THE DISTRICT 20 RUMPET

Bridge Across the DistrictVol. 13, No. 1 Spring 2017

Rogue Valley Regional: May 15–21

TRUMPETTHE DISTRICT 20

www.ACBLD20.org

By Amy CasanovaThe Trumpet

At the Oregon Trail Regional, Sam Asaiwas elected president by the District 20board. Asai has served twice before, in2002-04 and again in 2009-11.

Asai originally was not sure if he wantedto serve as president again, but by Decem-ber two directors had asked if he would re-consider, and no other candidates hadpresented themselves for the job.

In the month before the deadline twoothers, Jean Johansson and Hal Montgomery,stepped forward and another, Mary AliceSeville, considered it but then withdrew.This was the first time there were threecandidates in a contested race. It’s excitingto know that there are members of our dis-trict willing to volunteer their time to helporganize our regional events.

Asai was a CPA and currently runs an or-chard with his son in Hood River. He sellswholesale and to the food service industry.

He has served on the district’s finance com-mittee. He would like to apply his analyticalskills to the financial statements and en-sure enough time for the board members tostudy them before the annual meetings,since it can be difficult to fit everything inwith adequate time to spend on each item.

He thinks the future of bridge in our areais bright. “All of the clubs in the Portland/Vancouver area offer lessons that are attracting

Sam Asai is new D20 president

Irva Kay Neyhart of Corvallishas won the national Ace ofClubs race for the 2500–3500bracket. Neyhart earned 856.65masterpoints in 2016, with479.25 at club games. Neyhartwas fourth inher Mini-McKen-ney bracket, just0.26 behindthird place, andthird among allplayers in Dis-trict 20, behindHuub Bertensand RogerMcNay. She was 148th amongall ACBL players in the BarryCrane Top 500 and had theninth-most club points.

If she maintains her currentpace, the five-time winner of Dis-trict 20 Ace of Clubs races willbe a force in the national racefor years to come. All but one ofthose who had more club pointswere in the top bracket, so Ney-hart’s total would have beengood enough to win the nexttwo brackets and finish secondin the one after that.

Two other District 20 playersfinished second nationally inMini-McKenney races. LouisBeauchet of Sherwood OR, whowas second in the 100–200bracket, was also fourth amongall youth players and ninthamong all juniors. Dawn Camp-bell of Portland was second inthe 1000–1500 bracket. DennisHarms of Corvallis placed 10thin the Ace of Clubs for the1500–2500 bracket.

Results from District 20 racesare on page 3.

The trip to the fallNABC in Orlando waswarm and very nice, asyou might expect insunny Florida. The tour-nament was not well at-tended. It seemed thatthe number of local play-ers was down.

At the board meeting,Bob Heller of District 7was elected president. Herepresents North Carolina,South Carolina, Georgiaand eastern Tennessee.

Two have left the board — BethReid of D11 and Dan Morse ofD16. Morse had the longesttenure on the board, serving since

1993. Paul Cuneo will completethe remainder of Morse’s term.A.J. Stephani of Cincinnati waselected to the board from D11.

I have served the pastthree years as a represen-tative to the World BridgeFederation. I will servethree more years on theWBF board and will notseek re-election.

Eldon Clayman ofValdese, N.C., was namedthe 2017 Aileen OsofskyACBL Goodwill Memberof the Year. Eddie Wold ofHouston was named 2017

Honorary Member of the Year.Nancy Erickson of Indio CA washonored as the 2016 NadineWood Volunteer of the Year.

I write this article on afrigid 19-degree morning inJanuary, dreamingof the warmer daysof spring and allthe bright, cheerfulcolors of bulbs,perennials andblooming trees.The Rogue ValleyRegional brings usall that and more.

These games,held at the Inn atthe Commons in Medford,Ore., May 15–21, are opento all, with a special wel-

come to I/N players. Gold pairs are offered

Tuesday throughFriday. On Thurs-day we have a299er stratifiedpairs game, 299erSwiss teams, andMargi Redden willbe hosting one ofher famous I/Nparties betweensessions that day.

Come get yourgold points!

Irva Kay Neyhart

MerlinVilhauer

D20 District Director

Neyhart winsnational race

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Spring in Medford is what we all need

Winners of annualawards are named

The ‘Bridge Queen’ turns 100

Irva Kay NeyhartOur first honoree is a very active

member of the Albany-Corvallis bridgecommunity; served as a member of thedistrict finance committee until lastmonth; gives lessons at the EmeraldBridge Club near Eugene, where shealso is an active member; is one of thedistrict’s top players by number of master-points won per year, and the top-winningwoman; and recently won a national Aceof Clubs award. It’s no wonder Irva KayNeyhart made the Goodwill cut this year.

Stars of serviceA new class of District 20 members arrives on the national Goodwill Committee

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In honor of Betty Rossmann’s 100th birthday, her daughter revealsthe secret to Betty’s long, successful bridge career. See story, Page 11.


Judy DavisTournament Manager

By Jen SmithThe Trumpet

Spring is on its way,which can only meanone thing — a new cropof Goodwill Committeemembers is in fullbloom. These folks areappointed to the com-mittee by district directorMerlin Vilhauer. Meetthe newest honoreesand see what made eachrise to the top this year.

The District 20 Trumpet Spring 2017

The District 20 TrumpetVol. 13, No. 1 • Spring 2017

© 2017 D-20 Organization

Official publication of theAmerican Contract Bridge League

District 206512 SW Midmar PlacePortland OR 97223-7517

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The District 20 Trumpet is published fourtimes a year in March, June, September andDecember. It is distributed free to clubs inOregon and Northern California and smallparts of Washington and Idaho. All sectional announcements are free.

Managing editor: Amy CasanovaDesigner/Editor at large: Chip Dombrowski

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2017 issue is April 7 for free sectional adsand advance articles. The deadline for unitreports is Friday, April 14. The deadline forfront-page articles is May 1. Please send tomanaging editor Amy Casanova. Email [email protected]; phone 503-753-9395;mail: 2310 NE 8th Ave. #7, Portland OR 97212.

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The district offices of First and SecondAlternate are up for election this year.Merlin Vilhauer was elected last year foranother three-year term as our DistrictDirector, representing us on the ACBLboard. Among other things, his dutiesinclude attending the board meetings atthe three nABC tournaments each year. TheFirst and Second Alternates stand in forMerlin if he can’t attend a meeting.

To declare candidacy for one of thesepositions, you must send notification toACBL at [email protected] or ACBL Elections,PO Box 289, Horn Lake, MS, 38637-9902.

Tell them your name, player number andthe office you want: First or SecondAlternate. Key: The declaration must bereceived by May 31, 2017. If two or moredeclarations are received, an election is heldwith the units having the vote.

Election notice

Vivian Ellicock — 95, of Redding CAdied Dec. 4, 2016

Ralph Faulkner — 96, of Salem ORdied Dec. 18, 2016.

James Fish — 81, of Redding CA diedOct. 5, 2016.

Jane Spencer — 96, formerly of Red-ding/Anderson CA died Jan. 7, 2017, inColorado.

David Toy — 84, of Eureka CA diedDec. 17, 2016

Jerry Walsh — 86, of Eugene OR diedJan. 13, 2017.

DeathsI finally have an answer to an old ques-tion. A year ago, the Player Roundupquestion for the Oregon Trail Regionalwas: “If you could play with any person liv-ing or dead, who would it be and why?”

The idea for this question came up atSeaside in 2015, and I didn’t have an an-swer. But now, after reading “The Devil’sTickets” by Gary Pomeranz, I do:Myrtle Bennett.

Myrtle Bennett, of course, is the“glamorous Kansas City housewife”who shot and killed her husband,Jack, over a bridge game in 1929and was famously acquitted ofmurder. The book weaves her lifestory with that of Ely Culbertson,who successfully used her scandalto market bridge to the masses.

And why I chose her: One ofthe hardest things about bridgeis discipline — resisting the urgeto make a bid you know is probablywrong in the face of temptation. What bet-ter motivation for staying within the limitsof your hand than fear for one’s life?

I’ve been fascinated by the story since Ifirst encountered it, in a 2007 New Yorkerarticle. Citing the Association of AmericanPlaying Card Manufacturers, the articleclaims that in the 1940s, bridge was playedin 44% (!) of American homes. That’s astaggering number, and partly a testamentto Culbertson’s marketing skills — and toMyrtle, who inspired so much curiosity bycommitting the original zero-tolerance vi-olation. The Bennett murder is featuredprominently in the ACBL Bridge Museum.

When I chose to read the book overChristmas, I had so many questions. Like,what exactly constitutes a “glamorousKansas City housewife”? Did she have100,000 followers on Instagram?

The legend that a bridge expert testifiedhow Jack should have made 4´ doubled,and that a jury of Myrtle’s bridge-playingpeers agreed, is so great — does it evenmatter whether it’s true?

The book was terrific. I can’t count howoften I came across a detail so interestingI had to immediately text it to my brother.

A few years before meeting Jack, Myrtlesaw a picture of him — let’s say it was ona Tumblr devoted to hot guys off Insta-gram — and decided right then and thereshe was going to marry him. Commenting“Jyrtle is endgame” would not by itself un-usual behavior for a teenage girl, but howoften does such a prediction come true?

People did not say no to Myr-tle. And that was long before shestarted shooting them if they did.

The fateful hand is also fasci-nating. While visiting family overthe holidays and imposing bridgelessons on them, I made severalrelatives play it, stipulating theBennetts’ auction (see below).

Jack opened an aceless 10-count — aggressive by today’sstandards but positively unheardof in 1929. With four-card support,two aces, a singleton diamond

and a decent side suit, Myrtle had a per-fect 3© cuebid limit raise, but those hadn’tbeen invented yet, so she jumped to game.

Dlr: South ´A 10 6 3Vul: E–W ♥10 8 5

©4®A 9 8 4 2

´Q 7 2 ´4♥A J 3 ♥Q 9 4©A Q 10 9 2 ©K J 7 6 3® J 6 ®Q 7 5 3

´K J 9 8 5♥K 7 6 2©8 5®K 10

West North East SouthCharles Myrtle Mayme JackHofman Bennett Hofman Bennett

1´2© 4´ Pass Pass

Double All Pass

Charles led the ®J. (My dad’s commentwhen the skimpy dummy came down:“Well, she should be shot!”)

There are so many inferences immedi-ately available. Missing 22 HCP, you can’tassign all of them to Charles, but he musthave most. He showed better than an

opening hand with his two-level vulnerableovercall and subsequent penalty double,but with 18+, he would start with a double,so he’s probably in the 14–17 range. Hislead tells you Mayme has the ®Q, but that’snot all. Why didn’t he lead a diamond?

Holding the ©A K or the ©K Q, Charleswould lead the suit. Since he didn’t, hissuit is most likely headed by the ©A Q.

Mayme has only 5–8 HCP, but you canalready place 5 of them: the ©K and the®Q. There’s room in her hand for at mostanother queen and a jack.

Jack wins the ®K in hand and cashesthe ´K. When he continues with a spade,Charles follows with the ´7. With a nine-card fit, it’s normal to play for the drop —as Jack did — but not if you listened to theauction. Which trump holding did Charleslikely double on, ´Q-x-x or two small?

As Culbertson told the crowds whopacked his lectures during Myrtle’s 1931trial, if Jack had finessed the ´10, he’d stillbe alive. Then he could pull the last trump,cash the ®A and lead dummy’s ®9 for aruffing finesse against Mayme’s ®Q. Aftergiving up a diamond, a diamond ruffwould get him back to the board to cashthe good clubs for two heart pitches.

You’d think a guy who was making theequivalent of $250,000 a year in 2017 dol-lars could figure that out, but Jack, acocky traveling salesman who preferred toplay by instinct, didn’t have the time or in-terest to study bridge like Myrtle did.When he went down two, they began ar-guing. His last words: “Get me my gun.”

Myrtle Bennett lived to be 96. She diedin 1992 with an estate worth more than$1 million. The building where she andJack lived in Kansas City is still standing.It’s too bad their apartment hasn’t beenturned into a museum.

Though I won’t have much free timewhile working at the Kansas City NABC,the Bennett house would be at the top ofthe list of places I’d want to visit if I could.I hope to see many of you in Kansas City.

Chip Dombrowski can be reached [email protected].

By the time this paper reaches thebridge clubs, the North American Pairs,held every year at the Spring NABC, will behistory. I am impressed that there are pairsrepresenting just about every corner of thedistrict, and they all competed againsteach other in their respective flights. Thatis not easy to achieve considering howlarge District 20 is. We have players fromBoise, Hawaii, Portland, Vancouver and Albany going to the NABC.

What makes it possible is on-line play. The district finals havebeen run on BBO for a few years.There have been many frustrat-ing issues. Some of them are beyond the control of the organ-izers of these events, but theones that are their responsibility,I feel will be resolved.

Certain problems are due toplayers’ lack of education abouthow to play on BBO, browsercompatibility, computer prob-lems and the like. These are also beingaddressed with seminars at regionals andbetter communication with registrants.

The district board pays a lot of attentionto participation and attendance at all re-gional events. Trying to create a tourna-ment that appeals to as many players aspossible is in everyone’s best interest.

It can be hard to ascertain why someevents and tournaments are more popu-lar than others, or why attendance falls orspikes. There has been feedback, bothnegative and positive, about holding theNAP and GNT events online. It could bethat is the reason turnout is poor, or it

could be a myriad of other reasons. Maybepeople aren’t aware of the events at all, orhow easy it is to participate. Maybe theyhave no interest in attending an NABC sodon’t bother to play in the finals.

While I most certainly prefer playingface to face, I understand that organizinga fair event in a location accessible to allis virtually impossible. You will not see meplaying on BBO unless it’s a few weeks

prior to the district finals and Iam practicing.

I detest the robots, and whileplaying with random people fromaround the world is cool and in-teresting, ultimately I think it’skind of bad for your game. I findsome will do outrageous things(OK, myself included) becausethey don’t trust their partners, orbecause it’s “just online,” andsometimes that behavior carriesover into their real game. How-ever, calling up your partner and

another pair and rendezvousing to playagainst each other can be very effective.

Maybe I am fond of these events be-cause the very first NABC I attended, in2011, was due to the fact I was represent-ing Flight C with my partner at the time,Ted Runstein. Although we did not do allthat well in the district final, a pair aheadof us declined to go, so we got bumped up.I had never traveled any significant dis-tance to play bridge.

Trying to get to Kentucky seemed nearlyimpossible. My son was only 3 at the timeand I really could not afford it. My brotherhad died that January and life felt sad and

bleak. But thanks to my family andfriends, I cobbled a plan together andfound myself on an airplane.

I really enjoy exploring new cities, navi-gating their public transportation, people-watching, looking at architecture anddifferent trees and plants. It felt so good toget away from wintry gray Portland andmy problems and just have one thing todo: play bridge. It felt like an investment inthe future.

Ted and I did quite well the first twoqualifying sessions and we were fourthgoing into the finals, but totally fell apartafter that. I don’t know that I even knewwhat that meant at the time, having a car-ryover or any of the terminology. I wasvery inexperienced!

I still have a hard time understandingaspects of this game, even after havinghad the opportunity to represent District20 four times at nationals. But I do knowthat my life is richer for having played. Itgives me something to look forward to, itgets me to new places, and it fills my lifewith new friends.

Now, as a member of The Trumpet staff,I zigzag around the district and get to playin every regional. I try to get to as manysectionals as I can. My goal with thispaper is to communicate to you what,where, when, why and how you can playthis game — as little or as much as is bestfor you — and to connect you with othersso that you may improve your experience.Your feedback is very welcome.

Amy Casanova can be reached at [email protected].

Chip DombrowskiEditor at Large

Looking for a partner to die for?

Jim Flint of Ashland OR has takenon the role of copy editor for theTrumpet, as of this issue.

Flint is familiar toTrumpet readers. Thelongtime writer of theJackson County unitreport, he has since2014 also written“The Bidding Tool-box” column for theTrumpet.

A former editorand publisher in Central Washington,Flint brings more than 40 years ofnewspaper experience to the Trum-pet. He is a Washington NewspaperPublishers Association award winner.

A special column from himwill be coming soon to theTrumpet’s Facebook page.

Flint joins staff

Jim Flint

Aloof to online play? These events are worth it

Amy CasanovaManaging Editor


2500–35001. Irva Kay Neyhart, Corvallis OR 8572. Robert Johnson, Tigard OR 4733. Laurie Rowe, Eugene OR 3454. Duane Christensen, Boise ID 3095. Kathy Dowen, Boise ID 2976. Charles Burns, Vancouver WA 2887. Craig Jones, Boise ID 2748. Lily Johannessen, Honolulu HI 273

3500–50001. Jon Bartlett, Portland OR 5562. Ric Soohoo, Vancouver WA 4303. Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA 4074. David Green, Sherwood OR 3475. Judy Kay, Beaverton OR 3386. Carol Christensen, Boise ID 3337. Lisa Fishman, Beaverton OR 2668. Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI 264

5000–75001. John Ashton, Portland OR 5512. Suzanne St. Thomas, Boise ID 5463. Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR 4894. Richard Carle, Longview WA 4175. Hal Montgomery, Portland OR 3756. Merlin Vilhauer, Beaverton OR 3647. James Elliott, Portland OR 2988. Dennis Metcalf, Vancouver WA 281

7500–10,0001. John Lusky, Portland OR 3762. Connie Coquillette, Vancouver WA 3633. Iku Donnelly, Honolulu HI 271

Over 10,0001. Huub Bertens, Bend OR 15892. Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 11263. Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR 661

Juniors1. Louis Beauchet, Sherwood OR 4032. Jake Olsen, Portland OR 583. Ben Bomber, East Lansing MI 434. Jiadi He, Astoria OR 245. Andrea Lim, Portland OR 46. Natalie Dodson, Portland OR 17. Peyton Hummelt, Portland OR 1

0–51. Dan Edelstein, Vancouver WA 712. Joe Grafe, Kihei HI 703. Paul Penland, Eagle ID 464. Richard Turnbull, Corvallis OR 445. Angel Almanza, Portland OR 426. Karen Jean Boss, Boise ID 387. Virginia Griffiths, Vancouver WA 368. Ronald Holbrook, Portland OR 369. Sue Freitag, Clackamas OR 32

10. Andrey Dashkov, Beaverton OR 32

5–201. Alan Ludwig, Yuba City CA 882. Gale Alvistur, Chico CA 653. Reid Sherwin, Klamath Falls OR 494. Karen Stone, Portland OR 455. Joy Fletcher, Vancouver WA 456. Barbara Hopson, Redding CA 417. Peter Heroy, Eugene OR 418. Richard Zier, Vancouver WA 379. Bryon Van Fleet, Corvallis OR 36

10. Claudia Burton, Salem OR 34

20–501. Mike Goffe, Portland OR 1212. Greg Wilson, Boise ID 813. Beverly Fraser, Boise ID 754. William Elston, Keaau HI 655. Barbara Bloch, Lake Oswego OR 566. Ancer Haggerty, Portland OR 487. Harold Baas, Waikoloa HI 468. Clariner Boston, Tigard OR 459. Deanne Takasumi, Tigard OR 45

10. Deb Dotters, Eugene OR 44

50–1001. Mark Hickman, Bend OR 1152. Nely Johnson, Portland OR 1063. Stuart Director, Portland OR 764. Gayle Larson, Bend OR 765. Linda Smith, Corvallis OR 686. Timothy Trinkle, Longview WA 667. Donald Pitt, Salem OR 648. Gayle Peterson, Corvallis OR 629. Sandee Rose, Cave Junction OR 61

10. Kimberly Dauphin, Vancouver WA 60

100–2001. Louis Beauchet, Sherwood OR 4032. Kevin Marnell, Portland OR 1973. David Muller, Vancouver WA 1684. Michael Hollins, Redding CA 1255. John Dove Sr., Vancouver WA 1186. Frank Larson, Bend OR 1157. Zack Woodbury, Portland OR 1128. Ellen McCumsey, Junction City OR 1119. Janet Landesberg, Vancouver WA 102

10. David Gustafson, Florence OR 101

200–3001. Elsie Chan, Vancouver WA 1882. Darrel Mooney, Boise ID 1753. Rebecca Rodenbush, Boise ID 1724. Patti Moore, Kalaheo HI 1675. Ralph Zack, Eugene OR 1426. Judy Nevell, Eugene OR 1387. Duane St. Clair, Sun City West AZ 125

Evelyn St. Clair, Sun City West AZ 1259. Deanna Birch, Vancouver WA 119

10. Roy Wilkinson, Portland OR 101

300–5001. Mike Amspacher, Vancouver WA 2642. Gene Hval, Portland OR 2253. Terry Nagel, Eugene OR 1904. Harriett Kessinger, Eugene OR 1825. Linda Thomas, Boise ID 1636. Sam Aucoin, Honolulu HI 1557. Randy Naef, McMinnville OR 1478. Ira Grifel, Lake Oswego OR 1439. Michael Green, Yamhill OR 136

10. Rick Gardner, Arch Cape OR 134

500–10001. Eileen Boal, Albany OR 3032. Pete Grice, Boise ID 2743. Paul Hochfeld, Corvallis OR 2634. Bill Jones, Grass Valley CA 2575. Dick Jarvinen, Corvallis OR 2546. Kent Livingston, Vancouver WA 2387. Mark Rowe, Philomath OR 2008. Donald Robinson, Boise ID 1979. Pauline Bullert, Vancouver WA 184

10. Carole Schmitz, Redding CA 182

1000–15001. Dawn Campbell, Portland OR 6612. Amy Casanova, Portland OR 4153. Carol Harms, Corvallis OR 2944. Robert Liu, Honolulu HI 2725. Loring Harkness III, Kilauea HI 2686. Terrance Hill, Corvallis OR 2507. Rick Prouser, Lake Oswego OR 2118. Sharon Crapko, Seaside OR 1999. Garry Lowe, Newport OR 188

10. Jim Newfield, Vancouver WA 187

1500–25001. Dennis Harms, Corvallis OR 4842. Brian Breckenridge, Corvallis OR 4043. Edward Lee, Portland OR 3594. Steven Pessin, Eugene OR 3245. Ginny Stark, Eugene OR 3126. Douglas West, Ocean Park WA 2537. William Wood, Meridian ID 2408. July Ratley, Redding CA 2389. Jill Wood, Meridian ID 236

10. Robert Hope, Honolulu HI 225

District 20 Mini-McKenney winners for 2016

Dan Edelstein Alan Ludwig Mike Goffe Mark Hickman Louis Beauchet Elsie Chan Mike Amspacher Eileen Boal

John Lusky Huub Bertens

Dawn Campbell Dennis Harms

2500–35001. Irva Kay Neyhart, Corvallis OR 4792. Dean Jenkins, Kailua Kona HI 1773. Richard Gittleman, Kamuela HI 1584. Charles Burns, Vancouver WA 1315. Richard Garvin, Corvallis OR 1306. Laurie Rowe, Eugene OR 126

3500–50001. Ric Soohoo, Vancouver WA 2192. Helen Henning, Penn Valley CA 1563. Mary Dee Overton, Waikoloa HI 1514. Marge Roe, Grass Valley CA 1405. Florence Hungerford, Redding CA 1246. Jamie Newman, Nevada City CA 122

5000–75001. Janie Pearcy, Vancouver WA 1802. Rich Carle, Longview WA 1493. Stan Sather, Ridgefield WA 1224. Ron Jauch, Nevada City CA 1225. Ian Martindale, Boise ID 986. Charlene Martindale, Boise ID 94

7500–10,0001. Iku Donnelly, Honolulu HI 1132. Duane Meador, Vancouver WA 105

Over 10,0001. Godfrey Chang, Honolulu HI 1232. Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR 108

Online1. Mark Bennett, Honolulu HI 8392. Nelda Linman, Bend OR 2773. Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI 2474. Christopher Earl, Oregon House CA 2445. Sandra Watson, Boise ID 2386. Don Lowry, Wilsonville OR 238

0–51. Joe Grafe, Kihei HI 432. Richard Turnbull, Corvallis OR 363. Dan Edelstein, Vancouver WA 354. Ronald Holbrook, Portland OR 295. George Silva, Salem OR 286. Shirley Silva, Salem OR 28

5–201. Alan Ludwig, Yuba City CA 672. Gale Alvistur, Chico CA 553. Joy Fletcher, Vancouver WA 374. Peter Heroy, Eugene OR 325. Reid Sherwin, Klamath Falls OR 316. Barbara Hopson, Redding CA 29

20–501. William Elston, Keaau HI 632. Mike Goffe, Portland OR 473. Harold Baas, Waikoloa HI 464. Greg Wilson, Boise ID 455. Kathleen Patrick-Baas, Waikoloa HI 436. Beverly Fraser, Boise ID 39

50–1001. Mark Hickman, Bend OR 932. Timothy Trinkle, Longview WA 633. Sandee Rose, Cave Junction OR 614. Katherine Trinkle, Longview WA 565. Nely Johnson, Portland OR 536. Walter Bobb, Kailua Kona HI 52

Sarah Bobb, Kailua Kona HI 52

100–2001. Frank Larson, Bend OR 882. Michael Hollins, Redding CA 863. David Muller, Vancouver WA 704. John Dove Sr., Vancouver WA 695. Roger Nootenboom, Bend OR 646. Jeff Gunn-Smith, Grass Valley CA 63

