Bridge Buff
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Bridge Buff November/December 2014
A Publication of WNY Unit 116 - Erie & Niagara Counties, New York Judie Bailey, Editor Website: www.unit116.com Phone: 636-6148 ~ Email: [email protected]
WNY Unit 116 Board of Directors Invites you to participate in its
with election of Directors to the Board as well as a hot lunch of chicken, potatoes, salad, rolls & butter, dessert and beverage. An
open pairs game follows the meeting.
If you desire a vegetarian meal please contact Betty
Saturday, December 6, 2014 Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St. Williamsville, NY Cost: Both Lunch and game $10.00 for Unit members - ($15.00 for non-members)
Election balloting closes at Noon
Lunch at 12:00
Meeting at 1:00 p.m. Game to follow meeting
Board Members
& Officers
President:
Betty Metz 773-7398
Vice-President & Secretary:
Sue Neubecker 876-2630
Treasurer:
Tova Reinhorn 632-2056
Liz Clark 652-0256
Howard Foster 633-2617
Dian Petrov 688-1226
Larry Soong 688-1326
Paul Zittel 992-4794
2015 Winter issue
Deadline: December 22nd
Information for Jan/Feb/March Info from Clubs (limited to ¼ page)
Inclusion or editing will be at the
editor’s discretion
Tickets must be purchased from any Board Member
by November 28th
Chair: Betty Metz - 773-7398 or [email protected]
Co-chair: Tova Reinhorn – 632-2056 or
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Western New York UNIT 116
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Saturday, November 8th - noon
Club run Unit-rated game at Bridge Center of Buffalo
Sunday, November 9th – “8 is Enough” Team Game
Airport Bridge Club – 1pm
Saturday, December 6th - Annual Meeting
Main-Transit Fire Hall (see Page 1)
2015 Winter Sectional Jan 23-25 (MTFH)
2015 Spring Sectional Apr 17-19 (MTFH)
2015 Fall Sectional Sept 18-20 (MTFH)
Annual Meeting ~ Sunday, Dec 6 – Rescue Fire Hall, N. Tona
For the latest information and detailed game results
directly from the club, check the web sites of clubs in
Western New York at www.unit116.com
There is also a link on our website to the News column;
or go to www.news.com website first, then add the
date you want to the search prompt, i.e.: "duplicate
bridge Sept 1"
Life Passages: Sanford “Sandy” Adler
Anna Edwards Rita Stewart
New Masterpoint Rankings
SILVER LIFE Master: Helen Panza
REGIONAL Master: Christine Malarkey Maryann Szafran
SECTIONAL Master: John Welte
CLUB Master: Mickey Martin
JUNIOR Master: Amita Arora
Who will be added to this list?
Volunteer Hall of Fame 2010 - 2013
Sharon Benz Judie Bailey Bernie Czarnecki Dick Czarnecki Joyce Greenspan Franklin Kidd Dave Larcom Betty Metz Sue Neubecker Faith Perry Kathy Pollock John Toy
Alice Lind – In Memoriam
Nominations for the 2014 recipient of the Volunteer Hall of Fame award(s) can be made to Liz Clark in a statement of less than 100 words. Do it NOW!
Bridge Buff Distribution – new report
The Buff is being distributed electronically to 454
players - our Unit ACBL membership is currently 446!
Snowbirds account for part of this discrepancy.
If you have an e-mail address but don’t receive anything
from the Unit, please send an email to the editor at
[email protected] and add this email address to your
address book so it isn’t perceived as “Junk” by your
server.
DELETED from the Unit’s email address book
Rose Bochiechio–Judy Katz–
Jan Hegedus–Carol Holdsworth If you have a new email address please send me an email.
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE… Greetings to members of Unit 116, This is the last Buff for 2014. Next year we are introducing
a quarterly Buff instead of the current six editions. A special
edition will go out at election time if necessary.
The Unit has many fun events planned for you, come join
your fellow bridge players.
The Regional has just finished up and this marks the end
of an era. The team of John Toy and Patty Rasmus is officially
retired. The Buffalo Bridge Community owes this pair a
HUGE thank you for the many years of enjoyment they
delivered. Donna Steffan applauds Patty in the following
note: “Cheers: A huge thank you goes out to Patty Rasmus for
all of her hard work at this October’s Buffalo Regional. She
had, of course, “retired” last year, but when it became
necessary for someone to step up, there she was. She worked
so hard, as she always has, to provide us with the best
hospitality this side of the Mississippi. She asks for no
accolades in return, preferring that her name not even be on
the flyer or in the daily bulletin, but we Buffalo folks all know
that she is “the” person who makes this event what it is.
