CIBA Digest

News from Central Illinois Unit 208

Editor:  Karen Walker, 2121 Lynwood Drive, Champaign   61821
 (217) 359-0042   
kwbridge@comcast.net

Unit Board

Do you have a suggestion for ways to improve bridge in Central Illinois? The volunteers on our Unit 208 Board of Directors welcome your ideas and are happy to answer questions. Please feel free to contact the officers or the Board representatives from your area:

President:  Chuck Zalar   crzalar@yahoo.com

Vice-President:  Pat Moos   ptmoos@comcast.net

Secretary:  Carole Sholes   csholes@aol.com

Treasurer:  Chuck Langley

Peoria Area:  Camilla Rabjohns  crabjohns@gmail.com

Western Illinois:  Ron Greek   rbg@galesburg.net

Springfield Area:  Liz Zalar   zalars@comcast.net
    Alternate:  Linda Sue Wilkening   l.wilkening@sbcglobal.net

Decatur Area:  Peg McLaughlin   peggy11239@hotmail.com
   
Alternate:  Marcie O’Brien   msmarcio@sbcglobal.net

Bloomington Area:  Mike Tomlianovich   mjtomlia@gmail.com

Champaign-Danville Area:  Dennis Fitton   Dennis54@comcast.net
   
Alternate:  Mike Halvorsen   halvo2@comcast.net

Charleston-Mattoon Area:  Leo Comerford   cflpc@eiu.edu


"Last-chance" North American Pair club-qualifying games

Bloomington -- Mike's Bridge Club   http://mikesbridge.info

Monday, August 8  (11:45 am, 1st Christian Church, 401 W. Jefferson) -- Open

Tuesday, August 9  (6:15 pm, Heartland College, 1500 W. Raab) -- Open

Wednesday, August 10  (1:15 pm, Knights of Columbus, 1706 R. T. Dunn) -- Flight C (non-LM)

Thursday, August 11  (11:45 am, Knights of Columbus) -- Open

Saturday, August 13 (11:45 am, Westminster Village, 2025 E. Lincoln) -- Open

Champaign -- Bridge at Ginger Creek   www.illinibridge.com

Wednesday, August 17  (12:30) -- Open Stratified

Thursday, August 18  (7:00) -- Open Stratified

Monday, August 22  (7:00) -- Open Stratified

Friday, August 26  (7:00) -- Open Stratified

Springfield -- Bridge Center of Springfield   http://www.spibridge.org

Saturday, August 6  (9:00 am) -- Flight C (0-500)

Sunday, August 21 (1:00 pm) -- Open Stratified

Thursday, August  25  (6:30 pm)  -- Flight C (0-500)

Tuesday, August 30  (12:30) -- Open Stratified

Wednesday, August 31  (12:30 ) -- Open Stratified

ACBLwide Instant Matchpoint Game -- Wednesday, September 14

Springfield:  Bridge Center of Springfield  (6:30) -- Open and 0-299 sections

Champaign:  Bridge at Ginger Creek  (7:00) -- Open Stratified


Illinois Senior Olympics Bridge Tournament

Wednesday, September 7 -- 1:00 pm (one session)

Erin's Pavilion, Southwind Park, 4965 South 2nd Street, Springfield IL

Silver points, medals and refreshments for ages 50+.

Entry fee: $10 per person

For more information, contact Ron Sholes:  srathlete@aol.com


Movin' Up:  Congratulations to these Unit members who recently advanced in rank:

Junior Master (5 pts.)         
Ed Bondurant, Champaign
John Honegger, Peoria
Frederick Juliano, Morris
Thomas Teeters, Bloomington
Barbara Zane-Wilson, Decatur
Club Master (20 pts.)    
Patty Corrigan, Bloomington
Jeremy McMinis, Champaign
Cindy Moore, Bloomington
Lori Moore, Bloomington
Lyn Sisson, Springfield
Sectional Master (50 pts.)    
Al Colman, Champaign
Lane O'Connor, Normal
Regional Master (100 pts.)
Milt Epstein, Urbana
Jerry Oswald, Bloomington
NABC Master (200 pts.)

Stevie Holcomb, Springfield
Phyllis Lowrey, Springfield
Life Master (300 pts.)
Fei Dong, Peoria
Donna Giertz, Champaign
Judi Sulzbach, Champaign
Silver Life Master (1000 pts.)
Donna Kaufman, Peoria
Claire Krukenberg, Charleston
Bill Lindemann, Champaign
W. R. Lowry, Springfield
John Maloney, Champaign
Welcome to new members:
Richard Bartlow. Dunlap
Dorothy Berg, Bloomington 
Vi Kothe, Bloomington
Judy Sommer. Springfield
Martha Stillson, Farmington

More winners from
the Illini Regional


Flight A Barometer Pairs: 
Bob Gardner & Dick Bruno


Chief Illinwek KO, Bracket 3:
Randall Motchan, Jerry Oswald,
Steve Wulfers, Lane O'Connor


Chief Illinwek KO, Bracket 2:
(front) Hugh Williams, Pete Petillo, Brian Barrett
(back) John Maloney, Lenny Gross, Carl Brueckner


Sunday Flight C Pairs: 
Judy Zhu & Eric Neumann


Sunday Flight B Pairs:
 
Eugene & Claudia Kober