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Go Bowling will join the 92nd annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with a unique collection of “balloonicles” and specially created vehicles depicting the fun and whimsy of bowling. On Thursday, Nov. 22, as Americans gather around their television sets prior to the big Turkey Day feast, the Go Bowling elements will recreate one of America’s […]
E-dition No. 1,015 • Friday, August 10, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) Promotions in Place for National Bowling Day Saturday is National Bowling Day, and the industry is driving consumers to local centers through its national promotions. Bowling will be front and center with two lanes being constructed on the set of […]
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 […]