CIBA Digest

News from Central Illinois Unit 208

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

Illini Champaign Regional -- May 19-25, 2009

It's not too early to begin thinking about spring and our Unit's annual regional, coming up Memorial Day week in Champaign.

We'll again be playing in the spacious Hilton Garden Inn Convention Center and offering lots of extras, including a speakers program, entry-fee discounts, nightly buffets and a hotel hospitality suite for socializing after the game.

We've also made some changes to the schedule that should appeal to "pairs people" and "teams people" alike. You can check out the new events on the tournament schedule page, which also offers links for making online hotel reservations. 

  Central Illinois Top 100 

Here are the top masterpoint holders in Central Illinois Unit 208 and their career point totals as of November 6, 2008. The first 15 players on the list are ranked in the top 100 of all players in District 8 (see the District Top 100 list in this issue).

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Colby Vernay, Lacon

Dick Benson, Le Roy

Gary Kessler, Springfield

Chris Benson, Le Roy

Karen Walker, Champaign

Mark Kessler, Springfield

Lynne Feldman, Champaign

Dan Requard, Springfield

Michael Halvorsen, Champaign

Larry Rabideau, Saint Anne

James Melville, Springfield

Robert Hayes, Joliet

Phyllis Rahn, Dunlap

Robert Butz, Kankakee

Alan Wienman, Morton

James Ward, Champaign

James Carbaugh, Metamora

Betty Capodice, Bloomington

John Seng, Champaign

Christine Carroll, Champaign

Ron Sholes, Springfield

Richard Gibons, Princeton

Leonard Kaufman, Peoria

Laura Addison, Bloomington

Deborah Avery, Champaign

Georgia Heth, Morton

Phyllis Collins, Springfield

Edward Horton, Champaign

Stephen Babin, Normal

Patricia Carrington, Champaign

Dick Kemmerer, Peoria

Gail Moon, Bloomington

Elizabeth Zalar, Springfield

Carol Umbach, Havana

Fred Crockett, Danville

David Hanna, Springfield

Charles Zalar, Springfield

Doris Foltz, Springfield

Kay Jackson, Ridge Farm

Martha Leary, Urbana

Marciann O'Brien, Decatur

Leah Newell, Springfield

Kris Maillacheruvu, Peoria

Betty Primm, Athens

Raymond Russ, Henry

Joyce McEldowney, Dunlap

Joanne Glazebrook, Washington

Carole Sholes, Springfield

John Kessinger, Decatur

Aldo Mancinelli, Decatur

16932.02

12427.76

11161.34

10000.40

 7343.25

 6855.69

 6720.85

 5707.02

 4466.90

 3960.92

 3924.09

 3767.31

 3701.48

 3601.86

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 2757.91

 2589.05

 2577.94

 2536.49

 2532.50

 2375.52

 2307.51

 2183.85

 2163.14

 2161.21

 2077.46

 2072.73

 2066.32

 2044.35

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 1924.25

 1897.17

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 1873.95

 1843.81

 1815.32

 1811.36

 1797.29

 1789.70

 1767.96

 1717.42

 1712.83

 1696.83

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Margaret Ferguson, Peoria

Terry Goodykoontz, Champaign

Mike Tomlianovich, Bloomington

Bernard Riley, Pekin

Ronald Simmons, Peru

Clay Cuthbertson, Quincy

Martha Stutz, Springfield

Janice Franz, Springfield

Chloe Trautman, Champaign

Martha Neal, Mattoon

Joyce Baehler, Peoria

Michael Jones, Champaign

Bette Wright, Paris

John Weber, Watseka

Paul Lindauer Jr, Varna

John Parsons, Springfield

Margaret Hansell, Champaign

Dorothy Lanphier, Mattoon

Loren Alexander, Kewanee

Mark Daily, Charleston

Sharon Ertz, Hull

Beverly Bakunas, Decatur

Shirley Judy, Urbana

Arlene Drablos, Champaign

Bobbie Straker, Pekin

Stephen Borbely, Dewey

Carroll Drablos, Champaign

Phillip Wagner, Springfield

Stephen Hawthorne, Bloomington

George Veenstra, Springfield

J Nanda, Charleston

Alan Stutz, Springfield

Marilyn Stickel, Lacon

Mary Allen, Peoria

Terry Smith, Marseilles

James Scott, Rantoul

Martha Hobbs, Forsyth

Peg Lock, Decatur

Larry Richardson, Springfield

G Lois Mott, Quincy

D Atteberry, Mattoon

Tim Cull, Springfield

Sherry Steigmann, Urbana

Lisa Sievers, Morton

Sylvia Lowry, Springfield

Marjorie Hanner, Springfield

Jeanette Sgro, Springfield

Henry Hoffman, Bloomington

Zach Freehill, Bloomington

Margaret Marko, St. Joseph

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North American Pairs

Congratulations to everyone who played in the District 8 North American Pair finals in Springfield in November. Central Illinois players won the championships in Flights B and C, and seven other Unit pairs placed in the top five in their respective flights. The top three pairs in each flight will advance to the national finals at the Spring NABC in Houston TX in March. Congratulations to:

A2 - Karen Walker, Champaign & Tom Kniest, University City MO

A3 - Colby Vernay, Lacon & Will Engel, Freeport IL

A4 - Mike Halvorsen, Champaign & Richard Blumenthal, Crystal Lake 

B1 - Claire Krukenberg, Charleston & Richard Brummer, Effingham

B3 - Fei Dong & Pat Moos, Peoria

B4 - Rich Pestien, Peoria & Michael Waters, Dunlap

B5 - Paul Holmes & Praveen Jayachandran, Champaign

C1 - Shirley Logan, Springfield & Carol Sue McNaught, Auburn

C2-  Dennis Moll & Ann Schuyler, Bloomington

Movin' Up 

   Congratulations to these Unit members who recently advanced in rank:

New Junior Master (5 pts.)                       

Mark Beattie, Sherman

Club Masters (20 pts.)

Natalene Ferrari, Odessa FL     
Ralph Ferrari, Odessa FL
Linda Hanfland, Bloomington
Nancy Shepard, Decatur

Sectional Masters (50 pts.)

Barbara Gossrow, Springfield
Cindy Holler, Springfield
Joe Krause, Bloomington
Shirley Logan, Springfield
Ann Schimelpfenig, Bloomington
Nancy Shaver, Springfield

Regional Masters (100 pts.)

Bob Brunson, Champaign
Jalee Cox, Charleston
Rita Harmon, Springfield
Patricia Irish, Decatur
Jeanie Nord, Bloomington
Sam Sgro, Springfield
Ann Smith, Champaign
William Wold, Springfield

NABC Masters (200 pts.)

Alan Avery, Springfield
Mary Ann Young, Jacksonville

Life Masters (300 pts.)

Peg Deutsch, Bloomington

Bronze Life Master  (500 pts.)

Julie Hubbard, Springfield
Layton Lamb, Springfield

Silver Life Master  (1000 pts.)

Ann Caparros, Springfield
Bob Shair, Champaign
Larry Wilcox, Springfield

GRAND LIFE MASTER  (10,000 pts.)            

Chris Benson, Leroy

(See the story about Chris' achievement
in this issue of the Advocate.)

WELCOME to new members:           

Mel Bibo, Paris

Larry Christison, Springfield

Charles Langley, Mechanicsburg

Carol Vanek, Springfield