Pair Fare

News from Northwestern Illinois Unit 239

Editor: Linda Jacobson, Bartlett IL   jacobsonericL@aol.com


Welcome to new members: Lai-Ming Ma (Huntley) and Alan Burt (Rockford)

Congratulations to members who have reached new ranks:

NABC Master – Larry Sleeth (Kenneth City FL)

Life Master – Michael Chakovian (Crystal Lake)

Silver Life Master – Joshua Kuecker (Rockton), David Germaine (Huntley) and Van Stone (Geneva)

Ruby Life Master – David Bald, (Geneva)

The 239 Annual Meeting was well attended.  The business meeting included awards, treasurer’s message and election of board members.

North American Pairs qualifying games are being held at local clubs in June, July and August. The District 8 finals will be held in November, with winners and runners-up winning travel awards to attend the national finals in New Orleans LA in March 2023. Contact your local club manager for the dates of the qualifying games in your area.

Unit 239 Tournaments

Our Unit’s Regional is happening right now. We are hoping for a good turnout and are glad we have wonderful weather for this seven-day event in Crystal Lake.

Our next tournament is the Rockford Classic Sectional -- September 11-13 at the Tebala Event Center in Rockford. This is a Sunday-through-Tuesday schedule with single-session events at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. every day. A full schedule is here.