Hi, friends,
I don’t know how many players registered for our Over Under game, but after the game I would like to recognize the players on the unit website, and congratulate everyone for playing. I also have a suggestion for future games.
Several players have asked me if they could play in the game without being part of the Over/Under game, and I had to tell them no, but it made wonder, "Why not?"
I am suggesting that next year we not exclude anyone from the game, but that we score the game with two flights.
The first flight would be an open one where players’ scores are compared with all the players in the game.
The second flight would be for our Over-Under players and their scores would only be compared to others in the same flight. This would be a single game, but, with separate scores and rankings. We would have two first place winners, etc.
I think if the board adopts this idea, it could be used in several games a year instead of just an annual event. And…. If it’s successful and popular, it could be done every month.
Roy Wilson
I’ve played bridge more than half my life. The lesser half I wasted.
Making full revisions with the knowledge that Tom probably hasn't
formatted the column yet, and can paste the latest. Here's the latest:
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Pasadena San Gabriel Unit
The unit was saddened this past month by the death of our long time
friend, supporter, and great bridge player, Peter Szesci. Peter was a
constant presence and supporter of the unit. He spent many years on the
unit board, including, I think, every officer position.
In Peter's honor, the Over-Under game will be known as the Peter Szesci
Memorial Over-Under game.
I'll never forget the time Peter called me on the phone before an
earlier Over-Under game years ago. "Hello Morris? This is Peter Szesci.
Do you know me?" Everyone knew Peter. He was calling to ask if I would
play as a mentor in the game, and of course I did.
If you're a non-Life Master, under 500 masterpoints, you can join us at
the *Peter Szesci Memorial Over-Under game* this month, on Sunday, July
23, at the Arcadia Bridge Center.
*Reservations are required!* You can register online by visiting the web
site for the Pasadena Bridge Club, and click on the Over/Under game link
near the top of the page. You can also email to
mojo(a)pasadenabridgeclub.com or phone (626) 247-4457. (Here's the
registration link:
https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/over_under_game ) *Reservations
must be received by July 18.*
At 12:30, all partnerships will be formed by a random draw, and you'll
have some time to meet your mentor or mentee. Junior players are
encouraged to bring a favorite convention card, if they have one. All of
the mentor players will play your card. (This isn't the time to learn a
new convention!) The game will begin shortly after, probably about 12:50.
The Over-Under game will be our only unit game this month. Hopefully
you'll join us in Long Beach at the regional!
The June games were well attended, winners were:
* June 4:
o N/S Cathy Martin, Diana Borgatti
o E/W Amr Elghamry, Dominique Moore
* June 18:
o N/S Mike Marcucci, Miriam Harrington
o E/W Dan Botoaca, Amr Elghamry
We have a lot of rank changes this month, reflecting lots of new ACBL
members in the unit, and students graduating from classes. Welcome to:
* Junior Master
o Robert Jennings
o Louise Wannier
* Sectional Master
o Jon Fuhrman
o Susan Kane
* Regional Master
o Toban
* And special congratulations to new Life Master
o Wayne Fang
For August, our unit games will be held on:
* August 6, 12:30 PM, Pasadena Bridge Club
* August 20, 12:30 PM, Arcadia Bridge Center
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Please review for corrections and omissions!
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Pasadena San Gabriel Unit
The unit was saddened this past month by the death of our long time
friend, supporter, and great bridge player, Peter Szesci. Peter was a
constant presence and supporter of the unit. He spent many years on the
unit board, including, I think, every officer position.
In Peter's honor, the Over-Under game will be known as the Peter Szesci
Over-Under game.
I'll never forget the time Peter called me on the phone before an
earlier Over-Under game years ago. "Hello Morris? This is Peter Szesci.
Do you know me?" Everyone knew Peter. He was calling to ask if I would
play as a mentor in the game, and of course I did.
If you're a non-Life Master, under 500 masterpoints, you can join us at
the *Peter Szesci Memorial Over-Under game* this month, on Sunday, July
23, at the Arcadia Bridge Center.
*Reservations are required!* You can register online by visiting the web
site for the Pasadena Bridge Club, and click on the Over/Under game link
near the top of the page. You can also email to
mojo(a)pasadenabridgeclub.com or phone (626) 247-4457. (Here's the
registration link:
https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/over_under_game ) *Reservations
must be received by July 18.*
At 12:30, all partnerships will be formed by a random draw, and you'll
have some time to meet your mentor or mentee. Junior players are
encouraged to bring a favorite convention card, if they have one. All of
the mentor players will play your card. (This isn't the time to learn a
new convention!) The game will begin shortly after, probably about 12:50.
The Over-Under game will be our only unit game this month. Hopefully
you'll join us in Long Beach at the regional!
