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his articles while keeping us all informed about the latest and greatest accomplish-ments of all the bowlers in the Citrus Belt USBC Association. He has been a delegate to 12 National conventions. He is currently engaged and active in his church including being a volunteer at the “Soup Kitchen.” He is also a member of the local Astronomy club and Civil Way Forum. Weiler won two 2012 BWAA Amateur Writing Contest Awards and won second place in the CBW Marijane Viat Writing Award. CBW welcomes this multi-talented man to the board.

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Summer 2012

It has been a great month for women’s bowling and especially great for our California Gals. Bowling’s US Women’s Open was contested in Reno in late June and the USBC Women’s Champion-ships closed July 7. Heading the pack of achievements was Robin Romeo of Newhall. Romeo won the inaugural Senior Women’s US Open to become the first woman to hold both a regular and Senior US Open title. Paula Vidad, Sun City, a CBW Board Member and 2011 Senior Queens Cham-pion, was also a top-contender finishing in 5th in the Senior Divi-sion. Both ladies will face off for the “Senior Triple Crown” title – a points total from the National Golden

Ladies, Senior US Open and Senior Queens – during the USBC Senior Queens in Arlington, Tex., in October. The overall champion will receive an additional check for $5000.00, presented by the Orleans in Las Vegas. Rounding out the top 20, Pam Pan-coast, Lomita, was 9th and Jennifer Martin, San Jose was 16th. On the “Kids” US Open side, Missy Parkin, Lake Forest, took home a check for $20,000.00 for her second place finish on a brutal lane condition during the outdoor finals on Virginia Street in Reno. Defending Champion, Leanne Hulsenberg, Roseville, landed in thirteenth place on the cashers list.

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Frank Weiler is a familiar name to anyone who reads The California Bowling News. He is a long-time bowling supporter who has served on the Cirtus Belt Board since 2000, including 4 years as Vice President. He hails from San Bernar-dino, worked as a pin boy while in high school and was a teammate of Don & Paula Carter in Miami for three years while in the United States Air Force, before retiring in 2000 as a Lt. Colonel. Frank has been affiliated with the California Bowling News for the last ten years and has written for World Bowling News; Match Play Bowling; WebTV.net;

trackingthebowlingnews.net and Stars & Strikes Bowling Publication. He never for-gets to “thank” the bowling sponsors and supporters in

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The weekend in Sacramento at the CBW Annual Meeting and Media Luncheon was great. The CBW board accomplished its goals and survived a very tough agenda. Additionally, we provided direction to the members through our legislative recommendations and although we didn’t get the numbers we were hoping for at the annual meet-ing, we did have quality, as all who were present came prepared and asked questions. Thank you to all who took the time to attend. Welcome aboard to our newest CBW Board Member, Frank Weiler from San Bernardino, elected by unanimous vote. It will be nice to have some “testosterone” on the board again. Other additions to the board, including two Directors at Large, will be announced at a later date. Congratulations to Linda Johnson on her re-election as President of the CUSBC as well as all the Officers and Board members elected to serve Califor-nia. Good luck in your term of office. Before I go any further I would again like to thank my Board for jobs well done this year: ♥ Thank you to a very supportive board of directors, the California Bowling Writers are moving forward with some, I might say, sweeping changes to our organizational structure. We have set the wheels in motion for incorporating as a nonprofit and may become a 501(c)3 and although the details haven’t been worked out, we continue to explore the benefits of doing both. ♥ Thank you and great job by our legislative chair, Jackie Wyckoff and her committee Elaine Hagin and Marianne Evans. Their report was sixteen pages long, informative and well put together. What more could we ask for?? ♥ Thank you to Mary Lynly and her committee for another outstanding Lunch-eon. Our appreciation goes to keynote speaker Chad Murphy, who did an fabu-lous job with his presentation, as evidenced by the lengthy Q and A afterward. Not only did Chad deliver a how to for youth bowling but he did it in an interest-ing informative manner – articulate and smooth, as always. ♥ Thank you to Phyl Knoll for all her years of service to CBW. Phyl made the decision not to seek reelection this year and to Jane Bailey who, due to ongoing health problems, also did not run. During their time with us we appreciated all they did. ♥ Thank you to Kathy Watson, CBW Webmaster and Paula Vidad, CBW face-book administrator, for keeping us all informed about what is going on in CBW, California and around the bowling world. Please continue to visit both places and add your comments and your news. Website: CalBowlingWriters.com Facebook: facebook.com/pages/California-Bowling-Writers-CBW ♥ Thank you to our on going sponsors Eldorado Hotel Casino and National Bowling Stadium. Grateful appreciation goes to Eldorado for also sponsoring the 2012 CBW Marijane Viat Writing Contest, which was won by none other than Mary Lynly. She was quite surprised but if you had a chance to read her story you would know she was very deserving. ♥ Thank you to our luncheon prize drawing contributors. Bowling Industry Magazine for their generous gift card and continued support of the CBW Phone

