News from Southern Illinois-Paducah Unit 223
Unit 223 Reporter
Editor: Karen Coe, 12761 Webb Hill Rd., Ewing IL 62836
(618-435-4200) finesse002002@yahoo.com
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News from Southern Illinois-Paducah Unit 223 Editor: Karen Coe, 12761 Webb Hill Rd., Ewing IL 62836 |
... to all of the Unit 223 players who recently attended the Metropolis Split Regional. We had a most successful tournament this year. More than 5133 masterpoints were won by 423 players, and I heard many positive comments from players at the tournament.
Special thanks are due to all the Unit 223 volunteers who made the tournament run so smoothly and successfully in 2009, with a special acknowledgement to Tommy Wynn (Paducah KY) who did a fantastic job chairing the tournament. Please, when you see him, thank him and tell him what a great time you had. Thanks also go to Maxine Wynn, Villa Aschenbrenner, Ron & Janet Brotherson, Dalton & Marcia Darnell, Doug Edwards, Sandra & Larry Lemon, and Jim Kallaher - all of whom were "hands on" workers at the Regional.
During the month of June, Election Games were held in various clubs in our Unit to elect representatives to the Unit Board:
In Area 1, Marcia Darnell (Murray KY) was elected to the Board. Dean Stow (Paducah KY) and Dalton Darnell (Murray, KY) are in mid-term.
In Area 2, incumbent Karen Coe (Ewing IL) was re-elected and Monika Plumb (Carbondale IL) is in mid-term.
In Area 3, incumbent Joan Musgrave (Oblong IL) was re-elected and Jay Coleman (Hutsonville IL) is in mid-term.
In Area 4, incumbent Pat Rezabeck (Effingham IL) was re-elected and Mike Ritchie (Effingham IL) is in mid-term.
In Area 5, Bill Rotter (Granite City, IL) was elected, and Ruby Nelson (Edwardsville IL) is in mid-term.
Doug Edwards (Almo KY) (Area 1 representative to the Board) is retiring from service after devoting 20 years to the Unit as a Board Member. Thank you, Doug, for the many ways you have served this Unit. Doug will continue working for the Unit as our Business Manager overseeing the Unit's finances.
Mike Ritchie of Effingham has been nominated to serve as Unit 223's next President.
At the most recent Unit Board Meeting, Jay Coleman was re-elected to District 8 Board. Jay is currently serving as President of District 8. Also representing our Unit on the District 8 Board will be Dalton Darnell and Mike Ritchie.
to the following members of Unit 223 who have advanced in rank:
New Junior Masters: Joan Wentz, Edwardsville IL; Charles Wentz, Edwardsville IL; Sandra Yates, Wood River IL
New Club Master: Mary Lattan, Carlinville IL
New Sectional Masters: Wanda Culpepper, Creal Springs IL; Joan McDaniel, Mt Vernon IL
New Life Master: Judy Overbey, Calvert City KY
New Bronze Life Master: Lois Sieron, Belleville IL
Total Members: 397
Rookies (0-5): 45
Jr Masters (5+): 30
Club Masters (20+): 41
Sectional Masters (50+): 32
Regional Masters (100+): 58
NABC Masters (200+): 24
Life Masters: 37
Bronze Life Masters: 62
Silver Life Masters: 58
Gold Life Masters: 10
Check out the mid-year standings in the Ace of Clubs and Mini-McKenney Races at www.acbl.org . Click on "Masterpoint Races" toward the bottom of the homepage.
My friend Virgil Holdeman died
on May 13. He played on the Monday evening before his death. He was hacking
around with a cough. I suggested he see a doctor. He let me know he already
had appointment the next morning. I called him on Tuesday afternoon to check
on him and he said the doctor gave him some antibiotics and said he would be
fine. He died during the night.
Before I got off the phone, I told him that I was looking forward to playing with him the next Monday evening. He said he was, too.
Virgil started the club in Highland IL at my urging several years ago. When Billie Harrison dropped from the board because of his illness with Lou Gehrig's Disease, Virgil got on the board at my urging.
Virgil was a fine man and a real asset to bridge in our area and our unit. We had a lot of good times playing bridge together (won a rookie pairs about 20 years ago in St. Louis and he was as excited as a kid with a special prize, 66 years old at the time). I will sorely miss him. -- Ray Sigler
Virgil's obituary is here.
Paducah's Irvin Cobb
Sectional will be held Sept 4-6 at the
Special Note: Unit 223's annual Membership Meeting will be held at the Irvin Cobb Sectional between the afternoon and evening sessions on Saturday, Sept 5.
The Okawville Sectional will be held at the Original Springs Hotel, 506 N. Hanover, Okawville IL on Saturday Oct 31 and Sunday November 1. The site is located off I-64 at exit 42 (just 42 miles east of St Louis). Play commences at 9:30 Saturday morning with KO Teams. In addition, two sessions of Open Pairs will be offered at 1:30 and 7:30. On Sunday Nov. 1, Swiss Teams start at 10 a.m.
Ask for the bridge discount at the Original Springs Hotel (618) 243-5458 and Okawville Super 8 (618) 243-6525. Original Springs Hotel offers full spa services (by appointment), an indoor heated pool and an in-house restaurant. Tournament Chair is Joanne Vollmer joannevo@egyptian.net
The host hotel, Original Springs Hotel, is reputedly haunted, so y'all turn out for a howling good time.