Newsletter - 13 September 2019

From the President:

Good luck to Jodi Tutty, Stephen Fischer, Arjuna De Livera and Ian Thomson on their current international bridge adventure in Wuhan, China.

I look forward to seeing some of you who are not in exotic places overseas at our Working Bee tomorrow morning.

Best wishes,

Pam

Working Bee

Don’t forget our working bee tomorrow!

Saturday September 14^th, from 9:30am

We welcome all volunteers!

Upcoming Events

Tuesday Intermediate Lessons

“Bridge Basics for Continuing Students” with Barb Toohey

• Tuesday Sept 17, 27 & October 1
• 10.00am – 12.00pm.
• $15.00 per lesson

Sign-up sheet is up in the Barry Turner Room

State Open Teams (Qual)

• Tuesdays at 7:30pm – Sept 17^th, 24^th, Oct 1^st & 18^th
• Semi-Finals: 30^th Oct; Finals 6^th Nov. (Flexible dates)
• Sign up online

CBC Spring Pairs

• Thursdays at 7:30pm – Sept 26^th, Oct 3^rd & 10^th
• Sign up online

Undergraduate & Graduate Masters Championship

• Gateway event for newer players
  • o Undergraduate: Less than 2MP
  • o Graduate: Less than 5 MP
• Sunday 29^th September, 1:15pm (seated by 1pm)

BFACT State Gala Day Pairs

• Sunday 29^th September, 9:30am
• Open & Intermediate (combined) – Beverley Carmichael Trophy (under 1000MP)
• Restricted (less than 300MP) – Valerie Mitchell Trophy
• Provincial & Novice (less than 50MP) – Earl Dudley Trophy

Canberra in Bloom

• Eastlake Football Club, Gungahlin
• October 4^th - 7^th
• Events for players of all standards

Standby players will be required to make this event run smoothly. Please contact Perelle Scales at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on 0450 961 935 with your availability.

Helpers for setup are required on Thursday 3^rd October 4:30pm, and helpers for packing up/take-down are needed for Monday 7^th October 4:30pm.
As always, many hands make light work!
Please contact Justine Beaumont by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone 0414 637 075 if you can help.

It’s “Annual General Meeting” Season!

Canberra Bridge Club

The AGM of the Canberra Bridge Club will be held on Tuesday 24 September at 5.30pm. 

Nomination forms are available at the club. Please show your support for the club by coming along.

Proxy

You may appoint a proxy to vote for you if you cannot attend, but any attending member can only hold ONE proxy vote. Proxy forms are available in the club and must be given to the Secretary 24 hours ahead of the AGM.

Bridge Federation of the ACT (BFACT)

The Bridge Federation of the ACT is our ‘state’ body, to which we (Canberra BC), Capital BC, South Canberra BC, Cootamundra BC and Monaro (Cooma) BC are affiliated.

Members of the Canberra Bridge Club are members of BFACT by virtue of their CBC membership. 

BFACT’s AGM will be held at CBC on Sunday 29 September at about 5pm, at the conclusion of play in the Gala Pairs.

Lighter Moments

New York (CNN). At John F. Kennedy International Airport today, a Caucasian male (later discovered to be a high school mathematics teacher) was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a compass, a protractor and a graphical calculator.
According to law enforcement officials, he is believed to have ties to the Al-Gebra network. He will be charged with carrying weapons of math instruction.

Results

August Eclectics

Session	Winners
Monday Morning - Blue	Andrew Gibbs & Edith Blumenthal
Monday Morning – Red	Ian Dalziell & Trevor Berenger
Monday Evening	Michael Robertson & Ian Gay
Tuesday Afternoon	Keith Mitchell & Lesley Gunson
Wednesday Morning	Elspeth Saxby & Eric Glass
Wednesday Evening	Maria Meakins & Vic Meakins
Wednesday Evening - Handicap	John Hempenstall & Clem Davis
Thursday Morning – Blue	Malcolm Wood & Judy Netting
Thursday Morning – Red	Lesley Gunson & Larissa Cowlishaw
Friday Morning	Lance McDougall & Harold McCormick
Friday Afternoon	Arjuna De Livera & Sean Mullamphy
Saturday Afternoon	Simon Grant & Michelle Grant

Cowra Congress

Teams: 1^st Geoff Hutchins & Helen Little teamed with Chris & Morag Lokan.
             2^nd Allen & Susan Scerri, John Donovan & Perelle Scales
             4^th Claire Hughes, Cathi Bywater, Pamela McKittrick & Judy Netting

Territory Gold Festival

Matchpoint Pairs:      2^nd George Kozakos & Phil Gue
                                    4^th John Brockwell & Niek Van Vucht

Teams:                         1^st George Kozakos, Phil Gue, Simon Hinge & Joe Haffer

State Open Pairs

1. Anne Powell & Niek Van Vucht
2. Margaret Bourke & Elizabeth Havas

Lessons & Seminars

See “Upcoming Events” section for the Tuesday Intermediate Lessons “Bridge Basics for Continuing Beginners”

Master the Basics 

The next lesson will be on September 11, 2019 @ 9.15am
 “Transfers – Showing a second suit”.
Cost: $6 for members, $8 for non members

Thursday Intermediate Lessons

• Every Thursday Morning at 9.30am SHARP
• Duration: 20 minutes
• Cost $5 for members, $7 for non-members
• Come alone, with a friend or your partner
• Program:
  19^th September - Third hand play
  26^th September - To Cover or Not to Cover
  3^rd October - Planning, play points
  10^th October - Take out double

Supervised Play & Lessons

• Monday evenings, 7:00pm
• Friday mornings, 9:30am
• 20 minute free lesson, then play in the Supervised Play section to reinforce your learning (normal table fees apply).
• You do not need a partner for Supervised Play.

Program:

• 16^th - 20^th September - High opening bids: Pre-empts
• 23^rd - 27^th September - Weak 2D/2H/2S openings
• 30^th September - 2^nd October - Strong 2C opening
• 7^th October – 11^th October – Slam bidding, Blackwood