Merry Christmas &

Happy other holidays

from the 2016 Advocate staff and contributors:

Karen Coe, Ewing IL

Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL

Marilyn Croft, St. Charles IL

Mary Dolan, St. Louis

Karen Flood, St. Charles IL

Kim Grant, Fort Wayne IN

Georgia Heth, Morton IL

Kimmel Jones, Euless TX

Mary Lattan-Shaw, Carlinville IL

Martha Leary, Urbana IL

Jack Spear, Kansas City MO

David Stevenson, Liverpool UK

Karen Walker, Champaign IL

Nate Ward, Champaign IL

Best wishes for the new year.

We hope to see you at these special events hosted by District 8 in 2017.

« Regional tournaments:

Illini -- May 23-29, Champaign IL

Crossroads -- June 19-25, Effingham IL

 Great Sizzlin' Illinois -- June 19-25, Crystal Lake IL

Gateway to the West -- August 14-20, St. Louis MO

Fall Festival -- October 2-8, Fort Wayne IN

« District-wide competitions:

Winter Sectional-at-Clubs -- February 6-12, Local clubs

Grand National Teams -- May 6-7, Springfield IL

Fall Sectional-at-Clubs -- Oct. 30-Nov. 5, Local clubs

North American Pairs -- November 12, Champaign IL