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Cincinnati Bridge Association March, 2004 Vol. XXIX, Number 1

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Flying Pig Regional

April 26 – May 2, 2004

Sharonville Convention Center

Tournament Chair:

Diane Travis, 513-745-0886

email: dtravis@

See full schedule of events on Page 3

This year, in addition to all the regularly scheduled

Stratified Pair Games, 199er Events, Side Games, Knockouts

and Swiss Teams, the Regional will also feature the

Bridge Pro Tour Money Game

Three Separate Events

OPEN

STRATIFIED

NON LIFE MASTER

Two Sessions

Friday, April 30, 1:30 & 7:30 PM



Nancy King 530-274-0923

kinghale@

Carolyn Ahlert, Editor

cahlert@

INSIDE

Prez Sez 2

Flying Pig Regional 3

From Awards Chairman/Puzzle 4

Awards/Awards Night Party 5

Fall Sectional Winners 6

Special Game Winners 7

New Club Games 8

Membership News 9

Impossible Contracts – Fink 10

Board Meetings 11

CBA Income Statement 12

Club Notes 13

Newcomer Committee/Lessons 14

Bridge is Fun! 15

COMING EVENTS

ACBL Charity Game

Bridge Center

7:00 PM, Wednesday, March 24

Unit 124 Awards Night

Bridge Center

6:45 PM, Tuesday, April 20

Mentor/Mentee Kick-Off Party

Bridge Center

Sunday, May 23

Worldwide Bridge Contest

Bridge Center

7:30 PM, Friday, June 4

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Each year members of our unit elect a slate of five to serve a three-year term as CBA Board of Trustees members. During the first meeting as a new board, officers for the coming year are chosen. Our unit officers for 2004 are as follow: Joseph Lutz-President; Steve Megerle-Vice President; Patti English- Recording Secretary; Joy Norris-continuing as Executive Secretary; and Bill Higgins-remaining as Treasurer.  Other key appointments are: Pat Newman-Zero Tolerance Chairman; Shirley Levy-Mentor/Mentee Chairman; and Jerry Violetta-building maintenance.

  

If any of you wish to observe our board in operation, our meetings are held at the Bridge Center the second Tuesday of every month commencing at 5:30 PM. You are welcome to observe, but if you wish to address the board it will be necessary to submit your request for a spot on the agenda to me at least one week prior to the meeting.

Summing up the year 2003 -- our membership was almost exactly the same in numbers, our table count was almost exactly the same as prior years, and our financial position remains strong. What we really need is to grow our membership and participation in our local games. If each of us would play in just one more game each month, and if all of us would attempt to bring newcomers to the game, you would be surprised at what that boost would do for all of us who currently support the greatest game you can play.

Some of you might invite a new player to play with you in the upcoming Mentor/Mentee games beginning May 23rd. Watch for announcements to be posted soon at the Bridge Center about this summer’s Mentor/Mentee program.

Joseph Lutz

President

[pic] Flying Pig Regional [pic]

April 26- May 2, 2004

Cincinnati, Sharonville Convention Center

Monday, April 26

“Flying Pig” Bracketed Knockouts..................7:30 PM

Stratified Pairs........................................7:30 PM

199er Pairs.............................................7:30 PM

Tuesday, April 27

Morning Side Game Series...........................9:00 AM

“Flying Pig” Bracketed Knockouts

continue.......................9:00 AM, 1:30 & 7:30 PM

Stratified Pairs...............................1:30 & 7:30 PM

Side Game Pairs I (single sessions)........1:30 & 7:30 PM

199er Pairs (single sessions)................1:30 & 7:30 PM

Wednesday, April 28

Morning Side Game Series...........................9:00 AM

Morning Bracketed Knockouts.......................9:00 AM

Prime Time Bracketed Knockouts......... 1:30 & 7:30 PM

Stratified Pairs............................... 1:30 & 7:30 PM

Side Game Pairs I (single sessions) .......1:30 & 7:30 PM

199er Pairs (single sessions)................1:30 & 7:30 PM

Stratified Swiss (single session).....................7:30 PM

Thursday, April 29

Morning Side Game Series...........................9:00 AM

Morning Bracketed Knockouts.......................9:00 AM

Stratified Swiss Teams...................... 1:30 & 7:30 PM

Prime Time Bracketed Knockouts......... 1:30 & 7:30 PM

Side Game Pairs II (single sessions)....... 1:30 & 7:30 PM

199er Pairs (single sessions)................1:30 & 7:30 PM

Snooze and Lose Knockouts........................11:30 PM

Friday, April 30

Morning Side Game Series .........................9:00 AM

Morning Bracketed Knockouts.......................9:00 AM

Horizontal Stratified Swiss (1st session)........... 9:00 AM

Weekend Bracketed Knockouts ...........1:30 & 7:30 PM

Side Game Pairs II (single sessions)....... 1:30 & 7:30 PM

Stratified Swiss (single session).....................7:30 PM

Snooze and Lose Knockouts........................11:30 PM

Saturday, May 1

Morning Bracketed Knockouts.......................9:00 AM

Horizontal Stratified Swiss (2nd session)...........9:00 AM

Weekend Bracketed Knockouts ...........1:30 & 7:30 PM

Stratified Pairs............................... 1:30 & 7:30 PM

Non Life Master Trophy Pairs (0-500) ....1:30 & 7:30 PM

Side Game Pairs II (single sessions)....... 1:30 & 7:30 PM

199er Pairs (single sessions)................1:30 & 7:30 PM

Sunday, May 2

Stratiflighted Swiss Teams.........................10:30 AM

Play Through 7 Rounds of 7 Boards

Non Life Master Swiss Teams.........10:30 AM & 2:00 PM

Four 6 Board Rounds – Single Sessions

Sharonville Convention Center

11355 Chester Road

Exit 15 Interstate 75 (Sharon Road)

