our bridge to you

Unit 487
OUR BRIDGE TO YOU
Volume 14, No. 4, August 2014
August Player Profile - Roger McNay
I was raised in the country in Scholls, Oregon. Early on, I developed a strong work ethic when getting up to pick berries
in the field at 6:00 in the morning, mowing lawns in the afternoon, and playing baseball at night. I attended Hillsboro High
School and went to state in chess and wrestling. I wrestled in the 106 pound weight class during my junior year. (I might
be just a skosh over that now.) During 6th grade, I tested high in math aptitude, so decided to major in Math when I
headed off to college. (When I later told my wife I might be 10 percent savant, she said "Sounds about right. That would
make you 90 percent idiot".) I joined a fraternity at Oregon State and thus my career as a bridge player began. Half the
frat played bridge and, if there was a game, I was in it, skipping half of my classes in pursuit of my bridge degree.
Somehow, Oregon State failed to give me a degree for this endeavor.
Then real life started. I went to work for UPS in 1975. I was in management when I met Carolyn. We started dating
and on one occasion, we took a trip to Reno in the winter. I took a corner at about 65 mph on black ice and we went
sideways 90 degrees to the road for a few seconds. Her only comment after I got it back straight was, "Would you like a
beer?" I knew at that moment she was the right one for me. I said yes to the beer, of course, and she said yes to
marriage.
Carolyn was a Teamster and I was her boss (That has flipped. Where did I go wrong?) but the rules at UPS prohibited
me from being married to a Teamster when I was in management, so I became a driver for UPS in 1982. Having started
my driving career on a tractor at age 7, a motorcycle at age 10, and being the main boat driver for skiers at age 13, I was
well trained. I went 30 years without an open road accident during my career at UPS. We were now ready for a family.
Collin was born in '83, Kaley in '85, and Conner in '87. My wife quit work to be a full time mom for 15 years, and we were
lucky the kids were never in trouble. Taking after their mother who took 7th in the nation in Division 1 Volleyball, they
were very athletic and became captains of their high school teams. During this same period of time, the family took up
competitive water skiing so, as a family, we were competing in 16 seasons of sports per year. Following their mother's
lead, thank God, all three finished college in 4 years or less, Kaley with her MBA. Collin is now married and buying a
house, and the other 2 are in great relationships. All are doing well in their careers. Carolyn went back to work in the
Beaverton School District and works with students with special needs, and when asked where she got the skills for the
job, she tells people 'from raising her husband'. My nickname at home is Peter Pan, still a work in progress.
I was lucky to have my parents live into their 90's. They gave me a great life. When my dad passed away, I quit work to
help my sister take care of my mom. This was 3 years ago, and I have been playing a lot more bridge than I did when I
was raising my family. My mom passed away a year after my dad, and not long after that, I started playing bridge full
time. I have multiple top 10 national finishes helping me accumulate over 400 platinum points and about 8,000 total MPs.
My favorite event was placing 5th through 8th in the Spingold in 2008 with an all Oregon team. We were not favored,
being seeded 65th, and later became known as the Cinderella team. After winning the first day, we beat the #22, the #11,
and the #6 seed over the next 3 days, all by over 20, for a total of over 90 IMPs. Two people from our team had to go
home to take care of sick parents and, playing out of partnerships, we lost the quarterfinals by 2 mistakes. It required
thousands of hours of work outside of just playing (making notes and knowing them, reading bridge, listening to other
good players) to reach this level and this made it all worth it.
Whatever the level of your goals, I hope you enjoy pursuing them as much as I did and still do.
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Publishing Schedule
Notes from the unit board
OBTY is published on the first of August, October,
December, February, April, and June. Submissions
should be received by the 20th of the previous
month.
