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649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com
I'm doing well, thank you! This week I got a
really good pathology report, and that may be
the end of this ordeal. We'll see what the
future holds when I meet with my oncologist next
week.
Meanwhile Jane has been taking great care of
me, and I'm feeling better every day. We've been
doing puzzles and watching classic movies.
Club closed Thursday-Saturday this week
Zachary is taking care of family this week and
playing in Palm Springs, Lisa is playing in Palm
Springs, and Susan is traveling on vacation. I'm
still recovering from my surgery.
Paula Olivares is generously covering the
bridge games on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
We won't have games on Thursday, Friday, or
Saturday of this week, that's December 11,
12, and 13. The Tuesday evening game on Dec. 9
will not meet, and the 3:00 PM workshops are
cancelled for Monday and Tuesday.
On either Thursday or Friday, the property
management company will be replacing our lobby
door that's been broken for a few weeks. They
need to block the door for a full day, so this
is a lucky closure date for them.
Practice Class Hands
Jane Winer wants to claim the empty space on
Monday through Wednesday 3:00-5:00 next week if
there is interest, specifically to practice
hands from the various courses we offer.
She's definitely going to make hands from the
2/1GF class on one of those days, but also has
hands available from the first four Bridge
Basics and Defense classes.
She has three days, and several classes to
choose from, so what she'd really like to know
is what day you would like to attend and which
class you want to practice the most.
Please drop Jane a note at
jane.b.winer@gmail.com with "I'd like to come on
[Mon Tue Wed] and would really love to practice
{Defense, BB2, 2/1, etc.]"
Club Championships next week
Let's play Club Championship games during the
week of Dec. 15-20. No extra charge, lots of
extra masterpoints with overall awards for each
game.
Teams for New Year's Eve
We have a bit of a tradition to hold a special
team game on New Year's Eve during the day.
Let's do it again this year to wind up our third
year of operation.
The format will be teams of four, in a swiss
team format, with a limit of 16 teams. Each team
is constrained in its membership to the "Eight
is Enough" format, in which the total for the
team members must not exceed eight points, as
follows:
- Players with 0-200 masterpoints: 1 point
- Players with 200-1000 masterpoints: 2 points
- Players over 1000 masterpoints: 3 points
(Of course any team is welcome to have fewer
"points!")
The objective is to attempt to level the
playing field so all teams have a good chance of
winning some matches during the event.
We'll start the game at 11:00 AM, include
plenty of party fare, food and drink, and finish
probably around 3:00 or 3:30 PM -- in plenty of
time to have your own real New Year's Eve dinner
out or entertainment event.
Coming up ...
5-game punch cards will continue on sale
for $55 through December 31, and you can
purchase as many as you wish. You can buy as
many as you like, but be careful not to lose
them! We certainly don't want to benefit from
unused punches.
The January schedule of classes is posted!
We'll be offering Bridge Basics 2 -
Competitive Bidding on Wednesday
afternoons, Bridge Basics 4 - Play of the
Deal on Wednesday evenings, and Improving
Your Judgment - Doubles on Thursday
evenings. This link goes to our current course
schedule and descriptions: https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/available_courses
The next session of Bridge Basics 1 -
Introduction is scheduled for Thursday
evenings starting April 2. If you know folks
looking for new player bridge classes before
then, the 750 Club in Woodland Hills will be
starting an Easybridge series on Saturday,
January 17th at 9:30. Here's some
information about their classes.
Best regards
Mojo, Jane, Zachary, Lisa, Susan
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