Letter from Bill Taylor regarding Hotel arrangements for the Lee Hyder Memorial:  

Hi everyone,
 
    I learned recently that that the Aiken Hotel (site for the LHM) is now booked solid for the weekend of the event. Unfortunately someone decided to schedule a horse show that weekend and that brings a lot of people to Aiken. There is no problem for the event to move forward, but we are going to have to direct our out of town players to some other accommodations. I've tried to get some commitments from nearby hotels with mixed success. What I would like to do is get the word out to each of your clubs and maybe put the following information on your respective websites so people have some ideas for alternatives.
The Days Inn on Richland Ave. will give a 5% discount for anyone that mentions the chess tournament. The next closest hotels are the Quality Inn on Richland Ave. and the Holiday Inn Express on Whiskey Road. Last time I checked, all of these still have openings but rooms are going fast in the area.
If anyone wants to know more about any of these places or more possibilities they can e-mail me directly.
 
 
Thanks

Bill Taylor