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UNIT BOARD MEETING
by janet wickersham 06 Jan '22

06 Jan '22

janet wickersham is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: janet wickersham's Zoom Meeting Time: Jan 13, 2022 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88366382211?pwd=d1RlT3J6a2VLNlV0MHllRDJaVjUxQT09 Meeting ID: 883 6638 2211 Passcode: 391228 One tap mobile +16699009128,,88366382211#,,,,*391228# US (San Jose) +13462487799,,88366382211#,,,,*391228# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 883 6638 2211 Passcode: 391228 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kxNPK1gNO

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Draft bridge column
by Morris Jones 02 Jan '22

02 Jan '22

Running late, hoping Tom hasn't closed out his issue yet. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pasadena San Gabriel Unit Our December Unit Game was held on December 12, as a STaC game with the Western Conference. It was a lightly attended session throughout the conference, but our game contributed 16 tables out of 36 in play for Open Pairs. *Arthur and Dominique Moore* were the big winners, taking first place in the conference with a 68.85% game -- not a small feat in a 16-table 26-board game! *Peter Szecsi and Amr Elghamry* took second in our game, and third in the conference, with a 63.33% game. In January we have two Sunday afternoon Unit Games on the calendar: January 9 and 23. Hopefully these will take place as planned! Game time is 12:30 (not 1:00!), with reservations and proof of COVID vaccination required. For reservations, contact Miriam Harrington at (626) 232-0558. New Club Masters in the unit include *Jonathan Fuhrman* and *Susan Kane* (two of my students!), and new Bronze Life Master is *John Horn* from Glendora. Congratulations! The Unit 556+PPD virtual bridge club is still going strong with games every day but Saturday. I've turned day-to-day club management back over to Paula Olivares for a couple of months. The full game schedule is available at bridgemojo.com. I had a cruise scheduled for the second half of January, but I'm honestly hoping not to be on that particular trip. Instead maybe I'll see you on BBO or at the Unit Game. Those of you who qualified for the North American Pairs, see elsewhere in this issue and make plans for the District Final game on January 16. -- 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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Director's Salary
by Roy Wilson 19 Dec '21

19 Dec '21

Hi, everyone… I would like to ask for a vote on a salary adjustment for Marie. I do not believe it is fair to pay her $100 while we pay $150 to Mojo. Marie was getting $200 and voluntarily took a cut to $100 when she believed the unit was losing money on the unit game. I think it’s time to restore to at least the same level as a co-director. Can I have a vote on this, please? Roy I’ve played bridge more than half my life. The lesser half I wasted.

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BOARD MEETING DECEMBER 16TH
by janet wickersham 13 Dec '21

13 Dec '21

janet wickersham is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNIT 559 Time: Dec 16, 2021 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88495087774?pwd=bnA4bk45eG81bzRaajFXSEhOc0dsdz09 Meeting ID: 884 9508 7774 Passcode: 502944 One tap mobile +16699009128,,88495087774#,,,,*502944# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,88495087774#,,,,*502944# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 884 9508 7774 Passcode: 502944 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdscBgSpop

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STaC results
by Morris Jones 13 Dec '21

13 Dec '21

Here are the overall STaC results for Sunday afternoon. It was a small day for the STaC, only 36 tables playing Open Pairs games (of which we provided 16): https://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/results/2021/12/2112501/2112501_20.HTM Roy, you'll want to provide this link on the Unit web page. These results will not appear on The Common Game: 1. This was a Unit 559 game (club 905596) which doesn't (yet) have a sanction with The Common Game 2. I'm not a designated director with TheCommonGame or ACBL for the San Marino Bridge Club 3. It doesn't make sense to post it under the San Marino Bridge Club, and the club number wouldn't match anyway 4. These are not TheCommonGame hands, they're Western Conference STaC hands 5. Exactly the same data, albeit in not as nice a format (IMHO), is available from ACBL Live for Clubs For future unit games I'll have to do some administration work to get the Unit sanctioned with The Common Game for twice-monthly games. Those game results will /not /appear on the San Marino Bridge Club results page. Here is the Unit 559 results page on ACBL Life for Clubs: https://my.acbl.org/club-results/905596 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 01 Dec '21

01 Dec '21

Would like to hold a board meeting December 16th at 1:00. This being a month with more activities than usual, would this date and time work for you?

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Draft: December Bridge News column
by Morris Jones 01 Dec '21

01 Dec '21

Tom, I sent this to the Unit Board for proofreading, but I'm not anticipating any edits. Not a lot o' news. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pasadena San Gabriel Unit At least for a while, people were coming back to play in the unit game! Our November game on the 14th reached capacity at the Bridge Center with 15 tables. Overall winners were Fredy and Lulu Minter, with Paul Nason and John Villalobos taking second both in the N/S section. We'll have a single Unit game on Sunday, December 12. We're planning to make it a little more festive, with a traditional holiday lunch of pizza. :) Reservations and proof of COVID vaccination are required! Call Miriam Harrington for reservations at (626) 232-0558. Online club games continue six days a week in combination with five other nearby units. Drop in at bridgemojo.com and click "Games" for the full schedule. Last week we were delighted to report Lulu Minter's change in rank, this week Fredy joins in climbing the ladder as a new Ruby Life Master. Congratulations! -- 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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Draft: December Bridge News column
by Morris Jones 01 Dec '21

01 Dec '21

Please check for corrections :) Short, but not a lot of news. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pasadena San Gabriel Unit At least for a while, people were coming back to play in the unit game! Our November game on the 14th reached capacity at the Bridge Center with 15 tables. Overall winners were Fredy and Lulu Minter, with Paul Nason and John Villalobos taking second both in the N/S section. We'll have a single Unit game on Sunday, December 12. We're planning to make it a little more festive, with a traditional holiday lunch of pizza. :) Reservations and proof of COVID vaccination are required! Call Miriam Harrington for reservations at (626) 232-0558. Online club games continue six days a week in combination with five other nearby units. Drop in at bridgemojo.com and click "Games" for the full schedule. Last week we were delighted to report Lulu Minter's change in rank, this week Fredy joins in climbing the ladder as a new Ruby Life Master. Congratulations! -- 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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An Ambassador Position
by Roy Wilson 07 Nov '21

07 Nov '21

Hi, everyone, I have a proposal which should be very inexpensive. Every month Marie and I get a membership report from the ACBL. Part of that information is the names of new players who have joined our unit and also the names of players who have transferred into our unit. You can imagine how difficult it might be for these players to find a new partner. I propose that we appoint someone as Ambassador to contact them and offer to play with them as a means to help them find a regular partner. The cost? How about we pay the Ambassador’s card fees? Or, we might ask Diane if she would be willing to waive the cost. Would it be too much to offer a free play one time for the new player? I have a person in mind, too. Gloria Rommel has been a member of our unit for over 25 years, but shortly after she became a Life Master she quit playing. She never lost her interest, though, and has recently returned to the game as a fill-in at the Bridge Center. I asked if she would be willing to take this position and she was enthusiastic about it. Are we? Aye or Nay? I vote aye. Roy Wilson I’ve played bridge more than half my life. The lesser half I wasted.

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Ambassador Position
by Roy Wilson 06 Nov '21

06 Nov '21

Great! I’m glad to see that everyone thinks it’s a good idea! I will let Gloria know that the position is approved, and will send her telephone numbers of new players and transfers each month. I think she should give us a report occasionally, too. Thank you! Roy I’ve played bridge more than half my life. The lesser half I wasted.

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