BCNC Ten Year Anniversary 1/10/2025

Friday, January 10th, the Club celebrates our ten year anniversary as a volunteer run organization, rather than a privately owned club.  Please come and have some delicious cake.  Bridge in North County has a long and complicated history, but for your edification, here is an excerpt from our History as recorded by Rex Latus:

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"December 7th 2014 a date to remember. Lee Hofacre (North County Bridge Club owner) passed. For eight years (2007-2014) Lee strived to keep the club going. He hoped that someday the Unit would take over the club.  From December 7 to December 26 there was no club owner. A new buyer could not be found. A team of volunteers kept the club open during that period, but John Hofacre (Lee’s son) closed the club. For the first time since 1970, the club went dark.
On December 8th an On-going Operations Committed (OOC) comprised of Bill Sperry, Rex Latus and Miriam Saner was formed to analyze and evaluate if reopening the club was feasible and financially practical. It was determined that it could be done. In January the OOC created a Board of Directors of seven volunteers. Their goal was to reopen in January 2015. Through the efforts of the (newly renamed) BCNC Board of Directors (Bill Sperry President, Jean Holt, Gary Beed, Vic Pitcock, Sue Compton, Jill Roberts, and Rex Latus), the lights came back on January 12, 2015." 

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Thank You To Alan Turner from the BoD

At the December Club Board Meeting, Alan Turner ended his tenure as Board President​, handing over the reins to Suzanne Lichter, who doesn’t yet know what has hit her.  In all seriousness, Alan’s leadership revitalized this Club after the COVID lockdown and a nearly disastrous loss of lease. As you have read above, BCNC is no stranger to near death experience.  Because of Alan, and with the support of his wife Hazel, we have become a model for other bridge clubs:  a welcoming place where opportunities to learn, practice and play bridge are supported.  

FYI - Alan is still on the Club Board as well as the Unit Board, so you will still see him making announcements at the Club from time to time.  We all recognized we could not pry the microphone from his hand.

- Suzanne Lichter

 

Recognition

Congratulations to those achieving ACBL master status:

Junior Master - Sandra Jensen

Club Master - Chuck Gorley

Sectional Master - Jerome Aarestad, Rosemarie Straight

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