Our nation has suffered many losses. All lives have changed; many lives have ended. I last saw some of you on the first (and only) day of the March tournament at Huntley. Most of us have found our way to online bridge while we look forward to better times, and I am starting to recognize some of your BBO names as we meet on line.

I hope the following is a complete listing of the Virtual clubs that have been arranged. Thanks to the directors and organizers of these games!

♣ Saint Charles Collective

Tuesday and Friday -- 11:00 am (Open)

Wednesday and Sunday -- 6:30pm (Open)

♣ Rockford Virtual Club

Monday -- 2:00 pm (Open,)

Tuesday -- 7:00 pm (Open)

Thursday -- 10:00am (299er)

Friday -- 2:00 pm (Open)

Saturday -- 2:00 pm (Open)

♣ Crystal Lake Virtual Club

Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday -- 9:45am (Open)

Tuesday & Thursday -- 9:45am (499er)

Tuesday -- 6:45pm (Open)

Info:  Ray Parnell    815-307-5447    ray@parnellfam.com 

Our Unit annual meeting was rescheduled for August 31; but we cannot have our large, friendly group together in one room yet so the rescheduled event is also cancelled.  Ugh! We will celebrate awards for last year and this year at the annual meeting next year: April 10, 2021.

All Unit 239 tournaments are cancelled until March of 2021.The first tournament will be the sectional at Jameson’s in Huntley IL on March 26-28, 2021. The 2021 Rockford sectional is slated for September 12-14, 2021.

Welcome. During this difficult time, we celebrate new members:  Sandra Ferazzo (Saint Charles,) Bev Riordan (McHenry,) Carla Friedrichs (Sycamore,) Christine H Rust (Geneva,) Paul Clark (Huntley,) and Lydia Donohue (Woodstock).

Congratulations to Unit members who have attained new ranks: 

JUNIOR MASTER - Marilyn P Murphy (Rochelle) and Deborah L Fisher (Aurora)

CLUB MASTER - Lynn Croll (Crystal Lake,) Dana Dreher (St. Charles,) Mary Grace (Dixon,) and John Schoen (East Dubuque)

SECTIONAL MASTER - Dr Ian Goldberg (Belvidere,) Kathy Cooper (Rochelle,) Richard E Haas (McHenry,) and Karen Higgins (Saint Charles)

REGIONAL MASTER -Jon Clemmons (Freeport) and John K Bassett (Geneva)

NABC MASTER - Michael P Chakoian (Crystal Lake,) Lynn Clemmons (Freeport,) and Dr Victor Nora (Saint Charles)

SILVER LIFE MASTER - Matt Sinkovits (Plano)

SAPPHIRE LIFE MASTER - Janette Howard (Rockford)