30 Jan
2022
30 Jan
'22
2:56 p.m.
Excellent wording!
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 30, 2022, at 9:57 AM, Morris Jones <mojo(a)bridgemojo.com> wrote:
Draft for the monthly unit column in the Southern California Bridge News. Please review
for accuracy and typos! :)
________________________________
We had two great unit games in January, with 11-1/2 tables on the 9th, and 11 tables on
the 23rd.
Winners on the 9th include Fredy Minter and Lulu Minter N/S and Stan Kosowski and Harish
Singh E/W. On the 23rd it was Marie Nimmrich and Diane Gulbrandsen N/S with Arthur Moore
and Dominique Moore E/W.
We're planning another two unit games in February on the 13th and the 27th. The game
on February 13th is also Super Bowl Sunday, but the unit game will be over about 4:00.
That should be the perfect time to get back home, start up the game on the DVR, skip the
commercials, and catch up to the live finish by the end of the game!
Space is limited for our unit games! Reservations are required. We've come close to
running out of tables on previous Sunday afternoons. Please contact Miriam Harrington at
(626) 232-0558 to reserve a seat. Remember that proof of vaccination is required, and
masks must be securely in place throughout the game -- noses and mouths covered please! No
thin cloth masks, or masks with ventilators. Send a picture of your vaccination card to
Roy Wilson unit559webmaster@gmail.com<mailto:unit559webmaster@gmail.com>. I believe
we're close to putting this all behind us, and I don't want to drag it out!
We've had real difficulty balancing the seeding of our unit games. On the 23rd we had
nine flight A pairs playing N/S, and one playing E/W. This really makes it difficult to
have a fair bridge game. We're going to have to insist that A pairs who can move from
table to table play E/W, saving the stationary seats for those who truly cannot move
without extreme difficulty.
This is not just a problem at our club, obviously. The most experienced bridge players are
also the ones with the most mobility problems, for obvious reasons! I know a lot of
players like playing N/S for the convenience, but that can't be an option, for the
sake of the game. If you are requesting a N/S seat, please let Miram know that you are
unable to play E/W. "I don't like to play E/W" is no longer a valid
reason.
We have two new Regional Masters, Susanne Hollis and Suzanne Wilcox. Special
congratulations to new Life Master (and Bronze Life Master) Ramesh Sawhney. Madhu Sudan is
a new Silver Life Master. Marking a major milestone is Dominique Moore as a new Diamond
Life Master. Congratulations all!
Mark your calendars for our next unit games, reservations required!:
* February 13, 12:30 p.m., Arcadia Bridge Center
* February 27, 12:30 p.m., Arcadia Bridge Center
--
Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA
BridgeMojo<http://bridgemojo.com>
Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers<http://otastro.org>
Mojo's Blog<http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>
_______________________________________________
Unit559board mailing list -- unit559board(a)bridgemojo.com
To unsubscribe send an email to unit559board-leave(a)bridgemojo.com