January 2023 - Unit559board

DRAFT: Pasadena San Gabriel bridge news column
by Morris Jones 30 Jan '23

30 Jan '23

Please review for errors and (especially) omissions! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pasadena San Gabriel Unit The big news in January was the grand opening of the *Pasadena Bridge Club*. (649 N Fair Oaks Ave. #201) On January 7 we hosted a party and a nine-table game; six tables in the Open Pairs and three tables in a 299er game. Visitors and friends came from all over the county to enjoy the comfortable and attractive new bridge club. The *wall art at the club* is particularly striking. My co-founder and partner Zachary Vedro had a trove of beautiful abstract works by his wife Jessamyn's grandfather. Zachary had the pieces mounted and framed, and they are now on loan to the bridge club. They truly add the finishing touch to an already world-class bridge facility. Games have been slow getting started, but classes at the bridge club are doing very well. Nearly all of the students in my Wednesday evening /Bridge Basics 1/ course are coming back each week, and many have ventured into the Social / Supervised games at the bridge club. Students from last fall's beginning bridge series are playing in the novice games on Monday evening, and the 299er game on Saturday afternoon. To me this *bodes well for the future* of the face-to-face game, and spotlights the real value of *learning and playing bridge* with old and new friends in a comfortable bridge club. For February the Wednesday 11:00 a.m. games will feature *Bridge and Pizza* parties, with open competition, and boards from The Common Game. Come play bridge with lunch from Blaze Pizza! Plenty of easy free parking. A *new series of Bridge Basics* courses will begin on *Thursday mornings* starting February 23 at the Pasadena Bridge Club. Have your non-bridge playing friends drop by the web site to reserve a seat: https://pasadenabridgeclub.com Elsewhere in this issue of the Bridge News you'll see pictures from the District 23 North American Pairs final, held at the new bridge club. It was quite a treat to see the club filled with players from all over Los Angeles County and everything working smoothly. March will bring our annual *elections to the unit board*, which is responsible for the administration of unit games and sectionals in the Pasadena San Gabriel unit. If you feel the urge to give volunteer time back to bridge, this is a splendid way to participate. Please let me or any of our board members know of your interest and availability! The *Pasadena Unit Games* continue twice-monthly at the *Arcadia Bridge Center*. Here are the winners from the January games: * January 8 o N/S: Peter Szecsi - Amr Elghamry o E/W: Nancy Nakanishi - Milton Kalikman * January 22 o N/S: Peter Szecsi - Amr Elghamry o E/W: Arthur Moore - Dominique Moore Our Unit Games have great competition and excellent light lunch snacks provided by the unit. The unit board would love to have additional *volunteers to help bring food and snacks* for the semi-monthly unit games. Drop me a note if you'd like to help out. For February, our unit games will be held on their regular schedule, with game time at *12:30 p.m., *on *Feb. 12 and 26*. Yes, we'll be playing on Super Bowl Sunday, but there will be lots of time to catch the entire game (and commercials!) on your DVR after the bridge game. For unit game reservations please contact Miriam Harrington at (626) 232-0558 or miratpf(a)aol.com. Congratulations to these players moving up in the ranks of the ACBL: New Junior Masters *Terry Nafisi*, *Guerry Collins*, and *John Wolf*. New Club Master *Teri Unsworth*. Special congratulations to our newest Life Master (and Bronze Life Master) *Kathy Cresto*, our long time board member and publicity chair who has contributed so much to our unit. Thank you and congratulations! -- build message Morris "Mojo" Jones mojo(a)PasadenaBridgeClub.com https://PasadenaBridgeClub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> Pasadena Bridge Club <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>

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Fwd: BRIDGE
by janet wickersham 29 Jan '23

29 Jan '23

I would be happy to ask Elliott to get the pizza for that day. Unless someone else wants to volunteer. > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Michael Rodrigues <rodfallbrook(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: BRIDGE > Date: January 28, 2023 at 8:42:13 PM PST > To: janet wickersham <wickershamjanet(a)gmail.com> > > Jan, I play Bridge at Glendale on Thursday afternoon, so I could not participate. I will continue on the board, and help in anyway I can. As far as the March 12th is concerned, I will be returning from Antartica Cruise, so I am not available, sorry about that, have a great party. > > Regards > Michael > > On Friday, January 27, 2023, 07:50:35 PM PST, janet wickersham <wickershamjanet(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Missed you at the meeting Thursday. Perhaps, you’re traveling again. Would be great if you were. > > 1. Hope that you are planning to remain on the board again for the next term. Please let me know. > > 2. Our Election Party will be March. 12th at Diane’s. The Board voted for Pizza again. Wondering if you would be willing to be the “Pizza” man. Let me know.