200–3001. Duane St. Clair, Sun City West AZ 91

Evelyn St. Clair, Sun City West AZ 913. Ralph Zack, Eugene OR 834. Judy Nevell, Eugene OR 775. Allison Evans, Corvallis OR 746. William Neely, Boise ID 67

300–5001. Gene Hval, Portland OR 1412. Rick Gardner, Arch Cape OR 1093. Mike Amspacher, Vancouver WA 984. Ira Grifel, Lake Oswego OR 865. Terry Nagel, Eugene OR 816. Harriett Kessinger, Eugene OR 80

500–10001. Bill Jones, Grass Valley CA 1932. Eileen Boal, Albany OR 1823. Paul Hochfeld, Corvallis OR 1654. Kent Livingston, Vancouver WA 1505. Dick Jarvinen, Corvallis OR 1436. Linda Hann, Roseburg OR 117

1000–15001. Jim Newfield, Vancouver WA 1692. Carol Harms, Corvallis OR 1603. Sharon Crapko, Seaside OR 1534. Terrance Hill, Corvallis OR 1535. Patricia Massler, Redmond OR 1406. Marilyn Avey, Redding CA 124

1500–25001. Dennis Harms, Corvallis OR 2862. Douglas West, Ocean Park WA 1913. Brian Breckenridge, Corvallis OR 1754. Marvin Grudem, Redding CA 1625. Jerold Wershba, Portland OR 1526. Steven Pessin, Eugene OR 152

Joe Grafe Alan Ludwig William Elston Mark Hickman Frank LarsonDuane & Evelyn

St. Clair Gene Hval Bill Jones Jim Newfield Dennis Harms

District 20 Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs winners for 2016

Irva Kay Neyhart Jon Bartlett John Ashton Louis Beauchet

Iku Donnelly Godfrey ChangIrva Kay Neyhart Ric Soohoo Janie Pearcy Mark Bennett


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3.63 David Smith, Corvallis OR3 3.35 Virginia Weis, Corvallis OR

3.35 Barbara Dowling, Corvallis OR5 2.89 Valerie Caldwell, Corvallis OR

Willamette NLM Sectional (43 tables)1 5.75 Stuart Director, Portland OR

5.75 Nely Johnson, Portland OR3 5.44 Bernie Widolff, Portland OR4 5.22 Karen Sharples, Brush Prairie WA5 3.46 Janet Landesberg, Vancouver WA

Willamette Open Sectional (68 tables)1 14.34 Ronald Frazier, Clackamas OR

14.34 Richard Soohoo, Vancouver WA3 10.80 Judy Kay, Beaverton OR

10.80 Alan Johnson, Happy Valley OR5 6.61 Andrey Dashkov, Beaverton OR

6.61 Andrey Ayupov, Beaverton OR7 6.60 Richard Carle, Longview WA

8 6.60 Merlin Vilhauer, Beaverton OR9 6.47 Ram Kashyap, Portland OR

6.47 Kent Livingston, Vancouver WA

Honolulu (Nov.) Sectional (112 tables)1 25.44 Alan Kosansky, Kailua HI2 23.68 Mark Bennett, Honolulu HI3 17.22 Godfrey Chang, Honolulu HI4 15.87 Iku Donnelly, Honolulu HI5 14.45 Howard Co, Honolulu HI6 14.30 Margaret Cooling, Honolulu HI7 13.87 A. Acey, Honolulu HI8 13.62 Lillian Johannessen, Honolulu HI9 12.30 Warren Fukushima, Pearl City HI

12.30 Jean Choi, Honolulu HI11 11.37 Steven Johnson, Honolulu HI12 11.11 Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI

Vancouver Fall Sectional (123 tables)1 18.88 Mike Amspacher, Vancouver WA

18.88 Elsie Chan, Vancouver WA3 15.05 Christopher Gibson, Tigard OR

15.05 Chris Wiegand, Portland OR5 13.47 Judy Kay, Beaverton OR

13.47 Alan Johnson, Happy Valley OR7 10.16 Lisa Fishman, Beaverton OR

10.16 Edward Lee, Portland OR9 9.63 Mike Redden, Lake Oswego OR

9.63 Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA11 8.83 Deanna Birch, Vancouver WA12 8.73 Charles Hulse, Vancouver WA13 7.75 Ronald Frazier, Clackamas OR14 7.22 Duane Meador, Vancouver WA

7.22 Joseph Titone, Vancouver WA

Garden Isle Sectional (50 tables)1 13.52 Douglas McCalla, Kalaheo HI2 11.60 Karen Epley, Kent WA

11.60 Howard Epley, Kent WA4 10.58 Roger Passal, Woodside CA5 9.90 Stuart Vance, Kapaa HI

Portland KO Sectional (250 tables)1 30.16 Jim Wiser, Portland OR2 21.50 Charles Swart, Portland OR3 19.39 Amy Casanova, Portland OR4 19.11 Robert Johnson, Tigard OR5 18.89 Paul Wrigley, Troutdale OR6 18.77 Eric Stoltz, Portland OR7 18.03 Richard Soohoo, Vancouver WA8 17.83 Louis Beauchet, Sherwood OR9 16.68 Dewitt (Hal) Montgomery III,

Portland OR10 13.62 Don Herring, Lake Oswego OR11 12.83 Sandra Wolfe, West Bloomfield MI12 12.63 John Ashton, Portland OR13 12.56 Ray Robert, Portland OR

12.56 Michael Eyer, Lake Oswego OR15 12.39 Tim Rilling, Vancouver WA16 11.70 Bruce Cuthbertson, Vancouver WA17 11.55 Mark Tolliver, Portland OR

11.55 Christopher Gibson, Tigard OR11.55 Chris Wiegand, Portland OR

20 11.27 Lisa Fishman, Beaverton OR21 11.08 Stan Sather, Lake Oswego OR22 10.90 Mike Amspacher, Vancouver WA

10.90 Elsie Chan, Vancouver WA24 10.77 Donald Tofte, Portland OR

10.77 David Green, Sherwood OR

SECTIONAL RESULTS

The Sectional Section

Vancouver NLMThe Vancouver NLM Sectional (post-

poned from January) will be held March11–12 at the Vancouver (WA) Bridge Club.See ad page 16 for details.

ReddingThe Redding Spring Sectional will be

held April 7–9 at the Win-River Casino inRedding CA. See ad this page for details.

VancouverThe Vancouver Spring Sectional will be

held April 8–9 at the Washington Schoolfor the Deaf in Vancouver WA. See adthis page for details.

Eugene 299erThe new Eugene/Springfield 299er

Sectional will be held April 14–15 at theEmerald Bridge Club in Springfield OR.See ad page 16 for details.

SeasideThe Seaside Sectional will be held April

21–23 at the Seaside Convention Centerin Seaside OR. See ad page 5 for details.

EugeneThe Eugene Sectional will be held June

2–4 at the Morse Event Center at North-west Christian College in Eugene OR.See ad page 6 for details.

Spring sectionals

PortlandThe Portland Spring Sectional will be

held June 9–11 at Montgomery Park inPortland. See ad page 6 for details.

Klamath FallsThe Klamath Falls Sectional will be held

June 16–18 at Elmer’s Restaurant in Kla-math Falls OR. See ad page 7 for details.

SalemThe Salem Sectional will be held June

23–25 at Keizer-Salem Area Senior Centerin Keizer OR. See ad page 7 for details.

Deadline notice for Sectional Tournament organizersPlease submit tournament flyers to the ACBL website at least six monthsin advance of all tournaments to ensure timely inclusion in the Trumpet.Flyers for sectionals held in July, August and September are due in April;those held in October, November and December are due in July; those held in January, February and March are due in October; those held in April, May and June are due in January.

Sometimes partners find themselves inauctions where more precise informationis helpful in finding game or slam (oravoiding them when they’re unmakeable)— information more precise than justshowing “values” or “strength,” for instance.Typically these auctions are where

opener or responder wants to probe forgame or slam and bidsa control in a side suit.But controls also can

be a help when partneropens with a weak twobid or an artificialstrong 2®. The use ofimmediate control bidsmay help add clarity toyour view of the hand. When partner opens

a weak two, responderstypically use 2NT toask for an outside fea-ture, or use Ogust 2NT

to ask for a more descriptive picture ofboth opener’s trump suit and strength ofhis hand.In the first instance, if opener bids a

weak 2♥ and responder bids 2NT askingfor a feature, opener can either bid a suitwhere he has some outside strength orrebid his hearts with no outside strength.In the second instance, the Ogust bid of

2NT asks opener to describe his hand inthis way: 3® for minimum points andweak suit; 3© for minimum points andstrong suit; 3♥ for maximum points andweak suit; and 3´ for maximum pointsand strong suit. A good way to rememberis that the lower two responses are weakerhands and the higher responses arestronger hands. If you play 5–10 weak

twos, 5–7 is weak and 8–10 is stronger. Ifyour 8 includes too many “quacks”(queens and jacks), you can downgrade itto “weak.”

Showing controls in weak-2 auctionsOne of my partners and I use control

bids when partner asks with 2NT, re-sponding to a weak-two opener. For the purpose of weak-two auctions,

any ace or king is considered a control.Your response to your partner’s 2NT askwill describe your trump suit honor countand whether you have any outside control.Here are the responses:

Showing controls in strong 2® auctionsWhen partner opens an artificial strong

2®, there are several ways for responderto communicate weakness or strength.One method that appeals to some part-nerships is the immediate response show-ing controls or lack of controls.A king is counted as one control, an ace

as two controls. So, if you have an ace and

a king (can be different suits), you havethree controls. If you have two aces, that’sfour controls. For the purpose of respond-ing to the strong 2®, here are the re-sponses:

As the bidding continues, you may havean opportunity to show where your con-trol lies by bidding the suit. If thecontrol(s) are in short suits, you can eitherbid notrump or support partner’s suit. Or,with the right hand, you can become cap-tain after opener rebids and instigate yourslam auction methods.On the other hand, opener, with specific

information about your strength (or lackthereof) can set the contract or explore forslam more confidently herself.

You can reach Jim Flint [email protected].

3® = one of the top three honorsand no outside control.

3© = one of the top three honorsand one outside control.

3♥ = two of the top three honorsand no outside control.

3´ = two of the top three honorsand one outside control.

3NT = three of the top three honors.(With this holding, you wouldn’t have an

outside king or ace or you would haveopened one of your suit instead of a weaktwo.) Knowing you have a solid trump suit(six headed by AKQ), partner may want totry 3NT with the right hand.

2© = zero or one control.2♥ = two controls (either an ace or

two kings).2´ = three controls (an ace and a king).2NT = three controls (specifically

three kings).3® = four controls (two aces, an ace

and two kings, or four kings).


Unit 491 70th Annual

Seaside SectionalApril 21-23, 2017

A WARM WELCOME TO ALLINTERMEDIATE/NEWCOMERBRIDGE PLAYERS!

• Big 299er games• 99er game on Saturday• Special prizes• Saturday, 5:30 p.m.: Tips for Tops

Director in Charge:Tournament Chairs

[email protected] Chair [email protected]

Hospitality CaddiesI/N Coordinator

Table fees: ACBL members $10 per session; non- and unpaid members $13; under 25, $5.

GOODIES & PRIZES GALORE!SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, APRIL 21.......................

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SATURDAY, APRIL 22 .............................

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SUNDAY, APRIL 23 ..................

.........A team with any player over 2000 plays in Flight A/X;

thereafter all strats determined by average MPs of team so all teams only play similar masterpoint teams.

On the road by 6 p.m.Open Pairs Events – A: 2000+; B: 750-2000; C: 0-750

299er Events – A: 200-300; B: 100-200; C: 0-10099er Events – A: 50-100; B: 20-50; C: 0-20

All pairs strats determined by average MPs of pair.

ACBL District 20 Grand National Teams 2017 Finals

District Finals

National Finals

Sumie Adachi, Kailua Kona HIDennis Alexander, Portland OR

Liz Ashby, Eureka CAEmily Avey, Eugene OR

John Bannister, Otter Rock ORJohn Bartell, Eugene OR

Dave Bechard, Redding CAEric Belden, Tigard OR

Brenda Biermann, Roseburg ORJim Boylan, Salem OR

Lawrence Brennen, Vancouver WAJames Brodhacker, Beaverton OR

Benjamin Bruch, Honululu HIJody Bugg, Vancouver WAChristine Cercone, Bend ORKatarina Clark, Albany OR

Randi Conway, Honolulu HIWarren Ditch Jr., Kaneohe HI

Mary Dodson, Grass Valley CAMary Dreyer, Portland OR

Lauryn Dunn, Neskowin OR

Barbara Durkin, Honolulu HIWilliam Duval, Kailua Kona HI

Ann Endicott, Honolulu HIAnita Fisher, Vancouver WAJerry Fisher, Vancouver WA

Ann Gerling, Medford ORJeffrey Gumer, Lake Oswego OR

Joe Harjung, Portland ORLindsey Horenblas, Portland ORKehau Kali Berquist, Honolulu HI

Fredrick Knostman, Vancouver WAIsabel Knostman, Vancouver WAPenny Knowles, Kailua Kona HI

Mardell Lanfranco, Lake Oswego ORBarbara Liljeqvist, Washougal WA

Daniel Marchegiani, Truckee CADon Martin, Yreka CA

Christina Melies, Albany ORTrish Mikus, Kailua Kona HINancy Miller, Honolulu HIRichard North, Dallas OR

Joyce Pierce, Nevada City CAKaren Rash-Gitner, Portland ORJuliene Richards, Portland OR

Janis Rodden, Honolulu HIJudie Rubert, Neskowin OR

Shirley Schmidt, Beaverton ORLorna Sebastian, Albany OR

Joyce Shigekuni, Kailua Kona HIRoger Suss, Beaverton OR

Carolyn Swearingen, Lake Oswego ORKaren Toyama, Honolulu HILoris Van Pelt, Portland ORPiney Vanriper, Florence ORPaul Walker, Oregon City OR

Betty Walters, Lake Oswego ORKurt Weidner, Kailua Kona HI

Louise Weidner, Kailua Kona HI

NEW ACBL MEMBERS

Welcome!

Jim FlintThe Bidding Toolkit

Taking control with control bids after a two-level openingThe Bidding Toolbox


Friday June 2Stratified Pairs (single session) *New Times*11 a.m.

* 4 p.m. Stratified Pairs (single session)

Eugene SectionalJune 2 4, 2017

Northwest Christian University Morse Event Center

828 E 11th Avenue, Eugene

Directions from 1-5:Take the I-105 exit west toward downtown EugeneTake xit 2 (Eugene City Center, UO)Stay left and proceed south onto Coburg R dGet into the left lane and continue over the bridgeStay in the right lane and go 5 blocksTurn right at the turnout just past Phoenix InnTurn right on E 11th Ave.The parking lot is just ahead on the right

Stratified 199er Pairs (if warranted)

Saturday, June 310 a.m. Stratified Pairs (single session)

3 p.m. Stratified Pairs (single session)

Stratified 199er Pairs (if warranted)

Sunday, June 410 a.m. Stratified Swiss Teams (two sessions)

Second Session – TBA

Teams Stratified by AverageA=1500+ B=500-1500 C=0-500

$10 Per Player Per Session ($13 Unpaid/Non-Members)

Partnerships: Leigh Wells 541-653-8747Local Chair: Judy Nevell 541-228-4652

FRIDAY, June 9, 10:30 a.m. Strati�ed Open Pairs Non LM pairs (0-500, Strati�ed)Novice pairs (0-100, Strati�ed, # of tables permitting)

FRIDAY, June 9, 3:30 p.m. Strati�ed Open Pairs

N on LM pairs (0-500, Strati�ed)Novice pairs (0-100, Strati�ed, # of tables permitting)

SATURDAY, June 10, 10:30 a.m. Strati�ed Open Pairs, 2 session play through (single session pairs welcome)Non LM pairs (0-500, Strati�ed)Novice pairs (0-100, Strati�ed, # of tables permitting)

SATURDAY, June 10, 3:30 p.m. Strati�ed Open Pairs, 2nd session (single session pairs welcome)Non LM pairs (0-500, Strati�ed)Novice pairs (0-100, Strati�ed, # of tables permitting)

SUNDAY, June 11, 10:30 a.m., 2nd session TBA Strati�ighted Swiss Teams (A/X) VPs

Flight A=3000+, X=0-3000 Bracketed 0-2000 Swiss Teams, VPs One session Teams (Non-LM, 0-500), Win/Loss Note: a team with any player over 2000 plays in Flight A/X All strats determined by average MPs of team

PORTLAND SPRING SECTIONALJune 9-11, 2017

Head Director: Je� JacobTournament Manager: Alan Johnson, 971-998-4261, [email protected]

Partnership: Janet Linebarger, 503-523-9860, [email protected]$10 per session. $13 for unpaid and non-ACBL members. Sanction #S1706097

$5 for students under age 26 with student I.D. ($8 if non-member)

FREE Coffee & Snacks ACBL players (0-5)play FREE!

(Non-members, $3)

Montgomery Park2701 NW Vaughn St.Portland, OR 97210(503) 228-7275I-405 to Hwy 30W to Vaughn

Please plan on eating out or bring your own lunch

All open pair strats:A=2000+

B=750-2000C=0-750

All pair strats determined by average MPs of pair,

but AX, BCD and Non-LM MP limits apply.

JUNIOR MASTERSConnie Anderson, Chico CAGeorge Block, Lake Oswego ORRobert Brewer, Portland ORPat Carroll, Tualatin ORMarvin Cohen, Kihei HISharron Cosby, Eugene ORYvonne Evans, Portland ORBarbara Eyerly, Bend ORCarol Field, Corvallis ORJeffrey Foote, Portland ORFredrick Goll, Salem ORValerie Hanseth, Bend ORWayne Harrison, Vancouver WATimothy Heilman, Portland ORNancy Hornshuh, Cannon Beach ORJayne James, Eagle IDMark Jansa, Portland ORLarry Jessie, Portland ORIrene Jue, Astoria ORKeith Kalway, Honolulu HIManuel Karlin, Portland ORJames Klapmeier, Kailua Kona HIJane Lackey, Corvallis ORDavid Larsen, Honolulu HIRamon Lopez, Yuba City CAJane Mannex, Gearhart ORNancy Mittelstadt, Portland ORAngela Nord, Albany ORRandy Puseman, Astoria ORSusan Raines, Corvallis ORStacy Rutledge, Vancouver WAJohn Schmidt, Arcata CAHarold Shrader, Bend ORElizabeth Scully, Portland ORAlexandra Smith, Bend ORGina Swenson, Bandon ORSandra Waddle, Brookings ORNick Warden, Corvallis OR

CLUB MASTERSGretchen Armstrong, Kalama WABill Bergmark, Bend ORMary Jo Bergstrom, Medford ORRobert Brewer, Portland ORMichael Buchbinder, Lincoln City ORValerie Caldwell, Corvallis ORAlfred Deichsel, Longview WAShermin Emre, Chico CAJacqueline Fitzgerald, Portland ORChris Fitzgibbons, Bend ORJanet Gardner, Bend OR

Monte Garrett, Beaverton ORDolores Glaze, Brookings ORSylvia Hearing, Portland ORDixie Kroupa, Lake Oswego ORWilliam Kurz, Shingletown CACheryl Maderazo, Boise IDBill McCormack, Lake Oswego ORAnn McMahon, Portland ORFred Nelson, Redding CAMargaret Nielsen, Grass Valley CAAndrew Ono, Salem ORJean-Pierre Perchellet, Salem OR

Michael Peterson, Corvallis ORIrwin Roberts, Astoria ORGregory Said, Boise IDLinda Scott, Portland ORThomas Shaffer, Beaverton ORSandra Waddle, Brookings ORGalen Willardson, Millville CA

SECTIONAL MASTERSChita Becker, Portland ORMary Ann Beelart, Corvallis ORMarvin Buff, Kailua HIBunt Burkhalter, Lahaina HIJane Cooper, Oregon House CADenise Cox, Eugene ORRobert Cram, Oregon City ORWendell Enders, Redding CAMary Flynn, Honolulu HIVirginia Griffiths, Vancouver WASusan Haacke, Roseburg ORBarbara Hopson, Redding CASusan Kaneta, Kailua Kona HIRobin Messenheimer, Pahoa HIRyan Porter, Brookings OREleanor Ramsey, Kailua Kona HISandee Rose, Cave Junction ORMary Sayler, Vancouver WALaura Shi, Corvallis ORKaren Stone, Portland ORRoger Thomas, West Linn ORRose White, Kailua Kona HIRichard Zier, Vancouver WA

REGIONAL MASTERSSally Anderson, Portland ORWilliam Barrese, Waldport ORBeverly Fraser, Boise IDLisa Korick, Vancouver WAKathleen Moore, Jacksonville ORNaomi Nortman, Honolulu HIGeorge Oleary, Portland ORBetsy Ovitt, Eugene ORKay Pankratz, La Center WAKelly Sandulli, Kamuela HIAnne Savaria, Portland ORMolly Schwabe, Vancouver WAJeff Speer, Redding CAGinni Van Cleave, Honolulu HIGreg Wilson, Boise IDKen Wood, Longview WA

NABC MASTERSE. Arthur, Rockaway Beach ORCraig Cooley, West Linn ORJudith Curry, Kailua HILisa Derock, Princeville HIWilliam Fry, Portland ORJanet Landesberg, Vancouver WAAlden Sprowles, McKinleyville CASusan Owens, Salem ORBob Shuken, Auburn CAJudith Wilkinson, Portland OR

ADVANCED NABC MASTERSBenjamin Levy, Vancouver WA

BRONZE LIFE MASTERSC. Arnold, Portland ORDaniel Berman, Honolulu HILarry Denneau Jr., Honolulu HILinda Echtenkamp, Boise IDEdward Goldman, Ashland ORDick Jarvinen, Corvallis ORKathi Marcus, Lake Oswego OR

SILVER LIFE MASTERSGary Crupper, Boise IDKathie Dunn, Kurtistown HICheryl Glaza, Kaneohe HIJean Johansson, Portland ORRene Morand, Grass Valley CAJoe White, Grants Pass ORJim Wiser, Portland ORDavid Wong, Honolulu HI

RUBY LIFE MASTERSRenee Ferrera, Portland ORMing Lee, Honolulu HIRobert Liu, Honolulu HITom McKenna, Eugene OR

GOLD LIFE MASTERSBill Lawrence, Clackamas ORVernon Nafus, Boise IDCharles Rethlefsen, Corvallis ORLarry Smith, Redmond ORBob Wierman, Anderson CA

SAPPHIRE LIFE MASTERSSuzanne Cook, McKinleyville CACam Meyer, Bend OR

Barbara BallPortland OR

Mike GreenYamhill OR

Terry NagelEugene OR

Jane SwyneburgCannon Beach OR

New Life Masters

Congratulations!

DISTRICT 20 RANK CHANGES

Submit Life Master photosDon’t wait for us to ask! Upon reaching Life Master, all District 20 players are invitedto send a photo for the Trumpet to [email protected]. Proud partners andfriends at the club can also snap a picture of a new Life Master and send it to us. Just make sure to send it in a large file size.


Klamath FallsTop GunSectional

June 16-18, 2017Elmer’s Restaurant - Banquet Hall3030 S. 6th St · Klamath Falls, OR 97603, (541)882-1881

Entry fee:

Friday STRATIFIED PAIRS:June 16 A = 1500+ B = 500-1500 C = 0-500

1st Single Session.......................2nd Single Session........................

Saturday STRATIFIED PAIRS:June 17 A = 1500+ B = 500-1500 C = 0-500

1st Session..................................2nd Session...................................(may play only one session)

Sunday STRATIFIED SWISS TEAMS:June 18 A = 1500+ B = 500-1500 C = 0-500

1st Session.................................2nd Session.............................

Bobby Thompson541-331-0524

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930 Plymouth Drive NEKeizer, ORUnit

490

Salem Summer Sectional

11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Friday morning/Saturday strats: 0-750, 750-2000, 2000+*3-table minimum; if no 299er Pairs, strats are 0-500, 500-1500, 1500+)

(New players with 0-5 masterpoints play for free)

11 a.m. and TBAT

Flight AX (A=3000+, X=0-3000), Flight A plays separatelyFlight BCD (B=1000-1500, C=500-1000, D=0-500)

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Director:Tournament Contact:

Partnerships:

Salem Bridge Club:

KevinKacmarynski

hosts a special free reception

for 299ers between sessions

on Saturday, June 24. There will be snacks and ice cream

and lots of discussion about

your favorite game.

Free coffee and cookiesLunch available between sessions Sunday

$9 per player per session • $12 unpaid or non-ACBL member

I love holding hands that I can bid, es-pecially when I get to bid first. When Ipick up a lovely hand like the one belowand somebody opens in front of me, ittruly irks me. One night I had that happenmultiple times. This is the first example.And I love my aces! How dare they?So I pick up:

Á 9 ♥A 7 6 ©A 6 ®J 9 8 7 4 3.

And that dang right-hand opponentopens my suit, 1®. And then his partnerhas the audacity to say, “Could be short.” I

have no bid! If I bid2®, my partner thinksthat I have majors. SoI pass, thinking maybelater that I can comeback in with clubs. Myleft-hand opponent bids1´, my partner passes,and I hear an aston-ishing 2® on my right. I think I know where

at least 11 of the clubsare, so I cannot leadthis suit. Which ace

should I lay down on the lead? Then I hear2© on my left, and then 2NT on my right.Then 3© on my left, pass, 3NT (should Idouble?). To recap, the auction:

Opp Partner Opp Me1® Pass

1´ Pass 2® Pass2© Pass 2NT Pass3© Pass 3NT All Pass

What is the shape of the hand on myleft? What is the shape on my right? Misfithands are no fun and they were not happy

with each other.I find it more irksome when I am in

fourth seat and happy with my hand untilthe opponents start bidding. I hear 1® tomy left, my partner passes, and my right-hand opponent bids 1´. Now I am trulyannoyed because I have so many points:

Á K 3 2 ♥A Q 6 ©6 4 ®K 9 8 7.This was how the auction progressed:

Opp Partner Opp Me1® Pass 1´ 1NT2© Pass 2NT All Pass

I have both opponents’ suits stopped, soat my first turn I bid 1NT. It is a bidder’sgame, so they tell me. Undaunted, the opener bids 2© (dang,

my ®K just went down in value asopener’s sequence showed a real clubsuit, with four diamonds and longerclubs.) And I hear 2NT on my right. Of course, I am on lead. It could have

been worse — I could be playing 1NTdoubled! You know how many points mypartner has. These big fourth-seat hands are killing

me. I pick up this hand:Á Q 10 9 ♥K 7 6 4 ©K 6 ®Q 8 7.My LHO opens 1♥ and my RHO says 1´.

The owl says to review what I know andtry to be logical.So I am trying to remind myself that if I

have majors and they are bidding majors,maybe they have a misfit and I just needto wait in the woods for them to get intotrouble. But I cannot help myself. I havean opening hand, so I double. Openerpasses and my partner bids 2® (at leastit’s my three-card suit). Right hand oppo-

nent bids 3®. Hmm, should I double?I decide to pass and see what happens.

3NT happens on my left, and 4♥ is bid onmy right. This was the layout:

Dlr: West ´5 4 2Vul: E–W ♥2

©A 10 9 3® J 10 5 4 2

´7 ´K J 8 6 3♥Q J 9 8 3 ♥A 10 5©Q 7 2 © J 8 5 4®A K 9 3 ®6

Á Q 10 9♥K 7 6 4©K 6®Q 8 7

Opp Partner Opp Me1♥ Pass 1´ DblPass 2® 3®(!) Pass3NT Pass 4♥ All Pass

When they are bidding your suits, I guessI will just practice that four-letter word: pass.

D20 I/N Coordinator Margi Redden canbe reached at [email protected].

Margi ReddenD20 I/N Coordinator

Owl’s AdviceHand No. 1 — Passing in a live auction is

usually a good idea if you have your values intheir suits.

Hand No. 2 — Most partnerships do notplay 1NT following bids by both opponentsto be notrump values with a balanced hand.Do you really want to be playing 1NT whenyou can never get to partner’s hand?

Hand No. 3 — Sometimes youropponents will reward you for bizarrebidding, but you cannot count on it.

Sometimes a strong hand doesn’t get to bid

The IN! CrowdFor Intermediate/Newcomer Players

NAP and GNT stand for NorthAmerican Pairs and Grand NationalTeams. They are held at the Springand Summer NABCs, respectively. Unlike most events at NABCs, pairs

and teams must qualify at the clublevel and then win their district finalsto participate in NAP or GNT at thenationals. Winning pairs and teamsget subsidies, providing compensa-tion for players to attend the nationalevent and represent their district. Because our district covers a large

area, District 20 has held district fi-nals since 2012 online so that play-ers would not have to travel longdistances to play face to face. These are regionally rated events,

paying red points at the club leveland gold at the district and nationalfinals. They were created in the1970s to provide more opportunitiesfor players of various levels to com-pete in national events. There are four flights for teams:© Championship Flight — unlimited

masterpoints.© Flight A — no player can have more

than 6000 masterpoints.© Flight B — no player can have more

than 2500 masterpoints.© Flight C — non-Life Master players

with less than 500 masterpoints.For NAP, there are three flights,

with the same limits for B and C.NAP play at the NABC consists of

two qualifying sessions and two finalsessions. The GNT competition is afive-day event for teams making it allthe way to the finals — a qualifyingtwo-session Swiss teams, thenknockout matches eliminate half ofthe remaining teams each day.

I/N players: Nationalevents are for you, too

What’s a GNT?

A recent graduate of my beginner classcalled with a problem that happenedduring play in a 299er game. His partnermade a bid and right-hand opponentasked the meaning of the bid. With onlytwo or three games under his belt, thathad never happened to him before.The question intimidated him so much

that he decided to pass! (Sigh.) I amhappy that the student called with hisconcerns. Let me clarify, that:

1. Opponents havethe right to ask aboutthe meaning of bidsat their turn to bid.2. If you don’t

know the meaning ofthe bid, it is OK tosay, “I don’t know.”3. Never ever make

a ruling at the table.Any procedural ques-tions a player has dur-ing play warrants adirector call.

This brings to light that as bridgeteachers to newcomers, our jobs go be-yond just teaching bidding, play of handor defense. We want to get them involvedin playing in duplicate games, so thatmeans we become their counselors, com-forters and cheerleaders.We have to explain that the director is

a good person. Don’t take it personally ifyou get the director called to your table,and for heaven’s sake don’t be afraid tocall the director. Newcomers also needhelp understanding the lingo of strats,stop and alert cards, and the many othernuances of a competitive game.One of things that helps with the tran-

sition to their first game is to give them afilled-out convention card. To a beginner,a blank convention card looks like theIRS 1040 long form. The ACBL has a “fatfree” convention card that I have foundto be a helpful handout.At acbl.org, scroll to the bottom and

find the link to “Convention Cards” underthe Tournaments heading. This page con-tains links to several sample conventioncards and card editors; near the top is theone labeled “fat free.” My new studentsseem pleased to have that piece of oner-ous paperwork taken care of so they canconcentrate on the play in their first game. If they are really afraid to play in a

game, they can be invited to simply comekibitz a game. This gives them an oppor-tunity to see a game in progress withoutthe pressure of actually participating. GeeGee Walker shared that she tried this andit helped to transition her more timid stu-dents to playing in a sanctioned game. Do you have any ideas you like to use

to help new students transition into sanc-tioned games? Please share them with me!

Deborah Lackey can be reached at [email protected].

Our Grand National Teams online fi-nals are coming up soon. The champi-onship and B flights are on April 29–30while flights A and C are on May 6–7.Please look at the D20 website for com-plete information about the conditionsof contest and schedules.We have made a lot of im-

provements this past year thatshould result in smoother run-ning contests. In Seaside we hada training session on how to useBridge Base Online. One of ourplayers, Benjamin Levy, learnedenough to qualify for a spot inthe NAP finals in Kansas City.We had another BBO training

session at the Oregon Trail Re-gional in February. We also ran aBBO practice event the week before theNAP finals and plan on another beforethe GNT finals.As more players gain experience using

BBO in tournament settings, play will be-come smoother for everybody. Also im-proving the experience are betterequipment at our hosting sites, betterpersonal computers and software, as wellas more experienced directors and coor-dinators.

Last fall, two pairs from Corvallis(Eileen Boal – Mark Rowe and EileenMilligan – Mary Alice Seville) decided toplay in our NAP online finals. These pairsfound an approved venue and monitor.They had a good experience, including a

home-cooked dinner, withouthaving to travel across the dis-trict. They were playing locallywhile competing regionally. I amsure their experience was madebetter by the 12 gold points Boaland Rowe won along with theirqualification to represent District20 at the Kansas City NABC.I hope that more groups of

players decide to host venues intheir own areas so they don’thave to travel across mountains,

rivers and oceans. Last fall we had smallvenues in Bend, Chico, Corvallis, NevadaCity, Redding and Roseburg.I hope these venues expand and ac-

commodate additional local pairs. OurHonolulu venue expanded to twice itsprevious size. We have room for morevenues in Klamath Falls, Kona, the Mid-Columbia area, Salem and Seaside. Wecan grow our tournament until every-body who wants to play can play locally

while competing regionally.Our venue hosts are to be congratu-

lated. It takes a bit of courage but the re-sponsibilities are not too onerous.A host must provide a reliable Internet

connection for the players and have amonitor to assure that nobody getsunauthorized information. In all but thesmallest venues, the monitors get freeplays and the hosts get an expense reim-bursement.The monitors never make bridge rul-

ings. Rulings are handled by the ACBLdirectors. It is as if you hosted a bridgeparty for your friends but you all playedon the computer instead of face to face. Iwill post more detailed information onthe D20 website.

Hal Montgomery can be reached at [email protected].


The Emerald Empire

Regional Educational Festival

presents...

Deborah LackeyD20 Education Liaison

HalMontgomery

NA Events Coordinator

NAP and GNT Teachers’ Corner

Everyone should play online in GNT

Total masterpoints: 6332.36 earned by 467 players.Total attendance: 1004 tables.

1 102.06 Ron Smith, Chicago IL102.06 Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL102.06 David Grainger, Etobicoke ON

4 93.81 Godfrey Chang, Honolulu HI5 86.15 Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL6 83.81 John Sutherlin, Dallas TX7 79.74 Alan Arakawa, Kahului HI8 78.37 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL9 75.04 Harry Rogers, Wailuku HI

10 74.51 Judy Rimer, Kihei HI11 69.81 Norton Rimer, Kihei HI12 67.77 Gary Soules, Elk Grove CA13 63.32 Laura Kenney, San Rafael CA

63.32 Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA63.32 Dave Westfall, Spokane WA63.32 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA

17 62.48 Everett Fukushima, Aiea HI18 61.79 Richard Williams, San Carlos CA

61.79 Jody Williams, San Carlos CA20 55.66 Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas TX21 52.84 June Keith, New Westminster BC22 50.79 Mark Bennett, Honolulu HI23 48.46 Julie Smith, Vancouver BC24 47.25 Robert Liu, Honolulu HI25 47.15 Ronald Resnick, Kula HI

47.15 Jack Patnode, Kula HI

27 46.17 Christopher Young, San Diego CA28 45.62 Jan Soules, Elk Grove CA29 42.36 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo, Japan30 40.45 Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI31 37.43 Alan Kosansky, Kailua HI32 35.85 Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA

35.85 Liliane Kirchhoff, La Mesa CA34 34.88 Thomas Lum, Honolulu HI35 34.70 Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA

34.70 Morris Chang, Santa Clara CA37 34.68 John Grantham, Bentonville AR38 34.18 Jim Johnsen, San Mateo CA39 34.10 Jean Groome, Delta BC40 34.02 Gary Donner, Bluffton SC

34.02 Donna Rodwell, Clearwater FL...50 31.19 Thomas Fagan, Kailua HI

31.19 Katie Fagan, Kailua HI...53 29.84 Robert Fontana, Kula HI54 29.67 Cherilyn Young, Honolulu HI55 28.04 Loring Harkness III, Kilauea HI...57 27.60 Mary Farrell, Honolulu HI...62 26.60 Howard Co, Honolulu HI

26.60 Barbara Linn, Honolulu HI...69 24.67 Ronald Wong, Honolulu HI...76 22.76 Dileep Bal, Kapaa HI...81 21.52 Muriel Stitt, Honolulu HI...87 21.13 Wilfred Motokane Jr., Honolulu HI

21.13 Richard S.H. Wong, Honolulu HI89 21.03 Stuart Vance, Kapaa HI...92 20.16 Patti Moore, Kalaheo HI...99 19.10 Mary Cornelius, Portland OR

19.10 Ken Cornelius, Portland OR101 19.01 Lisa Derock, Princeville HI

19.01 Douglas McCalla, Kalaheo HI103 18.73 Anna Sung, Honolulu HI...106 17.61 Carolyn Adams, Steilacoom WA

17.61 Bert Adams, Steilacoom WA108 17.21 Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI109 17.20 Merlin Vilhauer, Beaverton OR

17.20 Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR111 17.17 Bruce Martin, Paia HI112 17.15 Gary Rosenthal, Kailua HI...115 17.10 Yoonji Kim, Honolulu HI

17.10 Leo Williams, Honolulu HI...119 16.67 Martin Leftik, Honolulu HI...121 16.56 Kathleen Manchuk, Kihei HI

16.56 Greg Manchuk, Kihei HI123 16.51 Sam Aucoin, Honolulu HI...125 15.76 James Keefe, Honolulu HI...134 14.90 Steven Pessin, Eugene OR

14.90 Ginny Stark, Eugene OR136 14.80 Joseph Williams, Princeville HI

14.80 Ann Williams, Princeville HI138 14.74 Arun Savara, Honolulu HI...

140 13.98 Jean Johansson, Portland OR...143 13.89 Mitsuko Kodama, Mililani HI...147 13.32 Bob Frank, Eugene OR...149 13.28 Margaret Cooling, Honolulu HI...152 13.16 Jim Cheney, Hilo HI153 13.12 Patricia Montgomery, Honokaa HI154 13.10 Pamela Hughes, Roseville CA155 13.09 Lester Kodama, Mililani HI156 12.80 Wallace Young, Honolulu HI157 12.74 Iris Chung, Honolulu HI...162 12.54 Lily Johannessen, Honolulu HI...170 11.93 Nancy Baker, Honolulu HI171 11.84 Larry Denneau Jr., Honolulu HI...181 11.45 Maurice Fujimoto, Honolulu HI...185 11.29 Gay Yamagiwa, Honolulu HI186 11.16 Mary Lou Moriarty, Portland OR

11.16 Marc Franklin, Portland OR...190 11.06 Catherine Hess, Kaneohe HI...192 10.88 Vicki Sutton, Honolulu HI193 10.76 Peggy Sullivan, Honolulu HI...195 10.44 Marion McLaren, Honolulu HI...198 10.34 Etsuko Kamo, Honolulu HI...202 10.26 Rick Wall, Honolulu HI...207 9.49 Susan Brown, Ocean View HI...215 9.04 Elsa Wixom, Honolulu HI

HAWAII REGIONAL RESULTS

‘Fat free’ versiondemystifies theconvention cardDistrict 20 GNT

Championship April 29–30Flight A May 6–7Flight B April 30Flight C May 7

Register by April 21 at acbld20.org. See ad page 5 for more information.

NAP representativesPairs accepting bids to play in the Kansas City NABC

Flight A1 Rich Carle, Longview WA – Mark Bennett, Honolulu HI 2 Linda Redman – Jean Johansson, Portland OR3 Hal Montgomery, Portland OR – Jeff Taylor, Eugene OR

Flight B1 Paul Wrigley, Troutdale OR – Amy Casanova, Portland OR 2 Mark Rowe, Philomath OR – Eileen Boal, Albany OR 3 Thomas Fagan – Katie Fagan, Kailua, HI4 Ray Robert, Portland OR – Rick Prouser, Lake Oswego OR

Flight C1 Phyllis Sutter, West Linn OR – Janice Smith, Portland OR2 Beverly Fraser – Greg Wilson, Boise ID3 Paula Koeller – Viola Wax, Portland OR4 Janet Clemmons, Hillsboro OR – Deanne Takasumi, Tigard OR


Rogue Valley RegionalMay 15-21, 2017 • Inn at the Commons, Medford, Ore.

Schedule

: Matt Koltnow

: Judy Davis, 503-351-7076; [email protected]

: Gee Gee Walker, 541-292-3474; [email protected]

Tournament contacts

Spotlight on Intermediate and New Players!

A special table is hosted by the District 20 I/N Coordinator: Margi [email protected]; 503-239-0218. In addition to our regular events, wehave workshops and special events designed for newer players.2

2 p m workshops on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with gifts for

Workshops

Exclusive I/N Events

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: Open/2500/1250. 750/300/200. : A: 2000+; B: 750-2000; C: 0-750.

A: 100-300; B: 50-100; C: 0-50. A: 3000; X: 0-3000 (plays alone, 20 VP).

0-2000; Teams play in small groups by masterpoint range; gold points in each bracket. based on top player’s total. Thereafter, strats determined by average of pair or team.

Allowed in stand-alone Flight A/AX & top bracket of KOs (except Compact). to opponents’ 1NT openings allowed in all events. may be handicapped. Indicates Newcomer/Intermediate games

Stratifications

Table feesACBL members, $12; non- and unpaid members, $16; under age 26, $5.

Gold Pairs: 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday;

10 a.m. Thursday; 299er Swiss Teams: 3 p.m. Thursday.

• 299er Swiss Team on Thursday at 3 p m.• I/N party between sessions on Friday.• Partners available: Gee Gee Walker

292-3474 o [email protected]• Winner prizes and pictures every session.

Indicates Intermediate/Newcomer events: Look for theschedule to find exclusive I/N events.

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Special Events

Explore the scenic Rogue Valley!Medford is the gateway to the

plays available during the regional in Ashland, near Medford: Shakespeare in Love, Julius Caesar, Mojada, Henry IV Part 1, Hannah & The

Dread Gazebo. 1-800-219-8161; www.osfashland.org

Ashland Wine Trail: https://is.gd/oDIaFiApplegate Wine Tasting: www.applegatewinetrail.com

Bear Creek Wineries: www.BearCreekWineries.comSouthern Oregon Wine Association: www.sorwa.org

And many other activities!

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Table fees: ACBL members $1 ;non and unpaid $1 ; under age 26 $5.

Stratifications Pairs: Open/2500 . Gold Pairs: 750/300/ 00

Stratified Events: A: 2000+; B: 750-2000; C: 0-750299er Events: A: 100-300; B: 50-100; C: 0-50

Strati-Flighted Swiss Teams A: 3000; X: 0-3000 Swiss Teams:

Eligibilty for flighted events based on top player’s total. Thereafter, stratsdetermined by average of pair or team.

Midchart conventions:Allowed in stand alone FlightA/ X & top bracket of KOs (except Compact). Midchart defenses to opponents’ 1NT openings allowed in all events.KO with 1 bracket may be handicapped.

5 KO events2 Gold Pair events

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Gold PairsGrants Pass Side Game Series7:30 p mMedford Bracketed KOsEvening Bracketed KOsKlamath Falls Side Game Series 1 of 5

WEDNESDAY MAY 1310 a mMemorial Bracketed KOs 1 of 4Rogue Valley Stratified Pairs 1 of 2Grants Pass Side Game Series 3 of 5

299er Stratified Pairs Single session3 p mMemorial Bracketed KOs 2 of 4Rogue Valley Stratified Pairs 2 of 2Phoenix Stratified Swiss Teams Single sessionGrants Pass Side Game Series 4 of 5

299er Stratified Pairs Single session7:30 p mEvening Bracketed KOs 2 of 3Klamath Falls Side Game Series 2 of 5

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299er Swiss TeamsAshland Side Game Series7:30 p mEvening Bracketed KOsKlamath Falls Side Game Series 3 of 5

FRIDAY MAY 15

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10 a mJacksonville Bracketed KOsStratified Open PairsAshland Side Game Series

299er Stratified Pairs3 p mJacksonville Bracketed KOsStratified Open PairsAshland Side Game SeriesStratified Swiss Teams

299er Stratified Pairs7:30 p mKlamath Falls Side Game SeriesJacksonville Stratified Swiss Teams 1 of 2

SATURDAY MAY 16

3 of 41 of 21 of 21 of 24 of 5

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10 a mJacksonville Bracketed KOsCompact Bracketed KOsA/B Pairs

Gold PairsAshland Side Game Series3 p mJacksonville Bracketed KOsCompact Bracketed KOsA/B Pairs

Gold PairsAshland Side Game SeriesStratified Swiss Teams7:30 p mKlamath Falls Side Game SeriesJacksonville Stratified Swiss Teams 2 of 2

SUNDAY MAY 1710 a m and TBAStrati-Flighted Swiss Teams Two sessions

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MONDAY May 15MONDAY May 15MONDAY May 15MONDAY May 15MONDAY May 157 . .............................Stratified Open Charity Pairs (1 session)

(part of the Grants Pass Side Game Series) (1 of 5)............................Stratified Charity Swiss Teams (1 session)

TUESDTUESDTUESDTUESDTUESDAAAAAY MaY MaY MaY MaY Ma y 1y 1y 1y 1y 16666610 ............................................Klamath Falls Bracketed KOs

(winners continue at 3; and 10 & 3 Wednesday) & 3 ...................................... Gold Pairs (2 sessions) & .....................Three Strat Open Pairs (2 sessions)..............................Grants Pass Side Game Series (2 of 5)

................................Grants Pass Side Game Series (3 of 5).......................................Stratified Swiss Teams (1 session)

WEDNESDWEDNESDWEDNESDWEDNESDWEDNESDAAAAAY MaY MaY MaY MaY Ma y 1y 1y 1y 1y 177777 & ...................................... Gold Pairs (2 sessions) & .....................Three Strat Open Pairs (2 sessions)..............................Grants Pass Side Game Series (4 of 5)

................................Grants Pass Side Game Series (5 of 5)

THURSDAY May 18THURSDAY May 18THURSDAY May 18THURSDAY May 18THURSDAY May 18.....................................................Medford Bracketed KOs

(winners continue at 3 ; and 10 & 3 Friday)..................................... 299er Stratified Pairs (1 session) & ........................Stratified Open Pairs (2 sessions).............................Rogue Valley Side Game Series (1 of 6)

...............................Rogue Valley Side Game Series (2 of 6)........................... 299er Stratified Swiss Teams (1 session)........................................Stratified Swiss Teams (1 session)

FRIDAY May 19FRIDAY May 19FRIDAY May 19FRIDAY May 19FRIDAY May 19 & ....................................... Gold Pairs (2 sessions) & ......................Three Strat Open Pairs (2 sessions).............................Rogue Valley Side Game Series (3 of 6)

...............................Rogue Valley Side Game Series (4 of 6)

SSSSSAAAAATURDTURDTURDTURDTURDAAAAAY MaY MaY MaY MaY May 20y 20y 20y 20y 20....................................................Compact Bracketed KOs

(winners continue at 3) & ........... .. ............. Gold Pairs (2 sessions) & . .....................Three Strat Open Pairs (2 sessions).............................Rogue Valley Side Game Series (5 of 6)

...............................Rogue Valley Side Game Series (6 of 6).......................................Stratified Swiss Teams (1 session)

SUNDSUNDSUNDSUNDSUNDAAAAAY MaY MaY MaY MaY May 2y 2y 2y 2y 2 11111 & TBA....... ....Strati-Flighted A/X Swiss Teams (2 sessions) & TBA.............Bracketed Flight B Swiss Teams (2 sessions)

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55555444441-71-71-71-71-779-5879-5879-5879-5879-581111111111Room rate s:Room rates:Room rates:Room rate s:Room rates: $89 single & double. Roomblock cut off date is May 2, 2017 or whenblock is full.ComplimentComplimentComplimentComplimentComplimentarararararyy y y y breakfast buffet, Wi-fi,discounts to Larks restaurant, and hotelparking. (Event parking available at the publicparking lot adjacent to the hotel.)

DIRECTOR IN CHARGEDIRECTOR IN CHARGEDIRECTOR IN CHARGEDIRECTOR IN CHARGEDIRECTOR IN CHARGEMatt Koltnow

TOURNAMENT MANAGERTOURNAMENT MANAGERTOURNAMENT MANAGERTOURNAMENT MANAGERTOURNAMENT MANAGERJudy Davis; 503-351-7076

PARTNERSHIPSPARTNERSHIPSPARTNERSHIPSPARTNERSHIPSPARTNERSHIPSGee Gee Walker; 541-292-3474

STRATIFICATIONSSTRATIFICATIONSSTRATIFICATIONSSTRATIFICATIONSSTRATIFICATIONS Indicates Intermediate/Newcomer events.

Three StratThree Strat Pairs:Three Strat Pairs:Three Strat Pairs:Three Strat Pairs: Pairs: Open/2000/1250. Gold Pairs:Gold Pairs:Gold Pairs:Gold Pairs:Gold Pairs: 750/300/200.Stratified Events:Stratified Events:Stratified Events:Stratified Events:Stratified Events:A: 2000+; B: 750-2000; C: 0-750

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A: 3000; X: 0-3000. (Plays alone; 20 VP)

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: Allowed in standalone Flight A/AX & top bracket of KOs (exceptCompact). to s’ 1NT openings allowed in all events.KO with 1 bracket KO with 1 bracket KO with 1 bracket KO with 1 bracket KO with 1 bracket may be handicapped.

: ACBL members $12;non and unpaid $16; under age 26 $5.

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Oregon Shakespeare FestivalPlays available during the regional

Guys and DollsMuch Ado About Nothing

Fingersmith1-800-219-8161;

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The Elizabethan open air theatre at the worldfamous Oregon Shakespeare Festival at

Ashland near Medford.

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Hellgate Jet Boat Rides Klamath Basin Birding Trails River Rafting Cycling & Hiking Britt Classical Under the Stars

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Medford is located close to the Rogue Valley andApplegate Valley wine re

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• Director Jeff Jacob

• The ever popular OIT professor Randall Paul

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A special table is hosted by the District 20 I/N Coordinator: Margi [email protected]; 503-239-0218. In addition to our regular events, wehave workshops and special events designed for newer players.2 p m workshops on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with gifts for

attending!