West on Sharon - .2 miles

North on Chester - .5 miles

Free Parking

Food Available at Playing Site

(Please do not bring food and beverages in.)

HOTEL

Signature Inn

(next door to Convention Center)

513-772-7877

Book by April 1 - $65.00

Free Continental Breakfast

Hospitality Nightly after Evening Session

at Signature Inn

For Open Stratified Events:

A=1500+ B=500-1500 C=0-500

For Stratiflighted Events:

A1=3000+ A2=0=3000

B=750-1500 C=300-750 D=0-300

For 199er Events:

Games will be stratified as warranted

Tournament Chair: Diane Travis

513-745-0886

email: dtravis@

Partnerships: Lorna Davis

513-777-1760

BRIDGE PRO TOUR

MONEY GAME

Three Separate Events

OPEN

STRATIFIED

NON LIFE MASTERS

Two Session Event

Friday 1:30 & 7:30 PM



Nancy King 530-274-0923

kinghale@

From the Awards Chairman

Check out the Rookie of the Year trophy that is in the alcove by the front door of the Bridge Center. All the nameplates on it have been replaced and now there’s space for many more. It looks great! The CBA appreciates the excellent work done by Steve Finkelstein of M R TROPHY.

The CBA also extends a big thank you to Barbara and Steve Levinson. Steve’s MONMOUTH JEWLERS provides at cost all the cups for the CBA’s new Life Masters, and then he and Barbara donate the engraving for each cup. What a great saving, time and money, for the CBA Board and members!

And lastly, thanks to Ed Lee for all the winners’ certificates.

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A BRIDGE PUZZLE: "Pulo do Gato"

Do you doubt it is possible to bid and make a 7S contract redoubled missing the Spade ace and another ace? (No, no one revoked.) If you do, you are wrong, because they say it happened at Niteroi. Niteroi is a city close to Rio de Janeiro, where strange things use to happen, such as birds flying backwards and politicians saying the truth. (By the way, “pulo do gato” means “the cat's jump”.)

The hands were:

North

S KQxxxx

H xxx

D Ax

C Qx

South

S Jxxxxx

H ----

D KQ

C AKxxx

South opened 1S and North bid 3S. South bid 4NT and North (a RKC player) responded 5S, showing 2 key cards + trump Q. South took it as 3 aces and duly bid 7S.

West’s hand was:

S A

H AK

D Txxxxx

C xxxxx

Therefore West doubled. South redoubled with alacrity, because he always took doubles of his contracts as a personal offense and wanted to make West regret such behaviour.

The opening lead was naturally the H ace, which was ruffed. And the hand was played in a complete cross ruff -- after declarer cashed his top winners in each suit, he took 13 tricks.

I know you are wondering why the trump ace did not take a trick. It is due to the cat's jump. This hand was played in a bridge club in Niteroi. A cat jumped and scared an old lady and she let one card fall from the plastic device which holds them. Someone came to help but put it in the wrong slot.

I ask myself whether you noticed that the West hand has 14 cards. So West followed to all 13 tricks and was left with the trump ace in his hand.

The Tournament Director was called and ruled that the contract was fulfilled redoubled and that West should be blamed for not counting his cards before playing.

It is a simple story after all. I do not know whether the director’s ruling was correct, but what passes in a director’s head is always a surprise to common people.

Compliments of Veber Teixeira, an online bridge player from Brazil

[pic] AWARDS [pic]

At the CBA’s annual Holiday Dinner and Bridge Party on December 14th

at the Kenwood Country Club the following 2003 awards were presented:

GERALD STEUERNAGLE AWARD Kay Mulford

JAN WEYANT AWARD Norm Coombs

MANNY IRALSKY AWARD Nancy Sachs

MASTER OF THE YEAR Cecelia Gleisinger

FUTURE MASTER OF THE YEAR Sue Hermans

CLUB MASTER OF THE YEAR Richard Pleshek

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Patti English

JANE WARD MEMORIAL AWARD Nancy Sachs

JANE WARD NOVICE AWARD Pat Dutson

IS and EVA HORWITZ AWARD Barbara Levinson & Norm Coombs

WORLD-WIDE BRIDGE CONTEST Don Walker & Rob Weidenfeld

Also honored were all the new Life Masters of 2003,

each receiving an engraved pewter cup in recognition of this achievement.

