Merry Christmas &
Happy other holidays

from the 2009 Advocate staff and contributors:

Karen Coe, Carbondale IL

Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL

Roger Dieringer, Elgin IL

Tom Dodd, Boerne TX

Kent Feiler, Harvard IL

Sheryl Finkenstadt, St. Louis

Georgia Heth, Morton IL

Mary Lattan, Unit 223

Scott Merritt, Gaborone, Botswana

David Stevenson, Liverpool UK

Mike Tomlianovich, Bloomington IL

Barbara Walczak, Munster IN

Karen Walker, Champaign IL

And your District 8 tournament chairmen:

Chuck Briggs (Portage IN Sect.)

Mike Carmen  (St. Louis Regional & Sectionals)

Bob Carteaux (Fort Wayne IN Regional & Sectional)

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  (Metropolis IL Regional)

Doug Edwards & Sandra Lemon  (Gilbertsville KY Sect.)

Jim Kallaher  (Paducah KY 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.)

Jean & Fred Roese  (Springfield IL Sect.)

Mary Jo Sergent & Dee Witte  (Rockford IL Sect.)

Floyd Sherry (Bloomington IL Sect.)

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

Mike Tomlianovich  (North American Pairs & STAC)

Joanne Vollmer (Okawville IL Sect.)

Karen Walker  (Champaign IL Regional)

Liz & Chuck Zalar  (Springfield IL GN Teams & North Amer. Pairs)