FEB 05 Newsletter

FEBRUARY 2005
THE ORANGE COUNTY CLASSIC Presented by STORM
IN THIS ISSUE
Fountain Valley, CA.
Our center was once again the
focus of national attention. From
Wednesday, December 15,
through Sunday, December 19,
the ORANGE COUNTY CLASSIC
(OCC) Professional Bowlers Tournament was held at Fountain
Bowl.
Scheduled leagues and
open bowling were suspended
until Sunday evening for this
event, with the exception of Cosmic Bowling later Saturday night.
Sixty-seven pros and amateurs
competed on Wednesday for the
few open slots available for the
match play eliminations to start The winner of the Orange County Classic, Brian Voss, with
the next day. Normally there are his trophy. With him is Kirk Von Krueger, PBA Tournaonly 6 positions open: a Profes- ment Director.
sional Bowlers Association (PBA)
Continued on page 3: see Orange County Classic
THE ORANGE COUNTY
CLASSIC
PG
1
Tozai Nikkei Tournament
PG
1
SENIOR MOMENTS
PG
9
THE YOUTH CORNER
PG
4
Employee of Distinction
PG
4
Interview with Celeste
and Danny Lim
PG
7
The 8th Invitational Tozai Nikkei Tournament at
Fountain Bowl
THE FOUNTAIN PIN is
published as an in-house
newsletter and published
by Fountain Bowl
Phone (714) 963-7888.
Edited by Butch Warren
Phone (714) 968-0358
or E-Mail at:
CWarren4@socal.rr.com
John & Dee Ransom:
Asst. Editors
To submit articles, contact
either Fountain Bowl or
Butch Warren.
The 8th Invitational Tozai Nikkei Tournament was held at Fountain Bowl during the
weekends of November 6th and 7th, and 13th
and 14th. The upper end of the house saw
several different events during the tournament: men’s team, women’s team, mixed
teams, men’s and women’s 5 game singles,
senior singles, mixed doubles and a junior
singles.
The tournament wasn’t as large as it has
been in the past. However, according to
some of the tournament officials, there were
other tournaments that coincided with those
same weekends. Many of the regulars
chose to attend those instead, but there is
hope that in the future the Tozai Nikkei Tournaments will become more appealing and
will once again draw the bowlers and become a much bigger success.
Listed are the official results of the two
weekends of the Tozai Tournament:
Team Event:
Men’s Team:
Dale Higuchi
Jay Culver
Eric Lock
Rod Jung, Sr.
Ted Shozi
Jason Peterson
Women’s Team: Tozai Women #1
Kimberly Santos
Eileen Santos
Kay Johnson
Lynne Tomita
Mixed Team:
Lynn Matsubara
Kraig Orosco
Alyson Orosco
Lynn Matsubara
Cont’d on page 8: See: Tozai Nikkei
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Celeste and Danny Lim, Proprietors
17110 Brookhurst St.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone
(714) 964-4049 (Direct)
(714) 963-7888 Ext. #133 (Fountain Bowl)
Gold Crown Pro Shop features: STORM, ROTO-GRIP, AND COLUMBIA
equipment. But, we are able to order most items, so whatever you
need we can get.
All bowling balls are measured and drilled on the premises.
Hours:
Tuesday: 10 am to 6 pm
Wednesday & Thursday: 12 noon to 6 pm
Friday: 10 am to 5 pm
Saturday: 9 am to 5 pm
Closed Sunday, Monday & Holidays
Celeste offers you an opportunity to improve your scores. A
bowling clinic is provided for you to learn:
Correct form and timing
How to read the lanes
How to pick up your spares
About your bowling equipment
Hours: Wednesday 12 noon to 1:30 pm
Thursday
12 noon to 1:30 pm
Saturday
11:30 pm to 1 pm
2 pm to 3:30 pm
Cost:
$5.00
Seniors Clinic: the second and fourth Fridays per month 11:30
am to 12:30 pm at no cost
Fountain Bowl entertains all ages.
