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NEW 2019 Unit 505 Board of Directors Jim Coke President 530-409-3361 jcoke@yahoo.com Craig Stalker Vice President 916 337-7608 cstalk@sbcglobal.

com Josh Haskett Tournament Vice Chair 760 770-6364 jhaskettphd@hotmail.com Barbara Somervill Education 864 908-7314 basomervill@gmail.com David Britton-Ohl 916690-1981 dands@britton-ohl.

1 NEW 2019 Unit 505 Board of Directors Jim Coke President Craig Stalker Vice President Harry Struthers Secretary/Publicity Diane Strategos Treasurer Sharon Neff Membership/Hospitality Josh Haskett Tournament Vice Chair Barbara Somervill Education David Britton-Ohl Charles Peer Katherine Ewing District 21 Rep Sharon Neff-D21 Rep Dave Willmott Tournament Chair Newsletter of ACBL Unit 505 Sacramento Scott Ewing passes away December 27 Condolences to Katherine Ewing and the family of Scott Ewing upon his death December 27 of a sudden heart attack. Katherine, your bridge family shares your sorrow in this time and is here to support you. May the blessings of the gift that was Scott in your life sustain you. More information & flyers on our website at: www. Playbridge Sacramento. org Jim Coke, President and the Unit 505 Board of Directors January 2019 Highlights In This Issue Unit Game January 20 Folsom NLM Sectional February 8-10 SBC Gary Soules wins NAP D21 Finals Dick Jones & Ronnie McMurdie Wed Mentor-Mentee Game January 27 SBC NLM Games 3rd, 6th & 9th Folsom Mentor-Mentee Game January 6 Foothill Newsletter Created by MoraBeyondMarketing.com Gold Express Dr. # Gold River, CA emorab@comcast.net Phone:

Jim Coke, President Unit 505 Board of Directors Hello All!! The board elected me Unit 505 president for 2019.

Thank you Katherine for all your hard work as our president over the past few years and your willingness to help me with the transition into the job!

I've also been on the U505 Board for the past two years as secretary for the board. I'm a retired engineer from Intel. I have two beloved daughters who live in the area.

2 Jim Coke, President Unit 505 Board of Directors Hello All!! The board elected me Unit 505 president for This was done a year early (Katherine is term limited after this year) so there would be an orderly transition to the new president with Katherine available for her guidance. Thank you Katherine for all your hard work as our president over the past few years and your willingness to help me with the transition into the job! For those of you that don't know me, I've been playing duplicate bridge for just over 5 years. In that time, I've become a director and currently direct 3 games a week. I've also been on the U505 Board for the past two years as secretary for the board. I'm a retired engineer from Intel. I have two beloved daughters who live in the area. Going forward, I would like to continue the great things that U505 does, promoting the game, as well as holding sectionals and unit games. I believe we need to focus more on bridge education to bring new players into the game. This means focusing on both the newly retired as well as youth. The newly retired are an excellent target audience because they are in the midst of a major life change and frequently are looking for a mental challenge as well as a new social network. But the youth are also necessary because they are our long term life blood, becoming our new super stars. A look at the list of past King / Queen of Bridge awarded to the top high school seniors is virtually a list of current and future Bridge Hall of Fame members! So we will be looking at ways to introduce the game to these two groups. Happy New Year and I hope to see you at the bridge table! Jim

3 On December 9 our Unit held our annual Holiday Party and game at SBC. Outgoing President, Katherine Ewing and 2019 new President, Jim Coke handed out gifts while Pat Ingoglia and Mary Ose helped with the wonderful potluck luncheon!

Stratified Open Pairs $10 Sunday, January 20, 2019 Folsom Bridge Center Potluck Lunch 11:30 am Game at Noon GAMES INCLUDE: Stratified Pairs A/1500+, B/1500-750, C/750-0 0 / or by attendance Separate

4 Stratified Open Pairs $10 Sunday, January 20, 2019 Folsom Bridge Center Potluck Lunch 11:30 am Game at Noon GAMES INCLUDE: Stratified Pairs A/1500+, B/ , C/ / or by attendance Separate NLM Game (under 300 pts) with 3 or more tables LOCATION 8680 Greenback Ln., Suite 107 CA Family Fitness Center Phone: Website: bridgewebs.com/ folsombridge DIRECTOR: Susan Haynie FOR PARTNERSHIPS CALL: Folsom Bridge Center See website for details at:

Sacramento Unit 505 2019 NLM Spring Sectional Sacramento Bridge Center 2035 Hurley Way, Suite 270 Sacramento, CA Ph: 916-925-6322 www.sacbridge.