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By Mary Lynly California USBC in-ducted three women into their Hall of Fame who were ardent sup-porters of bowling in California. Nancy Ar-vanitis was inducted for Meritorious Ser-vice but having been exposed to bowling at a young age and tu-tored by her mother she has also made her mark as a bowler. She became a WIBC mem-ber at the age of eleven and later on while living on Long island in New York she had the thrill of having the famous Andy Veri-papa offer to give her some pointers. She said it really helped her game. Nancy’s higher education came from the State University of New York where she received a degree in Education and Mathematics in 1967. She married and continued teaching for several years until her son’s Christopher and Matthew were born – just a year apart – and she decided she would be a stay at home mom. Nancy was diligent about not missing her league night and, in fact, she bowled Friday night and Matthew was

Chad Murphy, Director of Youth Development for the Interna-tional Bowling Campus, gave an enlightening presentation to the luncheon guests at the California Bowling Writers Annual Media & Publicity Luncheon held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Sacramento on June 9th. Each person received a packet with a variety of informational items, among them USA Bowling: Seven Steps to Success and Youth Development information showcasing the Bowlopolis youth brand introduc-ing the newest generation to bowling. As an entry-level brand, Bowlopolis helps kids learn the fundamentals in a fun way through animation and interactivity. The Video is great. CBW supports Focusing on Youth and the luncheon guests were encouraged to coach or mentor youth bowlers in their area. Murphy says: “The ultimate goal of all the programming is simple. We will grow the sport simply by teaching the sport. Let’s introduce kids to the game, get them interested, and get them committed while teaching skill instruction at every level, making it more attractive to today’s kids and their parents. Give them what they want and they will come – and stay!” Mary Lynly was thrilled to be the recipient of the Marijane Viat

Writing Award (see article on page 5). Lunch was outstanding and, as always, it was special to have so many dignitaries in the room. Congratulations went to CUSBC Hall of Fame induc-tees Carol Mancini of Downey and Nancy Arvanitis of Ocean-side – both for Meritorious Service. Representatives of North and South Proprietor groups and Reno and Las Vegas Hotels plus association officers. Thanks go to our wonderful list of supporters who provided prizes for our drawing – Eldorado Resort Hotel Casino, Circus Circus Hotel Casino in Reno and Stations Casino in Las Ve-gas: The National Bowling Stadium; Reno sparks Convention and Visitor’s Authority; Todd Adams Pro Shop; International Bowling Industry Magazine; Bowling Centers of Southern California; EFG Energy Bracelets; Steve Cook’s Pro Shop; Hammar’s Uniforms; Tenth Frame Promotions; One Stop Bowling Pro Shop, Inside Strikes Unlimited, Paula Vidad EFX. Each year our luncheon is one of the highlights of the CUSBC convention weekend and we invite you to mark your calendar for June of 2013 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Ontario.

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born on Sunday and she bowled the next Friday! In 1976 the family moved to Cali-

fornia and settled in Vista. In short order she went to the local bowling center and signed up for a league – The George Murphy scratch/match play league where she became a good friend of National Hall of Famer Olga Gloor. The stage was set when Phyllis Bourque invited her to attend a meeting for youth bowlers. Since both of her boys bowled she was interested but didn’t count on becoming the new Youth Asso-ciation Secretary! She helped spearhead host-ing the 1992 State Youth

Championships. She became active in the Avocado WBA and although she had a pas-sion for bowling game she chose not to follow a Semi-Pro Bowling career and get into the administrative end of things. She cherishes the memories of traveling the country with her fellow bowlers – 30 State Tour-naments and 25 Nationals. She served as Secretary of the Youth Association for many

years and also with the California USBC. She says working the tournaments and giving up weekends took a lot of time but she wouldn’t change anything about her association with the sport she loves. The last word was, “Now that I am retired I am going to get back to writing!” Karen Smith was the inductee for Supe-rior Performance. This gracious lady hailed from Godfrey, Illinois. As she grew up it was apparent that she was going to be a “Lefty” to her father’s dis-may since he thought left handed people were at a disadvantage. This so dis-turbed him he even tried tying her arm

behind her back to get her to change hands – to no avail. Strong willed and stubborn, Karen was determined to prove him wrong. She competed in baseball, softball, football, golf, horseshoes, shoot-ing, badminton, shuffleboard, table tennis and bowling! She loved to com-pete. In 1959 her family moved to Hollywood and later into the San

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Rosie Parker, Executive Director for Bowlers for Veterans Link, BVL, in California was pre-sented with a poster of Disabled Veterans by GLA Voluntary Specialist, Larry Foster of the Sepulveda VA at a recent BVL tournament in the San Fernando Valley. Part of the dona-tions received from the BVL helps pay for the games that disabled veterans from West LA and Sepulveda Campuses participated regularly. Larry started with 4 veterans last year, and soon that number rose to 12-15 veterans participating in this twice a month program. While the lure to get them to participate was originally food, this changed in a short time, as the veterans were more interested in the thrill of competition, the recreational aspect, and the spirit of comradery. Great job Larry!

Ryan Peden, 2012 CUSBC Star of Tomorrow Unable to participate in contact sports as a child, Ryan was introduced to bowling at the age of 6 by his Grandpa Steve who took him to AMF Sierra Lanes in Fresno. Peden immediately fell in love with the sport and joined a Youth League. With his academic prowess, it is no surprise Pedens favorite subjects in Chemistry are Chemical Equilibrium and Organic Syntheses and he pursues the highest level of mathematics, Linear Algebra and Real Analysis. Peden has elected to forego collegiate bowling this fall to focus on his scholastic involvements at either Massachusetts Insti-tute of Technology (MIT) or University of California-Berkeley to pursue a degree in Engineering Physics with a minor in Mathematics. To date, he has recorded five “300” games, the first at age 14; and an 820 series.

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President Joan Romeo presided over the California Bowling Writers board meeting held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on June 8, 2012. Her report to the board started with, “It’s time for change; change is inevitable; change may be challenging but change is good.” She challenged us to motivate our mem-bers, set a good example and give them a reason to be a part of this great organization. Among reports given, Jackie Wyckoff presented the legislation containing sweeping changes to the CBW bylaws aimed at seeking 501(c) status. Of note: Terms of office will now be three years; Membership categories were defined; Life Mem-bers will be allowed Voice and a vote at board meetings with the permission of the president; The Executive Secretary will be a hired position and she will serve one year, renewable yearly and have full voice and vote at all meetings. Directors, officers and other authorized volunteers, employees or agents shall be indemnified against claims for personal and individual liability arising in connection with their positions or service on behalf of the association to the full extent permitted by law. Secretary Donna Dillard announced that we gained 14 new members this year bringing our total to 92 and our membership drive garnered additional members during the weekend. New this past year was a specially designed Happy Birthday card sent to members. Jane Bailey chaired this special commit-tee and sent 62 greetings to members. Great accolades went to our CBW website www.calbowlingwriters.org redesigned by our webmaster Kathy Watson. A BIG task and a great job – hats off to Kathy. Check it out. Debbie Haggerty appealed to those present to answer the call for youth support. Think about giving some time to coach or

help with a youth program. Debbie has started a new program in her center in Rocklin and another one in has been started in Elk Grove by Kris Netherton. She says it is up to each one of us to donate some time either coaching or mentoring youth. Mary Lynly reported on the successful 2011 Phone Card charity and raising over $8,000 for phone cards. With the help of the ladies at YMCA 29 Palms, California and TREA – The Retired Enlisted Association, they sent 685 cards to all branches of the service. Most gratifying about our charity this year is the heart warming letters we have received from wives and service men and women thanking us for this wonderful little card. The total raised for this effort since inception, $41,250.35! Barbara Metzinger noted our continued maintenance of the California WBA display at the National Bowling Stadium and with the 20 Million dollar renovation of the stadium we may have some concern. Barbara and Mary Lynly among many friends of Joan Feinblum went to Arlington, TX to be a part of her induc-tion into the National Bowling Hall of Fame – a special evening. CBW will be keeping a calendar of events with dates and places and will be distributed through the Email Connection, our web-site and our Facebook site. It was felt that there are many dates for many events but we rarely see them in one place! Paula Vidad will chair this. Jackie Wyckoff, Editor of our award-winning InfoLink reported on our outstanding publication and plans to expand and collabo-rate with CUSBC in the future. Look for change! Frank Weiler of San Bernardino was elected to serve a three-year term and Dennis Ganduglia of Rohnert Park will join the California Bowling Writers board of directors. Both men bring a long list of qualifications and accomplishments with them and will be a welcome addition.

Mary Lynly, Roseville, Calif., is going to need a bigger trophy shelf! Lynly is the winner of the 2012 Marijane Viat Memorial Writing Contest, sponsored by Eldorado Hotel Casino, Reno. That this is her 3rd win in the contest comes as no surprise to those of us familiar with her work. Her winning essay, titled Ex-Crime Reporter Solves His Biggest Case, chronicles the trials and tribulations of author, Joel Davis’ daily strug-gle with Parkinson’s Disease and how bowling has become a big part of his life. It was published in the December, 2011 issue of Bowlers Journal Magazine. Chairman, Phyl Knoll presented Lynly with a beautiful award at the CBW Media and Publicity Luncheon in Sacramento in June. She also recognized the contest judges, Donna Hazel, publisher of the Northern California Bowling World Newspa-per and Carol Mancini, publisher of the Southern California Bowling News. Newly elected board member, Frank Weiler, took second place and received a plaque for his Fathers Day tribute to his dad titled For the Love of Bowling.

