PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

The game of bridge…..a perplexing thing! That is why we keep coming back. Why do you keep coming back? For an afternoon or evening of entertainment….to catch up with friends….to win those elusive points that matter to no one but bridge addicts…for the love of the G-A-M-E?

On Sunday, September 1^st, I received the following email from Dean Congbalay ….don’t know Dean? You should! He is migrating over from the I/N game. Dean has a charming personality and an infectious laugh. He is responsible for the recent article in the Enquirer, “Young Students take up the game of Bridge”, and we laughed when we saw the photograph for an accompanying story. Dean and I connived to send it to Jay Leno’s “Headline News” segment…we are still looking for it. His email to me read:eH

Today was neat.

A friend of mine and I traveled to Pinellas Park, FL, for two sessions of a sectional bridge tournament. On the last round of the morning event, our unlikely opponents were two incredibly charming kids who were as gregarious and outgoing as they were smart.

The girl was 11. Her father started teaching her bridge five years ago; all of her brothers play, as well. Her partner was a 13-year-old boy who has earned 49.23 master points. He learned the game from his grandmother and has already played in a national tournament. He even plays Two-Over-One.

On the penultimate board, she dealt and opened a diamond. He jumped to Blackwood. After she showed one ace, he bid 6NT.

My partner smartly cashed in her ace on the first trick. The boy then quickly proceeded to take the next few rounds. In the middle of the hand, he led a small spade. My partner followed low. He called for a low spade from the dummy; she pointed at her 6 and played it only after he muttered "yes" and nodded his head. I then plucked a good 8 from my hand, but just as it was exposed and nary a few inches from the face of the table, he realized his mistake and abruptly called for the dummy's Queen.

All of us knew what was happening. Our four sets of eyes darted from one face to another. But nobody called for the director; my very gracious partner gave him a gentle smile and told him that she would allow him to correct his error and play the winning card.

I didn't argue. He, of course, took the rest of the tricks and got a high board.

As we all put our cards back in the metal tray, my partner looked at me, obviously concerned that her decision annoyed me. "He made a bold bid," she said. "They're nice kids; I didn't want to win that way."

There was, however, no reason for her to justify her action. I smiled and immediately assured her that she did the right thing. When the final tallies were in, we perused the score sheet. We came in second place -- trailing the winner by a scant 0.62 point. That one, generous ruling made the whole difference.

I can't say enough how proud I was of my partner. I gave her a big hug, and we happily took off for lunch.

Sometimes, a loss can produce a big win.

Enjoy your holiday weekend.

Dean

What would you do? “Sometimes, a loss can produce a big win.”

Dean Congbalay

Patti English

2007 North American Pairs

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Noon & TBA

Cincinnati Bridge Center

The North American Pairs is a grassroots event starting at the club level and leading all the way to the Spring 2008 Bridge Championship in Detroit. Club level masterpoints are half red and half black.

There will be no Unit Final to qualify – only the District 11 NAP Finals on Saturday, November 3, at the Cincinnati Bridge Center. Your partner may be any other club-qualified player from District 11. District Final masterpoints are set awards with GOLD for section first and overalls.

Three Flights:

Flight A (unlimited); Flight B (0-2000); Flight C (NLM with fewer than 500)

Great Prizes!

Win a Trip to the Spring NABC in Detroit

March 6-16, 2008

First-Place District Winners in each Flight: $700.00 per person

Second-Place District Winners in each Flight: $300.00 per person

Third-Place District Winners in each Flight: $100 per pair from District 11

(Unit Qualifying Games were held June through August.)

For additional information about the NAP, please contact

Barbara Levinson, 513-530-0953.

OctoberBest Sectional

Thursday – Sunday, October 25-28

at the Cincinnati Bridge Center, 2860 Cooper Road

ABSENTEE VOTING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Contact Joe Muenks, (513) 469-6446 or jmuenks@cinci.rr.com, to request an absentee ballot no

later than October 14.

