Welcome

Unit members extend a warm welcome to:

From Crystal Lake, Everett and Joyce Pratt

From Huntley, Pat Zenner

From Rockford, Cindy Lindgren, Lynda Marks and Mary Ann Wham

From Saint Charles, Joseph Schatz

From Winnebago, Sheldon Speers

Rising in the Ranks

Unit 239 has an influx of members reaching new milestones. This is due to the additional designations of Ruby Life Master (1500 master points) and Sapphire Life Master (3500 master points).  The ACBL web site lists the requirements for all ranks. The two new ranks were approved at the Fall NABC in Denver, Colorado.

New Junior Masters:  Mark Degner, Cary; Pamela Johnson, Galena; Sandra Mulligan, Rockford.

New Club Masters: Kenneth Dornfield and John Knoll, Huntley; Burton Hammond, Pecatonica; Anne Johnson, Romana Layng, Karen Lewis, Patrick Radcliffe all of Rockford;  Terry Gehrke, Winnebago.

New Sectional Masters:  Mary Belcher, Huntley; Bobbie Brown, Rockford.

New Regional Masters: Lois Bodach, Cherry Valley.

New Bronze Life Masters:  Judy Freeman, Arlington Heights; Catherine Wright, Rockford; Platt Hill, Saint Charles.

New Ruby Life Masters:  Nancy Berg, Algonquin; Darrell Rotter, Bartlett; Julia Kelley, Batavia; Arlene Hoernecke, Belvidere; John Pree, Campton Hills; Neil Whittle, Carol Stream; LaVerne Murphy, Dundee; Karl Anderson, Elgin; Donald Murphy, Gilberts; Janet Clark, Audrey Danocup, Laurie Hamachek, Huntley; Twila Dahl, Lake In The Hills; Mary Jean Martin, North Auroa; Francis Buhler, Donna Cart, Gena Hartlieb, Phyllis Schmitt all of Rockford; John Bacsa and Marilyn Croft, Saint Charles; Robert Duhme and Joan Jackson, Wheaton; Nick Cordell of Yorkville.

New Sapphire Life Masters:  Alma Karas, Batavia; Meyer Abarbanel, Belvidere; Richard Blumenthal, Crystal Lake; Sherry Wynn, Oswego; George Wolf, Rockford; Charles Fortney and John Jackson, Wheaton.

       Early Spring Sectional

             April 1-3, 2016

    Elgin Center Heritage Ballroom, Elgin IL
    100 Symphony Way (across from Hemmens Auditorium)

 

Tournament Chairs: Julia Kelley – 630-886-7430 or juliakelley1939@att.net and Linda Jacobson – 630-372-6453 or jacobsonericl@aol.com

Partnership Chair:   Janet Brandt – 847-840-5146 (cell) or 847-888-4450 or janetbrandt@sbcglobal.net