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; 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 this page ALL THE WAY - all our basic info (club & Unit games, contacts, etc.) is here. Click a button on the left for quick links to specifics (Unit Board's empty until I get digital pix of & bio info from all). Club/Unit Game results stay for a year (monthly indices are numerical mmyy), as do 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.
HEADLINES - PAY ATTENTION!
Games move back to Castro effective 8/25. NO GAMES Fri 8/20 & Mon 8/23! KUDOS to Marge Hutchings for winning the Monday STAC overall with a 73.75% game - good for 22 silvers!
NOTABLE CLUB/UNIT GAMES THRU SEPT
SUN 8/29 - Unit Game "Last Chance" NAP Qualifier, 1 PM @ Castro Clubhouse.
SAT 9/11 - BBQ SWISS, Noon @ ECCC.
WED 9/15 - FREE PLAY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP.
SUN 9/26 - UNIT GAME, Strat Pairs @ 1PM.
UNIT GAME/SECTIONAL INFORMATION
Unit Pair Games start 1PM on the LAST Sunday of the month (holiday weekends excepted in 5-Sunday months). We play @ Castro/Madera Clubhouses unless specified otherwise. Table fees are $5, $6 for charity games. Click Unit Games button for dates & sites. Our 2-session May & Sept BBQ Swiss team games (click the button for latest info) feed Unit 497 members FREE between sessions (non-unit members pay $7). Our holiday party is FREE to all who bring food to share. Sectionals (normally 1st full weekends in March/Nov) & BBQ Swisses play at the El Cerrito Community Center, 7007 Moeser Lane (@ Ashbury).
CLUB GAME INFO
Games are M/W/F at 12:15 PM, & are at Castro Clubhouse (1420 Norvell, El Cerrito) until school lets out; we're back to Madera for the summer. Click Site Directions button for how to get there. We've dubbed the Wed & Fri games "Live Oak Pairs"; see the results using the same buttons you're used to. Table fees are $4 for all games; club championship days (last Mons in Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct; 3rd Weds in Mar/Jun/Sept/Dec; 2nd Fris in Feb/May/Aug/Nov) are FREE PLAY days that pay bonus masterpoints!
A/B/C Strats for 9+ tables are unlimited/1500/500 (drops to 300 if too many in C strat); for smaller games, the A/B break varies between 500-1000 at the director's discretion, based on the player mix.
Partners: Newcomers/out-of town vistors - please call Mark Kornmann (phone #'s below; no guarantees). "Regulars" should sign-up on the calendar posted at the site. We'll provide you an active player roster (name/phone #/e-mail address) at your request; one will be posted once I get it; our Unit roster is available via the Unit Board/Roster button to your left.
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