Neale Van Delft, Editor July, 2017

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

I can't believe that July is already here! The District 3 Regional tournament in Fairfield is coming up July 10-

16 and before you know it, it will be time for our own sectional in Allendale on September 15-17. We are

planning a great tournament so be sure to mark your calendars.

I want to thank everyone who participated in the April sectional, the Johnke Team event and the Unit's Pro-

Am event in June. Congratulations to all of the winners.

For right now, we have a couple of holidays and a whole lot of Summer to enjoy and I'm sure that we will find

some time for some bridge, too.

See you soon,

John Hogan

President John Hogan 973-942-0404

Vice President Susan Koster 201-529-8083

Treasurer Lee Ohliger 201-251-8166

Administrative Secretary Carol Gelfer 201-848-1632

Recording Secretary Pat Linnemeyer 201-651-0208

Tournament Committee

Marilyn Cavell** 845-425-9013 Debi Fabian 973-726-6717 Kathy Lathrop 845-357-3025

Sanctions Barbara LeVay 201-447-1644

Hospitality Committee Marilyn Cavell** 845-425-9013 Michelle Lanigan 201-447-3709 Marlene Case- n 845-942-1182 Betty Price-n 201-327-6875 Kathi Sibi-n 201-391-0724 Mark Gorbics - n 201-651-1661 Dolores Hodesblatt-n 845-356-6169 Barbara Krekstein-n 201-757-0290 R.& M. Livine- n 845-623-7055 Jeanne Frey- n 845-634-8496 n = non-board member

Electronic Contact

John Hogan 973-942-0404

Site Committee Sam Ghosh ** 201-265-4813 Neale Van Delft 201-891-4226 Doug Cestone 201-444-2348 John Hogan 973-942-0404 Ralph Meyer-n 201-444-0274 n = non-board member

Caddies Jack Forbes 201-927-6845

Pairings at Sectionals Suzanne Curtis 973-310-3292 Lisa Brooks 314-409-9667

Auditor

Doug Cestone** 201-444-2348

Annual Dinner Pat Linnemeyer** 201-651-0208 John Hodge 201-934-0482 Joann Klaus-n 201-327-2910 n = non-board member

Bob Johnke Tod Thorgersen** 201-440-3090 Pam Mills 201-891-3339

Reitman Teams Tod Thorgersen** 201-440-3090 Pam Mills 201- 891-3339

Pro Am Ron Nelken** 973-365-0740 Suzanne Curtis 973-310-3292

Budget Committee Lee Ohliger** 201-251-8166 Susan Koster 201-529-8083

Newsletter Editor Neale Van Delft**

Distribution Doug Cestone** 201-444-2348

Flyers Kathy Lathrop 845-357-3025

Club Coordinator Pat Linnemeyer 201-651-0208

Conduct & Ethics Lee Ohliger 201-251-8166 Andy Lohan-n 201-327-1951

Membership Michelle Lanigan 201-447-3709

Prizes Tod Thorgersen 201-440-3090

Newcomer & Intermediate

Promotion Susan Koster** 201-529-8083 John Hodge 201-934-0482

Youth Bridge Stasha Cohen 973-783-2824

Web Site

Debi Fabian 973-726-6717

Player of the Year Debi Fabian 973-726-6717

Recorder

Stasha Cohen 973-783-2824

Counsel Julian Schulman 845-368-0104

District 3 Representatives Stasha Cohen 973-783-2824 Carol McMackin 201-327-8579 ** Denotes Committee Chairperson

In Memory of:

Marlyn Brown

Barbara C Infeld

Richard A Kait

Janet C Murphy

Fred E Paul

Unit 106 Web Site —- www.bridge-njba.org

(Schedules may vary, please check frequently at the clubs.)

Camille Avletta Shaheryar Azhar Rita Bayer Cathy Louis Bell Geraldine Braimon Marek Brosch Hallie K Brown Andrew Deutch Regina S Deutch Catherine Gould

Robert Heiferman Lynne Hirschhorn Haritha Indugula Jennifer S Kerper Charlotte Neugarten Marie J Nicola George Pinsley Dina Spence Carmen Trongone George Zahn

New Members through Jun 1st, 2017

Non Snowbird Transfers In

Myra A Bachman Barbara Gorlitsky Bruce L Humphreys Beverly F Kaufman Judith Loeb Ronald M Loeb Victor Mitrani Linda R Saifman Roberta M Satin Hedy R Seeger

