Happy Holidays
from the 2006 Advocate staff and contributors:

Marty Bergen, Palm Beach FL

Karen Coe, Carbondale IL

Tom Dodd, Boerne TX

Georgia Heth, Morton IL

Kimmel Jones, Euless TX

Tom Kniest, St. Louis

Martha Leary, Urbana IL

Scott Merritt, Abuja, Nigeria

Jim Pelletier, Ft. Wayne IN

Dennis Ryan, Janesville WI

John Samsel, St. Louis

Marie Sander, St. Louis

David Stevenson, Liverpool UK

Mike Tomlianovich, Bloomington IL

Karen Walker, Champaign IL

And your District 8 tournament chairmen:

Mike Carmen  (St. Louis Regional, Sectionals & NABC)

Bob Carteaux & Jim Pelletier  (Fort Wayne IN Regional)

Karen Coe & Jay Coleman  (Mt. Vernon IL Sect.)

Jay Coleman  (Robinson IL Sect.)

Dalton Darnell, Doug Edwards & Tom Wynn  (Paducah KY Regional)

Karl Dencker & Doug Gugger  (Rockford IL Regional)

Doug Edwards & Sandra Lemon  (Gilbertsville KY Sect.)

Kate Dickens  (Effingham IL Sect.)

Dorothy Harrell  (Kokomo IN Sect.)

Jim Kallaher  (Paducah KY Sect.)

Raj Kohli  (South Bend IN Sect.)

Ruby Nelson  (Edwardsville IL Sect.)

Chris Patrias  (District 8 Tournament Coordinator)

Bernie Riley & Phyllis Rahn  (Peoria IL Sect.)

Mary Jo Sergent & Dee Witte  (Rockford IL Sect.)

Floyd Sherry  (Bloomington IL Sect.)

Mike Tomlianovich  (North American Pairs & STAC)

Karen Walker  (Champaign IL Regional)

Liz & Chuck Zalar  (Springfield IL Sect., GN Teams & N. American Pairs)