We provide :
Birthday parties (for all ages!)
Banquets (business and pleasure)
Meetings
Tournaments
Special Events (such as the Kelly
Osborn Fund-raiser, Special Olympics, etc.)
FOUNTAIN BOWL
17110 Brookhurst St.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 963-7888
Fountain Bowl presents an establishment dedicated
to our community. It has been the host of many
events to better all walks of life and was voted the
Small Business of the Year in Orange County in
2004..
Facilities also available:
Ozzie’s, a full service bar and
lounge
A snack bar, including an adjoining
pizza parlor
A playroom for the kids of league
bowlers
A spacious game room full of video
machines and other games
A full service pro shop (Gold Crown
Pro Shop)
We even offer Cosmic Bowl on Friday and Saturday nights for the
young at heart! Everything you need
for a great time!
Cont’d from pg 1: Orange County Classic
member, appointed by the PBA Commis- Baker on lanes 23 and 24. Pete beat
sioner, fills one slot. The top-scoring Mark in the first four games.
amateur of the Wednesday elimination The Round of 64 also had one tie:
round fills another, and the last four are Lonnie Waliczek and Richard Wolfe rolled
PBA members who bowled the best dur- identical 257 scores on their fourth
ing the elimination round. This year an games. Ties are resolved with a roll off
exempt bowler requested to withdraw which continues one ball at a time, until
from the OCC, so
one of the bowlers knocks
there were 5 slots
down more pins than the
up for contention.
other.
In this case
Of the participants
Lonnie’s first ball was a
in
Wednesday’s
strike, and Richard only
event, one amateur
shot a 9 count. Lonnie
and two pros withWaliczek then went on to
drew, and the Comwin the match 4 games to
missioner’s
pick
2.
was Mark Baker, a
The Round of 64 had
California resident
some very exciting
and a PBA member PBA members Brad Angelo and
matches.
Several
with four titles to Bill Rowe
matches seesawed back
his name.
The
and forth until the seventh game would
amateur who qualified was Leonard Ruiz
finally determine the winner.
Six
Jr. of Upland, CA. The other five, in order
matches were won in the first four
of qualifying, were: Dave Wodka, of Las
games rolled. Another exciting competiVegas, NV; Tim Mack of Garfield, NJ; Jeff
tion took place between Walter Ray Williams Jr. and amateur Leonard Ruiz Jr.
Walter Ray beat Leonard the first game
279 to 202, but Leonard found the
groove and won the match by winning
the next four games, 258 to 238, 230 to
228, 265 to 216 and 269 to 217.
During the Round of 32, Tommy Jones,
on lanes 33 and 34, bowled a 300 game
against Tim Criss. Tommy went on to win
the match 4 games out of 7. Also, Mika
Koivuniemi shot a 300 game against Jeff
Carter. Mika took the match 4 out of 6.
David D'Entremont, eliminated in the
The ROUND of 16 proved to be as excitROUND of 32 by Chris Barnes.
ing as the ROUND of 32, although there
were no 300 games or ties bowled. MiCarter of Springfield, IL; Dale Eagle of chael Machuga eliminated Pete Weber,
Tavares, FL; and Nathan Bohr of Wichita, and Eugene McCune out-gunned Mika
KN. Jeff Carter was the only bowler to Koivuniemi in four quick games. Danny
shoot a 300 game during the Wednesday Wiseman also lost to Rick Lawrence in 4
eliminations.
Competition the rest of the week is by
single elimination, one-on-one match
play, with the first bowler to take four out
of seven games going to the next level.
When the field is reduced to four bowlers, the final matches are battled out on
ESPN television on Sunday morning to
determine the tournament winner.