Joseph M Shair Howard D Sieger-man Doreen Skok Anthony C Szabo Marsha P Weaver Tiger Li Li Williams Nancy S Zambelli

BRIDGE CENTER AT RIDGEWOOD Christ Church

105 Cottage Place at Franklin Ave Ridgewood (201-421-8123)

Monday: James Michaelis (201-262-5228) Tuesday Night Ros Elk (201) 261-5075

Wednesday: Betty Price (201-327-6875) Friday: JoAnn Van Delft (201-891-4226)

www.ridgewoodbridge.com

Mon 12:00 Lunch/Free Lesson 12:30 Stratified Open Wed 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Stratified Open Fri 12:00 Lunch/Free Lesson 12:30 Stratified Open

GLEN ROCK BRIDGE CENTER 230 W. Passaic St

Maywood, NJ 201-368-8133

www.glenrockbridge.com (check our club website

for special games and calendar posting) Mon 10:00 Beginner’s Class 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Stratified Open Pairs Tues 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Stratified Open Pairs 12:30 0-499 Pairs Wed 9:15 Supervised Play 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Stratified Open Pairs 12:30 0-499 Pairs 7:30 Stratified Open Pairs Thurs 10:00 Advanced Beginner Class 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Stratified Open Pairs Fri 9:15 0-499 Pairs 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Stratified Open Pairs Sat 10 AM Intermediate Class 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Stratified Open Pairs Sun 12:30 Brunch 1:00 Stratified Pairs

SPARTA DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB Sparta Public Library, Sparta 22 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ

Sue Green 973-729-9371 sgreen16@gmail.com

Thurs 6:30 Open Game

SPARTA AFTERNOOON BRIDGECLUB

Shepherd of the Hills Church 246 Woodport Road, Sparta

www.fabianbridge.com Deborah Fabian 973-726-6717

debi@fabianbridge.com

Mon 12:00 Open Game Fri 11:00 Open Game Sat 10:00 Team Game (once per month).

Check web site for details

JCC ON THE PALISADES BRIDGE CLUB

411 E. Clinton Ave, Tenafly, N.J. Ruth Bernstein @ 201-962-8116

Fri 11:30 Lunch 12:00 Open to Seniors 0 - 500 points

ROCKLAND BRIDGE CLUB BETH AM TEMPLE

60 EAST MADISON AVENUE PEARL RIVER, NEW YORK 10965

Club Number 845-608-6409 Contact Rocklandbridge@Gmail.com

www.rocklandbridgecenter.com Mon 11:00 0-200 Lesson 11:30 Light Lunch 12:00 0-200 Game 12:00 Open Game Tues 11:30 Light Lunch 12:00 Open Game Wed 11:30 Light Lunch 12:00 Open Game Thurs 11:30 Light Lunch 12:00 Open Game Fri 11:30 Light Lunch 12:00 Open Game

The Bridge Table Temple Beth Or 56 Ridgewood Road, Washington Twp.

201-818-0141 www.thebridgetable.com

Mon 12:15 pm 0-20 Mini-Lesson 12:30 pm Lunch 1:00 pm 0-20 Game 1:00 pm Open Game Tue 9:30 am 0-500 Lesson/Game

Wed. 9:30 am Bagel brunch 10:00 am Mini Lesson 10:15 am Open Game 2:00 pm 0-50 Newplicate Thu 12:15 pm 0-20 Mini-Lesson 12:30 pm Lunch 1:00 pm Open Game 1:00 pm 0-20 Game 7:00 pm Mini-Lesson and 0-20 Game 7:15 pm Open Game Fri 9:30 am 0-500 Lesson/Game Sun 4:00 pm Swiss as advertised

TENAFLY RECREATION CLUB The Senior Center

South Summit Street, Tenafly, NJ Betty Ann Smith (201) 567 - 6047

or 201-394-5754 Tues 7:00 Open

New Bronze Life Masters

New Silver Life Masters

New Gold Life Masters

Marilyn Daitch William Lambert Joel Lipset

Pam Mills Mary F Thurber

Fira Gelvan

Marianne Aronovich Michael P Varhalamas

New Life Masters

Patricia Wilcha

New Ruby Life Masters

Barbara Bergen Marlene A Case Dennis R Keefer

Irwin D Miller Steven Sundheimer

This ‘n That From Your District Director

The ACBL Board has selected a new

CEO, Bahar Gidwani of New York City.

He comes to us after more than 30 years

of business experience as founder and

manager of technology-based companies,

and already has presented to the Board a

number of ideas for potential focus on

development and growth in the future.

In addition to a two hour presentation

and extensive discussion with the Board

prior to his selection, he is meeting by

phone with each Board member to seek

guidance and ideas. He has an educa-

tional background in astronomy and

physics as an undergraduate and went on

to become a Baker Scholar at Harvard

Business School. He will be relocating

to the Horn Lake area with his wife, who

is a doctor involved in cancer research.

Bahar has started work already, although

his appointment becomes official on July

1. He will be on hand in Toronto, to-

gether with Robert Hartman, who will

serve as a consultant through the end of

the tournament.

Before finishing his tenure, Robert

was able to complete the staffing of sen-

ior positions, including a new marketing

director and a director of field opera-

tions, which gives Bahar a full and hope-

fully competent team to move the ACBL

forward.

In local news, our final Norma Shel-

ley Saratoga tournament was completed

disappointingly with a drop in attendance

and a resulting financial loss. We ex-

perimented with online daily bulletins

which, after a spotty start, were working

well by the latter part of the tournament.

We are looking forward to the same tour-

nament in Albany next year at the Al-

bany Hilton, a pleasant, easily accessed

and recently renovated site located in

downtown Albany convenient to many

restaurants with free parking for bridge

players, with or without rooms. The lo-

cation is more convenient to most of our

members and your support will be neces-

sary if we are to continue to provide a

regional in the northern part of our dis-

trict. Our Danbury tournament remains

in question after 2018 and your District

Board is discussing it with district 25, in

addition to investigating alternatives.

Fortunately, our Fairfield tournament

promises to be its usual success and we

hope to see you all in there beginning

July 10. Please also plan ahead for the

Joan Gerard Tarrytown regional this

coming January, as here also we will

need higher attendance in order to con-

tinue at that impressive venue, which

was universally acclaimed by those who

attended this year.

The ACBL Board continues to focus

on tournament attendance, membership

growth and club services, and Bahar is

focusing particularly on technology im-

provements and ACBL score, areas in

which he has a great deal of expertise.

The Toronto board meetings promise to

be active and important to our future.

Stay tuned.

Carlos Muñoz , Director, District 3

Upcoming Events in Unit 106 DURING the remainder of 2017

September 1—30 International Fund Month

September 15 - 17 Unit 106 Sectional

October 1 - 31 Club Appreciation Month

Oct 16 - Oct 22 Multi Unit STAC

October 21 0-99 Workshop and Game

October 28 Nelson Reitman

November 10 - 12 Unit 106 Sectional

December 17 Unit 106 Annual Dinner

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

The nominating committee has been selected: Board members Jack Forbes, Suzanne Curtis and Kathy Lathrop. Non-board members are John Clark, Linda Connolly, Martin Gilbert and Brian Kruse. . Our board is a working team planning and run-ning events for your pleasure. We urge our members to seriously consider becoming more active in our association by be-coming a board member. Anyone interested may speak to any of the above committee members or phone Jack Forbes 201-927-6845.

ANNUAL DINNER

The board has announced that the Unit 106 An-nual Dinner will be held at the Sheraton Hotel, 1 International Blvd Route 17 North, Mahwah, NJ on Sunday December 17 and will have the same format as last year. Registration will start at 1:30 pm, and the bridge tournament will be played from 2 pm to 5 pm. Following the game, there will be a Cocktail hour from 5 to 6 followed by awards and dinner from 6 to 9. The registration form will be in the October newsletter. Note that the dinner registration form will be mailed with the ballots, the same as last year.

Unit 106 Masterpoint Race Leaders as of June 6, 2017 Ace of Clubs

0 to 5 Lynn Knight 7.06

5 to 20 Deborah Williams 11.29

20 to 50 Lisa Brooks 22.07

50 to 100 Marc Shapiro 29.77

100 to 200 Yong Ok Son 29.62

200 to 300 Maureen Rives 33.95

300 to 500 Barbara Ganin 31.14

500 to 1000 Phil Waxberg 46.93

1000 to 1500 Steven Sundheimer 76.46

1500 to 2500 Michael Varhalamas 89.43

2500 to 3500 David Katzen 79.34

3500 to 5000 Wayne Carr 101.31

5000 to 7500 Sandy Burns 131.63

7500 to 10000 Sarah Wiener 59.29

Over 10,000 Irina Levitina 46.26

Mini-McKenney

0 to 5 Lynn Knight 7.69

5 to 20 Deborah Williams 12.30

20 to 50 Lisa Brooks 62.97

50 to 100 David Ganin 52.88

100 to 200 Daniele Panayotatos 59.64

200 to 300 Jamie Silverstein 67.56

300 to 500 Mary Thurber 78.80

500 to 1000 Robert Sorce 105.99

1000 to 1500 Michelle Lanigan 121.61

1500 to 2500 Michael Varhalamas 159.64

2500 to 3500 David Katzen 179.56

3500 to 5000 Martin Singer 149.82

5000 to 7500 Miyoko Boswell 161.90

7500 to 10000 Stasha & Mark Cohen 103.03

Over 10,000 Irina Levitina 80.27

1 26.37 Burrell Humphreys, Wayne NJ

2 22.24 Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY

3 21.66 Cynthia Schneider, East Brunswick NJ

4 20.70 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ

5 17.69 Martin Singer, New City NY

6 16.15 Leonard Myers, Elizabeth NJ

7 15.66 Saurav Dutta, Montebello NY

8 15.19 Stephen Garreffa, Randolph NJ

9 15.19 David Katzen, Sparta NJ

10 15.06 Lee Ohliger, Ridgewood NJ

11 14.87 Stephen Cooper, Belle Mead NJ

12 14.75 Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY

13 14.68 Steven Huhman, Larchmont NY

14 14.68 Ettore Bianchi, Dobbs Ferry NY

15 14.18 Eli Schneider, East Brunswick NJ

16 13.35 Glenn Robbins, New York NY

17 12.86 Richard Franklin, New Canaan CT

18 12.86 David Venetianer, Chadds Ford PA

19 12.38 Michael Rosen, New York NY

20 11.96 Martin Gilbert, Glen Rock NJ

21 11.58 John Klaus, Up Saddle River NJ

22 11.25 John Hogan Jr, Wayne NJ

23 10.39 Dave DuBois, Westfield NJ

24 10.26 Stephen Nellissen, Washington Twp NJ

25 9.97 Susan Fulton, Maplewood NJ

26 9.52 James Sundstrom, Wyckoff NJ

Unit 106 April Sectional Top Winners

Flight A

1 William Whitman - Peter Szabatos - Barbara Bergen - Sarah Wiener

2 Lee Ohliger - Jim Sundstron - Sandy Burns - Tod Thorgersen -

Diana Ascher-Larry Ascher

Flight B

1 Chorng-Hour Yang - William Lambert - Debi Fabian - Steve Fabian

2 Cheryl Fischer - Carole Gelfer - Mary Beth Birchby - Cyndi Morrissey

3 Brian Kruse - Kathy Lathrop - Edward Elton - Michael Atkins

4 John Klaus - Joanne Klaus - Martin Gilbert - Alan Blake

Flight C 1 Harvey Ritter - Linda Ritter - Lee Stand - Lynn Stand

2 Marc Oliff - Linda Endy - Lori Oliff - Suzanne Curtis

Bob Johnke Team Game

PRO AM At Clubs

Friday June 23

Rockland (7 Tables)

First Overall: Bruce ABEL + Myron RIMER

Bridge Table (15 Tables)

First Overall: Mary Ann SHEA and Sam CASSELL

Saturday June 24

Maywood (9 tables)

First Overall: Iris ROSENDAHL and Mark GOODMAN

Sparta (9 Tables)

First Overall: Tom PRENTZEL & Linda SHORTMAN

October 16 — October 22, 2017

Next Sectional Tournament at Clubs

This is the week to play. Please check schedule of games with clubs . Play often and win lots of:

SILVER POINTS

NAP – North American Pairs

During the months of June, July and August 2017, clubs may

hold two (2) NAP qualifying games per sanctioned session per

month. The masterpoint awards are half-red at 100 percent

sectional rating. The games use the NAP strats A (Open),

B (2000), C (0-500 Non-Life Masters) as of the June master-

point cycle to just shuffle, deal & play.

District 3 Finals are held October 7 in Allendale.

This highly prestigious event is staged in qualifying rounds at

the club and district levels. It culminates in a final held in con-

junction with the Spring 2018 NABC in Philadelphia, PA

DISTRICT 3 – SUMMER REGIONAL

YOUTH BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIP

(Age 19 & Under, 0-50 MPs)

Saturday, July 16, 2017

10:00 am – 12:30 pm

Crowne Plaza Hotel

690 Route 46 East

Fairfield, NJ 07004

973-227-9200

TROPHIES • REFRESHMENTS • NO FEES

Pre-Registration is Requested by July 13th

Barbara Clark Betty Cox

973–736–1969 973–895–3506

bsyllab@aol.com bcox10@optonline.net

Game will be Stratified if Possible

Directions: www.bridge-district3.org

Current Standings for Player of the Year thru 5/7/17 by Debi Fabian Player of the Year Coordinator

(Totals to date include Annual Dinner, January Sectional, April Sectional and Johnke Teams)

Novice - under 50

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Lisa Brooks 10.42

Steve Highfill 8.78

Nikos Panayotatos 5.02

Fred Shubert 3.04

Lucille Haghani 2.49

Linda Shortman 2.49

Sue Abiad 1.82

Christine Machorek 1.78

Kate Matsuda 1.74

Jeff & Sue Chin 1.71

Dom Mancini 1.71

Kathleen McGrail 1.71

Intermediate - under 300

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David Ganin 14.07

Paul Weiner 7.55

Julie Zinzi 6.75

Jamie Silverstein 6.55

Peri Namerow 6.49

Andrea Hershan 6.48

James Finn 5.48

Barry Kurtz 4.96

Carol Strickman 4.57

Steve Strickman 4.57

Under 750

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Barbara Ganin 14.56

Dan Benjamin 8.96

Toby Weiner 7.55

David Griegel 7.28

Richard Nathan 7.03

Stephen Fabian 6.74

Robert Sorce 6.14

John Clark 5.68

Lori Sundstrom 5.63

Pam Mills 5.63

Under 2000

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James Sundstrom 24.04

Saurav Dutta 21.41

Kenneth Jacobs 18.99

Martin Gilbert 15.10

Pat Linnemeyer 14.09

John Klaus 13.52

Michelle Lanigan 11.06

Joanne Klaus 9.28

Gregory Rosoff 8.82

Fred Linnemeyer 7.93

Over 2000

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Burrell Humphreys 41.95

Stephen Nellissen 35.41

Martin Singer 28.61

Lee Ohliger 28.11

John Hogan Jr. 27.34

Sidney Kanter 24.16

Nicholas France 23.76

David Katzen 20.96

Leonard Helfgott 20.66

Ron Nelken 16.91

THE BRIDGE TABLE - Club Champions: Michael Otte - Miles Tanchel; Ed Landau - Marty Steinberg

I.C.C.G: Sam Ghosh - Mary Callanan; Miyoko Boswell - Martin SInger

MAYWOOD - Club Champions: Isaac Eskenazi - Sonja Spieker; James Metzger - Robert Olsen; Sandy Burns - Robert Olsen; Jackie Ross - Jane Klueger (499er); Sarah Wiener - Mark Goodman; Sarah Wiener - Robert Olsen; Rena Harris - Wayne Carr; Wayne Carr - Sandy Burns; Joel Gitnick - Dominick Colasuonno

Charity: Charles Friedman - Barbara Deutsch; Irene Poonarian - Roger Nortman; (499er) Toby Schreiber - Ilene Needle

ACBL Wide Senior Pairs: Charles Friedman - Sandy Burns

RIDGEWOOD - Club Championship: Betty Hough - Katherine Brady; Susan Koster - Lorna Weinstock;

Allan Bauer - Phil Waxberg; Wendy Bazelow - Miyoko Boswell; Miyoko Boswell - Ruth Bernstein

Charity: Ralph Meyer - James Michaelis; Joel Lipset - Joann Krey; Cyndi Morrissey - Mary Beth Birchby;

Robert Sterling - Susan Katz

Grass Roots: Joanne Klaus - Michelle Lanigan

JCC in Tenafly - Club Championship: Inge Slilbertau -Arnold Kronfeld

SPARTA (Fabian Bridge Club) - Club Champions: Steve Swiss - David Katzen; Chorng-Hour Yang - Chung-Zong Wan; Steve Swiss - James Rinnovatore - David Harris - Carla Van Den Heuvel

TENAFLY - Club Champions: Club Championship: Irene Poonarian - Miyoko Boswell

Charity: Irene Poonarian - Miyoko Boswell; Wally Gebara - Betty Ann Smith

ROCKLAND - Club Champions: Steven Sundheimer - Martin Singer; Martin Singer - Steven Sundheimer;

Ralph Newmeyer - Barbara Dorfman

Charity: Dan Peters - Steven Sundheimer; Ros Elk - Sarah Wiener; Len Helfgott - Martin Singer