| Winners of the April ProAm Game |
 Terry Ansnes and Jean Foley won today’s ProAm game.
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| ProAm Game Returns |
 We conducted a ProAm today at the Phoenix library. From my vantage point it went well. Our next one is on May 8th.
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| ACBL Wide Race Ranks |
 Bruce Dautrich placed 11th ACBL wide Mini McKinney race for his bracket (500-1000 MPs). He also placed 10th ACBL wide in the Ace of Clubs race in his bracket. These results are posted in the April Bulletin.
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| Bruce Dautrich obtains Advanced NABC rank |
Bruce traveled to the Wilsonville sectional and earned enough silver master points to become an advanced NABC Master. Special thanks to Heather Breckenridge, Christina Vanderliet, and Denise McElney who traveled with Bruce to make this possible.
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| Leslie Claassen obtains Club Master rank |
 This past month Leslie master point total exceed 20 master points of which at least 5 are black. This earned her the rank of Club Master. Please join me in congratulating her.
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| Birthday Celebration |
 The club celebrated the birthdays of Marion Kelly and Kemble Yates. A delicious chocolate cake was served.
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| District Race Results for 2024 |
The ACBL released the results of the 2024 races. Several of our members placed at the district level. Let’s all congratulate all of then
Mini-McKenney - This race is for the winning of color points. Here are the people that placed in the district.
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Stratification
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Person
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Place
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5-20
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John Fox
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6
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20-50
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Loma Dies
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21
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200-300
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Bruce Dautrich
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1
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500-1000
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Heather Breckenridge
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2
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1500-2500
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Dennis Kendig
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19
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3500-5000
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Kemble Yates
Brian Breckenridge
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11
17
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5000-7000
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Ed Rais
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11
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Ace of Virtual Clubs - This race is for winning of points in online games. Here are how people placed in the district
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Stratification
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Person
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Place
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5-20
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John Fox
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3
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20-50
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Loma Dies
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1
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200-300
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Bruce Dautrich
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1
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300-500
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Alexander Davies
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8
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500-1000
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Kay Bain
Kathleen Moore
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8
21
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1500-2500
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Dennis Kendig
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4
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3500-5000
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Molly Tinsley
Brian Breckenridge
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4
7
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Helen Shanbrom - This race is for winning points at face to face club. Here is how people placed in district.
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Stratification
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Person
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Place
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5-20
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John Fox
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13
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300-500
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James Hatton
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22
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500-1000
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Heather Breckenridge
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12
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3500-5000
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Marion Kelly
Brian Breckenridge
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19
22
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5000-7000
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Ed Rais
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11
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| Player Profile - Heather Breckenridge |
 Heather Breckenridge comes to us from the Portland Bridge Club. There she was paid to run hospitality for the clubs games. She also started teaching people bridge there.
Since coming to our bridge club she has been a big contributor to the club. She handles the hospitality at the club, along with her husband Brian she directs 2 games a month, and more recently she has been teaching at the club on Tuesday.
Last week while at the Palm Springs Tournament, she became a silver life master. Congratulations, Heather on this accomplishment.
I particularly enjoy Heather’s disposition and with her constant smile I have given her the nickname “Smiley”.
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| Royal STAC Results |
Royal STAC Results
On Tuesday December 17th, Ed Rais and Marion Kelly finished first in the open game for the district with a score of 68.75%
On the same day in the 199er game we had 3 pairs place in the district. Bill Ligon and Pat Werlich came in first with a score of 60%, Leslie Claassen and Ardith Lynch came in second with a score of 59.38%, and Jennifer Cooper and Janet Ligon came in third with a score of 50%
On Friday December 20th, Brian Breckenridge and Heather Breckenridge finished first in the district in the open game with a score of 68.73%
Congratulation to our club’s winners.
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| D20 North Americano Pairs Results |
D20 North American Pairs Competition
Unit 484 had 1 pair entered into each of the 3 flights of the North American Pairs Competition for District 20.
In Flight A, Molly Tinsley & Kemble Yates placed 4th in morning session and 1st in afternoon session to finish 1st overall. This gives them the opportunity to represent district 20 at the national North American Pairs competition. I learned this past week they will not be going because Molly’s hand surgery has been rescheduled.
In Flight B, Mike Pavlik & Theodore Marconi placed 5th in morning session and 5th in afternoon session to finish 7th overall
In Flight C, John Fox & Bruce Dautrich finished 4th in morning session and 2nd in afternoon session to finish 4th overall.
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