Silver Point Stars

Many of our Central Illinois players had big successes in the Fall Silver Point Sectional, held at local clubs the week of October 28. Special congratulations to Lori Moore, who led all District players for total points won during the week. Here are the Central Illinois players who placed in the top 100 of the 1384 participants in District 8:

33.69   Lori Moore, Bloomington

18.80   Ann Schuyler, Bloomington

18.69   Mark Schollenberger, Springfield

16.82   Clay Cuthbertson, Quincy

15.16   Eunice Patton, Bloomington

15.14   Sandy Stults, Springfield

15.01   Jeff Ehrlich, Springfield

12.24   Garald Bumgardner, Petersburg

11.25   Lane O'Connor, Towanda

11.07   Patrick Moos, Peoria

10.50   Rich Pestien, Peoria

10.10   Jim Heller, Petersburg

10.01   Mark Beattie, Sherman

  9.39   Christine Carroll, Champaign

  9.09   Cindy Moore, Bloomington

  8.95   Margaret Hansell, Champaign

  8.37   Jeff Furler, Bloomington

  8.30   Larry Wilcox, Springfield

  8.29   Jason Cannell, Bloomington

  7.94   Steve Babin, Normal

  7.57   Marsha Woodbury, Urbana

  7.54   Jane Grieser, Springfield

  7.54   Jane Crawford, Springfield

  7.49   Ann Caparros, Springfield

  7.43   Chris Benson, Le Roy

  7.30   Betty Capodice, Bloomington

  7.22   Hank Hoffman, Bloomington

The next Silver Point Sectional is coming up the week of February 3, 2014. Check with your local club manager for details on the special games in your area.

North American Pairs

Congratulations to everyone who played in the District 8 North American Pair finals in Springfield in November. Central Illinois pairs took four of the nine qualifying spots for the national finals in Dallas TX in March. Congratulations and good luck to:

B1 - Kenneth Koh - Peter Yeh, Champaign IL   

B2 - Bob Shair - Gary Dell, Champaign IL 

B3 - Clay Cuthbertson, Quincy IL - Norman Goldman, Florissant MO

C2 - Milt Epstein - Marsha Woodbury, Urbana IL

Illini Champaign Regional -- May 20-26, 2014

It's not too early to begin thinking about spring and our Unit's annual regional, coming up Memorial Day week in Champaign.

We'll again be playing in the Hawthorn Suites hotel and offering lots of extras, including a speakers program, entry-fee discounts, nightly buffets and a hotel hospitality suite for socializing after the game. Bridge rate is $95 for a suite with kitchen, one or two beds, sleeper sofa and free wifi. Room rate includes daily hot breakfast and Wednesday-night dinner.  

This year's schedule features three of the popular Gold Rush Pair events for 0-750 players. You can check out the 2014 events on the tournament schedule page .

Movin' Up 

   Congratulations to these Unit members who recently advanced in rank:k: