Bal l ina Bridge Club Newsletter — August 2015

Current Office

Holders

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President

Ngaire Wills

Vice President

Rebecca Rogers

Secretary

Sue Burns

Assistant Secretary

Judy Woodward

Treasurer

Julie Harwood

Assistant Treasurer

Jan Blay

Masterpoint Secretary

Bill Powell

Chair of Play

Judy Forsyth

Committee Members

Chery McCallum

Maureen Baker

Chris McDowell

Maintenance

Elizabeth Fletcher

From our President

Desperately Seeking….

Our computer speakers are missing. If someone borrowed them, could they please return them. Alternatively, if you have a spare pair of speakers for a com-puter could you please see Howard.

The AGM is fast approaching and will

be held on Saturday 5th September,

beginning at 10am. A light lunch will

be provided for those attending.

Please come along and support your

club and ensure that there is a quor-

um.

I am pleased to see that nominations

have already been received for all

Management Committee positions

including several from members who

have not previously been on the

Committee. It is good to have new

ideas and people wishing to contrib-

ute to the management of this great

club. Nominations for all positions

close on August 22.

The Management Committee has de-

cided that funds raised at Charity Day

this year (October 5) will be donated

to support the local Love Bites program.

Love Bites is a school-based domestic and

family violence and sexual assault preven-

tion program. It aims to increase commu-

nity awareness and understanding of these

issues. Approximately 400 students in our

local high schools will participate in the

program this year. It is run under the di-

rection of the Ballina Domestic Violence

Liaison Committee which sits under the

auspice of the Ballina Byron Family Centre.

The Committee is made up of professional

members from relevant government and

non-government organisations and pro-

grams within our region.

As this is my final contribution to the

newsletter, I would like to thank the mem-

bers of the present Management Commit-

tee for their support over the past year. It

has been a good year and I have enjoyed

my term as President. I apologise in ad-

vance for not being present for the meet-

ing as I will still be in outback WA at the

time. I wish the incoming Committee all

the best for the year ahead.

Ngaire

Our Directors do a fantastic job for our Club and we are always looking for other people to step up to this rewarding position. If you would like to assist by becoming a Director, please talk to Howard Jeffrey. You would be most welcome to join the team.

Pat Preston broke her wrist late June which resulted in her being admitted to Balli-na Hospital due to mobilization difficulties. Pat is now back playing and it’s good to see

her once again.

Maree Carter It’s good to see her back at

the bridge tables. Welcome Back.

Lexie Teakle is home after successful sur-gery and we look forward to seeing her at

the tables very soon.

George Clarke has had a couple more stays in St Vincent’s hospital and was not feeling well within a week of his last dis-charge. George has enjoyed the games of

Bridge that he has been able to squeeze in.

Our members

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Page 2 Crossword

The contract is 6 ♠ by South and the

lead is J ♥. Win the opening lead and

cross to the A ♣, ruffing a ♣. Play 2

more ♥s, ruffing the third in dummy

and then ruff another ♣. Cross to the K

♠ and then ruff the final ♣. Cash AK of

♦ and exit a ♦. West must now trump

East’s winning ♦ and lead away from

their Q 10 into your A J .

Answer to problem hand

Sourced from www.kantarbridge.com

2 Special Events

Friendship Day—Pairs event

The ABF have granted us funds to run a

"Friendship Day" pairs on Sunday, September

20th for players who have LESS then 50MPs at

July 1st 2015. The day will cost $5 which in-

cludes morning tea, catered lunch and after

game nibbles. Registration 9.30am and finishes

by 4pm with prizes available. Our thanks to Liz

Jeffery who has volunteered to direct.

The UHMP—pairs event

The "UHMP"event”! Sounds charming doesn't

it! This will be run over 2 Thursday afternoon

sessions on 17th and 24th September. RED

POINT event and both players must be less

than 100MP at July 1st 2015. Regional Final will

be held at BBC at the end of November. Cost

$10 plus $2 for the special event. This is a pairs

event and if anyone wishes to play and does not

have a partner please let us know and we’ll do

our best to match you up with another player.

John Hughes ANC Swiss Pairs

A word from the kitchen

Greetings from Lexie…….

Recently some Ballina BC members caught up with Lexie at a local coffee shop. She asked that we pass on her regards to the club and all those who visited and thought of her while she was re-covering in hospital. Thanks to Lyn Hoult and Lexie for the photo :-)

At a guesstimate, over 500 people enjoy a cuppa (or 2) and

a biscuit at the Bridge Club each week. And we never run

out!!! Why? Because the efficient and organised Pam Frith

buys and brings all the goodies for us which takes a big load

off the Kitchen Sub-committee A big THANK YOU to Pam

and Ian Frith. Thanks also to the lovely home cooks and

those who bring extra goodies for us to enjoy in the tea

break. Let’s face it, sometimes that is the best part of the

afternoon. You have all been very good at bringing the dirty

cups into the sink area and cleaning off any stains. So here’s

a few more helpful hints. Thanks to all those who help re-

gardless of being on the Committee

• If you are sitting-out prior to afternoon tea, you

could prepare Saos.

• Bring in your used plastic fruit/veg bags from the su-

permarket for the used teabag bin.

• If you are turning off the dishwasher at the end of the

day, please check instructions for the cleaning

cycle. Pulling the plug out is NOT the last step.

We also need new people on the kitchen sub-

committee for the new year. Please consider volun-

teering.

Cheers and thanks,

Jenny Wardley

Congratulations to Bill Powell and Marjorie Askew

who finished 5th in the recent John Hughes ANC

Swiss Pairs event in Perth. This is a national tourna-

ment with a very strong field so it’s greatly to their

credit that they finished so highly placed. They are

seen here in a recent photo with our President,

Ngaire Wills (centre).

Mystery photo for August

Play committee

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Errata

In the previous newsletter we indicated that no-one had guessed the mystery photo. A subsequent late entry was found from Judy Carroll who correctly guessed that June Per-ry was our mystery member. Apologies for this oversight and congratulations to her. A pot plant is speeding it’s way to her as we speak.

Connected teams—Sunday 10th August 2015 Congratulations to the following teams: 1st Cat Lovers Liz Jeffery, Howard Jeffery, John Rogers & Rebecca Rogers 2nd The Latecomers Betty Atkinson, Derwyn Hewitt, Peter Tootell & Helen Tootell 3rd The Art Fans Dorothy Brumley, Marie Thomas, Lyn E n g -land & Corrie Dik Fees

Did you know you can pay your entry fees

online for Ballina Bridge Club events?

Our BSB no is 062-502 with a/c No. 1011 8981

If you use this method of payment, please

send an email to the club indicating you have

paid by this method.

It’s best if pair/team pay by one transaction.

You do still need to complete and post your

entry details in the clubs’ internal post box

and indicate on the form your method of pay-

ment.

Upcoming Events:

5 Sept 2015 AGM + red point day 12/13 Sept 2015 Port Macquarie Teams 13 Sept 2015 Lismore Teams 20 Sept 2015 David Read Day