[Illinibridge] Bridge at Ginger Creek

[Karen Walker]

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             ♠  BRIDGE AT GINGER CREEK CLUB CALENDAR  ♠
     Ginger Creek Shops, 2901 West Springfield, Champaign IL
        RESULTS & HAND RECORDS:  calendar.illinibridge.com 

                                                            https://my.acbl.org/club-results/201509       
        CLUB HOMEPAGE:  illinibridge.com
        JOIN US ON FACEBOOK:   www.facebook.com/gingercreek/

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North American Pair qualifying games at the club:
       Wednesday, July 28   (12:30) -- Stratified Open
       Thursday, July 29       ( 6:30) -- Flight C (non-Life Masters with 0-500 points)
       Monday, August 2     ( 6:30) -- Stratified Open
       Thursday, August 12 (12:30) -- Stratified Open
       Tuesday, August 17   (12:30) -- Flights B & C
       Thursday, August 19 (12:30) -- Stratified Open

All qualifiers are eligible to play in the District 8 finals, which will be a one-day event on Sunday, November 7 in Springfield IL. Winners and runners-up in three flights will win travel awards to play in the national finals in Reno NV in March 2022.

In Memory
     We are saddened by the loss of Midge Beiger, who passed away on July 3.  Retired from a career as a school librarian, Midge was an active player at Ginger Creek for many years.  Her obituary is here:   https://www.news-gazette.com/.../article_82605d94-e8e6...

FREE CLASS: Breakthrough to Advanced Bridge

     Kyle Blocher is offering a free online class to help intermediate-level players take their games to the next level. 

     The class meets every Wednesday from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. It started last week (July 21), but you can still join. Sessions will be recorded, so you can watch later.

     If you're interested, please email Kyle (kdbl...@gmail.com) for details and the Zoom link.

Online games -- Central & Southern Illinois virtual club
     Effective August 1, the Monday afternoon games will be on hiatus for at least the summer months.

     We will continue offering five weekly sessions:  Tuesday evening (499er), Wednesday evening (Open), Thursday evening (Open & 299er), Saturday afternoon (Open & 299er) and Sunday evening (Open & Mentor/Mentee).
     Schedule updates will be posted here:  http://illinibridge.com/virtual.htm       
     Friday, July 30 -- Win gold points in the Stardust Week Swiss Teams on Bridgebase.com.
         499er Teams start at 6:30 pm; Open Teams at 6:50 pm.
         Please email Ann Caparros <annca...@aol.com> to make a reservation or request a partner or team-mates. 

♥ District 8 Advocate newsletter -- June issue:  http://advocate.district8acbl.com
    There's still time to enter our Solvers Forum bidding contest. The August issue will be posted next week.   
    Click the link below to submit your solutions for the six new problems for August:     
         http://kwbridge.com/cgi-bin/D8forum.cgi?targetmonth=08&targetyear=21

Questions about the games?  Need a partner?  Contact the directors:
   ♣  Mondays, 6:30 pm -- Karen Walker & Mike Halvorsen   kwal...@comcast.net
   ♣  Tuesdays (0-800), 12:30 pm -- Martha Leary   mar...@marthaleary.com
   ♣  Wednesdays, 12:30 pm -- Gabe Ewing   edgef...@gmail.com
   ♣  Thursdays, 12:30 pm  -- Deb Avery   avery...@hotmail.com  
   ♣  Thursdays (299er & Pro-Am), 6:30 pm -- Wes Seitz   w-s...@sbcglobal.net