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:  Carole Sholes   csholes@aol.com

Vice-President:  Ron Greek  rgreek@centurylink.net

Secretary:  Ann Schuyler  ann.schuyler@gmail.com

Treasurer:  Chuck Langley

Peoria Area:  Camilla Rabjohns  crabjohns@gmail.com

Western Illinois: Judy Greek  jgreek@centurylink.net

Springfield Area:  Liz Zalar   lizzalar@yahoo.com  

Decatur Area:  Peg McLaughlin   peggy11239@hotmail.com

Bloomington Area:  Mike Tomlianovich   mjtomlia@gmail.com

Champaign-Danville Area:  Dennis Fitton   Dennis54@comcast.net  

Charleston-Mattoon Area:  David Stevens   davstevens@aol.com  


Congratulations . . .  

To Steve and Sharon Jobe of Blue Springs MO, who marked their 46th wedding anniversary on May 26.

To celebrate, they traveled to Champaign and played at the Illini Regional, placing 7th in the Saturday Flight A pairs. They're shown here after the session with head director Rick Beye (center).

Thanks for celebrating with us!
 


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

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

Monday, August 20  (7:00) -- Open Stratified

Friday, August 31  (7:00) -- Open Stratified

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

Wednesday, August 15  (12:30) -- Open Stratified

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

Saturday, August 18  (9:00 am) -- 0-750 mps

Monday, August 20  (6:30) -- Open Stratified
Tuesday, August 28  (12:30) -- Open Stratified
Tuesday, August 28  (6:30) -- 0-500 mps

Thursday, August 30  (6:30 ) -- Open Stratified
Friday, August 31  (12:30) -- Open Stratified

ACBLwide Instant Matchpoint Game -- Thursday evening, October 4

 Springfield:  Bridge Center of Springfield (6:30) -- Ann Caparros  217-726-9456

 Decatur:  Commodore Bridge Club  -- Jay Poling  217-422-0095

 Champaign:  Bridge at Ginger Creek (7:00) -- John Brandeberry  217-417-3211


Illinois Senior Olympics Bridge Tournament

♠  Wednesday, September 12 -- 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

Information:  Ron Sholes  srathlete@aol.com

Registration deadline:  September 6.  Information is here.


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

Junior Master (5 pts.)         
James Cummings, Peoria
Tomoko Gragg, Springfield
Carolyn Jackson, Springfield
Diane Jordan-Wagner, Paris
Paula Schultz, Springfield
Martha Sutton, Springfield
Club Master (20 pts.)    
Rosemary Leistner, Peoria
Lou Savage, Bloomington
Thomas Teeters, Bloomington
Bill Thompson, Champaign
Carolyn Witmer, Mattoon
Sectional Master (50 pts.)    
Aravind Alwan, Champaign
John Benda, Decatur
Dorothy Berg, Bloomington
Mary Tweedie, Bloomington
Regional Master (100 pts.)
Mark Beattie, Sherman
Jane Grieser, Springfield
Cindy Holler, Springfield
Doug Sutton, Springfield
NABC Master (200 pts.)
Martie Blazis, Springfield
Darryl Bremner, Clinton
Jane Crawford, Springfield
Barbara Gossrow, Springfield         
Jim Heller, Petersburg
William Morgan, Mattoon
Sharon Thomas, Springfield

 

Advanced NABC Master (300 pts.)
Cindy Moore, Bloomington
 
Life Master
Joann Schroeder, Bloomington
Bronze Life Master (500 pts.)
Richard Bernardoni, Marshall
Dave Freehill, Bloomington
Judith Greek, Galesburg
Charles Langley, Edinburg
Peggy Olds, Springfield
David Stevens, Charleston
Silver Life Master (1000 pts.)
Dan Bunde, Champaign
Gold Life Master (2500 pts.)
Ned Horton, Champaign
Welcome to new members:
Jolynn Baldwin, Champaign
Robert Bowles, Springfield
Robert Bye, Bloomington
Nancy Chesley, Springfield
Patrick Chesley, Springfield
Jan Farkas, Normal
Lynda Frankeberger, Bloomington           
Beverly Rich, Normal
Linda Segebart, Champaign
Colin Stanfill, Lincoln MA
Martha Sutton, Springfield
Dr. John Wright, Paris

More winners from
the Illini Regional


Play for the Pets Charity Pairs: 
John Brandeberry & Maggie Stephens


Triple winners:
OskeeWowWow Comp. KO (Brk 3),
Flt. C Fast Swiss, Flt. C Illini Swiss
Guy Franklin & Mark Pinkowski

Mark also won the Rose Bowl
Compact KO (Brk 3).


Thursday Flight A Pairs:
Brian Maloney & John Maloney


Flight A Barometer Pairs:
 Mark Boswell & Lee Hastings


Double winners:
Wed. Eve. Swiss & Flt. B llini Swiss
Jim Nunn, John Antognoli
& Jerome Shen (
with Carol Hamilton) 


Flt. A Illini Swiss Teams:
 Don Croysdale, William Malesevich,
Mike Halvorsen (
with John Russell)