• WinterFest fun takes place January 17-20 at the Chevy Chase Country Club in Wheeling.
• Annual Meeting and Dinner will be held January 19 during WinterFest. Awards will be presented and new members will be elected to the Board of Directors. An all-you-can-eat dinner precedes the meeting.
• The CCBA Board of Directors is expected to adopt new arbitration rules at the Annual Meeting.
• You'll want to clip the 2019 calendar.
• President Jan Churchwell in her column looks back on 2018.
• Audrey Grant invites you to experience the Interactive Bridge Column.
• Schuetts point out that when planning the play in a suit contract, entries are critical.
• Diebel says that anyone who can count to 13 can win.
• George Kiemic discusses a rare play that was the winning solution.
•  Jan reveals an interesting hand played at a recent CCBA tournament. 
• Look at photographs taken at the Central States Regional Tournament.
• See who advanced in rank and who had 70 percent games.
• Note the listing of special games.

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You will not want to miss the WinterFest Sectional, which runs January 17-20 in Wheeling.

Annual Meeting/Dinner will be held January 19 during WinterFest. Awards will be presented. Order tickets now for the all-you-can-eat buffet.

Members will vote at the Annual Meeting on a proposed by-law change. See page 6 for details.

The Spooktacular Central States Regional, October 29-November 2, will be held in Lake Geneva for the last time. See Pres. Jan Churchwell's column on the subject. Flyer on page 5.

The daytime FallFest Sectional Tournament, which runs November 9-11, will be held in the beautiful Wyndham Garden Hotel in Schaumburg. Flyer on page 7.

Unit 123's Ralph Katz was elected to the prestigious ACBL Hall of Fame.

CCBA will enforce the ACBL's Zero-Tolerance Policy at its tournaments.

Perhaps you or a friend are in the photographs taken at the Labor Day Sectional.

The Schuetts tell how to play, bid and defend NT.

Diebel says to improve your game, focus on eliminating mistakes.

See who made 70 percent games and who advanced in rank.

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• You won't want to miss the Labor Day Sectional, August 31-September 3, in Skokie.
• Always fun Central States Regional is October 30-November 4 in Lake Geneva, WI.
• Earn silver at the FallFest Sectional, November 9-11, in Schaumburg.
• September 15 is the deadline for nominations to the CCBA Board of Directors and for the Wilkes and Gran Awards.
• CCBA Pres. Jan Churchwell shares her thoughts in her column.
• View the flyers for the Labor Day, Central States and FallFest tournaments.
• Learn about the Indonesia contingent, which played at the Windy City Regional.
• View photographs of  the Windy City Regional.
• Schuetts write that new minor forcing is valuable following opener's 2NT rebid.
• Wimpy reveals the calls from players that directors dread.
• See who had 70 percent games and who advanced in rank.
• The Special Games for August and September are listed

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