Table Talk March 2021 - Long Beach Bridge

lob eac hbngr i d gTable TalkMarch 2021eVolunteer ProfileArdie LaineYou’ve seen her as theQueen of Hearts at the club’s 2019Halloween party, but Ardis Laineis the Queen of Creativity everyday! From her Halloween costumesaccentuated with professionalmakeup to her Red Carpet Oscarparties to her custom Christmascards, Ardie invests her original spinin all she undertakes—including eachmonth’s Table Talk!Ardie graduated in 1983 witha Mechanical Engineering degree ata time when only 2% of engineeringgraduates were women.She workedin the aerospace industry for 32years, mostly at Northrop Grummanon “black” aka classified projectsincluding the B-2 Stealth bomber.Ardie added, “It was dumb luck thatEMAIL: FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM: LONGBEACHBRIDGE.4782 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAYLONG BEACH, CA 90804562.498.8113Events March 2021Online ScheduleDaily GamesALLIANCE games are held at www.bridgebase.com.7:00 a.m.7:00 a.m.7:30 a.m.8:30 a.m.9:45 a.m.10:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.1:00 p.m.2:45 p.m. 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 8 8 8 7 70-299 BlueOpen0-499 Green0-1000 Pink0-49 Red0-199 Lt. BlueOpen0-399 Gray0-1000 Pink0-299 BlueOpen0-499 GreenSee website for special Monday and Swiss team gamesI accepted a job at a company witha pension so I could retire in 2015at age 55.”Chuck and Ardie startedworking at Northrop in the sameyear but didn’t meet for nearly20 years—until a company golftournament in 2004. Ardierecalled, “We have differentmemories of that first meeting.My memory was me sassily teasinghim for teeing off the ‘ladies’ tees.’His memory was my shyly duckingmy head, barely making eyecontact.” Another common bondthey shared was playing Euchre, a1Midwestern card game best playedover a few drinks and a good starterfor aspiring bridge players. SinceChuck played bridge at work everyday during lunch, Ardie decidedto learn the game. Ardie’s bridgejourney from her first contactwith Long Beach Bridge throughachieving Life Master is recountedin the January 2021 issue of TableTalk. She laughingly commented,“Now I’m banking gold pointsfor when I achieve Sapphire LifeMaster.”Ardie characterizes herselfContinued on page 2March 2021table talk

as the “world’s greatest dabbler.”She has worked in multiple artmedia, photography, ceramics,tile mosaics, calligraphy, stainedglass, jewelry, quilting, sewing,and psysanka (detailed decoratedUkrainian eggs). She noted,“Creating Pysanka eggs is supposedto reduce chaos in the world, soI’ll be making a ton of them thisyear!” She’s currently Zooming intocomputer graphics classes at LongBeach Community College.Ardie is looking forwardto playing bridge face-to-face andtraveling again beyond the 17countries she has visited to date. In2014, Ardie and Chuck bought anAirstream Bambi and toured theUnited States with their two Bostonterriers. They even “glamped” theirway to the Adirondacks and backto visit Virginia Brewer.People don’t know thatArdie is, in fact, a TV star. Sheexplained, “I come from the samehometown as Harry Reasoner. Infact, I can be seen on the hourlong special Harry did called ‘ASmall Town in Iowa.’ At 18:56 in,wearing a knit hat with a whitetassel, I’m walking across the streetwith my brother. Blink and you’llmiss me.” Ardie also competed ona reality TV show called “GroundRules.” She won—a rock. Sheadded, “We were the last episodeof the last season. I guess we killedthe show. I looked for our episodeonline but could find it. I do have aVHS tape and maybe a CD.”In addition to TableTalk, Ardie sends out the weeklyemail notice from Long BeachBridge and applies her prodigiousgraphics skills to flyers for the unit’ssectionals and other displays. Shemakes our club more graphicallyappealing and fun! Ardie, thanksfor all you do, and let’s schedulea screening party for your TVcameos.by Lillian SlaterDecemberStatus ChangesJunior MasterRita B WrightClub MasterJoey DureeWho is this littledarling?“Our” darling (on the right)with her twin sister. Go to ourFacebook page - Long BeachBridge for the answer.Were you a cute kid? Ofcourse you were! Be the nextlittle darling. Send photos to:ardeaux1@gmail .com.Last month’slittle darling:Judy CookNancy J ImberySectional MasterPriscilla C CaillouetteJohn F TholenRegional MasterTed J DoweCarol R HerzlingerDavid E HoytDiamond LMJackie E Hess2March 2021table talk

