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Saturday April 6 @ 9:30 am
Tuesday April 16 @ 12:30 pm
Thursday April 18 @ 12:30 pm

Breakfast at 9am, bridge at 9:30

Saturday April 20 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Saturday April 27 @ 9:30 am
Saturday May 4 @ 9:30 am

Breakfast at 9am, bridge at 9:30

Saturday May 18 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Breakfast at 9am, bridge at 9:30

Saturday June 15 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Saturday July 6 @ 9:30 am
Monday May 13 - Sunday May 19
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  • Long-time club member Brenda Olsen passed away on March 24.

    From Joyce Spence:

    Oh no I am so so sorry to hear this.  I’ve known Brenda since the 80’s when we were neighbors in Pleasant Hill.  Such a lively woman.

    From June Brooks:

    It’s very sad.  I’ve spent many hours down in Creswell playing with her.  She taught me many things about our game and was always in good humor when she was playing, She was a lovely woman and I and all of us at the club will miss her.

    From Ali and Martin Nice:

    We are saddened to hear of Brenda’s passing. Such a wonderful, sweet woman. We are happy she was able to come over and see her father’s house (now our home) before she passed away. She will be missed.

    From Vern Katz:

    She was a dear dear soul. She will be missed!  This has been a sad few months.

    From Ned Forman:

    Always a bright and friendly smile.  I will miss her, but always remember.

    From Jill Foster:

    I am so sorry to hear about Brenda’s passing. She was always bright spot.

    Published On: March 27th, 20240 Comments on Brenda Olsen
Saturday April 20 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Breakfast at 9am, bridge at 9:30

Saturday April 6 @ 9:30 am
Saturday May 4 @ 9:30 am
Saturday May 18 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Breakfast at 9am, bridge at 9:30

Saturday June 15 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Breakfast at 9am, bridge at 9:30

Saturday July 6 @ 9:30 am
Saturday July 20 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Breakfast at 9am, bridge at 9:30

Saturday August 3 @ 9:30 am
Saturday August 17 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Breakfast at 9am, bridge at 9:30

Saturday September 7 @ 9:30 am
Saturday October 5 @ 9:30 am
Saturday November 2 @ 9:30 am
Saturday December 7 @ 9:30 am
Saturday September 21 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Breakfast at 9am, bridge at 9:30

Saturday October 19 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Breakfast at 9am, bridge at 9:30

Saturday November 16 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Breakfast at 9am, bridge at 9:30

Saturday December 21 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Breakfast at 9am, bridge at 9:30

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Tuesday October 15
Thursday October 10
Thursday October 24
Saturday April 27 @ 9:30 am
Tuesday April 16 @ 12:30 pm
Thursday April 18 @ 12:30 pm

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Seaside!

One of the largest regional tournaments in the country starts October 2 in Seaside.

Over a week, players of all levels will have multiple options each day to play. In particular, newer players will find 499er and 199er games daily, with 499er gold rush games Tuesday through Saturday.

Hope to see you there!

By |September 30th, 2023|0 Comments

Winter Edition of The Trumpet is Out

View the edition here.

Laurie Rowe says farewell to her post as D20 representative to the ACBL board,  and Jackie Zayak introduces herself as the new ACBL board member for Region 12, which includes D20 and D21.

Don will stay busy for two more years with his re-election as D20 president , and he reports on  ACBL’s handling of a high-level cheating case.

By |November 26th, 2022|0 Comments

John Wolf’s Report from Recent Board Meeting

Members:

The unit board met via zoom on August 16, 2020.

Our last in person meeting was on March 8, 2020.  We have had three email meetings:  on March 19, to officially cancel the 299 tournament scheduled in April; on March 25, to agree on setting up the Save Bridge fund; and on April 16 to officially cancel the Eugene Sectional scheduled in June.

We have not been meeting regularly up until this August 16 meeting because there did not seem to be much, if anything, to meet about.  But we did need to review the Save Bridge fund situation, set the date for the 2021 Eugene Sectional and determine how to handle the annual meeting currently set for February 7, 2021 in connection with an in-person two-session bridge event at Shadow Hills.  Here is what was decided about these items:

SAVE BRIDGE FUND

This fund has received about $8830 and paid out to Emerald Bridge Club (EBC) a total of about $2100.  The last payment was in May.  Payments have not been needed since May because the on-line games have covered EBC’s expenses.  The current balance in the fund is $6726.41.  At least one member has asked about returning some of these remaining funds.  The board is still concerned about the viability of bridge going forward as there are unknowns, about how well, on-line bridge will do going forward, and whether expenses will remain low.  For example the landlord has given a big reduction in rent up to now but that could change.  The board looks at the fund as insurance for the future.  However the board did decide to allow anyone who would like a return of a pro rata portion of their donation, to make a request through our treasurer Carole Schmitz.  Attached to this email is a summary of the Save Bridge Fund and the procedure for requesting a return of money through Carole.

