEN SEMINAR ♣ Margi Redden can be reached at No one made it to 7♣. [email protected]. Cost: $40 per lesson, or $100 for all three

I plan to attend Thur Fri Sat (check boxes)

Fee: Mail this form with a check for the Regionals: What’s ahead this year NAME:______appropriate amount made payable to ACBL District 20, to the D20 Education Even years, beginning in 2016 will be ADDRESS:______Continued from Page 1 Liaison: Mary Alice Seville, sessions. I am looking forward to seeing Oregon Trail in February, Sunriver in May, ______2715 NW Hayes, Corvallis, OR 97330.  you all there! Boise in August and Seaside in September. PHONE:______Tournaments during the rest of 2015 I think we have a great set of tourna- Questions? E-mail Mary Alice at  are: Medford, May 11-17; Eugene, July 27- ments, with fabulous directors and local EMAIL:[email protected] or call 541-758-3181 Aug. 2, and Seaside, Sept. 28-Oct. 4. committees. Maybe I am just prejudiced, but This will now be the rotation for odd District 20 is the bomb! If you ever have any years going forward: Oregon Trail, Med- questions, comments or suggestions, please If you know of a Country or Social Club that might be interested in having Larry present, contact Dawn Ligon at [email protected] ford, Eugene and Seaside. contact me at [email protected]. January/february 2015 the District 20 trumpet Page 11 AROUND THE UNITS Caldwell, the musical: Prez Boise elects board; donates food The Boise Unit held its annual Christ- mas party, membership meeting and boise goes ‘wicked,’ reporter dances board elections, Dec. 7 at the Boise Hotel Nampa/ and Conference Center. Bev Fransen, ♣♦♥♠ Nancy Harris and Darrel Mooney were By Burt Echtenkamp caldwell elected to the board of directors. ♣♦♥♠ They join Kathy Dowen, Bill Neeley, By Marilyn Tripple Linda Anderson and Linda Brinton, re- Boise players were active participants in placing outgoing board members Craig the Nampa-Caldwell Sectional. Nancy Jones, Sue Uranga and Gary Crupper. Feldman and Julia Christensen were 1C in Those of us in the Nampa/Caldwell We owe our appreciation to the outgo- the Scaredy Cat Open Pairs; KC Jones and Unit couldn’t be happier with the wonder- ing board members for a job well done. Suzanne St Thomas were 1A in the ful turnout we had for our sectional over The attendance was 22 tables (including Scaredy Cat II Open Pairs; Nancy Feld- Halloween in Nampa. 5 tables in the 0-99 section). man, Richard Harris, Julia Christensen Many thanks to those who helped make The Charity Team Game on Nov. 22, and Larry Chase won the Spooky Strati- it such a success, such as president had a good turnout in spite of the fied Swiss (1A/1C). Peggy Faylor who greeted everyone at weather and the roads. Twelve teams par- Boise is eager to welcome everyone to the afternoon game on Halloween, re- ticipated, with points and Grand National the Boise Sweetheart Sectional, to be splendent in her witch costume, portray- qualifying at stake. held Feb. 6-8 at the Boise Hotel and Con- ing Elphaba from “Wicked” down to the Idina Menzel wasn’t able to make it to the Nampa/ Charlotte Miller, Kathy Dowen, Carol ference Center, located at Vista and I-84. last detail, including her green skin! Caldwell Sectional, so Peggy Faylor had to fill in, Christensen, Duane Christensen were 1A; Bev Fransen is the tournament chair. We Erik and Anita Hansen were also beau- hopefully looking something like this. Revell May, Dan Neely, Karin Thompson, hope many of our fellow District 20 com- tifully costumed, and Anita, especially, Robert Dutton were 1-2B, along with Julia petitors can join us. needs to be given lots of credit for her held at the club Dec. 1, with 22 tables in Christensen, Larry Chase, Nancy Feldman, Results masterful decorating of the room where Richard Harris, who were also 1C. play. Our usual contingent of players from Christmas party, Dec. 7 — N/S 1A/1B: Linda Brinton – competition took place. Boise and all points east were in atten- Nine teams qualified for the GNT. In ad- Top masterpoint winners were Max Larry Chase; E/W 1A: Al Babineau – Marilyn Edwards; 1B: dance, including our wonderful friends dition, 16 sacks of food (112 pounds) were Gary Belew – Matt Thomas, 1C: Linda Thomas – Sue Uranga. Thompson of Twin Falls ID and Bob Don- from the Ontario OR club, who all came collected for the Idaho Food Bank. 99ers 1: Barb Moser – Alice Kohtz. aldson of Ogden UT, 11.72 each, followed to enjoy the Christmas setting, and enjoy by Duane and Carol Christensen of Boise, chicken cordon bleu prepared by the 11.07 each, and Julia Christensen of Boise, Elks’ chef Rueben. See results below. 10.84. There were 107 masterpoint win- ners for the event. Results are listed below. Sectional results Volunteers keep Ontario club running We continue to have excellent atten- Friday Afternoon Open Pairs — 1A: Duane & dance at our regular Monday game at the Carol Christensen, 2A/1B: Beth McDaniel – Inge Unit 485 enjoyed a long and warm au- Elks Club in Caldwell, 12 to 14 tables with Dickerson, 1C: Nancy Feldman – Julia Christensen. tumn — then winter came suddenly and ontario many people driving from Boise, Meridian, Friday Evening Open Pairs — 1A: KC Jones – fiercely. Although we lose several snow- Suzanne St Thomas, 2A/1B: Peggy Hackley – birds during the winter we are always ♣♦♥♠ Eagle, etc. to share their bridge wisdom Shirley Tschannen, 1C: Marilyn Tripple – Sonya with those of us out here in the ’burbs! happy to see players from Nampa, Cald- By Inge Dickerson Shue. well and Boise. Saturday Afternoon Open Pairs — 1A: Bob Dance fever It takes a community effort to run a Monthly birthday cakes are being en- Donaldson – Max Thompson, 3A/1B: John Pearson – Peggy Faylor, 1C: Anita & Erik Hansen. club successfully, and ours would not be ment in March could hardly come off joyed, and when the November cake was Saturday Evening Open Pairs — 1A: Gordon the same without Kris Roberts and Joyce smoothly without the untiring work of presented, accompanied by a real jazzy Bower – Steve Visocan, 3A/1B: Lorinda Pearson – Whittet, who have dedicated many Satur- Joyce Whittet. Our thanks also go to de- “Happy Birthday” played by Anna Holley Leila Brauner, 1C: Erik & Anita Hansen. days to teaching bridge to novice players. parting president Linda Simmons, who did on piano, your reporter couldn’t contain Sunday Swiss Teams — 1A/1C: Nancy Feldman Our longtime secretary/treasurer Delores her best to kick us into the 21st century. – Richard Harris – Julia Christensen – Larry Chase. herself but broke out in 1950s jitterbug Echanis has faithfully kept our accounts On Dec. 3 we celebrated Christmas with dancing. We’ll probably get a lot of re- Other results and for decades submitted the play re- a banquet. It was more than that for Leila quests to not let that happen again! Christmas Party, Dec. 1 — N/S 1: Jodie Bistline – Peggy sults to our local newspaper. Brauner and Lorinda Pearson, who had a The unit’s annual Christmas party was Silvester, E/W 1: Charlene & Ian Martindale. The unit’s upcoming sectional tourna- whopping 75% game! Happy New Year!