THANK YOU, Pat for a job superbly done, as always.”
The Unit is holding a team game “Eight is Enough” on
Sunday, November 9. It will be at Airport Bridge Club and
full information is on page 6 of this Buff.
Our last event of the year is our annual meeting on
Saturday, December 6. It will be held at Main-Transit Fire
Hall. In November, tickets will be for sale from board
members. See full information and schedule on the cover.
It is not too soon to mark your calendar for the Winter
Sectional, January 23-25, 2015. We are back to Main Transit
Fire Hall for this event. Full information on page 5.
Very Important! The month of November brings election
for Unit Board members. Bios of candidates are on page 7.
Look for ballots at your local clubs and be sure to vote.
I am going off the board after six years. It has been a
pleasure working with so many great people.
Betty Metz, Unit President
From the Editor: THANK YOU, BETTY!!!!
PLAY NICE!! The Opening DAILY BULLETIN at the Syracuse Regional
contained some “ideas to engender courtesy and pleasant play
at the table.” As space allows, these will be reprinted in the
Buff. They were and are in no particular order and many are. I
believe, commonly known.
• At the start of a round explain the main features of your
system (e.g. we play 2/1 with weak no trumps.)
• Before you look at your cards count your hand and ensure
that you have exactly thirteen cards.
• The board should be left on the table during the bidding and
play of the hand so everyone can see the vulnerability.
• The opening lead should be made face down until it is
accepted by partner. This prevents irregularities such as
leading when it is not your turn. It also enables your partner to
ask any questions about the auction or alerts that have been
made.
• When you are making the initial lead or playing to the first
trick, play your card before writing down your contract or
entering details in Bridgemate. It saves time and is a courtesy
to the other three people at the table.
• Do not ask for information unless it is your turn to call/play.
• All players should have a completed convention card at the
table. This is important as it ensures you disclose your
conventions and systemic agreements to your opponents. Your
opponents are entitled to know every systemic agreement you
and your partner have. Having a properly completed systems
card at the table also pre-empts unnecessary discussion at the
table and saves time. It also protects players from any
implication that partnership has secret understandings and that
their system has not been fully disclosed to their opponents.
• During play you are not allowed, without permission, to
touch or handle your opponent’s cards. If necessary ask your
opponent to show you a particular card.
• Dummy or either defender may draw attention to a card
pointed incorrectly; the right expires when a lead is made to
the following trick.
• At the end of a hand ensure that you do not mix up your
cards until the result is agreed with the opponents.
• The North player is responsible for the boards and for
ensuring the boards are not fouled before they are sent to the
next table.
• A player may not refer to his/her systems card during the
auction or play. (There was an expert tournament in Europe a
number of years ago where all players were required to play
the same system. One of the players called the director to the
table, then stated that he could not remember his system
and could he look at his card. The director advised him that he
could not. BUT he was permitted to look at his opponent’s
card!)
• At tournaments it is mandatory that your systems card should
match the card presented by one‘s partner.
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WNY Unit 116 Fall Sectional…..Sept 12-14, 2014
Friday Morning Pairs - 10.5 Tables
A B C Names Score
1 1
Robert Kaprove - Paula Kotowski 66.25%
2 2 1 Dorothy Soong - Larry Soong 58.36%
3 3
Selina Volpatti Niagara Falls ON; Dale Anderson 57.27%
4 4 2 Ronald Henrikson; Nadine Stein 57.25%
5
Fred Yellen; James Gullo 57.16%
6 5
Martin Pieterse - Barbara Pieterse 56.25%
