Merry Christmas &

Happy other holidays

from the 2018 Advocate staff and contributors:

Mike Carmen, St. Louis

Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL

Mary Dolan, St. Louis

Karen Flood, St. Charles IL

Bo & Linda Goersch, Sullivan IL

Kim Grant, Fort Wayne IN

Georgia Heth, Morton IL

Linda Jacobson, Bartlett IL

Janet Jones, Harrisburg IL

Kimmel Jones, Euless TX

Martha Leary, Urbana IL

Roger Lord, St. Louis

Mary Lattan-Shaw, Carlinville IL

Martha Leary, Urbana IL

Jack Spear, Kansas City MO

Karen Walker, Champaign IL

Nate Ward, Champaign IL

Milt Zlatic, St. Louis

Best wishes for the new year.

We hope to see you at these special events hosted by District 8 in 2019.

 ♠ Regional tournaments:

Illini -- May 21-27, Champaign IL

Crossroads -- June 17-23, Effingham IL

 Great Sizzlin' Illinois -- June 17-23, Crystal Lake IL

Gateway to the West -- August 12-18, St. Louis MO

♠ District-wide competitions:

Grand National Teams -- May 4-5, Springfield IL

Spring Sectional-at-Clubs -- May 6-12, Local clubs

Fall Sectional-at-Clubs -- October 28-November 3, Local clubs

North American Pairs -- November 10, Sherman (Springfield) IL