Club manager, treasurer retire after 35 years in The Dalles At our meeting for the club in Novem- Other news ber, we had some very big changes. Two of Mid- Tillie Vann had recent major surgery our longtime players have resigned from columbia after they finally identified what was caus- the responsibilities they have been done ♣♦♥♠ ing her so much pain. The found a small since before 1980. They are Bev VanNice By Peyt Turner tumor near the base of her spine, and al- and Colleen Fredrickson. ready she is feeling so much better. The Beverly has served as club manager, and surgery also entails a month of therapy to club with many of the town elders playing. done this with little ado, and kept us sol- help her be more comfortable than she Bev said they came in last for almost vent and in line with ACBL and changes has been in years. as they have occurred. Colleen Fredrick- three years until the day finally came not only left to return son has served for the same number of when they came in third. Colleen was so Dorothy Spurek to Arizona as a snowbird, but has sold her years as treasurer for one of the two clubs. excited she woke her husband to tell him home in The Dalles in an amazingly short Both have quietly gone about their tasks the huge news. That was the beginning of period of time. We will miss her. This is with most of us not realizing how much the bridge partnership changing. They Bev VanNice and Colleen Fredrickson following the death of her husband. they do. But it is much deeper than that. continue to play twice a week and still are Our average age at The Dalles is 76, and Alyce too had lost her husband, and is When they were about 5 years old, Bev- in the top when they play together. They we have two who are 90 and play good Dunn also selling her house but will be staying erly lived in Redmond, but came yearly to are very supportive and attend both of our bridge. Our mental abilities may get us in The Dalles in her duplex. The Dalles to visit her grandmother, who weekly club games almost all year. through this life so long as we play bridge. lived close to Colleen’s house. They have They remain a very competitive partner- Activities for the holidays are in full Janet Meader and husband Dan re- been friends since that time and in 1947 ship that continues; one sorts out the cob- swing, Christmas seems to come earlier turned from a cruise to Mexico for six her family moved to The Dalles. They have webs when you sit down against them. every year. The games at The Dalles have days. To some that is not unusual, but get- played together and been best friends Thankfully, they will both continue bridge. fewer due to the snowbirds. We have also ting Dan to get away from The Dalles has not been an easy task. The good news is since then and that relationship contin- Gary Cotter will assume that role of our been graced with a few new players, which ues, as best friends and bridge partners. club manager, with all computer work is good for all concerned. he loved the trip, and found his way up to The Dalles was a great place to be being done by Alyce Dunn. Bev remains Our annual Christmas party was held a world-class golf course in La Paz, Mex- raised in the days when kids played out- willing to help, if needed, and she has been Dec. 7 at our place of play, St. Peters his- ico, with an off-the-charts view of the Sea side till dark. They walked all over town training Alyce on computer work. Alyce toric landmark church. Gary Cotter made of Cortez. The course has many hills, and and knew all the special places to play. will now be a member of the board also. a ham, and Jim Hall a turkey, with others was not fully grassed in, so bad shots in- volve ball search among cactus, rocks, dirt Eventually they stopped playing with dolls, Marylee Webber will assume the treas- bringing side dishes, all of which was ex- trading them for boyfriends and on to mar- urer role, with Colleen standing by if assis- pected to be like a 7NT bid and made, as and several water features. . riage and becoming mothers. Their chil- tance is needed. the few restaurants in The Dalles we’ve Gary Cotter and his wife returned from dren have known each other since birth. We greatly appreciate those that have been to too many times, and the caliber of a week getaway. As young families the four adults bowled, taken on new assignments to ensure we them over time is not not very joyous. And While many leave for warmer climates, and when that became dull they decided to keep up our weekly games. A heartfelt many here don’t cook turkey etc., when Marilyn Carmichael leaves for her yearly take up bridge. That was during a time thanks for the two of them and their tire- there is just one of two in the home. Ann Alaska winter vacation for a few months. when the game in The Dalles was a large less efforts. Dollarhide coordinated the menu. She has two children living there. Page 12 the District 20 trumpet January/february 2015 AROUND THE UNITS Five newcomers find games Brookings club secretary in Eureka after taking class gets use of shorthand skills Claudia does not take a salary for brookings what she does and is so efficient at set- eureka Tri-City Bridge Club ting up the meetings and keeping the books so perfect. Always has a smile for ♣♦♥♠ ♣♦♥♠ By Frederica Aalto everyone and is at the club every Mon- By Dottie Ellis day and Thursday at 11 to make boards www.acbdld20.org/unit458 before others arrive. We appreciate all Greetings to all. Hope your holidays Dear Fellow Bridge Enthusiasts, that she does, and she also plays a were great and may the New Year bring This issue I decided to interview some great game of bridge. you all good health and happiness. The of our new players, and ask them what Visitors for the month of October and past two months have been very slow & brought them to bridge. Here are some of November were: Bob Mary Ann for our club. Some of our players have and from their remarks. Kightlinger Ray Hitchcock Pam Garrett, Richard Poggi and Phyllis Chinn been visiting their friends and relatives Grants Pass OR; , Cotton- Janice Beach loves games, and when Susan Haas for the holidays. wood CA; , Medford; & she saw “Alder on Bridge” in the local are among Eureka’s new bridge players. Pat Werlich Pat A few other plans for two of our play- , Northern CA; and paper, she wanted to know how bridge parents were serious duplicate players, Susan O’Neil Mari- ers included getting married Nov. 15 — , Crescent City CA. Come works. As a child she played pinochle, and however, so she has heard about bridge anne Shannon and ! More beck soon. she is naturally curious. She took from a young age, and read a bridge book Al Wilson Genevieve Leary on them later; they will be back in Janu- is on our get well list. Suzanne Cook’s class, which she thinks is by Goren in high school. She also plays at Ruby Bryson ary. (See story, page 1.) She was in the hospital but is now at a bargain. “Suzanne has done a yeoman’s the Senior Center, where she met Richard We have another new Life Master, home resting. Get well soon, Ruby. job. She’s understanding and supportive.” Poggi, who encouraged her to come to . She partnered with We bid a fond farewell as After that, Janice decided to “jump in with our club. She hopes to work up a regular Genevieve Leary Pat Pedrick Marie Stutin in the Olympia Regional. she left for Yuma AZ for the winter, until the sharks” and play duplicate, which she game in the future. Al said he tagged along for fun, adding next May. We’ll miss her. found “exhausting and nervewracking” at Barbara Leonard has played party he never bid out of turn once. : and first. Now she finds it great fun, but wishes bridge for years, and got her feet wet with Big game Ruby Bryson Kirk Since the club has been so quiet, I scored 72.5% Nov. 6. that she could find a regular, congenial duplicate at our club several years ago, Roberts decided to write about one our players Earning the most masterpoints in Oc- partner. but didn’t have the time to play regularly. who is very active in the club. So smile tober/November were: Claudia Kemper, Richard Poggi states that he has been She calls duplicate a whole different ball- , you’re in the spotlight. Ruby Bryson, Al Wilson, Ray Shipman, crazy about bridge since he was 18, but he game. She noted that “the more you play, Claudia Kemper Claudia has been