[Unit559board] Pasadena San Gabriel bridge news column

Please review for corrections and (especially) omissions! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pasadena San Gabriel Unit 559 It's the season for beginning bridge classes, and it's certainly the year for them! We have two beginning bridge classes starting in September, both are six weeks long, using the Audrey Grant Better Bridge curriculum. /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ starts Sept. 10 on Saturday Mornings at 9:30 a.m. at the Arcadia Bridge Center. Another session starts on Sept. 14, Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m., through PCC Extension at Arcadia High School. Information on beginning bridge classes is available on the BridgeMojo site: https://bridgemojo.com/class Online games continue with six games a week through the Unit 556+PPD group. The schedule is available at https://bridgemojo.com/unit556 I'll be taking over day-to-day club management for Paula Olivares in September and October. We send a reminder email and take reservations on the day before each game. If you'd like to be included in the email list, drop me a note to virtualclub(a)bridgemojo.com. We had two great unit games in August. The August 14th game was run as an NAP Qualifier. Winners N/S were *Fredy and Lulu Minter* and E/W *Robert Shore* and *Mike Savage*. Our August 28th game was a Western Conference STaC game. Winners N/S were Abby Triback and Sadika Elewy. E/W winners were *Robert Shore* and *Mike Savage*. Our September Unit Games will be held on September 11 and 25. The unit games feature a great playing field, extra masterpoints, and wonderful food and snacks provided by Unit 559. Games are Sunday at 12:30 p.m., and reservations are required. Contact Miriam Harrington at (626) 232-0558. Congratulations to new rank achievements this month: new Junior Master *Stuart Soldate*. Special congratulations to long time unit member, director, and volunteer, *Cathy Martin*, who just achieved the rank of Gold Life Master. -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>