For years, manufacturers have predicted that sales of string pinsetting machines would skyrocket if the United States Bowling Congress ever green-lighted the machines for certified competition. Now, that assertion will be put to the test with the announcement that, effective immediately, USBC will update its playing rules to allow for the averages between pinsetter types […]

The unimaginable became achingly real on the evening of Oct. 25 when a man with a history of mental illness, 40-year-old Robert Card, went on a shooting spree in Lewiston, Maine, that left 18 people dead and 13 others wounded. Card entered Just-in-Time Recreation, formerly known as Sparetime, shortly before 6 p.m. and randomly opened […]

Editor’s Note: BCM caught up with Storm Products Inc. co-founder Barbara Chrisman shortly after her husband Bill’s passing but also after the deadline for the November issue of BCM. This story was prepared for the monthly BCM Briefing email newsletter. BY BOB JOHNSON, BCM Editor There are two things Barbara Chrisman would like everyone in […]