Merry Christmas &
Happy other holidays

from the 2011 Advocate staff and contributors:

Rowen Bell, Oak Park IL

Karen Coe, Ewing IL

Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL

Karl Dencker, Lake in the Hills IL

Roger Dieringer, Elgin IL

Tom Dodd, Boerne TX

Kent Feiler, Harvard IL

Jason Feldman, San Diego CA

Sheryl Finkenstadt, St. Louis

Georgia Heth, Morton IL

Scott Merritt, Gaborone, Botswana

David Stevenson, Liverpool UK

Barbara Walczak, Munster IN

Karen Walker, Champaign IL

And your District 8 tournament chairmen:

Karen Anderson, Audrey Danocup,
Laurie Hamachek & Julia Kelley (Elgin IL Sectionals)

Chuck Briggs (Merrillville IN Sectional)

Mike Carmen  (St. Louis Regional & Sectionals)

Bob Carteaux & Michael Clegg (Fort Wayne IN Sect. & Regional)

Andrew Carver  (Edwardsville IL Sect.)

Scott Davis (Silver Point Sectionals)

Karl Dencker (Crystal Lake IL Regional)

Kate Dickens  (Effingham IL Sect.)

Doug Edwards & Tom Wynn  (Metropolis IL Regional)

Doug Edwards & Sandra Lemon  (Gilbertsville KY Sect.)

Ron & Judy Greek (Galesburg IL Sect.)

Jim Kallaher  (Paducah KY Sect.)

Raj Kohli (South Bend IN Sect.)

Martha Leary (North American Pairs)

Chris Patrias  (District 8 Tournament Coordinator)

John Pree (Aurora IL Sect.)

Camilla Rabjohns (Peoria IL Sect.)

Mary Jo Sergent  (Rockford IL Sect.)

Chris Shaw (Carlinville IL Sect.)

Floyd Sherry (Bloomington IL Sect.)

Ray Sigler & Carol Warner  (Caseyville IL Sect.)

Joanne Vollmer (Okawville IL Sect.)

Karen Walker  (Champaign IL Regional)

Liz Zalar  (Grand National Teams)