<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000099"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">What's News</font></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000099"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"> around your Badminton Region: </font></font><b><a href="http://www.northwestbadminton.org/index.php"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0033"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Visit your NWBA website</font></font></a></b><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b><br></b></font></div></div><div><div> <b>World Champs at Portland Clinic Oct. 25</b></div><div><br></div><div>THPRD and the Rose City Badminton Club to host clinic with World Champions: Tony Gunawan, Halim Haryanto and Howard Bach. Reserve soon -- entries are limited with deadline on Oct. 1 to participate. <a href="http://www.northwestbadminton.org/oregon/PDXBadmintonClinic2008_Flyer.PDF">Click here for PDF Registration Form and information</a>.</div></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b><br></b></font></div><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b><br></b></font></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">The <b>7</b><b>th Annual Lilac City Badminton Tournament</b> at the Spokane Valley Hub (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19619+E+Cataldo+Ave,Liberty+Lake+WA+99016&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=47.665965,-117.142668&spn=0.021965,0.038581&z=15&iwloc=addr">map here</a>) is scheduled from <b>Sept. 19-21</b>. Events divisions are Open, 35+, and 50+ for all Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Costs: $20 for first event; $8 for other additional entries. A catered dinner will be available on Saturday evening at the facility. <b><i>Entry deadline: Sept. 10</i></b>. Please <a href="http://www.northwestbadminton.org/spokane/LilacCity08_EntryForm.pdf">download entry form here</a> for registration or more information. </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</font></b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b><br></b></font></div></span></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0033FF">Upcoming Tournaments</font></span></b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0033FF">:</font></div></span></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-weight: 400; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-weight: 400; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-weight: 400; "><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="position: static; z-index: auto; "><tbody><tr><td><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000066">Sept 19-21</font></font></td><td><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000066"> </font></font></td><td><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000066">Lilac City Invitational (Spokane, WA)</font></font></td></tr><tr><td><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000066">Oct 3-4-5</font></font></td><td><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000066"> </font></font></td><td><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000066">WA State Junior Open</font></font></td></tr><tr><td><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000066">Nov 14-17</font></font></td><td><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000066"> </font></font></td><td><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000066">WA BCD Tournament</font></font></td></tr><tr><td><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000066">Dec 5-7</font></font></td><td><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000066"> </font></font></td><td><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000066">Chris Gulin Senior Master Tournament</font></font></td></tr></tbody></table></span></font></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"> </font></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="position: static; z-index: auto; "><tbody></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><div><b>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</b></div><div><br></div><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000099">Send your news information to: </font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><a href="mailto:webmaster@northwestbadminton.org"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000099">webmaster@northwestbadminton.org</font></a></span></b></div></span></span></font></font></span></span></font></font></span></span></font></div></div></div></div></body></html>