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Gold PairsTues. 10 and 3Sat. 10 and 3(750 MP player limit;gold point awards)299er Stratified PairsWed. 10 and 3Fri. 10 and 3299er Swiss TeamsThur. 3 pm

Southern Oregon Winery Tours

Pelican Parade at Klamath Lake Hellgate Jet Boat Excursions

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Irva Kay Neyhart

As if that wasn’t enough, Neyhart is alsosaid to be generous with her time when itcomes to helping out new players. “Shecame down to EBC and taught a class forus on declarer play,” says Don Marsh. “Itwas one the best received things ever.”

Neyhart herself says she loves teachingand loves bridge, so it only made sense toput the two together. Neyhart teachesevery Friday night after the game at theCorvallis club, and occasionally she offersworkshops. “I hope to do more teachingafter I retire,” says Neyhart, a CPA whomaintains a practice in Corvallis. “I justneed more hours in the day!”

In addition to teaching, Neyhart goesabove and beyond for her club in a varietyof ways. “She was instrumental in plan-ning and bringing to fruition a plan to oc-cupy permanent space for the CorvallisDuplicate Bridge Club,” says Rick Garvin.“This allowed the expansion of club gamesfrom nine games per month to our cur-rent 28 games.”

So, how in the heck did Neyhart man-age to earn 800 masterpoints in each ofthe past two years and win the Ace ofClubs while taking on so many additionalresponsibilities at her local clubs? Neyhartsays it comes down to two things: havingmore time to play and having good part-ners. “I have been very fortunate thatsome of the more experienced playershave been willing to play with me,” shesays. “I learn a lot each time I play. That isone of the things I love about duplicate isthe continual learning.” It’s those partnersand their willingness to play often thathelped her win the Ace of Clubs. “After Irealized that I was within reach in my cat-egory nationally for this award, I decidedto set as a goal for 2016 to try and win,”she says. “I played a lot in November andDecember and had great partners whowere willing to go to club games with mewhenever we could.”

But when you have someone as likableat the table as Neyhart, it’s not surprisingothers were willing to join her at the dropof a hat. Marsh calls her a “top-flightplayer,” noting her bridge-playing behavioras a standout. “She is such a great ambas-sador for the game because of her de-meanor at the table,” Marsh says. “I findher to be an incredibly ethical player. Andwe all know that we need more – not less– of that quality in all our players.”

But maybe Neyhart’s most surprisingquality? Her penchant for giving great ad-vice. “She can be a person of few words,but what is true, you can count on whatshe says,” Marsh notes. “When I have folksat the club ask me a bridge question, I al-ways say, ‘Ask Irva.’ In fact, that should bea new column for the Trumpet – Ask Irva.”

Lily JohannessenOur next nominee has been described

by Muriel Stitt as a “smart, funny and verygenerous individual who has been some-thing of a goodwill ambassador for Hon-olulu Unit 470 over the years.”

Lily Johannessen is originally fromHawaii, but lived in Scandinavia for 36years. She returned to the islands in 2006after retiring from her job with the Scandi-navian Airlines. Johannessen learned toplay bridge in 1988 when introduced tothe game in Norway. As she became moreactive, she got acquainted with club own-ers who needed backup directors whenthey went on vacation. That led Johan-nessen to become a certified ACBL direc-tor, and her passion only picked up fromthere.

“I don’t think I’ve ever met another per-son who is as willing to help and volunteerfor anything that needs to be done or whofinds as much joy in the game as Lily,”says Stitt, who moved to Hawaii in 2004with her husband and soon became veryinvolved with bridge activities there. “Iheard about Lily almost immediately aftermy arrival and we have been very goodfriends in the 10-plus years since we met,”she says.

Stitt has watched Johannessen take onleadership role after leadership role overthe years, admiring her ability to go aboveand beyond for the bridge community.“Lily has been in charge of hospitality atthe Hawaii Regional for many years, sheserves on the Unit 470 board of directors,has represented Hawaii in District 20 andhas been a great help with partnershipsand with scheduling our unit club games,”Stitt explains. Johannessen is now takingover partnership responsibility for the re-gional. In addition to her leadership roles,Johannessen also lends her time to teachothers. “Lily loves the game of bridge andshe has been very generous with her time,mentoring and playing with less experi-enced players, helping them to improvetheir skills,” Stitt notes.

Merle Stetser agrees, saying “Lily has a‘can do’ attitude and is always willing tocheerfully help do whatever is needed.”And Johannessen is also active in the air-line bridge league, which meets all overthe world for tournaments.

But it’s her positive attitude that makesJohannessen a true standout at thebridge table. “She’s a friendly, worldlybridge partner and opponent,” saysStetser. Stitt can’t say enough goodthings, noting Johannessen “is fiercelycompetitive at the bridge table but she isalways pleasant and brings laughter wher-ever she goes.”

When asked how it feels to receive aGoodwill nomination, Johannessen says,“It is a terrific honor for me to be includedin this prestigious group. Mahalo nui loa!”

Stitt thinks Johannessen couldn’t bemore deserving. “Lily is an integral part ofour bridge community in Hawaii and weare very lucky to have her here.”

Nancy JonskeOur next nominee is best known for her

school bridge program where she helpsteach the game to middle schoolers. Butthat’s just a piece of Nancy Jonske’s good-will recognition. Ginny Kopacz first metJonske at a bridge camp in Seaside about10 years ago. “Immediately I found her tobe a very warm, positive and encouragingindividual,” Kopacz describes. “It was be-cause of people like Nancy that I wantedto take duplicate lessons.”

Jonske first started playing bridge in themid-’70s and finally decided she wanted toteach it in 1993. That year, she organizeda math enrichment program for a nearbyelementary school. “In 1990 when I livedin Nebraska, our elementary school mathteacher wanted to set up an enrichmentprogram for a precocious sixth gradeclass” Jonske explains. She enjoyed the ex-perience so much, when she was electedto the board of Portland’s Unit 487, Jonskebecame the education chair and decidedto get back in the teaching game. “Iwanted to do outreach for beginnerclasses,” Jonske explains. “Catlin Gabelhas an elective class program, and wel-comed a bridge class offering.”

Her elective class at Catlin has beengoing for six years now, and according toJonske, “The kids love the game!” Jonske,who called the award a total surprise, says itwas her teachers who inspired her to keepsharing the fun of the game with others.

Many in the bridge community admireher efforts in education, including goodfriend Diane Mackenzie. “She has been achampion advocate for youth, teachingmiddle school children the game of bridgeat Catlin Gabel School,” Mackenzie says.“But she is equally passionate about mak-ing sure our senior bridge players feel wel-come in the bridge community.”

Kopacz couldn’t agree more. “Workingwith Nancy at Catlin, it is very apparenthow much she loves working with the stu-dents and teaching them this great game,”she says. “Her lessons are very organized,her handouts informative, and the stu-dents are learning very quickly.”

And sometimes, those lessons happenoutside of the classroom. Kopacz findsthat she learns from Jonske during a regu-lar game of bridge. “Playing with Nancy asa partner is always a positive learning ex-perience,” says Kopacz. “She is always kind,patient, competitive, helpful, and fun.”

But Jonske’s efforts go beyond the realmof education. Kopacz says Jonske is a hardworker and extremely organized — some-thing that’s been apparent during herwork on the unit board. “She has servedas the I/N education chair, worked dili-gently with hospitality and has served asthe president,” Kopacz says. “She spentcountless hours seeking and exploring anew venue for the Portland sectionals.Prior to sectional tournaments, she per-sonally has gone out to the local games toencourage newer players and intermediateplayers to attend these events.”

Steve TubbsOur final Goodwill Committee member

has been described by his fellow players asa “gracious opponent.” Steve Tubbs of theVancouver Bridge Club played his firstgame of bridge in the early ’70s, but it was-n’t until 2006 when he got serious aboutthe game and joined the ACBL. Since then,he has achieved a great deal, including LifeMaster status in 2012, and most recently,the Goodwill Committee appointment.

In addition, Steve has served as Unit452 president and tournament chair forhis local bridge club in Vancouver. “Inboth positions, he has worked hard tomake folks feel comfortable and welcomeat the club and/or tournament,” saysTubbs’ nominator, Rich Carle. “When anissue arose, he stepped in to resolve differ-ences of opinion and put the matter tobed to everyone’s satisfaction.”

Carle goes on to say that Tubbs, as a re-tired lawyer, considers the facts carefullyalong with various points of view involvedin any given conflict. “His goal is to be fairand reasonable. I’ve never seen him getunduly upset at the table, taking any mis-take by himself or partner as a learningexperience,” Carle explains.

District education liaison DeborahLackey, who teaches at the VancouverBridge Club, says Tubbs deserves thishonor because he has cheerfully steppedin and taken on various roles when theVBC needed him. Among them, Lackeynotes Tubbs taught beginner bridgeclasses, became a club director, served aspresident and club board member, wastournament chair for the unit’s sectionaltournaments and would basically do “any-thing the club needed.”

Giving back to the bridge community isimportant, Tubbs says “The bottom line issimply that the club can always use helpto keep it going, and I’d hope that my ex-ample will inspire others to step up whenthe need appears.”

Lackey describes Tubbs as having an“out of the box” approach to promotingthe game of bridge. “Steve coordinatedwith a community college to get his classof beginning bridge lessons in their cata-log, which brought several new playersinto the ACBL,” Lackey explains. “Vancou-ver has a popular farmer’s market on theweekend. He organizes bridge players toplay bridge close to the market to createinterest in the game. People will come byand inquire, and it gives an opportunity topromote the club and the game.”

“You could not ask for a nicer personthan Steve,” Lackey says. “He is a competi-tive player, but he doesn’t let that get inthe way of making his opponents feelcomfortable at the bridge table. He has aninfectious laugh and sense of humor thatleave opponents wishing they could staylonger at his table.”

Tubbs says he is surprised, honored andflattered by the recognition. “I’m anxiousto meet the standards and expectations ofthe title.”


Goodwill: Four are recognized for service to bridge, setting good examples

Irva Kay Neyhart, left, of Corvallis, Lily Johannessen of Honolulu, Nancy Jonske of Portland and Steve Tubbs of Vancouver, Wash., were recently appointed to the Aileen Osofsky Goodwill Commitee.

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If you need help finding a part-ner, Gee Gee Walker will be pleasedto assist you. She can be reachedby phone at 541-292-3474 or emailher at [email protected].

Be sure and play in the Friday af-ternoon game and join me after-ward for some D20 hospitality.

Head down for Mother’s Day andtake in a winery or see a play at theOregon Shakespeare Festival inAshland before the games startMonday at 7 p.m. Or stay over for afew days after the Swiss teams onSunday and enjoy all that theRogue Valley has to offer. In addi-tion to wine and plays, there arehiking and cycling trails, river raft-ing trips, and jet boat excursions.And, of course, plenty of shoppingin unique shops.

Next up after your games in Med-ford is the Emerald Empire Re-gional in Eugene, July 31–Aug. 6,held at the popular Valley River Innon the Willamette River.

Renowned author and bridgeteacher Barbara Seagram willpresent a three-day seminarWednesday, Thursday and Friday.Learn tips on defensive strategy,signaling and preempting. If I havenot yet captured your attention,don’t miss her Friday class onstripping (your hand, of course!)Mark your calendars.

Enjoy the games.

Judy Davis can be reached at [email protected].

The ACBL will partner with theAlzheimer’s Association for the fifth-an-nual The Longest Day fundraising eventJune 21 to benefit Alzheimer’s care,support and research.

Traditionally held on the longest dayof the year, the event symbolizes the dif-ficult journey for both patients andcaregivers.

The top fundraiser in D20 in 2016was one of the new teams.

Phoenix Rising, a Medford-area club,brought in $3200. The event was led byclub owner Bob Fox and co-captainsSherry Schroeder and Jeanne Walcher.

Clubs, teachers, tournaments andplayers are invited to form fundraisingteams. Special games with upgradedmasterpoints, raffles and donations arepart of the strategy.

Since partnering with the Alzheimer’sAssociation, the ACBL has raised morethan $2.4 million as the first globalteam partner for The Longest Day.

Participation is flexible in that eventsmay be scheduled for any day duringJune, which is Alzheimer’s and BrainAwareness Month.

For more information, contact teamcoordinator Stephanie Threlkeld [email protected] or at 662-253-3112.

ACBL continues to raise moneyfor Alzheimer’s Association

The Longest Day

The Longview (Wash.) Bridge Club has been aregular participant in The Longest Day.


Asai: Goal is 2% increase in turnout

large numbers,” notes Asai. “And playerretention seems to be strong.”

His goal as president is to increaseattendance at regionals by 2%, andplans to do this by playing more aroundthe district and drumming up supportand interest.

He also plans to focus on the internaladministration of the board, and itsfunction, which is to profitably run re-gional tournaments for the district. Alsoon Asai’s agenda is outreach to neigh-boring districts, encouraging attendanceand brainstorming marketing ideas.

Other officersIn other election news, Rich Carle is

now the secretary and Duane Chris-tensen is treasurer. Jim Smith will stayon as vice president.

Also of note, the board is looking fora new tournament manager. Judy Daviswill continue on in that role throughthe end of 2017. Plenty of training andsupport will be available to the newhire. Look on the district’s website formore information.

Asai will begin writing the president’scolumn in the next issue. He can bereached at [email protected].


Betty Rossmann celebrates 100thBy Betsy McCormick

Special to the Trumpet

Betty’s children call her the “BridgeQueen” and feel so fortunate to have suchan amazing mom. Her charismatic naturesupports a radiant intelligence and grandsense of humor. Her 100 years of life is atestament to her determination, a Chris-tian Science background, bridge and dailyscotch.

Betty was born Feb. 18, 1917, at home inthe Portland neighborhood of St. Johns.Her mother, Marvel, hosted a dinner partythat very night. It’s clear that Betty gotsome of her pluck and love of entertain-ing from her.

Betty was always independent and chal-lenging. The next door neighbor used totell Marvel, “Oh my god! How do you doit? I’d rather raise a wild cat in Africa thana child like Betty!”

Precocious in school, Betty skipped twogrades. At age 16 she entered the Univer-sity of Oregon to study architecture. Bettyloved design, creating, working with pat-terns and solving problems. These inter-ests also served her well at bridge. Shealways had the uncanny ability to countthe cards, find the queen and rememberpreviously played hands.

How did the Bridge Queen get inter-ested in bridge? She learned the gamefrom her mother and grandmother and atage 5 filled in as a fourth.

Betty remembers when her father camehome one day and told her that HaroldVanderbilt had just invented a new gamecalled contract bridge. He encouraged herto take bridge lessons, which she did —not because she really wanted to learncontract bridge, but because there wereso many cute boys in the class. Betty lovesmen! She was married three times.

Long after Betty became a Life Master,she married her third husband, Wally. Hewas an excellent bridge player who lovedto go to tournaments, but he really pre-ferred to play with his buddies. Wally told

Betty that there was a young kid whowanted to see if he’d like to be a bridgepro and he persuaded her to play withhim. That kid turned out to be PaulSoloway, who later became one of thegreats in the bridge world.

Betty and Paul had a lifelong love/haterelationship. Paul loved to eat and mymom loved to drink. Paul wanted Betty tobe more serious and Betty sought amuse-ment — which, if you’ve played with her,you know she always had fun at the table.Her having two drinks of scotch at night,even if they were in the finals, was an essential element for a good time. I thinkshe must have made Paul crazy at times!

A Platinum Life Master with more than12,000 masterpoints, Betty truly feels heraccomplishments were a result of her attendance record and longevity. Despitethe fact that Betty had a light-hearted approach to bridge, she was extremelycompetitive.

She once was part of a winning team ofwomen to qualify for the GNT. Before theNABC, Betty was diagnosed with cancerand started treatment. The men’s team,who came in second, protested to the dis-trict thinking they should be the ones togo because Betty would be too weak fol-lowing her surgery. Nothing else couldhave made Betty get her health on trackso fast. She protested right back and thewomen’s team was off to the nationals!

Friends, bridge and scotch — it was herwinning combination!

Betty Rossmann and daughter Betsy McCormick

It’s been an honor to represent D20 asits president for the past two years. Inlooking back, there have been several no-table accomplishments:

© A new tournament manager, JudyDavis, was hired to replace retiring TMMarie Ashton. The transition was smooth.

© The first D20 regional was held inBoise. Although the tournament lost a lit-tle money, it did better than expected. Weplan to do even better in 2018,hopefully even turning a profit.

© Mainland tournaments weresuccessful both years: most (5 of8) had more tables than previ-ously; table count overall was up10% in 2015 and 18% in 2016. Allbut one (Boise) were profitable.

© The Trumpet was reconfig-ured from six issues to four peryear. A new staff headed by AmyCasanova was set in place andhas continued to publish excellent news-papers. Amy replaces Chip Dombrowskiwho moved to Horn Lake but remainsheavily involved.

© Personnel turnovers due to retirementin the treasurer and education liaison po-sitions were handled effectively. Molly Har-ris stepped in to replace Sue Kroning, andDeborah Lackey continues the good workof Mary Alice Seville.

© Plus, the just-completed 2017 OregonTrail Regional attendance was up almost6% versus last year!

Tournament manager neededUnfortunately, Judy Davis has tendered

her resignation as tournament manager,effective after the Seaside tournament thisyear. She expressed a strong commitment

to do a great job in the remaining monthsand I’m sure she will. A search committeehas been appointed to consist of Judy,Marie Ashton, and Marilyn Vilhauer. Onecurrent board member also will be askedto serve. If you are interested in this posi-tion, please contact one of the committeemembers for details.

Board electionsThe D20 board met at the Oregon Trail

Regional and elected new officers:Sam Asai, president; Jim Smith, vicepresident; Rich Carle, secretary; andDuane Christensen, treasurer.

The last two replace officersleaving the board – Gee GeeWalker and Molly Harris, whoseterms as area representative werecompleted. Judy Mundt was wel-comed as the new Area 7 repre-sentative (southern Oregon).

Mike Eyer left the recorder posi-tion after the Oregon Trail Regional, tofocus on his new job as Area 5 represen-tative (Portland). And finance committeemember Irva Kay Neyhart resigned afterseveral years of service. Please let the newD20 president know of anyone you wouldrecommend for recorder or to serve onthe finance committee.

Thanks to these retiring volunteer offi-cers mentioned above for doing their jobswell in service to D20.

Club games to benefit Hawaii NABCThe Hawaii unit has requested that D20

hold promotional games to benefit theNABC to be held there in November 2018.The D20 board approved this request.Clubs can have one of these games foreach sanctioned session during the weeks

specified. Masterpoint rating is 81.8% sec-tional-rated black. Although details arestill being firmed up, the weeks of Sept.18–24, 2017, and July 3–9, 2018, are pro-posed. Please plan to support thesegames at your clubs.

North American eventsThe D20 board discussed the format of

the North American events (GNT andNAP). Online contests allow most playersto play locally, thus saving them significanttravel expense and inconvenience. Theteams participation has improved recentlywith the online competition. However, thepairs event has suffered because someplayers seem averse to it.

In an effort to improve participation, theNA events coordinator, Hal Montgomery,intends to do more promotion and train-ing throughout the district. The boardcontinues to study the NA events format,so please contact your area representativeand express your feelings on how they

Rich CarleD20 Past President

RegionalsMany smooth transitions; one more needed

Tournament manager Judy Davis enjoys a laugh withPortland players Mike Pham and Mike Goffe at the

Oregon Trail Regional, where attendance was up 6%.



AROUND THE UNITS

This has been some winter! It startedout with a deep freeze after we gotspoiled by a beautiful and warm autumn.

We received at least a foot of snow be-fore Christmas, which made for a fairytale holiday. But then temperaturesplunged to minus 15 for several days in arow, and in between we received moreand more snow, over 3 feet of the whitestuff.

There was heavy ice floe traffic on theSnake River, and then the entire riverfroze over. After a brief warm spell, thepacked ice began to move. It sounded likea freight train and tooktrees and bushes outwith it. Then it stopped,and the water began torise. Some people wereevacuated. The heavysnow caused many roofsand carports to collapse,and rain and sleet madeit impossible to getaround. So, our new president Beth Mc-Daniel did the sensible thing and can-

celed bridge for three sessions.We live in an isolated area and even in

the best of times it is difficult for our play-ers to attend tournaments. Local tourna-ments are usually sectionals. To attend aregional tournament requires at least oneday’s drive, hotel stays and meals eaten ina restaurant. It gets costly and some ofour players cannot leave an ailing lovedone for several days.

We have a joke, that each gold pointearned costs the player at least $1,000. Iwould say it is pretty amazing that ourclub has done so well. At least half of ourmembers are Life Masters and beyond.We brave snow, ice, heat and costs inorder to play this wonderful game. A bighand for our players, a hardy and dedi-cated lot. And a warm welcome to spring.

We held our annual membership meet-ing in December and adopted a new setof by-laws that brings us into the world ofemail, websites and Facebook.

Many thanks to Nancy Feldman forher work creating the unit website andfor acting as the webmaster.

We thanked the members of the unitboard who have served their two-yearterms — vice-president Darrell Mooney,treasurer Nancy Harris and tournamentchair Bev Fransen. Nancy installedQuickbooks as our financial reporting.

Newly elected members of the boardare Leslie Muir, Gene Gerard and PhilEmerson, who also will serve as tourna-ment chair, treasurer and secretary, re-spectively. Tim Kempf remains asmembership chair, Mike Hurt as hospital-ity chair and Nancy Feldman as vicepresident. Ian Martindale continues aspresident.

The unit membership also recognizedthe owners of the Bridge Cooperative ofBoise – Kay Read, Judy Staufer andDaryl Sallaz – for their continuing workin providing a comfortable and safe envi-ronment for our game.

We hope 2017 will bring wider partici-pation and new bridge accomplishmentsby our members.

Greetings from your faithful correspon-dent reporting from Snowpocalypse,Snowzilla or Snowtopia, any and all ofwhich describe Nampa and Caldwell inthe last few weeks. Enough, already! Letthe snow gods concentrate on someother area.

A bright spot, however, was our won-derful Christmas party, held Dec. 6, atthe Elks Lodge in Caldwell. There were20 tables of A, B and C players, and sixtables of 199ers. A delicious ham dinnerwas served by the Elks staff to men andwomen dressed in their holiday best; ta-bles were decorated with red poinsettias,all of which were given away as raffleprizes.

Unit 398 would like to give specialthanks to Ian Martindale for directing,freeing up Duane Christensen, JohnPearson and Bruce Thornburgh to enjoyparticipating as players for a change.Also, special thanks to Mary Gabiola fortaking over her annual duties as cashier!

A big thanks to all the many playerswho joined us from Boise, Meridian, Eagleand other points east, as well as the largecontingent of players from Ontario, Ore.,who support our Christmas party.

A small but enthusiastic group of play-ers celebrated the new year on Jan. 2.

For the first time we can remember,our Monday game was canceled due tothe weather, on Jan. 9. On Jan. 16,though, 11 tables were in attendance.The actual star of the day, however, wasthe gorgeous monthly birthday cake,chocolate with raspberry filling.

In closing I’d like to quote from an arti-cle by Bill Dunn, a copy of which wasgiven to me by Sonya Shue, wherein hestates that we elders are sometimes re-ferred to as getting older, senior citizens,or extremely mature. But he said wemore accurately should be referred to as“chronologically gifted.” Hail to all my“gifted” friends out there.

ResultsChristmas party — N/S, 1: Cindy Amos – Cindy Maher, 2:

John Zamboni – Elazar Friedman. E/W, 1: Kathy Dowen –Duane Christensen, 2: Erik & Anita Hansen. 199ers, 1: Bev-erly Fraser – Greg Wilson, 2: Dauna & Gerald Henggeler.

Jan. 2 — N/S, 1: Linda Brinton – Larry Chase. E/W, 1: ArtCrawford – Leslie Muir.

Jan. 16 — N/S, 1: Dan Johnson – Don Robinson; E/W, 1:Susanne St. Thomas – John Gram.

Weekly reports to ACBL might indicateThe Dalles bridge groups have given upthe game. That’s not the case, however.

Our players routinely come from fourcounties and drive up to an hour to get toThe Dalles. The weather vortex has puttravel on hold for many, with snow, iceand flooding getting in the way of travel.

We held our Christmas party on Dec. 26with a game and dinner. Winners wereLynne and Mike Annett (see resultsbelow).

To say all the winter weather made uscranky is an understatement.Anne Dollarhide almost had a serious

loss when her carport roof caved, fallingbetween two of her cars. She has recov-

ered beyond expectations of doctors fromher fall down the stairs a year ago.Adele Andrews had 17 family members

for Christmas from Australia, London,Texas and Washington. Luckily she got allof them off to trains and planes beforebad weather returned.Janet Meader’s house has undergone

repairs after an attic furnace melted snowand sent water down the inside windows

and walls. Many of us fell on the ice, serv-ing as a warning not to go out in that kindof weather.

Meanwhile, Marilyn Carmichael calledfrom Alaska, her northern escape duringwinters, to say how wonderful it was there,how much bridge she played, and to let usknow she was going to have knee surgery.

ResultsUnit Game, October — 1: Colleen Fredrickson – Bev Van-

Nice, 2: Marylee Webber – Lynn Rosen, 3: Darlene Kemper –Gary Cotter.

Unit Game, November — 1: Jim Heitkemper – Alyce Dunn,2: Janet Meader – Norma Clark, 3: Bev VanNice – ColleenFredrickson.

Christmas party — 1: Lynne & Mike Annett, 2: Gary Cotter– Darlene Kemper, 3: Sam Asai – Sylvia Riewerts.

