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. 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