During the Round of 64 on Thursday,
there were two 300 games bowled: One
was by Mike Wolfe against Mike
Scroggins on lanes 7 and 8. However,
Chris Barnes, above, was defeated by
Wolfe lost the match to Scroggins four
Mike Machuga in the first match on
games to one. The other 300 score was
bowled by Pete Weber against Mark ESPN’s Sunday show.
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games. Brian Voss took the first two
games and the last two games of 7 to
win his match. Chris Barnes lost the first
game 209 to 203 to Patrick Healey, Jr.,
but took the next four to win the match.
Leonard Ruiz, Jr., the amateur, lost to
Mike Scroggins, 4 games to 3.
The Round of 8 was very exciting.
Eugene McCune trounced David Traber
Mike Machuga, above, defeated Chris
Barnes in the first match on Sunday.
Mike was defeated by Brian Voss during
the final match.
in four straight games. Michael Machuga
and Rick Lawrence went the full 7
games, with Rick needing two strikes and
a four count in the tenth frame to win.
His first ball was a strike. His second
ball left the 10 pin. He lost the match.
Brian Voss and Mike Scroggins tied 258
to 258 in the fourth game. The one ball
roll-off proved exciting. Brian chose to
lead off on the left lane. His first ball got
9 pins, and he was in agony. But then
Leonard Ruiz Jr. Leonard was the highest amateur qualifier in Wednesday’s
eliminations. Against Walter Ray Williams Jr. in the ROUND of 64, losing the
first game, 279 to 172. Then finding
the groove took the next four: 258 to
238, 230 to 228, 265 to 216 and the
final game to clinch the round, 269 to
217.
Cont’d on pg 5: Orange County Classic
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FOUNTAIN BOWL‘S EMPLOYEES
OF DISTINCTION
Linda Marie King
Linda Marie King was born in the
northeast corner of Arkansas in the
small town of Pocahontas, on January
29th, a “few” years ago, to Ella and Mack
King. She is the second of four kids.
She has an older
brother, Larry, a younger
sister, Connie, and finally Danny.
The family moved from
Pocahontas to Long
Beach, California, when
she was about four
years old.
She lived
there and attended the
Long Beach school system through the eighth
grade. Then the family moved to San
Diego where she graduated from high
school. Two years after she graduated
from school, the family moved back to
Long Beach.
Her boyfriend, Dale Walter, followed
her from San Diego to Long Beach.
Linda and Dale almost ran off to get
married, but at the last moment they
decided to get married in a regular service. Dale and Linda set up housekeeping on Long Beach and had three of
their four children there. Nancy, Karen,
and Scott were born in Long Beach, and
their fourth, Connie was born after they
moved to Anaheim in 1973. The family
moved to Garden
Grove in 1978.
She has since
divorced Dale and
now lives in Westminster. She reclaimed
her
maiden
name,
King, after divorcing Dale.
Her first Job was
working for Swenson Ice Cream Parlor in
Westbrook Bowl, which used to be located in Garden Grove. Various jobs
followed Swenson’s until she came to
Fountain Bowl. Linda has worked as a
bartender in Fountain Bowl’s Ozzie’s Bar
for over 16 years.
The Youth Corner
News of, and for, the Youth Bowlers of FOUNTAIN BOWL
Fountain Bowl's Junior Department has
now started its new season leagues, and
all are going well. All of the weekend
Fountain Bowl Adult/Junior leagues are
enjoying very good participation.
All leagues will accept new teams until the
4th week of the season. Single bowlers
will be accepted at any time during the
season whenever there is a vacancy to fill
on a junior league team.
The leagues are presently entering the
second two-week window to qualify to
bowl in the Pepsi Cola Tournament. During this time their scores will determine
which bowlers will qualify. There was a
two-week qualifying window in November
for our junior bowlers to try to advance to
the district finals to be held at the Camp
Pendleton Base Lanes in March. This is a
scholarship tournament where the Junior
Bowlers will have a chance to win big
scholarships if they are able to go all the
way to the state finals, which will be held
at Fountain Bowl in May.
Good luck to all our youth bowlers!
