Unit Board Elections

The first week in June, Elections were held in clubs throughout the Unit. Results of the Elections are:

Area 1:  Doug Edwards was re-elected for another term. Doug also serves as the Unit’s Business Manager, handling financial matters.
Area 2:  Monika Plumb was elected, replacing Dr. Wal Wallis who retires from the Board.
Area 3:  Joan Musgrave from Oblong, IL was re-elected to the Board. Joan serves as Unit Recorder.
Area 4:  Mike Ritchie was elected to another term. Mike has been nominated to be our next Unit Vice-President, and currently serves also as Disciplinary Chair.
Area 5:  Bob Cundall was elected, replacing Ray Sigler who is retiring from the Board after serving as Unit President.

Members continuing on the Board who were not up for re-election are Dalton Darnell, Dean Stow (Area 1), Karen Coe (Area 2), Jay Coleman (Area 3), Pat Rezabeck (Area 4), and Ruby Nelson (Area 5).

Some Regional winners of Gold in Metropolis

Congratulations to Kate Dickens of Effingham, who picked up enough gold points to make Life Master at our Metropolis IL Regional, playing with her friend, Joan Musgrave of Oblong. Kate, who manages club games in her hometown and chairs the Effingham Sectional, is a well-known and popular player in Unit 223. Many of the attendees at the regional greeted the news that she had won her 25th gold point with delight.

A tip of the hat, too, to my friend, Jim Baumeister of Marion, who also picked up his 25th gold point at the regional, playing with Ann Smith, Jill Woolf and Bud Hawkins, all of Southern Illinois. Jim still has a few more points (of any color!) to go to make LM. It seems like just a couple of years ago that Jim was still an enthusiastic bridge novice just starting to play at our local club games. Congratulations, Jim!

Annual Membership Meeting -- September 1

Unit 223’s Annual Membership Meeting will be held during the Cobb Sectional at Madison Hall in Paducah KY on Saturday (between the afternoon & evening sessions), Sept. 1. Reports on the Unit’s activities during the past year and a Financial Report will be presented to the Members present. Please plan to attend both the tournament and the Membership Meeting.

Please welcome the following new members to our Unit

Dr. Catherine Hammersley, Simpson IL and Ms. Barbara J. Walker, Metropolis IL.

On July 1st, Unit 223 had a total of 383 members -- 46 Rookies, 20 Jr. Masters, 34 Club Masters, 39 Sectional Masters, 50 Regional Masters, 35 NABC Masters and 168 members who had achieved the rank of Life Master.

McCord Trophy Mid-year Standings

As of June 30, the leaders in the race for the McCord Trophy are

1.   Dalton Darnell, Murray, KY – 27.56
2/3.  Sandra Lemon, Mayfield, KY – 26.58
2/3.  Larry Lemon, Mayfield, KY – 26.58
4/5.  Doug Edwards, Hardin, KY – 26.31
4/5.  Gayle Edwards, Hardin, KY – 26.31
6/7.  Judy Eaton, Carbondale, IL – 26.16
6/7.  Glafkos Galanos, Carbondale, IL – 26.16
8.  Evelyn Pruitt, Paducah, KY – 25.67
9.  Ron Brockman, Paducah, KY – 18.84
10.  Marcia Darnell, Murray, KY – 16.75
11.  Chris Shaw, Jr., Carlinville, IL – 16.63
12.  Maxine Wynn, Paducah, KY – 16.17
13.  Bob Giles, Marion, IL – 15.17
14/15.  Paul Hartke, Effingham, IL – 14
14/15.  Lois Hartke, Effingham, IL – 14
16.  Larry Thompson, Paducah, KY – 13.86
17.  Eric Bizzell, Altamont, IL – 12.74
18.  Dennis Bristol, Ledbetter, KY – 12.28
19.  Villa Aschenbrenner, Ledbetter, KY – 12.01
20.  Pat Rezabeck, Effingham, IL – 11.86
21.  Tom Wynn, Paducah, KY – 11.47
22.  Karen Coe, Ewing, IL – 11.16
23.  Ray Sigler, Trenton, IL – 10.27
24/25.  Roger Chitty, Carbondale, IL – 10.26
24/25.  Margaret Chitty, Carbondale, IL – 10.26

As you can see, it is a close and exciting race this year. Also, take note, fellow Illinois players. The top 10 spaces on the list are heavily weighted with Kentucky players. Let’s get busy, attend the upcoming sectionals, and see if we can’t win a few more of the top ten slots!

Unit Masterpoint Races

Have you visited www.acbl.org lately to see how you are doing in the Unit 223’s two ACBL-sponsored masterpoint races (Ace of Clubs and Mini-McKenney)? Check it out. It’s kind of fun to see who is leading the pack and to congratulate your bridge buddies, and it’s always a nice surprise to find your own name on the Leader List.

Congratulations to the Unit 223 members who have advanced in rank:

New Club Master: Joan McDaniel, Mt Vernon

New Regional Master: James Lyon, Paducah KY

New NABC Masters: Charles Clark, Edwardsville & George Walker, Metropolis

New Silver Life Master:  Ron Brotherson, Paducah KY

Tournament cancelled:  The Robinson Sectional, originally scheduled for October 26-28, 2007, has been cancelled.

Our next Sectional will be the Cobb, Aug. 31st thru Sept. 2nd, at Madison Hall in Paducah KY. Mark your calendars and plan to attend. Kentucky tournaments are unsurpassed for friendliness and hospitality. A tournament flyer is available in this edition of the Advocate. See you there.