Merry Christmas &
Happy other holidays

from the 2008 Advocate staff and contributors:

Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN

Karen Coe, Carbondale IL

Roger Dieringer, Elgin IL

Tom Dodd, Boerne TX

Kent Feiler, Harvard IL

Sheryl Finkenstadt, St. Louis

Janice Franz, Springfield IL

Linda Goersch, Tolono IL

Georgia Heth, Morton IL

Kimmel Jones, Euless TX

Scott Merritt, Gaborone, Botswana

David Stevenson, Liverpool UK

Mike Tomlianovich, Bloomington IL

Karen Walker, Champaign IL

And your District 8 tournament chairmen:

Chuck Briggs (Portage IN Sect.)

Mike Carmen  (St. Louis Regional & Sectionals)

Bob Carteaux & Jim Pelletier (Fort Wayne IN Regional)

Karen Coe  (Mt. Vernon IL Sect.)

Karen Coe & Jay Coleman  (Marion IL Sect.)

Karl Dencker & Doug Gugger  (Rockford IL Regional)

Karl Dencker & Ron Hopman  (Elgin IL Sect.)

Kate Dickens  (Effingham IL Sect.)

Doug Edwards & Tom Wynn  (Paducah KY Regional)

Doug Edwards & Sandra Lemon  (Gilbertsville KY Sect.)

Jim Kallaher  (Metropolis IL Sect.)

Dennis Moll  (Bloomington IL Sect.)

Ruby Nelson  (Edwardsville IL Sect.)

Chris Patrias  (District 8 Tournament Coordinator)

John Pree, Bob Pooley & Glenn DeVries  (Aurora IL Sect.)

Bernie Riley & Phyllis Rahn  (Peoria IL Sect.)

Mary Jo Sergent & Dee Witte  (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 & North Amer. Pairs)