Submitted by Shirley Troiano
Fountain Bowl Youth Coordinator
WE WISH TO SAY GOODBYE
The seniors of Fountain Bowl have lost
several friends in the last few
weeks. We would like to say our
"goodbyes" and say "Godspeed."
Mary Rita Lade passed away on December 12, 2004. She loved to bowl and
touched many lives throughout the
years.
Vernon Silkensen died on December 5,
2005. Vern had to give up bowling, but
he wasn’t a stranger to Fountain Bowl.
He loved to watch us bowl.
John Bieber left family and friends behind on November 11, 2004. We are
sorry to lose a former bowler and friend.
Mark Titcomb died on Monday, January
3, 2005. Mark was a long- time friend
and bowler in the Tuesday evening Al’s
Pals league until he could no longer
bowl. We prayed for him during his bout
with cancer.
Marge Stadnick was a friend and bowler
in the Friday Coffee Club league. She
passed on January 5, 2005. A good
number of the seniors at both the Monday Senior Casino and the Friday Coffee
Club were at her memorial service,
which was held on Monday, January
10th.
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From page 2: Orange County Classic
Eugene McCune was devastating during
the rounds. He just couldn’t handle
Brian Voss on the Sunday roll-off.
Walter Ray Williams, Jr. What a disappointment! He lost in the Round of 64
to the amateur, Leonard Ruiz, Jr.
Mike also got 9 pins, much to Brian’s
relief. The next four frames were strike
after strike for both. Finally, Brian threw
a strike, and Mike got an 8 count. Brian
won the match and became one of the 4
to advance to the Sunday televised
event.
The finals on Sunday consisted of Chris
Barnes versus Michael Machuga as the
first match, and Brian Voss versus
Eugene McCune as the second match.
Mike won out over Chris, 244 to 224.
Eugene started his match on the left
lane, and that was the only time he led
Brian. Brian dominated Eugene the rest
of the game and won with a 235 against
a 151.The final match was between Mike
Machuga and Brian Voss. Mike threw
the first ball on the left lane and led
Brian through the fourth frame. After
that, Brian surged ahead and never
looked back. He won the match and the
tournament with a score of 226 to 181.
This was Brian’s 23rd title, but his first in
the last two years on tour.
The PBA’s prize fund was divided up
as follows: For those finishing 64th through 33rd,
each bowler received
$2,000. The next 16
places, 32nd through
17th, each eliminated
bowler received $2,500.
The next 8 places, 16th
through 9th, received
$3,500. And, the next 4
places, 8th through 5th,
received $5,000. Places
4th and 3rd each received
$10,000. Second place
received $20,000, and
first place received
$40,000.
On Saturday the Pro-Am
squads bowled at three
centers:
Saddleback
Lanes, Brunswick Orange
Bowl and Fountain Bowl.
Fountain had three squads - 10 am, 2
pm and 5 pm.
During the Pro-Am, Danny Wiseman
threw one of his trick shots. He left the
Big Four (4, 6, 7, 10 split). To pick it up,
he threw two balls at the same time, one
left-handed and the other right-handed,
and converted the split!
Not to be outdone, Brad Angelo spun a
ball down the lane. It was spinning as it
rolled, and when it reached about ¾ of
the way down the lane, he threw his
regular ball, which hit the first ball, causing both balls to careen into the pins for
a strike.
Brad also bowled with a 6-year old
young lady during one of his games. In
the 10th frame she threw her ball and left
the 2 and 8 pins. Her ball was so light in
weight that it didn’t hit the reset bar and
the sweep rack didn’t come down. Brad
threw his ball and picked up the 8 pin,
thus giving her a no-tap strike! Her next
ball resulted in a strike of her own!
When she threw her third and last ball,
Brad observed that it wasn’t heading for
a good hit, so he threw his own ball, and
with his speed it reached the pins before
the sweep came down, and she got an-
other strike. She was ecstatic. She had
a punch-out in the 10th frame!