2. An individual must request an absentee ballot personally; no group requests will be honored.

3. One ballot and return envelope will be mailed to the member’s address of record.

4. Once an absentee ballot has been issued, that member’s name will be recorded as having voted.

5. Follow instructions included in the envelope.

6. Return envelopes containing more than one ballot will be declared invalid.

7. Only absentee ballots received by mail through Saturday, October 27, will be counted.

NOTE: The mail is sometimes slow, so please allow ample time for your ballot to be received.

LIBRARY NEWS

Gayle Keaney

The cover story of this past June’s Bridge Bulletin told about the latest bridge book surveys. Two top ten lists resulted - the Experts Favorites and the Readers Favorites. Most of the total 15 favorites (five books showed up on both lists) were already in the CBA library. Also in June’s Bulletin was New Players Reading List by Tim Bourke, “arguably the world’s foremost expert on bridge literature”. The library’s goal is to eventually include all of the books from these 3 lists on our bookshelves. To that end, most of the new additions recently purchased and listed below came from the lists. Proceeds from the library sale during the STAC ($109.50) helped pay for these additions.

Safety Plays - Bird, Smith

Safety Plays, Test Your Technique - Bird, Bourke

Entry Management - Bird, Smith

Entry Management, Test Your Technique - Bird, Bourke

Simple Squeeze, Test Your Technique - Bird, Bourke

Famous Bridge Records - Bird, Sarantakos

Commonly Used Conventions - Grant

More Commonly Used Conventions - Grant

Modern Bridge Defense - Kantar

Judgment at Bridge - Lawrence

My System: Unbalanced Diamond - Miles

Murder in the Menagerie - Mollo

Four-Suit Transfers - Seagram, Stark

Jacoby Transfers - Seagram, Stark

Stayman Auctions - Seagram/Lee

Killing Defense at Bridge - Kelsey

25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know - Seagram, Smith

The library has also purchased two sets of Audrey Grant videos/dvds. These are two sets of classes - the 3-volume Bridge Brush-up and the 2-volume Bridge at Sea (the 3^rd volume is no longer available). The Bridge Brush-ups are 13 half-hour PBS programs recorded in the late 90’s. The Bridge at Seas, as you might guess, are recordings of classes Audrey has given on cruises. Both sets have great visual aids, top-rated teaching and short sidebars like multiple choices for bridge terms (e.g. what is a Pajama Party?). The ability to use the pause & replay buttons is a big plus.

NOTE: VIDEOS & DVDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR LOAN UNDER A SPECIAL LIMITED POLICY OF 10 DAYS ONLY AND WITH ONLY ONE SET PER CBA MEMBER AT ONE TIME. LATE FEES OF $1/DAY WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.

Another purchase, Audrey Grant’s Bridge at a Glance , a 32-page booklet showing the bidding diagram and the bidding ladder with the meaning of all the bids, is displayed on the library‘s easel. Because of the nature of this item, currently it will NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR LOAN. It will, however, be displayed and available for your review indefinitely. It fits easily inside the Convention Card for quick reference. I purchased one of these for myself. It’s the perfect example of one of the best uses of the CBA library - to check out an item to see if it’s something to add to your own library.

CBA Gift Certificates

$6.00 Gift Certificates for games at the Cincinnati Bridge Center

are available for purchase from Sandy Orr, (513) 271-6318,

Joy Norris, (513) 984-8783, or Nancy Sachs (513) 561-1766.

