Hello checker fans, most of you have already heard of this from ACF, Missouri Checker News, or the postcards I mailed.  We hope to see you in Shipshewana "Amish Country," this Friday & Saturday!  Roger

2010 INDIANA STATE / DISTRICT 6

 v     CHECKERS TOURNAMENT    v

Aug. 27-28, 2010 (Fri.-Sat.)
  Davis Mercantile Bldg, 3rd floor, 255 E. Main St., Shipshewana, IN.  

Classes A and B, 7 rounds, 3-move, starting Fri. 11, 1, 3, 5;  Sat. 9, 11, 1. 

 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.
 Beginners tourneys, 2 separate events starting Fri. 8/27 12:00 and Sat. 8/28 9 a.m. 

 Recommended for young players or those who have never been in a tournament.

 About 5 rounds depending on entries.  Entry fee $10 one day, or $15 both days,

 Go as you please, merchandise prizes.
Director:  Roger Blaine, P.O. Box 353, Osceola, IN 46561. 

 (574) 257-9033.  reblaine@hotmail.com.
 
Best motel deal as last year, Der Ruhe Blatz, 1 bed $68 + tax, 2 beds $78 + tax. 

 1195 S. Van Buren St. (State Rt. 5)  (260) 768-7750.  www.TheRestPlace.com.

Others nearby:  Super 8, (260) 768-4004;  Amish Country Inn, (260) 768-7688; 

 Country Inn & Suites, (260) 768-7780;  Farmstead Inn, (260) 768-4595. 

 Other motels in nearby LaGrange and Howe, IN, and Sturgis, MI.