Neale Van Delft, Editor July, 2018

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

The Allendale Tournament in April was a success. Thanks to all who participated and to Marilyn Cavell and

her team. Our next sectional tournament is scheduled for September 14-16. There are events applicable to all

masterpoint levels, and we encourage members to participate particularly those trying to earn silver points to

make Life Master .

Congratulations to the winners of the Bob Johnke Teams held on April 28. The dinner between sessions was

again wonderful. Thanks to Tod Thorgersen, Pam Mills and Doree Sobel for their work in making this an-

other memorable event. For those of you who missed this event - Don't miss the Reitman Teams on October

27. It's a great deal and a lot of fun. Form your teams now!

Congratulations to the winners of the Pro-Am held on June 23-24. It's great to see all the players coming out

for this event.

The 0-99 Workshop & Game will be held at a new location this year. Players with less than 100 masterpoints

are encouraged to participate in this great event which includes a lesson by Amy Nellissen, ACBL Master

Teacher, lunch and a Silver Point Game. The game will be held on Saturday, October 20, at the Community

Church of Hohokus.

There was a vacancy on the Board of Directors, and the Board elected Peri Namerow to fill the unexpired

term. Please join the Board in welcoming Peri.

At the May 5 Board of Directors meeting we elected the Nominating Committee to develop next year's slate.

The Board members of the committee are Pam Mills (Chair), Pat Linnemeyer, and Doug Cestone. The non-

Board members include Cyndi Morrissey, Mary Giannella, Miyoko Boswell and Joanne Klaus. Anyone inter-

ested in serving on the Board should contact one of the Nominating Committee members.

Enjoy the summer and we'll see you in September.

Susan Koster

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

President Susan Koster 201-529-8083

Vice President John Hogan 973-942-0404

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 Dave Bushman 201-482-4883

Sanctions Barbara LeVay 201-447-1644

Hospitality Committee Marilyn Cavell** 845-425-9013 Michelle Lanigan 201-447-3709 Peri Namerow-n 201-248-6654 Dolores Hodesblatt-n 845-356-6169 Barbara Krekstein-n 201-757-0290 Jeanne Frey- n 845-634-8496 Lisa Brooks 314-409-9667 D. Panayotatos –n 845-365-2686 Joan Occhipinti -n 201-262-3895 n = non-board member

Electronic Contact

Susan Koster 201-529-8083

Site Committee Sam Ghosh ** 201-265-4813 Bob Sorce -n 201-560-1477 Betty Hough -n 201-689-7332 Steve Nellissen -n 201-818-0141 Herb Cohen -n 201-444-6041 Dan Benjamin -n 973-831-8337 n = non-board member

Caddies Jack Forbes 201-927-6845

Pairings at Unit Events Suzanne Curtis** 973-310-3292 Lisa Brooks 314-409-9667 Ron Nelken 973-365-0740

Auditor Doug Cestone** 201-444-2348

Annual Dinner

Pat Linnemeyer** 201-651-0208 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

Budget Committee Lee Ohliger** 201-251-8166 John Hogan 973-942-0404

Newsletter Editor Neale Van Delft** 973-907-2161

Distribution Doug Cestone** 201-444-2348

Flyers Kathy Lathrop 845-357-3025

Club Coordinator Suzanne Curtis 973-310-3293

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

Peri Namerow 201-248-6654

Youth Bridge Barbara Ganin-n 201-446-4649

Web Site

Debi Fabian 973-726-6717

Player of the Year Debi Fabian 973-726-6717

Counsel Julian Schulman 845-368-0104 ** Denotes Committee Chairperson

In Memory of:

Sosamma Idiculla Stephen B Langfelder

Toby Weiner

http://www.bridge-njba.org

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

Arvin Adler Jeffrey B Alifanz Susan Blickman Derek S Chou Vivian W Chou Karen Curd Mitchell Dorf Anthony J Giampapa

Michael Green Ann Lewis Steven Meyer Cecilia Pappas Margaret M Scully Annie Stein Patricia A Tarbutton

