Wednesday, January 13, 2016 Deborah Wasik, Editor

Visit our website at www.bridge-district3.orgW I N N E R S !

District 3 Joan Gerard

Winter Regionalat East Rutherford, NJ

TODAY’S EVENTSStratified Side Games Series I (2nd).................................................................................................9 amGolden Opportunity Pairs 750/300 MPs.........................................................................10 am & 3 pm Stratified Open Pairs...........................................................................................................10 am & 3 pmFlight A/X Swiss* unl/4000.........................................................................................................1 & 7 pmBracketed Round Robin Teams (0–3000).................................................................................1 & 7 pmStratified Side Game Series I (3rd)................................................................................................1 pmStratified Side Game Series I (4th)...............................................................................................7 pm

Hummus, Pita Chips, & Soda will be served in the ballroom foyer during the afternoon session.Courtesy of District 3

Glenda CalkinsDistrict Director

Deborah WasikDistrict President

Carol McMackinTournament Manager

Welcome to the Meadowlands!

Local Girl Makes REALLY GOOD!Not so long ago, District 3’s Amber Lin was just a sweet young girl

looking to gain some experience playing the game her dad taught her -- bridge. She had a good foundation, but was looking to learn more advanced bidding and the finer points of play.

That’s the key... She was interested in - no, craved - learn-ing. And what a job of learning she has done! Not only did she advance in the game, but she made sure other kids advanced as well, by teaching them how to play and making sure they learned in a place that would nurture their efforts.

And, she played and played. In 2015, the ACBL named her Queen of Bridge, and now she’s been named to a USBF (United States Bridge Federation) under-21 team to compete internationally.

Congratulatons Amber. You’re doing great!

USFB Team: Allison Hunt, Amber Lin, Isha Thapa, Kathleen Loeb, Asya Ladyzhensky, and Becca Wernis.

TUESDAY COMPACT KO, BKT 110 Tables 12.37 1 Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY; Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY; Joan Brody, Livingston NJ; Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY 8.66 2 Mani Gupta, Bridgewater NJ; Dennis Thompson, Lake Hiawatha NJ; Susan Fulton, Maplewood NJ; Sam Borenstein, West Orange NJ 5.57 3 Jason Ji, Kendall Park NJ; Jin-Ming Liao, Skillman NJ; Samuel Baskinger, Totowa NJ; Judy Rothstein, Livingston NJ 4.33 4 Farley Mawyer, Port Chester NY; Mindy White - Linda Walke, Scarsdale NY; Pamela Furtsch, Armonk NY

TUESDAY COMPACT KO, BKT 2 8 Tables 4.00 1 Foster Osborne - Ming Li - Joseph Masino, Summit NJ; William Wehrle, New Providence NJ 2.80 2 Giorgia Botta, Rome Italy; Jane Hankin, Purchase NY; Christopher Rivera, Rockville Ctr NY; Ida Pittman Cardona, Chappaqua NY

Thursday’s ScheduleStratified Side Game Series II (1st).......................................................................................................................9 amGolden Opportunity Pairs 750/300 MPs............................................................................................10 am & 3 pmStratified Open Pairs.............................................................................................................................10 am & 3 pmStratified Swiss Teams...................................................................................................................................1 & 7 pmStratified Side Game Series II (2nd).................................................................................................................1 pmStratified Side Game Series II (3rd)..................................................................................................................7 pm

Popcorn, Pretzels, & Soda will be served in the ballroom foyer during the afternoon session.Courtesy of District 3

TUE EVE CHARITY SIDE GAME 1 OF 4 SESSION

SECTION O NORTH-SOUTH EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Henry Van Handle, 1 Subrata Ghosh, Paramus Succasunna NJ; Gregory NJ; Andrew Lohan, Mahwah NJ 63.75% Ferdinand, Randolph NJ 61.25% 2/3 1/2 1/2 Debra LaMountain, 2 2 2 Wendy Lee, East Hanover Forest Hills NY; Janine NJ; Michelle Lanigan, Buss, Port Washington NY 51.67% Wyckoff NJ 57.92% 2/3 1/2 1/2 Julie Zinzi, Franklin 3 3 Leonard Myers, Lakes NJ; Peri Namerow, Elizabeth NJ; Stephen Mahwah NJ 51.67% Cooper, Belle Mead NJ 57.08%

Norma ShellySaratoga Regional

The Saratoga Hilton534 Broadway • Saratoga Springs NY 12866

(518) 584 - 4000

Full schedule in the April & May Bridge Bulletins& at www.bridge-district3.org

June 6 - 12, 2016SEND US YOUR PHOTOS!

• Your partner becomes a Lifemaster, so you take a selfie with him... • Your team is celebrating two of you becom-ing LMs at the bar... • Your team wins its first KO at its first Regional...

Take a photo with your digital camera or phone and email it with IDs to: dwasik@metrographusa.com

District 3

Grand National Teams FinalSaturday, May 21

Guardian Angel Church Auditorium, Allendale, NJ