70+% GAMES
Thomas Carpenter, Fort Wayne and Larry O'Maley, Fort Wayne 70.75% April 7
Lou Nimnicht, Crown Point and Steve Watson, Munster 71.37% April 8
Mark Ford, Fort Wayne and Robert Hannah, Fort Wayne 71.83% April 22
Mary Lou Clegg, Fort Wayne and Ken Koorsen, Fort Wayne 70.24% May 1
John Aumiller, Fort Wayne and William Schelm, Fort Wayne 73.25% May 12
Lou Nimnicht, Crown Point and Jeff Vedeges, Tinley Park 72.28% May 16
RISING IN THE RANKINGS
Junior Master: Joshua Baiel, Wheatfield; Jane Bailey, Elkhart; Robert Porter, Saint John; David Dennis, South Bend; Indra Gupta, Munster
Club Master: James Fill, Dyer; Barbara Nelson, South Bend; Robert Porter, Saint John; Diane Reardon, Portage
Sectional Master: Gregory Lyzun, South Bend
Regional Master: Lynn Bayman, Valparaiso; Bill Defuniak, Long Beach
Bronze Life Master: Faralee Baidinger, Angola; Dave Bigler, Hobart
Silver Life Master: Barbara Medlock, Granger
BRONZE LIFE MASTER . . . a forty-month journey
On
April 7, 2009 Dave Bigler of Hobart attained the status of Bronze Life
Master. This achievement comes less than ten months after being awarded his Life
Master such a short period of time and so many masterpoints! Dave admits that
his quest for Bronze has been somewhat intense, as evidenced by his
spectacularly high finish in the ACBL rankings. With more than 60 gold and 140
silver and red points he thinks that its time to "mellow" just a little.
Lou Nimnicht considers Dave the most pleasant person in the whole room. He has the ability to work things out, which is a complex process he analyzes every nuance. "
Chuck Briggs is Daves most frequent partner. He says, Weve always been able to communicate well. If there ever is a problem, Dave wants to spend time afterward to work things out toward an understanding. Dave has the desire to improve and wants to learn all that he can.
BRONZE LIFE MASTER . . . an advocate for the game
In
less than a year and a half since Pat Valiska of Highland had been
awarded a Life Master, she has advanced to the rank of Bronze Life Master
attesting to the fact that she has become a devotee of this fascinating game.
Norm Szewczyk talks about Pat: Pat is willing to learn new things and is very easy to play with not moody like some bridge players. She has excellent table manners. She is always a pleasure to play with because of her attitude and her even temperament. She shows consistent improvement.
She is the club manager at South Suburban Bridge Club and is always taking on extra responsibilities. he donates her time and energy toward the improvement of the game in any way she can and toward the overall camaraderie of the club membership.
LIFETIME TOP MP HOLDERS
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1. Howard Piltch, Osceola IN 17,880 2. Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN 11,472 3. Dean Duncan, Mishawaka IN 8608 4. Michael Slaven, Elkhart IN 8219 5. John Aumiller, Fort Wayne IN 8134 6. Dave Fred, Granger IN 7584 7. James Davis, Kokomo IN 5731 8. Richard Ellis Jr., Kokomo IN 5220 9. Wesley Adamczyk, Deerfield IL 5078 10. John Chmielowiec, Michigan City IN 4970 11. Frank Yoder III, Goshen IN 4605 12. Irene Singleton, South Bend IN 4448 13. Carol Mahoney, Kokomo IN 4212 14. Howard Schmid, Merrillville IN 4102 15. James Feinstein, South Bend IN 4078 16. Joseph Chin, Highland IN 3861 17. Rita Duncan, Somerset IN 3783 18. Rosemary Zonker, Elkhart IN 3462 19. Rony Adelsman, South Bend IN 3298 20. Joseph Shull, New Haven 3179 21. J. Cordas, South Bend IN 2898 22. Marie