Enjoy November 11 Unit Pot Luck, Trophy Award, Bridge
The Unit is hosting a good times event - good food, good company
and good
bridge fun on Sunday evening November 11 at the Y. In addition,
the Unit
will award the Sportsmanship Trophy to a deserving member. Get
together for
the pot luck at 6 p.m. followed by the trophy presentation and
a stratified
pairs game at 7 p.m.
The Unit invites players to donate a dish for the pot luck,
be it hors d'
oeuvres, salad, casserole, dessert. The Unit as usual will prepare
turkey,
bread and coffee. Please make it easier for the planning committee
by making
a reservation by November 8. To reserve, please phone Claire at
650/368-5917
or Kevin at 650/965-1827 or email Kevin at oleary20@pacbell.net.
This is the
only way to let us know you are coming, because there will be
no sign-up
list posted. The fee for the pot luck and game is $7.
Just before play gets underway, last year's winner, Kevin O'Leary,
will
present the Sportsmanship Trophy to the 2001 winner, chosen for
ethical,
friendly and gracious manners at the bridge table, for proving
strict
competition can be pleasurable and for exemplary conduct serving
the best
interest of duplicate bridge and its players.. Make sure you don't
tell who
will get it, because it's a secret!
The names of current Unit members who have received the trophy
in the past
are: starting with the most recent- Kevin O'Leary, Robinson family,
Faith
Lentz, Mary Ann Larkin, Sylvia Oakes, Lori Spaeth, Mary Ann Berg,
Bennie Lu
Chakerian, Carol Ross, Jerry Jones, Jim Owens, John Stanczak,
Mary and Mac
MacKinnon, Carla Davis, Marge Yates, Tom Ross, Lorna Corbetta
and Jerry
Smith.
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Still Looking for Bridge Center Site
The Unit Board was unable to complete a satisfactory negotiation
with the
owner of Elwell Court, the location of the former Bridge Center,
that was
acceptable to the club owners. At the October meeting, the Board
agreed for
the future, that the club owners will work to find a suitable
site. The list
of requirements includes 2500 sq. ft space, adequate lighted parking
(at
least 50 spaces), five-year lease, bathroom facilities and a rent
amount
compatible with fees received by owners from the players.
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Reminder: Sunday, Oct. 28 NAOP Unit Final
The Palo Alto Unit will hold its NAOP Unit final on Sunday,
Oct. 28 at the
JCC at 655 Arastadero Road. This is a two-session stratified flight
A, B, C
event for players who qualified in a club NAOP game. Game time
for the first
session is noon. The director will announce the time for the evening
session.
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Prepare for December Election
The Unit is getting ready for the annual election of the Board
of Directors
set for Sunday, December 9. Three incumbents have announced their
candidacy-
Claire Coleman, Ginger Herrick and Kevin O'Leary. The other nominees
are
Gloria Leitstein and Barbara Sonsini. The Election Chairman urges
any member
who would like to add their name to the list immediately contact
Ginger at
650/948-2995.
The Unit encourages all members to consider serving the Unit
as a volunteer
on the Board. Board members attend monthly meetings and chair
and help on
one or more committees. This is an opportunity to help set policies
and
express your opinions on Unit issues. In addition to the meeting,
the time
required is typically a few hours a month.
In the December Kibitzer, the Unit will publish the ballot,
voting
instructions, pictures and biographies of the candidates.
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Sherie Greenberg Wins Unit Individual
At the Unit Individual tournament held Sunday afternoon, September
23 at the
Y, Sherie Greenberg came in first with a 63% score, followed by
Trina Bowman
in second. This unique format proved to be popular with 48 players
participating. The Unit will list Sherie's name on the Individual
plaque
trophy.
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Newcomers
A warm welcome to new Palo Alto Unit 503 members: Betty Dayharsh,
Donna
Jones and Sheng Nu. Hello, to Anne Battle, Lisbeth Blum, Russie
Chesler,
Virginia Deputy, Ralph Haines, Suzanne Hassid, Phoebe Korn, Ben
Kuchens,
Rose Lachman, Ann Mollard, Katherine Pickert and Ravi Ramamoorthi,
who
recently transferred into the Unit.
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Table Talk
The September Kibitzer listed Jon Aderhold and Nancy Aderhold
as tied for
first place for Junior Master of the Year. Both are graduates
of the Unit
503 Monday night bridge classes. So, we have some evidence that
the lesson
programs are doing some good! Frank Smoot reports that the current
club
series has 27 players registered for the classes.
The Sunday October 7 Valley Section, of the Mercury News featured
a picture
and story about the extraordinary hiking feats of Unit member
Brian
Robinson. In addition, to his hiking exploits, Brian is a Life
Master.
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A Note in the Kibitzer Mailbox
A pair of beginners asked how to evaluate a hand. The experienced
player
answered facetiously, "You bid what you've got!" They
took this seriously.
They later had these hands:
West East
S: AJ9876 S: K10543
H: A2 H: K53
D: 5432 D: A
C: 2 C: A765
Here was the bidding:
1C (I have one club) 1D (I have one diamond)
2H (I have two hearts) 3H (I have three hearts)
4D (I have four diamonds) 5S (I have five spades)
6S (I have six spades) Pass
They made seven and wanted to know how to bid the grand slam,
since neither
held seven spades.
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Next Board Meeting:
Tuesday, December 4, 4:00 p.m.
YWCA, 4161 Alma Street, Palo Alto
Upcoming Events:
NAOP Unit Final, Two-Sessions, Sunday, October 28 at Noon,
JCC
Sectional, Friday, November 2 at Community Ctr , El Cerrito
Charity game, Sunday, November 4, at 1 p.m, Sunday Afternoon BC
Charity game, Monday, November 5 at 10 a.m, Palo Alto BC
Charity game, Thursday, November 8 at 1 p.m, Sherie's BC
Charity game, Friday, November 9 at 12:30 p.m, Friday Morning
BC
Unit Pot Luck, Sunday, November 11 at 6 p.m, YWCA
Unit Sportsmanship Trophy game, Sunday, November 11 at
7 p.m,, YWCA
Club championship, Tuesday, Nov.13 at 12:15 p.m, Alpine BC
Sectional, Saturday, November 17 at Vets Home, Yountville
No games scheduled-Thanksgiving Day & Evening
Open pairs, Friday November 23, at 12:30 p.m, Friday Morning BC
Sectional, Friday, November 23 at Masonic Temple, Oakland
Open pairs, Sunday, November 25, at 1 p.m, Sunday Afternoon BC
Sectional, Friday, November 30 at Comm. Ctr, Orangevale
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