2013 INDIANA STATE & DISTRICT 6 TOURNAMENT will be held Aug. 23-24, 2010 (Friday-Saturday) in Shipshewana, in Northern Indiana's Amish Country. Davis Mercantile Building, 3rd floor, 255 E. Main St., Shipshewana, IN 46565. (20 mi. E of Elkhart)
Classes A and B, 7 rounds with 3-move restriction, starting Friday as 4 rounds: 11am, 1pm, 3pm, and 5pm; Saturday as 3 rounds: 9am, 11am, and 1pm.  Entry fee $15.  ACF required in Class A.  Top-scoring Indiana resident in "A" will be State Champion.  Top Ind., Ill., Mich., or Ohio resident will be District 6 Champion. Cash and merchandise prizes.

We hope to see you there for some good checker action!  Roger Blaine, P.O. Box 353, Osceola, IN 46561. (574) 257-9033   reblaine@hotmail.com

Motels include Der Ruhe Blatz, 1195 S. Van Buren St. (State Rt. 5) (260) 768-7750   www.TheRestPlace.com   They have offered us a rate of $60 for one bed in a room, $68 for 2. (plus tax)
And also (all these are on Van Buren St., the main drag) : Super 8, (260) 768-4004;  Farmstead Inn, (260) 768-4595;  Amish Country Inn, (260) 768-7688;  Van Buren Hotel, (260) 768-7780.
Other motels in nearby LaGrange and Howe, IN, and Sturgis, MI.

Michael Holmes posted on ACF Forum: You can stay at Farmstead Inn (260) 768-4595 for 2 nights and get the third night free!  We stayed there a few years ago and loved it.  They have a pool and free hot breakfast for $99 per night.(0.6 miles - 3 minutes on Van Buren Street).