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Competitive Bidding Class

This course is for the advancing beginner, or anyone who would like to learn a more aggressive style of bidding when both sides are competing. Some of the gadgets experts use to bid more with less include: Overcalls, Takeout Doubles, and Preempts.

The course is 5 weeks long, with emphasis on “Learning by Doing.”

When:         Thursdays, 9:00 am – 11:00 am

                   August 1, 8, 15, 22, 27, 2019

Where:        The Bayshore Bridge Center

                   1300 Bayshore Hwy, Ste 168

                   Burlingame, CA 94010

Cost:           $100.00      Payable to the instructor

Text:           Audrey Grant’s Bridge Basics 2: Competitive Bidding

($10.00 from the instructor, or order online through amazon.com or Baron Barclay)

Instructor:    Agnes W. Lee, ACBL Certified Best Practices Teacher

Registration:          bridgeuandme@gmail.com

Many volunteers from District 21 will be needed next Fall.

Pleae click on the link below to see how you can help:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b45a8af2fa7f49-nabc

 Welcome New Members

Kara Alexandra, Jay Bergeron, Sadhna Diwan, Georgina Eckert,

Jeff Finer, Alfred Fricke, Patricia Smith

New Advancements/Achievements

2019

Junior Master - Gail Cameron, Michael Goldstein, Seva Sokolov

 Club Master – Pete Goldsmith, Herb Lindberg, John Shipley

Sectional Master - William Bakun and Debbie Carey

Regional Master – Sharon Sloan

NABC Master - Aaron Mayerson

Life Master - Kal Aziz, Rose Bauer, Lorelei Greenfield,

Linda Duncan and Akiko Murakami

Bronze Life Master - Yehudit Hasin-Brumshten, Jon Greenfield

Silver Life Master - Daniel Sonner

Sapphire Life Master - Janice Nakao

Gold Life Master - Edie Wong

For more Unit 498 news from District 21's monthly publication, 

Diamond in the Ruff,  click below for our San Mateo Column, written by Fran Gaura

Unit 498’s 2019 Unit Games and Sectionals

January 26              Saturday                                 Unit Game                                          Fattoria e Mare

February 23-24       Saturday/Sunday                    Open Sectional                                   Cañada College

March 23                Saturday                                  Unit Game/ PRO/AM*                         Fattoria e Mare

April 20                   Saturday                                 Unit Game                                           Fattoria e Mare

April 28                   Sunday                                    High School Championship                Palo Alto Bridge Center

May 4-5                  Saturday/Sunday                     NLM Sectional (0-500 MP’s)              Fattoria e Mare

June 22                   Saturday                                 Unit Game/Longest Day                     Fattoria e Mare

July 10                    Wednesday                             Unit Game (Evening)                          Fattoria e Mare

August 3 and 4     Saturday/Sunday                    Open Sectional                                   Cañada College

September 7           Saturday   9:30                       NAP Unit Qualifier                              Fattoria e Mare

September 21         Saturday                                 Unit Game/PYB Charity game            Fattoria e Mare

October 5-6            Saturday/Sunday                    NLM Sectional (0-500 MP’s)               Fattoria e Mare

October 26             Saturday                                 Unit Game                                           Fattoria e Mare

November 16         Saturday                                 Unit Game/ Annual Meeting                Fattoria e Mare

December 14         Saturday                                 Unit Game/Holiday Party                    Fattoria e Mare

*AM’s are Non-Life masters under 500 MP’s