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More Awards to Come

at the

Unit 124 Awards Night Party

Tuesday, April 20th, 6:45 P.M.

Ace of Clubs Awards in 12 categories to those

who won the most points in 2003 Club Games

Little McKenney Awards in 12 categories to those

who won the total most points in 2003.

Chairmen: Sis Gleisinger/Patti English

Director: Ron Babcock

Good food and good bridge.

Come join us and celebrate the success of your bridge friends!

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♠ ♥ TOURNAMENT WINNERS ♦ ♣

Cincinnati Fall Sectional, October 24-26, 2003

Friday Afternoon Stratified Open Pairs

Flight A: 2nd Rachna Goyal-Arun Goyal

3rd William Higgins-Amitabh Raturi

Flight B: 1st Rachna Goyal-Arun Goyal

2nd June Cushman-Carol Jercher

3rd Mary Gilman-Fran Watrous

Flight C: 1st Rachna Goyal-Arun Goyal

2nd June Cushman-Carol Jercher

3rd Michael Lipp-Mike Glatt

Friday Afternoon 199er Pairs

Flight A: 1st Timothy Martin-Richard O’Connor

Flight B: 2nd Patrick Dutson-John Caster

3rd Sharon Elgin-Everitt Kitchen

Flight C: 2nd Patrick Dutson-John Caster

3rd Peggy Ammon-Sue Baum

Friday Evening Stratified Open Pairs

Flight A: 1st Norman Coombs-Karen Kendall

2nd Judy Cohn-William Higgins

3rd George Charrier-James Myers

Flight B: 1st George Charrier-James Myers

2nd Terry Briscoe-Richard Pleshek

3rd Rachna Goyal-Arun Goyal

Flight C: 1st Terry Briscoe-Richard Pleshek

2nd Rachna Goyal-Arun Goyal

3rd Todd Barker-William Brewer

Friday Evening 299er Pairs

Flight A: 3rd Mark Berliant-Edith Kohler

Flight B: 3rd Louis Ukelson-Heroldine Ukelson

Flight C: 3rd William Coleman-Jane Coleman

Saturday Afternoon Stratified Open Pairs

Flight A: 2nd Bill Coombs-Janet Lee

Flight B/C: 1st Phyliis Bishop-Phyllis Downey

2nd John Meckstroth-RalphTerbrueggen

3rd Lois Klein-Rachelle Rosenberg

Saturday Evening Stratified Open Pairs

Flight A: 1st Barbara Levinson-Norman Coombs

2nd Roz Brant-Nancy Luetge

3rd Janet Lee-Ron Babcock

Flight B/C: 1st June Cushman-Carol Jercher

2nd Phyllis Bishop-Phyliis Downey

Sunday Stratiflighted Swiss Teams

Flight A1: 2nd Charles Reynbolds-Frederic Pollack-Norman Combs-Bruce Parent

Flight A2: 1st Amy Fisher-Joe Fisher-Janet Lee-Terry Parker

2nd Ethyl Blatt-Ann Zeff-Joan Fox-Jo Ellen Spitz

3rd Walter Bunker-Sherby Chernin-Patricia Marrs-Bernice Stevens

Flight B: 1st Joann Katz-Jerry Katz-Harriet Spiegel-Terry Briscoe

3rd Gerry Mirus-Sylvia Peters-Marilyn Braun-Lorna Davis

Sunday Open Pairs

Flight A: 1st Nathaniel Reid-Frank Lichtenberger

2nd Mary Lou Zimmer-Alexander Pappas

3rd Larry Klein-Margaret Young

HOLIDAY PARTY

[pic] December 14, 2003 [pic]

Winners

Flight A/B

Lorna Davis-Gerry Mirus

Flight C

Verdell Walker-Sue Mandell

CBA

IS & EVA HOROWITZ

SENIOR AWARD

February 23, 2004

Winners

Nancy Sachs-Paul Pschesang

2nd

Dyan Vaughn-Erna Herre

Flight B

Sherby Chernin-Heroldine Ukelson

Flight C

Verdell Walker-Sue Mandell

International Fund Game

January 24, 2004

Winners

1st Nancy Sachs-Margaret Young

2nd Jim Edmiston-Rob Weidenfeld

District 11

Grand National Teams

February 7-8, 2004

Winners

Championship Flight

Marshall Tuly-Scott Gates-

Russell Shoup-Craig Satersmoen

Flight B

Rob Weidenfeld-Jim Edmiston-Mike Hess-Al Beaupre

Flight C

Ellie Megerle-Steve Megerle-Howard Ringel-Sanford Franklin

The Sunday Times

Schedule of Upcoming Events for the new Sunday 1:00 P.M. Game

at the Bridge Center

March 14 Bridge and Brunch Everything provided, just bring

your partner and convention card.

March 21 Barometer Pairs All players play the same boards

at once. Scores posted each round.

March 28 Team Game Get a team and come play

Sunday afternoon teams.

April 4 Bridge and Brunch Everything provided, just bring

your partner and convention card.

April 11 Charity Game Extra Points!

April 18 Individual Game No partner required. Play with

everyone. All use the same connvention card.

