PAT PAT UPDATEUPDATE

May 25th will be Pat’s next week off from chemo… she feels good these days!

Shoot her an email to say hello:pat@jerseybridge.com

299er Game299er GameWEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM, May 13th…

New 299er sanctioned game!(This will be 2nd and 4th Wednesdays)

Please sign up NOW sowe know we have enough.

Congratulations New Ranks!Congratulations New Ranks!

• Junior Masters: Niobe Schabert• NABC Masters: John Santillo, Ellen Santillo• Bronze Life Masters: Joyce Leach

These new ranks effective June 1st – congratulations!

Unit Ace of Clubs Race Unit Ace of Clubs Race 20152015(effective May 6(effective May 6thth))

Category:0-5: 3rd Marc Weil, 6th Fran Capuana, 8th Millie Galligan5-20: 6th Arleen Nebel20-50: 3rd Maureen Leach, 4th Ed Levy, 6th Mary Lee Clancy,

7th Vita Halperin 50-100: 1st Susan Bressler, 6th Lew Tompkins, 7th Lynn Godfrey100-200: 6th Bob Lightburn200-300: 2nd Joe Lebretore, 10th Pat Guadagno300-500: 6th Rose Larkin, 9th Barry Shah, 10th Fritz Marston500-1000: 8th Charlotte Gold, 10th Mark Savedoff1000-2500: 2nd Michael Rosen, 6th Elyse Menasche2500-5000: 3rd Ray Zonana5000-7500: 10th Judy Wirtenberg7500-10000: 1st Abe Pineles, 5th Sonia Kaplan10000+ : 1st Bill Esberg

Unit Mini-McKenney Race Unit Mini-McKenney Race 20152015((effective May 6effective May 6thth))

Category:

0-5: 5th Marc Weil, 7th Fran Capuana, 9th Millie Galligan5-20: 8th Arleen Nebel20-50: 7th Ed Levy, 8th Maureen Leach, 9th Vita Halperin,

10th Mary Lee Clancy50-100: 3rd Susan Bressler; 200-300: 2nd Joe Lebretore300-500: 8th Jagdish Mody500-1000: 6th Tony Palumbo1000-2500: 4th Michael Rosen, 10th Marilyn Kogan2500-5000: 2nd Rich Ross, 5th Steve Arshan7500-10000: 1st Abe Pineles, 7th Sonia Kaplan10000+ : 1st Bill Esberg

JBC’s JBC’s Bridge Loaning Library is here!Bridge Loaning Library is here!

JBC has started a Bridge Library. If you have old bridge books that you no longer need, we can recycle them in the best way! We loan them to other players. This is a typical library system, where the books will need to be signed out and returned.

Please consider helping us grow new bridge players. Donate your old books to the cause.

Happy reading!

TWO OVER ONE CLASS TWO OVER ONE CLASS FORMING…FORMING…

We’re going to teach the popular Two Over One system, Tuesday mornings in May – 9am – 11am.

The classes will be:May 12May 19May 26June 2

Four classes, $80 for the session (includes handouts and premade hands.)

Please see Julie or Lynn to sign up for these classes.

ACBL Inter-Club ACBL Inter-Club Championship Championship GameGame

Monday Evening, 0-750 game, May 11th, 7:00

EXTRA MASTERPOINTS FOR PLACING IN THE OVERALLS!

NEXT SWISS NEXT SWISS

Sunday, MAY Sunday, MAY 3131STST

Grass Roots Swiss Team event – extra points. Brunch at Noon, game at 12:30. Don’t forget to leave room for the JBC ice cream sundae break halfway through!

Must sign up for this game.Sign up sheet on director’s desk.

Please call Julie for partners.Please call Julie for partners.

For games run by Lynn or Joe or JBC, please call JULIE for a partner. Or you can email JULIE.

Julie contact information:CELL - 732-778-0535EMAIL - Julie@jerseybridge.com

For games run by Sonia, Mary or Roy/Belle, please call Sonia, Mary or Roy/Belle.(Numbers listed on website.)

