UNIT 446 NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY/MARCH 2007 SEATTLE CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE FROM THE PRESIDENT Just send an email to: [email protected] with a subject title of “SUN by LINDA MAMULA email”. Indicate your name, player number, and preference of receiving a PDF attachment or receiving a link to the SUN on the unit website. It’s that simple! On behalf of the 2007 Unit Board, wel- come to another year of great bridge in See you at the Sweetheart Sectional. Did I mention the cookies? Seattle. With just a little luck, the ice and snow will have melted away before we pack up the cookies, the bidding boxes and the board cases to transport to the February sectional. Did I mention the cookies? One of the goals that the Unit Board has set for 2007 is to reduce costs without reduc- ing services to our membership, and there is a way that you can help. The SUN is one of the Seattle Unit’s most valuable re- sources – it’s the one stop place for news, tournament flyers, club information, com- petition results and more! Your Seattle Unit Board is committed to maintaining the quality, page count and number of issues of the SUN. To this end, we are asking for your help to reduce both the printing and mailing costs. If enough of you sign up to have the SUN delivered to your email ad- dress instead of your snail mail address, the Please welcome the new board members for 2007: Pat Dunn (Vice unit will recognize substantial cost reduc- President), John Givins, Sharon Erwin, Galen Hesson (Secretary), tions. Ann Romeo, Linda Mamula (President), Maureen Schroder, Her- Think of the advantage of receiving the man Xiao, Shawn Abernethy, and Laurie Sayer. Not pictured: SUN by email – you’ll never misplace it! Don Glad & Steve Sidell. Snapshots from the January Monthly Unit Game (MUG) at the Seattle Bridge Center. With 18 tables, duplication chaos, and 72 bridge players, the room was full of hot air! Tom Land graciously provided hospitality Jingsong Liu and Brian Zaugg ask Ken Jinlong “Jack” Li, David Wright, Lichen Yayoi French and Henry Lortz try to for the January Monthly Unit Game at the Christiansen and Ray Miller about a 1♦ Jing, and Frances Evans smile for the MUG. entertain their bored opponents, Sharon Seattle Bridge Center. redoubled contract—down four? David and Frances came in 3rd overall in the Miller and Bill O’Brien. B stratification. PAGE 2 UNIT 446 NEWSLETTER CLUB NEWS EASTSIDE BRIDGE CENTER SHAWN HUSMANN In the coming months, we have a long list of specials send an email to [email protected]. planned. In addition to the Junior Fund games and Please join us in recognizing our masterpoint win- Club Championships, we will be participating in two ners: ACBL-wide events. Please check our website at www.eastsidebridgecenter.com/events.asp for our NOVEMBER “Events” calendar. 5.13 – David Roselle 5.04 – Edie Huffman Our lessons program started up again in January. If 4.65 – Diana Thompson you were unable to sign up, we will be offering both 4.53 – Nancy Bass the Clubs Series and Diamond Series again in April. 4.39 – Yoko Barnett We are also offering the Clubs Supplemental Playing DECEMBER th Course on Wednesday evenings beginning March 14 . 8.92 – Cristal Nell This course is designed for students who have com- 8.32 – Yoko Barnett pleted the Clubs class and would like to put the les- 7.35 – Jingsong Liu sons learned in class to use in a progressively challeng- 7.04 – Dick Carter ing playing environment. A hand-out is included with 6.82 – Marty Jeide each class showing which cards each player held in 2006 each hand, what the ideal auction should have been, 99.02 – Yoko Barnett and the line of play that would have produced the 75.77 – Cristal Nell most favorable result. By the end of the Clubs Supple- 73.02 – Jim Scavone mental Playing course, each student will have had all 62.92 – Marty Jeide the practice they need to sit down and play Duplicate 61.35 – Beth McCaslin Bridge with confidence. Check our website at Yoko was also the top masterpoint winner in 2005 www.eastsidebridgecenter.com/lessons2.asp for de- th scriptions of the classes. You can also register on-line. and Jim was 5 last year. However, it is great to see If you would like us to send you a brochure, please Cristal, Marty and Beth round out the group. MERCERCREST BRIDGE CLUB MARSHA RAYTON The Mercercrest Bridge Club got together as much as Our holiday party scheduled for Dec. 19 was cancelled possible in November and December. The holidays and because the church had no power. We made up for it the weather played havoc with our regular Tuesday night with a “Let’s