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| NEWS |
 | Welcome to Unit 124! |
 John Meinking President |
 Michelle Barker Vice President |
 Melissa Hellman Treasurer (NVM) |
 John Altman Jr Secretary |
 Bert Luken |
 Bill Brewer |
 Lewis Temples |
 John Williams |
 Jim Barrett |
John Altman and Rob Lail Featured in the January 2023 ACBL Bulletin ► Article
On
the Front Lines Are F2F Clubs at war with the ACBL?
by Amy Casanova
Rob Lail of Beckett Ridge OH directs one game per week, on Thursday’s. It’s a big game, 18-20 tables on average. He starts to prepare several days beforehand.
“I start on Sunday individually texting, emailing, and calling over 100 people to try to get them to my game on Thursday. I am trying to keep people relevant, with something to do that makes them happy and bridge them together. We serve huge amounts of food. It takes a lot of work."
“To be honest, the ACBL is the enemy of the Clubs. One-third of my calls say, ‘Your game is $8, we can play online for $2.25.’ That’s no support from the ACBL. It’s too bad because, when you get old, you relly want to stay personally relevant.”
John Altman of Cincinnati OH runs a night game. He grew up at the bridge center in Cincinnati, learning with his dad when he was 11 at the behest of his grandmother. He directed all through high school and college and still runs a weekly game. “I do one of the one-and-a-half night games we have. I run a ‘four-is-enough game every week, and we have one other night game every other week. They average 7-10 tables.
“I don’t want to say I’m the opposite of Rob, but I spend significantly less time on my game simply because I don’t have the time. Half the reason I direct the game is because it’s the only game I can play in. Normally I wouldn’t do that as a director if I was making a sit-out or something, but this is ideal if we are to have a special night pairs game, because otherwise I wouldn’t get to play any bridge.”
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Both Altman and Lail believe masterpoints and winning are secondary. “Its not the reason they’re coming out,” said Lail. “They just want some interaction”.
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An interesting feature of Cincinnati Bridge Center is the arrangement with local Unit 124. All games are individually run and sanctioned: directors "lease" the space from the Unit, paying $15 per table for their club games. They can use the duplicating machine, boards, print hand records, and use the facility. The Unit also hosts sectional tournaments at the facility. READ THE ARTICLE
Welcome New Member: Andrea Dubroff, Cathy Higgins, Louise Kent, Kimberley Wilhelm.
Welcome Transfers: William Oliver (Unit 164 - Lexington)
NEW DIAMOND LIFE MASTER: LARRY KLEIN
New Ruby Life Master: Arun Gupta
New Silver Life Master: Nalin Mehta, Barry Wauligman
New Bronze Life Master: Erin Oblinger
New Life Masters: Jonathan Burns, Mercer Reynolds
CONGRATULATIONS!
Members
with promotions:
Chloe Altman, Ed Sawyer, Esther Zimmerman.
Promotions updated through January 1, 2023. See Milestones - Members
on the MoveCongratulations to the 2022 Unit 124 Award Winners - Presented at the Annual Holiday Party
AJ
Stephani - The Patty Eber AwardThe Patty Eber Award is given to the individual demonstrating extraordinary service to the Unit and to Duplicate Bridge. This award recognized AJ's contributions to the Unit over the past 14 years at all levels in the ACBL. AJ Stephani has served the Unit and the District with distinction. He is a past president of Unit 124, Tournament Chair of the successful Flying Pig Regional for 8 years, Tournament Coordinator for District 11 for more than 10 years, D11 Board Member, ACBL Board Member (6 years) and is a principle in the development of EDGAR, an online bridge cheating detection software, and the Institute for Bridge Arbitration - the court of last resort for all ethics complaints. AJ also promoted Youth Bridge at Walnut Hills High School. AJ was recently appointed to the World Bridge Federation Executive Council representing North America. It is not an understatement that no one has ever done more for bridge from Unit 124 than AJ Stephani.