On the same pair an older young lady
threw her ball and wound up with the 410 pin split. She asked Brad if he could
help her. He asked her which pin she
was going to try to pick up, and she said
she would try for the 4-pin. He said,
Left: Mika
Koivuniemi
defeated
Jeff Carter
4of 5 games
during the
Round of
64, and
Bryon Smith
4 of 6
games during the
Round of
32. He lost
to Eugene
McCune, 4
games in
the Round
of 16.
“Okay, go ahead.” When she threw her
ball, and Brad observed it was indeed
going to hit the 4-pin, he threw his ball
with enough speed to hit the 10-pin before the sweep came down. She picked
up her big split!
Michael Haugen Jr., always a favorite at
Fountain Bowl. Michael defeated Bill
Rowe 4 games to 5 in the Round of 64,
defeated Mike Edwards in the Round of
32, 4 straight games. He was defeated
by Brian Voss in the Round of 16, it
took all seven games for Brian to do it.
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Helen Elizabeth Jones Hendricks
Helen Elizabeth Jones was born in Den- In June 1942, six months after Pearl
ver, Colorado, a time long ago, to Harbor was attacked, Alfred joined the
Burdette and Dorothy Jones. The family Navy and spent the next few years in the
had five children: Winnifred, Clyne, Har- Pacific Theater fighting for our victory in
old, Donald, and Helen. When Helen was World War II. .
five,
the
After the
family upwar Helen
rooted and
and Alfred
moved to
started their
S a n t a
family, and
Monica,
eventually
California.
had three
She atbeautiful
tended
girls.
The
schools in
first
was
the Santa
Vickie, then
Monica
H e l e n
School DisMarie, and
trict, which
finally Mariincluded
ette. Helen
two years
has
11
of
junior
grand children and 11
college.
g r e a t Her best
grandchilfriend, Mardren. Alfred
garet, had
p a s s e d
a brother, a
away
in
handsome
June
of
fellow, who
1978.
captured
her heart.
Helen is
A l f r e d
very active
Ruthven
with
the
Hendricks
senior bowlended up Helen Elizabeth Jones Kendricks. The birthday girl.
ers at Founs w e e p i n g Would you believe 88 years young.
tain Bowl.
her off her
She is on a
feet, and on September 1, 1936 they first name basis with just about every
eloped to Ventura and got married. They one of them. She is also a Fountain Bowl
lived in several southern California cities,
Santa Monica, Venice, and Malibu, before settling down in Huntington Beach in
1976.
Helen’s birthday cake. Thanks to her
three daughters.
Ambassador and as such she is one of
the senior representatives in presenting
their problems and concerns with the
center’s administrative staff.
During our regular Monday Senior Casino bowling event, Helen is our
“cookie” coordinator. She supplies the
group with the cookies, and the center
supplies the coffee.
Left to right: Helen Marie Eisenman,
Helen, Jill Cavin Wenkelman, Vickie
Cavin, and Marietta Deadlow.
On Monday, December 13, her three
daughters, Vickie, Helen Marie, and
Mariette, brought a huge cake to the
Center. Helen was celebrating her 88th
birthday on Friday, and the Casino bowlers helped her three daughters manage
this memorable event.
Helen is truly an extremely pleasant
and energetic person. She is active in
most of the senior events and always
ready to help whenever needed. She
can always be depended on to offer a
sympathetic word when needed, but
Helen would also be friendly in any conversation.
Front row, Zachery Gross, Vickie’s grandson. Middle row: Helen Marie Eisman,
Helen Kendricks, Vickie Cavin, Ryan
Gross. Back row: Craig Deadlow, Pat
Helen’s three daughters, left to right:
Frohm, Lori Deadlow Frohm, and MariMarietta Deadlow, Helen Marie Eisenetta Deadlow.
man, and Vickie Cavin.
