Unit 223 Reporter
News from Southern Illinois-Paducah Unit 223
Editor: Karen Coe, 12761 Webb Hill Rd., Ewing IL 62836 |
On January 1st, ACBL created two new ranks. Following are the names of the Unit 223 players who had achieved those ranks as of the first of the year.
New Ruby Life Masters Villa Aschenbrenner, Ledbetter KY Jane Baker, Paducah KY Janet Brotherson, Paducah,KY Ron Brotherson, Paducah,KY Andrew Carver, Glen Carbon IL Vernon Carver, Edwardsville IL Mr J Chen, Murphysboro IL Roger Chitty, Carterville IL John Coe, Ewing IL Bob Cundall, Collinsville IL Sue Davis, Marion IL Barbara Day, Paducah KY David Drennan, Granite City IL Robert Echols, Paducah KY Carl Fortney, Collinsville IL Brenda Gagnon, Paducah KY Krzysztof Jarosz, Edwardsville IL Jim Kallaher, Paducah, KY Samuel Kass, Fredonia, KY Charles Keltner, Highland IL Doug McQuaid, Lebanon IL Joel Pendergraft, Paducah KY Monika Plumb, Carbondale IL Paul Quayle, Gilbertsville KY Smokey Reed, Carbondale IL Dennis Rose, Boaz, KY Chris Shaw, Carlinville IL Ray Sigler, Highland IL Roseann Stice, Bethalto IL Warren Swift, Benton, KY Larry Thompson, W. Paducah KY Keith Wilhour, Beecher City IL Maxine Wynn, Paducah KY Tom Wynn, Paducah KY |
New Sapphire Life Masters Rich Brummer, Effingham IL Marcia Darnell, Murray KY Judy Eaton, Edwardsville IL Jo Echols, Paducah KY Doug Edwards, Almo KY Wayne Morris, Mt Carmel IL Chris Niemann, Belleville IL Julia Rambo, Mayfield KY
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On the first of the year, Unit 223 had 351 members.
37 Rookies (0-5)
31 Jr Masters (5+)
24 Club Masters (20+)
32 Sectional Masters (50+)
49 Regional Masters (100+)
25 NABC Masters (200+)
3 Advanced NABC Masters
26 Life Masters
46 Bronze Life Masters
28 Silver Life Masters
33 Ruby Life Masters
9 Gold Life Masters
8 Sapphire Life Masters
Since the first of the year, the following Unit 223 Players have attained new ranks.
New NABC Master: Richard Thompson, Fulton KY
New Life Master: Raymond Laythe, Waterloo IL
♣ The first 2016 Unit 223 Sectional will be held in Effingham, April 8-10 at the Ron Diehl Recreation Center, Effingham Park District. Play starts on Friday evening at 7 o'clock.
Unit Masterpoint Race Awards for 2015 will be handed out to the players who are present at the tournament. Any awards not claimed at the Tournament will be sent home to be handed out in the local clubs.
For more information, contact Tournament Chair Kate Dickens 217 868 5462 or cowper4@yahoo.com.
♣ The second 2016 Unit 223 Sectional will be held in Edwardsville, July 22-24th. Contact Glenda Piek 618 656 3856 or 618 806 3275 or glendapiek@charter.net for details.
Flyers for both these sectional tournaments can be viewed in this issue and on the ACBL website.
♣ The Effingham Crossroads Split Regional is coming up on Monday, June 20 through Sunday June 26 in Effingham IL.
Tournament chair is Paul Hartke, 217 342 4024 or palo@mchsi.com
Partnership chair is Linda Thompson 217 725 9916 or thompson4590@gmail.com
On the back (page 2) of the tournament flyer (see link in this issue or visit the ACBL web site), you will find an extensive list of hotels adjacent to or near the playing site.
Please plan to attend!