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*** Betty Schlegel, former president of the California Women’s Bowling Assn., passed away June 24th while awaiting an ap-pearance in her 42nd national tournament in Reno. She was 90. In addition to her interest in bowling, she had been a profes-sional baseball player, playing for the Fresno Rockets in earlier years. A celebration of life will be held at Gold Country Lanes in Sutter Creek, Calif., on July 28. *** The National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., will undergo a multi-million dollar renovation and upgrade as part of new agreement between the United States Bowling Congress (USBC), Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority (RSCVA) and the city of Reno. Funding for the project comes from a publicly-approved, dedicated surcharge on hotel rooms in Reno. RSCVA projects up to $15 million in upgrades to the National Bowling Stadium will take place as a result of the agreement. USBC will continue to bring the USBC Open and Women's Championships to the National Bowling Stadium in a regular rotation through the year 2030. *** The new Pezzano Scholarship winners have been named by the BWAA, and hail from Texas, Ohio and California. The stu-dent bowlers winning the awards include Stephanie Sims, Gar-land, Texas, named first place winner and will receive $1,500; Blair Blumensheid, Columbus, Ohio, second place and $1,000; and Samantha Chong, San Jose, California, who will get $500 for third place. The award is named in honor of BWAA, USBC and PBA Hall of Fame journalist Chuck Pezzano. *** And, for 2012, the bowling ESPY went to… Sean Rash. In the past, ESPN has shown a tendency to depart from the script by awarding the honor to someone other than the Player of the Year, but this year, ESPN and PBA were simpatico. *** Every bowling operator should have a vested interest in tell-ing the world about the secret behind the success of Jimmy Schmitzer of Riverside, Calif. Schmitzer’s accomplishment? He is the latest bowler to shoot a 900 series. His secret? He bowls in seven leagues a week, and tosses an additional 100 practice games each week. The 18-year-old's dedication paid off when he rolled 36 consecutive strikes in the Green River Vegas mixed league at Brunswick Classic Lanes in Norco. Schmitzer is the first bowler known to use a two-handed deliv-ery to score a triple perfecto. *** Developers are working to open a bowling center in a large commercial space in Temecula, Calif., that once housed a su-permarket. The space was vacated in 2006. Patrick Richardson, Director of Planning and Redevelopment for the city, said an application for a conditional use permit was submitted by Te-mecula Lanes Inc. on Friday, according to the North County Times. Richardson said it generally takes about three months to process an application. *** This fall, USA Bowling Coaching seminars are being offered throughout the country to tutor volunteers on the basic skills necessary to teach the fundamentals of bowling. Each seminar, designed to teach youth the rudiments of the sport, is approxi-mately three hours and each attendee is provided free tools and curriculum to take home with them. Prospective coaches can register now at www.bowl.com/usabowlingcoaching For those with questions, contact [email protected].

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President’s Perspective (cont. from p2) Card Drive; Tenth Frame Promotions for their generous dona-tion of one of their Shooter Balls; EFX and Paula Vidad for their continued support. The list goes on and you will see all of the donors in Mary Lynly’s luncheon report. ♥ I have to add a very special personal thank you to Donna Dillard, my angel of mercy, who took such good care of me on our ride home from Sacramento on Monday. As we were leav-ing, I was going down the front steps of the hotel and injured my left knee. Don’t know for sure what happened but it was the ride from hell for about seven hours. Donna was patient and did everything she could to make me comfortable. So, thank you, thank you and thank you. While the exact date has not been set for the CBW Interim Board meeting, generally held in early November, know that we will all be hard at work putting the new legislation into action. Stay tuned for more interesting and exciting news from the Cali-fornia Bowling Writers… -Joan

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Masters and Queens Series Tournament, National Bowling Stadium, Reno

8/5-8 Teen Masters Grand Championships, Grand Central Station, New York City

8/11 NATIONAL BOWLING DAY

8/11-12 WBA Queens, Senior Queens and Princess Tournament, Sunset Station, Las Vegas

8/11-12 CUSBC Youth State Scratch Champion-ships, Visalia

8/17-19 CUSBC Senior Singles Tournament, Santa Clarita Lanes, Saugus

8/26-29 $15,000.00 Silverado Open, Reno

9/1-2 WBA Kansas City Open, Olathe, KS

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10/19-23 USBC Senior Queens, ITRC, Arlington TX—LAST event of the USBC Senior Women’s Triple Crown!

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The InfoLink encourages and will accept stories of 200-500 words, relating to bowling. Articles should be focused on individual accomplishments, special events, community involvement, prose, etc. Because we are focusing on special articles by our writ-ers, reporting of scores or association related events will not be accepted. Send your stories to: CBW Website, c/o Kathy Wat-son at [email protected] or to the InfiLink, c/o Jackie Wyckoff at [email protected]

We have also included for your convenience, a list of other California bowling publications who would accept stories and articles for publication:

BOWLING WORLD NEWSPAPER ~ Donna Hazel, Editor ~ Website: www.bowlingworld.com PO Box 111178, Campbell, CA 95011 ~ E-mail: [email protected] Office: 408-984-0823 or 408-984-0824 ~ Fax: 408-366-0847 or 925-215-2242

CALIFORNIA BOWLING NEWS ~ Carol Mancini, Editor ~ Website: www.californiabowlingnews.com P.O. Box 4160, Downey, CA 90240 ~ E-mail: [email protected] Office: 562-807-3600 ~ Fax: 562-807-2288

By Debbie Haggerty

The focus on youth and raising awareness seems to be the topic these days. For years we have heard the same story, “the youth are our future”, yet here we are many years later and it seems nothing much has changed. I believe there are people that do want to do something to help but don’t know what to do. I believe qualified coaching and properly structured programs are the answer.