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HOLIDAY PARTY
by janet wickersham 27 Jan '23

27 Jan '23

HOORAY!!!!! December 10th was available. They need a check for security deposit of $320.00 to accompany the contract within 2 weeks to hold the space. She will send me the contract. Fortunately, Sunday is not as popular as other days. For 2024, should you want to book this again, I believe you can book December 1, 2023. I suggest that be done.

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meeting recording
by Morris Jones 26 Jan '23

26 Jan '23

Here's the link for the meeting recording (at least that's what Zoom says): https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/XXlDDxQAwzXBX1mOsm5vEMPuGrrmMR6nhvk3VWxE9… Passcode: N5PH%hR0 Mojo -- build message Morris "Mojo" Jones mojo(a)PasadenaBridgeClub.com https://PasadenaBridgeClub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> Pasadena Bridge Club <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>

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Zoom meeting
by Morris Jones 26 Jan '23

26 Jan '23

Morris "Mojo" Jones is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Unit 559 Board Time: Jan 26, 2023 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83529096093?pwd=Z1UrS1lrUG5LRmVEM252LzlQTlUwZz09 Meeting ID: 835 2909 6093 Passcode: 541125 -- build message Morris "Mojo" Jones mojo(a)PasadenaBridgeClub.com https://PasadenaBridgeClub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> Pasadena Bridge Club <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>

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BOARD MEETING JANUARY 26
by janet wickersham 26 Jan '23

26 Jan '23

Reminder of the 1:00 PM Board meeting tomorrow. Mojo will set it up. Thanks again,Mojo.

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UPCOMING BOARD MEETING
by janet wickersham 21 Jan '23

21 Jan '23

GOOD MORNING, I KNOW THIS IS SHORT NOTICE. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE A BOARD MEETING JANUARY 26TH AT 1:00? (SORRY, I DIDN’T REALIZE I WAS ON ALL CAPS). If so, I would like to ask Mojo to set it up, and I would like to do it before I move to be sure I’m connected. The top item is the Board Election. Lisa has informed me she will also be dropping off in March. Let me know.

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NEW CIRCUMSTANCES
by janet wickersham 19 Jan '23

19 Jan '23

Dear Friends, Lots has been happening in my life. Most important is that I am moving February 1, from my home to independent living in Pasadena. I see my ability to finish out my responsibilities as Unit President, a bit limited. Since we will be changing in March, the time is short. This is what I envision as needing As I see it, we should try to recruit a few more board members. I was planning on asking Elliott, Angela Peters, and Patricia. I had another thought. Perhaps some new people would be willing to just commit to bringing food on designated Unit game days. I you go down to 6 board members, and Mojo is one of the six, that repeat food stuff will hit too frequently. Just ideas to think about. Let me know you thoughts, and next week or the week after, I think a board meeting could be arranged. If you have other items to discuss, please let me know.

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Bridge News Column
by Morris Jones 02 Jan '23

02 Jan '23

I'm late, so I don't know if I'll be able to get the column into the Bridge News or not. Tom, I'll have an edit of the North American Pairs article for you. Only change: COVID vaccinations will be required and checked if not already checked. Tom, I'd also like to run the same quarter-page ad for the Pasadena Bridge Club please. Board please check for corrections and omissions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pasadena San Gabriel Unit 559 It's been a busy month for me! Thanks so much to everyone who came out for the work party on December 17 at the Pasadena Bridge Club. Helping put together chairs and end tables for the club were Barbara Leider, Yvonne Schimmel, Liza Billington, Cory Brendel, Lisa Walker, Cardon Walker, Susan Kane, and Jon Fuhrman. January 7 will be our opening day gala. On that Saturday (as in all following) we'll have a game at 1:00 p.m. with Open Pairs plus a novice/intermediate section for 0-300 players. Make a reservation for this game or any game at this link: https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/game_reservation It was so great seeing everyone come out for the Holiday Party on December 11. We had 18-1/2 tables, contributing to 131-1/2 tables in the Great Western Royal STaC game. Big winners with first in Flight B and fifth in Flight A overall were *Jack Chang* and *Zheng Zhang*. Six other pairs managed to place in the event overalls. Upcoming Unit Games will be held twice monthly at the Arcadia Bridge Center. In January our games are on the 8th and 22nd. For reservations, contact Miriam Harrington at (626) 232-0558 or miratpf(a)aol.com. Congratulations to new Junior Masters *Hsing Fang* and *Victoria Livingstone*, new Club Master *Xiaoyan Zhou*, and new Advanced NABC Master *Kim Ebner*. -- build message Morris "Mojo" Jones mojo(a)PasadenaBridgeClub.com https://PasadenaBridgeClub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> Pasadena Bridge Club <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>

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