New Members through Jun 1st, 2018

Non Snowbird Transfers In

Weifeng Liu Melissa Ann Parkin

Virginia E Weismantel

BRIDGE CENTER AT RIDGEWOOD Christ Church

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

Monday: JoAnn Van Delft (973-907-2161)

Wednesday: Capri O’Hara (201-803-9127) Friday: JoAnn Van Delft (973-907-2161)

www.ridgewoodbridge.com

Mon 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Stratified Open Wed 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Stratified Open Fri 12:00 Lunch 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 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Stratified Open Pairs Sun 12:30 Brunch 1:00 Stratified Pairs 1:00 0-499 Pairs

SPARTA DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB Sparta Public Library, Sparta 22 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ Chris Schwinger 973-479-7918

spartabridge@optonline.net

Thurs 6:30 Open Game

FABIAN 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 - 1500 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 0-299 Lesson 11:30 Light Lunch 12:00 0-299 Game 12:00 Open Game Tues 11:30 Light Lunch 12:00 Open Game Wed 9:30 Lesson/Supervised Play 11:30 Light Lunch 12:00 Open Game Thurs 11:30 Light Lunch 12:00 Open Game Fri 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 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

Andrew W Getzler

Judy M Levy

Joanne Salomon

New Life Masters

Allan J Bauer Barbara Ganin Peri Namerow Julie K Zinzi

New Sapphire Life Master

Subrata K Ghosh

This ‘n That From Your District Director

As you may have heard by now,

ACBL CEO Bahar Gidwani was re-

lieved of his duties at the end of April,

and a new Search Committee has been

appointed to identify candidates to

succeed him. In the interim, Joe Jones,

chief financial officer, will be in

charge.

During the recent meetings in Phila-

delphia, the Board made substantial

progress toward paperless meetings,

with many Committee meetings con-

ducted via teleconference prior to

Philadelphia, and all motions tracked

electronically during the meetings,

including comments and amendments.

Another innovation in Philadelphia

was a “rubber bridge room”, where

free play was available for two hours

each morning, in hopes of attracting

more social players who might have

future interest in duplicate play. Also,

new convention charts were approved

(see upcoming Bulletins), and the NAP

Flight B and C finals will be moved to

the second Saturday and Sunday of the

spring NABC beginning next year.

Heartiest congratulations are in order

for the District 3 winners of the

0-10,000 Swiss: Peter Stein, Steve Ar-

shan, Len Helfgott and Rich Ross, all

from our own Unit 140.

The 2018 budget was approved with a

$471,000 deficit, after a $608,000 sur-

plus in 2017, and a preliminary

projection of a break even budget for

2019. The deficit is intended to fund

expenses directed at membership

growth and completion of a Customer

Relationship Management system to

replace the outdated AS400 system

in use for many years. Sadly, the

hoped for membership growth has not

yet materialized for the ACBL as a

whole, although District 3 membership

is up by almost 6% this year! Outside

auditors also reported on 2017

financials, with a “clean” opinion and

no significant issues.

Locally, we were disappointed with a

slight decline in attendance at our

Tarrytown tournament in January, in

spite of the terrific venue and strong

support from New Jersey and New

York City. We will need more players

next year in order to maintain this

tournament, which has suffered sig-

nificant losses for two years. Our

situation has been exacerbated by a

disastrously low turnout at the Norma

Shelley spring regional tournament in

Albany. Despite a favorable venue,

attendance was down 40% and we will

be cancelling plans for another tourna-

ment in Albany next year.

See you in Fairfield!

District Director

Carlos Muñoz , Director, District 3

Upcoming Events in Unit 106 DURING the remainder of 2018

September 1—30 International Fund Month

September 14 - 16 Unit 106 Sectional

October 1 - 31 Club Appreciation Month

Oct 15 - Oct 21 Multi Unit STAC

October 20 0-99 Workshop and Game

October 27 Nelson Reitman

November 9 - 11 Unit 106 Sectional

December 16 Unit 106 Annual Meeting Brunch

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

The nominating committee has been selected: Nominating Committee Chair - Pam MIlls (201-891-3339), Board Members - Pat Linnemeyer and Doug Cestone. Non-board members - Cyndi Mor-rissey, Mary Giannella, Miyoko Boswell and Joanne Klaus. . Our board is a working team planning and run-ning events for your pleasure. We urge our members to seriously consider becoming more ac-tive in our association by becoming a board mem-ber. Anyone interested may speak to any of the above committee members or phone Pam Mills.

