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given Putin’s ongoing war on the PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS
country. So, what is Plokhov doing
now? After relocating his family Dale Lehman has been
to Scotland, he is now managing named head coach of the
his company’s FECs, including the women’s bowling team
Lucky Strike-branded centers in at Carthage College in
Ukraine, remotely. “We have man- Kenosha, Wisconsin.
aged to open 80% of our centers, Lehman’s coaching
and I was able to buy a bowling resumé includes a stint at
club in Kiev,” Plokhov told BCM. Robert Morris University,
“Missile attacks and electricity where his teams won ve
NAIA championships. He
cutoffs are daily challenges for my was named NAIA Women’s
team there, but we managed to Coach of the Year in
keep most of our key employees.” … R&B superstar The Billiard and Bowling Institute of America
He paused to collect his thoughts, Chris Brown used the Board of Directors for the coming year will consist
then added: “Imagine, while active Peoria (Illinois) Civic of (from the left) Jimmy Land of Classic Products,
combat is still going on and cities Center for three rehearsal Joe Jozwik of DiLaura Brothers, President Chris
are bombarded by Russian missiles sessions ahead of his Sand of Turbo Bowling Accessories, Ron Bragg of
and bombs, people are ready to current tour. But one Brunswick Bowling, Scott Hewitt of Motiv Bowl-
play.” And bowling provides that cannot rehearse hours ing and (not shown) Mark Bu a of Bu a Bowling
per day, so Brown spent
opportunity. Distribution. Report: page 14. (Photo courtesy
some of his down time Bettina Lund.)
at Peoria’s Landmark
Round1 Declines to Renew Bowl. “What a night
Lease, But Bowling Remains for us,” General Manager Vince Pollard told the Peoria Journal Star. “What
Bowling will replace bowling at an experience. I’m still stunned.”… A -year-old man was stabbed during an
the Jefferson Mall in Louisville, early-morning dispute at The Gutter, a bowling venue on New York City’s Lower
Kentucky. Those who have been East Side. The victim was listed in critical condition the day a er the assault, and
in the industry long enough have police were seeking three “persons of interest” based on surveillance camera
witnessed a fascinating cycle footage. The Gutter is a -lane venue that promotes “American cra beer, pub
fare and vintage bowling.”… Brandon Novak, the bowler who was arrested by
involving bowling and big-box U.S. marshals on the lanes while competing in the U.S. Open in February, has
retail stores. For a while, big-box been sentenced to nearly ve years in prison a er pleading guilty to charges
retailers were purchasing bowling related to child pornography… Ventola Projects has been named an “Export
centers for their perfect-sized foot- Champion” for the eighth consecutive year by England’s Department for Business
prints. After Amazon and other e- Trade. Ventola CEO Mick Ventola has represented British exports at various
tailers came along, the pattern was international conferences since receiving the rst honor in ¡. The company
reversed, with many venerable re- recently secured its rst order in the Caribbean for LED display panels.
tailers like Sears and Kmart closing
stores and mall owners replacing
them with bowling-based enter- Dimes Inc., which operates two the original neon sign facing Beach
tainment centers such as Round1 other Tilted 10 venues as well as Boulevard. The original building
Bowling and Amusement. That’s 16 Tilt Studio locations. An exact was one story tall, now replaced
what happened at the Jefferson opening date was not announced, by a two-story family entertain-
Mall in 2018 when Round1 moved but it’s expected to be sometime
in. But in April, Round1 declined this summer.
to renew its lease, so a new ten-
ant was sought. Now, it has been The Sign’s the Same But the
announced that the new tenant Rest of Beach Bowl Is New
will be Tilted 10, which will offer Beach Bowl was a Jacksonville
an array of amenities quite similar Beach stalwart for six decades
to Round1’s: arcade games, food, before it was demolished in 2019.
beverages… and bowling. Tilted 10 It took some time, but now it’s
is part of Texas-based Nickels and back — completely new except for
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