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IT’S TRUE: BPAA HAS A NEW OFFICIAL VODKA PARTNER
TRUE Premium Vodka has been named the official vodka of the BPAA is an agreement negotiated by Strike Ten Entertainment. TRUE currently is distributed in Florida, Louisiana, New York, New Jersey and Illinois, with plans to expand in 2021. To grow the category, STE will work with TRUE Premium Vodka and BPAA members to showcase […]
‘BALLOONICLES’ GET LIVE, EXTENDED COVERAGE ON NBC
Ever since the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade debuted in 1924, there have been only three years in which the event was not held: 1942, 1943 and 1944. World War II was raging and there was a shortage of helium, a gas used to lift blimps because, unlike hydrogen, it is not flammable. U.S. Navy blimps […]
GO BOWLING BALOONICLES READY TO ‘ROLL’ AT MACY’S PARADE
Although it will look different this year because of crowd restrictions imposed by the Mayor of New York, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will take place, airing Thursday morning on NBC-TV. Back in 2020 are the Go Bowling balloonicles, this year projecting the message that bowling is both a fun and a safe activity for […]
ILLINOIS PROPRIETORS FRUSTRATED BY GOVERNOR’S LATEST EDICT
Governor J.B. Pritzker has shut down bowling in Illinois again, and many of the state’s bowling proprietors are livid. Brad Sommer of Don Carter Lanes in Rockford — whose father, BPAA Hall of Famer John Sommer, has been at the forefront of high school bowling for decades — shared his feelings with WTVO/WQRF. “It put […]
CENTERS IN MICHIGAN AND WASHINGTON SHUT DOWN AGAIN
Citing a spike in reported COVID-19 cases, the states of Michigan and Washington have once again shut down bowling centers. The move comes as a blow to bowling leaders in those states, who had fought hard to end months-long closures. In Michigan, it was mandated that bowling centers, skating rinks and other indoor entertainment businesses […]
IOWA GOVERNOR PUTS RESTRICTION ON LEAGUE BOWLING
Bowling center operators across the country have been impacted in various ways based on the mandates of the governors in their states. In a new coronavirus restriction announced by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, centers were allowed to be open, but league competition was prohibited. “If the science or if the idea is that league bowling […]
BARBARA AND BILL CHRISMAN ELECTED TO USBC HALL OF FAME
Two long-time supporters of our sport at all levels — from youth competition through the professional ranks — have been elected to the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame. Bill Chrisman and Barbara Chrisman were elected by the USBC Hall of Fame Committee for Meritorious Service, and will be inducted on a date and […]
FIRE DESTROYS 8-LANE CENTER IN EASTERN OHIO
Chestnut Lanes in Barnesville, Ohio, sustained devastating damage in fire that broke out late Monday morning. Barnesville Fire Chief Tim Hall said the building is “pretty much a total.” According to reports, nobody had been in the building since around 1 a.m., when the center closed for the night. A cause for the fire has […]
IDAHO PROPRIETOR RETIRES AFTER 34 YEARS, SELLS CENTER
Shawn and Marlene Prall have purchased Riverside Lanes in Orofino, Idaho, from Robert Lashly. “My family has grown up here,” said Lashly. “My wife and I started here and she passed away. It’s just time for me to retire.” Lashly had owned the center, which opened in 1956, for 34 years. The Pralls are working […]