ANNUAL BRUNCH !!

The board has announced that the Unit 106 An-nual Meeting will be a BRUNCH held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 3 Executive Blvd, Suffern, NY on Sunday December 16, 2018. Registration will start at 10:30 AM, followed by brunch and awards at 11 AM and then the bridge game at 1:00 PM. The registration form will be in the Oc-tober newsletter. Note that the brunch registra-tion form will be mailed with the ballots, the same as last year.

Unit 106 Masterpoint Race Leaders as of June 6, 2018 Ace of Clubs

0 to 5 John Birchby 9.19

5 to 20 Yury & Gina Reznik 25.03

20 to 50 Robert Heiferman 26.47

50 to 100 Bruce Abel 25.14

100 to 200 Fred Shubert 43.53

200 to 300 Yong Ok Son 29.89

300 to 500 Maureen Rives 33.32

500 to 1000 Paul Deutsch 39.32

1000 to 1500 Cheryl Fischer 42.65

1500 to 2500 Steven Sundheimer 64.27

2500 to 3500 David Katzen 79.54

3500 to 5000 Wayne Carr 133.19

5000 to 7500 Miyoko Boswell 122.22

7500 to 10000 Sarah Wiener 54.57

Over 10,000 Irina Levitina 52.82

Mini-McKenney 0 to 5 John Birchby 11.81

5 to 20 Yury & Gina Reznik 30.69

20 to 50 Robert Heiferman 28.44

50 to 100 Robert Joerger 25.42

100 to 200 Fred Shubert 56.89

200 to 300 Daniele Panayotatos 39.35

300 to 500 Barbara Ganin 50.95

500 to 1000 Peter Szabados 72.48

1000 to 1500 Martin Gilbert 93.41

1500 to 2500 Subrata Ghosh 164.26

2500 to 3500 Michael Varhalamas 153.97

3500 to 5000 Martin Singer 209.35

5000 to 7500 Miyoko Boswell 186.43

7500 to 10000 Mark Cohen 115.73

Over 10,000 Stasha Cohen 115.73

1 35.97 Glenn Robbins New York, NY

2 35.97 Jiang Gu Mountain Lakes, NJ

3 25.80 Dori Byrnes Morris Plains, NJ

4 24.97 Stephen Nellissen Washington Twp, NJ

5 18.85 Leonard Helfgott Teaneck, NJ

6 18.37 Robert Heitzman Jr Allendale, NJ

7 17.03 Iulian Rotaru New York, NY

8 16.69 Ettore Bianchi Dobbs Ferry, NY

9 14.81 Peter Trenka New York, NY

10 14.65 Will Ehlers West Orange, NJ

11 14.44 Susan Fulton Maplewood, NJ

12 13.16 Radu Nistor Woodside, NY

13 13.16 Joan Brody Livingston, NJ

14 12.51 H Jay Sloofman Ardsley, NY

15 12.51 Timothy Baird White Plains, NY

16 12.11 Kenneth Jacobs Up Saddle River, NJ

17 11.84 Bob Gwirtzman Brooklyn, NY

18 11.75 Tod Thorgersen Hillsdale, NJ

19 11.14 James Sundstrom Wyckoff, NJ

20 9.69 Dennis Thompson Lake Hiawatha, NJ

21 9.61 Cynthia Schneider East Brunswick, NJ

22 9.61 Eli Schneider East Brunswick, NJ

23 9.50 Patricia Linnemeyer Franklin Lakes, NJ

24 9.38 Lee Ohliger Ridgewood, NJ

25 8.58 Sam Borenstein West Orange, NJ

26 7.84 Kari Tetzlaff Brooklyn, NY

Unit 106 April Sectional Top Winners

THE BRIDGE TABLE - Club Champions: Jim Higgins - Daniele Panayotatos; Serge & Marianne Aronovich; Stephanie Gottesman – Steve Nellissen; Catherine Gould – Fran Goldberg