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Interview with Celeste and Danny Lim
By Dee and John Ransom
“The Gold Crown Pro Shop located inside Fountain Bowl has been a long-term
mainstay and part of the reason for the
great success of our bowling center.
Celeste and Danny have been teaching
thousands of bowlers for over two decades. They have a very dedicated group
of bowlers that have been loyal to them
for many years. Both of them are part of
the Fountain Bowl family,” Dave Osborn,
Vice-President of Operations of Fountain
Bowl.
The Gold Crown Pro Shop-Try it, you’ll
like it!
Celeste and Danny Lim, owners and
managers of our center’s bowling supplies
and services shop,
have been a virtual
institution in the 21
plus years they’ve
been here.
There’s
much to learn about
the couple, so let’s get
to know something
about them in this installment of articles
where our readers can
become acquainted
with the people who
make FB the successful establishment it is.
Their pro shop itself
will be the subject of
another article in a future edition of the
Fountain Pin.
To begin with, Danny (from the
“beautiful nation of Hawaii”) and Celeste
(a native Southern Californian) met on a
blind date in January 1978, and were
married in March 1980. Danny had
given up bowling for about 20 years
when one day he and Celeste decided to
go into a nearby bowling establishment
to have a drink while waiting for
Celeste’s car to be serviced. Celeste
was surprised when the bartender and
others there all greeted Danny by name.
Celeste asked the bartender if Danny
had been there before, to which he responded, “Has he ever bowled here?!
He ‘owned’ this place!” He was referring
to the fact that all around the center
there were award plaques and trophies
in honor of some of Danny’s past
achievements: 300 games, high 700
series, and others.
His interest revived, Danny signed up
then and there for a league. Unbeknownst to Danny, Celeste had also
been a good bowler in the past and was
ready to “dust off her equipment” and
get back into the sport. As they say, the
rest is history.
In time, Celeste also became an accomplished bowler in her own right, and
from 1988 through 1990 she taught at
the Professional Bowlers Camp and was
designated the top-rated instructor.
Danny and Celeste are both college Danny and Celeste’s business motto is
educated. In the 1950’s Danny flew F- guided by “an engineering approach to
86’s (Saber Jets) for the Air Force, then fitting and drilling.”
Through my years of personal acquaintance with the Lims, this writer has
always been struck by their refreshing
and effective business attitude.
The
Lims policy is to provide each of their
customers with the equipment and instructions deemed most appropriate to
their individual needs, without trying to
oversell anything.
How can this small business thrive
after so many years? Danny replied,
“My wife is the heart and soul of the
business, I believe.” The couple’s honesty, capability, and a thorough knowledge of all aspects of the bowling business are obviously the “secret” of their
success.
The couple now has three grown children (two daughters and one son), three
attended the University of Hawaii before grandchildren, and one “very special”
transferring to UCLA, where he com- 70-pound “puppy.” They consider Long
pleted a degree in Civil Engineering and
Beach to be their home.
an advanced degree in Finance. Celeste
In a subsequent article in the Fountain
graduated from the University of Arizona
Pin,
we will take a look at the bowling
with a major in Political Science.
equipment, accessories, and numerous
In 1980, the Lims opened an inde- services provided by Gold Crown.
pendent shop, The Gold Crown Pro Please, find a copy and read it. You may
Shop, in the city of Orange. In 1983 the
find it useful!
Lims were invited to move their business into Fountain Bowl, where they
have been located ever since.
Danny’s association with the sport of
bowling goes “way back.” He took it up
for a while when in college, and during
his later bowling achieved considerable
success. He became a charter member
of the Professional Bowlers Association
(PBA), and actually designed bowling
balls by analyzing their dynamics. He
has even written a book about drilling
bowling balls. Building on his experience and engineering background,
Lynn Tomita
“They make it happen,” a favorite expression of Fountain Bowl’s VicePresident of Operations, Dave Osborn,
this is not an uncommon utterance of
Dave’s when he is expressing his views
about the Ambassadors and volunteers
at Fountain Bowl.