♦ ♥ TOURNAMENT WINNERS ♦ ♣

Cincinnati Summer STaC, July 9- July 15, 2007

Monday Day

Flight A: 2^nd Barbara Dunnivant-Shirley Aloisio

Monday Evening

Flight A: 3^rd Norman Coombs-Amitabh Raturi

Monday Evening 299er Pairs

Flight A: 2^nd Thomas Arnson-Dennis Kalberg

Flight B: 1^st Thomas Arnson-Dennis Kalberg

Flight C: 2^nd Patricia Dion-Sue Ellen Thesing

3^rd Norah Clark-Patricia Leikhim

Tuesday Day

Flight A: 1^st Larry Klein-Norman Coombs

2^nd Helen Ogle-Lou Campbell

Flight B: 1^st Albert Fultz-Ray Wulf

3^rd Brenda Mehalko-Jack Mehalko

Flight C: 2^nd Joan McElwee-Suzy Haerr

3^rd Dean Congbalay-Dennis Kalberg

Tuesday Evening 299er Pairs

Flight A/B: 1^st Carol Vradelis-Ron Neal

Flight B: 3^rd Sharon Kreitzer-Lynn Callif

Flight C: 1^st Sandy Johnson-Betsy Handy

2^nd Patricia Leikhim-Lalitha Yalamanchili

Tuesday Evening

Flight A: 2^nd Ann Zeff-Ethyl Blatt

Flight B: 3^rd Sue Bradach-Linda Abrahamson

Flight C: 2^nd Robert Wurster-Suzann Wurster

Wednesday Day

Flight A: 1^st RayWulf-Richard Day

Flight B: 3^rd Marilyn Edwards-Louise Adams

Wednesday Evening

Flight C: 3^rd Dean Congbalay-Martin Petersen

Wednesday Evening 299er Pairs

Flight A/B: 1^st Mary Lou Zurborg-Mark Kellerman

2^nd Cordell Coy-Karen Coy

Flight A: 3^rd Vern Goetz-Joe Pike

Flight B: 3^rd/4^th Marlene Romer-Barry Williams

3^rd/4^th Carolyn Riehle-Elmer Riehle

Flight C: 1^st Marlene Romer-Barry Williams

2^nd Elizabeth Jarchow-Ron Jarchow

Thursday Day

Flight A: 2^nd Christine Owens-Gene Owens

Flight B: 2^nd Arun Goyal-Rachna Goyal

Flight C: 1^st Arun Goyal-Rachna Goyal

3^rd Gene Vaughn-Eileen Vanden Eynden

Thursday Evening

Flight A: 3^rd Lynn Callif-Gerald Black

Flight B/C: 2^nd Lynn Callif- Gerald Black

Thursday Evening 299er Pairs

Flight A/B: 1^st Bruce Smith-Mary Smith

2^nd Dennis Kalberg-Thomas Arnson

3^rd Martin Petersen-Kenneth Cushman

Flight C: 1^st Kenneth Strauss-Barry Williams

2^nd Carey Eckler-Gilbert Eckler

Friday Day

Flight A: 1^st Robert Lyon-Betty Ellett

Flight B/C: 1^st Mark Kellerman-John Woeste

2^nd Mike Glatt-Joe Pike

Friday Day 299er Pairs

Flight A: 2^nd Sue Mandell-Jackie Mullins

Flight C: 2^nd Judy Roth-Wendy Wasserman

` 3^rd Judy Eilers-Nancy Tilsley

Friday Evening

Flight A: 3^rd/4^th Marshall Tuly-Norman Coombs

3^rd/4^th Gerald Black-Lilam Stanley

Flight B/C: 1^st Gerald Black-Lilam Stanley

Flight C: 3^rd Adrienne Netherwood-Vince Netherwood

Friday Evening 299er Pairs

Flight A: 1^st Jane Coleman-William Coleman

2^nd Matt Williams-Nelson Leist

3^rd Elaine Lazarus-Laurence Lazarus

Flight B: 1^st Matt Williams-Nelson Leist

2^nd Elaine Lazarus-Laurence Lazarus

3^rd Bruce Smith-Mary Smith

Saturday Day

Flight A: 2^nd Marshall Tuly-Jerry Fink

Flight B: 1^st Lynne Schomaeker-Mark Kellerman

Saturday Day 299er Pairs

Flight A/B: 1^st Adrianne Freiberg-Richard Freiberg