Each week $5 is entered in a jackpot. The following week a name is drawn from the previous week’s players. If you are present, you win the jackpot – if not, the money rolls over to increase the next week’s jackpot.

Each overall winner receives a free entry to a future Sunday game!

For more information, call Director Jodie Kieffer, 513-474-4721.

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New 49er Game

The Northern Kentucky Bridge Club has started a new

0-49 Game the first Friday of each month at 10:00 AM

at the Elsmere Senior Center, 179 Dell Street.

49er games are free through April.

For information, visit their website,

or call Director Millie Lockert, 859-342-4414

MEMBERSHIP NEWS

Welcome New Members and Transfers

Louise Berman

John Boyd

Betty Bradbury

Marilyn Braude

Beverly Broomhead

Thomas Buchanan

Robert Chaiken

Joy Cronin

Ellen Dunsker

Kathleen Dutson

Donald Frey

Mary Jo Groene

Patricia Gwynne

Pramod Jhaveri

Jo Anne Jozoff

Brandon Kreines

Lawrence Lindeman

Ted Lerman

Joseph Massoud

Ashok Patel

Mary Raispis

Sue Ransohoff

Betty Rosenthal

Erik Rubinstein

Kalman Shulman

Carol Simmons

Jeannie Stenger

Sue Ellen Thesing

Scott Tieke

Mary Torbeck

Congratulations New Life Masters

Bobby Carter Tonette De Angelis

William de la Vega

Sanford Franklin Virginia Getter Donna Gisondi

Carol Jercher

Myrna Rosen

John Stoppiello

Susan Westerling Jeanne Weyers

Member Upgrades

JUNIOR MASTERS

Louise Adams

Julia Beers

Dimitra Campbell

Justina Clendening

Scott Davey

Patricia Dion

Cathy Feldmann

Donald Frey

Melissa Hellmann

Perry Hickman

James Hurst

Charlie Kobida

Mary Raispis

Cynthia Riordan

Jacquelin Tepe

Jeffrey Varker

CLUB MASTERS

Patricia Armstrong

Nancy Augsdorfer

Sue Baum

Shirley Behr

Anthony Brockman

John Caster

Georgia Dingus

Harriet Edwards

Dorothy Garrett

Richard Gaskill

Edward La Gasse

Diane Hawkins

Gerri Heineman

Joy Nash

Larry Putt

Charles Ross

Leeanne Schmidt

Larry Wilbers

Trey Wright

SECTIONAL MASTERS

David Britt

Peter Dean

Patrick Dutson

Peter Freeman

John Garrett

Rachna Goyal

Rica Hodesh

Mabel Holt

Ethel Kramer

Lois Kruse

Sue Mandell

Richard O’Connor

Helga Tillinghast

Cindy Tretter

Louis Ukelson

Wanda Yauch

REGIONAL MASTERS

Jack Burns

Sharon Elgin

Julie Thomas

Courtney Thurman

NABC MASTERS

Phyllis Downey

Patricia English

Mike Glatt

Gayle Mc Cann

Thomas Terwilliger

BRONZE LIFE MASTERS

Terry Briscoe

Joseph Conger

Virginia Getter

Jerome Katz

Gerry Mirus

Richard Pleshek

SILVER LIFE MASTERS

Lorna Davis

Sheila Dippel

Ed Lee

Rob Weidenfeld

GOLD LIFE MASTER

Jerry Fink

In Memoriam

Patty Bertsche -- Jim Bush -- Lillian Kleve

Allan Bradley -- Genevieve Gallagher

My Friend Marshall & “Impossible” Contracts

by Jerry Fink

More than anyone else, my friend Marshall Tuly has been able to press me and guide me toward improving as a bridge player. And the many paths to improvement have been almost countless. Take, for example, the making of “impossible” contracts. Early on in our partnership we landed in this “unmakable” 6NT:

West (me) Dummy

♠109 ♠QJ63

♥AK1096 ♥3

♦KJ105 ♦AQ2

♣J7 ♣AKQ43

North led the ♣9, which I won in Dummy and proceeded to “correct” the count for a squeeze by calling for the ♠3 and “finessing” the ♠10. North won his ♠K and continued with the ♣5. Since South’s hearts were the ♥Q87, and since my entries were scrambled after the second club lead, no squeeze materialized. Marshall challenged me: Why didn’t you finesse your ♥10 at trick two? North would have won his Jack from ♥J542 and led a second club (not wanting to lead into my presumed ♠Ax); and I would have had more than enough tricks to fulfill our contract. Or this 6♠ slam:

Dummy Marshall

♠K1097 ♠AQJ63

♥A6 ♥QJ10

♦A105 ♦K2

♣10973 ♣AK4

South led the ♣2; Dummy played the ♣9; North covered with the ♣Q; and Marshall won with the ♣A. Two rounds of trumps followed (breaking 2-2); and Marshall calmly led the ♣4 from his hand. Poor South! Convinced that partner held ♣KQ8, and that playing the ♣J would allow Marshall to ruff out the ♣K, South played low. (North happened to hold the ♥K.) “Impossible” slam bid and made. Or this ♣ holding in a 3♥ contract:

♣K3 ♣10864 (Dummy)

I tried Chance 1 (unsuccessfully finessing the ♣K); but missed Chance 2

(finding North with ♣AQ9). After I went down 1, Marshall jumped on my lapse: Lead the ♣3 toward the remaining ♣1086; and if North plays the ♣Q, later pin the ♣9 by leading the ♣10 from Dummy. He saw it in a flash. But that’s Marshall! And I’m still Jerry Fink.

