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invested. Keane has had a few near date up to 40. Convention and Expo in Cleveland,
misses with the PBA50 winner’s circle, Ohio, to promote the Bowler’s Ed
but perhaps more importantly, is a Bowler’s Ed Program Exposed program to health and physical edu-
two-time Dick Weber Sportsmanship to P.E. Pros at SHAPE Confab cation professionals. Approximately
Award winner. e International Bowling Campus 3,000 professionals gathered for three
Lehigh Lanes hosts leagues ve Youth Development team attended days, and IBC Youth set up a booth
evenings a week along with a weekday the 2024 SHAPE America National to spread the word on how Bowler’s
morning senior league and a wall-
to-wall youth program on Saturday
mornings. e center also stages a
four-game handicap sweeper every
Saturday and a six-game scratch
tournament with a stepladder nal
round once per month. And it hosted
a PBA50 Regional in 2022, selling it
out with 72 players on three squads.
Keane says the local bowlers love
the center and are grateful that an
investment is being made to keep
it going and keep their competitive
juices owing.
String pinsetting machines that
meet United States Bowling Congress
speci cations were approved for use
in certi ed competition by the USBC
last April. Will the PBA be next to grant
its seal of approval by awarding titles
at string-pin centers? e 2024 PBA50
tournament at Lehigh Lanes could
go a long way toward answering that
question.
“Once we are satis ed with our test-
ing and trials, hopefully we can begin
2025 with approved string systems
by PBA counting for titles, points,
et cetera,” says Clark. “We hope the
PBA’s assumed eventual stamp of ap-
proval, which we take very seriously,
will mean a lot towards the future of
string.”
Mini-Bowling Is Part of a New
Center in Southern California
e San Diego County community
of Poway was scheduled to welcome
a new entertainment venue called
City Fun Center in April. Four lanes of
mini bowling, nine holes of 3D glow
mini-golf and an arcade are among
the amenities. City Fun Center also
features a black-light, glow-in-the-
dark party room that can accommo-

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