[Unit559board] DRAFT So Cal Bridge News column

Pasadena San Gabriel Unit Morris "Mojo" Jones The big news this month is that the John Waken Pasadena Sectional tournament is ON for 2025. Our tournament dates are *August 23-24*, and the location will be the Pasadena Bridge Club. See elsewhere in this issue for a tournament flier. We plan to hold two matchpoint pairs games on Saturday at 10:00 and 3:00, Each game will have an Open section and a 499er section. Sunday will feature all-day swiss teams, again with an open section and a 499er section. it's a great way to get some silver points! The location has great lunch options and plenty of parking. A new Bridge Introduction class is starting on Wednesday evening, July 2, at the Pasadena Bridge Club. This is the course for your friends or family who haven't yet discovered bridge. Registration is through Pasadena City College Extension. The link to register online is at the top of the Pasadena Bridge Club web site: https://pasadenabridgeclub.com. The Popular Conventions course will be offered on Thursday evenings starting July 10, and Improving Your Judgment - Doubles will be offered during the Wednesday afternoon schedule at 3:00 PM starting July 9. The *bridge club will be closed* for the Bridge Week regional from Thursday, July 3, through Sunday July 6. Zachary, Mojo, and Lisa all want to play in the regional! Come say hello to us there. The bridge club will be offering North American Pairs qualifying games for a week during each of June, July, and August. Plan to play in any of the Open Pairs games during the third full week of each month. You can earn your qualifier to the district final. The NAP flights have been overhauled this year to make more opportunities for players under 6,000 points! Well worth your time and effort. On Saturday June 21 we'll be hosting two games for the benefit of Alzheimer's Association, it's the annual "The Longest Day" event. Card fee is $13. And we'll be featuring "club championship" games during the final week of June. It's a great way to pick up lots of good black masterpoints. No extra card fee! Pasadena Unit Games are usually held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. The competition is stiff, the pizza is free, and the card fee is only a nostalgic $10 cash for each event. Note that the unit game *will not meet on Sunday July 6*. Come back for the game on July 20. Unit game results are found on the results page for the Pasadena Bridge Club. Congratulations to our new rank changes for June: Junior Master *Roberta Preskill*, Club Master *Robert Hunt*, NABC Master *Tracee Dezzutti,* Silver Life Master *Lisa Walker*. Rank changes for July include new Junior Masters *David Foos*, *Sherna Foucher*, *Lina Sanossian*. Life Master and Bronze Life Master *Angela Peters*. Bronze Life Master *Wayne Fang*, and Silver Life Master *Nina Huang*. -- build message Morris "Mojo" Jones mojo(a)PasadenaBridgeClub.com https://PasadenaBridgeClub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> Pasadena Bridge Club <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>