ANNUAL MEETING

I think it is safe to say that the board is not optimistic about being able to have an in-person meeting and bridge game on February 7, 2021.  Shadow Hills allows us to cancel the meeting so long as we do it by January 7, 2021.  So we have time to see what happens.   Whether or not an in-person event can be held, our by-laws require an annual membership meeting prior to April 1 of next year for the purpose of nominating and voting for open board positions.  Guidance from ACBL tells us that the meeting can be via zoom or a similar method.   There are four members whose terms are up in February of 2021:  John Wolf, Carole Schmitz, Dave Partridge and Denise Cox.  Five members terms continue into their second year:  Carl Scheffler, Joyce Spence, Diane Bricker, Ali Amory and Betsy Ovitt.

The by-laws provide for the board to nominate a slate of candidates and for the opportunity for additional nominations to be made by members at the annual meeting.  As an alternative to doing this, Bing Kibby who is the past president of, and non-voting member of the board suggested that due to the unusual year we are experiencing and due to the lack of unit games, and sectionals, that we just keep the same board intact for another year.  Essentially he suggests adding one year to each present board member’s term.  Bing wrote up an explanation of his suggestion which is attached to this email.  The board seemed receptive to Bing’s idea but only if there was general support from the membership.  Bing’s proposal would still require a membership meeting and also a one-time amendment to the by-laws to allow the extension of all board terms by one year.

WE WOULD LIKE YOUR FEEDBACK ON BING’S PROPOSAL.  Do you like the idea or should we stick with the method provided in the by-laws?   Please contact any member with your feedback.  The board members are listed on the CC line above.

OTHER MATTERS

We have scheduled unit board meetings, via zoom, for the 2nd Sunday of the next four months.  The dates are Sept 13, October 11, November 8, and December 13.  If you would like to attend any of those meeting let me know and I will send you the link a few days before the meeting.

Also all unit board meeting minutes and the unit by-laws can be found on the unit website which can be accessed through the EBC website.

Thank you for your attention to these matters.

John Wolf

Unit 479 Board President

Fund Status and Bing’s Report

By |September 1st, 2020|0 Comments
  • Long-time club member Brenda Olsen passed away on March 24.

    From Joyce Spence:

    Oh no I am so so sorry to hear this.  I’ve known Brenda since the 80’s when we were neighbors in Pleasant Hill.  Such a lively woman.

    From June Brooks:

    It’s very sad.  I’ve spent many hours down in Creswell playing with her.  She taught me many things about our game and was always in good humor when she was playing, She was a lovely woman and I and all of us at the club will miss her.

    From Ali and Martin Nice:

    We are saddened to hear of Brenda’s passing. Such a wonderful, sweet woman. We are happy she was able to come over and see her father’s house (now our home) before she passed away. She will be missed.

    From Vern Katz:

    She was a dear dear soul. She will be missed!  This has been a sad few months.

    From Ned Forman:

    Always a bright and friendly smile.  I will miss her, but always remember.

    From Jill Foster:

    I am so sorry to hear about Brenda’s passing. She was always bright spot.

    Published On: March 27th, 20240 Comments on Brenda Olsen
  • Another great turnout at the unit game on March 16: 8½ tables in the open and 5 in the limited section, even on a precious sunny day.

    And once again we managed to feed everyone with a great breakfast.

    Thank you all for coming out and supporting our unit and bridge in Eugene/Springfield.

    See you next month!

  • Join us on Saturday, March 16 for our monthly Unit Game.

    Complementary breakfast starts at 9am, bridge starts at 9:30.

    We’ll have a 499er limited section if we get enough players.

  • Fom Susie Leo:

    The last Mentor/Mentee game was a smashing success! Everyone had a great time, friendships were made, new ideas were shared….and so many other wonderful things. Back by popular demand, our next Mentor/Mentee game will be on Saturday, April 27 at 9:30am. Don will do the pairings again.

    If you and your Mentor/Mentee partner want to be paired together again, please let Don know. There are advantages to a continued partnership as well as advantages to trying new people to play with. There will most likely be changes is who can play, so be sure to SIGN UP AT THE CLUB! The sign up sheets will be on the bulletin board by next Tuesday. Don’t delay reserving your spot.

    For those on the bubble (450-499 master points), you may be a Mentor or a Mentee, depending on how many people sign up. So just pick a list and we will know you want to play.

    Many thanks and sign up and have fun!

    Susie

  • Dawn Guenther is a new Bronze Life Master.

    Duane Morgan is a new Regional Master.

    Congratulations!

  • A reminder that McKenzie is continuing his series of talks aimed at the 199er+ crowd. For sure, all are welcome. There is a $10 fee.  The topics Mac is going to present are:

    Make Better Opening Leads
    Wednesday, Feb 28th at 9:30

    Do I have a good hand?
    Friday, March 1st at 1:30

    Matchpoint Strategies
    Wednesday, March 6th at 9:30

    Q&A
    Friday, March 8th at 1:30

    Here’s a little background on McKenzie.

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