E-dition No. 1,014 • Friday, August 3, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com)   BBIA Industry Catalog Set to Ship by Mid-Month   The seventh edition of the Billiard and Bowling Institute of America’s Industry Catalog is scheduled to be shipped/mailed between Aug. 11 and 15. Copies should arrive seven to 10 days following the mail […]

E-dition No. 1,013 • Friday, July 27, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com)   Washington Center Declares War on ‘Tweakers’   The sign may have used the less-common spelling of the key word, but the message was loud and clear: “OPEN SEASON ON TWEEKERS.”   The message appears underneath the giant pin sign outside Aztec Bowl […]

E-dition No. 1,012 • Friday, July 20, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com)     Stremmel Returns to Bowling With New Job at Kegel   There aren’t a great many jobs in the bowling industry for people who do what Neil Stremmel does.   So, when Stremmel left his position at the United States Bowling Congress, […]

E-dition No. 1,010 • Friday, July 6, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com)   Jamie Brooks Receives Flowers for the Living Award   Iconic proprietor, bowler, and tournament promoter Jamie Brooks of Plano Texas, was honored with the 55th Sam Levine Flowers for the Living Award during International Bowl Expo is Las Vegas.   Brooks, 83, […]

E-dition No. 1,009 • Friday, June 29, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com)   Former NAIR Secretary, Nancy Surprenant, Passes Away   When most bowling lanes were made of maple and pine wood, rather than synthetic materials, one of the industry’s most important organizations was the National Association of Independent Resurfacers.   NAIR represented the men […]

E-dition No. 1,011 • Friday, July 13, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com)   Bowlers Work to Save Centers in Hawaii and California   Grassroots efforts to save two long-established bowling centers — one in the Honolulu County community of Kailua and one in Fremont, Calif. — are demonstrating that bowlers are passionate about their sport […]

E-dition Nos. 1,007-1,008 • Thursday, June 14, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com)   Bowl Expo Is Ready to Roll in Las Vegas   The countdown to BPAA’s International Bowl Expo is just about over. Attendees will be arriving in Las Vegas over the next several days, some to attend full-day Boot Camps scheduled on Sunday, […]

PBA’s Xtra Frame Moving to FloBowling.com   FloSports, an innovator in live digital sports and original content, has announced a multiyear rights partnership with the Professional Bowlers Association.   As part of the announcement, FloSports will launch FloBowling.com, a new site on which fans can access PBA’s Xtra Frame for live and on-demand PBA coverage […]