Unit 223 Reporter

News from Southern Illinois-Paducah Unit 223

Editor: Karen Coe, 12761 Webb Hill Rd., Ewing IL 62836
(618-435-4200)   
finesse002002@yahoo.com

New Rankings

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

 

Unit Census

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

Rising in Rank

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 


Upcoming Events

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!