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Re: DRAFT bridge news column
by K. A. Cresto 13 Oct '24

13 Oct '24

Tom, No. The Due Date For the Reservations is December 5. One can make payment at the Pasadena Bridge Club to December 8th. A flyer will be going out soon. On October 12, 2024, at 9:52 PM, Thomas Lill <thomasmlill8(a)gmail.com> wrote: Due date already there, Dec. 8 On Sat, Oct 12, 2024 at 9:21 PM mysuki <mysuki(a)att.net> wrote: Mojo, Might add due date for reservations for the Holiday Party. Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message -------- From: Morris Jones <mojo(a)pasadenabridgeclub.com> Date: 10/12/24 2:11 PM (GMT-08:00) To: Unit 559 Board <unit559board(a)bridgemojo.com>, Tom Lill <thomasmlill8(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Unit559board] DRAFT bridge news column Please review for omissions and corrections! Pasadena San Gabriel Unit 559 On September 29 the unit hosted an "Over/Under" game, randomly pairing experienced players with newer players. This is always a popular event! We had 24 "under" players sign up, and a full 12 tables playing. On the face of it, it seemed like a great success. Players were laughing and conversing and generally appeared to be having a good time. There was applause at the end of the game. Unfortunately, these games turn out to be mine fields. For the newer players, it can feel like you can do nothing right. The experienced players simply can't resist pointing out everything the newer players do wrong. Even worse, two experienced players could get into a bickering match at the table, creating a horrible example in front of the new players. It can truly be an exercise in humiliation! While most of the newer players are able to shake off such a gauntlet, it's quite likely that bridge lost new players as a result of their experience at this game. You might suggest that this was caused by inadequate screening, or orientation of the experienced players, but the entire organization put lots of effort into giving instruction to the experienced players, with the goal of preventing that from happening. It didn't make any difference. It's not something we will do again, unless we can find a better way! Winners at the Pasadena Unit Game: Sunday Sept 15, 11 tables: N/S: Paul Nason, Diana Borgatti E/W: George Want, Shiu-Ming Huang Sunday Oct 6, 14 tables: N/S Carolyn Cohen, Stephen Licker E/W Thompson Jin, Shiu-Ming Huang Unit games will be held every first and third Sunday of each month. For November those dates are the 3rd and 17th. To make reservations for a unit game, contact Miriam Harrington at (626) 232-0558 or miratpf(a)aol.com. In December we'll hold a unit game on December 1, and December 15 will be the unit Holiday Party held at the Arcadia Community Center. The unit is planning a fabulous buffet, and it should be a great party! Save the date for now. The party will be $30 per player (same as last year), and you'll be able to buy tickets at the Pasadena Bridge Club using cash, check, or credit cards, until December 8. Congratulations to players achieving new ranks in the ACBL! Junior Master Robert Hunt Club Master Anne Buettner Sectional Master Carol Maffin Regional Master Liza Billington Ruby Life Master Diane Gulbrandsen Sapphire Life Master Joan Mesias -- Morris "Mojo" Jones mojo(a)PasadenaBridgeClub.com https://PasadenaBridgeClub.com

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DRAFT bridge news column
by Morris Jones 12 Oct '24

12 Oct '24

Please review for omissions and corrections! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pasadena San Gabriel Unit 559 On September 29 the unit hosted an "Over/Under" game, randomly pairing experienced players with newer players. This is always a popular event! We had 24 "under" players sign up, and a full 12 tables playing. On the face of it, it seemed like a great success. Players were laughing and conversing and generally appeared to be having a good time. There was applause at the end of the game. Unfortunately, these games turn out to be mine fields. For the newer players, it can feel like you can do nothing right. The experienced players simply can't resist pointing out everything the newer players do wrong. Even worse, two experienced players could get into a bickering match at the table, creating a horrible example in front of the new players. It can truly be an exercise in humiliation! While most of the newer players are able to shake off such a gauntlet, it's quite likely that bridge /lost new players/ as a result of their experience at this game. You might suggest that this was caused by inadequate screening, or orientation of the experienced players, but the entire organization put lots of effort into giving instruction to the experienced players, with the goal of preventing that from happening. It didn't make any difference. It's not something we will do again, unless we can find a better way! Winners at the Pasadena Unit Game: * Sunday Sept 15, 11 tables: o N/S: Paul Nason, Diana Borgatti o E/W: George Want, Shiu-Ming Huang * Sunday Oct 6, 14 tables: o N/S Carolyn Cohen, Stephen Licker o E/W Thompson Jin, Shiu-Ming Huang Unit games will be held every first and third Sunday of each month. For November those dates are the 3rd and 17th. To make reservations for a unit game, contact Miriam Harrington at (626) 232-0558 or miratpf(a)aol.com. In December we'll hold a unit game on December 1, and December 15 will be the unit Holiday Party held at the Arcadia Community Center. The unit is planning a fabulous buffet, and it should be a great party! Save the date for now. The party will be $30 per player (same as last year), and you'll be able to buy tickets at the Pasadena Bridge Club using cash, check, or credit cards, until December 8. Congratulations to players achieving new ranks in the ACBL! * Junior Master o Robert Hunt * Club Master o Anne Buettner * Sectional Master o Carol Maffin * Regional Master o Liza Billington * Ruby Life Master o Diane Gulbrandsen * Sapphire Life Master o Joan Mesias -- 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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Minutes f 9/9/24 Board Meeting
by dgarnersemail＠gmail.com 07 Oct '24

