Announcements

The October Unit Game is moving to October 25 to allow folks to attend the protest on October 18.

Hi 349ers!

Here is an update on the Unit game in the back room. It is going back to the regular 24-27 boards with no class from Don. It seems that you folks are loving to play more boards, so there you go!

Please be sure to come to the Unit game this Saturday for breakfast at 9:00 and bridge at 9:30. There will be a signup sheet for you as usual.

Thanks!
Susie

The next Unit Game is on Saturday, September 20. As a reminder to you 349ers, let’s get many of you to the club so you can play in the back room with one another in what is referred to as a Limited Game. You will only have to play 15 boards rather than 24-27. Bring friends who are newer to the game so they can enjoy this amazing time together.

AFTER YOU FINISH YOUR 15 BOARDS, DON MARSH WILL OFFER A FREE LESSON ON A FEW OF THE HANDS THAT YOU PLAYED THAT DAY! Please know that this is a BIG DEAL. Don is an exceptional teacher and you will gain valuable information from this short session. Life’s short, so come eat, play and learn. (Is that the name of a book? Oh no, that’s Eat Pray and Love). 😂

If that isn’t enough, there will be fabulous food at 9:00, followed by the game at 9:30.

I hope to hear from you all! If you plan to play in the Limited Game, aka Back Room Game, please send me the names of you and your partner. If we have at least 3 tables, you will have your place back there. Send to susie@susieleo.com.

Happy bridge,

Susie

Bob Kendall is a new Sectional Master.
Ned Forman is a new Bronze Life Master.

Congratulations to both!

The crown jewel of Oregon bridge tournaments, the Seaside Regional, is coming up September 29 through October 5.

The Seaside Regional is the fifth largest regional in the country, and no wonder: a beautiful location on the Oregon Coast, great playing venue, big name players, and plenty of opportunities for developing players.

If you’ve been thinking about going, time to get your accommodations booked. Hotels can fill up for this event.

Notice a new event: two sessions of bracketed pairs on October 4. See the schedule notes in the flyer below for what this means. Could be an interesting event.

As always, there are plenty of opportunities for newer players to earn gold and red points.

A good warm up for the Seaside event is the Portland Fall Intermediate/Newcomer Regional and Open Sectional coming up September 12 through September 14. The playing venue is in Wilsonville, so not a bad drive from Eugene/Springfield. Here’s the flyer.

Hope to see you at one or both of these events!

Join us on Saturday August 16 for our monthly Unit Game. This is always a fun event, with an excellent breakfast at 9am (free, of course, thanks to our great volunteers), followed by bridge at 9:30.

Last month, we had 9 tables in the main room and 4 tables in the 299er room. Great turnout! Let’s keep it up. This event is a great fundraiser for our Unit, and that benefits all of us.

See you there!