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Ontario had at one point over 3 feet of snow. Games were canceled for a week and a half due to snow.

Photos by Peyt Turner / The Trumpet

Deep snow covers the Columbia Gorge area in January. Games were canceled in The Dalles.

Boise elects new officers

Snow cancels Ontario games

Directors get aholiday break

Heavy snow creates issues for Gorge residentsUnit STaC Game, Dec. 10 — 1A/1B: Ken Murray – Dolores

Mackey; 2A/2B: Wilhelmina White – Carole Schmitz; 3A/1C:Jerry Clark – Mike Hollins; 2C: Joann Jensen – Sue McKown.

ICC Game, Redding Monday — N/S, 1A: Judy Hotchkin –Florence Hungerford; 2A: Ken Murray – Jeanne Carpenter;1B/1C: Shorty Armstrong – Cheryl Bell; 2B/2C: Vicki Pugh –Peg Moseman; E/W, 1A: Marvin Grudem – Jerry Clark; 2A:Gene Biek – Joan Sullens; 1B: Gerri Wolfe – Gail Lonnberg;2B: Dorothy Hoots – Carol Sandberg; 1C: Keld & Jeanne Sorensen;2C: Jeff & Kim Speer; Restricted, N/S, 1D: K. Buther – ThomasRay; 2D: Carolyn Chandler – Sharon Dent; E/W, 1D: BarbaraHopson – Bill Kurz; 2D: Ron Linebarger – Kathie Callahan.

Unit Game, January — 1A/1B: Jeff Speer – Joan Sullens;2A: Marvin Grudem – Joanne Weilbrenner; 3A: FlorenceHungerford – Judy Hotchkin; 2B: Gerri Wolfe – JanWilliams; 3B: Jim & Carol Reed.

Redding Club Swiss Team Game — 1A: Jim & DianeNorton, Bud Hamilton, Dolores Mackey; 2A: Jim & FayeHickenbottom, Sue McKown, Susan Haas; 1C: Capri Pearce,Fred Nelson, Janet Druckenmiller, Wendell Enders; 2C: Jeff &Kim Speer, Dorothy Hoots, Carol Sandberg.

ReddingContinued from Page 14

We begin the year with sad news of thedemise of David Toy. He and his wife, Pat,have been longtime members of our club.Shortly after his death, she suffered a fall.We hope that she will recover and be ableto rejoin us in the future.

A person of great interest in our club isLouise Campbell. Raised on a farm inOhio, she wanted to see the world, despitenot having the funds for travel. Just afterWorld War II, she applied to the Depart-ment of War and was posted as a clericalworker to Japan for three years. There sheserved as secretary to the commander ofCamp Tokyo, learning bridge on the side,as there was a frequent demand for a

fourth. She also fell in love with Japaneseceramics.

Back in the U.S., she went back toschool and landed a clerical job with Mar-lin Aircraft in Maryland. Marriage and amove to California followed, and it wasback to school again for her, from whichshe emerged with a master’s degree in

Japanese art history. She and her husbandhad three children – two daughters and ason – who became a nurse, a mathemati-cian and a stockbroker. The youngestdaughter (the stockbroker) lives in Hum-boldt County, which helps explain Louise’smove here in 2006.

When she’s not playing bridge, Louise isthrowing pots at the Firearts Center inEureka. Having been the ceramic tech atCal State Dominguez Hills, Louise knowsall about glazes and firing.

Always a learner and adventurer, Louisehas made several trips as a passengeraboard freighters, including an around-the-world voyage which lasted four and ahalf months. This was in 2004, when shewas 75 years old.

“It’s the only way to travel!” she said. Sherequires a special light to see well at thebridge table, but this cheerful, sprightlywoman plays a good game of bridge at age88 and is an inspiration to us all.

If, as has been quipped, Britain and theU.S. are two nations divided by a commonlanguage, perhaps Chico and Yuba Citymight be described as two towns unitedby the (alas) increasingly less commongame of bridge. Gone are the days whenthe game was so much a part of our culturethat a hit radio show centered on jokes atthe bridge table. (Anyone remember “EasyAces?” Nor do I, but it ran for 15 years!)

The ACBL tells us that bridge is thriv-ing, and that is no doubt true in terms ofthe enthusiasm of those who still play it.But it is hardly a part of the national con-sciousness as it once was. Times can gethard in the hinterlands as more contem-porary pastimes vie for shrinking attentionspans and the actuarial tables hover overthe bridge tables.

To revive the player base, adaptation isthe order of the day. So it was that twoyears ago Chico and Yuba City, long inde-pendent units, agreed to a merger thatwould help bridge the 50-mile gap be-tween them and offer prospects forgreater participation.

Territorially, this union was spectacular,encompassing six counties; nearly the sizeof New Jersey! Unfortunately, in that vastinland empire of rice fields and “ammund”groves, the only bridge lights still on are inthe two main towns themselves.

It wasn’t always thus. Paradise, Orovilleand Marysville were once bridge oases,the former boasting the biggest game inthe area and the latter, three clubs. Nowall is quiet there. Oh, people still live in

those towns but, to paraphrase Sportin’Life, “Who calls that livin’” when you can’tfind a game of duplicate?

One veteran who recalls those halcyondays well is ACBL Tournament DirectorSteve Kaessner, who played in Marysvillein the early ’70s while stationed at nearbyBeale Air Force Base. The clubs appar-ently got along like a sack of cats, but thebridge atmosphere was vibrant. When hereturned to Beale onassignment 10 yearslater, the bridgescene had largelyshifted to Yuba Cityand interaction withSacramento andChico was morecommon in thosedays when playersventured longer dis-tances for a game.

Enter geopolitics.When the Soviet Union passed its expira-tion date in ’89, leading to dramatic Amer-ican troop drawdowns, Col. Kaessner, likethousands of other cold warriors, foundhimself between the dog and lamppostwith respect to further prospects for pro-motion. So he retired, moved to Marysville,

and USAF’s loss became ACBL’s gain. Nowhe patrols the left coast and environs, di-recting tournaments large and small.

He also became something of a livingsymbol of the recent merger by marryingand moving to Chico and exercising a cer-tain gravitational pull in both directions,organizing special events and intra-unitgames of mixed teams from both towns ashis travel schedule permits.

Yuba City players are venturing forth toplay at the serendipitously-named BidwellBridge Studio in Chico and, thanks to ascheduling readjustment by the Yuba Cityclub, Chicans can play there more fre-quently these days as well.

The games are smaller in both towns, butthe competition is still keen, the hospitalitynonpareil and morale high. Chico gamesare on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays;Yuba City’s on Monday and Thursday.

Points, schmointsChico’s Jack Woodard and Yuba City’s

Danny O’Broclyn teamed up to finish firstin the Friday open pairs at the NevadaCity Sectional in October. Garth Gregoryfinished fourth in masterpoint total inboth that tournament and the NovemberRedding Sectional.

ResultsUnit Game, Oct. 16 — 1A/B: Fay Frazier – Sharon McNutt, 2A:

Carol Myers – Doug Jones, 2B: Sherri Faroky – Mark Bloom.Unit Team Game, Nov. 20 — 1: Dennis Deromedi, Mark

Bloom, Garth Gregory, Ken King; 2: Fay Frazier, Pat Fitzgerald,Sharon McNutt, Mary King.

Unit Game, Dec. 18 — 1A: Carol Myers – Carol Huston, 2A/1B:Mark Bloom – Dennis Deromedi.


AROUND THE UNITS

Our Canadian friend, Michel Leduc, hasreturned to the area for a visit. Welcomeback, Michel. It is always wonderful tohave him join us.Don Hay has been ill. We wish him the

best and hope he is soon able to rejoin usfor bridge.Dick Lohman and Shirley Stefano have

moved from the area. Their new home isclose enough that we will still see themoccasionally, but we miss seeing themevery week.

We all had a good time at our Christ-mas party at Peach Tree Country Club.The food was good and the company wasgreat. Those from the local club earningpoints were 3A/1B/1C, Alan Ludwig –Ramon Lopez; 5A, Don Johnson – TomFrye; 3B, Mary Mayfield – Danny O’Broclyn;3C, Carol Nelson – Kathy Peterson.

ResultsJunior Fund Game, Nov. 14 — 1A: Tom Frye – Don John-

son; 2A/1B/1C: Carol Nelson – Rick Shipley; 3A/2B/2C: LynClark – Ramon Lopez; 3B: Don & Lois Hay.

Club Championship, Nov. 17 — 1A: Doug Jacobs – CarlOeser; 2A, Dick Lohmann – Tom Frye; 3A/1B: Mary Mayfield– Fred Till; 2B: Don Johnson – Alan Ludwig.

Club Championship, Dec. 5 — 1A: Danny O’Broclyn –Steve Kaessner; 2A/1B: Don Johnson – Alan Ludwig; 3A/2B:Lyn Clark – Bruce Boley; 3B/1C: Mary Mayfield – Carol Nelson.

Club Charity, Dec. 8 — 1A: Don Johnson – Tom Frye, 2A/1B:Johnnie Houser – Alan Ludwig, 3A/2B: Rich & Norma Hayes.

Junior Fund Game, Dec. 12 — 1A: Don Johnson – TomFrye, 2A/1B: Fred Till – Bruce Boley, 3A/2B: Shirley Eckardt –Alan Ludwig, 3B: Pat Pommerenck – Mary Mayfield.

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By Frederica Aaltowww.acbdld20.org/unit458

Chico♣♦♥♠

By Doug Jones

Yuba City♣♦♥♠

By Carol Nelson

Redding♣♦♥♠

By Joan Sullenswww.bridgescore.com/redding

Steve Kaessner

Louise Campbell has boarded freight ships andtaken wartime jobs to get her travel fix.

Eureka world traveler finds ways to get places

Is there life in a small town without bridge?

Moves, illness leave absences felt

Spring has sprung! With it comes ourspring sectional which you won’t want tomiss. It’s scheduled April 7–9 at Win-River Resort & Casino (upstairs).

Starting time is 10 a.m., with a $10 feeper session. Those with 0–50 masterpointswill pay $5 per session. There also will bea 299er game. Come, learn and have fun.

We have another new Gold Life Master,Bob Wierman. Wierman credits goodpartnerships. Jesse Cecil and July Ratleyhave been his mainstays. He joins Florence Hungerford, Judy Hotchkin,Marvin Grudem and Jeanne Carpenterin our growing GLM club.

Sincere condolences to the families ofJim Fish, Vivian Ellicock and Jane Spencer.

ResultsBridge Werks Club Appreciation Game — 1A/1B: July

Ratley – Michael Hollins; 2A: Jim Norton – Joan Sullens; 3A:Dot Hall – Judy Hotchkin; 2B: Jim Smith – Dorothy Hoots.

Redding Club Appreciation Game — N/S, 1A/1B: Wil-helmina White – Carole Schmitz; 2A/2B: Jim & Faye Hick-enbottom; 3A: July Ratley – Bob Wierman; E/W, 1A: MarvinGrudem – Jerry Clark; 2A/1B: Gail Lenz – Gerri Wolfe; 3A:Pat Ashton – Joan Sullens; 2B: Mike Hollins – GeorgeClarke; 3B: Susan Haas – Jan Joiner.

Unit Game, October — 1A: Mike Hollins – Shorty Arm-strong; 2A: Joan Corbeau – Marilyn Avey; 3A: DoloresMackey – Jan Williams.

Instant Matchpoint Game, Bridge Werks — N/S, 1A:Marvin Grudem – Carole Schmitz; 2A/1B: Jim & Carol Reed;3A: Gail Lonnberg – Gerri Wolfe; 2B: Shorty Armstrong –Jeanne Pedersen; 1C: Jackie McCall – Pen Boehm; 2C: RonLinebarger – Kathie Callahan; E/W, 1A: July Ratley – BobWierman; 2A/1B: Pat Ashton – Susan Haas; 3A/2B: PatDenniston – Jan Williams; 1C: Vicki Pugh – Peg Moseman.

Swiss Team Game, Redding Monday — 1A: JudyHotchkin, Florence Hungerford, Joan Corbeau, Gene Biek;2A, Jeanne Carpenter, Joan Sullens, Dolores Mackey, KenMurray; 1B: Marilyn Avey, Terry Dell, Sue McKown, DorothyHoots; 2B: Jan Joiner, Jerry Clark, Marlene Lamoreaux,Shorty Armstrong; 1C: Lorraine Dumont, Joyce Morrow, Lu-cille Tyner, Linda Nelson; 2C: Capri Pearce, Fred Nelson,Janet Druckenmiller, Wendell Enders.

Swiss Team Game, Redding Thursday — 1A: JudyHotchkin, Florence Hungerford, Jim Norton, Carol Nelson;2A/1B: Marlene Lamoreaux, Kathy Shoffner, Jan Joiner,Shorty Armstrong; 3A/2B/1C: Lorraine Dumont, Carl Larkin,Chuck & Sandi Cook; 3B: Cindy Huntington, Diane Norton,Jim & Faye Hickenbottom.

ICC Game, Bridge Werks — 1A: Marilyn Avey – MarvinGrudem; 2A: Jim Norton – Joan Sullens; 3A/1B: WilhelminaWhite – Carole Schmitz; 2B/1C: Lucille Tyner – Linda Nelson;3B: Gerri Wolfe – Diane Norton; 2C: Ron Linebarger – Bill Kurz.

Club Championship Game, Redding Thursday —1A/1B: Mike Hollins – George Clarke; 2A/2B: Terry Dell –Marilyn Avey; 3A: Gail Lonnberg – Gene Biek; 3B: Gail Lenz– Jan Williams.

Club Championship Game, Redding Monday — 1A:Gail Lonnberg – Carol Nelson; 2A/1B: Marilyn Avey – TerryDell; 3A/2B: Ken Murray – Carole Schmitz; 3B/1A: Keld &Jeanne Sorensen; 2C: Jeff & Kim Speer; 3C: Shorty Arm-strong – Joan Corbeau; Restricted, 1D: Kathie Callahan –Ron Linebarger; 2D: Leanna & Larry McGowan; 3D: CarolynChandler – Sharon Dent.

STaC Monday, Redding, Dec. 5 — N/S, 1A: Judy Hotchkin– Florence Hungerford; 2A: Jeanne Carpenter – Diane Pret-tyman; 3A/1B: Jim & Faye Hickenbottom; 2B: Carole Schmitz– Wilhelmina White; 1C: Cheryl Bell – Gail Lenz; 2C: Wen-dell Enders – Janet Druckenmiller; E/W, 1A: Carol Nelson –Gail Lonnberg; 2A/1B: Joanne Weilbrenner – Joan Corbeau;3A/1C: Jeff & Kim Speer; 2C: Jeanne & Keld Sorensen.

STaC Wednesday, Bridge Werks, Dec. 7 — N/S, 1A: Flo-rence Hungerford – Marilyn Avey; 2A/1B/1C: Jo AnnPerkins – Jeanne Peersen; 3A/2B: Susan Haas – Ken Mur-ray; E/W, 1A/1B: Jeff Speer – Pat Ashton; 2A/2B: July Ratley– Mike Hollins; 3A/3B: Joann Jensen – Sue McKown; 1C:Jim Smith – Dorothy Hoots.

STaC Thursday, Redding, Dec. 8 — N/S, 1A: Gail Lonnberg– Florence Hungerford; 2A/1B: Marilyn Avey – Carol Nel-son; 3A/2B: P.J. Gans – Wilhelmina White; 1C: Cindy Hunt-ington – Jan Williams; 2C: Pat Maddox – Jeanne Pedersen;E/W, 1A/1B/1C: Terry Dell – Jan Joiner; 2A/2B: CaroleSchmitz – Bob Wierman; 3A: July Ratley – Judy Hotchkin;2C: Shorty Armstrong – Jerry Clark.

STaC Friday, Bridge Werks, Dec. 9 — N/S, 1A: Ken Murray– Bob Wierman; 2A: Jim Norton – Joan Sullens; 3A/1B: Ca-role Schmitz – Wilhelmina White; 2B: Jan Joiner – MarilynAvey; E/W, 1A: July Ratley – Judy Hotchkin; 2A: Terry Dell –Carol Nelson; 3A/1B: Jerry Clark – Shorty Armstrong; 2-3B:George Clarke – Mike Hollins, Barbara Hopson – Bill Kurz.

Sectional coming

BrookingsTri-City Bridge Club

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By Dottie Ellis

Illnesses strike


Dottie Ellis is still ill and unable tocontribute a unit report, and she’s notthe only one.Genevieve Wilson has

been fighting brain cancer.She had surgery in Janu-ary and began treatmentin February. Wilson is fa-miliar to Trumpet readersfrom stories about hermarriage to Al Wilson (Jan.2015) and the saga of hermissing purse (Winter 2015-16).

Genevieve Wilson


AROUND THE UNITS

Daffodils and crocuses will be pokingtheir pretty heads through the soil just intime to greet players attending the RogueValley 2017 Spring Sectional, March 24–26, in Phoenix, Ore.

Games will be played at the DanVoorhies Bridge Center at 4149 South Pa-cific Highway, just south of Medford.

“We’ll have great bridge for every levelof player,” said tourney chair Larry Dia-mant, “including 299er games, openevents, and Swiss teams.”

Sessions will be held at 10 a.m. and 3p.m. Friday and Saturday. On Sunday,Swiss teams will begin at 10 a.m., followedby a second session after a short lunchbreak. A Subway sandwich lunch will beavailable for purchase.

Friday’s games are single sessions, with299er events and stratified open pairs.Saturday’s 299er games are single ses-sions; the open game will be play-through.Games for 299ers will depend on playeravailability. Sunday’s Swiss teams will bestratified by average masterpoints. Stratsfor all open events are C, 0–750; B, 750 -–1500; and A, 1500+.Jeff Jacob will be the director in charge.

Gee Gee Walker is partnerships chair andcan be reached at 541-292-3474 or byemail at [email protected]. She canhelp you find a partner or teammates forthe team event Sunday.Leah and Mark McKechnie, operators

of the Voorhies Bridge Center, will host a

reception for players after Friday’s secondsession.

Fees will be $10 per player per session,$13 for non- or unpaid ACBL members,and $9 for those with less than 50 MPs.

Beginner classes continueGee Gee Walker, who started teaching

beginners’ classes last year, offered twoclasses in early 2017, Jan. 21 to April 1.

Each course consists of eight lessonsand are held on Saturdays — Bridge Ba-sics 2, Competitive Bidding from 10 a.m.to noon; and Defense in the 21st Centuryfrom 1 to 3 p.m.

She conducts midweek practice ses-sions and encourages students to kibitzclub games when possible.

Quarterly unit gamesThe Unit 484 board scheduled four spe-

cial games in 2017, all on Saturdays, withgames starting at noon, preceded by acomplimentary lunch.

The first unit game was held Feb. 11and was a Grand National Teams qualify-ing event.

On April 29, it will be a pro-am strati-fied pairs game. Each pair must consist of

a player with more than 300 points andone with less than 300.

The pro-am format will be repeated onSept. 9, but this time as a team game.Each team will have two “pro” players andtwo “ams.” During the competition, thepros will play the pros and their teammateams will play each other.

On Dec. 2, the unit will combine a strat-ified pairs game with the annual holidayparty.

Unit board electionsAt the annual membership meeting,

new board members were elected to servealong with hold-over board members.

Serving on the board in 2017 are GeeGee Walker, president; Kathleen Moore,vice president; John Cowles, secretary;Michael Pavlik, treasurer; and membersLarry Diamant, Maynard Vitalis and JillWolcott.

On Dec. 7, Unit 484 held a Swiss teamsgame and holiday party (see results below).Big Games: On Dec. 23 in a five-table

game, John Cowles and Terry Ansnestopped the field with a 70.5% score. OnDec. 27 in a game with two and a half ta-bles, Gee Gee Walker and Molly Tinsleydominated with a 77.5% effort.

ResultsUnit Teams Game, Dec. 7 — 1: Robert Scott, Mark Jernigan,

Jim Flint, Gee Gee Walker; 2: Dennis Kendig, John Cowles,Maynard Vitalis, David McKee; 3: Michael Pavlik, DanaShaver, Charles Harrison, Pat Shaver.

It has been a long duplicate bridgewinter with 14 players gone to thewarmer weather of Arizona, Californiaand even Hawaii.

One of the snowbirds has become aresident of Arizona and will visit us in thesummer. Harvey Bushand his wife, Sharon, arenow living in Green Val-ley, where several otherDistrict 20 members re-side. Harvey loves theclear-as-a-bell blue skyand 70-plus temperatureof the desert. We havethe same clear blue skywith 25-35 degrees and snow!

We have 14 other players winter head-quartering in those warmer areas. Manymembers had retired from playing as ageand illness have slowed them down. Un-fortunately, our winter games range frommostly three- to a rare five-table Howellmovement.

All the birds will be home by May andwe look forward to Mitchell movements— and especially our Klamath Falls Sectional tournament June 16–18 atElmer’s Restaurant.

Our quarterly (October through De-cember) point parade leaders were CarolMcClure, Laila Griffith, Doug Higgs andHarvey Bush. The intermediate leaderswere Dale Taylor, Reid Sherwin, LindaLilly and Jo Ann Koenig.

ResultsUnit Game, Nov. 13 (4.5 tables) — 1-2A: Randall Paul –

Doug Higgs; 1-2A/1B: Jo Ann Koenig – Ethel Rust; 3-4A/2-3B: Ed McClure – Reid Sherwin, Dale Taylor – KeithThorp.

Unit Game, Dec. 4 (4 tables) — 1A: Laila Griffith – CarolMcClure; 2A: Randall Paul – Doug Higgs; 3A: Harvey Bush –Ed McClure; 1B: Rosella Wilde – Pat Florence; 2B: Tom &Petra Gellner.

Christmas Party, Dec. 11 (5.5 tables) — 1: Ed McClure –Harvey Bush; 2A/1B: Dale Taylor – Keith Thorp; 3A: LailaGriffith – Carol McClure; 3A/2B/1C: Jo Anne Siebecke –Patti Collom; 3A/2B/1C: John & Judy Woodward.

Unit Game, Jan. 8 (3.5 tables) — 1A: Ed McClure – DougHiggs; 2A: Laila Griffith – Carol McClure; 3-4A: TeddyRomtvedt – Reid Sherwin; 3-4A: Dale Taylor – Keith Thorp.

The Seaside Regional has been a favoritewith Grants Pass club members for years.We travel up the rustic and beautiful Pacificcoastline to the charming city of Seaside.

In the past, members have rented homes(sleeping as many as six). We’ve sharedwonderful food, beverages and camaraderieafter hard fought sessions, spending hoursdiscussing the challenging hands. It’s amaz-ing how getting out of town, playing hoursof bridge, and spending quality time to-gether cement great friendships.

Friendships blossomed again during the2016 tournament held the last week inSeptember. There were several “firsts” tobe celebrated. Grants Pass partnersDenise McElney and Sharon Warren plus

partners Sharla Coon and Yvette Omemade the seven-hour road trip to play fourdays of bridge. We played in Gold Rushgames, knockouts, and 299er events.

Coon and Ome played four days at theirfirst regional tournament. Even thoughthey qualified to play in the 99er games,they were encouraged by a very smart di-rector to challenge themselves and playup in the 299er games. They came in first

in one of the sessions and second in an-other and had their photos taken in theprestigious Winner’s Circle.

They continued challenging themselvesby playing in a Gold Pairs game. They alsosigned up at the partnership desk andfound teammates for a knockout session.Unfortunately, they did not make it pastthe first round.

They also attended a newcomers’ wel-come party so all those new to regionalscould share their experiences. They foundit to be a confidence builder.

McElney and I have attended the Sea-side Regional three times, so it was not afirst for us. However, we did come homewith our very first gold points. Our KO

teammates were from the Seattle areawhom we met at Seaside three years ago.

There are so many players in the knock-out games in Seaside that afternoon semifi-nals are held in the church next door.Going home with our first gold points plussome red points made it a worthwhile trip.

The Seaside committee is to be com-mended. All the directors, greeters andvendors were very friendly, adding to theoverall positive experience, especially forfirst-timers. The weather was chamber ofcommerce perfect. We enjoyed the walksalong the beach, the food available at theconvention center, plus the opportunity tomake new bridge friends. You never forgetthe first time.

Congratulations to Larry Smith forearning his Gold Life Master rank duringa road trip to the Palm Desert Regional.One of Larry’s other passions is geo-caching, where he’s known for racking upcaches almostas easily asmasterpoints.

Congratsalso to Larry’spartner andwife, LauraSmith, who willsoon bring asecond GoldLife Master ring into their household.

Another long time and successful hus-band-wife partnership in our club is Tomand Betty Wightman who have played to-gether for 67 years. In 1950, while living in

Argentina, they hadto learn Spanish be-fore playing their firstduplicate game. Mex-ico City became theirhome in 1953, and itwasn’t unusual forthem to spot concen-tration camp tattooson the arms of theirfellow players.

Mexican duplicatehighlights includedplaying alongside Dr. George Rosenkranz(of bridge and birth control fame), andalso the day Betty and a partner won thewomen’s division of the Mexican nationals.When asked how, during all these years,they’ve kept it not only civil but also fun,Betty said, “We don’t play many conven-tions, so we don’t get confused.” Tomwinked and replied, “She’s right.”