our George Kuppler, Bill Wad- didn’t have the time to pursue it, so it was the more you get used to it.” She took secretary/treasurer for dle and Kirk Roberts. on his to-do list. Now that he is semi-re- Suzanne’s lessons to prepare, and is over eight years or more. That’s about all the tired from being a veterinarian, he is going happy to have Judy McCrone as a part- When we have board news from this end of the at it hammer-and-tongs. He finds Eureka’s ner. Now she hopes to play Mondays and meetings, she takes the Oregon Coast. So till next offerings incredible. In addition to taking Saturdays. minutes in shorthand. I issue, be good to yourself the Bridge-In-A-Day class, he has taken Pam Garrett got into bridge because her asked her why she and others. May all your Suzanne’s class, and now plays in our Unit friend, Mimi Battle, always talked about it. learned to do that. days be Grand Slams. Games, in a Tuesday night group, a She took Suzanne’s class and decided to “I found it so interest- Wednesday afternoon group at the try our duplicate club. She finds it a real ing, I just had to do it,” Results Women’s Club and Friday afternoon at the challenge, but mentioned that everyone is she said, explaining she Unit Game, Oct. 23 — 1: Ruby Senior Center. He has also started pairing so kind and welcoming, that she is keep- took a course on it in Bryson – Kirk Roberts, 2: George Kup- with at our club. He finds ing with it. She, Mimi, Mimi’s sister and a Phyllis Chinn college. It’s called Gregg pler – Pat Pedrick; 3: Ned Flaxington – and duplicate bridge like friend play party bridge to practice be- Ray Shipman. Shorthand (my sister apples and oranges, and he loves both! tween duplicate games. Unit Game, Nov. 24 — 1: Kirk Roberts took it in school and is a retired mathematics So those are the experiences of some of – Ray Shipman, 2: Claudia Kemper – Phyllis Chinn loved it too). professor. She took the intermediate our newest players. We are most happy to Claudia Kemper Ned Flaxington. bridge course taught by Robert Fornes welcome them, and hope that established players will do all that they can to encour- THE DISTRICT 20 through Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Four years of back issues available at www.acbld20.org/trumpet/ but describes herself as a beginner. Her age them. TRUMPET

sutter/ Fun goes awry when jokester forgets to bid buttes ♣♦♥♠ Mohamed Shagrun is known at the On Sunday, both teams with Chico play- club for his many endearing traits, one chico/ ers did well: Chuck Hodel and Carol By Carol Nelson www.acbld20.org/unit460 being his fondness for predicting bids his Paradise Myers were on the 3A team, and Jenni partners and opponents will make. He , , Greg Foss and I rode ♣♦♥♠ Boles Sherri Faroky gets away with this for two reasons: one, a 25-imp whipping of an A team to 2B/1C. By Mark Bloom because he’s Mohamed, and two, because So true Four visit Branson his predictions often don’t bear much A joke heard recently: “Why is marriage weight in the actual play New Anderson venue a winner like a card game? You start with two The unit Christmas party was held on — he’s just throwing out The Redding Unit held its fall sectional hearts and a diamond, and after a while Dec. 14 at Peach Tree Country Club. A silly calls for fun. at Win-River Casino instead of the Ander- you’re looking for a club and a spade.” nice brunch and bridge was planned. The other day this son City Hall, and with the exception of : Janet Burk is a Regional The club Christmas party was planned game came back to bite Promotions the food service the new venue received Master. for the next day at the Moose Hall. Hope him at our table. His rave reviews. The games were held in a you all made it to one or both of these. partner opened 1♦ and large, airy, bright room with carpeting, so Results Johnnie House, Pat Pommerenck, Jo Mo said “double” as a noise wasn’t as much of an issue as in Club Appreciation Teams Game, Oct. 6 — 1A/B: Doug Anne Murdock and Mary Mayfield have prediction for my part- other places. The (non-smoking, thank Jones – Janet Burk – Jan Keller – Jenni Boles, 2A: Garth Gre- returned from their trip to Branson. They Mohamed gory – Doug Jacobs – Jack Woodard – Mark Bloom, 3A/2B/1C: ner’s bid. She instead put Shagrun goodness) casino is only a few minutes’ played bridge twice while back there and down the green pass Diane Wilkinson – Retta Herfi – Marilyn Franks – Hesh Kaplan. drive farther than the old site, so travel Club Appreciation Teams Game, Oct. 7 — 1A: Doug Jacobs really enjoyed themselves. Welcome back, card, and Mo, showing some color blind- time was about the same. Based on the – Garth Gregory – Carol Myers – Mohamed Shagrun, 2A/1B: and we are glad it was a good trip. ness, or being too caught up in his own informal poll the organizers took on Sun- Jenni Boles – Jan Keller – Larry & Peggy Skinner, 3A/2B: Janet Tom Frye has been absent for a couple fantasy, also passed. day, I think we can expect to see the sec- Burk – Hazel Van Evera – Walter Luff – Tom Carr. of weeks with back trouble. We wish him I was in the passout seat with seven tional there again. Club Appreciation Game, Oct. 10 — 1A: Jack Woodard – a speedy recovery. points and no suit, so I knew someone was Not many Chico players made the trip Doug Jacobs, 2A: Chuck Hodel – Mohamed Shagrun, 3A/1B: The memorial for will be Fay Frazier – Billie Quandt, 2B: Jan Keller – Janet Burk. Dale Doerr lying, but couldn’t see any benefit in bid- north, but most who did had something to ACBL Charity Game, Nov. 3 — 1A: Garth Gregory – Mark held Jan. 18 at the Oroville Municipal Au- ding, so passed. My partner led and Mo brag about at the end of the weekend. Bloom, 2A: Carol Huston – Mohamed Shagrun, 3A/1B/C: ditorium. His was truly a life well lived. put down a very biddable hand with 4-4 in In the Friday open pairs, Jack Woodard Mary O’Neal – Libby Bryson. Results the majors (so perhaps he was projecting, and Danny O’Broclyn placed second in Club Charity Game, Nov. 18 — 1A: Carolyn Bergholdt – Mo- as the psychologists say, in predicting my the afternoon with a 64%, and hamed Shagrun, 2A: Steve Kaessner – Shirlee Shaw, 3A/1B: Club Appreciation Game, Oct. 17 — 1-2A: Jack Woodard Sharon – Danny O’Broclyn, Fred Till – Mary Mayfield, 3A: Jo Anne partner’s bid?) with the ♥AK and more. McNutt and Billie Quandt were 1C/3B. Dennis Deromedi – Mark Bloom, 2B: Larry & Peggy Skinner. Unit Pillsbury Teams Game, Nov. 16 — 1A: Carol Huston Murdock – Don Johnson, 2B: Lyn Clark – Pat Pommerenck, Mo’s partner had a moose, of course, and On Saturday, your reporter and friend 1C: Toni Naucke – Shirley Stefano. made a million tricks for a bottom board, – Carol Myers – Chuck Hodel – Mohamed Shagrun, 2A: of the club Greg Foss overcame a blah Doug Jacobs – Garth Gregory – Jack Woodard – Mark Club Championship Game, Oroville, Nov. 6 — 1A: Chuck as the room was in 4♠. Mo was still apolo- morning with a 65% afternoon to finish Bloom, 3A/1B: Sharon McNutt – Billie Quandt – Mary King – Hodel – Doug Jones, 2A: Carolyn Berghold – Mohamed gizing to his partner as they left the table. 1C/3B. Pat Fitzgerald. Shagrun, 1B: Pete & Doris Roth. Unit Game, Nov. 10: 1A/1B: Bruce Boley – Fred Till, 2A: Danny O’Broclyn – Steve Kaessner, 3A: Don Johnson – Tom Frye, 2B: Diane Nagler – Shirley Stefano. January/february 2015 the District 20 trumpet Page 13 AROUND THE UNITS