2^nd Ron Neal-Carol Vradelis

3^rd John Boyd-Ellen Mazer

Friday AM Open Pairs

Flight A: 2^nd John Garret-Norman Combs

3^rd Jayant Sudame-Suresh Kamat

Flight B: 1^st Jayant Sudame-Suresh Kamat

2^nd Sue Leslie Wheeler-Gloria Over

3^rd Donald Etson- James Huffman

Flight C: 1^st Jayant Sudame-Suresh Kamat

2^nd Sue Leslie Wheeler-Gloria Over

Friday AM 299er Pairs

Flight D: 2^ndJacquelin Tepe-Elissa Chisholm

3^rdReva Cochran-Mabel Holt

Flight E: 2^nd Jacquelin Tepe-Elissa Chisholm

3^rd Reva Cochran-Mabel Holt

Flight F: 2^nd Jacquelin Tepe-Elissa Chisholm

3^rd Carol Vradelis-Ron Neal

Friday Aft 299er Pairs

Flight D: 1^st Mary Wackler-Sharon Collier

2^nd Lois Adams-Phyllis Romans

3^rd Nancy Willis-Marilyn Williams

Flight E: 1^st Adrianne Freiberg-Richard Freiberg

2^nd Elissa Chisholm-Jacquelin Tepe

3^rd Carol Vradelis-Ron Neal

Flight F: 1^st Elissa Chisholm-Jacquelin Tepe

2^nd Carol Vradelis-Ron Neal

3^rd Alice Price-Charlene Comeaux

Friday Aft Open Pairs

Flight A: 1^st Ronald Babcock-Patrick Moran

3^rd Jerome Katz-Aziz Ahmed

Flight B: 2^nd Jerome Katz-Aziz Ahmed

3^rd/4^th Adam Parrish-Vijay Vasudevan

Flight C: 1^st Adam Parrish-Vijay Vasudevan

2^nd Howard Ringel-Sanford Franklin

Friday Eve Open Pairs

Flight A/B/C: 1^st Alice Price-Charlene Comeaux

Flight B & C: 2^nd Adam Parrish-Vijay Vasudevan

Friday Compact KO Teams

1^st Norman Coombs-Marshall Tuly-Marc Low-Sandra Low

2^nd Arun Goyal-Rachna Goyal-Larry Klein-Amitabh Raturi

3^rd Jerry Katz-Joanne Katz-Michael Purcell-Paul Pschesang

Friday Compact KO Cons

2^nd William Coleman-Jane Coleman-Bruce Smith-Mary Smith

Saturday AM 299er Pairs

Flight D/E/F: 1^st Ann Bayou-Anna Carolyn Davidson

2^nd Carol Vradelis-Ron Neal

3^rd Elissa Chishom-Jacquelin Tepe

Saturday Aft Open Pairs

Flight A: 2^nd Ronald Babcock-Beth Grismer

Flight B: 1^st Gerald Black-Lilam Stanley

2^nd Paul Pschesang-Margaret Young

Flight C: 1^st Gerald Black-Lilm Stanley

2^nd Gloria Over-Judith Gehr

3^rd Patricia Myers-Lois Upton-Werder

Saturday Aft. 299er Pairs

Flight D & E: 1^st Tonya Glendening-Jerry Glendening

2^nd/3^rd Marilyn Werner-Gene Vaughn

Flight F: 1^st Carol Vradelis-Ron Neal

3^rd Marlene Pierce-Cyril Pierce

Saturday Eve Open Pairs

Flight A: 3^rd Paul Pschesang-Margaret Young

Flight B: 1^st Paul Pschesang-Margaret Young

Saturday KO Teams Bracket A

1^st Marshall Tuly-Norman Coombs-Larry Klein-Jim Bachelder

Saturday KO Teams Bracket B

1^st Arun Goyal-Rachna Goyal-Adam Parrish-Vijay Vasudevan

2^nd Mary Clifton-Julie Thomas-Patty Brunswick-Jayant

Sudame-Virginia Getter

Saturday KO Teams Bracket C

1^stCarl Willig-Gary Busch-Bruce Smith-Mary Smith

The Twilight Zone

Jim Edmiston

This hand cropped up at a recent matchpoint duplicate game. It was the first hand of the day for my partner and me.