3 John Welte; Martha Welte 45.99%
Friday Afternoon Pairs - 7.5 Tablees
A B C Names Score
1
Joanne Kelley; Chongmin Zhang 63.28%
2 1 1 Paul Zittel - Linda Zittel 62.85%
3 2
James Gullo; Judie Bailey 62.33%
4 3 2 Jan Hasselback - Carl Hasselback 53.78%
5 4
Robert Padgug; Thomas Koralewski 52.60%
5
Judy Kaprove; Ruth Kozower 51.99%
3 Kathleen Stamm; Celine Murray 49.41%
Friday – 2-Session – 23 Tables
A B C Names Score
1 1
Douglas Megill - Lana CrealWarren PA 62.85%
2
Jerome Weiss Penfield NY
Martin Miller Toronto ON 61.87%
3
Kathy Pollock; Roger Woodin Rochester NY 61.00%
4
Jay Levy; Randolph Seidenberg Jr 60.40%
5 2
E Finton; Allen Selling Erie PA 60.08%
6 3
Tova Reinhorn - Carol Bedell 57.79%
7
Jerry Manioci Rochester NY; Mark Pascale 57.57%
4
Liz Bryers - Janet Glazebrook St Catharines ON 55.28%
5
Nancy Littenberg; Jean Macdonald 54.96%
6
John Marvin III; Arthur Matthies 53.00%
1 Frances Witnauer; Joan Smith 52.12%
2 David Donaldson; Ed Drozen 51.42%
3
William TolerBay Village OH
Ann Kostell Westlake OH 50.54%
4 Faith Perry; Jane Larcom 49.84%
5 Marilyn Sultz; Nancy Torrell 48.15%
Saturday Morning Pairs – 12 Tables
A B C Names Score
1
Christine Urbanek; Stanley Kozlowski 66.77%
2
Fred Yellen - Randolph Seidenberg Jr 61.66%
3 1
Judy Kaprove - Robert Kaprove 60.16%
4 2 1 John Welte; Martha Welte 58.83%
5 3
Ten-Pao Lee; Hilda Fairweather Niagara Falls ON 57.39%
6 4 2 Paul Zittel; Ronald Henrikson 57.29%
5 3 Eugene Nawotniak; Joyce Greenspan 54.70%
6
Helen Panza; Mike Silverman 54.64%
4 Carol Bedell; Janet Dimet 48.17%
Saturday Afternoon Pairs – 6 Tables
A B C Names Score
1 1 1 Larry Soong; Ten-Pao Lee 68.75%
2
Elbert HargesheimerIII; Christy Kellogg 65.83%
3 2 2 Davis Heussler; Thomas Koralewski 55.83%
4 3
Hilda Fairweather NFON; Ronald Henrikson 55.00%
4
Mark Pascale; Judie Bailey 50.42%
3 Mary Ball; Martha Quinn 49.58%
Saturday Open Pairs – 2-Session – 16 Tables
A B C Names Score
1
James Bridges Bradenton FL
Jerry Manioci Rochester NY 60.70%
2
Donna Steffan; James Gullo 55.58%
3 1
Allen Selling Erie PA; E Finton 54.84%
4 2
Ken Meier; Gaurang Sheth 54.76%
5
John Ziemer; Jerry Geiger 54.72%
6
Saleh Fetouh; Jay Levy 54.12%
3 1
Graham Holroyd Webster NY
Gary GottermeierFairport NY 52.62%
4
Andrew Russell Bowmanville ON
Diane K.M. Gordon St Catharines ON 51.94%
5
Shakeel Ahmad - Manju Ceylony 48.73%
6 2 David Donaldson; Ed Drozen 48.65%
3 Paula Kotowski; Christine Malarkey 43.74%
4 Paula Rosen; Maryann Szafran 42.49%
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SUNDAY SWISS TEAMS – 25 Tables
A B C Names Score
1
Kathy Pollock; Fred Yellen; Chongmin Zhang; Judith Padgug 162.00
2
David Hemmer; Saleh Fetouh - Randolph Seidenberg Jr; Christine Urbanek 148.00
3
Elbert Hargesheimer III; Christy Kellogg - Alexander Kowal; Stanley Kozlowski 142.00
4
Jay Costello - Donna Steffan; Robert Cannizzaro, Fairport NY; Margaret Klamp 138.00
5
Phil Clark; Douglas Ross - Sam Maitra; David Huntt - all Rochester NY 127.00
6
Elizabeth Clark; Barbara Libby; Harry Cheung; Gisela Browne, Ashburn VA 126.00
7 1
Michael Carney - Stewart Cramer; Howard Gordon; Bruce Toder – all Rochester area 125.00
2 1 Shakeel Ahmad - Manju Ceylony; Ten-Pao Lee; Gaurang Sheth 124.00
3
Sandra England; Thomas Koralewski; Ted Kahn; Dian Petrov 112.00
4
Peter Shui - Penny Shui; Ken Meier; John Kirsits 104.00
5
Andrew Russell; Lorna Johnson; Diane K.M. Gordon - John Mackay – all Ontario 103.00
2 Michael Mesirov - David Donaldson; John Welte; Martha Welte 102.00
Unit 116 Winter Sectional
sanction # 1501048
January 23, 24, 25 - 2015
Main-Transit Fire Hall 6777 Main St. Williamsville, NY (Buffalo) 14221
Friday 1/23 10:30 am Single session stratified A/B/C pairs
2:30 pm* Single session stratified A/B/C pairs
Saturday 1/24 10:30 am Single session stratified A/B/C pairs
2:30 pm* Single session stratified A/B/C pairs
*Note New Time for PM Session (Lunch will be available for purchase)
Sunday 1/25 - Swiss Teams 10:30 am Stratified A/B/C (with short break)
Stratum "A" - 2000+ Stratum "B" - 500 to 2000 Stratum "C" - 0 to 500
Pairs and teams stratified by average masterpoints