916-607-4947 916-971-4947 mirsteinbergsac@gmail.

5 Sacramento Unit NLM Spring Sectional Sacramento Bridge Center 2035 Hurley Way, Suite 270 Sacramento, CA Ph: Friday, Saturday & Sunday February 8th, 9th & 10th Friday, February 8th 6:30 pm NLM Knockout Teams (4 Players) Master point awards are silver Sanction s Entries $11 per Session $15 for Lapsed Members $7.99 Surcharge for Non Members Continues Saturday 10:30 & 3:00 and Sunday at 1:00 if necessary Reservations required Call the club to register Stratification: Partnerships Miriam Steinberg All Events Use Pair/Team Averages All Strats may be adjusted by the Director Based upon attendance No one over 500 mps may play Director in Charge Ted Muller Saturday February 9th 10:30 am and 3:00 pm 2 Session NLM Pairs Stratification / / Single Session Available A Separate Newcomer Game may be held with 3+ tables / / 0-20 NLM Knockout Continues Round 2 and 3 Tournament Chair Dave Willmott dwillmott@yahoo.com A Zero Tolerance Event Please avoid wearing perfumes and fragrances that may cause allergic reactions in others. Sunday February 10th 1:00 pm Pairs Game One Session Stratification / / A Separate Newcomer Game may be held with 3+ tables / / 0-20 NLM Knockout Round 4 If necessary Hospitality Unit 505 welcomes you with coffee, tea and snacks Friday and Sunday Lunch Supplied Saturday Results Daily at American Contract Bridge League, District 21

Sullivan SECTIONAL MASTER Penny Bess CLUB MASTER Sue Ames Gary Soules and his partner, Edward Nagy from Danville, CA, won the A flight

sessions on Sat. Dec. 8th and 2 final sessions on Sun. Dec.9th 2018. Along with the win came 48.00 gold Masterpoints.

Fees will be waived for them for the 2 days of NAP play and they were each awarded $700 towards expenses.

6 CONGRATULATIONS! NEW Rank changes: ADVANCED NABC MASTER Claes Harde NABC MASTER Diane Strategos NABC MASTER Takwah Tsang REGIONAL MASTER Sandra Sullivan SECTIONAL MASTER Penny Bess CLUB MASTER Sue Ames Gary Soules and his partner, Edward Nagy from Danville, CA, won the A flight of the North American Pairs (NAP) in the District 21 finals held at the Palo Alto Bridge Center in Mountain View during 2 qualifying sessions on Sat. Dec. 8th and 2 final sessions on Sun. Dec.9th Along with the win came gold Masterpoints. They will now represent District 21 in the finals of the NAP at the Nationals in Memphis, TN in March Fees will be waived for them for the 2 days of NAP play and they were each awarded $700 towards expenses. Alan Lazar and Betty Francis had a 70.61% game at the Friday morning Invitational STaC game at SBC on December 7, CLUB MASTER Jan Ives CLUB MASTER Kathleen Pippo JUNIOR MASTER Polly Schack JUNIOR MASTER Ann Turnacliff Don Buchannon and Kathryn LeGro had a 70.83% game at the Wed. night open pairs game at SBC on Nov. 28, 2018.

Folsom Bridge Center is a Mutual Benefit Non Profit Corporation 8680 Greenback Ln., Suite 107 Orangevale 95662 In the California Family Fitness Center Phone: 916-353-1139 Email: folsombridge@gmail.

Susan Bogan, Jim Coke, Terence Degan & Jerry Nakamura November 29th Score: 43 Special Dates for January 2019 January 1st Taco Tuesday Club Championship January 2nd Wednesday 5:30 NLM Games January