My partner, sitting in first seat white vs. white, chose to pass the West hand. North opened 1♣, and I overcalled 1♥. South bid 1♠, and thereafter we were in the Twilight Zone. The next two bids were made rapidly. West came to life with 5♦, and North bid 5♠.

I thought I had a tough call and, after a considerable pause, I passed, and before my partner could bid, North announced that she was barred because of my (admitted) hesitation. I protested this remark by North, the director was called (by me) and the director correctly ruled that West was not “barred” but could not be influenced by my hesitation. West then doubled 5♠, and North passed.

I believed we could not beat 5♠, given this aucion, and I corrected to 6♦. South and West passed and, after considerable thought, North bid 6♠ (as she put it “to save”). All passed. So my bidding had succeeded in pushing the opponents to a cold slam.

But wait! My partner led the ♥ Ace, I encouraged, but alas partner returned a spade, being now out of hearts to lead. South (declarer) won the ♣ Ace, drew trumps, and led the ♣ King, on which she deposited her singleton diamond, and West also played a diamond.

As this last trick was in the process of being turned over by all, I uttered these fatal words: “No clubs, partner?” My partner was indeed void, but declarer was not, and proceeded to correct her (revoking) diamond, and take the rest of the tricks -- 6♠ bid and made!

Our opponents on this hand (very competent players) proceeded to finish first overall and win the jackpot. After the game, I requested $.25 from each of them, as I had contributed at least that much to their win. They gave me two cents! Rod Serling would have been proud.

					Cincinnati Bridge Center
					Balance Sheet
					As of August 31, 2007

ASSETS
	Current Assets
		Checking/Savings
				US Bank CD 330191936963			20,000.00
				US Bank CD 330191453803			55,104.38
				US Bank CD 330191936971			25,000.00
				US Bank Checking			7,888.33
				US Bank Money Market			24,076.12
		Total Checking/Savings					132,068.83
	Total Current Assets						132,068.83
	Fixed Assets
		Furniture and Fixtures
				Tables			3,123.89
		Total Furniture and Fixtures					3,123.89
		Leasehold Improvement
				Carpet, Paint, Etc			14,673.42
				Depreciation			1,467.34
		Total Leasehold Improvement					13,206.08
	Total Fixed Assets						16,329.97
	Other Assets
		ACBL Bridge Bucks					11.00
		Deposit - Sharonville CC					1,000.00
		Rental Deposit – Savings					1,945.38
		Short Pays					271.50
	Total Other Assets						3,227.88
TOTAL ASSETS							151,626.68

LIABILITIES & EQUITY
	Liability - Shamroy Memorial Fund						4,680.00

	Equity
		Opening Balance Equity					23,247.02
		Retained Earnings					100,729.55
		Net Income					22,970.11
	Total Equity						146,946.68
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY							151,626.68


			Profit and Loss


Bridge Center Income
			ACBL			3,048.51
			Coke - Pepsi Income			352.71
			Donations			25.00
			Interest Income			5,267.20
			Lessons			1,215.91
			Mentor – Mentee			310.62
			Recycling			3.00
			Table Fees			47,558.40
	Total Income					57,781.35

Bridge Center Expenses
			ACBL Fees			797.72
			Advertising and Promotions			929.17
			Alert			906.92
			Awards Party			365.61
			Bank Fee			61.00
			Board & District Meetings			149.81
			Cincinnati Bell			772.90
			Cleaning			6,216.00
			Director Pay			4,798.65
			Duke Energy			8,165.56
			Free Plays			1,398.50
			Internet			319.40
			Library			373.33
			Midwest Monitor			828.00
			Phone Books			247.00
			Rent			22,199.70
			Repairs and Maintenance			4,519.98
			October Sectional			366.00
			Supplies			3,805.05
			Tables – Storage			195.72
	Total Expenses					57,416.02
Net Bridge Center Income						365.33