ENTRY FEE per player per session = $10.00 members/$13.00 non or unpaid members.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
Chair: Sue Neubecker 716-876-2630 [email protected]
Co-chair: Betty Metz 716-773-7398 [email protected]
Partnerships: Faith Perry 716-681-5251
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EIGHT IS ENOUGH - ACBL Unit 116 Team Game #L411116B
Sunday, November 9th at 1:00 P.M. Airport Bridge Club, 247 Cayuga Rd
Each four-person team must total no more than eight points
A players (2000+ masterpoints) have 3 points
B players (750-2000 mps) have 2 points
C players (0-749 mps) have 1 point
Teams will be stratified according to their average masterpoints
$8 Unit 116 members ; $9 non-members
We can help you find a team or partner Sign up in person or contact: Howard Foster Liz Clark
[email protected] [email protected] 633-2617 652-0256
Food Fun Friends Finesse(s)
Nominations & Elections
Election Committee: Liz Clark (chair) Jerry Geiger Kathy Pollock
There are three board members to be elected for a three-year period each and 1
to fill out an unexpired term.
You are invited to vote for the Unit 116 Board of Directors by ballot. Balloting will be
available at most local clubs in November and will be closed at 12 noon on Sunday,
December 6th
prior to the Unit Annual Meeting at Main-Transit Fire Hall. You are
to vote for up to THREE people for a 3-year term each. The one year term will be
filled with the 4th place finisher.
Any ballots that have more than three votes will be discarded.
Nominees for the Unit Board are:
Allen Beroza, Arthur “Chip” Kean, Elaine Kurasiewicz, Barbara Libby, Violet
Makhija, Joe Miranda, Tova Reinhorn, Paula Salamone, Paul Zittel
Also, on the ballot will be a YES or NO vote on a minor By-Laws change to
our name from ACBL Western New York Unit 116 to Unit 116 Western
New York of the ACBL. This has been proposed by members of the Unit
Board of Directors with the purpose to have the name be compatible with that
used by IRS, our bank as well as our insurance company. This is the
EASIEST as well as the most cost effective approach and approved and
recommended by ACBL.
Buffalo Regional
masterpoint winners (Sort of from Tuesday to Sunday, doesn’t
include any swiss match wins, and names
are only listed once)
Catherine Majewski, Elaine Univeral,
Gaurang Sheth, Ken Meier, Elaine
Kurasiewicz, Beena & Madhav
Deshmukh, Jo Nasoff-Finton, Harry
Cheung, James Tao, Eleanor Whelan,
Walter Olszewski, Carol Bedell, Tova
& Andrei Reinhorn, Liz Clark, Judi
Marshall, Art Morth, Sharon Wilcox,
Faith Perry, Jan Hasselback, Linda
Wynes, Eugene & Ruth Nawotniak,
Mary Terrana, Davis Heussler, Mike
Ryan, Jay Levy, Jerry Geiger, Mark
Pascale, Dale Anderson, Joe Miranda,
Dian Petrov, Ted Kahn, Usha
Khurana, Robert Hessel, Sue
Bergman, Saleh Fetouh, Buddy
Seidenberg, Kamil Bishara, Gene
Finton, Sandy Marcussen, Alicia
Kolipinski, Bill Boardman, Paula
Kotowski, Dorothy May, Ron
Henrikson, Dave Donaldson, Ed
Drozen, Martin & Barbara Pieterse,
Chuck Schorr, Mike Silverman,
Marilyn Sultz, Nancy Torrell, Eva
Schmidt, Bob Olin, Bert Feasley, Bill
Feasley, Judie Bailey, Eva Posner,
Terry Camp, Pat Haynes, Jim Gullo,
Judy Padgug, Kathy Pollock, Martha
& John Welte, Linda Burroughsford,
David Hemmer, Jay Costello, Donna
Steffan, John Toy, John Ziemer, Jeff
Bender, Richard Cramer-Benjamin,
Gary Schmitt, Paul & Linda Zittel,
Sandra England, Tom Koralewski,
Barb Sadkin, Joyce Greenspan, Nancy
Wolstoncroft, Sharon Benz, Gabe
Tannenbaum, Pat Lakeman, David
Colligan, Joyce Kindt, Carolyn
Siracuse, Dave Larcom, Ruth Wurster,
Flo Boyd, Sue Neubecker, Mary Ball,
Joyce Frayer, Fran Kurtz, Harold
Meyers, Bert Hargesheimer, Christy
Kellogg, Pat Rasmus, Eugene Harvey,
Joanne Kelley, Min Zhang, John
Kirsits, Edna & Ron Fill, Peter Shui,
Henry Chudy, Bill Rich, Richard
McGowan, Yichuan Luo, Ten-Pao
Lee, Fran Witnauer, Joan Smith, June
Feuerstein, Betty Metz, Sharon
Chang, Alex Kowal, Stan Kozlowski,
Judy Graf, Fred Yellen, Michael &
Ruth Kozower, Dorothy & Larry
Soong, Helen Panza, Peter Patterson.