Goldner, Mishawaka IN 2884 23. Elaine Delaney, South Bend 2723 24. Jack Spring, Fort Wayne IN 2698 25. Al Fenton, Plymouth IN 2595 26. Charles Clarke, South Bend IN 2591 27. Teen Robertson, Mishawaka IN 2587 28. James O'Connell, Valparaiso IN 2555 29. Byron Parshall, Mishawaka IN 2542 30. Virginia Stipp, South Bend IN 2369 31. Barbara Graegin, Dyer IN 2305 32. John Killeen, Mishawaka IN 2280 33. Sara Marcus, Granger IN 2224 34. Marian Eggebrecht, South Bend IN 2212 35. Charlotte Davis, Kokomo IN 2166 36. Marilyn Weisbach, Fort Wayne IN 2162 37. Carol Osgerby, Highland IN 2089 38. Mrs. M. C. Knepper, Palmetto FL 2032 39. Daniel Simon, South Bend IN 2015 40. Donna Simon, South Bend IN 1976 41. Albert Guilford, Angola IN 1937 42. Paul Scherer, Mishawaka IN 1791 43. Leroy Boser, Elkhart IN 1781 44. Chris Grande, Mishawaka IN 1777 45. Steven Watson, Munster IN 1767 46. Robert Barbieri, Fort Wayne IN 1748 47. Michael Clegg, Fort Wayne IN 1729 48. Jerry Yocom, Hobart IN 1705 49. Callix Miller, Granger IN 1702 50. Lena Howard, Elkhart IN 1700 |
51. Paul Heinsen, Winamac IN 1693 52. James Angell, Munster IN 1676 53. Opal Jost, South Bend IN 1668 54. Essi Katz, Mishawaka IN 1643 55. Louise Tickfer, Granger IN 1630 56. Patricia Killeen, Mishawaka IN 1611 57. Norman Szewczyk, Lansing IL 1600 58. Joan Smith, Fort Wayne IN 1573 59. Rosemary Payne, Goshen IN 1538 60. June Glazer, Elkhart IN 1537 61. David McNitt, Elkhart IN 1535 62. Rose Ferguson, Ft Wayne IN 1533 63. Donald Ferguson, Fort Wayne IN 1517 64. K. Koorsen, Fort Wayne IN 1512 65. Suzanne Watson, South Bend IN 1493 66. Bonnie Carter, Kokomo IN 1492 67. Norman Stephan, Fort Wayne IN 1488 68. Patricia Love, Fort Wayne IN 1474 69. Doris Eley, Merrillville IN 1463 70. William Searcy, Elkhart IN 1461 71. Marilyn Crank, Kokomo IN 1452 72. Mary Lou Clegg, Fort Wayne IN 1444 73. Mrs. B. A. Seitz, New Haven IN 1436 74. Daniel Spain, Portage IN 1428 75. Jo Ann Steigmeyer, Granger IN 1386 76. Anne Rosen, Fort Wayne IN 1355 77. Bob Hawley, Peru IN 1353 78. Robert Adams, South Bend IN 1323 79. Bud Hinckley, South Bend IN 1313 80. Virginia Peterson, Plymouth IN 1309 81. Ronald Peterson, Plymouth IN 1308 82. Paul Graegin, Dyer IN 1306 83. Fred Carnes, Kokomo IN 1303 84. F. A. Binder Jr., South Bend IN 1274 85. Phillip Stephan, South Bend IN 1252 86. Timothy Delaney, South Bend IN 1211 87. Deborah Yocum, Valparaiso IN 1206 88. Matthew Fultz, Fort Wayne IN 1206 89. Patty Fred, Granger IN -- 1204 90. Bob Kellstrom, Chesterton IN 1202 91. Gilbert Fox, Auburn IN 1149 92. Louis Nimnicht, Crown Point IN 1133 93. Donald Spears, Fort Wayne IN 1128 94. Lois Ganser, Mishawaka IN 1113 95. Ruth Stephan, Fort Wayne IN 1109 96. Richard Klitzke, South Bend IN 1101 97. Sandy Craft, Fort Wayne IN 1094 98. Charles Schultz, La Porte IN 1079 99. Sara Grande, Mishawaka IN 1076 100. William Lesser, Fort Wayne IN 1042 |
INTERNATIONAL FUND GAME May 13, 2009 in Fort Wayne
Players winning masterpoints:
Open Pairs 13 tables
Jay Albright and Barb Bates 62.18% 3.83 mp
Donald and Rose Ferguson 62.02% 2.87 mp
Patrick Oetting and Steve Ball 60.10% 2.15 mp
Betty Anne Evans and Joan Smith 56.09% 1.62 mp
Otto Bonahoom and Howard Chapman 55.61% 1.40 mp
Marilyn Weisbach and Jack Spring 54.81% 0.80 mp
Mary Wuest and Ron Patton 54.81% 0.80 mp
Limited pairs 0-199 7 tables
Judson and Lorayne Beamsley 59.21% 1.98 mp
Joan Busch and Donna Windmiller 56.11% 1.49 mp
Jerry Burton and Barbara Adams 55.79% 1.40 mp
Maryellen Rice and Gloria Chase 55.71% 0.84 mp
Claire Fitch and Connie Borland 54.29% 1.05 mp