Jackson GP celebrates Williams; first tourney for some county Phyllis Williams didn’t act 80, nor did larger venue to accommodate everyone. ♣♦♥♠ she look 80. grants We owe a huge thank you to all the newer By Jim Flint One of the Grant Pass Duplicate Bridge Pass players who are filling our tables and sup- www.unit484.org porting our club by attendance at various Club’s longest, most knowledgeable and ♣♦♥♠ games during the week. beloved members succumbed to a six- By Yvette Ome month battle with cancer on Sept. 11, Along this line, and in closing the year, Players featured making an already sad day even sadder. we are all so indebted to several members Many in our club are missing the bubbly she eventually accumulated over 2,000 who have been teaching and mentoring personality and great exuberance for life masterpoints. Phyllis was a most patient, new and intermediate players. Without on unit website and bridge that Phyllis always exhibited. kind and helpful player and partner to these dedicated members imparting their She wanted a party with her bridge fam- newcomers and seasoned players alike. knowledge in some class or other every Unit 484 is more than an organization ily when she passed, so a party it was — Arnie, a director at our club, has just re- single week of the year, we would not have headed by a board that has an affiliation at the Bridge Club — on Oct. 26, Phyllis’s cently achieved the status of Gold Life a prospering bridge club. with ACBL. It’s also, and perhaps prima- Master. How pleased Phyllis must be. 81st birthday. We all got A very special thank you to Mary Louise rily, the people — the members who sup- to know even better just Other news Hendricks, Nancy and Jim Hitchcock, port bridge week in and week out with how special this wonder- Our club had 13 participants in the Doug Merritt, Joe White, Arnie Williams, their attendance at club games. ful lady was and about Medford Sectional in early October. Half Myra Falletta, Chuck Shipley, Mary Ann That’s why a couple of volunteers de- the exciting life she lived of our attendees were newcomers to tour- Kightlinger, Donna Anderson, and every- cided years ago to write profiles of mem- with her beloved hus- naments, and by the chatter I’ve heard, one who has helped throughout the year bers to post on the unit’s website. The band, Arnie, for the past this has opened new doors and chal- in any capacity to make the GPDB Club writers, husband and wife, compiled an 36 years. lenges, as well as much fun, for many. the fun place it is. Daniel Grossbard must archive over the years of nearly three Phyllis began playing Phyllis Williams Again this year, our club held its annual also be remembered as another of our in- dozen profiles of local bridge players. bridge around 12 years Christmas Party at the Grants Pass Coun- structors who dedicated much time to Then ill health intervened and they were old at her mother’s social games and was try Club. After the success of last year, the teaching before his untimely passing this unable to continue the project. hooked from then on. A Silver Life Master, best news is that we needed to use a summer. Flash forward to 2013 when the board accepted a proposal by another volunteer to restart the project, and new profiles began appearing on the website. redding “It’s a way of helping members get bet- Memories of Reno’s holidays past ter acquainted with their fellow bridge ♣♦♥♠ players,” said Jim Flint, coordinator of the By Joan Sullens The last D20 Reno Holiday Regional is project. over and for those of you that were able to klamath “I try to include information about how www.bridgescore.com/redding attend I hope you enjoyed every moment. I falls they became interested in bridge, how didn’t get to attend the last few extrava- ♣♦♥♠ their games have changed over the years, ganzas in Reno; however I have many fond By Bobby Thompson anecdotes from club and tournament New site a winner memories, beginning in the early 1970s, of www.unit482.org play, plus personal data about their edu- the fun we had at the Reno tournament. cation, careers, and families,” he said. Looking back on our year, we’ve added Beginning downtown Reno 40+ years termediate group going to Dale Taylor, When a profile is completed, the story two new clubs for Redding. These added ago it was blast at the Pioneer Auditorium Duane Weiss and Jim Myers. November and a photo of the featured member are private clubs and our previously existing and other downtown facilities. Then, in leaders were Thompson, Griffith and Mrs. posted on the home page of the unit two clubs make it possible to play bridge need of more space, it moved out to the McClure in the open race while Gessner, website. Then when a new profile is sub- five days a week, if so inclined! MGM Grand (now the Grand Sierra). Ruth Porterfield, and Taylor topped the mitted, the web manager moves the pre- We changed the site for our sectionals, Many friends were made during those non-life master group. vious story to the archives, and features too, much to the delight of many. Win- years with the wonderful Reno folks. Finally, the Klamath Falls Unit wishes to the new one on the home page. River makes an excellent place for us. Since the last issue of the Trumpet our one and all a very Happy New Year and When a profiled member dies, her We’ve added a few new players from the games are getting a little smaller with the may 2015 be a great year for all of us! story is moved to a “Tributes” archive, so lessons given. Overall, looks to have been snowbirds heading to warmer climate. Results that a record of the members is pre- They will return in late April and May. served, sometimes along with obituary in- a very successful year. Unit Game, Oct. 12 (6 tables) — 1A: Laila Griffith – Carol Looking forward to a good new year! Doug Higgs and Harvey Bush were vic- McClure; 2A: Doug Higgs – Randall Paul; 3A: Rosella Wilde – formation. We can make it even better if we remem- torious in the Fall Open pairs while Laila Ruth O’Connor; 1B: Keith Thorp – Dale Taylor; 2B/1C: Neal & “Members enjoy reading about the ber to be kind to one another, encourage Griffith and Carol McClure captured the Judy Shelton; 3B/2C: Duane Weiss – Rhoda Bennett. players they meet at the bridge table,” others, be willing to mentor but skip the October Sunday contest. Randall Paul Club Appreciation Game, (7.5 tables) — 1A: Randall Paul Flint said, “learning a great deal more lessons at the table; lead first, then write and Bobby Thompson claimed the Club – Bobby Thompson; 2A: Ed & Carol McClure; 3A: Doug Higgs about their bridge pals than the limited Appreciation title as well as the November – Harvey Bush; 1B: Rosella Wilde – Duane Weiss; 2/3B: Dick time of a round allows.” down the contract; forgo the lengthy Halousek – Charles Duncan; 2/3B/1C: Tom & Petra Gellner; The stories and photos are designed to postmortem discussions and keep to the Sunday game. Pro-Am winners included 2C: Winnie Duncan – Millie Miller. time allotment. Happy 2015! Bridget Burns, Judy Shelton, Ted Gess- Fall Open, (6 tables) — 1A: Harvey Bush – Doug Higgs; capture the character and personality of ner and Neal Shelton. 2A/1B: Dale Taylor – Keith Thorp; 3A/2B: Gary & Patsy Flo- the profiled player, not just his approach Results Big game scores were by the bushel. Ed rence; 1C: Duane Weiss – Jo Ann Koenig; 2C: Don Messner – to bridge. Club Championship Game, Bridge Dreams — 1: George McClure and Thompson had two (70.0 Marge Narramore. “That’s why I asked my last profiled Clarke – Dolores Mackey, 2: Marilyn Avey – Marv Grudem. and 71.7), and Thompson Club Championship, (7 tables) — 1A: Ed McClure – Bobby member, Robert Serrett, to pose for a Unit Game, October — 1A/1B: Ted Marconi – Gerri Wolfe, Gary Florence (70.7), and Thompson; 2A: Laila Griffith – Carol McClure; 3A: Harvey photo holding the Stop Card from the 2A: Dolores Mackey – Jeanne Carpenter, 3A: Phil Lonnberg Patsy Florence Keith Thorp Bush – Randall Paul; 1B: Dale Taylor – Keith Thorp; 2B/1C: – Marilyn Avey, 2B: Jerry Clark – George Clarke. (71.6), Bush and Thompson (71.4) and Neal Shelton – Ted Gessner; 2C: Bridget Burns – Ethel Rust. ,” Flint said. Instant Matchpoint Game, Oct. 16 — N/S 1A: Florence Higgs and Thompson (71.0). Unit Game, (5 tables) — 1A: Randall Paul – Bobby Thomp- “Serrett, a member of the unit for Hungerford – Judy Hotchkin, 2A: Jim Norton – Joan Sullens, Point parade winners in October were son; 2A: Laila Griffith – Carol McClure; 3A/1B: Ruth Porter- about five years, is known for his prefer- 3A/1B: Bud Hamilton – Ken Murray, 2B/1C: Mike Hollins – Thompson, Bush and Higgs with the in- field – Ted Gessner; 2B/1C: John & Judy Woodward. ence always to use the Stop Card for any Saurin Chakrabarti, 3B/2C: Keld & Jeanne Sorensen. E/W jump bid, even an opening strong 2 clubs 1A/1B: George Clarke – Sue McKown, 2A: Gene Biek – Gail bid. He owns his own Stop Card in case Lonnberg, 3A: P.J. Gans – Jeanne Carpenter, 2B/1C: Joan Corbeau – Lucille Muns, 3B/2C: Chuck – Sandi Cook. one is missing from the box. He has been Local Charity Game, Redding Thursday Club — 1A: Jim & teased about it more than once. His will- Diane Norton, 2A/1B: Bud Hamilton – Wilhelmina White, Snow, sleet and a belated big score ingness to pose with the card is an exam- 3A: Florence Hungerford – Mary Hawkins, 2B: Ken Murray ple of his friendly good humor.” – Carol Schmitz, 3B/1C: Lorraine Dumont – Sandi Cook, 2C: Two things that can never bore you: the You can see the profiles by visiting the Gail Lenz – Gerri Wolfe, 3C: Bill & Arlee Street. game of bridge and the weather in Cen- bend/ website at unit484.org. Bridge Werks Club Championship, Friday — 1A: Jerry tral Oregon. Already this season (and as Anderson – Jeanne Carpenter, 2A: Jim & Diane Norton, redmond Spring sectional cancelled of writing, it is technically not yet even 3A/1B: Norm Gundy – Mickey Thomas, 2B: Carole Schmitz ♣♦♥♠ The Unit 484 board of directors de- winter) we have had meaningful snow, – Ken Murray, 3B/1C: Aloma & Ray Butler, 2C: Colleen By Debbie Cole cided to cancel the 2015 spring sectional Thomas – Christine Gundy, 3C: Jan Thieleman – Joseph rain, sleet, freezing rain, more ice than www.bendbridge.org because of the May regional to be held in Jannuzzi. one can imagine, sun, impressive winds Medford. The board felt the dates were ACBL Charity Game, Bridge Dreams, Nov. 5 — 1: Marilyn and a plethora of school snow days! game is darn impressive. too close. Avey – Marv Grudem, 2: Sue McKown – Dolores Mackey. Bridge games have been lively — miss Hoping that everyone enjoys a wonder- Club Championship Game, Monday Club — 1A: Phil In addition, the fall sectional dates our snowbirds who have gone south for ful holiday season. Here’s to a new year Konnberg – Sue McKown, 2A/1B: Lucille Muns – Saurin were rescheduled to Oct. 16-18. Chakrabarti, 3A: Wilhelmina White, Marv Grudem, 2B: the winter — but the golfing locals have full of bid and made grand slams and re- Diane Norton – Carol Sandberg, 3B: Lorraine Dumont – returned to the bridge table in full force. membering when your partnership sys- Sandi Cook, 1C: Gail Lenz – Shorty Armstrong, 2C: Keld & In the last Trumpet, I was so focused on tems are on or off over interference! Jeanne Sorensen – 3C: Chuck Cook – Hal Muns. reporting our clubs’ scores in the 70s that Results Cascade Club Club Championship Game, Thursday Club — 1A: Bob I totally missed the 80% game scored by Unit Game, October — 1: Debbie Cole – Mark Hickman; 2: Wierman – July Ratley, 2A: Jim Norton – Joan Sullens, Redmond Club Don Crozier – Joy Jones. Jeff Roman and Huub Bertens on Sept. 3A/1B: Hal Muns – Dorothy Hoots, 2B: Ken Murray – Bud Unit Game, October — 1: Linda Johnson – Dorothy Tokerud; Unit Game, November — 1: Lorraine Rodich – Rosemary Hamilton, 3A/1C: Mike Hollins – Saurin Chakrabarti, 2C: 12. While it is true that this partnership 2: Judy Davidson – Stefanie Whitcomb. Segall; 2: Roz Black – Don Crozier Kim & Jeff Speer, 3C: Gail Lenz – Joann Perkins. has an incredible number of masterpoints Unit Game, November — 1: Donna Jackson – Dorothy ACBL-wide Charity Pairs, Nov. 5 — 1: Berta & Chip Cleve- between them, it’s also true that an 80% Tokerud; 2: Patricia Black – Julie Johnson. land; 2: Richard Gettman – Nancy Serne. Page 14 the District 20 trumpet January/february 2015 AROUND THE UNITS

seaside/ astoria/ilwaco New owners take over Portland Bridge Club ♣♦♥♠ Portland Bridge Center stalwarts — won By Manny Suarez the Battle Of the Willamette Pairs with a www.seasidebridge.org Portland 61% game at November’s Willamette Sec- ♣♦♥♠ tional. Their names will appear on the By Amy Casanova plaque (which will remain at the PBC for Seaside award www.acbld20.org/unit487 the year). There is definitely room for improve- There’s new ownership and manage- ment, so please consider giving us some honors teachers ment at the Portland Bridge Club. feedback, either in person to your unit After months of planning, Dave Brower board member or drop us a line at We are happy to report that even and Linda Wiener bought the club from [email protected]. and , and Dave Brower Linda Wiener though many of our members travel to Paul O’Brien Ouida McCullough New OBTY editor has taken over as club California or Arizona for the winter, our Chris Wiegand Did you happen to get a copy of the lat- manager. games are still going strong, six days a est OBTY? Thanks to new editor All three are well-known in the D20 Martha week and sometimes on Sundays. it looks better than ever and is bridge community. Maroney Bridge players from the entire North- crammed with information, schedules, re- has been playing bridge west are invited to join us. We have many Dave Brower sults and the like. If you missed grabbing for over 30 years, in Portland since 1998. guests from Portland stopping in on the a copy at the club, please visit the unit’s In his “real” life, Dave has worked for Friday and Saturday games. Give the di- website at acbld20.org/unit487. rectors a call and we can greet you at the CMedia as an independent programming door or find you a partner. Spend the contractor and has now moved into data Time change weekend on the beach, play a little bridge analytics. Dave grew up in Canada and Please note the time change for the and meet some new friends. Coffee and was chosen for their junior team in 1999 Portland Winter Sectional! The first ses- snacks are always available thanks to our (yes, he was that young then!). sion begins at 10:30 Friday, Saturday and wonderful volunteers. Directions, details Unorthodoxy is Dave’s middle name. He Ouida McCullough and Paul O’Brien Sunday. Friday morning is an Open Pairs and results can be found at seaside- is well-known to be an aggressive and cre- game, a three-session knockout begins fered with many of her bridge aspirations, bridge.net; see schedule below. ative bidder (see partner Chris Gibson’s Friday afternoon through Saturday, and recent contribution, “Dave Brower Does but fast forward to the Junior Team Trials then the Sunday Swiss, so grab your fa- Unit Goodwill Awards Not Bid Like You”). You always know Dave of 1998, when she was set up to play with vorite partner and teammates (and dress At the Christmas Party at the Astoria is at the club because his booming laugh- Dave Wiegand, a Reed College alumnus. in warm layers) and head on down to the Golf and Country Club, the annual Good- ter fills the room. If he doesn’t make you They were successful in the trials and he Kliever Armory. will Awards for Outstanding Service to was successful in luring her to Northeast laugh at least once during a session, it is PBC’s Players of the Month: Bridge were presented to our two terrific only because you never sat at his table. Portland, where they have since resided teachers Sandra Baker and Ann Marie with their two daughters Samantha, 13 October — Bob Law, Kent Livingston (non LM), Linda Wiener has been playing bridge and Dalice Bromfield (rookie). Gramson. Presenting the awards on be- for over 20 years, all in the Portland area. and Melanie, 10. half of the newer players, When she is not playing or watching November — Elwin Dversdal, Susan Crawford Vernon Fowler She has served on the unit and district (non LM), and Nely Johnson (rookie). bridge, Chris is usually cheering for Dave and Cindy Gould cited their service to boards and the Board of Governors. In ad- South Waterfront Players of the Month in the unit on the board, their work at tour- dition to playing bridge, Linda spent a in Scrabble, helping schools and parents November — Marilyn Hill, Susan Crawford. naments, their lessons and games to good part of the 2000s trying to solve the in her role as treasurer of the Oregon bring in new players and their efforts to PTA, or volunteering at her daughters’ Sectional Results world’s problems. She loves to cook and Saturday Morning IMP Pairs — 1A: Alan purchase a dealing machine (lesson prof- looks forward to providing some scrump- schools. its, raffles, donations and a 50% grant Dave, Linda, and Chris are thrilled to be Johnson – Judy Kay, 2A: Bob Johnstone – Jeff tious meals for all of you. Taylor, 3A: Ron Frazier – Ethel Birnbach, 1B: Tim starting anew as Portland Bridge Club. from the ACBL Educational Foundation). With her partner, Dave, she has gone to Rilling – Don Herring, 2B: Judy Davis – Toni Volunteer of the Month two world championships and at least 20 While you can expect most things to stay Heitkamp, 1C: Ira Grifel – Lucy Gregory. the same for the first few months, you can Club directors thank for nationals, spreading their particular brand Battle of the Willamette Trophy Game — Joyce Haller look forward to many