December Newsletter     

 

December Birthdays:  10—Betty Lennon, Barbara Sowell, Joan Ravede; 14—Ethel Schneider; 18—Carol Ann Klenke; 21—Shirley Blumin; 22—Kay Dennis; 28—Janine Keebler; 29—Michael Blaher, Ora Seigworth; 31—Gwen Carson, Gloria McDermitt.

 

If you have a December birthday, remember you play free in the Birthday Game on 12/3 at 2 p.m. 

 

There will be Quarterly Club Championships on 12/2 for open players and 12/4 for 199ers.  We will hold our annual ACBL Membership Game on December 22.

 

Our Christmas Party will be a draw Swiss on December 10 at 2 p.m.  $10 for members and $15 for non-members includes card fees.  We have lots of great food planned, so get your ticket from any game director.

 

Want a brush-up on the 2/1 bidding system and its man allied gadgets?  Sign up for the workshop on Friday, December 8 from 9:30 to 11:30 in the morning.  Cost is $10.  8 must sign up for the class to be a “go.”

 

We will hold silver point games all week from December 11 through the 16^th.  There will be no extra charge for members; we use the profits from the 199er silver day to underwrite the costs of holding these popular games. Non members will be charged $7.

 

Plan to come early on Tuesday, December 12, for our annual meeting.  President MaryEllen Schoolmaster and Treasurer Fred Atherton will report on the “state of our club.”  New Board members Lois Haskins, Sue Kongsvik and Ann Magaha will formally be installed on the Board.  Officers will be elected by the Board at the monthly meeting December 19.

 

Our mentor session has been moved from Friday 12/15 to Thursday 12/14.  Please note the change in schedule.

 

Please be considerate when you park at these large winter-time games.  Leave the sidewalk freeJ