CIBA Digest

News from Central Illinois Unit 208    Unit Website: www.unit208.org

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

Illini Regional -- May 23-28, Champaign IL

Thanks to everyone who traveled to Champaign during Memorial Day week to play in our Unit's regional. After a three-year layoff -- the only years we've missed since 1993 -- we were happy to see old friends and get back to face-to-face bridge.

Special thanks to these hard-working volunteers from Champaign's Bridge at Ginger Creek club:

Gabe Ewing  -- Daily Bulletin
Debbie Avery -- Caddies
Wes Seitz & Mary Sievers -- Registration
John Seng  -- Prizes
Bob Sievers -- Partnerships
Karen Walker & Mike Halvorsen -- Chairmen

♦ Links to Daily Bulletins are here.

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

♥  New: Intermediate/Novice Sectional  ♥

Saturday, June 24, 2023

First Christian Church, Bloomington IL

Open to non-Life Masters with 0 to 500 points.

Earn silver points in two Stratified Pair games:  
10:00 am & 3:00 pm

More details are here.

Chairman:  Linda Sloat   lsloat@illinois.edu   217-649-9002
Partnerships:  Sandy Hill   shill@prominic.net   217-840-2859

The Longest Day

Join your local players for the 10th annual The Longest Day event. Held during the week of the summer solstice, clubs nationwide will be holding special games to raise money to support Alzheimer's Association research and caregiving services.

Participating clubs in Central Illinois and game dates are:

 Bloomington/Normal DBC     

Bloomington IL      

309-838-8085  

 

Monday, June 19

 Bridge Club of Springfield    

Springfield IL

217-685-8335

Ann Caparros

Monday, June 19

 Peoria DBC

Peoria IL

309-397-0831

Charles Young

Tuesday, June 20

 Mike's Bridge Club

Normal IL

309-825-5823

Mike Tomlianovich      

Wednesday, June 21

 

Coming up on the Central Illinois Calendar

June, July & August -- North American Pair qualifying games, Local clubs

June 19-22 -- The Longest Day special games, Local clubs

June 24 -- Non-Life Master Sectional, Bloomington IL

Aug 24 -- Illinois Senior Olympics Bridge Tournament, Erin's Pavilion, Springfield IL

September 19-23 -- Crossroads Regional, Holiday Inn, Effingham IL

Congratulations
to Illini Regional winners!


Saturday Gold Rush Pairs
Jennifer Schwartz & E. Dalton, Bloomington IL


Swiss Teams, Bracket 4
JoLynn Baldwin & Nancy Rader, Champaign IL; Linda Sloat, Urbana IL; Josh Rich, Alton IL 


Swiss Teams, Bracket 3
 Pete Ashbrook, Urbana IL; Georgia Heth, Morton IL; Lisa Bievenue, Savoy IL (with Tony Curtis, Champaign IL)


Swiss Teams, Bracket 2
Brian & Melissa Maloney,
Ned Horton & John Maloney, Champaign IL


Friday Open Pairs & Saturday Consolation Pairs
Tom Fogarty, Chicago IL & David Langer, Buffalo Grove IL