Hall of Fame Raises $61,000 During Bowl Expo
A bevy of fund-raising events during Bowl Expo, includ- ing an auction on the field at Cowboys Stadium, gener- ated more than $61,000 for the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame.
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NATIONAL NEWS Maybe President Barak Obama should listen to his bowling constituents more often! The bowl-
ing community cringed in 2008 when the newly elected President of the United States sug- gested that he might tear out the two-lane White House bowling alley and replace it with a bas- ketball court. With strong protest having been lodged by bowlers nationwide, including offical responses from USBC and BPAA, President Obama kept the Harry S. Truman Bowling Allley and added a basketball court elsewhere in the White House. According to ABC News, the move proved to be a popular one. Official visitor logs released by the administration show that more than 4,100 have visited the White House lanes since Obama took office. In May 2011 alone, 230 bowlers tossed balls down the Truman Alley. And that basketball court President Obama insisted on building? A mere 60 visitors showed interest in shooting hoops in May.
Youth Events Merge To Create $250,000 Tournament The USBC Junior Gold Championships and the BPAA High School Singles Championships will join to form the North Pointe Junior Gold Championships, with $250,000 in scholarships available to youth bowlers.
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Sunset Station Casino and Hotel will host the World Tenpin Bowling Association’s first owned and operated World Bowling Tour event in Henderson, Nev.
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USBC Hall of Famer Roger Tessman Dies At 84 Former ABC executive director Roger Tessman died Aug. 14 after a brief illness. Tessman was 84. In addition to his ABC post, Tessman was president of the Federation Internationale des Quilleurs, the IOC-recognized governing body of bowling, from 1984-85.
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USBC has partnered with the leading brands in bowl- ing to create a welcome package for new members that includes offers for equipment and coaching.
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THE VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN: Business is booming on the White House bowling lanes. CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON ABOVE FOR A VIDEO CLIP FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
Luby Publishing president Keith Hamilton was elected Chairman and President of the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame.
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