At this afternoon's Live Oak Bridge Board meeting (present John 
Begley, Tom Shimuzu, Vi Kimoto, Larry Zeni, Joyce del Mercurio, and 
me), we discussed

*asking El Cerrito to paint crosswalk in front of Arlington Clubhouse 
(John will check with city of EC)

*Vi said October is Club Appreciation Month.  We plan to have two 
special events next week (more masterpoints available, as for club 
championships):  on Wed Oct 18 and on Fri Oct 20.

*We need help on setting up and cleaning away at our games:  filling 
urn and heating water, setting out coffee supplies, etc, and 
afterwards, wiping down counter and putting all our stuff back into 
our locker.  Our director has been setting up the urn before game 
time, but can't put stuff away when compiling game results.  Upshot 
is:  please pitch in!  All help will be gratefully appreciated.  Vi 
has been struggling to keep us tidy, but we could use others to share 
these jobs on some of the days.

*Dates have been set for holiday parties (game times 12:15 pm; at 
Arlington Clubhouse, El Cerrito):

Wednesday, December 20  (winter holiday party)
Friday, January 5  (New Year's party)
Friday, February 2 (election party)

*Larry reported that several people have voiced concerns about site 
for LOBC games.  (Fairmount Clubhouse was lovely, but El Cerrito 
cited need for childcare facility, as was discussed at the time of 
the move.)  We welcome suggestions about alternate sites from 
players, although this has been vigorously investigated in the recent 
past.  A problem with leaving Arlington Clubhouse is the rent there 
is low:  $30 per session.  Other venues usually charge more--$40 an 
hour and up.   John said he would check what the city of Albany might 
charge.  El Cerrito will have more facilities in a few years:  not 
yet.

Concerns already noted about Arlington Clubhouse are the 
bathrooms/bathroom keys; noise levels.  (At one time, there was talk 
about putting up curtains, but there are legal restrictions against 
it--mostly having to do with fire hazard.)  So for now, it may be 
that Arlington Clubhouse IS our best choice.  Maybe we can all work 
together to make it function more smoothly and to cut down on some of 
the extraneous noise.

If you have any suggestions, concerns, or questions, please talk to 
one of our board members.  We're around!  (I don't feel free to give 
out other people's email addresses, but if you reply to me I will 
forward to anyone I have an address for.)

- Joyce Burks
jburks@berkeley.edu

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