DAYTONA METROPOLITAN BRIDGE CLUB

For the player who wants to improve

Following the election on Monday of this week, here is our new Board of Directors: John Dunlap, Lee Elton, Frank Fisher, Doris Katz, Barbara King, Al Land, Bruce Ohmann, Bob Renuart and John Sterling.They will be presented to you at the Annual Meeting, next Monday, November 20. Lunch will be served at 12:30, followed by bridge at 1:30 with a game for 0-299 players and an Open game. This is a Club Championship game!

Many thanks to the Nominating Committee, which also conducted the election: Chairperson Carol Lively, Mary Ann Corley, Merry Gebert and Linda Miller.

Here are our Outstanding Players for October:

    Monday afternoon, 0-299--Ann and Jim Poteet, tied first; Spence Raulerson, third.

    Tuesday morning, 0-299--Emily Hugo, first; Chester Masztak and Betty King tied second.

    Wednesday morning, 0-99--Fran Fannell and Judith Andrews, tied first; Betty King and Tex Rouse, tied third.

    Friday afternoon, 0-499--Richard Hall and John Layton, tied first; Shelby Chapdelaine and Emily Hugo, tied third.

    Open games--Shirley Townley, first; Bruce Ohmann, second; Joe Reeves, third.

    Congratulations to all.

    P. S. Have you noticed how many of our Limited players are playing in Open games? This is further evidence that playing at Daytona Metropolitan is truly 'For the player who wants to improve'. Spread the word!

Unit 128 held its annual Northeast Florida Regional in Daytona again this year.

Here are some area players who came in first in their competition (if I missed you, please let me know): Matie Ellery, Misuzu McManus, Kevin Senn, Bruce Ohmann, Bob Dennard, Carol Lively, Maxinne Welp, Adrian Figliotti, Bill McManus, Kirby Baker, Lynn Brown, Robert Renuart, Sid Sandifer, Sally Romkey, Jim and Ann Poteet, Mary Ann Corley, Vivian Heading, Mary Ann Echelberry, Frederica McCafferty, Connie Treloar, Richard Hall, John Layton, William Farnan, Jerry Bernstein, Betty King, Doris Williams, Darryl Sauer, Patricia Hays, Larry Griffey, Shirley Deas, Robert DeKay, Frank Hendrickson, John Hagan, John Bishop, Linda Derwick, John Morris, William Nolan and Nancy Frame.

Bulletin--Bruce Ohmann and Bob Dennard were tied as top point winners for the tournament besting, among others, Jeff Meckstroth and  Eric Rodwell, two of the top players on the national scene.

Wonderful performances, all of you. Go to our web site, www.daytonabridge.org, click on Regional Results, and see all the winners, including you if you earned points.

 We have several Club Championship games left in November. Check the calendar Bill McManus provides for us in our web site. You can see our November and December calendars by clicking Web Site Map, then Calendar 2006. If you haven't browsed on our excellent web site, this will introduce you to it.

In December we have another round of STaC (Sectional Tournaments at Clubs) games from Monday, the 11th, through Saturday, the 16th. These pay Sectional point awards! Please note a change--we will have no STaC game, Sunday, December 17th; it's too close to Christmas.

Our Christmas Party will be Thursday, December 14, 12:30 PM, game at 1:30 with a Limited section for 0-499ers and an Open section.This is always a wonderful gathering--see you there.

The club will again have a New Year's Eve dinner and game, and, yes, it will be on New Year's Eve, Sunday, December 31. We'll enjoy our meal at 6:00 PM and the game at 7:00. We always have a large crowd, so come and enjoy the fun.

For those of you who are not members of Daytona Metropolitan, all of our games are open to the public. You are warmly invited to come and play with us.

The club will be closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.  

 Good bridge, Everybody!

Max Bayard

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