oard membersEducation ChairJANE GARRIndian River County772-231-8771garrjdgarr@bellsouth.netUnit Tournament Coordinator& Alternate <strong>District</strong> 9 RepJANE FORMETOrange County407-649-2022janeformet@yahoo.comConduct/Ethics ChairCELIA PHILLIPSBrevard County321-956-9208cinnabread@hotmail.comMemberKAREN ADELMANIndian River County772-231-1500karenadelman@earthlink.netMemberNANCY HAGERTYSeminole County407-366-0320nhagerty@cfl.rr.comMemberROSALEE LONDEREEOrange County407-880-4812londeree-lmhc@cfl.rr.comMemberJOANNE MARTENBrevard County321-453-0200martenoh1@aol.comMemberWES TILLISIndian River County772-569-1100westillis@aol.comMemberANDY WILKINSeminole County407-765-85<strong>44</strong><strong>as</strong>wilkin@hotmail.comStaffNovice ChairMARTHA MCGHEE407-673-2223mmmcbridge@earthlink.netRepresentative to <strong>District</strong> 9CHRIS KINDT407-649-2022chriskindt@yahoo.comUnit Webm<strong>as</strong>terJOHN CHRISTMAN407-896-8567jwc2708@bellsouth.netMatthew Granovetter -WednesdayMike Cappelletti -ThursdayORLANDOREGIONALCELEBRITYSPEAKERSLeslie Shafer - TuesdayShannon Cappelletti -SaturdayMany Participated In TheOutstanding Lecture SeriesJeff Hand - FridayOFFICIALUNIT 240BREVARD COUNTY– Vote For OneJulie ClarkWrite InORANGE COUNTY– Vote For TwoDot DavisChris Kindt______________________INDIAN RIVER COUNTY Write In – Vote For Four______________________Candace Griffey OSCEOLA COUNTY– Vote For TwoBart Mefort Write In ______________________Jim Schorner Write In ______________________Judy Schorner SEMINOLE COUNTY– Vote For OneJack Wilson Write In Write InBALLOT2008____________________________________________Members Can Vote On Line ByGoing To www.acblunit240.com54 <strong>ACBL</strong> - <strong>District</strong> 9www.<strong>District</strong>9<strong>ACBL</strong>.org 55
SLEWFOOT HARRYFROM TUCUMCARISTRIKES AGAIN!by Harry RossThat marvelous mind which is possessedby imagination, inventiveness anddeviousness seldom rests. That outlandishmind, twisted and irreverent...themind that I envy, w<strong>as</strong> operating in highgear.It w<strong>as</strong> a high stakes game organized byBig Julie, who liked the odds in his favor.He insisted that Nathan Detroit, a steadydependable sort, be his partner andSlewfoot Harry play with little orphanNancy, who w<strong>as</strong> by all accounts still awide-eyed beginner.Thus handicapped, and certainly notwishing to incur Big Julie's disple<strong>as</strong>ure,Harry had to work on minimizing his losses,for winning w<strong>as</strong> out of the question.Julie w<strong>as</strong> "carrying". Therefore, winningcarried with it real physical danger.The game went along quite nicely, thecards fairly even. Nancy and Slewfootencountered occ<strong>as</strong>ional slippage, droppinga trick here and there. Big Julie andNathan enjoyed a modest lead.Then came the hand that prompted thisstory.Slewfoot picked up this uneventful collection:♠Q9876 ♥Q2 ♦J987 ♣32. Hisopponents were vulnerable and he w<strong>as</strong>not. Oh how that condition inflames theinventive mind.Nathan, his Left Hand Opponent, holding♠Ax ♥AK ♦109876 ♣Q876,opened the bidding with 1♦ and Nancy,shyly, with a question mark in her voice,overcalled 1♠.Double w<strong>as</strong> Big Julie's call and though itw<strong>as</strong> negative in meaning, there w<strong>as</strong> anunmistakable threat in his tone. He held agood hand with bad ♥s and a shortage in♠s: ♠-5 ♥98765 ♦A6 ♣AKJ109.Slewfoot Harry w<strong>as</strong> next to speak. He stillheld: ♠Q9876 ♥Q2 ♦J987 ♣32. Hecertainly considered a pre-emptive ♠56 <strong>ACBL</strong> - <strong>District</strong> 9raise...but, he quickly discarded thethought <strong>as</strong> far too mundane and insteadchose to stir the pot with 3 ♣s!Nathan Detroit's hand w<strong>as</strong> decent, butwith modest ♣s and bad ♦s, he found aquiet p<strong>as</strong>s. Nancy w<strong>as</strong>n't quite surewhether 3♣ w<strong>as</strong> strong, weak or somethingelse, so she p<strong>as</strong>sed.Back to big Julie... Do you remember hisholding? ♠5 ♥98765 ♦A5 ♣AKJ109.Though he suspected skullduggery, sugarplums danced in his head... Saliva glandswere extra active...Jingle Jangle... Shouldhe double? What would he do if they ranout in ♠s? Or his partner pulled the double?After all, ♣s w<strong>as</strong> clearly his choice ofcontract and if he p<strong>as</strong>sed, they were there.He p<strong>as</strong>sed!Here w<strong>as</strong> the whole hand wrapped withyellow tape to suggest a crime scene:♠KJ1098♥J1043♦KQ♣54♠A2♠3♥AK♥98765♦109876 ♦A5♣Q876♠Q7654♥Q2♦J432♣32♣AKJ109The auction repeated with West dealingw<strong>as</strong>: 1♦-1♠-X-3♣-PASS-PASS-PASS!Big Julie w<strong>as</strong> furious. He w<strong>as</strong> confused<strong>as</strong> to where he should direct most of hisfury: his partner, his LHO or himself.He finally decided that he would notdirect his anger to himself. He had tochoose Nathan or Harry...but Harry w<strong>as</strong>putting on his coat and <strong>as</strong>king how muchhe owed. He had a date with the Save aSoul Mission down the street.Vero Beach Bridge Center0-299erSectional TournamentMarch 8-9, 2008Vero Beach Duplicate Bridge Center1520 14th AvenueVero Beach, Florida(772) 562-3008www.verobridge.comSearch for the Silver!!Saturday, March 8 Stratified Pairs 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.Sunday, March 9 Stratified Swiss Team Play-through 10:00 a.m. Lunch IncludedStrats: A=200-300 B=100-200 C=0-100Tournament ChairPartnershipsNancy ConwayPat Finn(772) 234-5801 (772) 299-5133nanke1@aol.comPfinn43683@aol.comGreatest Hospitality on the E<strong>as</strong>t Co<strong>as</strong>t!Directions to the Bridge Center: From I-95 exit #147 (SR 60)E<strong>as</strong>t on SR 60 for 7.2 miles to 14th AvenueTurn right (south) for 0.6 miles; Bridge Center is on left.Lodging: Comfort Inn, 950 U.S. Highway 1, (772) 569-0900Our Orlando Regional Began This Year OnNew Year's Eve--So Of Course We Had A New Year's Eve PartyFor Bridge Playerswww.<strong>District</strong>9<strong>ACBL</strong>.org 57