CIBA Digest

News from Central Illinois Unit 208

Editor:  Karen Walker, 2121 Lynwood Drive, Champaign   61821
 (217) 359-0042    kwbridge@comcast.net

Illini Regional -- May 24-30, Champaign IL

Thanks to everyone who traveled to Champaign during Memorial Day week to play in our Unit's annual regional. We continue to hear compliments about the Hilton Conference Center and the two adjacent hotels, the Hilton Garden Inn and Homewood Suites. If you haven't been to the regional in Champaign the past few years (or ever), we hope you can join us next year -- May 22-28, 2012. 

Special thanks to the many hard-working volunteers from Champaign's Bridge at Ginger Creek club who made the tournament a success:

John Brandeberry & Maggie Stephens -- Hospitality suite
Pete Petillo & Bob Shair -- Daily Bulletin
Debbie Avery -- Caddies
Bo & Linda Goersch -- Registration
John Seng  -- Prizes
Hugh Williams & Bob Sievers -- Partnerships
Martha Leary -- Novice program
Karen Walker & Mike Halvorsen -- Chairmen

The full list of event winners and points won by all players is here. Top point winners from our Central Illinois Unit were:  

96.54   Nate Ward, Champaign

80.94   Jim Melville, Springfield

64.29   Karen Walker, Champaign

45.07   Debbie Avery, Champaign

33.91   Martha Leary, Urbana

32.03   Elizabeth Zalar, Springfield

30.97   Ned Horton, Champaign

30.88   Chris Benson, Le Roy

30.82   Bill Lindemann, Champaign

30.68   John Seng, Champaign

30.65   Mark Daily, Charleston

30.58   Stephen Babin, Normal

30.30   John Maloney, Champaign

29.69   David Stevens, Charleston

28.67   Margaret Hansell, Champaign

27.60   Carl Brueckner, Champaign

27.54   Claire Krukenberg, Charleston

27.17   Mike Halvorsen, Champaign

25.75   Gary Dell, Champaign

24.91   Dan Faulkner, Monticello

24.80   Mark Kessler, Springfield

24.70   Bill Lindemann, Champaign

23.89   Mark Pinkowski, Chicago

22.85   Dan Bunde, Urbana

22.31   Michael Ring, Urbana

22.24   Colby Vernay, Lacon

21.34   Barry Badgett, Chatham

20.43   Zach Freehill, Bloomington

19.92   Irene Wen, Urbana

19.48   Ron & Carole Sholes, Springfield

19.10   Jeremy McMinis, Champaign

18.31   Melissa Fitton, Urbana

18.04   Larry Wilcox, Springfield

17.95   Dennis Fitton, Urbana

17.69   Mu Zhang, Urbana

17.40   Donna Giertz, Champaign

17.30   Thomas Shedlock, Danville

17.15   Gary Kessler, Springfield

16.42   Milt Epstein, Urbana

16.31   Eunice Patton, Bloomington

16.21   Bob Shair & Christine Carroll, Champaign

16.19   Al & Sally Levering, Frankfort

In Memory

The Bridge at Ginger Creek club in Champaign recently lost two of its good friends and most popular players.

Jack Sanders, 85, died on May 25 after heart surgery. A Navy veteran, Jack worked for Marshall Fields and owned a White Hen Pantry in Chicago before retiring and moving to Champaign to be near his family. He and his late wife Marilyn had five children, 10 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and many foster children.  

Jack was a sweet, happy and generous man who had many partners at the club. He will be deeply missed.
 

Carroll Drablos, 80, died on June 6. He served in the U.S. Air Force and had a long career as professor of agricultural engineering at the University of Illinois. He was a specialist in soil drainage and won many awards for his research and service to conservation agencies.

Carroll and Arlene, his wife of almost 58 years, grew up in North Dakota and have two sons and six grandchildren. Both Life Masters, they were a successful partnership in bridge and life. We'll all miss Carroll's sense of humor and friendly personality. 
 

Movin' Up:  Congratulations to these Unit members who recently advanced in rank: