Las Vegas Again The 9th District has planned its tourney for Las Vegas this year. The dates are October 9,10,11 (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) at Travelsuites Inn on the fabulous Las Vegas Strip.  The hotel is right next door to the world famous Circus Circus, on the same side of the street as Circus Circus.  It takes five seconds to cross the street from Travelsuites to Circus Circus.  The hotel is giving us a special rate of $35 a day for two persons in a room.  The tax is included in the $35 so that’s hard to beat. Just mention the checker tourney to get that rate.  We’d like to get a good turnout so that the hotel will be happy to have us every year.  The telephone to reserve a room is : (702) 735-4222.  The Circus has almost twelve hours of free performances by some of the best in the world, from 11AM thru midnight by some of the best trapeze performers, acrobats, specialty acts, etc. The Circus is a great place for families with kids. It has all kinds of rides, at least 25 different activities such as bumper cars, water chutes, rollercoasters, clown shows, etc. for a charge. Travelsuites is on the strip and is therefore close to many great hotels.  Travelsuites has a nice pool to refresh during the day, it's a very refreshing way to beat the heat.

District 9 contains States: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, & Wyoming
District 9 Manager: John R. Gibson

2011 District 9 Results:

The Travelodge has offered its hospitality and good rates for next year's event.  We're thinking of having the tourney there at the end of September or the beginning of October.  Some top master players have already expressed interest in participating in the next one.  Anthony Bishop, a prime contender, missed this one due to an unexpected commitment.  We look forward to seeing all of you again next year. (Submitted by Gerry Lopez)