CBA Board Meeting Summaries

Complete minutes of each board meeting are posted on the bulletin board. Meetings are usually held at the Bridge Center on

the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 PM unless a conflict requires rescheduling. All CBA members are welcome to attend.

September 9, 1903. Present: Ahlert, Bunker, Burpee, Hickman, Gleisinger, Levinson, Lutz, Megerle, Newman, Norris, Pappas, Travis, Wolber, (Treasurer) Higgins. Absent: Sachs, Violetta. Treasurer’s Report: Total cash and bank accounts-$95,018. Income for August was $9,283; expenses were $11,301. Table count was 529.5. A motion was made, seconded, and defeated that we return to Deschapelles $5.00 per table from their STaC game. A motion was made, seconded and passed that the CBA keep Sectional fees unchanged and not give a free snack bar coupon. Barbara Levinson reported that Sunday’s two session NAOP had 17 tables of participants with a net profit of $512. The pot luck Charity game will be Sunday Oct. 19, at 4 PM. Monies will go to Hospice, the designated charity of ACBL. A motion was made, seconded and passed that we charge $30 per person for bridge and dinner at the Holiday party. The CBA approved Kay Mulford as the Tuesday night Director replacing George Deidesheimer.

October 14, 2003. Present: Ahlert, Bunker, Burpee, Hickman, Gleisinger, Levinson, Lutz, Megerle, Newman, Norris, Pappas, Sachs, Travis, Violetta, Wolber, (Treasurer) Higgins. Treasurer’s Report: Total cash and bank account-$93,040. September income was $6,981: expenses were $8,959. The CBA approved that a portion of the CBA funds be moved to a fund returning a higher rate of return. Bill Higgins, with the approval of the CBA Finance Committee was given the authority to conduct that transaction. The CBA Board approved increasing the NAOP fee to $12.50 and giving everyone playing in the Sectional a $1.00 snack bar coupon. Directors are asked to announce that coolers, food and drinks will not be allowed in the Sharonville Convention Center. Twenty-eight bridge players touring with Finesse West Tours will attend our Charity Game. Two Charity Foundation banners were presented. Twenty-three tables of bridge players participated in the Mentor-Mentee culminating pot luck supper and game. Walter Bunker presented Zero Tolerance guidelines for review. Sis Gleisinger resigned as the Director of the Tuesday night Novice Game.

November 11, 2003. Present: Ahlert, Bunker, Burpee, Hickman, Gleisinger, Levinson, Lutz, Megerle, Newman, Norris, Pappas, Travis, Violetta, Wolber, (Treasurer) Higgins. Absent: Sachs. Treasurer’s Report: Total cash and bank accounts-$95,440. Income for October was $13,173, including Sectional income of $6,530 and Bridge Center income of $5,919. Expenses were $11,774, including a two-year warrantee on the ice making machine and a new computer monitor. Two hundred sixty tables of bridge players participated in the CBA’s October 24-26 Sectional, which included 50 NAOP players. Sectional expenses included: Coupons $845, Water $180, Rent $1,000 per day. The Charity Game donated $1125 to the ACBL Charity Foundation. The Zero Tolerance Policy and Procedure will remain the same. Tom Deddens has CBA approval to direct and promote the Tuesday Night 0-50 Game. Joe Lutz, Steve Megerle, Patty English, Shirley Levy, and Fred Pollack were elected to serve on the CBA’s Board of Trustees for a three- year term. The CBA received $1000 from ACBL to disperse to designated charities of our choice. Kay Mulford will designate her November 17th game as a CBA Board appreciation game.

December 18, 2003. Present: Ahlert, Bunker, Burpee, Gleisinger, Levinson, Lutz, Megerle, Newman, Norris, Pappas, Sachs, Travis, Violetta, Wolber, (Treasurer) Higgins. 2004 elected Board Members present: English, Levy, and Pollack. Absent: Hickman. Treasurer’s Report: Total cash and bank accounts $95,260. Income for November was $5489; expenses were $5,675. The table count was 516. The District 11 StaC sponsored by Dayton will be January 26-February 1. Club games owned by individuals may chose to participate by notifying Dayton. The pay to CBA Directors will be $ 85 per session plus $3 for each table over the base table count of ten. Book donations in 2003 were received from Steve Megerle and Susan Goodman. The CBA Holiday and Awards Party will be held at the Kenwood Country Club on December 10, 2004. The following Officers were nominated, seconds were made and each nominee was unanimously elected: President, Joe Lutz; Vice President, Steve Megerle; Executive Secretary, Joy Norris; Recording Secretary, Patricia English. The following appointments were made and approved: Sergeant at Arms, Alex Pappas; District 11 Members-at-Large, Diane Travis and Nancy Sachs; CBA Game Director, Ron Babcock.