start the New Year right” party on Jan. 2. schedule. Our November winners were Greg Fleming (3.00), Jing- Upcoming events include a Junior Fund game in February song Liu (2.49), Alan Epley (2.35), Howard Epley and a 1st quarter Club Championship game in March. (2.35), Linda Stix (2.25), and Bob Moore (2.25). Our games start at 7pm every Tuesday night at the Mer- Our December winners were Helen Abbott (3.03), Dan cer Island Congregational Church. They are stratified Romm (3.03), Robert Seki (2.35), Al Peters (2.27), and and are still at the low cost of $5.00. Everyone is wel- John Stafford (2.27) Helen and Dan were the overall come. For further information, contact Marsha Rayton winners for our Club Championship Game and will have at [email protected] or by phone, 206 232-6464. their names engraved on our trophy. FEBRUARY/MARCH 2007 PAGE 3 EMERALD BRIDGE CLUB DENNIE DYE Emerald Bridge Club (at Belmor Country Club) the unfortunate Beef Stroganoff Disaster most plates 2101 S 324th St, Federal Way. were licked clean. Soon we’ll be known as the Emer- 253.939.0733 ald Fats. http://www.bridge.here.ws/ Top Ten Players November Open Pairs Stratified: Tuesdays and Thursdays at Marge Blunt 10:00am Laurie Wilson 253.939.0733 Ralph Eley Need a partner? Call Dennie Dye Marilyn Jackson Emerald Bridge Club is delighted to welcome a great Shirley Kuhlman group of new players: Lana Lu Hull, Ursel Woods, Made- Shirley Opstad leine Mennella, Hank Nishizaki, Lorna McAllister, Chuck *Dolly Campbell Johnson, Pam and Carter Hoffman. Y’all come back! *Pat Lawrence Joyce Backman Before Georgine Fagerlund retired, she maintained a Dennie Dye Monday group for bridge players who were not *Monday players “competitive” players, just returning to the game, new to duplicate Bridge or just learning. Each bridge session in- Top Ten Players December cluded a short lesson. Dennie Dye, Emerald Bridge Shirley Kuhlman Club’s owner, opted to start out offering only stratified Ira Quint games. We were asked to be gentle and make the Monday Beau Kelley players feel comfortable. Well, it looks as though we did. Ed Kelley Not only did two of the Monday players score in the Top Wes Kuhlman Ten in November but if you look at each game report, Ralph Eley you’ll see them scratching everywhere! Hey, Monday Henry Flak guys, be gentle to the Tuesday and Thursday players! *Larry Lerner Does Emerald Bridge Club love a party? You betcha! Our Darrel Davis Thanksgiving Day party was a huge and delicious success. Sally Shdo We had appetizers, turkey, salads, desserts and a choice of *TWO 65% games back to back! wines and other libations. Not many dishes went home Y’all come! It’s a Gem of a Club! empty! For Christmas we went all out again. Except for RAINBOW BRIDGE CLUB CHRIS PURPUS The Rainbow Bridge Duplicate Bridge Club is a GLBTQ (gay, fice, 115 16th Ave. (corner of 16th and Fir St), Seattle, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning or queer) bridge 98122. The Tuesday and Thursday games begin at 7 pm club serving the members and friends of the GLBTQ commu- and are open to players of all ability levels. The Saturday nity. We are inclusive and diverse in a variety of ways, but we games begin at 6 pm and the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the share the desire to make a safe space for the GLBTQ commu- month are mentoring games for those with 0-299 Master- nity, while enjoying a great game. Bridge is the medium we points. The 2nd and 4th Saturdays are open games where use in a fun environment to build community, to support each all players are welcome. Confirmed reservations are RE- other, and to have an uproariously good time. A relaxed game QUIRED for all games. The cost to play is $3.00, which in a relaxed atmosphere safe for all is our goal. We don't just includes snacks and beverages. Partners are usually avail- tolerate diversity, we embrace it! We have games on Tuesday, able. Please contact Chris ([email protected], 206- Thursday, and Saturday evenings at the Multifaith Works Of- 463-2754) for further information. PAGE 4 UNIT 446 NEWSLETTER NORTH SEATTLE BRIDGE CLUB VICKY PETERSON THE STORY: notice. Many of you have heard about the eviction of the North GENERAL INFORMATION: The North Seattle Bridge Seattle Bridge Club from the Elks Club building. Three Club emphasizes fun, friendliness and a willingness to help working days before the New Year, the Elks management beginners. We strive to enforce the "no tolerance" ACBL demanded that Vicky and club vacate the premises. It ap- policy. peared that the bridge club was occupying the space des- perately needed for the New Year’s Eve bar.