Illini
Regional -- May 21-26, Champaign IL
Thanks to everyone who traveled to
Champaign during Memorial Day week to play in our Unit's regional.
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
Aaron O'Banion -- Equipment, supplies & partnership assistant
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
♥
Friday & Saturday, July 12 & 13
First Christian Church, Bloomington IL
Stratified Pairs -- Open & 0-750
(non-LM) --
at 10:00 am & 3:00 pm both days.
More details are
here.
Co-chair: Jenny Schultz
jenny.ann.schwarz@gmail.com
309-825-3856
Co-chair & partnerships: Larry Ziegler
lzgoblue54@gmail.com
309-336-8568
In
Memory
We are saddened by the passing of Larry Matheny, 81, who died on April 30 in
Colorado.
A longtime resident of Bloomington IL, Larry was a Diamond Life Master who
was active in local clubs and Central Illinois tournaments. When he and his wife
Linda moved to Colorado, he taught bridge classes and became one of the top
players at the club in Fort Collins. He won 215 points at the club last year and
almost 40 points this year.
Our deep condolences go out to Linda and Larry's family and many friends. His
obituary is
here.
The Longest Day
Join your local players for the 11th 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
|
Lori Moore |
Monday, June 17 |
Peoria DBC |
Peoria IL |
309-397-0831 |
Charles Young |
Tuesday, June 18 |
Mike's Bridge Club |
Normal IL |
309-825-5823 |
Mike Tomlianovich
|
Wednesday, June 19 |
Coming up on the Central Illinois Calendar
June, July & August -- North American Pair qualifying games, Local clubs
June 17-19 -- The Longest Day special games, Local
clubs
July 12 & 13 -- Open Sectional & Non-LM Regional, Bloomington IL
Aug 22 --
Illinois Senior Olympics Bridge Tournament,
Springfield IL
September 27 & 28 -- Fall Sectional, Peoria IL
October 1-31 -- Club Appreciation Month
championships, Local clubs |
|
Congratulations
to Illini Regional winners!
Tuesday "Play for the Pets" Pairs
Gary Dell & Irene Wen, Champaign IL
Thursday Swiss Teams, Bracket 3
Nancy Rader, Champaign IL; Anne Wildrick, Jacksonville IL;
Linda Sloat, Urbana IL; Josh Rich,
Alton IL
Thursday Swiss Teams, Bracket 2
Brian & Melissa Maloney,
Ned Horton & John Maloney, Champaign IL
Friday Open Pairs
Steve Donahue, Riverwoods IL & Craig Allen, Glen Ellyn IL
Congratulations to Craig, who became
a Platinum
Life Master (10,000 points) with the win. |