January 13, 2004. The Treasurer reported that the month of December showed total assets of $96,629.91.  The month of December showed a loss of $1,591.86; this amount includes subsidizing the holiday party. The board allocated $100 for Kay Mulford to provide refreshments for the three STaC games that she directs. The President made the following appointments to the special events and committees: Shirley Levy - Mentor/Mentee; Pat Newman - Zero Tolerance; Dorothy Slaughter – Goodwill; Patti English/Sis Gleisinger – Member Appreciation/Awards party; Joy Norris – Membership; Steve Megerle – Library; Nancy Sachs – Lectures; Fred Pollack – Recorder; Barb Levinson - Standby Partners. The board approved a request by Jodie Kieffer to begin a new Sunday game. Discussion evolved around the fall Sectional, that it cannot be held at the Sharonville Convention Center, and what provisions we will need to secure a place for this tournament.

|CBA Balance Sheet |

|As of 12/31/03 |

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|ASSETS | |

| Cash and Bank Accounts | |

| Firstar M M | 86,927.23 |

| Star Checking | 6,810.56 |

| | |

| | |

|TOTAL Cash and Bank Accounts | 93,737.79 |

| | |

| Other Assets | |

| 2860 Building | 1,926.02 |

| Sharonville Convention Center Deposit | 1,000.00 |

| | |

|TOTAL Other Assets | 2,926,02 |

| | |

|TOTAL ASSETS | 96,663.81 |

| | |

|LIABILITIES & EQUITY | |

| | |

| LIABILITIES | 00.00 |

| | |

| EQUITY | 96,663.81 |

| | |

| | |

|TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY | 96,663.81 |

| | |

| | |

|CBA Profit & Loss Statement |

|1/1/03 Through 12/31/03 |

| | |

|INCOME | |

| | |

| TOTAL ADMIN INC | 4,990.97 |

| | |

| TOTAL BRG CTR INC | 57,653.16 |

| | |

| TOTAL TOURN INC | 51,945.27 |

| | |

|TOTAL INCOME | 114,589.40 |

| | |

|EXPENSES | |

| | |

| TOTAL ADMIN EXP | 8,710.74 |

| | |

| TOTAL BRG CTR EXP | 66,746.12 |

| | |

| TOTAL TOURN EXP | 30,047.70 |

| | |

|TOTAL EXPENSES | 105,504.56 |

| | |

|PROFIT/(LOSS) | 9,084.84 |

(♫ C L U B N O T E S (♫

Deschapelles (Invitational game, Monday 11 AM at the Bridge Center)

**PM Homestyle Bridge (Open fun, non-duplicate game, Monday

7 PM at the Bridge Center) Always a partner available.

Century Club (Open strat game, Monday 7 PM at the Bridge Center)

Middletown Duplicate (Open and 299er games, Monday 7 PM

at Regional Hospital) There were 11.5 tables at the 9/22 Club Championship -- Winners: 1st Paul Wayne English-Harold Sebourn;

2nd Jim Myers-Dave Balsmeyer.

N. KY Bridge Club (Open game, Tuesday 10 AM at the Elsmere KY Senior Center, 179 Dell Ave. For additional information, visit our website, .

Tuesday Morning Duplicate (Open strat game, Tuesday 11 AM at the Bridge Center) The last Tuesday of each month is a Team Game. February Club Championship Team Game winners: Flt A Ed Long-Alex Pappas-Nate Reid-Mike Dickman; Flt B George Charrier-Marian Charrier-Mickie Staats-Jack Burns; Flt C Bob Wurster-Sue Wurster-Rica Hodesh-Carole Howard.

Duplicators (Open game, Tuesday 11 AM at the New England Club) Winners for most points in December: 1st Cynthia Schultz, 2nd Richard Day. Winners for the most points in January: 1st Dorothy Wierwille,

2nd Ruth Green.

**CBA Game (Open strat game, Tuesday 7 PM at the Bridge Center) Stand-by partner available.

**Newcomers Game (Limited game 0-50 mps, Tuesday 7 PM at the Bridge Center) Lecture by an expert player each week at 6:45 PM before the game. Hand records available after the game.

Kings and Queens DBC (Open game, Wednesday 11 AM at the New England Club) 10/8 Charity Club Championship winners:

1st Joan Rogers-Joan McElwee; 2nd Bob Donovan-Ed Galloway.

10/29 Club Appreciation Game winners: 1st Arch Ott-Dan Sherman; 2nd Dottie Richards-Jutta Weatherby.

**AM Homestyle Bridge (Open, fun, non-duplicate game, Wednesday, 11 AM at the Bridge Center) Great snacks and always

a partner available!

**Lebanon Countryside Y Duplicate (Open strat game, Wednesday 12 Noon at the Lebanon Countryside YMCA) There were 11.5 tables at the 9/24 Club Championship -- Winners: 1st Ron Babcock-Laura Owens; 2nd Marian Charrier-George Charrier.