7 Folsom Bridge Center is a Mutual Benefit Non Profit Corporation 8680 Greenback Ln., Suite 107 Orangevale In the California Family Fitness Center Phone: folsombridge@gmail.com Website: bridgewebs.com/folsombridge Pot Luck Swiss Team Club Champions! Susan Bogan, Jim Coke, Terence Degan & Jerry Nakamura November 29th Score: 43 Special Dates for January 2019 January 1st Taco Tuesday Club Championship January 2nd Wednesday 5:30 NLM Games January 3rd Thursday NLM Lesson 9, game 11 January 6th Sunday NLM Free Less. + Game January 9th Wednesday 5:30 NLM Game January 10th Thursday NLM Lesson 9, game 11 January 12th Saturday Club Championship January 13th Sunday *Mentor/Mentee Sunday January 16th Wednesday 5:30 NLM Games January 17th Thursday NLM Lesson 9, game 11 January 20th Sunday Unit Game Potluck Pairs January 23rd Wednesday 5:30 NLM Games January 24th Thursday NLM Lesson 9, game 11 January 26th Saturday Hot Dogs & Chili January 27th Sunday *Coaching Sunday NLM January 30th Wednesday 5:30 NLM Game January 31st Thursday Pot Luck Swiss Teams *Advanced Sign-ups required. If you sign up, show up! FBC will be closed for Christmas, Dec. 25th, but open Christmas Eve, New Year s Eve and New Year s Day for your bridge-playing pleasure! (11 a.m. games, as usual) NEW: NLM Thursdays in 2019 will be hosted by Roz Flynn. She will do a $10 lesson 9-10:30, followed by a NLM game at 11. Come and sharpen your skills Jan. 3, 10, 17 & 24! Club Championships this month will be on New Year s Day, Taco Tuesday, the 1st and Sat., the 12th. Tuesday/Wednesday Bridge Classes Will Resume the second week of January (sign up at the club or call) Beginning Lessons start Tues. Jan. 8th, 2:30-5. Play of the Hand and the Defense classes start Wed. Jan. 9, 2:30-5. $79 for 9 lessons, drop ins, $10, books $15 repeat students, Free! Ongoing Lessons by Al Beckner: Tuesdays at 10:15 Free Open Forum Fridays 9-10:30 Playing the Hand, $5* (*$10 if not staying for a Friday game) New: Lessons by Roz Flynn First 4 Thursdays in January, 9-10:30 a.m. $10 (followed by the NLM 11) No partners needed for any lessons. NLM Games: All Weds. 5:30 pm (No partners required!) Thursdays, Jan. 3, 10, 17 & 24 at 11 a.m. (No partners required!) (last Thursday, January 31st, will remain Pot Luck Swiss, as usual.) And Fridays at 11 am following the lesson, $5 with 2 or more tables As well as any day there are 2+ tables NLM Pairs w/ lesson Sunday, Jan. 6th noon January 16th, Mentor/Mentee* & January 30th Coaching* Sundays *Advance sign-ups required. If you sign up, show up! Game Times Monday through Friday: 11 am Open Pairs Thursdays 11 am NLM Lesson & Game (Last Thursday Pot Luck Swiss, as usual.) (Fri. Open & NLM game w/2+ tables) Sat. (Open) and Sun. (Special Games): 12 Noon Wednesday afternoon NLM: 5:30 pm Call the Center for partnerships & See Website for the full Calendar

by Lynne White We are an invitational club with games open to residents of Sun City and their invited guests. We play in the Kilaga Springs Lodge every Wednesday and Saturday at 12:30 p.m. We also have a Friday evening game starting at 5:00.

8 by Lynne White We are an invitational club with games open to residents of Sun City and their invited guests. We play in the Kilaga Springs Lodge every Wednesday and Saturday at 12:30 p.m. We also have a Friday evening game starting at 5:00. Our game table fees are $5.00 for guests. For additional information about our club, please visit the club website: Click on the CLUB LOGO to go to their website Or go to the Unit website to access all clubs in Unit 505 at sacramento.org/ District 21 Forum Newsletter is no longer being mailed. Access it on-line at: com/ Bridgeworks is now out of business. Contact Joe Blackford to purchase supplies at or bridgeworks16@gmail.com. Sun City Roseville Bridge Club 7050 Del Webb Blvd Roseville, CA Susan Pankopf suncityroseville Stratified Pairs Games: Monday 12:30 pm Thursday 9:00 am Thursday 6:00 pm RACE FOR THE POINTS! Mini-McKinney top 3 in each category : 0-5 Thomas Bjork Jane Blum Linda Urquhart Judy Orchard Kasondra Gerth Geri Douglas Joan Lawson Betty O Hara Stephen Morrison Dana Daugherty Jeffrey Beyers Mike3 Edelstein Kevin Smith Takwah Tsang Donna Cleary UNIT GAMES 2019 Sunday January 20 st Folsom Bridge Center Pairs Sunday February 17 th SBC 2018 Awards Swiss Teams (Unit Charity Game ACBL) Sunday March 10 th Folsom Bridge Center Pairs (Unit Charity Game Local) Sunday April 7 th Sacramento Bridge Center Pairs Sunday June 23 rd Foothill Bridge Center Swiss Teams Sunday July 14 st Sacramento BC Annual Meeting Pairs (Unit Charity Game ACBL) Sunday August 11 th Folsom Bridge Center Pairs Sunday October 27 th Sacramento Bridge Center Pairs Sunday November 17 th Folsom Bridge Center Pairs Sunday December 15 th SBC Holiday Party Swiss Teams (Unit Charity Game Local)

JANUARY SPECIAL EVENTS As of press deadline the January schedule was not yet available. Check the website for January events at: http://www.bridgewebs.