Other Income
			January STaC			2,310.12
			July STaC			4,023.49
			NAOP/GNT			694.71
			Regional Tournament			15,576.46
Total Other Income						22,604.78

Total Net Income						22,970.11

Deschapelles (Invitational game, Monday 11 AM at the Bridge Center) Watch for announcements about the ACBL-Wide Senior Game in February.

Middletown Duplicate (Open game, Monday 7 PM at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village in Monroe) Club Championship Winners: There were 10.5 tables on 6/11/07 -- 1^st Stuart Peterson-Dave Balsmeyer, 2^nd Brian Pleshek –Richard Pleshek.

NKY Bridge Club (Open game, Tuesday 10 AM at the Elsmere KY Senior Center) 5^th Tuesday is an Open Swiss Team Game.

Website: www.geocities.com/nkybridge

Tuesday Morning Duplicate (Open strat game, Tuesday 11 AM

at the Bridge Center) The last Tuesday of each month is a Stratified

Team Game.

Duplicators (Open game, Tuesday 11 AM at the New England Club) Winners -- 7/3: Ray Wulf-Al Fultz/Vila Sill-Ann Hagerty/

Alice Tateman-Joanne Jester/Cynthia Schultz-Jack Boyd; 7/10:

Al Fultz-Ray Wulf/Suzy Haerr-John McElwee/Helen Ogle-Lou Campbell/Iris Shaw-Dot Richards; 7/17: (Howell) Chris Pugh-Dot Mulvey/Tom Hassert-Paul Ferguson; 7/24: Mary Connelly-Suzy Haerr/Tom Hassett-Paul Ferguson/Chris Pugh-Helen Ogle/Dot Richards-Dot Mulvey; 7/31: Ray Wulf-Al Fultz/Ed Galloway-George Ahlrichs/Dick Day-Pat Newman/Rick Green-Helen Ogle. Winners of the 8/28 Club Championship were: 1^st Pat Newman-Dick Day; 2^nd Iris Shaw-Barb Wagner.

**Springboro DBC (Open game, Tuesday noon at the Springboro YMCA) Club Championship Winners: There were 5 tables on 6/12/07 -- 1^st Sue Walker-Ernie Dalton, 2^nd Ruth Ann Kupher-Edith Kohler.

**CBA Game (Open strat game, Tuesday 7 PM at the Bridge Center) A CBA Board member is always available as a Stand-by partner.

“I/N” Intermediate/Novice Game (Limited game 0-50 mps, Tuesday 7 PM at the Bridge Center) Free novice-oriented lecture

at 6:45 PM before most games. Three stratifications, including

0-5 (to help beginners earn points). Players wear nametags and all are friendly and helpful. Duplicate should be FUN. Anyone interested in the I/N game should contact Tom Deddens at Tom1118@cinci.rr.com.

Kings and Queens DBC (Open game, Wednesday 11 AM at the New England Club) Winners – 7/11: Ray Wulf-Dick Day/Joan Rogers-Joan McElwee/Marilyn Edwards-Louise Adams/Al Fultz-Chris King; 7/18: Betty Hunter-Jack Boyd/Marilyn Edwards-George Edwards/Chris Pugh-Cynthia Schultz/Carolyn Ahlert-Barb Wagner; 7/25: Millie Lockert-Irene Frey/Ed Galloway-Jack Boyd/Barb Wagner-Betty Hurst/Chris Pugh-Cynthia Schultz. Winners of the 8/29 Club Championship were: 1^st Tuck Asbury-Dick Day; 2^nd Joan Rogers-Ann Hagerty.