I.C.C.G: Sue & John Hodge; Jon Catlin & Hillary Edmondson

Charity: Serge & Marianne Aronovich; Christine Machorek – Eleanor Gilman; Martin Singer – Hillary Edmondson; Denis Dilallo – Sandy Pancrazi; Martin Singer – Miyoko Boswell; Sam Frohlich – Bob Heiferman

Senior Pairs: John & Marybeth Birchby

Silver Swiss: Bob & Mary Sorce - Lisa Brooks - Daniele Panayotatos

MAYWOOD - ACBL Senior Pairs: Phyllis Fuchs - Myra Rosenberg

ACBL CHARITY: Wayne Carr - Rena Harris

Charity: Mark Goodman - James Metzger; Sandy Burns - Wayne Carr; Charles Friedman - Marvin Deneroff; Samuel Baskinger - Sarah Wiener; Gruna Selby - Sandy Burns; Bonnie Morrow - Barbara Fingerhut; Miyoko Boswell - Martin Singer

Grass Roots: David Stern - Victor Mitrani; Mark Goodman - Sarah Wiener; Phyllis Fuchs - Charles Fuchs;

Marvin Deneroff - Michael Campaywood

RIDGEWOOD - Club Championship: Ronelle Zerowin - Marie Krieger; Irwin Miller - Miyoko Boswell;

Amal Abouhamad - John Clark; Amal Abouhamad - Eileen Whitney

Charity: Kathleen Lathrop - Sara Streatfeild; Joan Occhipinti - John Clark; Martin Singer - Andrew Lohan

Grass Roots: Martin Singer - Robert Orne

SPARTA BRIDGE - Club Champions: Elson Blunt – Chris Schwinger

Charity: Fred Shubert – Chris Schwinger

FABIAN BRIDGE CLUB - Club Champions: Mike & Jan Keefer; Mike & Jan Keefer TENAFLY - Club Champions: Miyoko Boswell – Marty Singer

Charity: Miyoko Boswell – Marty Singer; Madeline Herbert – Capri O’Hara; Miyoko Boswell – Marty Singer

Grass Roots: Karen Silver – Wally Gebara ROCKLAND - ACBL Senior Pairs: : Sue Colton – Irene Schwartz; Norman Silverman – Marc Shapiro

ACBL CHARITY: Miyoko Boswell – Allan Rosenblum

Charity: Myron Rimer – Ros Abel; Rosemary Page – Sandra Seltzer; Joanne & John Klaus; Bruce Abel – Harry Scheiner; Judy Levy – Gerry Freel; Miyoko Boswell – Marty Singer; Donna Grossman – Ann Muldoon; Abe Gleiberman - Jim Niegocki; Sally Sonne – Glenda Calkins; Aaron Hader – Jim Niegocki; Bruce Abel – Ros Abel; Isabel Schechter – Roberta Woller; Lynn Knight – Donna Olsen

Flight AX A X 1 5.25(OA) Humphreys - Bruce Humphreys - Dave DuBois - Nicholas France 2 1 3.94(OA) George Weber - Jan Weber - Fred Shubert - Chris Schwinger 3 2.95(OA) Ohliger - Sundstrom - Tod Thorgersen - Diana Tenery - Sandy Burns 4/5 2/3 1.98(OA) Michael Jeshion - Marilyn Jeshion - Wendy Bazelow - Ronna Morrison 4/5 2/3 1.98(OA) Peter Szabados - Subrata Ghosh - John Klaus - Narsingh Agni