Lynne Tomita is the secretary of the Ambassadors, a volunteer organization at
Fountain Bowl. The Ambassadors are
year-round volunteers who help in various ways as necessary at tournaments
held at Fountain Bowl, such as The Special Olympics event, the Kelly Osborn
Memorial Fundraiser and other regional
bowling events.
Lynne is quite active at the center and is
an avid bowler with an average of 190.
Lynn is also prominent in the Sansei and
Tozai Tournaments, which are held at
Fountain Bowl at least once a year.
She has two brothers and a sister. Her
parents are retired and have moved to
FROM PAGE 1: TOZAI NIKKEI
TOURNAMENT AT FOUNTAIN
BOWL
James Kushner
Singles Events:
Men’s Wayne Hokama
Women’s York Lock
Men’s Sr. Yosh Tomita
Women’s Sr. Michiko Kondo
Doubles, Mixed:
Bessie Matsugama
Craig Matsugama
Juniors:
Bumper, (ages 8 and Under)
Brett Tomita
Division I (ages 9 to 11)
Alyson Lock
Division II (ages 12 to 13)
Justin Motonaga
Division III (Girls ages 14 to 19)
Nicole Kato
Division IV (Boys ages 14 and
15)
Preston Fukumizu
Division V (Boys ages 15 to 18)
Bryan Samaqquit
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Nevada. However, she has lived in
Professional Bowling Association (PBA)
Huntington Beach since the 1960’s and tournament and the Pro-Am tournament
attended Huntington Beach High School. held at Fountain Bowl.
When time allows, she works as the Ac- Working the event was a familiar experience for Lynne and others who helped,
because our center has now hosted
three consecutive US Open PBA tournaments and the Orange County Classic.
Each event requires a fairly large number of volunteers to make it a success.
For example, scoring, player services,
and door monitors are jobs that the Ambassadors and volunteers fulfill, and
each volunteer can put in as many as
20 to 30 hours a week for each event.
counting Manager at Western Methods
Company, Irvine, CA.
From December 15 through the 19th,
Lynne was the person in charge of the
Ambassadors and volunteers who kept
the scores for the Orange County Classic
Ten Pin Puzzlers
A left-handed compliment
Neither of our teams was in contention of winning the league title near the end of
the season, but one of our opponents was having a very rough night. He’s lefthanded and left a 7-pin in the final frame. As a joke, he converted the spare by
throwing the ball with his right hand. Most of us laughed it off, but our captain
gave him a zero for the frame. How funny was that?
Solution: The captain could have done a lot more than that. A right-handed player
must bowl every shot in any given game right-handed (the same hold for lefties) as
stated in Rule 118b. Making a delivery with the opposite hand, whether for laughs
or for a scoring advantage, is illegal.
That player’s entire game — or even the team game total --- could have been declared forfeited.
How funny would that have been?
Practice Makes Perfect
Don’t get me wrong. My brother-in-law is a pretty good bowler, but every week he
goes the center an hour before league and practices on the lanes he will be using
later that night. Last week he shoots a 300 game. Isn’t that cheating, at least a
little?
Solution: Sorry, but there is no ABC rule prohibiting practice before league play. If
the league wants to adopt a no-practice rule, it would have to consult with the proprietor. Without such a rule, the league has no jurisdiction until its competition
begins.
Second solution: There is no rule prohibiting league bowlers from practicing on the
lanes that they would later compete on during league play.
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SENIOR MOMENTS
Senior Birthdays
Birthdays, not the year. To
some it is hard to remember
that long ago.
Weston Dick 12/7
Mary Peront 12/14
Rich Wenzel 12/12
Helen Kendrick 12/17
Fred Poppeck 1/11
Paul Peters 1/29
Hazel Lenahan 1/27
Edith Reed 1/19
Mary Colvin 1/23
Silas Robinson 1/27
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