Cincinnati fall sectional (and cba board Elections)

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF CBA

CBA Parking and Building Use

Following the roof leaks we have experienced, we sat down with our landlord to review a number of items relevant to the CBA Bridge Center occupancy on Cooper Road.

1) The owners have paid to have our carpet cleaned due to the leaks. They will also replace

all ceiling tiles at no cost to us. We do not have mold.

2) PARKING – Our lease states we have exclusive use of the rear lot, with the exception of access

to the loading dock. We also have the right to use a few of the handicapped spaces in front of the building, since there is no handicapped ramp in the rear of the building.

We are abusing our parking privileges!

During any day games during the week, do not park in front of the building unless you have a handicapped sticker. Then be sure to park only in the outlined, designated handicapped parking spaces.

Do not park on the drive on the side of the building except when the rear lot is full.
There are other tenants in the building who utilize these parking spaces. Please follow these rules.

3. 
   Our public address system (microphone) carries through the dead space above our ceiling tiles and often disturbs other tenants. Directors, please keep the volume control down to a minimum. Players, please be quiet during announcements so the director doesn’t have to turn up the volume.
   

Please remember, we are not the only tenants in the building and they are as important as we are. Thoughtfulness is paramount.

Thanks, for cooperating,
Bill Higgins

House Committee

The Zero Tolerance Committee Report
on
The Gentle Art of the Insult
Once again your venerable chairman comes before you to urge us all to be exemplars of kindness and of courtesy. Lately I’ve been deluged with complaints about rudeness and boorishness at the table. Here is an example of how these altercations escalate:
“You’re late! We have three boards to play!” (A slight misdemeanor)
“You’re always late!” (The slight misdemeanor has now become a major character flaw.)
“Everybody knows you’re always late!” (This has now elevated into an egregious scandal,

worthy of a class action suit.)

Please! Let’s lighten up and display a little patience.
Another technique of intimidation is the calling for the director at every little whipstitch.

Every sigh, every glance, every moment of hesitation evokes the spine-chilling call -- DIRECTOR!”

Please! Let’s have a modicum of forbearance in these matters.
I’ve observed that all of these disputes involve two participants, each of whom thinks he is in the right. Well, Aristotle taught that if two people disagree, they both can be wrong but they both cannot be right! Therefore, let’s not complain about the speck in another’s eye and ignore the plank in our own.
The purpose of the Zero Tolerance Committee, and indeed all of us, is to resolve the unresolvable, to right the unrightable, and to bring peace where strife prevails. Let us all be exemplars of kindness, courtesy and forbearance, and make our little club a happy place to be!

Walter S. Bunker

Chairman of the Zero Tolerance Committee

LOST & FOUND

A fairly valuable bracelet was found in July at the Cincinnati Bridge Center on Cooper Road.

If you think it might be yours, please see Alex Pappas.

Mentor-Mentee Program

This year’s program was very successful with 79 partnerships participating. The “Grand Finale” Mentor-Mentee Game on Friday evening, September 13, had 56 pairs participating.

The overall winners were:
1^st Louis Ukelson-David Parker

2^nd John Stoppiello-Michael Pierce

3^rd Sue Mandell-Barbara Levinson

4^th Jackie Mullins-Michael Purcell

5^th Erleen Masram-Otto Walter

6^th Bobby Carter-Fred Pollack
The Mentees brought food for a sumptuous buffet. The CBA furnished beverages. Many thanks to all participants and my committee, especially Elena Hickman, Joy Norris, and Alex Pappas for their hard work and dedication.
Nancy Sachs

Chairman
Instant Match Point Game

Thursday, September 12, 7:00 PM
Overall winners:
Flight A: 1^st N/S Norman Coombs-Bruce Parent**

1^st E/W Laura Owens-Elena Hickman**

2^nd N/S Susan Hermans-Phyllis Bishop

2^nd E/W John Woeste-Brockman**
Flight B: 1^st N/S Susan Hermans-Phyllis Bishop

1^st E/W Laura Owens-Elena Hickman

2^nd N/S Mary Lou Zimmer-Carol Greve**

2^nd E/W John Woeste-Brockman

Flight C: 1^st N/S Susan Hermans-Phyllis Bishop

1^st E/W John Woeste-Brockman

2^nd N/S Marilyn Renaker-Lowell Mazer

2^nd E/W Herb Schapera-Donald Etson

** These four pairs, who finished 1^st N/S and E/W

in their sections, got one gold point as part of their winnings. There were 23 tables in play.

All players received a hand analysis book written

by Richard Pavlicek.

Player Appreciation Party

at the Bridge Center

Sunday, August 18

This first-time ever event was a huge success!

The players brought food for a potluck; everyone played for free and the director, Jodie Kiefer, donated her services for free. The food was excellent and a good time was had by all. The

only requirements for participation were that you

be an ACBL member and you have played at the

Bridge Center at least four times in the past six months. The winners were:

Flight A: Hal Norris-Joy Norris

Flight B: Elena Hickman-Carolyn Ahlert

Flight C: Shirley Reischman-Bruce Dunworth

Each pair was entered in a jackpot provided by the CBA. The winners of each flight won $14 per pair.

Talking about good food…
The CBA Board wants to thank Sis Gleisinger and the following people who arranged for the great refreshments during our StaC in June:
Sue Hermans

Linda Woodham

Mary Lou Zimmer

Carol Greve
and all the other players who donated food and snacks for various games throughout the week:
Elena Hickman Diana Rossi Doris Kehoe

Phil Dillhoff Dorothy Gard Carole Howard Barbara Boswell Diane Travis Mary Segal

Bob VeVerka Mickey Staats Nancy Luetge

Phyllis Bishop Sylvia Peters Ellen Ammons

Phyllis Downey Vera Veldman Betsy Reinhart

Joe Muenks Kay Mulford Beth Morgan

Terry Briscoe Lois Spahn Marge Wagner

Shirley Levy Ellie Megerle Marilyn Renaker

Don Walker Jackie Cohen Judy Cohn

Dee Maymo Mary Lipp Peggy Barrett

♠ ♥ TOURNAMENT WINNERS ♦ ♣

CBA STaC (Sectional Tournament at Club) - June 3-9, 2002

(CBA players only listed – for complete results see our website: cincybridge.com)