Winter Edition of The Trumpet is Out
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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.
Update on Club Finances
Here is an update from Carol Schmitz.
It is now 3-1/2 months since we were all able to play bridge face to face. I was just getting to know everyone!! How times have changed – and will remain changed for some time to come.
As the newest member of EBC and the Unit 479 Board, I can’t tell you how impressed I am with how everyone has rallied to save this club with your donations. I know Don and Sherri have expressed their appreciation for everything everyone has done to keep this club alive – and now to keep us playing online on BBO.
As Treasurer of the Unit, I wanted to give everyone an update on where we stand with regard to donations and expenditures toward this effort. I have received checks for the “save bridge” fund in the amount of $8,700.60 as of last week. I reimbursed EBC for operating expenses of $1,068.59 for April and $1,035.60 for May.
EBC said they made enough money from online games for June that they were able to cover their overhead expenses with an excess of $576. This is great news for them and for the general membership.
Bottom line is we have a “rainy day” fund of $6,596.41 from your generous donations.
Let me know if you have any questions or comments,
Kim’s Address
Here is Kim’s address. 950 7th St. Springfield, OR. 97477. Spoke with him Friday evening and he is doing well though gets tired easily…as to be expected. He is looking forward to playing online one of these days.
Kim Update
Medical update on Kim. He has begun training for a marathon. Well, not quite. He is doing great. We will post his address here as soon as we get it from Kim so you can send him a card.
District 20 would like our feedback on the recently-completed High Desert Regional over in Redmond.
This tournament was not well-attended this year, and the tournament sponsors would like feedback on what they could do differently to attract more players.
Here are the details for providing feedback.
Thanks for helping.
Wilsonville’s Al Kader Shrine Center, located just off Interstate 5, is the site of the
Portland Summer Sectional June 26-28.
In addition to Open games, both 299er and 1999er limited games are offered June 26-27.
On June 28, Bracket Swiss Teams competition is held.
And for 199ers, one session of match point play is offered as well.
This is a fun event with plenty of chances to earn silver.
See you there!
Over the three days, we attracted 106 tables and 109 players in the Sectional. The I/N regional filled 50 tables with 48 players.
Congratulations to John Cissel, who was the top Masterpoint winner in the Sectional. Other Eugene standouts in the Sectional were Alexander Lovejoy, John Thomas, and Josh Rosenbluth. See full results here.
In the I/N Regional, Peter Heroy and Bob Kendall were the top point earners in our club, with Cristin Babcock and Denise Cox close behind. See full results here.
A big thank you to everyone who helped make our tournament a success. Martin Nice, Ali Nice, and Cristin Babcock did a great job planning and seeing that things ran smoothly. Many other club members helped with setup, food, greetings, partnership desk, and more. The Unit 479 Board of Directors, headed by Betsy Ovitt, did its usual great job of overseeing the event. And of course Don Marsh and Sherri Morgan of Emerald Bridge Club were indispensable to the tournament’s success.
Thanks and congratulations to all!
P.S. Your webmaster apologizes for the late post as he was out of the country. Good to be back!
Join us at the Morse Event Center in Eugene for our annual Sectional and I/N Regional!
This is a fun event at a great playing venue in the heart of Eugene, featuring two days of pairs play and one day of Swiss.
If you are a Non-Life Master with 750 masterpoints or fewer, this is a great opportunity to earn gold points in our Gold Rush games May 29 and 30.
Hope to see you there!
Yes, it’s that time again – our monthly Unit game this Saturday, May 16, where you will find delicious breakfast items made by our members.
First you gorge yourself on food, then sit down for fun and battle at the bridge table 😍!
Breakfast will be ready by 9am and bridge starts at 9:30.
Don’t miss it!
Head over to beautiful Central Oregon for the High Desert Regional on May 11-15.
Nice playing venue with a great view of the Sisters at the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center in Redmond.
Gold Rush games offered on Tuesday and Thursday, Bracketed Teams (Gold Rush friendly) on Wednesday and Friday.
See you there!
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