07 Oct '24

Board members, Attached are the minutes of the Sept. 9th Unit Board meeting, as approved by the Board this evening. Don Donald K. Garner 1015 Highland Street South Pasadena, CA 91030-1733 Ph: (626) 799-8641 Fax: (626) 799-9566 Cell: (310) 367-3092 Email:dgarnersemail@gmail.com

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Minutes
by dgarnersemail＠gmail.com 07 Oct '24

07 Oct '24

Folks, Lisa inadvertently sent out the draft of 9//9/24 Minutes which I thereafter revised. Attached are clean and marked copies of the minutes as revised by me, as the Unit Secretary. A quick scan will show that my changes are in the nature of greater detail here and there and other non-substantive changes. Don Donald K. Garner 1015 Highland Street South Pasadena, CA 91030-1733 Ph: (626) 799-8641 Fax: (626) 799-9566 Cell: (310) 367-3092 Email:dgarnersemail@gmail.com

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meeting tonight zoom link
by Morris Jones 07 Oct '24

07 Oct '24

Here's a Zoom link for tonight's 7:00 PM meeting: Morris "Mojo" Jones is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Unit 559 board Time: Oct 7, 2024 11:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87407987878?pwd=r7QTZ46w0Sc0XX9HvWXMwFc8wcYob2.1 Meeting ID: 874 0798 7878 Passcode: 037327 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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Monday Night's Agenda
by Gloria M Rommel 06 Oct '24

06 Oct '24

Hi Lisa, Me thinks you forgot that I will not be attending the Board meeting tomorrow evening. I don't know what life will be like for me after my Surgery on Wednesday so please postpone the Directory discussion until I am doing better. Since the Directory is not time sensitive I don't think it will be a problem. Thanks for understanding. I enjoyed Kibitzing you and Roy today. Blessings, Gloria Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

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monday meeting
by Lisa Walker 06 Oct '24

06 Oct '24

Dear Board, Attached please find 1) Agenda 2) Minutes 3) Copy of Catering Contract for STonefire Grill 4) Budget of expenses for xmas party MoJo, are you able to host us on Zoom! Thanks all. See you on Monday evening. Lisa

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Tax Exempt Status
by Katherine Cresto 18 Sep '24

18 Sep '24

Does our unit have tax exempt status?

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bridge news column
by Morris Jones 15 Sep '24

15 Sep '24

Please review for corrections and (most importantly) omissions. What am I forgetting? :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pasadena San Gabriel Unit Morris "Mojo" Jones The big event this month is the Over/Under game, pairing junior players with experienced partners. The event will be held on Sunday, September 29, and the signups are fairly complete at this point. We should have a splendid game with several tables, and lots of pizza. :) Our long time friend of the unit Marie Nimmrich is hosting social duplicate games at the Arcadia Community Center. They're holding games on Wednesday from 9:30 - 12:30 at the community center, and on Fridays from 1:00 to 4:00 in the museum. She asks for a donation of 50 cents for each game. Since our last column, we've held unit games on August 18 and September 1. The turnout has been great, and the pizza from Blaze seems to go quickly! Our unit games pay lots of extra black masterpoints, and are still only $10 (cash only). To reserve your seat in a unit game, contact Miriam Harrington at (626) 232-0558 or miratpf(a)aol.com. Unit games are held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month (usually) at the Pasadena Bridge Club. The next Unit Games are on October 6th and 20th. Winners on August 18 with 10-1/2 tables: * N/S: Michael Marcucci and Miriam Harrington * E/W: Yongkang Huang and Ming Hu Winners on September 1 with 12-1/2 tables: * N/S: Karen Arase and Gitta Earll * E/W: Kim Ebner and Leslie Klein There are reasons to be optimistic about the future of bridge -- one sign is the number of players who are winning masterpoints and moving up in the ranks of the ACBL. We have a multitude of players climbing the ranks this month! * Junior Master: Robert Hunt * Club Master: Anne Buettner * Sectional Master: Carol Maffin * Regional Master: Liza Billington * Ruby Life Master: Diane Gulbrandsen * Sapphire Life Master: Joan Mesias -- 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: Permit 4912and 4913
by Lisa Walker 11 Sep '24

11 Sep '24

So we will have to pay this additional amount for the longer hours at Arcadia for the sectional. We need to decide if it’s worth it Lisa > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Jessica Mancilla <jmancilla(a)arcadiaca.gov> > Subject: RE: Permit 4912and 4913 > Date: September 10, 2024 at 3:59:54 PM PDT > To: Lisa Walker <lisawalkerlac(a)gmail.com> > > Hello, > > Priority 3 is the additional cost per hour past the 6-hour rental time frame. So, you are paying the $250 for the 6 hours and $602($172/hour) for the 3.5 additional hours. > > Please let me know if you have any questions. > > Thank you. > -Jessica > -----Original Message----- > From: Lisa Walker <lisawalkerlac(a)gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, 9 September 2024 7:40 pm > To: Jessica Mancilla <jmancilla(a)arcadiaca.gov> > Subject: Permit 4912and 4913 > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. > > Hi Jessica, > > I am just going through the financials for our permit and I see you charged us thePriority 3 rate for the extra time we requested. We are only paying the Priority 2 rate for the rest of the day. Can you confirm if this is correct? > > It will make a huge difference as to whether we will be able to have our event there. > Also, things are being emailed to Jan Wickersham who is no longer our President. I am now and my contact info is > > Lisa Wlaker > 4193 Woodleigh Lane > La Canada, CA 91011 > lisawalkerlac(a)gmail.com > > Thanks, > > Lisa Walker > 818-3211789

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