September 2022 - Unit559board

aug 28 STaC rather than NAP
by Morris Jones 10 Dec '22

10 Dec '22

Could you all reply choosing one of these two? Jan and I believe more players would favor a STaC game than an NAP qualifier, but it's also the final weekend for players to qualify for the NAP. (A) Let's play a STaC game and award silver points! Could be big overalls (Western Conference) (B) Let's play an NAP qualifier and award half-red points! Last chance :) Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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BOARD MEETING
by janet wickersham 06 Oct '22

06 Oct '22

Greetings, one and all, I would like to call a board meeting October 6th at 1:00 for the board. Thanks so much. I’ll be sending out the notice shortly. Thanks.

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Pasadena San Gabriel Unit column
by Morris Jones 01 Oct '22

01 Oct '22

All, please proofread for corrections and (especially) omissions ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pasadena San Gabriel Unit 559 Face-to-face bridge is alive and well! I have two classes of beginning bridge students, each one has 17 students. We're having some "supervised play" sessions on Friday evenings at the Arcadia Bridge Center, and hopefully this group will help revive the Saturday morning rookie game at the Bridge Center. I know games are coming alive at Valley Hunt Club and other private clubs around Pasadena. I really love playing and teaching in person, and it warms my heart. Our twice-monthly Sunday unit games have been well attended, with ten tables at both games in September. On September 11, NS winners were *Carolyn Cohe*n and *Stephen Licker*. EW winners *Arthur and Dominique Moore*. On September 25, NS winners were *Fredy and Lulu Minter*. EW winners *Ming Hu and Sherry Warmuth*. Online we still have an active player group with five games a week, pooling with the Santa Clarita, Glendale, Pomona, and Downey units. You can find our game schedule at https://bridgemojo.com/unit556 Congratulations to new Club Masters *Linda Carter*, *Beth Hollande*r, and *Stuart Soldate*. New Bronze Life Master is *Nancy Nakanishi*. Special congratulations to new Gold Life Master *Marilyn Kogan*! For October, our unit games are scheduled for October 9 and 23. Dates for November haven't yet been set, but we may hold a game during the STaC week on November 6. As always, our space at the Bridge Center is quite limited, so *reservations are required* to attend the unit games. Call Miriam Harrington to reserve your seat at (626) 232-0558. Our October game conflicts with the NAP District Final, but if you qualified I hope to see you in Long Beach. I won't be playing in the game this year, but I'll be there to get Brandon started. Then I'll be driving back to Arcadia to direct the unit game, and back to Long Beach to finish up later. It'll be a long day, but a worthy one! -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Pasadena San Gabriel Unit column (revised)
by Morris Jones 27 Sep '22

27 Sep '22

All, please proofread for corrections and (especially) omissions ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pasadena San Gabriel Unit 559 *Save the date!* Our unit is going to have a good old-fashioned holiday bridge game and party on *December 11* at the Arcadia Community Center. It's a traditional event for our unit, and a great opportunity to reconnect with honored partners and opponents. I'll have more information in the November and December Bridge News. Face-to-face bridge is alive and well! I have two classes of beginning bridge students, each one has 17 students. We're having some "supervised play" sessions on Friday evenings at the Arcadia Bridge Center, and hopefully this group will help revive the Saturday morning rookie game at the Bridge Center. I know games are coming alive at Valley Hunt Club and other private clubs around Pasadena. I really love playing and teaching in person, and it warms my heart. Our twice-monthly Sunday unit games have been well attended, with ten tables at both games in September. On September 11, NS winners were *Carolyn Cohe*n and *Stephen Licker*. EW winners *Arthur and Dominique Moore*. On September 25, NS winners were *Fredy and Lulu Minter*. EW winners *Ming Hu and Sherry Warmuth*. Online we still have an active player group with five games a week, pooling with the Santa Clarita, Glendale, Pomona, and Downey units. You can find our game schedule at https://bridgemojo.com/unit556 Congratulations to new Club Masters *Linda Carter*, *Beth Hollande*r, and *Stuart Soldate*. New Bronze Life Master is *Nancy Nakanishi*. Special congratulations to new Gold Life Master *Marilyn Kogan*! For October, our unit games are scheduled for October 9 and 23. Dates for November haven't yet been set, but we may hold a game during the STaC week on November 6. As always, our space at the Bridge Center is quite limited, so *reservations are required* to attend the unit games. Call Miriam Harrington to reserve your seat at (626) 232-0558. Our October game conflicts with the NAP District Final, but if you qualified I hope to see you in Long Beach. I won't be playing in the game this year, but I'll be there to get Brandon started. Then I'll be driving back to Arcadia to direct the unit game, and back to Long Beach to finish up later. It'll be a long day, but a worthy one! -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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