Buckbees capture bridge marathon

WARWICK — Al and Judy Buckbee were the first-prize winners in the recently completed Warwick Friends of Library couples’ bridge marathon.

Winners were announced and prizes awarded at a gathering of the players. John and Anne Donnelly received second prize and George and Dolores Gaspari finished third.

The Friends sponsors day and evening marathons for women in addition to the couples’ marathon.

Entrants follow a schedule which tells them who they will play each month and who will host the match at their home.

The time for the match, which consists of 20 hands of bridge, is set at the convenience of the four people involved in that match.

There are usually nine matches in a round played over a year’s time. The marathons emphasize fun and sociability.

There is a $20 entry fee for each player and the proceeds are donated to the Wisner Public Library’s Friends group.

For information or to join a marathon, call Alice Boyle at 986-9839.