Flight B/C/D B C D 1 2.50(OB) Chung-Zong Wan - Chorng-Hour Yang - Stephen Fabian - Deborah Fabian 2 1.88(OB) Frederick Linnemeyer - Patricia Linnemeyer - John Hodge - Sue Hodge 3 1.41(OB) Phil Waxberg - Allan Bauer - Mary Callanan - Michelle Lanigan 4 1.05(OB) Jim Higgins - Mimi Christie - Richard Nathan - Martin Gilbert 1 1.47(OC) Michael Molinaro - Kathy Sibi - Carl Bagner - Joan Bagner 2 1.10(OC) Greenberg - Faye Rosen - Harvey Lander - Susan Katz - Elaine Haspel 1 1.14(OD) David Bushman - Jessica Bushman - Bob Bornstein - Sharon Bornstein

Bob Johnke Team Game

PRO AM At Clubs

Friday June 22

Bridge Table (12 Tables)

First Overall: Pat Linnemeyer & Ida Parks

Saturday June 23

Maywood (11 tables)

First Overall: Mark Goodman - Jay Singer

October 15 — October 21, 2018

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 2018, 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 Saturday October 6 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 2019 NABC in Memphis TN

DISTRICT 3 – SUMMER REGIONAL

YOUTH BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIP

(Age 19 & Under, 0-50 MPs)

Saturday, July 14, 2018

10:30 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

Betty Cox George Brown

973–895–3506 973-739-5993

bcox10@optonline.net brownege@shu.edu

Game will be Stratified if Possible

Directions: www.bridge-district3.org

Current Standings for Player of the Year thru 5/7/18 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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Eugenya Reznik 3.94

Yury Reznik 3.94

Fran Goldberg 2.21

Catherine Gould 2.21

Annie Stein 1.86

Susan Lippman 1.83

Roseann Stuetz 1.56

Patricia Williams 1.56

Ellen Raffman 1.33

Roberta Sandler 1.33

Intermediate - under 300

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Fred Shubert 7.01

Steve Highfill 6.53

Audrey Royer 5.61

Glenn Salka 4.74

Victor Bakian 4.53

Stephen Langfelder 4.49

Michael Moroze 4.40

Paul Gould 4.22

Bernadine David 3.25

Robert Joerger 3.07

Gaurang Master 3.07

Pat Torraco 3.07

Under 750

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Peter Szabados 12.45

David Griegel 10.83

Mary Thurber 8.74

Allan Bauer 7.62

Lori Sundstrom 7.25

Simon Streatfeild 5.98

Mimi Christie 5.04

Toby Frey 3.78

Stephen Fabian 3.63

David Bushman 3.55

Jessica Bushman 3.55

Under 2000

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James Sundstrom 38.14

Pat Linnemeyer 19.89

George Weber 16.74

Fred Linnemeyer 15.85

Saurav Dutta 13.06

Martin Gilbert 11.67

John Hodge 11.56

Sue Hodge 11.56

Bruce Humphreys 11.40

Charles Fuchs 11.33

Over 2000

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Stephen Nellissen 50.25

Bob Heitzman Jr 43.78

Tod Thorgersen 25.45

Tod Thorgersen 25.45

Lee Ohliger 22.16

Leonard Helfgott 18.85

Irene Poonarian 18.04

Kenneth Jacobs 17.30

Jan Weber 16.74

Subrata Ghosh 14.95

Winning at the Goldman By Steve Nellissen

Playing in the 4th and final session with my old friend and great player and partner Adam Wildavsky,

we have an auction where with minimal values I have to make a difficult decision at the 6 Level. I must

explain that Adam's (South) Three Spade jump was "fit showing" promising at least nine cards in

Spades and Hearts. At team scoring it might be best to take out "Insurance" and bid 6 Hearts as that is

unlikely to go down more than 3 tricks (-500) against what might be their making 6D slam (1370 vul-

nerable). At matchpoints we hadn't had any Zero's yet and it was the third round so I guessed with my

Ace to pass. The first two tricks were our Major suit Aces dropping both offside singleton Kings and I

was of course greatful not to be losing those finesses desperately declaring at the Five or Six level try-

ing to keep my score under -500. Plus 100 was a fine score obviously, proving it's often better to be

lucky and than good!