As with any successful business you must have motivated, en-ergetic, and proactive people working for you. We need to take pride in how we present ourselves, how we communicate, and how we work together. The key word here is “we”. I have been very fortunate to have met, trained and worked with some of the best coaches. We have been a “team”, not an individual feed-ing our own ego. Together Everyone Achieves More, TEAM.

I wouldn’t have it any other way. I do not understand why there are so many people in this industry that have to feed their own egos and must compete on a daily basis against the very same people with the same interests. Why is it so difficult for all of us to work together? Granted, we all have different ideas and dif-ferent ways of doing things. And we are all in business to make money and be successful. But when we choose to be divisive and our motives are ego-driven the end result is destructive and self-absorbing.

Adults can bowl several houses and several different leagues but small minded people in this business think the youth belong to them and react negatively if they want to bowl in other leagues at other centers. Is this a healthy attitude and one that promotes the sport of bowling? I think not. This is fear-based thinking and does not have the best interests of the youth at heart.

Until the attitudes of the adults in this sport change quickly and drastically youth bowling will continue to decline. I am very dis-appointed in the lack of professionalism and integrity and am tired of the lip service. Maybe it should be a requirement to be a Certified Coach and volunteer a minimum amount of time to be on any Board, be it Local, State or National. You cannot be in touch with what is going on if you are not involved directly with the youth.

Being a Youth Director for so many years has been rewarding, difficult, entertaining, and enlightening to say the least. It is a thankless job most of the time yet when you get one of those few and far between thank you’s it makes it all worth it. I have made my share of mistakes and had my share of blessings. I wish more people had the desire to help our youth, not by words, but by their actions. I suggest everyone take a good, honest look at what they are really doing to be involved with the youth and the motives be-hind their actions. Is it ego-driven or motivated by passion for our sport? Is it about being in a position of power, or a neces-sity to control, or is it to simply be a part of someone’s life and help them to become better people? I know why I do it and I know I have some awesome Coaches that do it for the right reasons. I wish I could say that about everyone in the industry. Thanks for all you do. Editors Note: Debbie Haggerty is a USA Bowling Silver Level Coach and one of Bowlers Journal’s Top 100 Coaches in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. She was named the 2009 David Dahms Coach of the Year and received the 2007 Helen Duval Award for Outstanding Service to Youth.

Building a Better TEAM Positive Attitudes a Must for Youth Coaches

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By Mary Lynly The USBC Hall of Fame inductions were outstanding and al-though I doubt if anyone envisions themselves in a Hall of Fame when they first find themselves involved in a sport, almost all say at some point something about bowling enamored them and, “they were hooked.” Two new categories were added this year – Outstanding USBC Performance and Pioneer. The recent Hall of Fame inductees for the United States Bowling Congress in Arlington, Texas were the highlight of the week’s activities with acceptance speeches being the focal point. In-ductees follow: Al Uttecht was honored in the Pioneer category. A handsome man, Uttecht was confined to a wheelchair after sustaining inju-ries in Vietnam. Sponsored by Columbia and Ebonite, Al is the first wheelchair bowler to be inducted into the USBC Hall. He is regarded as the most accomplished wheelchair bowler in Bowl-ing’s history. He has won the American Wheelchair bowling association Tournament of champions 13 times, is a 12-time AWBA National Scratch champion and a seven-time AWBA National all-Events champion. He is a member of the Orange Co. Bowling Association Hall of Fame (1995) and the AWBA Hall of Fame (1985) and holds the record for the highest all-time scratch series in an AWBA tournament –750. Joan Feinblum of Santa Rosa was in-ducted for Meritorious Service having devoted nearly five decades of service to bowling at the national, state and local levels. A charismatic person – Joan went to the podium minus her written accep-tance speech but winged it with style tell-ing the audience that the reason she was up there was because of them and how important it was to work with our proprie-tors to revitalize bowling. Joan is also a member of the California Bowling Asso-ciation and Redwood Empire Women’s Bowling Association Hall of Fame. Kerm Helmer was awarded his Hall of Fame honor for Meritori-ous Service posthumously with his daughter accepting. Another motivator, Kerm dedicated his life to the growth and develop-ment of youth and collegiate bowling. He was not a bowler but initiated the men’s and women’s bowling programs at Erie Com-munity college in Buffalo, N.Y., and led the Kats to 16 National Junior college Athletic association men’s titles and 21 women’s titles. He was also active in the bowling industry. Elaine Hagin and Debbie Haggerty are both recipients of the award named in his honor. Lennie Boresch Jr. of Kenosha, Wis., was honored in a new Hall of Fame category- Outstanding USBC Performance. Boresch is a three-time titlist at the USBC Open championships winning the Regular Team and team All-Events titles in 2009. All three titles came with teammate and fellow 2012 USBC Hall of Fame induc-tee Gary Daroszewski. Boresch, 50, has 13 top-10 finishes at the Open Championships and ranks fifth on the lifetime average

