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district email
by Morris Jones 11 Nov '22

11 Nov '22

Thanks so much for the email Roy! I think people will figure out that our unit party is on the 11th, not the 6th. :) I don't think it's worth sending a correction. 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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Holiday Party and Royal STaC
by Roy Wilson 11 Nov '22

11 Nov '22

Dunno how accurate the information is, but Mark Hartzell sez that our Holiday party could also be part of another Royal STaC, which starts on December 5. Can we have a discussion or vote on being included? I vote yes, let’s /e included. Roy I’ve played bridge more than half my life. The lesser half I wasted.

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holiday party posted
by Morris Jones 08 Nov '22

08 Nov '22

The holiday party is on the front of https://bridgemojo.com now, and available separately here: https://bridgemojo.com/holiday-party-2022 with a prominent link to the flier. 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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Membership loss
by Roy Wilson 03 Nov '22

03 Nov '22

Darn…. I just updated our website and once again we have lost members. I cannot remember the year, perhaps 10 or more, but I recall that we once had almost 800 members in our unit. The latest number is 357. Sigh. Mojo, can you please add Mike Marcucci to this mailing list? As our Unit Historian I believe he should be included. nstarmgm(a)att.net Roy I’ve played bridge more than half my life. The lesser half I wasted.

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October Bridge News Unit Column
by Morris Jones 31 Oct '22

31 Oct '22

Please check for corrections and especially omissions! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pasadena San Gabriel Unit *Important schedule change for the November Unit Games!* We wanted to take advantage of the fall STaC tournament running Oct. 31 through Nov. 6, so we're moving the Sunday Unit Games to *November 6 and 20 *this month. Especially for these games, be sure to reserve your seat with Miriam Harrington before the game! Our space is limited. Call Miriam at (626) 232-0558. *Save the date!* Our unit is reviving the traditional Holiday Party and bridge game on *December 11*. We'll have lunch, and a great bridge game at the Arcadia Community Center. We're happy to welcome visitors from anywhere in District 23. Winners in October ... well how about that, the same pairs won both games: October 9 AND October 23: * N/S: Peter Szecsi, Amr Elghamry * E/W: Arthur and Dominique Moore Our next round of beginning bridge classes will be starting after the first of the year. They'll be on Wednesday evenings, starting January 11, offered through PCC Extension, and taught at Arcadia High School. Keep it in mind for friends and family who might like to learn our game. Lots of players climbing the rank ladders this month! New Club Masters: * Linda Carter * Beth Hollander * Stuart Soldate New Bronze Life Master: * Nancy Nakanishi New Gold Life Master: * Marilyn Kogan Congratulations all! Unit 559 currently has 359 active members. Wouldn't that be a fun group for a holiday party! Make your plans now. :) -- 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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Fwd: Unit Game Dates
by Roy Wilson 26 Oct '22

26 Oct '22

Hi, everyone, I just got this from Kathy Cresto, and I have a concern… every month I seem to have an error with the unit game dates, and it’s a little embarrassing. Before we added a second game each month it was very easy - always the first Sunday of the month, unless something special was happening. So… whoever is in charge of our schedule, can you please help me out? Also, can someone confirm Kathy’s request? Should the dates be changed that she is requesting? Roy ————————— > Roy, > > Please make the following corrections to the Unit Game dates posted as follows: > > delete the date November 13 and substitute November 20 > delete the date December 3 > > tks > Kathy

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Holiday Flyers
by Katherine Cresto 11 Oct '22

11 Oct '22

Attached are the flyers for the Holiday Party in December. Roy, could you post one on the website? Mojo, could you post on your website?

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bridge club space
by Morris Jones 08 Oct '22

08 Oct '22

649 N Fair Oaks, two minute video https://www.dropbox.com/s/a1a2ihqur0s40n7/2022-10-06%2011.47.13.mp4?dl=0 I didn't venture into the shared kitchen and community room, but this is the main space. 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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