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Welcome to ACBL District 446 - Seattle Wa
Current Seattle Unit Newsletter - SUN SUN Dec_08_Jan_09.pdf
Yarington Wins 2009 Round Robin Finals In a Match Pitting Dave Grubbs – Barbara Nist – Steve Handley – Howard Epley – Jude Ballard – Neil Ballard VS Dick Yarington – Ken Scholes – John Schermer – Bill O’Brien – Kevin Bolan – Leo Svarcs Scores by half Yarington 29 - 21 = 50 Grubbs 14 - 24 = 39
Ken Christiansen Wins 2009 Microsoft Trophy RacePat Dunn A highly competitive race for the Microsoft trophy concluded on November 1, when Ken Christiansen’s team won the closing Swiss team event to extend his lead. The Microsoft trophy is awarded to the Unit 446 member who wins the most masterpoints in the unit-sponsored sectionals throughout the year. This win was in some respects déjà vu for Ken, as he was the winner of the predecessor Weisfield trophy in its first year in 1974. Now, thirty five years later, he has repeated that victory. Ken was at or near the lead throughout the year, with many event wins and high placements. During the final sectional he won two events, the Friday evening pairs with Brian Zaugg and the aforementioned Swiss. Ken’s total of 104.03 points is the highest of all time. In fact, the 100 point barrier had never previously been broken. Competition was fierce with eight former trophy recipients finishing among this year’s top thirty. Congratulations to Ken for a well-deserved win! The final standings are as follows:
Leeanne Creech Retakes Lead in Jabon Trophy Race Pat Dunn Leeanne Creech has regained the lead in the 2009 Joe Jabon trophy race. Players are eligible for the trophy if they began the year with fewer than twenty masterpoints. Points are tallied at open and 199er sectionals. Although the open sectionals are finished, there is one remaining 199er sectional that will be contested from November 16-21 at various club sites in the greater Seattle area. Here are the current leaders:
MUG GamesPlease join us at the monthly unit game. All games are pair games on Sunday at 6:00 pm unless otherwise specified below. Snacks are provided. Games are at Eastside Bridge Center (ESBC) and Seattle Bridge Center (SBC). 2010:
The January, April, July, and October games will have separate sections for players under 200 masterpoints. Of course you can always play in the open game if you prefer. 2010 dates are subject to change. New Board MembersThere were six spots available on the unit board in the recent election. Since there were only six candidates for the posi-tions, no formal elections were held, according to the process specified in the unit bylaws. The new board members are Di-anne Cox, Aren Kasner, Barbara Nist, Curt Peterson, Ann Romeo, and Nancy Strom. Aren and Nancy will serve 2 year terms and Dianne, Barbara, Curt, and Ann will serve 3 year terms, as we move toward a uniform 3 year term for board members. Many thanks to out-going board members Pat Dunn, Julie Godefroy, Beth McCaslin, and Linda Mamula for their years of service. Since the election, Mary Ruth Blustein and Barbara Nist have resigned their positions. Thanks also to Mary Ruth and Barbara for their service. For positions that come open between elec-tions, the board appoints the replacements. Bill Sayer and Jeff Ford will be replacing Mary Ruth and Barbara. The unit board is open to all active members of the unit; we encourage questions and appreciate input. The twelve volunteers, plus many occasional helpers & bakers served over 5700 players at four Seattle Sectional tournaments this year. Add twelve MUG games and two I/N sectionals, eleven meetings and other behind-the-scenes efforts to keep equipment stocked, and supplied and … you get the picture. Please contact a board member if you wish to participate in an active election in 2010, or if you are willing to volunteer in another way. We could always use more help. Thank you for your participation at our tournaments; if you're having fun, invite your friends. Membership Report September/October 2009 Alert your friends: New Life Master Requirements will apply to anyone who lets their membership lapse! New Life Master requirements of 500 masterpoints will apply to anyone who joins after December 31, 2009. New ACBL members receive one free play at each club. If you’re having fun, invite your friends! NEW MEMBERS(19): Chrissy Baver, Lisa Brock, Suzette De Turenne, Marshall Goddard, Gregory Herman, Richard Kar-stens, Lisa Lindstrom, Lorenzo Migliorini, Sally Neu, Indru Primlani, Charles Reed, Andy Shanahan, Audrey Shiffman, Benita Staadecker, Craig