Board election, sectional plansThe unit board met recently and filled

the following 2017 positions: Trumpet re-porter, Dianne Maffia; membership, LaelCooksley; treasurer, Chip Cleveland; sec-

retary, Susan Battistella; vice presi-dent, Lorraine Rodich; president,Frank Larson.

The High Desert Sectional inBend is set for Aug. 25–27. Co-chairs Lorraine Rodich and SusanBattistella are gearing up for an-other stellar bridge weekend featur-ing not only our famous basketgiveaways, but also double and triplemasterpoints. Plan now to attend.

ResultsCascade ClubUnit Game, October — 1: Don Crozier – Richard Wilson;

2: Judy & Ron Mundt Unit Game, November — 1: Patricia Massler – Mark Hick-

man; 2. Larry & Laura Smith.Club Championship — 1: Don Crozier – Frank Murphy Jr.;

2: Carol Orazetti – Dorothy Tokerud.Club Championship, December — 1. Judy & Ron Mundt;

2: Patty Massler – Frank Larson.Unit Game, December — 1: Don Crozier – Patty Massler;

2: Frank Murphy Jr. – Bill Roberts.Redmond ClubUnit Game, November — 1: Judy & Ron Mundt; 2: Donna

Jackson – Carolyn Hennig.Unit Game, December — 1: Larry Smith – Jim Hurlbut;

2: Rosemary Segall – Carol Orazetti.

JacksonCounty

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By Jim Flintwww.unit484.org

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By Sharon Warren

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By Bobby Thompsonwww.unit482.org

Bend/Redmond

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By Frank Larsonwww.bendbridge.org

Sectional coming soon; new board elected

Snowbirds shrinkgames in K Falls;one leaves flock

GP players recall good times, first gold points in Seaside

Simple card stabilizes long-term partnership

Laura and Larry Smith

Betty and Tom Wightman

Harvey Bush

The new year brought with it new hap-penings in Unit 487.

For starters, the Portland sectionals arenow being held at Montgomery Park inthe Northwest Industrial District. The firstevent was held Jan. 27–29 with 249½ ta-bles. Some 270 participants left the venuewith new silver points. Foremost amongthem was Jim Wiser, who collected 30.16points with a first in open pairs and twoseconds in team games. Also, kudos toDon Tofte and Dave Green for scoring72.9% in the Saturday evening pairs game.Montgomery Park’s next sectional isscheduled for June 9–11.

The unit’s new website is under con-struction at this writing. With luck, it willbe up and operating around the time thisissue goes to print. A special thanks is inorder for Chris Wiegand, who put it to-gether. An updated unit roster will beposted there every month to assist mem-bers in search of partners. Also on the sitewill be the latest Our Bridge To You, alongwith a list of special events. Find us atacbld20.org/unit487.

A paper version of the roster has beenpublished for those less computer savvy.

The bulk of these have been distributedto the unit’s clubs. Just ask your clubowner or director for a free copy (yourunit dollars in action).

Portland Bridge Club♦ The “Learn to Defend” seminar was a

huge success with 14 tables of newer toadvancing bridge players learning how toplay that aspect of their game.

♦ Mother Nature took its toll, with snowand ice forcing several closures.

♦ For the third year in a row the PBChosted a New Year’s Day brunch andbridge party, with 18 tables in attendance.

♦ A correction from our last issue:Michael Walker has not left us. His pri-mary directing job is on the seas, whichhe has done annually for many years. Hewill be back with us in April through November.

♦ The Friday once-a-month birthday

bash games have become a big success.Members play for free if their birthday fallsduring that month.

♦ Their 49er game has been growingsteadily, regularly having a five- to six-table game every Tuesday. More newcom-ers will be joining in the fun when theyfinish our next “Learn to Play Bridge”class, which began in February.

The Ace of Clubs♦ The Ace’s Saturday game has a new

start time, noon. ♦ The annual Oscar Wallace Trophy

game was played March 4. Since the holi-day party was missed due to inclementweather, the event also celebrated thegrateful end of this winter’s snowpocalypse.

♦ A leprechaun lunch will be served atthe game on St. Patrick’s Day.

♦ April 1 is the Ace’s Pro-Am game, soline up an appropriate fool to partner with.

♦ On April 15 at noon the Ace is hold-ing the Art Gillis Memorial Game. A maindish is being provided by the club, andmembers are asked to bring side dishes.

The unit’s election party will be heldMarch 26 at Ace of Clubs. Game fee willbe $5.


AROUND THE UNITS

April 14-15, 2017

Emerald Bridge Club, 1782 Centennial Blvd.Springfield, Oregon

Come join the fun for our first-ever 299er tournament!

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Directions: Exit 194A Springfield-126E. Proceed on 126 E toMohawk exit. Exit and proceed .4 mile to Centennial Blvd., which is the fourthlight. Turn . Look for Coburg Pizza on the and turn into parking lot. E

is on your right.

• Lots of good things to eat.• Coburg Pizza across the parking lot.• Three strats: 100-300, 50-100 & 0-50.

• Pre-duplicated boards for all sessions, including Swiss Teams.•• Postmortem discussion on two or three selected hands after

each session.

Friday, April 1410 a.m. Stratified 299er Pairs (single session)

3 p.m. Stratified 299er Pairs (single session)

Stratified 299er Pairs (single sessionSaturday, April 15

9 a.m.2 p.m. Stratified Swiss Teams (single session)

$9 Per Player Per Session ($12 Unpaid/Non-ACBL Members)

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Strats are based on the average masterpoint holding of the pair or team.

: $ per player per sessionUnpaid and non-ACBL members pay $ more per session

Vancouver Bridge ClubUnit 452

Non-Life Master Sectional

VANCOUVER BRIDGE CLUB

March 11-12

The weather took top billing for ourclub in December and January. Play waswarmest at the annual Christmas party,held this year at Royal Oaks CountryClub (see results below).

Year-end tabulations crowned JaniePearcy as club masterpoints victor byseveral lengths, with Jim Newfield, handi-capped by a mandated absence fromplay, coming in second.

Snow, ice and freezing rain led to anumber of club closures. Most notably,Liz Fullerton, chair of theJanuary NLM tournament,had to scramble whenroad conditions threat-ened life and limb. Work-ing in concert with KathyMather, they postponedthe event and sent outnotices to the bridgecommunity. Matherfound ACBL’s communications programto be very useful getting the word out toplayers. Luckily, the ACBL approved al-ternative dates of March 11–12.

The weather closed the Vancouver clubon five other occasions. Longview/Kelsoalso was shuttered for two games.

Some members, anticipating the badweather, fled to the Palm Springs area.Rosalyn Borys, Beverly and MichaelWalker, Rita Docken, Jim Nolan, Kathyand Rich Rodeman, Jim Anstine, Steveand Linda Tubbs all headed south, buttook bad weather karma with them, expe-riencing temperatures well below averagefor the month and record-setting rainfalls.It resulted in large crowds at the bridgetables, with folks seekingrespite from the cold.

Newly elected officersare unit president DarrellGraham and vice presi-dent John Dove. JaniePearcy stepped away asrecorder to handle newduties as unit secretary. Big game: Kathy and

Tim Trinkle were hot, scoring 71% onJan. 16. This led 121 Howell movementplayers in The Common Game.

ResultsChristmas party — N/S, 1: Louise Kurzet – Jay Kurzet;

E/W, 1: Ian Kirk – Margi Redden.

At the Christmas Party at the AstoriaGolf and Country Club, two players werehonored with unit Goodwill Awards foroutstanding service to bridge — DonAmend and Lewis Richardson.

When Amend was theunit president many yearsago, he was responsiblefor persuading the districtto share some of its re-gional profits with thehost unit that provided allthe volunteers and shutdown its club games. Hesuggested 25 cents atable (it’s now 35 cents)and over many years,Don’s efforts havebrought thousands of dol-lars to the Seaside unit.

Richardson is the unitwebmaster and treasurerfor two clubs. He also as-sists Monica Taylor in set-ting up and clearing thegames she directs twice a week and hasdone so for many years.

Time for bridge at the beachIt’s nearly springtime so think about the

Seaside Sectional April 21–23.For 70 years our unit has hosted this

popular sectional, and although the days

of a free salmon dinner are long gone,there are lots of excellent restaurantvouchers to be won in daily prize drawings.

299ers R Us!We have so much on offer for newer

players at the Seaside Sectional — big299er games daily and on Saturday a 99ergame which is free for 0-5 masterpointplayers.

There will be a talk on Saturdayevening, and fun playing in the lowestbracket of the Swiss teams on Sunday.You can play just one session if you prefer.

Moving up in yearsFlora Law, longtime treasurer of the As-

toria Club, turned 90, and our youngestplayer Jed He turned 21.

A recent immigrant from China, Jed hasbeen taught and mentored by the irre-pressible Manny Suarez. Jed not onlyloves the game and is becoming a skilledplayer, but has benefited socially and lin-guistically by being embraced by thebridge community.

Unit Christmas partyThanks to Doug West and Ray Lowe

for ably directing two sections at theChristmas party. It was followed by the an-nual general meeting of the unit at whichFred Kulcyzcki, Manny Suarez and DougWest were re-elected to the board. Theday was rounded off with a delicious steakand salmon dinner. Doug is also the bigwinner of masterpoints in 2016, with morethan 250.

Moving up the ranksCongratulations to new Life Master

Jane Swynenburg, who just needed a bitof silver to go over in a club STaC game

Also moving up the ranks are DougGoelz, Junior Master; Tom Stanley, ClubMaster; Joyce Haller, NABC Master; andRuby Life Masters Sharon Crapko andLew Richardson.

Bridge classesThose indefatigable ladies Sandy Baker

and Ann Gramson are teaching twoclasses, one for beginners and one oncommonly used conventions.

Also, once a month at their BridgeGames ’R Us Club they offer a 299er gameand dinner at Ann’s house. There havebeen 27 new unit members in the lastthree years as a result of their wonderfulwork.

Portland♣♦♥♠

By Ron Rootwww.acbld20.org/unit487

www.acbld20.org/vbc

Vancouver/Longview

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By Steve Tubbs

Seaside/ Astoria/Ilwaco

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By Sue Kroningwww.seasidebridge.org

Liz Fullerton

Darrell Graham

NLM sectional is rescheduled

Don Amend

Lewis Richardson

Seaside honors two with Goodwill Awards

New unit website expected to launch soon


AROUND THE UNITS

Bridge life slowed down around the hol-idays for Salem area bridge players, withseveral games called off due to inclementweather, as they were elsewhere in the dis-trict. That sort of contributes to a paucityof news.

But we soldier on.There is a new board of directors in

place for the Salem unit as a plethora ofmembers answered the call to volunteerand serve. There is one carryover fromthe previous board, Jan Petroski, ourtreasurer.

Making up the rest of the panel areShain Oleson, president; Day Westine,vice president; Judy Lathrop, secretary;and directors Loren Meyer, Laurie Nae-mura and Don Pitt.

The Salem Bridge Club board of direc-tors is made up of Paul Graham, presi-dent; Zina Galaka, vice president; DavidAstle, secretary; Anita Walker, treasurer;and directors Jean McKinney, Joan Pageand Susan Palmer. Kevin Kacmarynski is the club manager

and his wife, Jen Cabbage, volunteers aswebmaster.

On the tournament trailKevin Kacmarynski of Monmouth had

the only tournament win for Unit 490members during the last quarter of 2016.

At the Vancouver Fall Sectional, he pairedwith Trumpet editor Amy Casanova andteammates Krista Garver and KatieLeonard of Portland. They were first inFlight X of the A/X Swiss teams.

We mourn the passingof Ralph Faulkner, a Sil-ver Life Master who was aconsistent attendee atSalem Bridge Club’sTuesday and Fridaygames, on Dec. 18. Hewas 96.Big Games: Zina Galaka and Tom

McGuire came up two of them: a 78.9%on Oct. 25 at Salem Bridge Club, and a73.2% tally to open the year Jan. 3 at SBC.

PromotionsWe had several rank changes during the

quarter: Karen Crooch, Bill Gille, LaurieNaemura and Doug Reed, all of Salem,and Marion Hull of McMinnville, JuniorMasters; Sharon Douglas, George Silvaand Shirley Silva, all of Salem, Club Mas-

ters; and Don Pitt of Salem, Regional Mas-ter. And a milestone: Tom McGuire ofSalem is a Silver Life Master.

Katheryn Lewis AwardTom McGuire won the 2016 Katheryn

Lewis Memorial Award for the most mas-terpoints won in unit games during a cal-endar year. He compiled 31.45 master-points in winning the award for the secondtime (2014). Kevin Kacmarynski, who wasthe 2015 winner, had 22.35; Susan Palmerand Bill Anning tied for third with 17.36and Norma Stofiel finished with 16.21.

Katheryn Lewis was an early member ofthe unit and the award has been in exis-tence since 1977.

ResultsUnit Game, Nov. 6 (12 tables) —1A: Teresa Ozias – Jean

Ozias; 2A: David Astle – Kathy Astle; 3A: Ellie Hall-Pitzer –Glenda McPherson.

Unit Game, Nov. 16 (4.5 tables) —1A: Kevin Kacmarynski –Mike Sweet; 2A/1B: Ellie Hall-Pitzer – John Peterson; 3A: IrvaNeyhart – Brian Breckenridge.

Unit Game/Christmas Party, Dec. 11 (15 tables) —1A: IrvaNeyhart – Brian Breckenridge; 2A/1B/1C: Frank Taussig –Claudia Burton; 3A: Teresa Ozias – Janet Suggs.

Unit Game, Dec. 21 (5 tables) —1A/1B: Randy Jordan –Tom McGuire; 2A/2B: Don Pitt – Glenda Fleming; 3A: KevinKacmarynski – Mike Sweet.

Unit Game, Jan. 18 (4.5 tables) —1A: Shain Oleson – JerryGordon. 2-3A: Randy Jordan – Tom McGuire, Mike Sweet –Kevin Kacmarynski.

The elections are over and most of thenew officers for the Albany Club, Corval-lis Club and Unit 477 have been selected.Darrell Christenson is the president of

the Albany Club and Carol Harms re-mains president of the unit board.

In January Evelyn Wick celebrated her99th birthday. She followed that up witha game with another player in his 90s,Gene Mohan. Both sat East-West so hadto move after each round. It makes onewonder if the movement is what adds totheir longevity.

There was a GNT game held in Albanyin January. Even though the bracketswere 2500+, 500-2500 and 0-500 NLM,there were no C teams. I think the newerplayers are missing an excellent chanceto score extra points in these Swiss teamevents. Of the eight teams competing,seven earned points. Instead of regulargames where only the top 40 percent ofthe players score points, Swiss teamgames frequently award points to allplayers, and seldom do fewer than 80percent of the teams score something.

Masterpopint racesThe annual list of winners of district

and national races has been posted. Our unit had 16 people place in eitherthe Mini-McKenny or Ace of Clubs com-petition in District 20. The big story isthat two of our players placed in the topof the national organization in theirbrackets. Dennis Harms was 10th in the national

Ace of Clubs 1500-2500 bracket. IrvaKay Neyhart placed 147th in the BarryCrane Top 500 race, measuring totalpoints for all ACBL members, and wonher bracket (2500-3500) in the nationalAce of Clubs. She also won both theMini-McKenney and Ace of Clubs in herbracket for District 20.

The other players placing in the top 10in District 20 in their brackets are RichTurnbull, Bryon Van Fleet, Allison Walk-ingshaw, Linda Smith, Gayle Peterson, Al-lison Evans, Eileen Boal, Paul Hochfeld,Dick Jarvinen, Mark Rowe, Carol Harms,Terry Hill, Brian Breckenridge and RickGarvin.

December was memorable for the suc-cess of the Emerald Bridge Club-spon-sored seminar by Roger McNay and JeffTaylor held Dec. 10. All attendees praisedthe content and delivery of this learningopportunity, pitched squarely at the im-proving intermediate to advanced players.In fact, this tutorial was so well receivedthat it is now set to become an annualevent.

Many players graduate from playingparty bridge to duplicate in one form oranother. Unfortunately, the transition fre-quently seems to be viewed as a rite ofpassage. This interpretation always seemsto understate the value and enjoyment tobe derived from an evening of bridge inthe company of friends.

Two stalwarts of the Eugene bridgescene, David Partridge and Don Marsh,feel strongly that party bridge could beentertaining and challenging without loss

of appeal, so they are offering an informalsession to just play bridge and discuss thehands afterwards. Not to be viewed aspart of a training program, but intendedsolely to augment the satisfaction andpleasure of playing traditional partybridge, this group will meet at EBC onTuesday evenings at 6:30. Cost will be $5.Please check the EBC website, emerald-bridgeclub.net, for final details.

For some time now within the EBC andUnit 479 there has been an emerging feel-ing that the structure by which master-points are awarded favors the more

accomplished players. In an effort to re-dress this imbalance, the unit is sponsor-ing a sectional tournament exclusively forthose with less than 299 masterpoints.Fees for ACBL members are $9 per ses-sion, non-ACBL $12 per session. Theevent will be held on the premises of EBCApril 14–15. Format will be two sessionson each day, with a Swiss Team competi-tion on Saturday, preceded by a talk fromDon Marsh on the strategy for playing inthis type of contest.

This stratified competition with a clearlydefined upper limit for participants is abrand new concept for Eugene and Unit479, and owes much to the vision andhard work of Judy Nevell and Ellen Mc-Cumsey.

In an effort to portray the constant evo-lution of the game, in the future I plan totalk to some of the leading lights in ourlocal bridge community to see in whichnew exciting directions our game isheaded.

Finally, it is with great sadness werecord the passing of Jerry Walsh, a longtime, respected figure in the Eugenebridge community. Our condolences to hiswife, Janet, and the extended family.

Albany/Corvallis

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By Bob Peerywww.albanycorvallisbridgeclub.org

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By Tom McGuirewww.salembridgeclub.org

Eugene/Springfield

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By John Leanwww.emeraldbridgeclub.org

A lecture by Roger McNay at EBC was well received.

Salem elects almost entirely new unit board

Movement keepsaged spry; unit

does well in races

Eugene club adds weekly party bridge session

Ralph Faulkner

The board passed several meas-ures designed to reduce the costsof doing business. Among them:

♦ Spring and summer boardmeetings will end the day beforethe Board of Governors meeting.

♦ Pre-tournament entertainmentactivities at NABCs for spouses andguests of the board of directors willno longer be provided by the ACBL.

♦ Board members’ per diem isreduced to compensate for mealsprovided by ACBL or other entities.

Several motions were passed thatapply to NABCs.

♦ The Wagar Women’s KO eventis removed from the summer NABCdue to lack of attendance.

♦ The Women’s Swiss Teams isremoved from the spring nationals.

♦ A four-session Women’s Pairs isadded to the summer NABC.

♦ Players in national events willno longer play the same hands asin the regional events for securityreasons.

♦ There will be automatic penal-ties for violations of electronic de-vices rules.

♦ Members of the ACBL boardmay not play in any event conflictingwith board meetings. They may playin multiple-session team events.

In other business, the board rescinded the STaC fee of an extradollar.

Finances are better in 2016, as

the league will have a slight surplusthis year. Technology continues tobe a priority for spending money.

A reminder for D20 players: thedistrict is hosting an NABC in Hon-olulu in November 2018. Be sure tomake your plans for Hawaii early.

We have four regional tourna-ments in D20 in 2017, including therecent one in Portland/Vancouver— Medford in May, Eugene in August and Seaside in October.

If I can answer any questions oryou just want to pass along anynews or suggestions, contact me at [email protected].

District director Merlin Vilhauercan be reached at [email protected].


Vilhauer: Board rescinds STaC fee increase

should be conducted. The key to successful

tournaments is good atten-dance. It enables us to domore with respect to hos-pitality, special programsand amenities. So pleasecontinue to support theD20 tournaments.

Although retiring aspresident, by no means amI dropping out of sight. Iwill still be webmaster, stilla second alternate to theBoard of Governors, stillwill play often at the D20regionals and now will bethe D20 secretary.

My thanks go to the current and former D20board members for all theyhave done for the districtand for supporting me aspresident. And a specialmention with a big thankyou to Marie Ashton, whohas been a steady and ex-cellent business managerthroughout my term andseveral before me. Shekeeps the D20 board ontrack and running effi-ciently.

Remember: play bridgeand have fun!

Rich Carle can be reachedat [email protected].


Carle: Sticking around


OREGON TRAIL REGIONALwinners at the

Monday, Feb. 20Monday Evening Charity Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . (72 pairs)1A Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA2A Gee Gee Walker, Medford OR; Molly Tinsley, Ashland OR3A Ian Kirk – Margi Redden, Portland OR1B Marjorie Gilmore – Karen DeMeritt, Richland WA2B/1C Denise Anthony – Michael Anthony, Terrace BC3B Yuri Wiitala, Kirkland WA; Christopher Class, Sequim WA2C Richard Gettmann – Frank Larson, Bend OR3C Perry Cowgill – Blythe Bartlett, Vashon WA

Monday Evening 299er Charity Pairs . . . . . . . (18 pairs)1D John Dove Sr., Vancouver WA; Sue Freitag, Clackamas OR2D/1E-F Roger Thomas, West Linn OR; Jon Gassaway, Beaverton OR3D Zack Woodbury – Mike Goffe, Portland OR2E Christine Walter – Bill Walter, Vancouver BC3E/2F Judy Brown, Washougal WA; Elizabeth Scully, Portland OR

Tuesday, Feb. 21Columbia River KO Bracket 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9 teams)1 Stephen Kennedy, Oakland CA; Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Brenda

Jacobus – Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV2 Ken Scholes – Sandra Scholes, Bellevue WA; John Moffat,

Bellingham WA; Dave Westfall, Spokane WA3/4 Barbara DiCicco, Burke VA; Mary O’Shea, Portland OR; Mary Hovda,

Sandy OR; Winnie Ninneman, Vancouver WA3/4 Ron Root, Beaverton OR; Nelda Linman, Bend OR; Robert Probasco,

Marilyn Nesbit, Ketchum ID

Columbia River KO Bracket 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . (12 teams)1 Howie Smith – Jack Sands, Portland OR; Lynne Annet, Mike

Annett, Hood River OR2 Sandra Baker, Seaside OR; Maryjane Swynenburg, Cannon Beach

OR; Ann Marie Gramson – Gilbert Gramson, Warrenton OR3/4 Kent Livingston – Alan Stewart – Mike Amspacher, Elsie Chan,

Vancouver WA3/4 Deborah Lackey, Washougal WA; Pauline Bullert, Vancouver WA;

Mary Alice Seville, Corvallis OR; Stan Blascow, Philomath OR

Columbia River KO Bracket 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . (10 teams)1 Ronald Mundt – Judy Mundt, Sunriver OR; Joan Borberg, Sally

Miller, Portland OR2 Michael Rickus – Kathy Kuebbing, Newport OR; David Gustafson,

Florence OR; Chris Gates, Depoe Bay OR3/4 Layne Benben – Cookie Hegge – Ginny Kopacz, Portland OR; Terry

Strand, Wilsonville OR3/4 Judy Nevell – Ralph Zack – Bing Kibbey, Eugene OR; Ellen

McCumsey, Junction City OR

Tuesday Open Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (52 pairs)1A Stu Swan – Ethel Birnbach, Portland OR2A Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA3A Gerry Marshall, Las Varas Mexico; Hendrik Sharples, Brush Prairie WA1B/C Burton Voorhees – Kinga Voorhees, Victoria BC2B Esther Ellis, Kingsland TX; B.J. Sanders, Austin TX3B Paul Conroy, Aberdeen WA; David Baer, Seattle WA2C Louis Beauchet, Sherwood OR; Bill Holloran, West Linn OR3C Lawrence Swanson, Walnut Creek CA; James Weider, Portland OR

Tuesday Honeysuckle Gold Pairs . . . . . . . . . . (32 pairs)1C/D Joan Eck – Theresa Eck, Seattle WA2C/D Darlene Allen, Squamish BC; Denise Holst, Courtenay BC3C Donna Gering – Lynn Morgan, Vashon WA3D Janet Clemmons, Hillsboro OR; Joan Peres, Portland OR1E Robert Robyns – Judith Robyns, Reno NV2E Deanne Takasumi, Tigard OR; Bonnie Scheeland, Portland OR3E Richard Zier – Vicki Setzer, Vancouver WA

Tuesday Morning Side Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (22 pairs)1A Kay Moran – Donna Compton, Dallas TX2A Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Marilyn Kalabsa, Ramona CA3A Richard Carle, Longview WA; Irva Neyhart, Corvallis OR1B/C Richard Gettmann – Frank Larson, Bend OR2B/C Perry Cowgill – Blythe Bartlett, Vashon WA3B Esther Ellis, Kingsland TX; B.J. Sanders, Austin TX3C George Steele, Austin TX; Sam Aucoin, Honolulu HI

Tuesday Afternoon Side Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . (30 pairs)1A/B Brenda Glaze, Anchorage AK; Winston Falls, Vancouver WA2A Jeff Reynolds – Genie Reynolds, San Francisco CA3A/2B Paula Strand, Kirkland WA; Margaret Moen, Seattle WA3B Gerald Brown, Vancouver WA; Cliff Allen III, Camas WA1C Richard Gettmann – Frank Larson, Bend OR2C Betty Metzner – Rudi Metzner, Camas WA3C Janet Fiero – Sally Wright, Missoula MT

