The 115th Illinois State Checker Tournament
CANCELLATION
e-mail & text message Mar 14, 2020, 6:01PM - Roger Doll
JR, We made the decision to cancel the Illinois Tournament scheduled in April.
Here is an announcement you can use to the web postings and the newsletter.
The Illinois State Checker Tournament scheduled for April 4th and 5th has been cancelled in light of the wide-spread actions underway to address the Coronavirus. Look for a future announcement of a new date once the situation improves. Contact Roger Doll with any questions. 618-402-1822; erdoll@gmail.com
JR - if you wouldn't mind, can you use your email list to send out this information, too.
Thanks, Roger
The 115th Annual Illinois State Checker Tournament will be held Saturday, April 4th and Sunday, April 5th, 2020 in Marion, IL.
We play at Mackie's Pizza, who is making a great meeting room available to us. Their address is 2704 Walton Way, Marion, IL 62959. The Illinois State Checker Association will be providing pizza for meals to all players on Saturday. Players will need to purchase their own beverages.
The Mackie's Pizza is located west of the intersection of Interstate I-57 and IL State Highway 13 (Exit 54). Travel west on IL 13 about 0.6 miles. Turn left onto Walton Way and follow around to Mackie's Pizza. It is opposite the Sam's Club. (map).
A recommended hotel is the Super 8 Motel at 2601 Vernell Road, Marion, IL, 62959 (map). phone 618-993-5577. The Super 8 is located to the left off the first light west of the Interstate.
Registration on Saturday begins at 8:00 a.m. with play beginning shortly after a 9:00 a.m. business meeting. Seven total rounds to be played. There will be four or five rounds played on Saturday and 2 or 3 rounds on Sunday, depending on player preference; 3-move restriction paired by a modified Swiss system. Entry fee is $10.00
Please join us for a great time playing checkers. For information call Roger Doll (618) 402-1822, email erdoll@gmail.com.