Our Sympathies to theFamilies ofMarch Bridge ClassTopic: Defense with Rob PreeceTime: Mar 29, 2021 09:30 AMClass 10. If you would like to order the CD,send 25 made payable to Bridge Brigadewith a note asking for the CD. Send to SharonBiederman, 1708 Bayou Way, Seal Beach 90740.Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/91545585518?pwd MUZYSHVhRFpSNDZkeFZYNXZHMlRqZz09Meeting ID: 915 4558 5518Passcode: 520098William “Bill” Eddy1927 - 2021Supervised Play0–99er’s earn masterpoints with supervisedplay with Hank and Fern through March onMondays and Tuesdays. 5.See LongBeachBridge.com for details.Need Help? We’re Here to Assist YouNot sure about playing online?Feel free to contact us, and wewill be more than happy toguide you through the sign upand basics for online Bridgewith BBO.Sign up for help onlongbeachbridge.com or call/text Sharon at 714-624-3455.John MelisDiamond Life Master1945- 2021Table Talk has becomethe Long Beach Bridge’sreplacement of the director’swhite board during thepandemic. Our white boardcommunicated illnesses,deaths and memorial plansfor our members. Many of usare saddened that we can notmourn together. We encourageanyone who would like to sharememories about our departedfriend to pass them along so wecan all read. Send an email toArdie at ardeaux1@gmail.comor call/text at 562-254-0099EditorContributorsTable TalkArdie LaineRenee HoffmanLillian SlaterArticle SubmissionsWe welcome articles, ideas, and photos pertaining to our club. We reserve theright to revise submissions. Contact Ardie at ardeaux1@gmail.comMarch 2021table talk

2020 Unit 557 Ace of Club WinnersMasterpoints won at clubs are counted excluding Sectionals and online “colorless pointsd.OverallJackie HessLillian SlaterJohn MelisCliff Goodrich0-5Darrel MansonJane MansonYvonne KronebergerJoey Duree5 - 20Linda LaneRita Van LieropJan Van LieropJohn Tholen20 - 50Melanie SmothersRick GonserCharlotte RoushBeth Mary Byrne50 - 100Ted DoweCarolyn ByrnesJudith CookJenny Ernest100 - 200Ardis LaineBarbara WallaceSandra SchlosserCharles Laine200 - 300Lillian SlaterKathleen PecarovichRuth RoeEllen Kice210.00157.51126.82119.83300 - 500Linda DillonJoyce RobertsTimothy ColeJohn Hagman34.3022.2321.1220.7132.5731.6626.6211.53500 - 1000John GalligherRobert BakovicLynn DanielsonSusan Bibby97.8086.6775.3171.7984.6336.1835.7921.771000 - 1500Thomas FeliceSharon BiedermanDalia HernandezAlan 500 - 2500Paul PettlerJohn HandJudith JonesJoyce 2500 - 3500Cliff GoodrichKay TsengJo MelisLarry 500 - 5000Jackie HessJohn PetrieBill McCleanVerna Baccus210.0032.5828.8019.835000 - 7500John MelisMark LeonardMark Tang126.8281.9325.98157.5134.0119.5817.66

2020 Unit 557 Mini-McKenney WinnersACBL members who win the most points during a calendar yearOverallJackie HessLillian SlaterArdis LaineCliff Goodrich0-5Darrel MansonJane MansonYvonne KronebergerJoey Duree5 - 20Linda LaneRita Van LieropJan Van LieropJohn Thole20 - 50Melanie SmothersRick GonserCharlotte RoushBeth Mary Byrne50 - 100Ted DoweCarolyn ByrnesJudith CookJenny Ernest100 - 200Ardis LaineSandra SchlosserBarbara WallaceCharles Laine200 - 300Lillian SlaterKathleen PecarovichRuth RoeEllen Kice217.47178.92143.28142.39300 - 500Linda DillonJoyce RobertsTimothy ColeJohn Hagman35.3629.3429.2129.0432.5731.6626.6211.53500 - 1000John GalligherRobert BakovicLynn DanielsonColleen 1000 - 1500Thomas FeliceDalia HernandezSharon BiedermanAlan 1500 - 2500Paul PettlerJudith JonesJohn HandAl Appel84.5358.8354.8146.20103.0068.9957.0641.122500 - 3500Cliff GoodrichKay TsengJo MelisRenee 73500 - 5000Jackie HessJohn PetrieBill McCleanVerna Baccus217.4747.0842.9224.185000 - 7500John MelisMark LeonardMark Tang138.6894.5175.74178.9234.0120.6417.66