Tuesday Afternoon 299er Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . (26 pairs)1D/F Karen Stone – Sylvia Hearing, Portland OR2D/E Luanne Stoltz, Portland OR; Linda Marshall, Beaverton OR3D Patty Crispe – Jane Mausshardt, Portland OR3E/2F Nancy Mittelstadt – Yvonne Evans, Portland OR3F Lee Machado – Kristin Steinmetz, Portland OR

Tuesday Evening Side Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (20 pairs)1A Gene Fomin, Glacier WA; Sandra Robson, New Westminster BC2A/1B Ann Grill – Mary Lou Mansfield, Vancouver WA3A Jim Milam, Idaho Falls ID; Samuel Jones, Portland OR2B/1C Tom Cotton, Surrey BC; Marlene Sumi, Burnaby BC3B Peggy Lou Faylor, Nampa ID; Carson Ohm, Kelowna BC2C Judy Nevell, Eugene OR; Ellen McCumsey, Junction City OR3C Bruce Boan – Peggy Boan, Mill Bay BC

Tuesday Evening 299er Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . (12 pairs)1D Don Kirkpatrick – Bob Nordstrom, Beaverton OR2-3D Ricardo Berdichevsky – Fran Allen, Portland OR2-3D Nely Johnson – Stuart Director, Portland OR1E/F Judy Brown, Washougal WA; Elizabeth Scully, Portland OR2E Bill Walter – Christine Walter, Vancouver BC3E/2F Dixie Kroupa – Tom Kroupa, Lake Oswego OR

Tuesday Evening Swiss Teams . . . . . . . . . . . (15 teams)1 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Patrick Dunn – Polly Dunn, Bellevue

WA; Jim Looby, Las Vegas NV2-3A Jon Bartlett, Portland OR; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Joel

Datloff, Vancouver WA; Howard Epley, Kent WA2-3A/1B/C Nancy Swanson – Betsy McCormick – Nancy Jonske –

Diane Mackenzie, Portland OR2B Don Robinson – Pete Grice – Judy Staufer – Pat Sales, Boise ID3B Gerald Hickman – Margie Hickman, Bellingham WA; Marjorie

Mandery – Roger Mandery, Mount Vernon WA

Wednesday, Feb. 22Portland KO Bracket 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10 teams)

1 John Ashton – Irene Pickett, Portland OR; Bill Hardy,Beaverton OR; Dennis Metcalf, Vancouver WA

2 Amy Casanova, Portland OR; Paul Wrigley, Troutdale OR; MegMyers, Beaverton OR; Cristal Nell, Seattle WA

3/4 Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT; Rick Prouser, Lake Oswego OR; MerlinVilhauer, Beaverton OR; Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR

3/4 Michael Hansen – Kathy Hansen, Vancouver WA; Marc Franklin,Mary Lou Moriarty, Portland OR

Portland KO Bracket 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (16 teams)1 Jerold Wershba – Felicia Wershba, Portland OR; Ira Grifel –

Harvey Orndorf, Lake Oswego OR2 Dwayne Brackhahn – Ron Senn, Beaverton OR; James Wheeler,

Ridgefield WA; Robert Hormel, Lake Oswego OR3/4 Sally Lewis – Mike Mills – JoAnn Marks; Kathleen Holahan, Portland OR3/4 Paul Burma, Sunnyside WA; Doug Sanders, Grandview WA;

Kenneth Lockwood – William Fromherz, Yakima WA

Portland KO Bracket 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (16 teams)1 Randy Naef, McMinnville OR; Michael Green, Yamhill OR;

Becky McKenzie – Karen Nelson, Corvallis OR2 Michael Anthony – Denise Anthony, Terrace BC; Dennis Lee; Susan

Lee, Smithers BC3/4 Joanne Ruyle – Beth Unger, Portland OR; Michael Scott-Kerr;

Eleanor Scott-Kerr, Victoria BC3/4 John Dove Sr. – Reinhard Bohme, Vancouver WA; Kathleen Vasks,

Camas WA; Jo Ann Smith, Bothell WA

Wednesday Open Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (52 pairs)1A Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA2A Connie Marfell, Milwaukie OR; Bruce Cuthbertson, Vancouver WA3A Don Lowry, Wilsonville OR; Dewitt (Hal) Montgomery III, Portland OR1B David Baer, Seattle WA; Paul Conroy, Aberdeen WA2B Cynthia Sinn, Beaverton OR; Christopher Class, Sequim WA3B/1C Kinga Voorhees – Burton Voorhees, Victoria BC2C Michael Schultz, Lake Oswego OR; Lynn Perey, Beaverton OR3C Melinda Westgate, Mercer Island WA; Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA

Wednesday Rose Gold Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (34 pairs)1C Sandy Freeling, Edmonds WA; Margaret King, Seattle WA2C Phyllis Sutter, West Linn OR; Jason Metzker, Beaverton OR3C/1D Henrietta Moore – Paul Sekulich, Olympia WA2D Joan Eck – Theresa Eck, Seattle WA3D Marcia Cramer, Tacoma WA; Joan Page, Salem OR1E Brenda Wilson, North Saanich BC; Mel Zimmerman, Victoria BC2E Robert Robyns – Judith Robyns, Reno NV3E Richard Kennedy – Tony Alberts, Seattle WA

Wednesday Morning Side Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . (32 pairs)1A Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Marilyn Kalabsa, Ramona CA2A/1B Doug Sanders, Grandview WA; Paul Burma, Sunnyside WA3A Bruce Brownfield – Leonard Wisbey, Graham WA2B Art Silvas – Lee Silvas, Renton WA3B Pete Grice – Don Robinson, Boise ID1C Perry Cowgill – Blythe Bartlett, Vashon WA2C Joseph Coulter, Vancouver WA; Sumi Whitehead, Camas WA3C Darrel Mooney, Boise ID; Robert Hartley, Meridian ID

Wednesday Afternoon Side Pairs . . . . . . . . . . (28 pairs)1A Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Marilyn Kalabsa, Ramona CA2A John Coone, Vernon BC; Robert Law, Tigard OR3A Jeff Reynolds – Genie Reynolds, San Francisco CA1B/1C Richard Gettmann – Frank Larson, Bend OR2B Kay Adams – Wendie Berge, Seattle WA3B/2C Daniel Hendry – Sandra Hendry, Kennewick WA3C Janet Fiero – Sally Wright, Missoula MT

Wednesday Afternoon 299er Pairs . . . . . . . . . (32 pairs)1D Randy Dietrich, Portland OR; Don Kirkpatrick, Beaverton OR2D George Oleary – James Unterspan, Portland OR3D/1E Sherry Lacombe-Ingham – Joy Fletcher, Vancouver WA2-3E Robert Bolin – Louis Lauman, Lake Oswego OR2-3E/1F James Hart, Beaverton OR; Gene Livingston, Phoenix AZ2F Louise Lauman, Lake Oswego OR; John Seibert, Portland OR3F Karen Stone, Portland OR; Judy Brown, Washougal WA

Wednesday Evening Side Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . (18 pairs)1A John Coone, Vernon BC; Charles Burns, Vancouver WA2A/1B Margaret Moen, Seattle WA; Paula Strand, Kirkland WA3A/2B Kay Adams – Wendie Berge, Seattle WA3B/1C Frank Larson – Richard Gettmann, Bend OR2C Tom Cotton, Surrey BC; Marlene Sumi, Burnaby BC3C Elsie Nogle, Bellevue WA; Marianne Timmins, Redmond WA

Wednesday Evening 299er Pairs . . . . . . . . . . (10 pairs)1D/E Randy Dietrich, Portland OR; Don Kirkpatrick, Beaverton OR2D-E/1F Karen Stone, Portland OR; Judy Brown, Washougal WA3D/E Louis Lee, Portland OR; Craig Cooley, West Linn OR2F Sherry Lacombe-Ingham – Joy Fletcher, Vancouver WA

Wednesday Evening Swiss Teams . . . . . . . . (20 teams)1A Ron Root, Beaverton OR; Isolde Knaap, Woodburn OR;

Nelda Linman, Bend OR; Garry Lowe, Newport OR2A Robert Johnson, Tigard OR; David Rosenstein, Henderson NV;

Andrea James – Charles James, Auburn WA3-4A/1B Rosemary Segall, Redmond OR; Dee Cockfield, Bend OR;

Karen Vaillancourt, Kent WA; Karen Westerlund, Kirkland WA3-4A Thomas Carmichael – Steven Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Hendrik

Sharples, Brush Prairie WA; Gerry Marshall, Las Varas Mexico2B/1C Rick Zander, Sequim WA; Brian Metke, Camp Sherman OR;

Valerie Lycette, Issaquah WA; Sandy Thor, Seattle WA3B/2C Jo Ann Smith, Bothell WA; John Dove Sr.; Reinhard Bohme,

Vancouver WA; Kathleen Vasks, Camas WA

Thursday, Feb. 23Vancouver KO Bracket 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (13 teams)1 Stephen Kennedy, Oakland CA; Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Marc

Jacobus – Brenda Jacobus, Las Vegas NV 2 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Polly Dunn – Patrick Dunn, Bellevue WA;

Jim Looby, Las Vegas NV3/4 Connie Coquillette, Vancouver WA; Edward Lee, Portland OR; David

Green, Sherwood OR; Lisa Fishman, Beaverton OR3/4 John Lusky – Jim Elliott – Eric Stoltz – Marc Zwerling – Randy

Pickett, Portland OR

Vancouver KO Bracket 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (12 teams)1 Todd Werby, Tiburon CA; Arti Bhargava, Mill Valley CA; William

Bailey, Palo Alto CA; Jakob Kristinsson, Deerfield Beach FL 2 June Hensala, Lake Oswego OR; Miriam Witters, Happy Valley OR;

Jan Yocom – Molly Harris, Portland OR3/4 Richard Garvin – Joyce Dickerson, Corvallis OR; Allan Selberg,

Albany OR; James Smith, Mapleton OR3/4 Irva Neyhart – Brian Breckenridge – Carol Harms – Dennis Harms,

Corvallis OR

Vancouver KO Bracket 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (13 teams)1 Kent Livingston – Alan Stewart – Elsie Chan – Mike

Amspacher, Vancouver WA 2 Karen Hudesman – Donald Stark – David Binney – Dave Walker,

Seattle WA3/4 Lawrence Swanson, Walnut Creek CA; James Weider – Mary

O’Shea, Portland OR; Barbara DiCicco, Burke VA3/4 Deborah Lackey, Washougal WA; Gerald Brown – Pauline Bullert,

Vancouver WA; Cliff Allen III, Camas WA

Vancouver KO Bracket 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (15 teams)1 Michael Rickus – Kathy Kuebbing, Newport OR; Chris Gates,

Depoe Bay OR; David Gustafson, Florence OR

2 Ronald Mundt – Judy Mundt, Sunriver OR; Sally Miller – JoanBorberg, Portland OR

3/4 Diane Mackenzie – Nancy Jonske – Betsy McCormick – NancySwanson, Portland OR

3/4 Jane Wagner – Roy Wagner, Nanaimo BC; Bruce Boan – PeggyBoan, Mill Bay BC

Thursday Open Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (72 pairs)1A Dennis Metcalf, Vancouver WA; John Ashton, Portland OR2A Don Lowry, Wilsonville OR; Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR3A Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; John Moffat, Bellingham WA1B Paul Conroy, Aberdeen WA; David Baer, Seattle WA2B/1C Terry Nagel – Harriett Kessinger, Eugene OR3B/2C Andrey Ayupov – Andrey Dashkov, Beaverton OR3C Betsy Brezel, Union WA; Thomas Kuehne, Bermerton WA

Thursday Rhododendron Gold Pairs . . . . . . . . (40 pairs)1C/E David Smith – Linda Smith, Corvallis OR2C Andy Wasserman – Marcia Wasserman, Piedmont CA3C/2D-E Janet Landesberg – Dan Edelstein, Vancouver WA3D/E Donald Pitt, Salem OR; Glenda Fleming, Albany OR

Thursday Morning Side Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . (32 pairs)1A Jeff Reynolds – Genie Reynolds, San Francisco CA2A Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; July Ratley, Redding CA3A/1B David Castles, Portland OR; Robert Law, Tigard OR2B/1C William Fromherz – Kenneth Lockwood, Yakima WA3B Esther Ellis, Kingsland TX; B.J. Sanders, Austin TX2C David Muller, Vancouver WA; Mark Hickman, Bend OR3C Robert Hartley, Meridian ID; Darrel Mooney, Boise ID

Thursday Afternoon Side Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . (34 pairs)1A Steven Pessin – Ginny Stark, Eugene OR2A Duane Christensen – Carol Christensen, Boise ID3A John Reisner – Georgia Farman, Florence OR1B Dorene Smyth, Portland OR; Maureen Schroder, Kirkland WA2B Jessica Onstrom, Portland OR; Mary Hovda, Sandy OR3B/1C Denise Anthony – Michael Anthony, Terrace BC2C JoAnn Marks – Sally Lewis, Portland OR3C Elsie Nogle, Bellevue WA; Marianne Timmins, Redmond WA

Thursday Afternoon 299er Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . (30 pairs)1D Maureen Fennerty, Portland OR; Ann Moore, Beaverton OR2D Leanne Kerner, Portland OR; Susan Brown, Wilsonville OR3D/1E-F Kristin Steinmetz, Portland OR; Paul Walker, Oregon City OR2E Angel Almanza – Donald McConnell, Portland OR3E Luanne Stoltz, Portland OR; Linda Marshall, Beaverton OR2F Judy Brown, Washougal WA; Elizabeth Scully, Portland OR3F Lois Garner – Carole Starr, Portland OR

Thursday Evening Side Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (18 pairs)1A/C Barbara Keller – Morgan Landry, Juneau AK2A Dennis Heller – Connie Heller, Clinton WA3A John Coone, Vernon BC; Sandra Robson, New Westminster BC2B/C Frank Larson – Richard Gettmann, Bend OR

Thursday Evening 299er Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . (15 pairs)1D/F Fran Henry-Jansa – Mark Jansa, Portland OR2D Andrew Nuxoll – Bruce Backup, Portland OR3D/2E Joe Harjung – Matthew Dudley, Portland OR3E Linda Marshall, Beaverton OR; Luanne Stoltz, Portland OR

Thursday Evening Swiss Teams . . . . . . . . . . (20 teams)1A Joel Fuhrman, Kirkland WA; Galen Hesson, Shoreline WA; Charles

James – Andrea James, Auburn WA2A/1B Steven Pessin – Ginny Stark, Eugene OR; Bert Adams –

Carolyn Adams, Steilacoom WA3A Irva Neyhart – Brian Breckenridge – Dennis HarmS; Carol Harms,

Corvallis OR2-3B John Crutcher, Olympia WA; Guy Audett, Port Orchard WA; Sylvia

Markham – Roy Markham, Montesano WA2-3B Gerald Brown – Pauline Bullert, Vancouver WA; Cliff Allen III,

Camas WA; Deborah Lackey, Washougal WA1-2C Gerald Hickman – Margie Hickman, Bellingham WA; Marjorie

Mandery; Roger Mandery, Mount Vernon WA1-2C Sandy Thor, Seattle WA; Valerie Lycette, Issaquah WA; Mary

Wondra, Lopez WA; Marilyn Knipp, Delta BC

Friday, Feb. 23Beaverton KO Bracket 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9 teams)

1 Bill Lawrence – Sandra Lawrence, Clackamas OR; KathyHansen; Michael Hansen, Vancouver WA

2 Thomas Carmichael – Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; HendrikSharples, Brush Prairie WA; Gerry Marshall, Las Varas Mexico

3/4 Ron Senn – Dena Senn – Cynthia Sinn, Beaverton OR; BettyApalategui, Hillsboro OR

3/4 Steven Drew, McMinnville OR; Carol Kilmer – Marc Franklin; MaryLou Moriarty, Portland OR

Beaverton KO Bracket 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9 teams)1 Chris Aaberg – Don Herring, Lake Oswego OR; Tim Rilling,

Vancouver WA; Sylvia Riewerts, Milwaukie OR2 Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA; Melinda Westgate, Mercer Island

WA; Wende Keirsey, Ridgefield WA; Linda Yount, Federal Way WA3/4 Randy Naef, McMinnville OR; Michael Green, Yamhill OR; Eileen

Milligan – Mary Alice Seville, Corvallis OR3/4 William Campbell, Mercer Island WA; Tracey Guice, Seattle WA; Art

Silvas – Lee Silvas, Renton WA

Beaverton KO Bracket 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (13 teams)1 Charles Mead, Ridgefield WA; Reinhard Bohme; Cynthia

Brogan, Vancouver WA; Kathleen Vasks, Camas WA2 Beth Unger – John Seibert, Portland OR; Eleanor Scott-Kerr;

Michael Scott-Kerr, Victoria BC3/4 Larry Jones – Joanne Ruyle – Ancer Haggerty, Portland OR; Clariner

Boston, Tigard OR3/4 Carroll Vaughan – Russell Vaughan, Federal Way WA; Susan

Tenborg, Graham WA; Margol Tucci, Puyallup WA

Friday Open Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (56 pairs)1A Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; July Ratley, Redding CA2A Ken Scholes, Bellevue WA; Dave Westfall, Spokane WA3A Bob Bjorge, Bellingham WA; Tom Devine, Ferndale WA1B Jerry Thorpe – Paul Bartron, Tacoma WA2B Michael Eyer, Lake Oswego OR; Louis Beauchet, Sherwood OR3B Louise Johns, Beaverton OR; Gerard Hallee, Hillsboro OR1C James Lenobel – Cindy Oishi, West Vancouver BC2C Cyndi Sauvage, Englewood CO; Jack Hawks, Walnut Creek CA3C Andrey Ayupov – Andrey Dashkov, Beaverton OR

Friday Azalea Gold Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (40 pairs)1C/E Deb Dotters – Vern Katz, Eugene OR2C Sam Aucoin, Honolulu HI; George Steele, Austin TX3C John Dove, Vancouver WA; Jo Ann Smith, Bothell WA2D/E Deb Wenneman, Vashon WA; Susie Kalhorn, Burton WA3D/E Dick Kennedy – Tony Alberts, Seattle WA

Friday Morning Side Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (24 pairs)1A/C John Crutcher, Olympia WA; Guy Audett, Port Orchard WA2-4A Jon Neimand, Eugene OR; James Smith, Mapleton OR2-4A Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Marilyn Kalabsa, Ramona CA

Morning Side Series . . . . . . (117 players)1/2 Marilyn Kalabsa, Ramona CA1/2 Paul Darin, San Diego CA3/4 Donna Compton, Dallas TX; Kay Moran, Dallas TX

Afternoon Side Series . . . . . (170 players)1/2 Marilyn Kalabsa, Ramona CA1/2 Paul Darin, San Diego CA3 John Coone, Vernon BC

Howie Smith, Mike Annett, Lynne Annett, Jack Sands

Columbia River Mon-Tues Knockout

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Joan Borberg, Ron Mundt, Judy Mundt, Sally Miller

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Harvey Orndorf, Ira Grifel, Felicia Wershba, Jerold Wershba

Portland Tues-Wed Knockout

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Mike Green, Karen Nelson, Becky McKenzie, Randy Naef

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Dave Mead, Cynthia Brogan, Kathleen Vasks, Reinhard Bohme

Beaverton Thurs-Fri Knockout

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Hal Montgomery, Roger McNay, Ethel Birnbach, Jon Bartlett

Mount Hood Fri-Sat Knockout

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Beau Hovda, Mike Amspacher, Elsie Chan, Mary Hovda

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Andrey Dashkov, Andrey Ayupov, Lisa Hedlund, Jim Wheeler

Ridgfield Saturday Compact Knockout

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Randy Naef, Eileen Boal, Becky McKenzie, Mike Green

Sunday 0-2000 Bracketed Swiss

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Garry Lowe, Nelda Linman, Ron Root, Isolde Knaap

Wednesday Evening Swiss

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By Amy Casanova The Trumpet

At the Oregon TrailRegional, we asked:What topic would youlike to see a guestspeaker discuss at thenext regional? Hereare people’s answers.

Playerroundup

Opening leads.Jan Clemmons

Hillsboro OR

Rehashing the basics, play of the hand.

Sally MillerPortland

Doubles.Mike Pham

Portland

Strong 2® auctions — what to do after that?

Angel AlmanzaBeaverton OR

Defense. But keep it simple!Deanne Takasumi

Tigard OR

Defense.Mike Goffe

Portland

Table etiquette.Andrey Ayupov

Beaverton OR

Leads.Margaret Matin

Portland

Bidding slams.Bruce Backup

Portland

Anything and everything! But mostly bidding.Kathy Kershner

Portland

Jan Clemmons Sally Miller Mike Pham Angel Almanza Deanne Takasumi Mike Goffe Andrey Ayupov Margaret Matin Bruce Backup Kathy Kershner

2-4A Jeff Reynolds – Genie Reynolds, San Francisco CA2B Richard Gettmann – Frank Larson, Bend OR3B B.J. Sanders, Austin TX; Esther Ellis, Kingsland TX2C Gordon Delf, Kelowna BC; Lilla Wallace, Vancouver WA3C Lorraine Almy – Donald Almy, Edmonds WA

Friday Afternoon Side Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (30 pairs)1A Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Marilyn Kalabsa, Ramona CA2A/1B Nancy Swanson – Betsy McCormick, Portland OR3A/2B Garry Lowe, Newport OR; Ray Lowe, Astoria OR3B/1C Chris Cross, Portland OR; Thomas Scharf, Vancouver WA2C Linda Rudnick, Beaverton OR; Kenneth Dunbar, Lake Oswego OR3C Ralph Zack – Bing Kibbey, Eugene OR

Friday Afternoon 299er Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . (28 pairs)1D Don Kirkpatrick, Beaverton OR; Randy Dietrich, Portland OR2D Patricia Jacob, Wilsonville OR; Jane Urban, Portland OR3D Michael Pham – Zack Woodbury, Portland OR1E Toni Albano – Fran Allen, Portland OR2E Richard Zier – Vicki Setzer, Vancouver WA3E Joy Fletcher, Vancouver WA; Sue Freitag, Clackamas OR1F Isabel Knostman – Fredrick Knostman, Vancouver WA2F Lee Machado – Judy Farrell, Portland OR3F Judy Dauble, Lake Oswego OR; Jacqueline Joseph, Portland OR

Friday Evening Side Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (18 pairs)1A/B Thomas Kuehne, Bermerton WA; Cynthia Sinn, Beaverton OR2A John Coone, Vernon BC; Paul Harding, New Westminster BC3A/2B Dorene Smyth, Portland OR; Maureen Schroder, Kirkland WA3B Miriam Witters, Happy Valley OR; Diane Schaub, Portland OR1C Frank Larson – Richard Gettmann, Bend OR2C Barbara Keller – Morgan Landry, Juneau AK

Friday Evening 299er Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (21 pairs)1D Randy Dietrich, Portland OR; Don Kirkpatrick, Beaverton OR2D/1E Steven Vegdahl – Andrew Nuxoll, Portland OR3D Mike Goffe – Michael Pham, Portland OR2E/1F Angel Almanza, Portland OR; Ned Branigan, Beaverton OR3E Richard Zier – Vicki Setzer, Vancouver WA2F Luanne Stoltz – Lisa Schaller, Portland OR3F Philip Porter, Vancouver WA; Norman Haller, Camas WA

Friday Evening Swiss Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . (25 teams)1A Patrick Dunn – Polly Dunn, Bellevue WA; Jeffrey Ford,

Redmond WA; Kim Eng, Issaquah WA2A Janie Pearcy – Kathleen Mather, Vancouver WA; Jack Marsh,

Portland OR; Brenda Glaze, Anchorage AK3A/1B Eileen Boal, Albany OR; Becky McKenzie – Pat Moore,

Corvallis OR; Kathy Rooney, Gooding ID2B Dennis Harms – Carol Harms – Paul Hochfeld; Terrance Hill,

Corvallis OR3B/1C Douglas Merritt – Myra Falletta – Connie Sloper; Donna

Andrews, Grants Pass OR2C Gayanne Alexander – Allison Evans, Corvallis OR; Donald Pitt,

Salem OR; Glenda Fleming, Albany OR

Saturday, Feb. 25Mount Hood KO Bracket 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (14 teams)

1 Jon Bartlett – Ethel Birnbach; Dewitt (Hal) Montgomery III,Portland OR; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR;

2 Ray Miller – Cristal Nell, Seattle WA; Stanford Christie, KirklandWA; Michael Christensen, Redmond WA

3/4 Samuel Asai, Hood River OR; Duane Christensen – CarolChristensen Suzanne St. Thomas, Boise ID

3/4 Rick Prouser, Lake Oswego OR; Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT; RichardCarle, Longview WA; Merlin Vilhauer, Beaverton OR

Mount Hood KO Bracket 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (12 teams)1 Donald Tofte – Edward Lee – Kent Huang, Portland OR; David

Green, Sherwood OR2 David Binney – Karen Hudesman – Donald Stark; Dave Walker,

Seattle WA3/4 John Swanson – Reidun Decker – Cynthia Glad; Sue Anderson,

Seattle WA3/4 Ginny Stark – Steven Pessin, Eugene OR; Irva Neyhart; Brian

Breckenridge, Corvallis OR

Mount Hood KO Bracket 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (14 teams)1 Beau Hovda, Bothell WA; Mary Hovda, Sandy OR; Mike

