I happy to see March behind me this year. I spent 10 days at the
Reno NABC -- some of it playing, some of it "working." I gave a talk
at the teacher's breakfast about teaching online, and even took
along my equipment to teach some of my classes from the hotel room.
Bridge wasn't great for me, and I managed to catch COVID. (I can't
help but think I caught it in the casino where the guests were
uncurated and not the playing area where everyone had their wrist
bands.) Rather than bring it home with me, I extended my stay at the
Eldorado, and spent five days not leaving the room and eating
drop-off room service. My symptoms included a day of a mild fever,
and a runny nose that's still dragging on a bit.
Nevertheless, eleven days after testing positive, I'm again testing
negative, and I'm on my way to work a Sectional at Sea on the Regent
Seven Seas Splendor, traveling from Miami to Barcelona. I have the
weirdest luck and timing.
At the March 13 Unit Game we held elections for unit board members.
Long time member Peter Szecsi is leaving the board, and Richard
Halverstadt is returning to fill his seat.
Our officers remain Jan Wickersham as President, I'm being
relieved as Vice President by Lisa Walker, with Treasurer Miriam
Harrington and Secretary Linda Stuart.
Winners at the March 13 game were Peter Szecsi and Amr
Elghamry N/S, Arthur and Dominique Moore E/W.
The March 27 game is one I had to miss, not wanting to bring my
COVID infection into the bridge club. We did have two players who
tested positive shortly after playing on March 27.
Winners at the March 27 Royal STaC game were Patrick Cardulo
and Carolyn Cohen N/S, and Arthur and Dominique Moore
E/W. I haven't yet seen updates for STaC-wide awards, but there was
certainly a rainbow of point colors available for that game!
We have unit games scheduled for Sundays at 12:30 on April 10 and
April 24. Reservations are required! Contact Miriam Harrington at
(626) 232-0558. Don't forget that proof of full vaccination is
required, and honestly I think it'd be a good idea to wear a mask
during the game. Don't go through what I had to go through!
Rank changes for this month: New Club Master Nina Huang, and
new Bronze Life Master Michael Lo.