changes aimed at 1D: Beverly Walters – Joann Szeimies, 2D: Diane bringing snacks to the Wednesday Sea- of joviality along the way. After a brief hia- making the club better than ever. If you Mackenzie – Carolyn Murphy, 1E/3D: Mike & Judy side game. tus from bridge, Linda has turned her at- have ideas or suggestions, they would love Stoner, 1F: JoAnn Tsohonis – Sally Miller, 2F: Vince : and tention more toward teaching than Big game Patti Patton Manny to hear from you! Winters – Bruce Backup. scored 75% on Dec. 6 at the Sea- playing. Running a bridge club should be Saturday Afternoon IMP Pairs — 1A David Suarez And a few words from : side Bridge Club. less of a challenge than fielding Dave’s Paul O’Brien Brower – Stan Sather, 2A: Ethel Birnbach – Ron curveballs at the table! “Ouida and I have enjoyed our tenure as Frazier, 3A/1B: Elinor Hood, Donald Weber, 1C/2B: Christmas party (nee Carmichael) started owners and will treasure all the friends we Ira Grifel – Lucy Gregory. Once again we had our very popular Chris Wiegand her duplicate “career” in New Jersey on a have made. As Robert Hunter wrote, Saturday Afternoon Non-Life Master Pairs Christmas party on Dec. 14, held at the — 1D: Beau Hovda – Larry Henderson, 2D: Diane phone book, literally, as ‘Thank you for a real good time!’” Astoria Country Club. A good time was Mackenzie – Carolyn Murphy, 3D: Nancy it was the only way she Split Sectional had by all. After a session of bridge, we Swanson – Peggy Brom, 1E: Zack Woodbury – could see dummy. With The first Portland Willamette Split-Site sat down for a wonderful dinner. The Ryan Porter, 2E: Mike & Judy Stoner. the help of many great Sectional was held this past November, Sunday Swiss Teams — 1A: David Brower, Unit 491 annual meeting was also held players who were willing and we’re choosing to call it a success! Mike Redden, Linda Wiener, Joel Datloff; 2A: with president Fred Lundin. New board to mentor her, she be- The open games averaged 19 tables, while Robert Johnstone, W Ronald Frazier, Laurie Rowe, members were decided. came a Life Master the Battle of the Willamette Trophy game Jeffery Taylor; 3A/1B: Ron Root, Don Herring, Charles Burns, Tim Rilling; 1C: Dave & Marie Pinch, Coming events seven (incredibly long) featured 16 tables, a significant increase Peter & Mary Hepokoski. Valentine’s Day party at the Astoria years later. over last year. Sunday NLM Swiss — 1D/1E: Aaron Cohen, Country Club on Friday, Feb 13. Free School and life inter- Chris Wiegand Joann Sziemes and Bev Walters — two Zack Woodbury, Mike & Judy Stoner. entry with a poem about your bridge partner. Manny’s corner (the Tall Cuban) Happy New Year! We all make resolu- tions. Try this one. Whether you are a rookie or a veteran, try to go back and Vancouver gets new board; mourns volunteer Ahh, the beginning of a new year! Did Zero Tolerance policy. Our condolences go just enjoy playing the cards. Remember you make resolutions? Are you going to vancouver/ to husband Ray, her family and many why we are playing bridge, to enjoy the keep them? Me either … not going on a bridge friends. She will be missed. company of others. Where you rank at Longview diet, not going to exercise more — but I You and your partner arrive at a con- the end of the session does not really ♣♦♥♠ am resolved to play more bridge! That’s tract. Opponent makes the opening lead. matter that much. Friends are forever. By Sarah Reuter an easy peasy one! www.acbld20.org/vbc The dummy goes down. How do you play Results There are games at the VBC six days a to win the hand? Not sure? There is a new Unit Championship, Nov. 21 — Sally Mannex – Denise week, and once a month on Sunday. William Phillips, Richard Banner, Sharon 8-week course dealing with strategy. I Holman. Need to improve your game? Try the men- Crow and John Shelley. Resolve to give a know I need that! It is Tuesday mornings tor game on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.; warm welcome when you see these folks. at 10 a.m. starting on Jan. 13, taught by Club schedule there is a brief lesson before the game, With great sadness, we say goodbye to Marie Gemulska and Deborah Lackey. Mondays: Long Beach WA, 11:30 a.m., and it’s limited to beginning players. You Sue Maly. She was a tireless worker for For more info or to sign up, please call Peninsula DBC. will learn lots of good stuff! Please arrive the club — a past presi- Deborah Lackey at 360-216-7484. Tuesdays: Astoria, 12:30 and 6 p.m., Astoria- about 6, so the director can arrange a dent; a food and/or part- Do you have friends that don’t play Warrenton DBC. mentor for you. nership chairperson for bridge? “Learn Bridge in a Day” is sched- Wednesdays: Seaside, 1 p.m., Lower Columba DBC. The results are in! Darrel Graham, Gar- our big events; and the uled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26. Regis- Thursdays: Astoria, 12:30 p.m., Astoria- land Wilson and Linda Tubbs are board most pleasant bridge tration is limited; to reserve a space, call Warrenton DBC. members for 2015. They are all well quali- partner or opponent. If Deborah Lackey at 360-216-7484. Fridays: Seaside, 1 p.m., Seaside DBC. fied and will do a great job. something needed to be There are lots of exciting events coming Saturdays: Seaside, 9:30 a.m., Seaside DBC. We have new members! It’s always excit- done, she raised her in January and February. Resolve to come Sundays (monthly): Warrenton, 1 p.m., ing to greet new people. Dian and Fred hand. She was a role to the VBC to find out about them. See Bridge Games R Us (299ers). Poujade, Susan O’Hara, Diane Roberts, model for the ACBL’s Sue Maly you at the bridge table. January/february 2015 the District 20 trumpet Page 15 AROUND THE UNITS

albany/ Player makes ethical choice; class sees 4 tables corvallis Next would be Jim Fitzgibbons on at- ♣♦♥♠ eugene/ taining his Life Master status playing at By Bob Peery springfield EBC Nov. 20. Jeff Taylor and I are taking www.albanycorvallisbridgeclub.org ♣♦♥♠ full credit for Jim reaching his goal. In the By Don Marsh last round, eschewing our nine-card spade www.emeraldbridgeclub.org fit, we decided to play in our seven-card di- One of these is amond fit at the three-level for down two We had a great example of Active Ethics and an absolute top for Jim and his part- this last month at EBC. Gayle Helfrich ner. This was just enough to put Jim “over not like the others calls me to the table and indicates that the top.” Jeff and I think you owe us a very she has “doubled” her partner’s bid. After nice glass or two of our favorite Pinot, Jim. Every day when I come home from the the standard, “So you don’t think your Speaking of Jeff Taylor; How about Jeff bridge club my wife greets me with “Hi partner can make her bid?” comment, we Wendy Saville and Vicky Fine were STAC winners. and his partner Craig Robinson winning hon, how was your day? Are there any sorted things out and made a ruling that the Super Senior crown at the recent Fall human interest stories today?” ended up benefiting the non-offending ture, movement or mannerism,” you are NABC in Providence; pretty impressive for “Good Lord, woman! They are bridge E/W pair. not only creating a difficult situation for two old guys. players. When there are cards on the What was interesting is that the oppo- your partner, you are cheating. Laws 73 And lastly we want to recognize and ac- table, they are neither human nor inter- nents, trying to be “nice guys,” had initially and 74 are also worth a look. knowledge Laurie Rowe who is the new ested. There’s blood to be let and throats told Gayle, “Oh don’t worry about it. Just Irva Kay Neyhart brought down Paul representative to District 20 from Salem, to be slit.” take your double back and bid whatever Hochfeld and Carol and Dennis Harms Albany-Corvallis, and Eugene-Springfield. As an example of the attention to non- you want to.” Gayle indicated that she from the Albany-Corvallis Club to play in We are grateful for Laurie being willing to bridge details, when the newly elected thought they might have some options our Club Championship on Nov. 24. EBC take on this important job. board members were announced, the and that the right thing to do was to call proved to be great hosts as Dennis and Sherri Morgan and I want to thank Kim president welcomed them with a hearty and make sure they were protected. And