Newsletter - 02-23-05

Mike was a member of our club until his death a few years ago. His background is compelling. He was born in Central Europe and was caught up in Hitler's ethnic genocide (I refuse to call it 'cleansing').

Mike was an outstanding chess and bridge player and won a Regional Open Pairs at Orlando the day before dying of a heart attack. Here are Spike's words, "Mike was always in a good mood and helpful to newer players... (and) we still miss him."

The day will begin at 11:00 AM and be over about 5:00 PM or so. The game will consist of two sessions--a typical Sunday Swiss game will have three rounds of eight boards followed by three more rounds of eight. The cost is $16 per person for the 'two' sessions and lunch is included.

This is a 4-person team game, but call Spike, 255-7744, if you, or you and your partner, do not have a team but would like to play.

The CLUB LIBRARY is open. Many bridge books have been donated. Take one home--just remember to bring it back soon. If you have books you can donate, please give them to any Director.

OUR CLUB WEB SITE owes many thanks to two people. Dave Wright got us up and running when he was active with the club. His work gave us full Internet exposure, and we thank him once again for all he did. Bill McManus is now our Computer Coordinator and has redesigned the web site. He is giving recommendations to the Board of Directors on the purchase of new equipment, backing up our data on a regular basis, and handling the many concerns that arise in computer operations. Our web site is: daytonabridge.org. From there you can also link to the site where our game results are posted.

NOTE--if that address still takes you to our former web site (white background), it means your computer is doing what it has always done. You can get to the new site by using this address: www.daytonabridge.org.