The June games were well attended, winners were:
* June 4:
o N/S Cathy Martin, Diana Borgatti
o E/W Amr Elghamry, Dominique Moore
* June 18:
o N/S Mike Marcucci, Miriam Harrington
o E/W Dan Botoaca, Amr Elghamry
We have a lot of rank changes this month, reflecting lots of new ACBL
members in the unit, and students graduating from classes. Welcome to:
* Junior Master
o Robert Jennings
o Louise Wannier
* Sectional Master
o Jon Fuhrman
o Susan Kane
* Regional Master
o Toban
* And special congratulations to new Life Master
o Wayne Fang
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Morris "Mojo" Jones
mojo(a)PasadenaBridgeClub.com
https://PasadenaBridgeClub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>
Pasadena Bridge Club <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>
Please review for corrections and omissions!
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Pasadena San Gabriel Unit
The unit was saddened this past month by the death of our long time
friend, supporter, and great bridge player, Peter Szesci. Peter was a
constant presence and supporter of the unit. He spent many years on the
unit board, including, I think, every officer position.
In Peter's honor, the Over-Under game will be known as the Peter Szesci
Over-Under game.
I'll never forget the time Peter called me on the phone before an
earlier Over-Under game years ago. "Hello Morris? This is Peter Szesci.
Do you know me?" Everyone knew Peter. He was calling to ask if I would
play as a mentor in the game, and of course I did.
If you're a non-Life Master, under 500 masterpoints, you can join us at
the *Peter Szesci Memorial Over-Under game* this month, on Sunday, July
23, at the Arcadia Bridge Center.
*Reservations are required!* You can register online by visiting the web
site for the Pasadena Bridge Club, and click on the Over/Under game link
near the top of the page. You can also email to
mojo(a)pasadenabridgeclub.com or phone (626) 247-4457. (Here's the
registration link: https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/over_under_game )
At 12:30, all partnerships will be formed by a random draw, and you'll
have some time to meet your mentor or mentee. Junior players are
encouraged to bring a favorite convention card, if they have one. All of
the mentor players will play your card. (This isn't the time to learn a
new convention!) The game will begin shortly after, probably about 12:50.
The Over-Under game will be our only unit game this month. Hopefully
you'll join us in Long Beach at the regional!
The June games were well attended, winners were:
* June 4:
o N/S Cathy Martin, Diana Borgatti
o E/W Amr Elghamry, Dominique Moore
* June 18:
o N/S Mike Marcucci, Miriam Harrington
o E/W Dan Botoaca, Amr Elghamry
We have a lot of rank changes this month, reflecting lots of new ACBL
members in the unit, and students graduating from classes. Welcome to:
* Junior Master
o Robert Jennings
o Louise Wannier
* Sectional Master
o Jon Fuhrman
o Susan Kane
* Regional Master
o Toban
* And special congratulations to new Life Master
o Wayne Fang
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Morris "Mojo" Jones
mojo(a)PasadenaBridgeClub.com
https://PasadenaBridgeClub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>
Pasadena Bridge Club <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>
Dear Board,
{lease review and send comments along. We hope to pass these as a Board at our August meeting and present to membership for voting at the Annual meeting.
Many thanks for your service.
Lisa
Attached is the list of Over candidates. Please use this form to determine who you would like to participate in the Over/Under game as an Over player. All Board members have 20 votes each to select from this list. You can vote as many times as you like for any candidate but you can use no more than 20 votes altogether. If you prefer to call me about your selection, the number is 818-370-0977. Or, you can send me your form via email to richardhalverstadt(a)sbcglobal.net. Otherwise, you can tell me about your votes at tonight's meeting.
After we have all voted, I will merge the results to come up with a prioritized list of Over candidates. Thanks
Richard
On June 19, 2023, at 4:48 PM, Lisa Walker <lisawalkerlac(a)gmail.com> wrote:
7. I just reminded Mojo about the zoom link
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On Jun 19, 2023, at 4:16 PM, K. A. Cresto <mysuki(a)att.net> wrote:
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What time is the meeting?
On June 19, 2023, at 3:58 PM, Richard Halverstadt <richardhalverstadt(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Attached is the list of Over candidates. Please use this form to determine who you would like to participate in the Over/Under game as an Over player. All Board members have 20 votes each to select from this list. You can vote as many times as you like for any candidate but you can use no more than 20 votes altogether. If you prefer to call me about your selection, the number is 818-370-0977. Or, you can send me your form via email to richardhalverstadt(a)sbcglobal.net. Otherwise, you can tell me about your votes at tonight's meeting.
After we have all voted, I will merge the results to come up with a prioritized list of Over candidates. Thanks
Richard
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What time is the meeting?
On June 19, 2023, at 3:58 PM, Richard Halverstadt <richardhalverstadt(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Attached is the list of Over candidates. Please use this form to determine who you would like to participate in the Over/Under game as an Over player. All Board members have 20 votes each to select from this list. You can vote as many times as you like for any candidate but you can use no more than 20 votes altogether. If you prefer to call me about your selection, the number is 818-370-0977. Or, you can send me your form via email to richardhalverstadt(a)sbcglobal.net. Otherwise, you can tell me about your votes at tonight's meeting.
After we have all voted, I will merge the results to come up with a prioritized list of Over candidates. Thanks
Richard
