<html><div style='background-color:'><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Nebraska – Western Iowa – South Dakota I. S. C. Qualifying Tourney Set<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Chuck Welker, ISC Commissioner for the Western Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota Area, is announcing dates and details for the tournament which will qualify one team from this area for the 2006 ISC World Tournament and another team from the area for the ISC – II Tournament of Champions.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Competition for these automatic berths will be held at the Seymour Smith Complex in Omaha, Nebraska.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The dates for the event are the weekends of June 3 – 4 and July 1 – 2, 2006.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The event will be a single tournament contested over these two weekends.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Format will be round robin.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A field of 8 – 12 teams is expected.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Entry fee is $390.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>To enter, or for more information, contact:</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Chuck Welker</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>4954 Stream Side Circle</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Des Moines, Iowa, 50317</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Phone:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>515-262-2977</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>January 25, 2006</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Gordon Wise </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>ISC Information Officer</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A href="mailto:sgwise@woh.rr.com"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>sgwise(at)woh.rr.com</FONT></A></P>
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