Victor Bowling Alley in the community of Victor has been added to the list of Colorado’s “Most Endangered Places.” Also new to the list are the Costilla County mission churches in the San Luis Valley, the Kit Carsen Museum Complex in Bent County, the Valmont School in Boulder County, the Zuni steam power plant in […]
VEGAS SUPER BOWL INFORMS CHAMBER TENPIN EVENT
On the day before Super Bowl Sunday, The Battle of the Businesses Bowling Tournament took place at Northern Aire Lanes in the west-central Minnesota lakes country. For the last three decades, the Fergus Falls Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the 20-lane center to conduct the tournament, which this year featured a “Lucky Strike” theme. […]
MASON TO APPEAR AT WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL FINALS
As part of Storm’s continued support of the BCA of Wisconsin’s High School State Bowling Championships and Storm Scholarship Doubles Tournament, PWBA star Gazmine “GG” Mason will make special appearances at this year’s events, to be held March 1-3 at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley in Green Bay. Mason is a two-time member of both Team […]
USBC: 3 BOARD SLOTS, 1 BYLAW TO BE VOTED UPON
The United States Bowling Congress Nominating Committee has slated four candidates for election to the USBC Board of Directors, and delegates also will vote on one legislative proposal at the 2024 USBC Convention and Annual Meeting, set for April 22-25 at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Delegates will vote to fill […]
ILLINOIS PROPRIETOR LARSEN PASSES AWAY
Ron Larsen, proprietor of the eight-lane Ladd Lanes in Ladd, Illinois, has passed away. Larsen, 73, owned the center for 48 years and was a longtime member of the Illinois State BPA, serving on its board of directors for nearly two decades. He began working at Idle Hour Lanes in Sandwich, Illinois, in the 1960s as a […]
DATES ANNOUNCED FOR SOUTHWEST TRADE SHOW
The 19th annual Southwest Bowling Proprietors Trade Show will take place Sept. 29-Oct. 2 at the Embassy Suites Convention Center in Denton. Organizers say that a great program is being developed for proprietors in the Southwest states.
WINE COUNTRY CENTER TO RECEIVE LOTTERY BONUS
Napa Bowl, named “Best Family Fun Place” in the Napa Valley (California) Register newspaper’s 2023 “Napa Valley’s Finest” competition, will receive close to $8,000 for selling a winning ticket recently in the Mega Millions lottery. The numbers drawn on Tuesday were 2, 10, 31, 44 and 57, with the “Mega” number being 10. The person […]
JUST-IN TIME RECREATION WORKING TO RE-OPEN
Just-In-Time Recreation in Lewiston, Maine, has been closed since last October’s mass shooting at the bowling center and a nearby bar. A renovation project is being undertaken at the facility, and in a Feb. 5 Facebook post, proprietors Justin and Samantha Juray said, “We cannot wait to open back up and see everyone again. We […]
FIRST-EVER NATIONAL-TITLE PRO TRIOS EVENT SET
The stars of the Professional Bowlers Association, PBA 50 and Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tours will converge on Jonesboro, Arkansas, this summer for an unprecedented trios title event. The PBA/PBA50/PWBA Jonesboro Trios will be contested July 31-Aug. 3 at Hijinx Family Entertainment Center, and all rounds will be livestreamed on BowlTV. Champions will each earn […]