**AM Homestyle Bridge (Open, fun, non-duplicate game, Wednesday 11 AM at the Bridge Center) Great snacks and always a partner available! Sue Ellen Thesing and Pat Dion had an 85% game one Wednesday! Club Championship Winners were Jean Morton and Paul Nystedt.

**Lebanon Countryside Y Duplicate (Open strat game, Wednesday 12 Noon at the Lebanon Countryside YMCA) Club Championship Winners: There were 7.5 tables on 6/13/07 –

1^st Brian Freeh-Davey Smith, 2^nd Donna Gisondi-Nick Gisondi.

NKY Bridge Club (199er game Wednesdays 6:30 PM at the Elsmere KY Senior Center) The 5^th Wednesday is a Swiss Team game.

Thursday Morning Duplicate (Open strat game, Thursday 11 AM at the Bridge Center) 8/30/07 Club Championship winners: Flight A, 1^stLorna Davis-Otto Walter, 2^nd Sandra Grimes-Donna Levine; Flight B, 1^st Ken Hilbrich-Dennis Bushman, 2^nd Penny Weatherwax-Mary Lou Da Costa; Flight C, 1^st Mabel Putt-Dorothy Gard; 2^nd Marjorie Wagner-Sharon Elgin. There will be no game October 25 during the OctoberBest Sectional.

Thursday Night ( Open strat game and stratified 0-299 game, Thursday 7 PM at the Bridge Center) Special Mentor/Mentee strat in open game through September. Free lectures for NLMs every week starting at 6:40 PM. Open team game plus a 0-299 game every third Thursday of the month. There will be no game October 25 during the OctoberBest Sectional.

NKY Bridge Club (Open game Thursdays 6:30 PM at the Elsmere KY Senior Center) The 5^th Thursday is an Open Swiss team game.

Friday Morning Duplicate (Open strat game, Friday 11 AM at the Bridge Center) Additional stratified Non-Life Master game the 3^rd and (when possible) 5^th Friday of each month, with a free lesson at 10:40 am. Winners of 7/20 NLM game: Flight A, Nancy Willis-Marilyn Williams; Flight B, Ron Neal-Carol Vradelis; Flight C, Patrick Martin-Greg Harding. Winners of the 8/17 Club Championship Game: NLM Flight A, Martha Bunker-Louise Adams; NLM Flight B, Ron Neal-Dean Congbalay; NLM Flight C, Marianne Klekamp-Nancy Dever; Open Flight A, Vince Netherwood-Bill Coombs; Open Flight B, Adrianne Frieberg-Dick Freiberg. Winners of 8/31 NLM Game: Flight A, Jackie Tepe-Elissa Chisholm; Flight B, Carol Vradelis-Ron Neal; Flight C, Barbara Schanzle-Nancy Geiler. There will be no game October 26 during the OctoberBest Sectional.

NKY Bridge Club (Open game 10 AM at the Elsmere KY Senior Center) Additional 0-99 Game the first Friday each month. The 5^th Friday is an Open Swiss Team Game.

Saturday Stratified (Open strat game, Saturday 1 PM at the Bridge Center) There will be no game October 27 during the OctoberBest Sectional.

Cincinnati Bridge Center Games

Cooper Business Center, 2860 Cooper Road

Telephone: 513-563-2218

Monday

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

7:00 PM Homestyle (reservations required, call director)

Kay Mulford, 513-631-8070

Tuesday

11:00 AM Tuesday DBC Annease Comer 513-281-2027

(Stratified Team Game on last Tuesday each month)

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

7:00 PM** CBA Strat. 1^st Tue Bob VeVerka 513-772-5115

2^nd & 3^rd Tue Kay Mulford 513-631-8070

4^th Tue Peggy Barrett 513-745-0075

Wednesday

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

Thursday

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

7:00 PM Strat, Open & 299ers Annease Comer 513-281-2027

(Open Team Game every 3^rd Thursday)

Friday

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

(NLM Game 3^rd& 5^th Friday each month-Free Lesson at 10:40)

