I want to open by thanking you for electing me to another term as your president. Congratulations to the officers and directors that were elected.
We have made some gains during the past two years, but we still have a ways to go. We continue to work to have lane representatives in your centers to answer your questions and deliver your awards, not just to the front desk but to the league secretaries and to present awards when requested.
The bowling season is slowly rolling to a close, so now is the time to have an audit performed if one has not been done. This will ensure the funds have been deposited and match what has been collected. So again, please have an audit performed; it’s a bit late on the night of payout to find out that the prize fund is short.
League secretaries: Remember that you now have only 15 days to send in your final averages.
With the close of this bowling season, bowlers must remember that starting August 1 there will be no extra weight holes allowed in your bowling ball. Any hole in your bowling ball must have a finger in it. I suggest that you start early on plugging the holes in your ball, as the pro shops will be quite busy plugging and re-drilling balls this summer.
The NCAUSBCA 75th Annual Women’s Championship Tournament is being held at Bowl America Shirley March 7-8 & 14-15. Meanwhile, the 75th Annual Open Championship Tournament will occur at Bowl America Burke (team) and Bowl America Fairfax (singles & doubles) March 21-22, 28-29, and April 4-5.
The Virginia State Open Tournament will take place at Bowl America Bull Run (team) and Bowl America Chantilly (singles & doubles) May 16-17, 23-24, 30-31, and June 6-7 and 13-14.
Please get your entries in early.
Michael Tinsley can be reached via eMail.