It’s been a long-standing practice for many folks
attending our sectionals to bring various snacks. The
reward is a free play. Everyone appreciates the nice
spread that we offer as well as the free coffee. Together
with our low entry fee, it really enhances the experience.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Ace of Clubs
Staci Christian
503-646-8252
staff@the-ace-of-clubs.com
Portland Bridge Center
Paul O'Brien
503-252-1318
Paul@trumpuonline.com
Vancouver Bridge Club
Rich Carle
360-737-3772
vbridgeclub@gmail.com
Unit President
Nancy Jonske
503-203-1153
NaElJo@aol.com
OBTY Editor
Judy Kay
503-502-9503
JudyKay_re@yahoo.com
Unit Tournament Director
Alan Johnson
503-771-3316
Apeace01@comcast.net
District 20 Website
www.ACBLD20.org
Unit 487 Website
http://acbld20.org/unit487
webmaster:
Bill Hardy
503-277-3661
bill@hardysite.com
Sometimes, however, some of us have lost the spirit of
the offering. The free plays are worth eight dollars. We
expect that the value of the refreshments should reflect
this. There is unfortunately a trend among some not to
honor this expectation.
Accordingly, beginning with the next sectional in
September, free plays will be given only when the
hospitality chairpersons deem it appropriate. We hope
we will not have occasion to cause embarrassment
should he or she withhold a free play. We also think it
fair to limit free plays to one per day per person.
If you have questions or concerns, please talk
with one of your board members.
Playing site for our sectionals
From time to time, unit members ask if we can find
another site. This is difficult, and many boards have
tackled it over the years.
Our requirements are:
- At least 5,000 square feet. This would be very
crowded, so more is definitely desirable
- Adequate parking, preferably free
- Willingness of the site to guarantee our dates
two years in advance
Kliever offers the following characteristics:
- 10,000 square feet
- Free parking
- Ability to guarantee our dates
- Allows us to provide free coffee and treats
- Low cost: $1,800 for our three day sectionals.
An increase to $3,000 would require us to raise
the cost of our sectional by $1.00
Past efforts have not identified sites which will both
meet our minimum requirements and a reasonable cost.
The board is ready to support anyone who would be
interested in leading an effort to find a new site. Please
contact
our
president,
Nancy
Jonske
at
NAELJO@aol.com if you wish to work on this.
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Hood River Cherries Jubilee Sectional
July 11-13, 2014
2 Brad Johnson, Judy Iams
3 Gary Johnson, Carol Johnson, Gregory Smith,
Marilee Smith
Flight X Swiss
1 Cynthia Sinn, Betty Apalategui, Nancy
Crawford, George Crawford
2 Edward Lee, Charles Swart, Ray Robert,
Michael Eyer
3 Ian Kirk, Margi Redden, Joe Rottmann, Mona
Hubble
Top Local Masterpoint Winners
Friday Aft Open Pairs
2 Marta Cannell, David Brower
3 Robert Law, David Castles
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2
Friday Aft 299er Pairs
Larry Henderson, Nancy Remple
Barbara Ball, Judith Wilkinson
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2
3
Friday Eve Open Pairs
Marta Cannell, Jeff Jacob
Lisa Fishman, Connie Coquillette
John Gram, Samuel Asai
Friday Eve 299er Pairs
2/3 Willy Suriano, Patricia Dant
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Saturday Open Pairs
Bonnie Fortune, W Ronald Frazier
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3
Saturday Aft 299er Pairs
Thomas Chambers, Ricardo Berdichevsay
Marta Cannell, Hendrik Sharples
Sunday AX Swiss Teams
2 M Duane Meador, Janie Pearcy, David Castles,
Robert Law
3 Nicholas Flores, Jack Marsh, Jon Bartlett, Hank
Gagnon
Sunday BCD Swiss Teams
1 Ronald Mundt, Judy Mundt, Joan Borberg,
