WELCOME TO UNIT 497's SITE!!
Have fun at our games, & PLEASE be kind to your partners & opponents - we're ZERO TOLERANCE!
We're "B-E-R" (Berkeley-El Cerrito-Richmond) to ACBL, but our "turf" also includes 9 (hill/bay)side burgs west of Berkeley Hills, along/above 80/580 between Golden Gate Fields & the Carquinez Bridge: Albany, Crockett, El Sobrante, Hercules, Kensington, Pinole, Point Richmond, Rodeo, & San Pablo. Scroll down ALL THE WAY FIRST - our basic info (club & Unit games, contacts, etc.) is on this page, THEN click a button on the left for a quick link to specifics (Unit Board's empty until I get digital pix of & bio info from all). Club/Unit Game results will stay for a year (monthly indices are numerical mmyy), as will unedited Beer Dude Forum columns & odd blogs. BER Player of the Year races get updated monthly (Unit 497 members only; name in italics indicates Non-LM as of 1/1 of current year). NOTE: You need Microsoft Excel or Excel Viewer to view P-O-Y; click below to get Excel Viewer FREE: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c8378bf4-996c-4569-b547-75edbd03aaf0&DisplayLang=en
Gimme hell if you find something user-unfriendly - yap at me when I'm directing/e-mail beerman49@msn.com.
CURRENT INFO - PAY ATTENTION!
UNIT & CLUB GAMES ARE AT MADERA CLUBHOUSE THRU 8/21! Check out our newest link - Bridgevaria.com - a nice Dutch Site
UPCOMING NOTABLE CLUB/UNIT GAMES
SUN 7/26 - Unit Game - Strat Pairs 1PM.
FRI 8/14 - LO Club Championship
M/W/F 8-24/26/28 - STAC Games (SILVER Points!)
SUN 8/30 - "Last Chance" NAP Qualifier - 1PM.
SAT 9/12 - BBQ SWISS - NOON @ ECCC
WED 9/16 - LO Club Championship
MON 9/21 - ECBC Club Championship
SUN 9/27 - Unit Game Strat Pairs, 1PM
UNIT GAME INFORMATION
Unit Pair Games start 1PM, & are the LAST Sunday of the month unless noted otherwise; @ Arlington Sept-May, Madera Jun-July; Aug depends on school calendar (this yr Arlington). Click Unit Games button for dates & sites. Our 2-session May & Sept BBQ Swiss team events (click the button for latest info) allow Unit 497 members to eat great free food between sessions (current price for non-unit members is $7). Our holiday party is FREE to all who bring food to share. BBQ Swisses & Sectionals play at the El Cerrito Community Center, 7700 Moeser Lane (@ Ashbury).
CLUB GAME INFORMATION
Games are M/W/F; all start 12:15 PM, & are at Arlington Clubhouse late Aug thru mid-June, at Madera Clubhouse for the balance - click Site Directions button for how to get there. Specifics:
El Cerrito Bridge Club (Unit-owned) Monday: Table fees $4; stratified based on MP holdings of players there (A/B break usually is 500 or 750, occasionally 1000; A/B/C only if 9+ tables).
Live Oak Wed & Fri: Table fees $4 for members ($5 annual dues); $5 for non-members. A/B/C strats are unlimited/1000/300/ for 9.5+ table games; for < 9 tables it's A/B unlimited/500 (subject to director discretion - which is me most of the time). When I direct, if A strat's overloaded at 500, I'll raise the min to 750 or 1000 based on the players in the game - I aim for balance so B/C pairs have a better chance to "scratch".
When you need a partner for any club game, call/e-mail Vi Kimoto: 510/223-6539 vkimoto@att.net
UNIT 497 OFFICERS
PREZ: JIM SCOTT 510/(525-1759 H 847-3948 cell) eurekajim@aol.com
VP/WEBMEISTER/DIRECTOR: MARK KORNMANN 510/(528-5351 H 932-6064 cell) beerman49@msn.com
TREASURER: VEDA MASON 510/232-9890 vmmente@pacbell.net