CIBA Digest

News from Central Illinois Unit 208    Unit Website: www.unit208.org

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

Illini Regional -- May 21-27, Champaign

Thanks to everyone who traveled to Champaign during Memorial Day week to play in our Unit's annual regional.

Special thanks to the hard-working volunteers from Champaign's Bridge at Ginger Creek club who made the tournament a success:

Pete Petillo & Bob Shair -- Daily Bulletin
Debbie Avery -- Caddies
Bo & Linda Goersch -- Registration
John Seng  -- Prizes
Bob Sievers & Hugh Williams -- Partnerships
Martha Leary -- Novice program
Karen Walker & Mike Halvorsen -- Chairmen

The full list of event winners and points won by all players is here. Top point winners from our Central Illinois Unit were:  

 89.93  Mark Kessler, Springfield

 84.77  Colby Vernay, Lacon

 64.35  James Melville, Springfield

 60.41  Hugh Williams, Carbondale

 59.99  Ned Horton, Champaign

 54.51  Carl Brueckner, Champaign

 36.09  David Wetzel, Champaign

 34.31  Gary Dell, Champaign

 33.37  Bob Sievers, Champaign

 32.13  Stephen Babin, Normal

 28.12  Tom Shedlock, Danville

 27.00  Michelle Wetzel, Champaign

 26.42  Karen Walker, Champaign

 26.42  Nate Ward, Champaign

 26.34  Aravind Alwan, Champaign

 26.06  Aaron Hanford, Rockford

 26.05  Bill Lindemann, Champaign

 25.69  Donald Rogers, Mattoon

 25.48  John Seng, Champaign

 23.76  Marsha Woodbury, Urbana

 23.48  Bob Shair, Champaign

 23.27  Melissa Fitton, Urbana

 23.27  Brian Maloney, Mahomet

 22.28  Leonard Kaufman, Peoria

 22.28  Larry Seitzman, Peoria

 21.82  Douglas Kuhlman, Urbana

 21.36  Douglas Steele, Seymour

 21.10  Milt Epstein, Urbana

 20.92  Mary Allen, Peoria

 20.44  Eunice Patton, Bloomington

 19.36  Dan Bunde, Urbana

 18.66  Ann Schuyler, Bloomington

 

  18.29  Margaret Hansell, Champaign

  18.23  Elizabeth Zalar, Springfield

  18.23  Charles Langley, Mechanicsburg

  18.17  David Stevens, Charleston

  17.67  JoAnn Schroeder, Normal

  17.59  Lori Moore, Bloomington

  17.50  Gary Kessler, Springfield

  16.64  Robert Butz, Kankakee

  16.64  Larry Rabideau, St. Anne

  16.54  Cindy Moore, Bloomington

  16.02  Paul Lindauer, Varna

  15.92  Chris Benson, Le Roy

  15.37  Bill Bulfer, East Peoria

  15.30  Rea Jones, Champaign

  14.58  Mary Jones, Champaign

  14.09  Richard Spengler, Peoria

  13.73  Ron Sholes, Springfield

  13.73  Carole Sholes, Springfield

  13.64  Mike Halvorsen, Champaign

  13.26  Richard Brummer, Effingham

  13.03  Tito Autrey,  Champaign

  11.73  Sally Levering, Frankfort

  11.73  Al Levering, Frankfort

  11.42  Clay Cuthbertson, Quincy

  11.12  Steve Wulfers, Normal

  11.12  Randall Motchan, Bloomington

  11.12  Lane O'Connor, Towanda

  11.12  Jerry Oswald, Bloomington

  11.08  Mary Stuart, Urbana

  10.92  John Maloney, Champaign

  10.89  Zach Freehill, Bloomington

  10.60  Irene Wen, Urbana

  10.55  Jim Slaughter, Champaign

   Congratulations to
  new Life Masters:

Jane Byram, Chatham

Larry Seitzman, Peoria

Lori Moore, Bloomington

The Longest Day -- June 21

Clubs throughout the U.S. are sponsoring all-day bridge events on Friday, June 21 as a fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Association. 

The Peoria Duplicate Club is holding four games at 9:00 am, 11:30 am, 3:00 pm and 5:30 pm at the Landmark Recreation Center. Play in one game or all four. Entry fee is a free-will offering to the Alzheimer's Association.

Whether you play or not, you can join the Peoria team effort or make a donation on this page. For more details, send email to peoriadbc@gmail.com .

For information about ACBL-wide activities for The Longest Day, click here.

Movin' Up 

Congratulations to these Unit members who recently advanced in rank:

Junior Master (5 pts.)         
Bobbie Brewen, Peoria
Rosie Camille, Springfield
William Christensen, Galesburg     
Carroll Kinnaman, Bloomington
Jeff Lauchner, Philo
Robert Lauchner, Philo
Patricia Lubben, Springfield
Club Master (20 pts.)    
Diana Jordan-Wagner, Paris
Jackie Weatherford, Sherman
Dr. John Wright, Paris
Sectional Master (50 pts.)    
Beth Dawson, Springfield|
Vi Kothe, Bloomington
Carolyn Ray, Abingdon
Carolyn Witmer, Mattoon

Regional Master (100 pts.)

Aravind Alwan, Champaign
Muffy Gustafson, Galesburg
Norman Nelson, Dunlap
Mary Tweedie, Bloomington
NABC Master (200 pts.)
Jerry Oswald, Bloomington
Silver Life Master (1000 pts.)
Ann Schuyler, Bloomington   
Gold Life Master (2500 pts.)
Paul Lindauer, Varna   
Welcome to new members:
Marilyn Bauer, Peoria
Dan Drake, Charleston
Norma Kelly, Springfield
Karen Kendall, Peoria
Jan Mooberry, Peoria
Ada Murray, Champaign
John Murray, Champaign
Dr. Robert Schmisseur, Champaign   
Ann Tadie-Slez, Rio
 

Illini Regional Winners

 Big Ten KO Teams, Bracket 2:
Aravind Alwan, Tom Shedlock,
Aaron Hanford, Dan Bunde (with Bob Sievers).

Chief Illiniwek KO, Bracket 3:
Marsha Woodbury, Cindy Moore,
Lori Moore, Ann Schuyler

 
Wednesday Swiss Teams, Flight B:
Carol Miller, John Maloney, Brian Maloney, Melissa Fitton


Chief Illiniwek KO Teams, Bracket 2: 
Doug Steele, Mary Allen, Steve Babin, Eunice Patton


Thu-Fri Morning Swiss Teams:  
Jim Melville, Will Engel, Bill McFall, Tamas Szabo


Big Ten KO, Bracket 3:  
Dan Faulkner, Bill Lindemann, Don Rogers, Gary Dell