Carol placed 5th overall while Irva and Larson for taking over running the club “Welcome to the Albany Bridge Club indeed that turned out to be the case. Paul had 75.7% to win first overall going while we took a little break. And thanks board of directors, ladies.” The new mem- They ended up with a better result than away. also to Judy Nevell and Jon Neimand for bers are Ruby Miller, Martha Dukes and had I not been called to the table. Kudos Vicky Fine and Wendy Saville were a lending support. The reports about every- Bob Peery. Hmmm! to Gayle. "red letter" pair in the STaC game on Dec. one’s work were most positive. Most folks, In November the Unit 477 NLM sec- We should all strive to be actively ethi- 11. They were 1C/2B with 69.58%. They in fact, suggested that maybe we should tional was held at the Corvallis club’s new cal players all the time. Law 16 deals with actually were not far out from winning the take more time off. digs. Although the turnout was small, a “Authorized and Unauthorized Informa- entire event — 5th overall out of almost Speaking of taking time off, this will be good time was had by all (58 players tion” and is one with which all players 500 tables. my last edition as reporter for Unit 479 for earned silver points). With the usual one should be well-versed. As a club owner Lots more good news and kudos to The Trumpet. I have enjoyed the opportu- or two minor glitches, the tournament and director, there is nothing more frus- hand out. nity. My wish for the bridge community is ran fairly smoothly with the help of Eileen trating or irritating than to see players, es- First goes to Janet Walsh for such a that it be about community first and Milligan as an understudy director. pecially experienced players, violate this well-run introductory bridge class on Nov. bridge second so that, in the very long A new wrinkle was put into place this rule. When you provide unauthorized in- 8. Janet hosted four tables of new players run, the community that is the bridge year that has not been so in the past. formation to your partner by “a remark, a and introduced them all to the basics of community may live long and prosper and With the use of a local director for these question … unmistakable hesitation, un- duplicate. Several board members at- realize, that ultimately, it is all about rela- limited tournaments instead of a full wonted speed, special emphasis, tone, ges- tended, serving at mentors. tionships. tournament director, the points awarded are only 65% of full sectional rating. Per- haps the tradeoff is reasonable as the cost of a full tournament director would mean that many of these types of limited tournaments would not be possible. Salem club moves to new location, saves rent In October, Newport held their annual It’s a move that needed to be made. in the Heart of the Valley 299er Sectional sectional. The top five winners from our For the past four years, maybe more, the salem in Corvallis: the Sunday Morning Swiss, clubs were Irva Kay Neyhart, Brian Salem Bridge Club and Unit 490 had then (in a tie) the Afternoon Swiss. ♣♦♥♠ Breckenridge, Terry Hill, Stan Blascow been hosting Wednesday night games — Two unit members ventured, separately, and Mark Rowe. SBC had Open Pairs and 490 its Third By Tom McGuire into a District 19 regional in Olympia WA Doug Thayer passed away Nov. 7 in Wednesday Unit games — in a money-los- www.salembridgeclub.org to collect wins. Joan Page of Salem part- Lebanon. He was a very good player but ing proposition. Low turnouts (two tables, nered with Marcia Cramer of Tacoma to hasn’t been able to attend games but anyone?) and increasing rents to go along On the tournament trail top the Wednesday Evening 199er Pairs. once or twice since we were holding the with standard director fees brought Unit 490 players went far and wide dur- Then Kacmarynski partnered with John games at the First United Methodist mounting losses. In SBC’s case, it was in ing October and November to score victo- Crutcher to take top honors in the Friday Church after the American Legion burned excess of $2,000 last year. ries in sectionals and regionals. Morning Side Pairs. down. His longtime partner, Jack Mayfield The boards of directors of both groups Suzanne St Thomas of Salem partnered Masterpoint races from Eugene, moved to the Phoenix area faced two choices: drop the Wednesday with Harvey Bush of Klamath Falls for an Here are the Unit 490 point leaders as and so he did not play much afterwards. night games, or move away from the overall win in the Friday Afternoon Open of Nov. 6 in the Mini-McKinney and Helen My fondest memory of Doug was when Keizer/Salem Area Seniors building to an- Pairs at the Rogue Valley Fall Sectional in Shanbrom Ace of Clubs races for 2014: his wheelchair tire blew out one Tuesday other, less expensive location. Medford, then with of Boise won KC Jones Mini-McKenney — (0-5) Margrit Angeloni, evening while playing at the Albany Senior SBC already had a Friday Night Open another Friday Afternoon Open Pairs at Salem, 6.10; (5-20) Bill Cobb, Salem, 20.58; (20-50) Center. It sounded just like a gunshot and Pairs game at the Capital Manor Retire- the Boise Harvest Sectional. She and Ann Teal, McMinnville, 35.55; (50-100) Jan Petroski, brought the whole game to a standstill for ment Community in West Salem in a rent- Jones also won the Scaredy Cat II Open Woodburn, 42.58; (100-200) Mike Green, Yamhill, a minute until we determined no one was free environment, plus 13 mostly active Pairs at the Nampa-Caldwell Sectional. 80.19; (200-300) Randy Naef, McMinnville, 84.17; at us and the game resumed. Unit 490 members reside there. A move Allen Carter and Bob Cannon, both of (300-500) tie, Martha and Jack Farmer, Salem, One incident epitomized Doug’s never- 58.68; (500-1000) Kevin Kacmarynski, Monmouth, to Capital Manor became obvious. Away Salem, were Flight B winners in the Satur- give-up attitude. He had been into the SBC and the Unit went, successfully, draw- 152.17; (1000-2500) David Astle, Salem, 80.53; day Afternoon NLM Pairs at the VBC Fall (2500-5000) Suzanne St Thomas, Salem, 282.75. Corvallis Hospital for a routine exam and ing four-to-six tables in October and No- NLM Sectional in Vancouver. Randy Naef Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs — (same the doctor stepped out of the room to vember and keeping the Wednesday night and Ann Teal of McMinnville and Mike unless listed); (200-300) Bill Anning, Salem, 51.71; check on some of Doug’s paperwork bridge-playing option alive in Salem. Green of Yamhill, plus Carol Hardwick of (300-500) Sue Baarsch, Jefferson, 46.4; (500-1000) when Doug accidently rolled off the ex- Meanwhile, we have other reasons to re- Portland, were 1B at the Sunday NLM Tom McGuire, Salem, 72.60; (1000-2500) Susan aming table and broke or cracked a cou- joice: three of our members became Life Swiss Teams in Vancouver. Palmer, Keizer, 69.21; (2500-5000) John Gram, ple of ribs. This resulted in some Salem, 55.15. Masters. Allen Carter of Salem and Tricia Kevin Kacmarynski of Monmouth supposed minor surgery. “Not many peo- and of McMinnville have Kevin Kacmarynski has moved ahead of Tom Paul Mock teamed with Bob Law of Portland and McGuire with two December games to play in ple can claim they had their 49th surgery moved into that exalted territory. Steven Pessin and Ginny Stark of Eugene the run for the Katheryn Lewis Memorial Award on their 49th birthday!” was Doug’s claim Promotions: Margaret Drips of Salem, for two firsts at the Central Oregon Coast for the most masterpoints earned in Unit Games with a smile and a chuckle. Club Master; and Joan Page of Salem, Re- Sectional: the Newport KOs Bracket 1 on during 2014, leading 23.36 to Tom’s 22.97. Shain gional Master. Saturday and (in a tie) the Sunday Swiss Oleson has moved up to third at 17.54, with 299er Sectional Results Big game: Phyllis Hann and Art Duraski Teams. Naef and Green, along with Becky Jackie Mishler at 17.41 and Carl Brown at 16.17 Saturday Morning — 1: Zack Woodbury – scored 72% Oct. 21 at Salem Bridge Club. and of Corvallis, Aaron Cohen, Portland, 2: Karen McCuaig – Ann McKenzie Karen Nelson Results Mills, Corvallis, 3: Vicky Howard – Elizabeth We welcome new ACBL members Shao- won 1C in the Sunday Swiss. Unit Game, Oct. 15 (6 tables) — 1A: Carol Brown – Tom Burdick, Albany. hua (Dan) Chen, Jeanne and Ross Hibler, Naef then moved on to the Fall Senior McGuire. 