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Statements from the Candidates
You are to vote for up to THREE people for a 3-year term each.
ALLEN BEROZA
I am willing to serve on the Board in the event my
participation might help it become more inclusive in its efforts
to promote bridge within the Unit.
CHIP KEAN
Fellow Bridge Players,
I am Arthur (Chip) Kean, and I would be privileged to
serve on Unit 116's Board of Directors. For the past four years
I have served on the Bridge Center of Buffalo's Board of
Directors holding offices as Vice-President, Treasurer, and
this year as Co-President. I have had an integral part in
negotiating the last building lease and am presently involved
in negotiating a new lease extension. I have worked with other
tenants in our building to work co-operatively to solve
common problems of garbage disposal, common restroom
supplies, and common cleaning problems.
I am a firm believer in the idea that people come to bridge
clubs to have an enjoyable game. When the zero tolerance
policy of the American Bridge League is violated at our club,
the situations are referred to me to generate a reasonable and
fair resolution.
During my tenure on the Bridge Center of Buffalo's Board
of Directions, the club has changed from an investor's club to
a membership club. During that time, I believe that I have
been a leader in increasing membership, keeping fiscal
stability, and ensuring a friendly atmosphere in which to play
Bridge.
ELAINE KURASIEWICZ
I am Elaine Kurasiewicz and I am running for our Unit
Board. Many of you know me as the Elaine with the very
long name which few can pronounce. I can be as hard
working as my name is long! I have been a member of this
unit for around 30 years and have played at every club that our
area has had past and present. Over the years I have taken a
few sojourns from Bridge, but for the past few years, I have
refreshed my love for the game and the Bridge social season.
I pride myself on being fair and creative and I will bring these
qualities to the Board. I try to bring some fun and humor to
the games I attend and this is what I value as much as the
competitive nature of the game. I will try my best to be a
positive and supportive member of the Board and add some
new flair to the team. Thanks and be sure to cast your vote in
the upcoming elections!
BARBARA LIBBY
Bridge has become very important to me lately but I see
increasing conflict among different factions within the bridge
community and the Board. In my mind the Board should be
interested in the welfare of all of the members not any
particular group. If I am elected I will represent the members
since I have no vested interest in promoting one group over
another.
VIOLET MAKHIJA
My name is Violet Makhija and I live in Lockport. I started
playing bridge 4 years ago. I enjoy playing bridge and I just
got certified as a bridge director. I want to be on the board
because I love to work with people and I believe I can help our
unit.
JOE MIRANDA
TOVA REINHORN
The last three years, as a Unit board member, I had the
pleasure to work for the bridge community of Western New
York. There were many challenges such as organizing unit
games, getting volunteers for various activities, and there is a
lot more to do. As treasurer, I initiated electronic
recordkeeping, used free electronic bill paying and provided
timely reports. I was instrumental in bringing the unit to
comply with the IRS rules and obtaining the "not for profit
organization", which will save time and headaches in the years
to come.
I want to insure that our members have great opportunities
to play the game we all love, in a cordial atmosphere that
allows learning and fun for all levels of competition. I will
listen to your suggestions so that we can continue and improve
the unit's support of the players and all the clubs in the unit.
PAULA SALAMONE
PAUL ZITTEL
Three years ago, you the members, elected me to serve on
the Board of Directors for Unit 116. In this time, I have been
hard-working and honest. A few of my accomplishments are:
chair of successful unit picnics, chair of several unit sectionals
as well as many unit games. My proudest accomplishment is
the introduction of electronic scoring to our unit. It would be
my pleasure to serve the local bridge community for another
term.