Local births listed for multiple families in region
Mr and Mrs Gary Guenther of White Oaks welcomed son Justin Lyle born Jan 3 at 4 19 am in KSB Hospital weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces and 20 inches long. Parents and grandparents named along with great grandparents from Ottawa Peru and Dixon. Kayla Marie Forster born Dec 31 at 3 39 pm in KSB Hospital weighs 6 pounds 12 ounces and 18 inches. welcomed home by siblings Ryan and Krista. grandparents listed. Port Byron couple Wolfgang and Kathryn Schmidt welcome son Erich Martin born Dec 20 at Moline Public Hospital. Karl Roland as older sibling. Dublin Snyder and Schmidt grandparents listed. Lyndon couple Lowell and wife Gilman welcome daughter Nora Jane born Jan 6 at 12 55 pm in KSB Hospital. family listed. Dixon couple Mike and Jodi Burmeister welcome daughter Nicole Ann born Jan 7 at 3 45 pm in KSB Hospital with Welcomes and grandparents named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Lisa) Guenther
White Oaks
KSB
Justin Lyle
Kathy Purcell
Ottawa
Lyle Guenther
Eloise Richardson
Ella Peters
Peru
Greg Forster
Dixon
Kayla Marie
Ryan
Krista
Robert Dawson
Sterling
R.P. Forster
Port Byron
Wolfgang
Kathryn (Snyder) Schmidt
Moline Public Hospital
Erich Martin
Karl Roland
Richard and
Helen Snyder
Horst and
Luise Schmidt
Lyndon
Lowell Gilman
Ksb Hospital
Nora Jane
Rachel
Neil Carlson
Rock Falls
Joan Carlson
Prophetstown
Dean Gilman
Mike
Jodi Burmeister
Nicole Ann
Deanna Gene
Donna Thomas
Jack Howell
Jack
Norma Burmeister
Ann Howell
Matt
Clara Buch
Bridge hand snapshot in auction notation
A concise bridge card layout shows West with east voids and specific holdings. East holds Q43 A076, North 11689 KQ5, South aAb72 VAKS, with spade and heart sequences implied and no explicit trump or contract stated.
World Team Olympiad Victory by US Bridge Team
James Jacoby recalls the United States win at the World Team Olympiad, detailing players Bob Wolff Bob Hamman Seymon Deutsch Eric Rodwell Jeff Meckstroth and Jim Jacoby. He notes past participation, discusses a pivotal six clubs deal and heart club play, and mentions James Jacoby's books Jacoby on Bridge and Jacoby on Card Games published by Pharos Books in 1989.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Italy
United States
Bob Wolff
Bob Hamman
Seymon Deutsch
Eric Rod
Jeff Meckstroth
Jim Jacoby
Turin
Wolff
Hamman
South
Heart
East
Declarer
West
James Jacoby
Jacoby
Oswald Jacoby
Pharos Books
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
National Geographic Geography Bee debuts with Rochelle students
Rochelle fifth grader Chadren Shelow won the first National Geography Bee local round held in the school gym. Megan Marie, a fourth grader, finished as runner up. The program aims to boost geographic knowledge amid studies showing U S youth lag in geography compared with peers in nine other countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochelle
Terry Ator
National Geographic World
National Geographic Society
Chadren Shelow
NGS
Megan Marie
Ator
U.S
United States
Washington, D.C
May
Geoff Cluts
Rockford Hosts Illinois Snow Sculpting Contest Amid Snow Art
Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition comes to Sinnissippi Park in Rockford January with 13 teams including three international entries and five high school teams. Competing teams from France Italy and Sweden design 5 ton snow blocks for public display, with winners advancing to Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Sinnissippi Park
Swedish American Hospital
Alpine Inn
Best Western Colonial Inn
Sweden House
Milwaukee
France
Italy
Sweden
Gene Toepfer
Belvidere
Rick Thompson
Genoa
Geoff Graham
Galesburg
Stephen Appell
Cherry Valley
Fred Gardner
Jamie Girard
K. Dyer
Keith Cottrell
Doug Scherrinsy
Bob Belt
Lynn Carlson
Crystal Lake
Kent Henderson
Galena
Paula Bain
Lynn Center
Jack Gerard
Pontiac
Buffalo
WROK
K.c. Johnson Press
Rockford Park District
Rockford Area
Also Mentioned on This Page
West East
NORTH
By James Jacoby
Betsy Bulfer
Louise Brass
Ner
Summer Geography Institute For Teachers
National Geographic Society Education Foundation
Geographic Alliance Network
Telegraph
Tional Geographic Society
Geography Bee
St. Bernard
Lawrence L. Bruckner
W. Ist
LIMO
R.C. Smith Transportation
Martin Luther King Jr
Cy Ee
Hite Awe Iil
Kmart
East 4Th Street
Lisa Coker
Benavio
Nutri
E. Lincolnway, Sterling
Meyers
N. Galena, Dixon
Wica
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