2A/1B: Wing Yung – Jerry Gordon. 3A/2B: Sue Saturday Afternoon — 1: Zack Woodbury – and Nancy Cole, all of Salem; and two Sectional in Vancouver for a 1C with Port- Baarsch – Shirley Scofield. Aaron Cohen, Portland, 2: Judy Francis – Laura transfers into Salem: Regina Ann Cain landers Betsy McCormick, Margaret Unit Game, Nov. 2 (10 tables) — 1A: Carol Brown – Zina Slemp, Eugene, 3: Joan Beck – Ann Mills, Corvallis. from Palm Springs CA, and and in the Sun- Galaka. 2A/1B: Bill Anning – Susan Palmer. 3A: Irva Neyhart Sunday Morning Swiss — 1: Randy Naef – Mike Diana Truitt Evenson Ginny Kopacz – Brian Breckenridge. from the Central Coast. day Swiss Teams. Green – Susan Braden – Ann Teal, McMinnville. Unit Game, Nov. 19 (6 tables) — 1A/1B: Shain Oleson – We mourn the passing of Life Master Naef, Green and Teal plus Sunday Afternoon Swiss — 1st/2nd (tie): Susan Kevin Kacmarynski. 2A: David Astle – Paul Graham. 3A/2B: Randy Naef – Mike Green – Susan Braden – Ann Barbara Bennett of McMinnville. Braden of McMinnville collected two wins Jerry Gordon – Wing Yung. Teal; Gayle Peterson – Ryan Porter – Zack Woodbury – Aaron Cohen. Page 16 The District 20 Trumpet January/February 2015 Ask John Tournament Retired national tournament director John Ashton answers Calendar your questions on play, bidding or directing. Opponents vul DISTRICT 20 REGIONALS & SECTIONALS ´ KQ J98 ♥A4 JANUARY 2015 A72 © 8 –9 Vancouver Winter NLM Sectional Vancouver Bridge Club, Vancouver WA AQ3 ® Jan 19-25 HAWAII REGIONAL Hawaii Prince Hotel, Honolulu HI Partner Opp You Opp 23 – 25 Portland Winter KO Sectional Kliever Armory, Portland OR 1® 2♥ 2´ 5♥ FEBRUARY 2015 Pass Pass ? 6 –8 Boise Sweetheart Sectional Boise Hotel and Conference Center, Boise ID Dear John, 6 –8 Maui Snowbird Sectional Maui Bridge Club, Kihei HI It’s hard to imagine a hand partner Feb 16-22 OREGON TRAIL REGIONAL Vancouver Hilton, Vancouver WA could have opened on that won’t deliver 20 – 22 Big Island Sectional Makua Lani Christiam Academy, Kailua Kona HI 13 tricks in at least one of the black Feb. 27 – March 1 Heart of the Valley Sectional Linn County Fair/Expo Center, Albany OR suits. If this is true, though, then the vul- nerable opponents have bid themselves MARCH 2015 to the five level with no tricks outside the 13 – 15 Ontario Sectional Clarion Inn, Ontario OR heart suit. What do you do? 27 – 29 Almond Blossom Sectional Eagles Hall, Chico CA — One who has options 27 – 29 Honolulu Sectional Ala Wai Clubhouse, Honolulu HI Dear Eeny, APRIL 2015 Unless the opponents are lifetime disci- 10 – 12 Redding Sundial Spring Sectional Win-River Hotel & Casino, Redding CA ples of Timothy Leary or newly graduated 10 – 12 Garden Isle Sectional Sun Village Recreation Center, Lihue HI students from David Brower’s bidding 11 – 12 Vancouver Spring Senior Sectional Washington School for the Deaf, Vancouver WA class, something very odd is going on here. 17 – 19 Seaside Sectional Seaside Convention Center, Seaside OR Because I think partner should double 25 – 26 GNT Championship and Flight B Online at various locations with two small hearts to discourage me MAY 2015 from bidding more, I believe he has a or singleton there. If that is true, he proba- 2 –3 GNT Flights A & C Online at various locations 4 – 10 Western STAC Local clubs bly would have bid 5´ with prime support (certainly four to the ace, maybe ace third). May 11-17 ROGUE VALLEY REGIONAL Inn at the Commons, Medford OR Therefore, I conclude that he has 10 or 11 29 – 31 Portland Spring Sectional Kliever Armory, Portland OR cards in the minors with longer clubs. JUNE 2015 Because most opponents play to avoid 5 –7 Eugene Sectional Morse Event Center, Eugene OR large negative numbers, they should have 19 – 21 Klamath Falls Sectional Elmer’s Restaurant, Klamath Falls OR extra distribution on this deal. If I lead 26 – 28 Salem Sectional Keizer/Salem Area Senior Center, Keizer OR ace an another , their side might win seven total heart tricks and possibly a JULY 2015 diamond for +800 for the good guys. I am 17 – 19 Hood River Cherries Jubilee Sectional Best Western Inn, Hood River OR going to hope that their extra distribution July 27 – Aug 2 EMERALD EMPIRE REGIONAL Valley River Inn, Eugene OR entitles them to a trick on defense. For AUGUST 2015 example, five spades to the 10 or J10 ´ ® 7 –9 Rogue Valley Summer Sectional Dan Voorhies Bridge Center, Phoenix OR ( J9) fourth could produce a trick. ® 14 – 16 Vancouver USA Sectional Fairway Village Clubhouse, Vancouver WA My choice of 6® will probably be enough if partner has a minimum opener 28 – 30 High Desert Sectional Bend Senior Center, Bend OR like: ´ A6 ♥ J © KQ84 ® J87642. If part- SEPTEMBER 2015 ner does, in fact, have spade support, he 7 –9 Eureka Sectional Humbold Grange, Eureka CA can correct to 6´ or cuebid 6♥ on the way 14 – 16 Portland Fall Sectional Kliever Armory, Portland OR there with a heart void and a decent hand. Sept 28 – Oct 4 OREGON COAST REGIONAL Seaside Convention Center, Seaside OR A wise man once told me not to bid a OCTOBER 2015 grand slam unless I can count 13 tricks. Even a normal opening hand from part- 16 – 18 Rogue Valley Summer Sectional Dan Voorhies Bridge Center, Phoenix OR 17 – 18 Vancouver Winter NLM Sectional Vancouver Bridge Club, Vancouver WA ner like ´ A84 ♥ Q6 © Q104 ® K J1075 22 – 25 Central Oregon Coast Sectional Shilo Inn, Newport OR will not produce the required number. 23 – 25 Gold Country Sectional Elks Lodge, Nevada City CA

® © ♥ ´®© ♥ ´ 31 – Nov. 1 North American Pairs Online at various locations Opponents vul ´ J7 ♥KQ1063 TOURNAMENTS IN NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS © 752 ®Q J9 DISTRICT 19: www.d19.org DISTRICT 18: www.wasumi.org You Opp Partner Opp Feb. 6-8 Bellingham Sectional WA Feb. 19-22 Great Falls Sectional MT WA UT 1® 2´ Feb. 13-15 Bellevue Sectional March 6-8 Salt Lake City KO Sectional ? Feb. 25-March 1 Anchorage Sectional AK April 20-26 Bozeman Regional MT March 27-29 Arlington Sectional WA May 11-17 First Jackpot Regional, Jackpot NV Dear John, April 13-19 Victoria Regional BC www.d17acbl.org How badly do you want partner to know April 24-26 Haines Sectional AK DISTRICT 17: about your fifth heart? The vulnerability May 1-3 Richland Sectional WA Jan. 19-25 Albuquerque Regional NM seemed right (this is pairs) for a stretch to May 12-17 Anchorage Regional AK Feb. 13-16 Phoenix Sectional AZ 3♥, but that seemed less right when 4♥ June 15-21 Penticton Regional BC Feb. 23-Mar. 1 Tucson Regional AZ went down 3 on the bad breaks that tend March 12-15 Sedona Sectional AZ DISTRICT 21: www.d21acbl.com to turn up when the opponents . March 23-27 Las Vegas Sectional NV CA Partner’s 14-count (with three small Feb. 10-16 San Francisco Regional, Burlingame March 26-29 Colorado Springs Sectional CO CA hearts) suggests it should be our hand, Feb. 21-22 San Francisco Spring Sectional April 6-12 Mesa Senior Regional AZ CA but as it turns out they can make 3 . March 7-8 BER Sectional, El Cerrito May 1-3 Santa Fe Sectional NM ´ March 21-22 Santa Rosa Sectional CA — One who doesn’t May 19-25 Denver Regional CO March 27-29 Santa Clara Valley Sectional, Saratoga CA Dear Moe, April 8-12 Reno Sectional NV DISTRICT 22: acbldistrict22.com/d22 This hand is not worth 3♥ in the Won- April 18-19 Diablo Valley Sectional, Danville CA Feb. 2-8 Riverside Regional CA derland Novice Pairs. That bid is 100% April 25-26 Marin Sectional, Larkspur CA Feb. 27-March 1 San Luis Obispo Sectional CA forcing, and this meager collection is an May 1-3 Orangevale Sectional CA March 27-29 Palm Springs Sectional CA ace away from that threshold. Opponents May 25-31 California Capital Regional, Sacramento CA March 30-April 5 San Diego Regional CA who preempt often cause trouble, but it is rarely proper strategy to join with them in confusing partner further. Just make a NORTH AMERICAN BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS and later look for an op- portunity to show your extra heart. For March 12-22 Spring 2015 Marriott, New Orelans example, not many would argue with 3♥ August 6-16 Summer 2015 Hilton, Chicago if partner rebids either 2NT or 3©. Nov. 26 – Dec. 6 Fall 2015 Sheraton, Denver Questions for Ask John can be sent to March 10-20 Spring 2016 Silver Legacy, Reno NV [email protected].