Winners of the Warwick Friends of the library bridge marathon announced; $1,440 donated

WARWICK — Winners in three Warwick Friends of the Library Ladies Bridge Marathons for 2017-18 were announced and awarded prizes at a recent luncheon.
For Marathon I, Carol Betley and Alice Boyle placed first. Charlene Hirschberg and Barbara Bald had the second highest score and third prize winners were Shirley Mayewski and Jan Evans.
The team of Marilyn Bryan and Jan Evans were first-place winners in Marathon II. Carol Betley and Kate Lacalamita came in second, and Cathy Tansey and Rosita Gilseman took the third-place prize.
Cathy Tansey and Dolores Gaspari took the top prize in Marathon III. Claiming the second place were Jan Evans and Genevieve Lusignan and winners in the third-place slot were Marilyn Bryan and Bonnie Kunert.
Marathon entrants follow a schedule which tells them who they will play each month and who will host the match. A date and time for the match, which consists of 20 hands of bridge, is set at the convenience of the four people playing in that match. There are usually seven 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 Albert Wisner Public Library’s Friends group. The Friends have sponsored bridge marathons as a fund raiser for more than 40 years. At present, in addition to the three ladies marathons, there is an ongoing couples’ marathon.
These marathons’ contribution to the Friends will be $1,440 for 2018.
To join a marathon, call Marilyn Bryan at 987-8313.