Sternberg, Sheila Sternberg, Dina Wells, Julie Tokashiki, Kristen White NEW TRANSFERS IN (3): Peter Chow, Johnathan Gaska, Daphne Maurer RANK ADVANCEMENT Junior Masters (5 MPs): Pheobe Caner, Beth De Groen, Pamela Gibson, Dr. Meredith Gilbert, Om Goel, Charles King, Robert McRae, Marilyn Philips, Ronald White Club Masters (20 MPs): ( Receive 4 free plays at any Seattle Sectional. Congratulations!) Judy Bengtson, Larry Bengtson, Lee Kraft-Cressman, Penny Palmer, Roberta Reabar, Margaret Rieder, Mary Rosenbaum, Richard Wasser Sectional Masters (50 MPs): Dr. Yuqun Chen, Leeanne Creech, John Ellis, Paul Enigh, Sussana Hunter, Mark Kontu-lis, Melvin Mackey, Ruthann Quinn, Jim Patrick Wiesen Regional Masters (100 MPs ): William Anderson, Frank Bewer, Frederick Fogg, Anne Gordon, Gay Jungemann, Dana Lawrence, David O’Harrow, Sharon Peters, Vicki Rauscher, Linda Yount NABC Masters (200 MPs): Kirby Baker, Kathy Gilman, Roger Grimes, Sue Huberty Marsha Koontz, Dr. Ivor Philips, Shawn Ringwood, Susan Wake Life Masters (300 MPs): (Starting January 1, 2010 new mem-bers will need 500 masterpoints for this goal.) Zora Bain, Christine Ding, Tami Gilman, Joan Greening, Tom Robinette, Kurt Seif-fert, Pamela Seiffert, Hubert Wallenfels, Bronze Life Masters (500 MPs): Tami Gillman, Julius Bu-dos Silver Life Master (1000 MPs): Christopher Jarvis Gold Life Master (2500 MPs): Bill Hagen Diamond Life Master (5000 MPs): John Maki Congratulations on your achievements! We lost 19 snowbirds in September and October which re-duced SBU to 1330 total members as of October 31, 2009. ATTENTION LIFE MASTERS: 340 members have less than 20 masterpoints. Please be a good steward for your Seattle Bridge Unit by assisting less experienced bridge players to learn and enjoy this great game of bridge. Thank you. Julie Godefroy
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Fall Sectional Pda Friendly Results Click HERE -->> 2009 Round Robin Info9-29-09 -- Congratulations, all the round robin regular matches are completed. Now the results are in, the championship event matches will be: Yarington Versus Castoriano
Christie Vesrsus Grubbs
The winners from of the above matches will be playing for the Championship. Thanks for your participation, cooperation, and the completion of the matches in a timely manner.
Balusu Rao
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ESBC Eastside Bridge Center 8151 164th Ave NE Redmond, WA 98052 (425) 881-6110 MCBC Mercercrest Bridge Club Mercer Island Congregational Church 4545 Island Crest Way, Mercer Island (206) 601-5211 NCBC Newcastle Bridge Club Regency Newcastle 7454 Newcastle Golf Club Rd (425) 351-2464 RBC Rainbow Bridge Club 115 16th Ave Seattle, WA 98122 (425) 387-2610 SBC Seattle Bridge Center 1539 NE 145th Street Seattle, WA 98155 (206) 282-6414 *** All games are stratified *** |
ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS
Congratulations to new board members Dianne Cox, Aren Kasner, Barbara Nist, Curt Peterson, Ann Romeo, and Nancy Strom. Aren and Nancy will serve 2 year terms and Dianne, Barbara, Curt, and Ann will serve the 3 year terms, as we move toward a uniformly 3 year term for board members. Barbara & Curt are returning for a 2nd term.
Many Thanks to out-going board members Pat Dunn, Julie Godefroy, Beth McCaslin, and Linda Mamula for their years of service.
We had an uncontested election as there were only six declared candidates for the six open positions.
Attention Junior Players and ACBL Members Willing to Help with the USBF Junior Program
The United States Bridge Federation (USBF) has released the following news release in an attempt to reach junior bridge players and/or recent junior bridge players who are interested in participating and/or improving the development of International Junior bridge teams. Click here to read the full news release.
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New NABC On-Line Partnership Desk is Up and Running!
One of the ACBL's web programming gurus has created an alternative to replace Hipard’s on-line partnership desk. It is in a different format than Hipard's, but, we hope you will find it to be just as user friendly. To begin using the new on-line partnership desk, you will need to first register, by creating a username and password, as you did before. Once logged in, you will choose the masterpoint range and post the event(s) in which you need a partner. After you register, you can also look through those that have already posted. Please click here to go directly to the new on-line partnership desk.
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