Moving to BakersfieldJanet Logan is moving toBakersfield on March 1st to pursuea job in the Superior Court as aMediator. She will be missed butJanet countered, “I’m going tomiss all of you more!” She plans onkeeping in touch by returning toplay with Jo Melis on weekends.Janet has been a presenceat the club for 25 years—greetingpeople or helping others as needed.She helped with food preparationand parties, as well as providingadministrative support as a memberof the unit board for several yearsand the district board for a year.For over two years she team taughtwith Kevin Lane. She also mentorednewer players. Janet added, “I wantto thank all the bridge players thatallowed me to mentor them. It hasbeen my highest honor.” During thepast ten years, Janet volunteered tobe a fill-in as needed.In 1981 she married intoa bridge family. Janet and herhusband moved to England in theearly 90’s to work as consultantshelping transition utilities fromgovernment to public control. Whenthey transferred from Manchesterto London, Janet was not permittedto work with her husband, so shefound a bridge club and startedplaying duplicate. She commented,“I found bridge fun and extremelyaddictive. I play bridge because I’msocial. I like the cards, but it’s thepeople that keep me fascinated.”When they returned to the statesand later moved to Belmont Shore,Janet came to the club. She recalled,“It was Long Beach in its heyday soI played twice most days and threetimes on Friday.Most of all, Janet wants“to thank my countless partnersbecause, without you, I could notplay bridge. Of course, thanks tomy best partner of all time, Jo.”Janet ended by saying, “I’ll be back.Keep counting those cards, andvolunteer!” We look forward tocatching up with you then, Janet!by Lillian SlaterMoving to FloridaJoyce Henderson is moving toFlorida on March 5th! Having livedin Long Beach since 1964, she’srelocating to be closer to family whocan help with Joe and his healthissues.Last year, Joyce’s niece Stephanieand her family came to Long Beachfor nine months to help out, butthey missed Florida and movedback there. Since Joe’s family lives6in Tampa, Joyce and her niecewill be shopping for a house in anearby county—with Wauchula asa leading contender. Joyce and Joewill be living with Stephanie, herhusband, and their two teenagers(who largely stay in their rooms).Joyce has always played socialbridge, as well as playing online torelax after work. Largely self-taught,she also learned a lot from a videoby Omar Sharif, an excellent bridgeplayer and actor she liked—whichis why she bought the video. Omarplayed with lots of other experts andhad tips on how to hold your ownat the table. In 1999 Joyce retiredfrom teaching math in Long BeachUnified due to a stress-relatedillness. For years after retiring,Joyce played a lot of social bridgebut resisted coming to the clubbecause she thought it would be toostressful. Jane Reid finally draggedher there saying, “I want to playwith someone good.” They made adeal that Jane would teach Joyce thenewer bidding while Joyce wouldteach Jane how to play the cards.Joyce added, “I’m a student andadmirer of Mark Teaford [a previousteacher]. I had the joy of playingwith him after he took me underhis wing because we shared somecommon challenges.” This reporterwill miss Joyce’s dry sense of humorand her “game face.” Both wereinitially intimidating but, once I gotto know her, entertaining. WhenI mentioned the “game face” toJoyce, she quickly and resoundinglyresponded, “It’s FOCUS, FOCUS,FOCUS at the table!”During our safer-at-home period,Joyce plays on BBO twice a weekwith Thad Mikols and once withLarry Slutsky. Add joycehendy as aBBO friend to keep in touch. We’llmiss you at the club, Joyce!by Lillian SlaterMarch 2021table talk

143.28 105.93 72.54 49.47 100 - 200 Lillian Slater Kathleen Pecarovich Ruth Roe Ellen Kice 178.92 34.01 20.64 17.66 200 - 300 Linda Dillon Joyce Roberts . 2020 Unit 557 Mini-McKenney Winners ACBL members who win the most points during a calendar year. March 2021 table talk by Lillian Slater by Lillian Slater