Saturday

1:00 PM 1^st/3^rd/5^th Stratified Annease Comer 513-281-2027

2^nd/4^th Stratified Kay Mulford 513-631-8070

**indicates a standby partner is available

Website: www.cincybridge.com

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 Mt Pleasant Village-Monroe Fred Sigler 513-423-4140

Tuesday

10:00 AM Elsmere KY Sr. Center Peg Ammon 859-689-4791

Open Stratified Game (5^th Tuesday, Open Swiss Teams)

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

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

Wednesday

11:00 AM Ks & Qs (NEC) Helen Ogle 513-232-2240

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

6:30 PM Elsmere KY Sr. Center: Stratified 0-199 Pairs

(5^th Wednesday, Swiss Teams) Peg Ammon, 859-689-4791

Thursday

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

(Invitational - 1^st Thursday, May-December)

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

(4^th Thursday only except January)

6:30 PM Elsmere KY Sr. Center Peg Ammon 859-689-4791

Open Stratified Game (5^th Thursday, Open Swiss Teams)

Friday

10 AM Elsmere KY Sr. Center Peg Ammon, 859-689-4791 Open Stratified Game (1^st Friday, also a 99er Stratified Game)

(5^th Friday, Open Swiss Teams)

Note: there will be schedule changes during the Sectional.

Cincinnati Bridge Association September, 2007 Vol. XXXII, Number 3

Cincinnati Fall Sectional

“OctoberBest 2007”

(and CBA Elections)

October 25-28, 2007

CINCINNATI BRIDGE CENTER

2860 COOPER RD., CINCINNATI, OH 45241

513-563-2218

Please CARPOOL and ARRIVE EARLY!

(Overflow parking at the Etter Golf Center — see page 4 inside)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25

Stratified Future Pairs…………………………....1:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.

(stratified as warranted)

Stratified Open Pairs……………………………...1:00 p.m.

A: 2000+ B: 0-2000 C: 0-500

Stratified Swiss (5X5)……………….………………………..7:00 p.m.

FRIDAY. OCTOBER 26

Stratified Future Pairs (s.a.w.)….….……………1:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.

Stratified Open Pairs………….….….……………1:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27

Bracketed Compact Knockouts…...10:00 a.m. (1-2), 3:00 p.m. (3-4)

Stratified Pairs………………………..………….10:00 a.m,, 3:00 p.m.

Stratified Future Pairs (s.a.w.)………………….10:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28

Stratiflighted Swiss (7X6) Free Buffet…..…………………10:30 a.m.

Single Session 199er Swiss (play through) Free Buffet...10:30 a.m.

Tournament Chairs Diane Travis Jane Burpee (513) 677-8240

Partnerships Lorna Davis, (513) 777-1760

Carolyn Ahlert, Editor

cahlert@earthlink.net

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COMING EVENTS

Monday Day

Tuesday Evening

Thursday Evening

Sunday Swiss Teams

Friday AM Open Pairs

David Belka

Janice Belka

Dennis Bushman

Sharon Bushman

Linda Cameron

Congratulations New Life Master

Everitt Kitchen

Member Upgrades

In Memoriam

Talmadge (Tommie) Dunkle – Mary Cay Singleton – Flo Keifer

Middletown Duplicate (Open game, Monday 7 PM at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village in Monroe) Club Championship Winners: There were 10.5 tables on 6/11/07 -- 1st Stuart Peterson-Dave Balsmeyer, 2nd Brian Pleshek –Richard Pleshek.

Tuesday Morning Duplicate (Open strat game, Tuesday 11 AM

at the Bridge Center) The last Tuesday of each month is a Stratified

Team Game.

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Middletown Duplicate (Open game, Monday 7 PM at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village in Monroe) Club Championship Winners: There were 10.5 tables on 6/11/07 -- 1^st Stuart Peterson-Dave Balsmeyer, 2^nd Brian Pleshek –Richard Pleshek.