list at 215.43. He is one of 22 bowlers to bowl multiple 300s at the Open Championships. Gary Daroszewski of Franklin, Wis., was honored in the Out-standing Performance category and In addition to the titles won with Borsch he claims the 1982 Team All-Events, 1983 Team All-Events and 1989 Regular Doubles with Gus Yannaras. Dar-oszewski has 13 top ten finishes over 32 years at the Open Championships and ranks sixth on the lifetime average list of bowlers with 30 or more Open Championships appearances. He is also a member of the Wisconsin Bowling Association Hall of Fame. He said most important to him was, “putting together a

team with chemistry and no egos.” Dede Davidson from Buellton, CA was inducted in the Superior Performance category. She won nine Ladies Pro Bowl-ers Tour/Professional women’s Bowling Association titles, including the USBC Queens in 1991, U.S. Women’s Open in 1993 and the Sam’s Town Invitational completing PWBA’s triple crown of major victories. Dede was named PWBA Rookie of the Year in 1985. She has six top-10 finishes at the USBC Women’s Championships where she won the Scratch All-Events title in 2011. She is the only woman to shoot both an 800 se-ries and a 300 game at the Women’s

Championships. Davidson is a member of the Southern Califor-nia BA Hall of Fame and commented on the wonderful opportu-nities bowling has afforded her in travel, experiencing multiple cultures and a lifetime of friendships. She played AAA softball but she loved bowling. Tom Baker of King, N.C. won 10 Professional Bowlers Associa-tion titles, including the PBA World Championship in 2004. On the PBA Senior Tour, he has won nine titles, including four ma-jors. He won back-to-back Senior U.S. Open titles in 2005 and 2006 and back-to-back USBC Senior Masters titles in 2006 and 2007. The 57-year old was ranked No.40 on the list of 50 Greatest Players in PBA History in 2008. Baker was the PBA Senior Tour Rookie of the Year in 2005 and won four consecu-tive PBA Senior Tour Player of the Year awards from 2005-2008. He was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1999. Baker is a member of the Buffalo (N.Y) BA Hall of Fame as well as the Buffalo, N.Y., Sports Hall of Fame. Among the highlights of the evening was Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela. Monacelli is the First International Bowler inducted into the USBC Hall of Fame. He was inducted for Superior Per-formance. He won 19 Professional Bowlers Association Tour titles, including one major at the Touring Players Championship in 1989. He won the Japan Cup twice (1987-1995) and in 2008, was No. 21 on the 50 Greatest Players in PBA History list. The 50-year old won back-to-back PBA Player of the Year awards in 1989 and 1990 and has total PBA earnings of more than $2 million. He was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1997. Monacelli recalled leaving home at 20 years of age to try the

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USBC Hall of Famer’s—A Unique Group Californians Joan Feinblum and Dede Davidson Inducted

Joan Feinblum Meritorious

Service

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Fernando Valley. She attended Chatsworth High and Cal State Northridge. Her parents bowled in leagues and while she was attending college her dad taught her to bowl. She says she took a bowling class but she liked badminton and fencing more. After college she married and was busy raising two daughters which left little time for sports. The family eventually moved to the San Diego area and one weekend she was watching a men’s bowling tournament and she thought to herself, “I can beat those guys!” The guys weren’t bowling all that well and it served as motivation for Karen to start practicing. Her dad had taught her that, “Competition is fun and winning is even more fun.” Her stats include 2-800 series’; 6-300 games; High league average of 222 in 1999-2000 in the San Diego North County Association; Bowler of the Year in 1980-81 and 1981-82; Member of CWBA Team Champions 1993; CWBA Senior Women’s Sin-gles Champ -2006. She was the winner of the Super Senior Tour, the only woman entered! Karen has had numerous top three/five/ and fif-teen finishes over the years in challenging com-petition. Of note, Karen’s husband rolled a 300 in the second game of the night and Karen matched it with her own 300 in the third game which in-cluded a 15-minute lane breakdown in the 10th frame! Karen Smith, a woman with tremendous competitive drive and a humble spirit. Carol Jean Ripple Mancini was inducted for Meritorious Service. A familiar figure to anyone involved in bowling for any time, Carol Mancini was born in the one stoplight town of Chanute, Kansas. In 1951 a six-lane bowling center was built in Chanute. Carol was a senior in high school but she also worked making airplane parts from 3 P.M. to Midnight. It so happened, the bowling center was across the street from her work and she would bowl a game on her break. After graduation she concentrated on saving her money and finally bought a one-way ticket to California. It was here she met and married Harold Woodruff and they were blessed with three children in the first seven years they were married – Bette,

Wendy and Brian. In 1957 Harold’s work took him to Sasebo, Japan for two years and the naval base had two bowling cen-ters (with pin boys.) While she was there she organized three day leagues for the ladies, taught the Girl Scout Troop to bowl (and get a badge) and she even bowled in a Navy Travel League. When they returned to the states they lived in New-port, Rhode Island and they had only candle pin and duck pin leagues. In 1963 they moved back to California and real bowl-ing centers! This was the era of the door to door promotion, WIG leagues, and bowling lessons. Over 3,500 women took lessons and at least 3,000 got wigs. In 1970 she married Nick Mancini who was a legend himself in promoting tournaments.

