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MECHANIC TRAINING PICKS UP STEAM
The initiative to train a new generation of mechanics for legacy pinsetting machines, announced late last year by the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America, is gaining steam early in 2022 with the development of new online programming and the scheduling of several boot camps and schools. The School for Bowling Center Maintenance was developed in […]
JOAN ROMEO ELECTED TO PWBA HALL OF FAME
Long-time industry supporter Joan Romeo will join Kim Adler and Kim Kearney in forming the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Hall of Fame class of 2022. Adler and Kearney will enter the hall for Superior Performance, while Romeo was elected in the Meritorious Service/Builder category. Romeo, 89, of Las Vegas, has served countless roles in the […]
EDISON LEAVES BOWLERO TO JOIN WNBA
Just days after her former employer, Bowlero, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Colie Edison was named the first Chief Growth Officer of the WNBA, effective Jan. 31. The women’s basketball league said that Edison would “lead the development and execution of strategic growth initiatives.” She will be based in the league’s New […]
NEW ROLE FOR CHUCK GARDNER AT BRUNSWICK
After 12 years as the Coaching & Pro Staff Manager for Brunswick Bowling Products, Chuck Gardner has moved to a new role as Special Events Manager. Gardner, known to many as “Chuck on the Truck,” will be leading a new program for Brunswick: the Brunswick Youth Experience. His new role will be to work with […]
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS USBC ASSOCIATION TO BE HONORED BY BPAA
The North Central Texas USBC Association will be recognized at the USBC Convention with the BPAA USBC Association Award. The award is presented to a local association that has demonstrated a high degree of cooperation with its local BPAA proprietor group.
DAVE PORTNOY SELECTED FOR BPAA MEDIA AWARD
Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports in New York City will receive the 2022 BPAA Media Award Portnoy helped keep small businesses alive during the pandemic with a $41 million fund that assisted more than 420 small businesses to survive government-enforced restrictions — including many bowling centers. Portnoy was featured in a previous edition of BCM, and […]
BRYCE SMITH TO BE HONORED FOR ADVOCACY WORK
Bryce Smith of Adel, Iowa, will be awarded the BPAA’s 2022 Ruben A. Dankoff Award for Public Policy & Legislative Service. The award recognizes Smith’s tireless advocacy work throughout the pandemic to help bowling proprietors in Iowa and the Midwest. A feature on Smith will appear in an upcoming edition of BCM.
BPAA SPECIAL PROJECTS AWARD TO CLASSIC PRODUCTS
Classic Products in Fort Wayne, Ind., will be recognized with the BPAA’s 2022 Special Project Award. The company is being honored for stepping up and helping to facilitate Strike Ten Entertainment’s Go Bowling America league program, which was beneficial to bowling centers that were reopening and re-establishing their league business after pandemic shutdowns. A feature on […]