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!BIRTHDAY!Jane GrandersonJane Granderson 5/085/08

Dave MoshenbergDave Moshenberg 5/085/08

Harold SchachterHarold Schachter 5/095/09

Barbara SilverBarbara Silver 5/105/10

Lew TompkinsLew Tompkins 5/145/14

Bob WangBob Wang 5/165/16

Ray GurRay Gur 5/175/17

Belle Klein Belle Klein 5/245/24

Lisa GrobLisa Grob 5/245/24

Mary TodtMary Todt 5/265/26

Marsh BryanMarsh Bryan 5/315/31

Ed LevyEd Levy 5/315/31

Anniversary Anniversary Joan PreziosoJoan Prezioso 5/255/25

CARLOTTA NILESMay 27th

102 Years Young!

BRIDGEMATE PROTOCOLSince there are varied thoughts on this topic, let’s establish JBC BRIDGEMATE

PROTOCOL and let’s adhere to it, please. (Suggestions welcomed and considered – this will be a fluid process till we get it right.) Thank you for following this:

ONLY NORTH WILL HANDLE THE BRIDGEMATE- North will hold the device and offer EW the ACCEPT button- EW will hit the ACCEPT button and LET GO of the device- North will BRIEFLY look at the result, and NOT READ ALOUD- North will hold the OK button down and offer the screen to EW- North will hold the OK button down and offer the screen to South

At no time will anyone but North have a reason (except at the end of the game) to actually HOLD the device.

Also being considered is removal of prior results altogether to speed up the game!

PLEASE…We have seen some of you parking in the Systek Visitors parking. Although these are marked VISITORS, they are STILL reserved for Systek.

Even if you have a handicapped placard, you may still NOT park in someone else’s spot. We apologize for this, but we are not allowed to have players park in spaces reserved for others.

If you require a parking spot near to the entrance, please plan to arrive early so you can get one.

Ask us about parking at the side entrance!

MENTORED PLAYMENTORED PLAY

Where advancing beginners come to practice their skills! Just $10

Play hands and get advice while you bid and play. Partners are welcome but not needed.

Every Wednesday afternoon, 12:30 -2:30.New evening sessions by sign-up only.

First and third Wednesday evenings only.Next sessions May 20th and June 3rd

6:30 – 8:30, MUST SIGN UP!

PLEASE make your lead first…

… before you enter the contract into the Bridgemate.

… before you write the contract on your personal score.

You can tend to the Bridgemate and/or your personal score as Dummy is being faced. Please don’t hold up the game!

EtiquetteTips – excerpted from “Muffie’s Top Twenty”

DUMMY DO’s AND DON’Ts

DUMMY MAY NOT speak… except DUMMY MAY:• ask for clarification of the card partner called for if unheard• warn declarer against leading from the wrong hand• prevent partner from revoking by asking about not following suit

DUMMY MAY:• touch the cards on the table ONLY to rearrange them• inform declarer of a trick turned the wrong way, only immediately

DUMMY MAY NEVER:• ask a DEFENDER about not following suit• play a card until it’s called for – even a singleton!• call attention to any irregularity during the play – only afterward• call the director during the play – only afterward• question partner’s choice of cards (did you mean the King?)• infer/suggest a line of play by hand movement or verbally

EtiquetteTips – excerpted from “Muffie’s Top Twenty”

Learn from a Learn from a GRAND LIFE MASTER… for free!GRAND LIFE MASTER… for free!

• 12:30 Sunday games will begin at 12:15, with a 15-minute FREE mini-lesson covering the Hand of the Week – by Bill Esberg! Learn different points about the hands – both auction and playing techniques - according to what that hand demonstrates that week.

• Thank you to Bill for this opportunity!

JBC RECYCLES… but only if you help!JBC RECYCLES… but only if you help!

We have THREE Recycling receptacles in the Club. Each is a blue container, bearing this logo:

We would appreciate yourcooperation in depositingTHESE THINGS ONLY inthe recycling bins:

Glass, aluminum & plastic containers; cardboard; PAPER waste (convention cards okay!).

NO STYROFOAM CUPS, NO FOOD WASTE. Thank you for your help in recycling at JBC!

IMPORTANT MESSAGEIMPORTANT MESSAGE

The FRONT DOOR of the buildingis LOCKED at 7:30 PM.

You may easily exit, but you will not be able to re-enter the building.

SMOKERS please take heed – and take someone with youif you need to step outside!

… PARKING ALERT …

PLEASE only park in spots thatare NOT pre-marked. Many companies in this building have reserved parking.

We MAY NOT park in thosereserved spots.

Thank you for your cooperation.