Merry Christmas &
Happy other holidays

from the 2007 Advocate staff and contributors:

Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN

Karen Coe, Carbondale IL

Rowen Bell, Chicago

Roger Dieringer, Elgin IL

Tom Dodd, Boerne TX

Kent Feiler, Harvard IL

Sheryl Finkenstadt, St. Louis

Georgia Heth, Morton IL

Scott Merritt, Abuja, Nigeria

Jim Pelletier, Ft. Wayne IN

Dennis Ryan, Janesville WI

Marie Sander, St. Louis

David Stevenson, Liverpool UK

Mike Tomlianovich, Bloomington IL

Karen Walker, Champaign IL

And your District 8 tournament chairmen:

Chuck Briggs (Hobart IN Sect.)

Mike Carmen  (St. Louis Regional, Sectionals & NABC)

Bob Carteaux, Jim Pelletier & Joe Shull (Fort Wayne IN Regional)

Karen Coe & Jay Coleman  (Mt. Vernon IL Sect.)

Jay Coleman  (Robinson IL Sect.)

Karl Dencker & Doug Gugger  (Rockford IL Regional)

Karl Dencker & John Diehl (Elgin IL Sect.)

Kate Dickens  (Effingham IL Sect.)

Doug Edwards & Tom Wynn  (Paducah KY Regional)

Doug Edwards & Sandra Lemon  (Gilbertsville KY Sect.)

Dorothy Harrell  (Kokomo IN Sect.)

Jim Kallaher  (Paducah KY Sect.)

Raj Kohli  (South Bend IN Sect.)

Dennis Moll  (Bloomington IL Sect.)

Ruby Nelson  (Edwardsville IL Sect.)

Chris Patrias  (District 8 Tournament Coordinator)

John Pree (Aurora IL Sect.)

Bernie Riley & Phyllis Rahn  (Peoria IL Sect.)

Mary Jo Sergent (Rockford IL Sect.)

Ray Sigler & Carol Warner (Fairview Heights IL Sect.)

Mike Tomlianovich  (North American Pairs & STAC)

Karen Walker  (Champaign IL Regional)

Liz & Chuck Zalar  (Springfield IL Sect., GN Teams & N. American Pairs)