E-dition No. 1,107 • Friday, May 1, 2020 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) OKC Center Sets Protocols for Friday Reopening After being shut down due to the coronavirus, Holiday Bowling Center in Oklahoma City will be among the first centers outside Georgia to reopen when it offers limited hours and limited lanes on Friday. Plans call […]
Archive | 2020
MAY ISSUES OF BCM AND BJI PACKED WITH PANDEMIC COVERAGE
While the May issues of Bowling Center Management and Bowlers Journal International are a bit smaller than usual, they’re nonetheless packed with important information and top-quality features that BCM and BJI readers have come to depend on after a combined 132 years serving the bowling family. We felt it was critical to move forward with […]
CENTER REOPENING UPDATES FROM 4 STATES
OKLAHOMA After being shut down due to the coronavirus, Holiday Bowling Center in Oklahoma City will be among the first centers outside Georgia to reopen when it offers limited hours and limited lanes on Friday. Plans call for the center to open at 3 p.m. and close at 9 p.m., and to make every other […]
Cyber Report #1106
E-dition No. 1,106 • Friday, April 24, 2020 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) Former Columbia 300 Owner Donates Plasma in COVID-19 Fight It has been a long time since anyone involved with the Hermann family has had anything to do with Columbia 300 bowling balls — or anything to do with the bowling business, for that […]
Cyber Report #1105
E-dition No. 1,105 • Friday, April 17, 2020 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) BPAA Hall of Famer Bill Bojé Passes Away Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America Hall of Fame member Bill Bojé, who received the association’s Victor Lerner Memorial Medal in 2003, passed away on Monday. Bojé owned Brandon Crossroads Bowl in Tampa, Fla., and Sunset […]
MELISSA McDANIEL ELECTED USBC PRESIDENT; 2020 CONVENTION CANCELLED
The United States Bowling Congress Board of Directors has approved a special resolution to cancel the 2020 USBC Convention and postpone the Annual Meeting until 2021 because of COVID-19 public health restrictions. The resolution was enacted to ensure a proper governance process under USBC bylaws. It allows continuity of governance to be properly maintained in […]
900 GLOBAL PRODUCTION MOVES TO UTAH
The production of 900 Global Bowling balls is being moved from San Antonio Texas, to the Storm Bowling facility in Brigham, Utah. “Our decision was based on the market conditions affecting everyone worldwide,” said Wes Pye, Executive Vice President of Global Manufacturing. “The bowling industry is very resilient and will come back strong, but it […]
Cyber Report #1104
E-dition No. 1,104 • Friday, April 10, 2020 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) COVID-19 Strikes Down Bowl Expo There is good news on the coronavirus front today: Death toll estimates in the U.S. may be lower than previously predicted. As USA Today reported, the University of Washington health research center now puts the likely toll by August at […]
Bowling Center Management Online 