Amspacher; Elsie Chan, Vancouver WA

2 Jerold Wershba – Felicia Wershba – Judy Karush, Portland OR; IraGrifel, Lake Oswego OR

3/4 Cheryl Berens, Oakland OR; Linda Hann, Roseburg OR; BurtonVoorhees – Kinga Voorhees, Victoria BC

3/4 Robert Peery – Joyce Dickerson, Corvallis OR; Allan Selberg, AlbanyOR; Steve Colmer, Huntington Beach CA

Mount Hood KO Bracket 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (15 teams)1 Sandra Hendry – Donna Parkes – Daniel Hendry, Kennewick WA;

Leanne Zaring, Richland WA2 Terry Nagel – Harriett Kessinger, Eugene OR; Justin Beck, Sherwood

OR; Kevin Marnell, Portland OR3/4 Kent Livingston, Vancouver WA; Ram Kashyap – Kathleen Holahan;

Mike Mills, Portland OR3/4 Dave Drischell – John Thomas – William Etnyre; Martha Potter,

Seattle WA

Saturday Open Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (52 pairs)1A Eric Stoltz – Mark Tolliver, Portland OR2A Daren Kuo – Kou-Ping Cheng, Saratoga CA3A Sun-O Ho, Redmond WA; Ron Tracy, Edmonds WA1B Kevin Kacmarynski, Monmouth OR; Michael Sweet, Salem OR2B Ian Kirk, Portland OR; Deanna Birch, Vancouver WA3B Bryan Delfs, Kent WA; Eric Sieg, Seattle WA1C Judy Nevell – Cynthia Palman, Eugene OR2C Cindy Oishi – James Lenobel, West Vancouver BC3C JC Chupack – Scott Chupack, Seattle WA

Saturday Tulip Gold Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (28 pairs)1C/D Zack Woodbury – Mike Goffe, Portland OR2C Jan Kulczycki – Fred Kulczycki, South Bend WA3C Gerald Hickman – Margie Hickman, Bellingham WA2D/1E Lee Soreng – Cornelia Wonham, Eugene OR3D Denise Holst, Courtenay BC; Darlene Allen, Squamish BC2E Hank Schouten – Richard Krueger, Portland OR

Friday-Saturday Morning Swiss Teams . . . . . (8 teams)1A Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR; Jakob Kristinsson, Deerfield

Beach FL; Sam Asai, Hood River OR; Jean Barry, Livermore CA2A Paul Hochfeld – Brian Breckenridge – Irva Neyhart; Terrance

Hill, Corvallis OR3A/1B Bert Adams – Carolyn Adams, Steilacoom WA; Ginny Stark;

Steven Pessin, Eugene OR2B/1C Terry Nagel – Harriett Kessinger – Bing Kibbey; Ralph

Zack, Eugene OR

Ridgefield Compact KO Bracket 1 . . . . . . . . . (12 teams)1 Dave Grubbs, Seattle WA; Barbara Nist, Seatac WA; Julie Godefroy;

Ole Godefroy, Bellevue WA2 Robert Johnson, Tigard OR; David Rosenstein, Henderson NV; Irene

Pickett – Flo Savage, Portland OR

Ridgefield Compact KO Bracket 2 . . . . . . . . . (13 teams)1 John Wolf – David Partridge – Jon Neimand – Tom McKenna,

Eugene OR2 Joel Fuhrman, Kirkland WA; Galen Hesson, Shoreline WA; Melinda

Westgate, Mercer Island WA; Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA

Ridgefield Compact KO Bracket 3 . . . . . . . . . . (9 teams)1 Mary Alice Seville – Eileen Milligan, Corvallis OR; Michael

Green, Yamhill OR; Randy Naef, McMinnville OR2 Neal Smith, Jacksonville OR; Edward Goldman, Ashland OR;

Lawrence Swanson, Walnut Creek CA; James Weider, Portland OR

Ridgefield Compact KO-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10 teams)1 James Wheeler, Ridgefield WA; Lisa Hedlund, Portland OR;

Andrey Dashkov – Andrey Ayupov, Beaverton OR2 Michael Anthony – Denise Anthony, Terrace BC; Dennis Lee –

Susan Lee, Smithers BC

Saturday Morning Side Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (27 pairs)1A Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Marilyn Kalabsa, Ramona CA2A/1B Robert Law, Tigard OR; David Castles, Portland OR3A John Coone, Vernon BC; Charles Burns, Vancouver WA2B/1C Mike Goffe – Zack Woodbury, Portland OR3B/2C Ray Lowe – Jane Lowe, Astoria OR3C Frank Larson – Richard Gettmann, Bend OR

Saturday Afternoon Side Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . (24 pairs)1A/C Tom Cotton, Surrey BC; Marlene Sumi, Burnaby BC2A/C Roger Johanson – Judy Vopava, Lisbon IA3A/B Margaret Moen, Seattle WA; Paula Strand, Kirkland WA3C Ralph Zack – Bing Kibbey, Eugene OR

Saturday Afternoon 299er Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . (20 pairs)1D/E Virginia Weis – Richard Turnbull, Corvallis OR2D/E Bruce Vanderploeg – Carol VanderPloeg, Vancouver WA3D-E/1F Richard Zier, Vancouver WA; Sue Freitag, Clackamas OR2F Roger Thomas, West Linn OR; Jon Gassaway, Beaverton OR3F Gene Livingston, Phoenix AZ; James Hart, Beaverton OR

Saturday Evening Side Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (16 pairs)1A Tom Cotton, Surrey BC; Marlene Sumi, Burnaby BC2A John Coone, Vernon BC; Paul Harding, New Westminster BC3A Peter Smith, Kennewick WA; Tom Edwards, Richland WA

Saturday Evening 299er Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10 pairs)1D/F Roger Thomas, West Linn OR; Jon Gassaway, Beaverton OR2D/E Jan Petroski, Woodburn OR; Jean McKinney, Salem OR3D/E Rosemay Vazeux, Seattle WA; Mary Blanchett, Issaquah WA2F Susan Braden, McMinnville OR; Evelyn Landsburg, Portland OR

Saturday Evening Swiss Teams . . . . . . . . . . (24 teams)1A David Taylor – Marty McCune – Mary McCune, Seattle WA; Paul

Schwaighart, Normandy Park WA2A Richard Garvin, Corvallis OR; June Hensala, Lake Oswego OR; Fred

Dorr, Portland OR; James Smith, Mapleton OR3A Rick Prouser, Lake Oswego OR; Merlin Vilhauer, Beaverton OR;

Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT; Richard Carle, Longview WA1-3B Dennis Harms – Carol Harms – Terrance Hill; Paul Hochfeld,

Corvallis OR1-3B Bert Adams – Carolyn Adams, Steilacoom WA; Dee Cockfield,

Bend OR; Rosemary Segall, Redmond OR1-3B Elinor Hood – Donald Weber, Portland OR; Gilbert Gramson;

Ann Marie Gramson, Warrenton OR1C Darrell Graham, Portland OR; Nancy Cole; Kimberly Dauphin,

Vancouver WA; Connie Sayler, Beaverton OR

Sunday, Feb. 26A/X Swiss Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (37 teams)1A/1X Scott Chupack – JC Chupack – Eric Sieg, Seattle WA; Bryan

Delfs, Kent WA2-3A John Lusky – Mark Tolliver – Raj Garg, Portland OR; Bruce

Cuthbertson, Vancouver WA2-3A/2X Charles Burns – Lynda Hirst, Vancouver WA; Marc Franklin;

Mary Lou Moriarty, Portland OR3X Kevin Kacmarynski, Monmouth OR; Katherine Leonard; Krista

Garver, Portland OR; Henri J Jansen, Corvallis OR

Fast Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (25 pairs)1A Jeff Taylor, Eugene OR; Hal Montgomery, Portland OR 2A Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; July Ratley, Redding CA3A Bruce Yoder, Port Orchard WA; Gregory Trautman, Olympia WA1B Ankur Rathi, San Francisco CA; Meg Myers, Beaverton OR2B Paul Hochfeld – Terrance Hill, Corvallis OR3B Kathleen Holahan – Leslie Kelinson, Portland OR1C Cindy Oishi – James Lenobel, West Vancouver BC

0-2000 Teams Bracket 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8 teams)1 Don Robinson – Pete Grice – Judy Staufer – Pat Sales, Boise ID2 John Weinberg – Sarah Weinberg, Mercer Island WA; Art Silvas; Lee

Silvas, Renton WA

0-2000 Teams Bracket 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8 teams)1 Randy Naef, McMinnville OR; Michael Green, Yamhill OR;

Eileen Boal, Albany OR; Becky McKenzie, Corvallis OR2 Neal Smith, Jacksonville OR; Edward Goldman, Ashland OR; James

Weider, Portland OR; Lawrence Swanson, Walnut Creek CA

0-2000 Teams Bracket 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8 teams)1 Marlene Sumi, Burnaby BC; Tom Cotton, Surrey BC; Denise Holst,

Courtenay BC; Darlene Allen, Squamish BC2 Norma Bueno, Beaverton OR; Shari Jerand, Tigard OR; Bruce

Peterson, Aloha OR; Frank Straulemann, Portland OR

0-2000 Teams Bracket 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (11 teams)1 Don Kirkpatrick, Beaverton OR; Donald McConnell; Randy

Dietrich, Portland OR; Charles Guse, Tigard OR2 Judy Nevell – Cynthia Palman – Ralph Zack – Bing Kibbey, Eugene OR

Sunday Morning 299er Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . (5 teams)1D Janet Landesberg – Dan Edelstein, Vancouver WA; Andrew

Nuxoll, Bruce Backup, Portland OR2D/1E-F Joy Fletcher – Sherry Lacombe-Ingham – Richard Zier,

Vancouver WA; Norman Haller, Camas WA

Total masterpoints: 9926.05 earned by 828players. Total attendance: 1586 tables.

1 127.62 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA2 79.43 Stephen Kennedy, Oakland CA

79.43 Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV79.43 Chris Compton, Dallas TX79.43 Brenda Jacobus, Las Vegas NV

6 75.60 Ethel Birnbach, Portland OR7 74.98 Hal Montgomery, Portland OR8 73.86 Dennis Metcalf, Vancouver WA9 73.35 John Ashton, Portland OR10 69.93 Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA11 69.53 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR12 67.95 Dave Westfall, Spokane WA13 61.42 Cristal Nell, Seattle WA14 60.83 July Ratley, Redding CA15 58.06 Jon Bartlett, Portland OR16 57.18 Ken Scholes, Bellevue WA17 56.15 Irene Pickett, Portland OR18 54.70 Eric Stoltz, Portland OR19 54.44 Edward Lee, Portland OR

54.44 David Green, Sherwood OR21 54.03 Don Lowry, Wilsonville OR22 52.01 Mark Tolliver, Portland OR23 50.53 Polly Dunn, Bellevue WA

50.53 Patrick Dunn, Bellevue WA

25 48.72 Donald Tofte, Portland OR26 47.21 Bill Hardy, Beaverton OR27 46.47 Hendrik Sharples, Brush Prairie WA28 45.88 Kou-Ping Cheng, Saratoga CA

45.88 Daren Kuo, Saratoga CA30 43.72 John Moffat, Bellingham WA31 42.67 Mike Amspacher, Vancouver WA

42.67 Elsie Chan, Vancouver WA33 42.33 Stu Swan, Portland OR34 42.30 Merlin Vilhauer, Beaverton OR35 42.17 Mary Lou Moriarty, Portland OR

42.17 Marc Franklin, Portland OR37 42.13 Bruce Cuthbertson, Vancouver WA38 42.00 Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR39 40.57 Rick Prouser, Lake Oswego OR

40.57 Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT41 39.93 Gerry Marshall, Las Varas NA42 39.25 John Lusky, Portland OR43 38.96 Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR44 38.51 Michael Hansen, Vancouver WA

38.51 Kathy Hansen, Vancouver WA46 37.52 Laurie Rowe, Eugene OR47 36.86 Charles Burns, Vancouver WA48 36.49 Meg Myers, Beaverton OR49 35.97 Jakob Kristinsson, Deerfield Beach FL50 35.92 Ira Grifel, Lake Oswego OR

51 35.79 Jerold Wershba, Portland OR35.79 Felicia Wershba, Portland OR

53 35.77 Irva Neyhart, Corvallis OR54 35.30 Richard Carle, Longview WA...57 35.08 Ed Ulman, Portland OR...59 34.51 Mary Hovda, Sandy OR60 33.95 Samuel Asai, Hood River OR...71 31.13 Randy Naef, McMinnville OR

31.13 Michael Green, Yamhill OR73 30.77 Louis Beauchet, Sherwood OR74 30.66 Brian Breckenridge, Corvallis OR75 30.29 Ron Senn, Beaverton OR...84 29.57 Cynthia Sinn, Beaverton OR85 29.40 Kent Livingston, Vancouver WA...88 29.24 Molly Tinsley, Ashland OR...90 29.11 Connie Marfell, Milwaukie OR...93 28.41 Nelda Linman, Bend OR94 28.14 Amy Casanova, Portland OR...99 27.06 Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA100 26.78 Duane Christensen, Boise ID

26.78 Carol Christensen, Boise ID102 26.66 James Wheeler, Ridgefield WA103 26.06 Robert Johnson, Tigard OR

26.06 David Rosenstein, Henderson NV

105 26.05 Richard Soohoo, Vancouver WA...110 25.83 Jim Elliott, Portland OR111 25.49 Becky McKenzie, Corvallis OR112 25.40 Sandra Lawrence, Clackamas OR

25.40 Bill Lawrence, Clackamas OR...116 25.07 Richard Gettmann, Bend OR

25.07 Frank Larson, Bend OR118 24.86 Steven Pessin, Eugene OR

24.86 Ginny Stark, Eugene OR120 24.81 Paul Wrigley, Troutdale OR121 24.80 Connie Coquillette, Vancouver WA122 24.79 Kent Huang, Portland OR123 24.53 Randy Pickett, Portland OR124 23.80 Lynda Hirst, Vancouver WA125 23.71 Suzanne St. Thomas, Boise ID126 23.54 Alan Stewart, Vancouver WA...130 23.41 Harvey Orndorf, Lake Oswego OR131 23.40 Ron Root, Beaverton OR132 23.17 James Smith, Mapleton OR133 23.12 Terry Nagel, Eugene OR

23.12 Harriett Kessinger, Eugene OR...137 22.34 June Hensala, Lake Oswego OR138 21.28 Sally Miller, Portland OR

21.28 Joan Borberg, Portland OR140 21.26 Deborah Lackey, Washougal WA

141 21.15 Dennis Harms, Corvallis OR21.15 Carol Harms, Corvallis OR

143 21.12 Tim Rilling, Vancouver WA144 21.02 Ronald Mundt, Sunriver OR

21.02 Judy Mundt, Sunriver OR146 20.90 Flo Savage, Beaverton OR147 20.74 James Weider, Portland OR149 20.69 Pauline Bullert, Vancouver WA...150 20.60 Richard Garvin, Corvallis OR

20.60 Jon Neimand, Eugene OR152 20.50 Michael Rickus, Newport OR

20.50 David Gustafson, Florence OR...156 20.03 Jim Wiser, Portland OR157 19.99 Gerald Brown, Vancouver WA

19.99 Cliff Allen III, Camas WA159 19.97 Kathleen Vasks, Camas WA160 19.95 Don Herring, Lake Oswego OR161 19.93 Mary Alice Seville, Corvallis OR162 19.85 Beau Hovda, Bothell WA163 19.80 Kathy Kuebbing, Newport OR

19.80 Chris Gates, Depoe Bay OR165 19.76 Marc Zwerling, Portland OR166 19.50 Dwayne Brackhahn, Beaverton OR...169 19.31 Jan Yocom, Portland OR170 19.00 Mary O'Shea, Portland OR...

172 18.91 Miriam Witters, Happy Valley OR173 18.70 Tom McKenna, Eugene OR174 18.69 Molly Harris, Portland OR...177 18.68 Reinhard Bohme, Vancouver WA178 18.66 Lisa Fishman, Beaverton OR179 18.54 Sylvia Riewerts, Milwaukie OR180 18.25 Donald Kirkpatrick, Beaverton OR181 18.16 Raj Garg, Portland OR...186 18.04 Dena Senn, Beaverton OR187 18.03 Terrance Hill, Corvallis OR

18.03 Paul Hochfeld, Corvallis OR189 18.01 Pete Grice, Boise ID

18.01 Donald Robinson, Boise ID...192 17.60 Joyce Dickerson, Corvallis OR

17.60 Allan Selberg, Albany OR194 17.56 Gee Gee Walker, Medford OR...196 17.39 Robert Hormel, Lake Oswego OR197 17.10 Mark Smith, Milwaukie OR

Top masterpoint winners

Evening Side Series . . . (231 players)1 John Coone, Vernon BC2 Charles Burns, Vancouver WA3 Sandra Robson, New Westminster BC

Ethel Birnbach, Stu SwanTuesday Open Pairs

Mark Itabashi, Peter GelfandWednesday Open Pairs

John Ashton, Dennis MetcalfThursday Open Pairs

Mark Itabashi, July RatleyFriday Open Pairs

Linda & David SmithThursday Gold Pairs

Deb Dotters, Vern KatzFriday Gold Pairs

Mike Goffe, Zack WoodburySaturday Gold Pairs

Frank Larson, Rich Gettmann1C five times in side games

(Tues. M&A, Wed. A&E, Fri. E)

Sue Freitag, John DoveMonday Evening 299er Charity Pairs

Randy Dietrich, Don KirkpatrickWon four 299er games (Wed., Fri.),Sunday 0-2000 Teams Bracket 4

Denise Holst, Darlene Allen2C/D Tuesday Gold Pairs

Jan Petroskey, Jean McKinney2D/E Saturday Evening 299er Pairs


MARCH 201711 – 12 Vancouver Winter NLM Sectional Vancouver Bridge Club, Vancouver WA17 – 19 Almond Blossom Sectional Eagles Hall, Chico CA17 – 19 Heart of the Valley Sectional Linn County Fair/Expo Cener, Albany OR17 – 19 Ontario Sectional Clarion Inn, Ontario OR24 – 26 Rogue Valley Spring Sectional Dan Voorhies Bridge Center, Phoenix OR

APRIL 20177 – 9 Redding Spring Sectional Win-River Hotel & Casino, Redding CA8 – 9 Vancouver Spring Sectional Washington School for the Deaf, Vancouver WA21 – 23 Seaside Sectional Seaside Convention Center, Seaside OR29 – 30 Grand National Teams (O/B) Online at various locations

MAY 20176 – 7 Grand National Teams (A/C) Online at various locations8 – 14 Western Conference STaC Local clubs

May 15 – 21 ROGUE VALLEY REGIONAL Inn at the Commons, Medford OR19 – 21 Honolulu Sectional Ala Wai Clubhouse, Honolulu HI

JUNE 20172 – 4 Eugene Sectional Morse Event Center, Eugene OR9 – 11 Portland Spring Sectional Montgomery Park, Portland OR16 – 18 Klamath Falls Sectional Elmer’s Restaurant, Klamath Falls OR23 – 25 Salem Sectional Keizer/Salem Area Senior Center, Keizer OR

JULY 201714 – 16 Honolulu Sectional Ala Wai Clubhouse, Honolulu HI21 – 23 Rogue Valley Summer Sectional Dan Voorhies Bridge Center, Phoenix OR

AUGUST 2017July 31 – Aug. 6 EMERALD EMPIRE REGIONAL Valley River Inn, Eugene OR

4 – 6 Sutter Buttes Sectional St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Yuba City CA18 – 20 Vancouver Summer Sectional Washington School for the Deaf, Vancouver WA21 – 27 Western Conference STaC Local clubs25 – 27 High Desert Sectional Bend Senior Center, Bend OR

SEPTEMBER 20178 – 10 Portland Fall Sectional Montgomery Park, Portland OR15 – 17 Honolulu Sectional Ala Wai Clubhouse, Honolulu HI22 – 24 Boise Fall Sectional Wyndham Garden Hotel, Boise ID

OCTOBER 2017Oct 2 – 8 OREGON COAST REGIONAL Seaside Convention Center, Seaside OR14 – 15 Vancouver Fall NLM Sectional Vancouver Bridge Club, Vancouver WA20 – 22 Nampa-Caldwell Sectional Canyon Creek Restaurant, Nampa ID20 – 22 Gold Country Sectional St. Canice Center, Nevada City CA26 – 29 Central Oregon Coast Sectional Shilo Inn, Newport OR

NOVEMBER 20173 – 5 Redding Fall Sectional Win-River Hotel & Casino, Redding CA4 – 5 Heart of the Valley 299er Sectional Heart of the Valley Bridge Center, Corvallis OR11 – 12 Vancouver Fall Sectional Washington School for the Deaf, Vancouver WA

DECEMBER 20179 – 10 North American Pairs Online at various locations

DISTRICT 20 REGIONALS & SECTIONALS

TournamentCalendar

TOURNAMENTS IN NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS

July 20 –30 Summer 2017 Convention Center, Toronto ONNov. 23 – Dec. 3 Fall 2017 Grand Hyatt, San Diego CAMarch 8–18 Spring 2018 Marriott, Philadelphia PAJuly 26 – Aug. 5 Summer 2018 Marriott Marquis, Atlanta GA

NORTH AMERICAN BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS

DISTRICT 19: www.d19.orgMarch 31–April 2 Seattle Sectional, Everett WA

April 17–23 Victoria Regional BC

April 28–30 Tacoma Sectional, Fircrest WA

May 4–7 Tri-Cities Sectional, Richland WA

May 19–20 Sequim Sectional WA

May 19–21 Summerland Sectional BCMay 26–29 Seattle Sectional, Bothell WA

June 9–11 Spokane Sectional WA

June 12–18 Penticton Regional BC

June 20–25 Anchorage Regional AK

Aug. 21-27 Puget Sound Regional, Lynnwood WA

DISTRICT 21: www.d21acbl.comApril 19–23 Reno Sectional, Sparks NVApril 29–30 Danville Sectional CAMay 6–7 Sacramento Sectional, Carmichael CAMay 19–21 Monterey Sectional, Marina CA

May 29–June 4 Sacramento Regional CA

June 10–11 San Francisco Sectional CAJune 17–18 Oakland Sectional CA

Aug. 29–Sept. 4 Santa Clara Regional CA

DISTRICT 18: www.wasumi.orgApril 21–23 Twin Falls Sectional IDMay 15–21 Salt Lake City Regional UT

May 26–29 Whitefish Sectional MTJune 16–18 Salt Lake City Sectional UTJuly 10–16 Casper Regional WY

Aug. 14–20 Edmonton Regional AB

DISTRICT 17: www.d17acbl.orgApril 3–9 Chandler Senior Regional AZ

April 20–23 Tucson Sectional AZApril 28–30 Scottsdale Sectional & I/N Regional AZ

May 5–7 Santa Fe Sectional NMMay 23–29 Denver Regional CO

June 19–25 Las Vegas Regional NV

July 31–Aug. 6 Phoenix Regional, Scottsdale AZ

DISTRICT 22: acbldistrict22.com/d22April 10–16 San Diego Regional CA

May 12–15 Temecula Sectional CAJune 2–4 Orange County Sectional, Garden Grove CASept. 4–10 Orange County Regional, Costa Mesa CA

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Retired nationaltournament directorJohn Ashton answers

your questions on play,bidding or directing.

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Dear John,At a local club game the above auction

took place. Perhaps this could have beenavoided had South chosen to open thisperfectly respectable 12-count. But thatwas not the case. South’s 2® bid, in-tended as Drury, was not alerted by North.North’s jump to 4NT was interpreted asRKCB (what suit?) and South apparentlyanswered for hearts, one or four. In clubsthe answer would be two with the queen. Slam in either strain is obviously not

making, so we got a good result. Strangebidding aside, what are South’s ethical re-sponsibilities? Is 4NT RKCB for hearts orclubs? South knows she bid clubs artifi-cially in support of hearts. She respondedto 4NT in hearts although her partnerdid not alert the 2® bid (and admittedlater she did not field the Drury response)and intended 4NT as RKCB for clubs.I think South acted responsibly, an-

swering in hearts. But there was a huddleby North after 5©, eventually bidding 5♥.South’s raise to six is the next question.After an ace-asking sequence and sign-off,what are the responder’s responsibilities?

— Fit by BIT

Dear BITsit,South’s decision to pass initially seems

very odd to me. Even in more conserva-tive times, 12 HCP, two quick tricks andgreat intermediates called for a 1® open-ing. Of course, that might propel thepartnership to 6♥ or 6®, a better con-tract that only needs either the hearts tobreak or the spade finesse to win.As to player responsibility, South must

imagine entering an “isolation booth”where alerts, questions from the oppo-nents and partner’s responses to thosequestions are to be ignored. South hasshown heart support by employing Drury,so the response showing one key card inthe agreed suit was accurate. Our herothen fell from grace. Partner’s BIT (breakin tempo) carries the definite messagethat the partnership is missing no morethan one key card. That important pieceof information is unauthorized to South,who should fear that the partnership lackstwo key cards after partner’s retreat to 5♥.An action by South here would require

a feature of the hand that partner couldnot possibly know. Picture a void, for in-stance. To avoid this problem, lovingly re-ferred to as “hesitation Blackwood,” Northshould consider his plan of action overany of the possible responses to 4NT anddisplay his next bidding card in tempo. If6♥ had made, the director would have re-verted the contract to 5♥ making six. Asplayed, the cards punished South for bid-ding on with unauthorized information.

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