Pam Campbell - The Jerry Steuernagel Award
The Jerry Steuernagel Award is presented annually to the duplicate bridge player best exemplifying the principles of ethics, kindness, and high character in bridge. The award is based on 4 Factors: 1) Contribution to the promotion of Duplicate Bridge, 2) Action in setting high ethical standards, 3) Compassion, sportsmanship and sense of humor, 4) willingness to hep less experienced players. Pam was recognized by her peers (current Jerry Steuernagel Award holders) for her contributions to Bridge and for her dedication to sportsmanship, for creating friendly club games, and for her efforts to engage new players.
Pam Campbell - The President's Award
This newly established award by the Board of Directors recognizes outstanding contrbutions by a unit volunteer. For extraordinary contributions to ACBL Unit 124 and District 11. We thank you for your innumerable contributions as club manager, Treasurer of the Cincinnati Bridge Association, leader in virtual club bridge during the Covid 19 epidemic, leader in championing the return of in-person bridge to the Cincinnati Bridge Center, and Unit 124 representative on the District 11 Board of Directors. You led many Unit celebrations and special events, and coordinated many services that kept the Cincinnati Bridge Center running smoothly. For many you are the voice of bridge in the Cincinnati Bridge Association.
D11
2022 Winter STaC is a ROYAL STaC (Gold/Silver/Red/Black
Points 25% each) at Participating Clubs. Dec 26 2022 - Jan 1, 2023.
DETAILS 
Annual
Membership Meeting Thursday November 17, 2022 -
President's Report to the Membership
October 2022 Financial Report
Meeting Notes
The Unit 124 Board of Directors Raised the rent for games held at the CBC by $4 per table beginning January 1, 2023. The club owners decide what the table fees will be for their games. This increase is the first in 5 years and is a small step toward minimizing financial losses. Please see the Presidents Report for details.
Here
is your
October 2022 ALERT
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This issue of the
ALERT is electronic only - no print copies.
(Large File 3.2 MB and 27 pages. Use a high speed connection for
best results).
ALERT LIBRARYJoin the Fun at a Club Near You! See " Area Club Games " on the ← left of this page.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEWER PLAYERS: For Newcomers
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Saturday Supervised
Play
a fun way to
learn the game.
SCHEDULE Come
to the CBC at 9:30 AM for the lecture and then play from 10 AM-12 Noon with
a coach and players of your skill level. You may come
with a partner or be matched with someone at the game.
Contact Mike Purcell
mikpur2015@gmail.com or John
Williams williajp@miamioh.edu
for information |
 Come
and Play Bridge
Thursdays 2:00-4:00 PM.
at the CBC. Contact Tom Mess
tmess7023@gmail.com
or John Williams
williajp@miamioh.edu for information. |
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CBC: Monday Evening Game 7PM John Altman directing. 11:00 AM WED U1500 Game - RESESERVATION REQ'D* Contact Terry Barrett tcbarrett82@gmail.com. 4 Tables required. Open games on both days get credit for all tables (except STaC). |
8 is Enough Swiss
Thursday Evening 6:30 PM 1st/3rd/5th To register your team contact John Meinking jokingme71@gmail.com . Thursday Invitation Pairs Rob Lail rob@maxtalent.com |
 Want
to play duplicate bridge, perhaps for the first time, but don’t
know where to start? Why not give the friendly social
Friday Duplicate Bridge Game run by Bob Letourneau at
the Cincinnati Bridge Center. While there are no masterpoints,
the game is about fun, fun, and more fun. It’s like a weekly
bridge party. $5 per person comes with a free snack. Contact
Bob Letourneau at
bobjlet@gmail.com for details. This game is not sanctioned
by the ACBL. |
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Remember
when? We've resurrected and repackaged photo memories from the
past. Hope you enjoy the CBA
Memories!
NEW
ACBL CONVENTION CARD The use of the
card in tournaments will take place sometime this year. Look for Bulletin
articles that explain the changes and the proper way to fill out the
card. Download this
.pdf ELECTRONIC
FORM you can fill out and print from your computer or
smart device. 
NLM Newsletter
Unit 124 offers a Newsletter to better serve the bridge
interests of our Non-Life Master Members. CBA Newsletter
Library
Weekly
Bidding Quiz Here's a fun way to think about different bidding situations. Members compare
how they bid 6 hands each week. For Non-Life-Masters and
advancing players. See the
Quiz Page.
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