Kenwood Duplicate (Open strat game, Wednesday 7 PM at the Bridge Center)

InterClub Bridge League of Cincinnati (Invitational Women’s Swiss Team game, 10 AM 1st Thursday of month, May-Dec, at various country clubs) One more team needed for 2004. If interested, call Sandy Orr, 513-271-6318. Monthly results now posted on CBA website,

** Standby Partner available at these games

Thursday Morning Duplicate (Open strat game, Thursday 11 AM at the Bridge Center) 10/30 Charity Club Championship winners:

Flt A 1st Nancy Luetge-Joan Fox, 2nd Eleanor Moritz-Jacqueline Meyers; Flt B 1st Elena Hickman-Richard Pleshek, 2nd Sherby Chernin-Donald Etson. 12/18 Club Championship: Flt A 1st Barbara Dunnivant-

Fran Watrous, 2nd Marilyn Koffel-Alexander Pappas; Flt B 1st Marilyn Koffel-Alexander Pappas, 2nd Sherby Chernin-Walter Bunker.

2/26 Club Championship: Flt A 1st Norman Coombs-Barbara Levinson, 2nd Erna Herre-Laura Owens; Flt B 1st Susan Hermans-Patricia English, 2nd Jaqueline Cohen-Jane Burpee; Flt C 1st Dorthy Gard-June Cushman, 2nd Sylvia Maltz-Susan Moskowitz.

Thursday Night NLM (Limited non-life masters game, Thursday

7 PM at the Bridge Center)

Trinity Bridge Club (Open game, Thursday 7 PM, 1331 Trinity Place, Middletown OH) There were 6 tables at the 6/5 Club Championship -- Winners: 1st Ed Huffman- Jim Tarvin,

2nd Ken Dixon-Carol Sigler.

Friday Morning Duplicate (Open strat game, Friday 11 AM at the Bridge Center) Additional strat Non-Life Master game the 3rd and (when possible) 5th Friday of each month, preceded by a free lesson at 10:45 am. 1/30 NLM winners: Flt A Bob Wurster- Sue Wurster; Flt B/C Wanda Yauch-Merry Beckham. 2/20 NLM winners: Flt A/B Sharon Elgin-Erleen Masram, Flt C Cindy Tretter-Georgia Dingus. March Club Championship winners: Flt A Agnes DeLany-Lorna Davis, Flt B George Deidesheimer-Paul Pschesang, Flt C Sue Mandell-Verdell Walker.

N. KY Bridge Club (10 AM at the Elsmere KY Senior Center;

0-49 Game the first Friday each month; Open Games on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month) For additional information, visit our website, .

Friday TGIF Duplicate (formerly 7:30 PM at the Bridge Center - This game has been cancelled.) 1/23 Club Championship winners: Flt A 1st Bobby Carter-Myrna Rosen, 2nd Norman Coombs-Larry Klein; Flt B 1st Bobby Carter, Myrna Rosen, 2nd Peggy Barrett-Marilyn Braun; Flt C 1st Bobby Carter-Myrna Rosen, 2nd Cliff Pleatman-Herb Schapera.

Saturday Stratified (Open strat game, Saturday 1 PM at the Bridge Center) 1/10 Winners: Laura Owens-Tony Habash. 1/24 International Fund Game Winners: 1st Margaret Young-Nancy Sachs, 2nd Jim Edmiston-Rob Weidenfeld, 3rd Sandy Orr-Fred Pollack. 1/31 STaC Winners: 1st Rob Weidenfeld-Cliff Pleatman, 2nd Marshall Tuly-Mike Hess, 3rd Lorna Davis-Marilyn Braun. 2/7 Winners: Joann & Jerry Katz.

Sunday Afternoon Pairs (Strat Open Pairs Sunday 1 PM at

the Bridge Center) 1st overcall receive a free entry to future game. Each week $5.00 is entered into a cumulative jackpot (see ad on page 8 for details). 2/15 Winners: Bonnie & Dave Parker. 2/22 Club Championship Winners: Flt A/Flt B 1st Laura Owens-Jerry Violetta, 2nd Sis Gleisinger-Diana Rossi; Flt. A 3rd Nancy Craig-Chuck Reynolds; Flt B 3rd Lorna Davis-Patti English; Flt C 1st Rancha Goyal-Arun Goyal, 2nd Sandy Orr-Potter Orr, 3rd Myrna Rosen-Bobby Carter.

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NEWCOMER COMMITTEE – HELP NEEDED!

The Newcomer Committee would like your help in recruiting new players. If you know of any bridge groups at work, church, clubs, marathons, or elsewhere, please give us a contact person’s name and phone number. We will invite them with a free game and listings of all games and bridge lessons.

Call -- Kay Mulford, 513-631-8070 or Tom Deddens, 513-851-3857

P.S. On the next page is an invitation flyer which you can tear out or photocopy.

Please post it or give it to an interested friend, fellow worker, or church member.

