Unit 223 Welcomes New Members:   Karen Price (Glen Carbon)

CONGRATULATIONS to the members who have achieved new ACBL levels:

     New Club Master:  Chris Sehy (Effingham)

     New Sectional Master:  Al Wentz (Edwardsville)

     New NABC Master:  Janet Jones (Harrisburg)

IN MEMORY OF VIVIENNE HERTZ

District 8, Unit 223 lost a director and a life-long bridge player when Vivienne Hertz passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. She was born on July 26, 1928, in Pontiac IL and moved to Kankakee with her family as a child. She graduated from Kankakee High School, Class of 1946, although she attended high school for one year in Alexandria, Virginia, where she worked in the Pentagon during WWII.

In 1950, Vivienne received her B.S. degree in Elementary Education from Illinois State University. She married her high school and college sweetheart, Donald Hertz. They were married for 66 years and had four children. She had fourteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.   

After college, Vivienne was an elementary school teacher in Kankakee IL and Del City OK. She moved to Carbondale in 1965 and subsequently earned an M.A. in English, Ph.D. in Higher Education and a B.A. in Art, all from Southern Illinois University. In 1968, Vivienne began teaching Technical Writing at the School of Technical Careers at SIU and taught there until her retirement in 1988. She also taught at military bases throughout the world and gave lectures in England and the Philippines. In 1980, she was named the outstanding teacher for the School of Technical Careers and she served in SIU’s Faculty Senate from 1980-1982. For ten years Vivienne was the editor of the Journal of Studies in Technical Careers.

When not teaching, Vivienne enjoyed tennis, golf and bridge. She was a member of the ACBL from 1950 until her death and was a life master in bridge. She was the director of the Saluki Bridge Club in Carbondale until her death. She was also a member of the First United Methodist Church in Carbondale. Vivienne enjoyed world travel and meeting people. Vivienne had a zest for life, was spontaneous and courageous. She will be greatly missed by her family, friends and all of her bridge buddies.

Memorials to the Donald Hertz Scholarship Fund made in care of the SIUC Foundation are the preferred remembrance.

THE SALUKI BRIDGE CLUB HAS A NEW DIRECTOR AND A NEW LOOK

After the death of Vivienne Hertz, Wanda Culpepper has agreed to become the director of the Saluki Bridge Club. This spring, Wanda passed the club director’s test and has recently begun directing the Saluki Bridge Club. She has moved it from Tuesday nights to Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m.

Games are being held at The Haven, 10289 Haven RD in Carbondale except for the third Mondays. On that day, it will be held at the Crab Orchard Golf Club, 901 Grand AVE, Carterville. If you would like to check out the new game in town, give Wanda a call for more information. Her number is (618) 499-9632.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Just a reminder that the Effingham Crossroads Regional will be held again from June 18-24 at the Effingham Holiday Inn. It promises to be a good tournament so let’s all make a commitment to support this local event. There will be a game for everyone in a relaxed atmosphere. For more information, look at the tournament schedule on the ACBL website or email the Tournament Chair, Paul Hartke, at palo@mchsi.com

TO ALL BRIDGE PLAYERS

Plans are in the works to bring Jerry Helms, a professional bridge player, writer and teacher to Cape Girardeau MO, September 19-20 for a bridge seminar. A group from Cape Girardeau went to one of his seminars and the members are very enthusiastic about what they learned and experienced.

For him to come to Cape Girardeau, there needs to be at least 48 participants. The cost of registration will be $250. This will include lunch every day and the sessions will be about 5½ hours each. If you are interested, please contact Kim Swartz (2gracelyn@charter.net) or Patsy Parker (psparker5716@gmail.com.