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LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR SAVES IDAHO CENTER
Pop’N Pins, a 12-lane center in Preston, Idaho, about an hour south of Pocatello near the Utah border, has been saved by Sawyer Hemsley of Hemsley Ventures. According to Tana Checketts, who manages the facility with her husband, Chad, Hemsley purchased the center to prevent it from closing, citing its importance to the community. According […]
BVL RAISES $1.8 MILLION FOR NEW FISCAL-YEAR RECORD
A total of $1,824,639 was raised by the Bowlers to Veterans Link in fiscal 2025 (ending July 31), the largest amount raised in a single year in the charity’s 83-year history. “This extraordinary achievement reflects the strength, generosity and unity of the entire BVL community,” said BVL Executive Director Jessica Abel. “From bowling centers and […]
LAWN LANES TO BE FEATURED ON NBC PROGRAM
It’s always fun when bowling provides the backdrop for a television sitcom or drama. It’s often dumb, but it’s still fun, not to mention great exposure. Through the years, bowling has been a “co-star” on “Happy Days,” “Laverne & Shirley,” “Married with Children,” “Cheers,” “The Simpsons,” “Fargo,” “The Sopranos,” “Blue Bloods,” “CSI” and many other […]
BOWLING PAVILION REOPENS AFTER 9 DECADES
Some bowling centers have closed for a year or two… and sometimes a little longer… and then reopened. Now, the bowling venue at the historic French Lick Resort in French Lick, Indiana, has come back to life following a hiatus of more than 90 years. The Billiard and Bowling Pavilion opened at the resort on […]
VETERAN TEXAS BCA E.D. KAREN MILLER CALLS IT A CAREER
Karen Miller, who served the bowling center owners of Texas for more than 40 years and helped grow the Southwest Bowling Proprietors Trade Show into a regional behemoth, has retired as executive director of the Texas Bowling Centers Association. Miller began her tenure with the association as an administrative assistant and was asked to step […]
WASHINGTON PROPRIETORS DEALING WITH NEW MINIMUM WAGE HIKE
The cost of doing business in Washington state went up with the turn of a calendar page today as the minimum wage increased to $17.13 per hour. Many cities in the state — including Bellingham, Everett and Renton — have their own higher rates. In Seattle, the new minimum wage is $21.30 per hour. The […]
Rain Expected as Go Bowling Float Reemerges in Rose Parade
For the second consecutive year, Go Bowling is taking part in the Rose Parade Presented by Honda in Pasadena, California — but this year, Mother Nature threatens to dampen the occasion. According to the National Weather Service, the onslaught of rain that has pushed into Southern California could linger into Thursday morning. Rumbles of thunder also […]
Karma: Doing a World of Good
BY DENNIS BERGENDORF There’s an old saying that what goes around comes around. Bowling World’s Sherry Ailor understands it intimately. The successful 32-lane center in Cookeville, Tennessee, midway between Nashville and Knoxville, practices the philosophy throughout the year. Bowling World is heavily involved in fundraisers, and the granddaddy of them all is “Rollin’ With the […]
Karma: Back on the Right Track
BY BARRY SPARKS April Briggs was known as the type of girl who would punch you in the face with the slightest provocation. Gossiping about her mother or picking on her for living in a poor section of town would guarantee a fight. According to Northeastern High School principal Dennis Ashton, in the ninth and […]
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