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Bridge Lessons at the Cincinnati Bridge Center

Cooper Business Center

2860 Cooper Road

513-563-2218

2004 SPRING SCHEDULE

BEGINNING Thursday afternoons, 4:30 PM

Beginning April 29

BASICS REVIEW Saturday mornings, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM

Beginning May 1

INTERMEDIATE I Thursday evenings, 7:00-9:30 PM

Beginning April 29

SUPERVISED PLAY Doubles: Penalty, Take-Out, and Negative

Wednesday evenings, 7:00-9:30 PM

May 12 & 26; June 16; July 14 & 28; August 18

ADVANCED SUPERVISED PLAY Two-Over-One Game Force

Wednesday mornings, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM

Each series includes six 2-1/2 hour lessons. The fee for a series is $70 per person, based on a class size of 12 to 16 students. An adjustment will be made for classes with fewer than 12 or more than 16 students. Individual classes are $15 per class.

SPECIAL CLASSES Saturday mornings, 10:00 AM

Bidding Two-suited Hands after Opponent’s Opening Bid:

Michaels and Unusual NoTrump

May 22 & June 12

Bidding over the Opponent’s Opening NoTrump Bid

Cappelletti

July 10 & 31

Information and/or reservations:

Nancy Sachs, 513-561-1766, or Linda Wolber, 513-522-1771

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BRIDGE is FUN !!

Learn more about it at the Cincinnati Bridge Center

2860 Cooper Rd. 513-563-2281

1.) Learn to play at different levels.

a. Fundamentals of basic bridge

b. Basic review

c. Intermediate I & II & more

Call: Nancy Sachs, 513-561-1766

Linda Wolber, 513-522-1771

1. Play Home Style (similar to rubber bridge)

Monday, 7:00 PM*

Wednesday, 11:00 AM*

*Always a partner available

Call: Kay Mulford, 513-631-8070

2. Play duplicate bridge at novice, intermediate, or higher level:

Tues. 7 PM – Novice & Intermediate (0-49 points)*

Call: Tom Deddens, 513-851-3857

Thurs. 7 PM – Intermediate level

Call: Kay Mulford, 513-631-8070

3rd & 5th Fri. of month, 11 AM – Non Life Master

10:45 AM – Free Lesson

Call: Nancy Sachs, 513-561-1766

FREE GAME for ALL FIRST TIME PLAYERS!!!

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Cincinnati Bridge Association PRST STD

Unit 124 U.S. POSTAGE PAID

7889 Jolain Drive CINCINNATI, OHIO

Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 PERMIT NO. 1542

The Flying Pig Regional

Sharonville Convention Center

April 26 – May 2, 2004

Cincinnati Bridge Center Games

Cooper Business Center, 2860 Cooper Road

Telephone: 513-563-2218

Monday

11:00 AM Deschappelles-Private Pat Newman 513-469-7172

7:00 PM** Homestyle Kay Mulford 513-631-8070

7:00 PM Century Club Kay Mulford 513-631-8070

Tuesday

11:00 AM Tuesday Daytime Nancy Sachs 513-561-1766

(Strat Team Game on last Tuesday each month)

6:45 PM** Lecture & 0-50 Game Tom Deddens 513-851-3857

7:00 PM** CBA Strat 1st Tue Otto Walter 513-471-2116

2nd & 5th Tue Kay Mulford 513-631-8070

3rd & 4th Tue Ron Babcock 513-227-3574

Wednesday

11:00 AM** Homestyle Kay Mulford 513-631-8070

7:00 PM West Chester DBC Don Walker 513-860-2349

Thursday

11:00 AM Thursday Strat Agnes De Lany 513-777-2587

7:00 PM Non-Life Master Kay Mulford 513-631-8070

Friday

11:00 AM Finesse Club Nancy Sachs 513-561-1766

(NLM Game 3rd & 5th Friday each month-Free Lesson at 10:45)

Saturday

1:00 PM 1st/3rd/5th Strat George Deidesheimer 859-781-3704

2nd/4th Open Strat Jodie Kieffer 513-474-4721

Sunday

1:00 PM Open Strat Jodie Keiffer 513-474-4721

Website:

Other Unit 124 Game Locations in SW OH & N KY:

Monday

7:00 PM Oxford Duplicate Janet Newman 765-935-4263

Knolls of Oxford or Mike Broida 513-523-8008

7:00 PM Middletown Hospital Fred Sigler 513-423-4140

Tuesday

10:00 AM Elsmere KY Sr Center Sheila Dippel 859-283-0471

11:00 AM Duplicators (NEC) Helen Ogle 513-232-2240

12 Noon** Springboro YMCA Fred Sigler 513-432-4140

7:00 PM Lake Waynoka Carolyn Slater 937-446-2790

Wednesday

11:00 AM Ks & Qs (NEC) George Deidesheimer 859-781-3704

12 Noon** Countryside Y, Lebanon Fred Sigler 513-423-4140

Thursday

10:00 AM InterClub League Pat Newman 513-469-7172

(Invitational - 1st Thursday, May-December)

12 Noon Western Hills Club Joyce Schiller 513-451-3894

(4th Thursday except January)

Friday

10:00 AM Elsmere KY Sr. Center Millie Lockert 859-342-4414

(1st Friday, 49er Game)

10:00 AM Elsmere KY Sr Center Sheila Dippel 859-283-0471

(2nd & 4th Friday, Open Games)

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