That is possible only because the director donates $4 per table to an ACBLdesignated charity. Let's reward this enterprise by supporting those games!

9 JANUARY SPECIAL EVENTS As of press deadline the January schedule was not yet available. Check the website for January events at: REMINDER: The Saturday and Sunday afternoon games currently award 3-4 times as many masterpoints per table as the other weekly sessions. That is possible only because the director donates $4 per table to an ACBLdesignated charity. Let's reward this enterprise by supporting those games! The Tuesday 299er and Saturday 299er sections also are Charity Games, with extra Masterpoints. Ronnie McMurdie and Dick Jones tie the knot. Ronnie and Dick Jones got married in Reno on Sat. Dec. 15, At Monday s Dec.17th game at SBC, director John Hughes announced there was a new person in the room and her name was Veronica Jones. Best wishes to you both! Mentor Mentee Game January 27 11:30 am Meet & Prepare Q & A after each round We need experienced players to volunteer to play with newer players Contact Miriam Steinberg Advancing players need to register at the club or contact Joy O Dell at: ojoy24u@aol.com Snacks will be provided! NEW LESSON SERIES HONING YOUR BIDDING SKILLS with Jim Bowman Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Lessons are $5 each, pay as you go. Contact Jim: bowmanplaza@aol.com FREE LECTURE - SATURDAY MORNINGS 11 a.m. Before the 299er game. Discusses hands played on the prior Saturday, plus a topic of Joy Hughes's choice Hurley Way, Sacramento

Sacramento Bridge Center had a pot luck on December

21 Tables attended and brought covered dishes.

turkey breast. Every thing was delicious.

tables We had our first tree at this site and

We had a charity drive for the Mustard Seed School

By Dec 15 there was no room under the tree.

10 Sacramento Bridge Center had a pot luck on December 15 th. 21 Tables attended and brought covered dishes. The bridge club furnished baked spiral ham and turkey breast. Every thing was delicious. Ali and open game with 12 tables 299er game with 9 tables We had our first tree at this site and players donated lights and ornaments. We had a charity drive for the Mustard Seed School and Mary s House. By Dec 15 there was no room under the tree. We had many large boxes of toys and $1, in cash to delivery to the school. And Ted Muller spent the day trying to teach his teddy bear (25 years old) how to play bridge!

11 Christmas Eve day was celebrated with a Merry Christmas cake! Joy O Dell brought homemade ornaments and hand painted ceramic figurines that she had made over the years. She decided it was time to donate them to the club for everyone to enjoy.

12 Nicely done, Dennis! Thanks for a great article in the District 21 newsletter.

The Foothill Bridge Center Barry Wold, Manager Foothill Bridge Center, 236950 4050 Durock Rd, Shingle Springs CA 95682 www.bridgewebs.

com 6, Sunday, 1 pm, mentee/mentor game 13, Sunday, 1 pm, open pairs 18, Friday, 6:30 pm, open pairs, club championship 20, Sunday, 1 pm, open pairs 21, Monday, noon, open pairs, club championship

13 The Foothill Bridge Center Barry Wold, Manager Foothill Bridge Center, Durock Rd, Shingle Springs CA foothillbridge Partnership Barry Wold Sandy Wold January Events For more information contact: 6, Sunday, 1 pm, mentee/mentor game 13, Sunday, 1 pm, open pairs 18, Friday, 6:30 pm, open pairs, club championship 20, Sunday, 1 pm, open pairs 21, Monday, noon, open pairs, club championship 27, Sunday, noon, pot luck, 1 pm, Swiss teams NEW for 2019! Sundays at 1 pm 1st Sunday Mentee / Mentor game 2nd Sunday Open pairs 3rd Sunday Open Pairs 4th Sunday Swiss Team game (except Nov and Dec) 5th Sunday Bridge Lessons Beginning Bridge Mentee / Mentor game Tuesdays, Feb 19 th thru April 16 th, 9 weeks Barry Wold, instructor 12

14 From Foothill Bridge Center

Newsletter of ACBL Unit 505 Sacramento

Newsletter of ACBL Unit 505 Sacramento Katherine Ewing President 916-395-1987 turtle7nt@att.net Ed Estberg Vice President 916-488-7865 eestberg@winfirst.com Jim Coke Secretary 530-409-3361 jcoke@yahoo.com Dave Willmott Treasurer 916-709-8958