Director's Corner
Steven O. Ledford, Sr.
Please welcome Kenneth Ratcliff as the New Members Tournament Secretary, replacing Larry Anderson. He is the son-in-law of Dr Robert Shearer. His email address is Mr.KennethRatcliff@gmail.com. All New Members results should be submitted to him at this time. Previously submitted results have been forwarded to him, but you should still check out the New Members report in the next Kings Korner (which will be the first submitted by Mr Ratcliff) to verify that your result has been posted.
Also, please welcome Roy Henock as the new Adjudications Administrator. His email address is roy_henock@yahoo.com. Positions requiring adjudication should be first submitted to the Tournament Secretary, with optional analysis, and he will make the determination on obvious results. If the Tournament Secretary has any doubts about what the result should be, he will forward the position, minus identifying information, but with submitted analysis, to the Adjudication Administrator, who will then make the determination without knowing who the players are. This method insures impartiality in his determination.
Dr Robert Shearer has volunteered to take on the position of Games Editor. His first column should be in the next Kings Korner. He also reports a new email address, docshearer@juno.com. Please send him interesting games for review. Thanks for volunteering, Robert!
Kristo Miettinen has long been one of the strongest players in ASPCC. He has qualified for the title of Senior International Master in ICCF. This title will be awarded at the ICCF Congress in October in Kemer, Antalya, Turkey. On behalf of all the members of ASPCC, we offer him heartfelt congratulations for this outstanding achievement.
Wade Chabassol has a new email address. It is chabassol@comcast.net.
Manuel Singleton has been given a 45 day timeout due to illness.
ASPCC has survived for over 50 years with an all volunteer staff. One of the great things about our club is that every time a staff position becomes vacant another member of the club will step forward, at no personal gain, to assume that position. I have been privileged to be Director of the club for the last four years, holding a position that members such as Haskel Sikes, Robert Karch, Maurice Carter and others have held before me. The faces in the positions may change, but ASPCC goes on. Due to personal problems that will require me to move in the near future and concentrate on finding employment, I have requested that the Executive Committee find a replacement for as soon as possible. My games will continue. The requirements for Director usually include having been in the ASPCC for over five years , preferably having held a position in ASPCC in the past (could be evaluated in a case by case basis), and having demonstrated good sportsmanship. Anyone that meets those requirements and wishes to learn more about the position should contact me at steven.ledford@gmail.com. Final approval authority for the Director position is the Executive Committee.
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Roll of Champions!
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ASPCC Executive Committee
- Walter Sedlmayer, Chairman
Steven O Ledford Sr
David R Terry
Robert Macdonald
Robert F Barry
Kristo S Miettinen
Donald R Cotten
Stanley Evans
Riley Lane