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Working Bee: Many hands make light work at the Annual Spring Clean of the Te Aroha Bridge Club. Thanks to all those that turned out (and the cleaning fairies that came in during the weekend also).

Looking forward to seeing everybody on Tuesday Night 6pm for drinks and dinner followed by bridge at approximately 7.30pm.

First time playing together and they managed to come top of Xclub on Wednesday across 70 pairs from three different clubs. An honourable mention to Ari Rigter and Anne Cummins who were just behind in 2nd place.

http://www.compassmate.bridge-centre.org/results/weekly

Well done Te Aroha

Well nothing really startling happened at the AGM but we do have some new appointments with new blood on the committee:

President: Greg Saxon (nothing different there)
Secretary: Jacquie Loney
Treasurer: Victor Kooter
(and new committee member: Rochelle Van Heuven)

Some of the topics covered:

Subs & Table money: due to increases from NZ Bridge, Te Aroha will increase fees as per the following affective 2014:

Annual subs: $35
table money: $2.50
Affiliation/associate member: $15

Lessons: will start in March and run for 10 weeks on a Wednesday. Encourage all club members to sign up at least one person each. Word of mouth best promotion for the game.

Xmas dinner on the 10th December. Unsure if we are able to open the event up for partners due to space restrictions. But will firm up numbers and make a decision about this in the coming few weeks.

Working bee/annual spruce up: Monday 9.30am 9th December @ the clubrooms.

2014 Programme: some minor changes which will be firmed up and ratified after circulation at the club on Tuesday.

The third quarter national rankings are out. In the prestigious Baden Wilson List, one Te Aroha player features. In the Unranked players listings, Te Aroha has the second highest placed Female in the country. Take a bow ROCHELLE VAN HEUVEN. It will be the last time Rochelle will feature in the unranked player list as she has now reached her Certificate of Proficiency going through the 500 C point barrier. Many Congratulations Rochelle! Rochelle - 2nd in New Zealand
Below is the ranks report featuring Rochelle.

Here are some photos from our Mini Moos 5 garden party and at the end of the photos you will find the more detailed results.
CONGRATULATIONS to MARIE MONCUR from Cambridge, a last minute stand in, on her success today in winning Mini Moos 5.
Mini Moos 5 winner - Marie Moncur from Cambridge
Runner up from the host club Alison Cradock
Third Place from Hamilton Jol Glyde
Winner - best hat - Jacquie Loney
Moos in the Garden
Moos and Pimms
Victor thinking hard
Fred in pondering mode
Rochelle considers if Pimms is causing loss of form
Anne returns to the Moos
More Moos
Cath Glyde - concentrating hard
Clare considers options
Robert asks why he ended up the sober driver?
Moshe hard at work on the bidding
Some More Moos
Margreet keeps a low profile
Te Aroha Moos

RESULTS: (Pimms influenced in some cases!)
Marie Cambridge 96
Alison Te Aroha 92
Sue/Jane Te Aroha 90
Jol Hamilton 84
Margreet Cambridge 83
Angela Te Aroha 82
Clare Hamilton 79
Cath Hamilton 79
Peter Cambridge 77
Rae Cambridge 77
Gerry Morrinsville 76
Moshe Te Awamutu 75
Sue Hamilton 73
Robert Hamilton 73
Rochelle Te Aroha 72
Jill Cambridge 72
John Cambridge 69
Victor Te Aroha 68
Mary Morrinsville 67
Fred Hamilton 66
Jacquie Te Aroha 64
Nicola Morrinsville 61
Marcienne Te Awamutu 58
Anne Te Awamutu 57

Thank you to Te Aroha Bridge Club for allowing us the use of their clubrooms for the day and to Club President Greg Saxon for taking the trouble to come down and greet us and welcome us to the club.

New Zealand Bridge are setting up an electronic enewsletter and are encouraging subscribers by offering the chance to win an ipad for those that sign up before 23 November.

Instructions as below ...

1. Please open: www.nzbridge.co.nz
2. Find the iPad symbol
3. Enter your email to receive news, views and information from NZ Bridge
4. Do it by November 23, 2013, and you will be in the draw to win a new, donated iPad

Not only will you be more well informed about the world of bridge ... but you may also be the lucky winner of a new electronic toy to distract you!

The final club competition for the 2013 starts next week on the 29th October.

This is the final opportunity for club members to get their name on the 2013 honours board. There are two individual competitions held in parallel:

The Auckland Cup which is an individual scratch competition and Te Aroha Cup for the best individual based on their handicap score.

The competition runs over 6 nights with one score allowed to be discounted or missed.

Remember to confirm your partner before each week and if you aren't sure who you are playing with or need a partner let Hermanna or Anna know.

Happy Bridging Everybody:)

I went into the clubrooms today to download last night results and work out the overall winner of the 4 night pairs and it appeared that not all the results had been captured last night.

Hence the reason for some altered scores (for those that hung around for the results last night).

The winners of both the scratch and handicap sections from last night were: Alison Cradock and Hermanna Hemmes

BUT ... the big winners for the 4 night competition were ... drum roll ...Jillian O'Neill and Greg Saxon.

Because they were the only pair who managed to play every week!

Although to make the ladder appear a bit more interesting - I allowed one score to be dropped and 3 sessions allowable. So on that basis Alison Cradock and Hermanna Hemmes were the unofficial winners (scratch and handicap.

Bridge Garden Party

Te Aroha host the final Mini Moos of 2013 on Sunday 3 November.

All beginners who attended lessons this year are invited to join Jane and Nick at a special bridge garden party.

The bridge (weather permitting!) will take place in the garden of the club. The proceeds of the previous Moos events together with the higher entry fee to this event are being splurged on Pimms and Lemonade, and strawberries and cream.

Nick will be running a rainbow movement which means it will be an individual rather than a pairs event. This also means that you do not need a partner. You DO need to register - Jane needs to know how many strawberries to buy! Current entry list attached below.

Come and celebrate at the club which is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee this year. See you at the bridge event of the year for new players. Fish out those straw boaters and striped jackets and fancy dresses and hats now!

Results from the Te Awamutu Mini Moos afternoon are set out in full in the Moos Noos 4 attached below. Many congratulations to Jol and Cath Glyde our winners today.