CIBA
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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
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News from Central Illinois Unit 208 Unit Website: www.unit208.org Editor:
Karen Walker, 2121 Lynwood Drive, Champaign 61821 |
A big 65.967% game earned Leah Newell and Larry Wilcox the gold medal in the 2014 Illinois Senior Olympics Bridge Tournament. Silver medalists were Pam Ames and Vicki Valley with 62.59%. The bronze medal went to Mary Allen and Marilyn Stickel, who scored 62.49%.
This 11th annual contest drew 25 tables of players ages 50 and over. Congratulations to all the winners and runners-up:
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Leah Newell - Larry Wilcox, Springfield IL |
65.96% |
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Pam Ames, Maryville IL; Vicki Valley, Edwardsville IL |
62.59% % | ||
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Mary Allen, Peoria IL; Marilyn Stickel, Lacon IL |
62.49% 9% | |||
| Chris Benson, Le Roy IL; John Seng, Champaign IL | 61.88% | |||
| Carole Sholes - Ron Sholes, Springfield IL | 61.81% | |||
| Jeff Ehrlich - Sandy Stults, Springfield IL | 61.02% | |||
| JoAnn Schroeder, Normal IL; Bill Bulfer, East Peoria IL | 59.72% | |||
| Jeff Furler, Bloomington IL; Lane O'Connor, Towanda IL | 59.38% | |||
| Alan Lemley - Mark Ziegelman, Saint Louis MO | 55.36% | |||
| Joyce Kirby, Glen Carbon IL; Donna Murphy, Worden IL | 55.21% 21% |
We werhree children who have moved out of the area. She was a major volunteer in the Paris Presbyterian Church. She loved travel, having lived in Okinawa, and was an accomplished cook.
Club Appreciation Month -- October 1-31
ACBL designates October as Club Appreciation Month and offers all clubs the opportunity to host "extra" club championships, with no added fees. Each sanctioned session can can host one pairs championship and one Swiss Team championship anytime during October. The games offer extra masterpoints (black points, 85 percent of sectional rating). Team games also pay 5-percent gold points. Ask your club manager for the dates of the games in your area. More information is also available from specialevents@acbl.org.
Silver
Point Sectional-at-Clubs
(STAC) -- Saturday through Friday, October 25-31
Loads of silver points will be available for a full week beginning October 28, when all clubs in District 8 can award sectional-rated silver points at all sessions. The event also offers District-wide overall awards, giving you the chance to win as many as 15 silver points in one session. See the District 8 Silverpoint Sectional website for updated results during and after STAC week.
Movin' Up: Congratulations to these Unit members who recently advanced in rank:
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