The York County district attorney’s office will determine whether any charges would be filed in the state police raid of a poker tournament last month at the Narragansett Pythian Sisters Temple in Buxton.
The building is where the non-profit Buxton Community Food Co-op distributes donated food to the needy and elderly. An average of $40 or $50 a week, donated by card players to play, was used to pay for heat and lights at the food co-op. State police said the card game was unlicensed.
The food co-op now needs donations to keep the doors open for next winter. It is hosting a pot roast supper 4:30-6 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at the building on Route 22 in Buxton as a fundraiser.
Following a complaint by a concerned citizen, state troopers on May 20 raided a Texas hold’em tournament at the temple with 35 people involved. Sgt. William Gomane of the state’s non-profit gaming license unit, said Monday the case file had been turned over to District Attorney Mark Lawrence.
A great grandmother, Joann Groder, founder and director of the food co-op, said last week, it is still serving about 200 people weekly. She declined comment on the poker tournament.
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