The Pasadena Bridge Club has been in the works since 2020,
and is finally coming to be. We found a fabulous location on North
Fair Oaks Ave. at Orange Grove with lots of parking (free), great
food choices right there, and a beautiful playing area.
We're working on furnishings, decorating, and scheduling. I'm
planning to offer classes three sessions a week, on a staggered
rotation. Bridge - Introduction will be offered on Wednesday
evenings, starting January 11. Play of the Hand will start
on Thursday evenings, January 12. Improving Your Judgment -
Opening the Bidding will start on Saturday mornings, January
14.
There will be games for 0-300 players on Monday evenings and
Saturday afternoons (at least) along with social bridge and
supervised play sessions.
The grand opening party will be at noon on Saturday, January 7, with
a game at 1:00 p.m., Open and 299er pairs. The web site is live at https://pasadenabridgeclub.com
and I'll be working to fill in details over the next few weeks.
Unit Game winners from November: The Nov. 6 game was a STaC
game. N/S winners were Peter Szecsi and Amr Elghamry,
E/W going to Adam Barron and Sherry Hansen. Peter
and Amr placed 2nd Overall in Flight A in the STaC, and Adam and
Sherry were 1st Overall in Flight B for big masterpoint wins!
November 20 we had a great turnout with ten tables. N/S winners were
Joan Mesias and Jeanette Deverian, with E/W going to
Robert Shore and Kevin Lane.
Congratulations to new Junior Masters Angelica Clark and Barbara
Way, new Silver Life Master Mark Gersh, new Ruby Life
Master Mindy Golden, and new Gold Life Master Zachary
Vedro. Zach, by the way, is my partner and co-founder of the
Pasadena Bridge Club. :)
Finally, I'll mention that the 2023 Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill
Member of the Year is yours truly, Morris "Mojo" Jones. I'm
surprised and deeply honored. I know of so many member volunteers
who give tirelessly to support our game that I never imagined I
might be considered for such an award, much less win the
designation. I'm touched and proud. Thank you. :)