2013 Mid-Ohio Checker Meet

2013 Annual Mid-Ohio Checker Meet
Friday & Saturday, August 16^th and August 17^th 2013

The Annual Mid-Ohio Checker Meet will be held at Crist & Rosanna Miller's home at 10250 S. Kansas Road, Fredericksburg, Ohio 44627 (map). Friday & Saturday, August 16^th and August 17^th. Registration opens at 5:30 p.m., we will begin at 6:00 p.m. the evening of the 16^th and continuing into Saturday. This year we play 3-Move, (We switch every other year between GAYP and 3-Move Restriction). We will play 7 Rounds of Swiss (1 1/2 hours per 2 game round). Saturday play starts at 9:00am. Snacks & drinks provided with free breakfast and lunch on Saturday. For more information, contact Crist Miller, coordinator at 330-231-5034 or 330-359-7877 or 330-857-0228 or fax: 330-359-7878 or Crosco@pcfreemail.com We will play in one of the large building beside or behind Crist's home.

Place: 10250 S. Kansas Road, Fredericksburg, OH 44627.
Time: Play starts at 6 p.m. on Friday evening, playing 3 rounds August 16, and continue playing 4 more rounds Saturday morning starting at 9:00am, concluding about 4 p.m. Saturday.
Format: Seven rounds of 3-Move, three on Friday and four on Saturday, two games each round.
Entry fee: $20 covers all tournament and food expense, with left over proceeds going to the Ohio Crippled Children's Fund. In previous years the top prize has been handmade furniture. (wall clock, table, stool, etc.) This year a laser printed wooden wall clock with winner's name & tourney information to the highest place finisher.
Playing Room: Provisions includes excellent lighting and air-condition.
Notes: Expect a good Amish/Mennonite participation and some with master talent. The playing facility has a shower (bring your own towels), a kitchen with a fridge and microwave, and plenty of concrete/carpeted floor space for players who want to camp out or bring air mattresses. We have extra air mattresses and plenty of private space to pitch a tent. The nearest hotels are in Wooster (about 16 miles / 26 minutes north) and Orrville (about 13 miles / 27 minutes north northeast), also Crist indicated that, "There are players from the local area who would be happy to be the host to an overnight guest as well, just ask and let it be known." Dalton is about the same distance but no hotel.
Future Tourney Dates: The Annual Ohio Checker Meet decided to schedule their future tournaments on the third Friday & Saturday weekend of August.
Good places to get breakfast: Mrs. Yoder's Kitchen, 8101 State Route 241, Mount Hope, OH Tel: 330-674-0922 (7am-8pm) about 4 miles / 7 minutes SSW. GPS & mail address use Millersburg, OH 44654 Visitors rant about their food (home cooking) and Mrs. Yoder's pies are no exception!

Greensboro, NC to Fredericksburg, OH (8hrs/455miles)