In 1973 Nick took over Grand Central Bowl in Glendale and Carol took the helm at Alhambra Valley Bowl in Alhambra. At her first associa-tion meeting she was elected a delegate to the WIBC convention in Miami, Florida. She was hooked and attended 26 more as well as 30 plus state conventions. In 1988 Carol was elected president of the San Gabriel Valley WBA and she led the quest of hosting the State Tournament in 1989. After doing special pro-jects for various bowling centers Carol went to work for Del Rio Lanes. In 1989 the Bowling News Newspaper came up for sale and to-gether with Del Rio Lanes owner Charlie Kin-stler they purchased the 73-year old paper and it remains one of two operating in California. It’s a labor of love and she continues as Manager of Del Rio Lanes in Downey as well, a position she says she enjoys. Her honors include San Diego Bowler of the Year in 1969; The 1977 CWBA Doubles champion; recipient of the Joyce De-

itch Trailblazer Award; CWBA Distinguished Service Award; San Gabriel Valley WBA Hall of Fame and Southern California Bowling Writers Hall of Fame. She is an accomplished bowling writer and member of the Bowling Writers Association of Amer-ica and the California Bowling Writers. She remains active in local and state tournaments and loves talking to the bowlers. She greets all with her infectious smile.

The deadline to submit applications for positions on the 2013-14 United States Bowling Congress Board of Directors and on the USBC Youth Committee is Septem-ber 1, 2012. “USBC is looking for dedicated leaders to represent our membership at the national level,” USBC President Andrew Cain said. “This is an exciting time for our organiza-tion and we hope to see a diverse group of applicants for these positions.” Applications for the USBC Board of Direc-tors will be reviewed by the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee will then recommend a slate of candidates to delegates ahead of the USBC Convention, scheduled for April 30-May 4, 2013, in

Carol Mancini Meritorious Service

New CBW members:

Gary Forman Fountain Valley

Bev Hopkins Vista

David Prange Grand Prarie, TX

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Reno, Nev. For the 2013 election, the Nominating Committee will slate up to two candidates for each of the four positions open for election. Candidates may also run from the floor. Youth Committee applicants are reviewed by the Nominating Committee, which makes recommendations to the Board of Directors, and the board determines the Youth Committee selections. The USBC Youth Committee assists in promoting and governing youth components of the or-ganization. Prospective candidates can find links to the applications, brochures and additional information for download at BOWL.com/board.

California USBC Hall of Fame Inductees (cont. from p. 3)

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California ruled in the USBC Women’s Championships garnering sixty-nine top-ten spots in thirteen of sixteen events in four divisions. Cali-fornia ladies dominated the headlines throughout the tournament. With just a week of competition left in the tournament, Team Coefficient of Friction, Palo Alto – Jackie Wyckoff (CBW Life Member), Brittany Hillman, Mandy Green, Terri Stynes and Kim Power – took the overall Team Scratch lead, beating the Texas gals, led by Carolyn Dorin-Ballard by five pins with a 3302 Scratch total to win their first National Title in a Champi-onship Tournament. Wyckoff’s sister team, Coefficient of Restitution, Palo Alto – Chris Scherbert, Cassandra Fren-nie-Morris, Liz Sautter (past BWAA Pez-zano Scholarship Winner), Vicki Hoidkins and Cindy Abasta, took 7th place in scratch. Pam Pan-coast, Lomita, will add a National Title to her resume as the singles scratch champion with total pinfall of 779. Other notables in the Scratch Division are: Singles 2nd Tammy Lewis,

San Jose, 778 5th Sharon Aronson,

Turlock, 761 Doubles 10th Jennifer Asplin and Xan Halog,

Oakley,1361 All Events 2nd Pam Pancoast, Lomita, 2219 5th Sharon Aronson, Turlock, 2167 7th Jennifer Asplin, Oakley, 2121 Tournament Leaders from California on the top ten lists in the handicap divisions are (standings are unofficial until final verifications are made): Diamond Division – for bowlers with a 180 and over average Team 1st Some Strike It Hot (Marsha Kuhnley,

Team 1st Team Paulos 3 (DeAnna Pinger-

DeVoto, Patricia McNally, Nichole Bigham, Coleen Hedspeth, Della Kallenback), Suisun City, 3026

8th Where The Shots, Oceanside, 2878 Doubles 5th Mary Pitta-Fry/Vicky Reid, Discov-

ery Bay, 1258 Singles 4th Katie Bess, Napa, 687 All-Events 5th Peachie Stock, San Jose, 1889 Sapphire Division – for bowlers with an average of 149 and below Team 3rd Forever Friends, Taft, 2508 There were five 300 games shot during the three month tournament and three were by Californians. Krischna Howard of Hawthorne, Pam Pancoast and Betty Brooks of Lakewood put twelve in a row together to enter the history books as one of only nineteen women to shoot a perfecto in Women’s Championship Tournament history. Get your piece of the pie next year ladies. Reservations are now being accepted for the 2013 Women’s Championships in Reno on Bowl.com.