Norma Desmarais
3 15.96 Marta Cannell, Hood River OR
6 12.58 Robert Law, Tigard OR
9 11.35 David Castles, Portland OR
10 9.24 Christopher Gibson, Beaverton OR
13 8.71 Richard Soohoo, Vancouver WA
14 8.71 Oris Mowry, Phoenix AZ
17 8.60 David Brower, Portland OR
18 8.56 Bonnie Fortune, Newberg OR
19 7.88 M Duane Meador, Vancouver WA
20 7.88 Janie Pearcy, Vancouver WA
21 7.53 Margaret Evenson, Portland OR
22 7.53 Betsy McCormick, Portland OR
23 7.13 W Ronald Frazier, Clackamas OR
24 6.50 Jake Olsen, Portland OR
25 6.35 Richard Carle, Longview WA
26 5.91 Nicholas Flores, Portland OR
27 5.91 Jon Bartlett, Portland OR
28 5.91 Jack Marsh, Portland OR
29 5.91 Hank Gagnon, Newberg OR
31 5.34 Hendrik Sharples, Brush Prairie WA
32 5.29 Michael Hansen, Vancouver WA
33 5.29 Kathy Hansen, Vancouver WA
34 5.19 Samuel Asai, Hood River OR
35 5.17 Jeff Jacob, Vancouver WA
36 5.11 Lisa Fishman, Beaverton OR
37 5.11 Connie Coquillette, Vancouver WA
COMING EVENTS
Aug 4-10 Rogue Valley Regional, Medford
Sept 12-14 Portland Fall Sectional, Kliever Armory
Sept 22-28 Seaside Regional, Seaside
Oct 11-12 D20 NAP Finals, On-Line, Flights A, B & C
Oct 18-19 Fall NLM (0-500) Sectional, Vancouver
Oct 23-26 Central Oregon Coast Sectional, Newport
Nov 8-9 Fall Senior Sectional, Vancouver
Nov 15-16 West Willamette Sectional, Ace of Clubs
Nov 15-16 East Willamette Sectional, Portland Bridge Center
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Salem Summer Sectional
June 27-29, 2014
Friday AM Open Pairs
1 Richard Soohoo, Oris Mowry
2 Michael Levy, John Ashton
3 Roger McNay, Ethel Birnbach
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7.50 Ann Stark, Portland OR
6.94 Nicholas Flores, Portland OR
6.94 Jack Marsh, Portland OR
6.94 David Castles, Portland OR
5.65 Don Lowry, Wilsonville OR
5.65 Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR
5.20 Mark Smith, Milwaukie OR
5.20 Donald Tofte, Portland OR
299er Friday AM Pairs
1 Janet Clemmons, Joan Peres
Eugene Sectional
May 30-June 1, 2014
Friday Aft Open Pairs
1 Roger McNay, Ethel Birnbach
2 Ann Stark, W Ronald Frazier
3 Oris Mowry, Richard Soohoo
Friday Aft Open Pairs
2 Judy Kay, Laverne Kittilson
Saturday Morn 299er
3 Janice Smith, Lisa Korick
Saturday Aft Open Pairs
3 Kathy Hansen, Michael Hansen
Saturday Open Pairs
1 Christopher Gibson, Chris Wiegand
2 Jeffrey Taylor, Michael Levy
3 Oris Mowry, Richard Soohoo
Saturday Aft 0-200 Pairs
1/2 Michael Stoner, Judy Stoner
Sat Aft 299er Pairs
2 George Oleary, Craig Cooley
A/X Swiss Teams
1 John Ashton, Dennis Metcalf, Jeffrey Taylor,
Michael Levy
2 Nicholas Flores, Jack Marsh, David Castles,
Robert Law
3 Donald Tofte, Chris Wiegand, Christopher
Gibson, Mark Smith
BCD Swiss Teams
2 Francis Walton, Mary Ann Walton, Rita Docken,
Jim Nolan
Top Local Masterpoint Winners
3 15.19 Richard Soohoo, Vancouver WA
4 15.19 Oris Mowry, Phoenix AZ
5 14.70 Christopher Gibson, Beaverton OR
6 14.70 Chris Wiegand, Portland OR
7 14.46 John Ashton, Portland OR
8 9.80 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR
9 9.58 Dennis Metcalf, Portland OR
10 9.53 Robert Law, Tigard OR
13 8.16 Ethel Birnbach, Portland OR
Sunday Swiss Teams
1 Bill Lawrence, Sandra Lawrence, Michael
Hansen. Kathy Hansen
2 John Ashton, Michael Levy, Jeffrey Taylor,
Merlin Vilhauer
3 Connie Marfell, W Ronald Frazier, Don Lowry,
Daniel Hoekstra
Top Local Masterpoint Winners
1 13.16 Michael Hansen
2 13.16 Kathy Hansen
8 9.50 Sandra Lawrence
9 9.50 Bill Lawrence
12 9.20 John Ashton
13 9.17 Merlin Vilhauer
27 6.68 Judy Kay
30 6.01 Laverne Kittilson
Lucrative Position Available
Maybe not in money - but it is a great return in
satisfaction and relationships. Editor needed for
OBTY. Talk to Judy Kay or e-mail her at
judykay_re@yahoo.com.
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