Wendy Shelton, Tina Ingram (Castro Valley, CA) , Brandy Silva, Shauna Shannon), Albuquerque, 3462

5th Coefficient of Friction, Palo Alto, Calif., 3,422

6th Bff Center, Jacksonville, Fla., 3397. (with Dede Davidson, Buellton, CA)

8th Coefficient of Restitution, Palo Alto, 3372

Doubles 3rd Sadie Oda, Seal Beach/Takiko Na-

ganawa, Japan, 1469 7th Erin Lenahan, Meadow Vista, Calif./

Christina Kinney, Las Vegas, 1460 10th Amie Silveira, Riverbank/

Sharon Aronson, Turlock, 1441 Singles 4th Andee Tadiello, Brentwood, 799 9th Brittany Pratt, Citrus Heights,

793 10th Sharon Aronson, Turlock,

788 All-events 4th Andee Tadiello, Brentwood,

2257 5th Sharon Aronson, 2248 9th Pam Pancoast, Lomita, 2219 Ruby Division – for bowlers with a 150 to 179 average

California Gals Dominate the National “Stage” (cont from page 1)

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Team Event Champions Coefficient of Friction (L-R) Mandy

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Pam Pancoast Singles Champ

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A bright light shone at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno on April 14 when the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame joined with the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Bureau (RSCVA) and created the best thing that has happened in bowling for a long time – they launched a satellite International Bowl-ing Museum and Hall of Fame (IBMHF) exhibit that left everyone there agog and uttering the same retort, “Beyond all expectations.” New RSCVA CEO Chris Baum said, “I have lived and worked in 11 different cities and no place has what Reno has to offer. The Air Races, Balloon Races, Fiestas and this beautiful National Bowling Stadium hosting world class events to name a few, and now – this magnificent Hall of Fame exhibit.” Hall of Fame Chairman Keith Hamilton soothed his nerves as he watched those in attendance peruse the 144 beautiful women hall of fame members’ portraits adorning three walls of this 7,000 square feet shrine and the same refrain floated through the exhibit area -“ Beyond all expectations.” Small exhibits were tastefully placed throughout complimented by graphically pleasing backdrops. Information on each Hall of Fame member was placed in an easy to access area in front of the portraits. Hamilton was pleased and said now they need to work on how to display the men’s plaques. Displays will continue to be updated and switched out. The opening was attended by dignitaries from the RSCVA, Tri Properties - Eldo-rado Resort Casino, Circus Circus Hotel Casino and Silver Legacy, Trustees of the IBMHF, and even a few current Hall of Fame members, Elaine Hagin, Flora Mitchell, Betty Barnes and Pam Buckner. NBS Operations Manager Bob Thomas beamed hearing the ooh’s and aah’s from the crowd. All was done in grand style offering a continental breakfast for early arrivals and lunch for all as well. Observ-ers were treated with Mimosas upon entering the room and the wonderful Ferrari-Carano wines were served to compliment lunch. Adding to the joy of the moment was the Reno Silver Dollar Barbershop Quartette who serenaded throughout the room and then joined with 30 of their brothers and thrilled the opening squad of the USBC Women’s Tournament (going on upstairs) with their inspirational rendition of the National Anthem. Credit for the creation of this wonderful Hall goes to Keith Hamilton, Elaine Hagin, Eric Kearney and our curator, Keli Thomerson. From Reno, a big applause for Joe Kelley and the design team was the Worthgroup of Denver. Since the Merger of WIBC and ABC in 1999, to many, there has not been much that has gone right. Membership that was once four million strong has now dipped below two million. But – On April 14 at the opening of this IBMHF Satellite Museum and Hall of Fame and viewing pieces of history and those wonderful women who helped build bowling – one could not help but reflect on the glory days.

Satellite Hall of Fame Exhibit Opens USBC HoF Inductees (from p. 8)

tour and he said, “You have no idea how tough it was – especially the language barrier.” He had his ups and downs and his grandmother told him to pray every night - he said, “And I did.” He said he had decided to quit when things were really rough and he heard a much loved Italian singer named Renato Zero sing-ing IL Leone. I was about never giving up your dreams and the words resonated with him. He cast aside his thoughts of quitting and returned with a renewed vigor. He and his family are in the bowling business and he urged everyone to work together because “together” we can make a difference.

The final inductee was David Husted of Mil-waukie, Ore. Husted has 14 Professional bowlers Association titles (1982, 1995, and 1996), two Showboat Invitational titles (1990, 1995) and the Brunswick Memorial World Open title (1993). He was 23 on the list of the 50 greatest Players in PBA History in 2008. Husted was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1996. He won 26 PBA regional titles and was the ninth player to reach $1million in career earnings. He earned back-to-back Steve Nagy Sportsmanship awards in 1988 and 1989 and a four-time Bowling Magazine first-team All American. David asked his family to come on stage – wife and children, father and mother and father-in-law and said that bowling was not just a game to them. They are in the bowling business and own three centers in Oregon and Washington and they strive every day to promote the game and give their customers a good experience. He thanked his wife for her support through the years when he was on tour and his family for their support. Twenty Three Hall of Fame members filed into the room and were introduced. The food was outstanding and thanks go to USBC/BPAA for the arrangements. It was a very special eve-ning honoring bowling’s best.

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