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Will June Reports....
by Frank Weiler
MORENO VALLEY - Will June
is a great bowler. As far as I
know he still holds the national
record for the oldest bowler to roll
consecutive perfect games in
certified league play.
Now in his eighties Will is still
recording 200 games, 600s and
averaging just a few sticks below
200.
While bowling Will June keeps track of what others
are doing on the lanes. He is my eyes and ears in
"The Valley". Moreno Valley has some great bowlers
and
"WILL JUNE REPORTS...." on their exploits.
Currently, the top male senior bowlers in "The Valley"
are:
1. Jeff Egeland 221 Average
2. Lonnie Ritchey 219 "
3. Jeff Hill 204 "
4. Frank Mashburn 202 "
5. David Smith 200 "
Currently, the top female senior bowlers in "The Val-
ley" are:
1. Angela Scott 172 Average
2. Valerie Pruitt 170 "
3. Linda Keller 166 "
4. Nedra Cooper 165 "
5. Ollie Allen 164 "
The high scores so far are a 751 by Jeff Egeland
and 300 (two) by Lonnie Ritchey. For the women
Fran Hruska had a 520 and Sue Sloan a 202.
Senior bowlers are the best. They continue to com-
pete even though it may be painful. They score even
tough they are hurting. They bowl with aching arms,
shaky knees and sore feet. They bowl with arthritic
joints and inflamed muscles.
Seniors bowl. Seniors compete. Senior bowlers are
the best. Best of all, CALIFORNIA has more senior
bowlers than any other state.
Chris Beard to Nevada Hall
A long time California bowling leader, Chris Beard has been inducted into the Nevada State USBC Hall of Fame
for Meritorious Service. Chris began as a Director of the Vallejo WBA and served all offices with the exception of
Secretary. She was also a junior bowling coach. In 2000, Chris was inducted into the Vallejo WBA Hall of Fame
for Meritorious Service.
She was elected to the California State WBA in 2000 and served as Director for two years before moving to Ne-
vada. As a CWBA director, she served on the State Youth Board and was Publicity Chair. In Nevada Chris con-
tinued her bowling career and joined the Capital City WBA. She became a director in 2004 and served as Presi-
dent from 2005 - 2007. After the merger into the Carson Country USBC, Chris served as President from 2007 -
2015. Though she has stepped aside as an officer, Chris still serves on the BVL Committee.
Chris was elected to the Nevada State WBA in 2006 as a director and served that association up to its merger
with the Nevada BA. She was then elected to the Nevada State USBC serving first as a director and then Ser-
geant-At-Arms. In June 2016, Chris was elected to the position of President of the Nevada State USBC Associa-
tion.
Chris belongs to the International Bowling Media Association (IBMA) and has served as a Director and Vice
President as well as with
the Silver State Bowling Writers, serving as officer and director.
Bowling Writers Honor Pezzano
At the PBA World Championships on
December 10, 2016 held at the Na-
tional Bowling Stadium in Reno, Ne-
vada, bowling journalist Chuck Pez-
zano, received, perhaps, his final trib-
ute. The California Bowling Writers
had a permanent plaque made for the
PBA Media Room honoring Pezzano.
CBW Life Member Jackie Wyckoff
made the presentation.
Born in Paterson, N.J., in 1929, Pez-
zano lived his entire life in New Jersey.
After graduating from Rutgers Univer-
sity, he started his writing career with
the Paterson Morning Call in 1952
and continued writing for The Re-
cord in Bergen County until his death,
more than 60 years later. Over the
years, he contributed to more than 100
publications round the world and he
authored or co-authorized more than a
dozen books about bowling. Pezzano
died in January of 2015,
He was the first Meritorious Service
inductee in the inaugural PBA Hall of
Fame class in 1975, and later inducted
into the United States Bowling Con-
gress and Bowling Writers Association of America Halls of Fame, among his 12 halls of fames.
In addition to his prolific writing contributions, Pezzano was a television pioneer, working with hall of fame broad-
casters Mel Allen, Chris Schenkel, Jack Buck, Brent Musberger, Al Trautwig and others. He
worked as a consultant on television, movie and instructional videos, and traveled the country serving as an em-
cee and guest speaker at hundreds of bowling functions.
One of bowling‘s icons.
CBW Webmaster Goes to Israel
by Kathy Watson
I call a pilgrimage a journey to a sacred place that is both spiritual
and physical. I call Holy Land a land where God has touched it, where
YHWH has touched it, where Allah has touched it. For me as a Chris-
tian and a Templar, it is where Jesus walked on this earth. I went on
this pilgrim-age to experience the land where Jesus walked and did
His earthly ministry. Knights Templar (SMOTJ) is an Ecumenical
Christian and Chivalric charitable Order.
This was a whirl wind adventure as we visited Crusader and Templar
sites of a thousand years ago plus the schools and orphanages where
Templar funds and support go today, in addition to the many sacred
sites in the story of Christianity – all within two weeks.
As I reflect, the many shrines and churches blend together. Many
were very ornate and beautiful. Some were simple and understated. I was surprised by how many were owned by
the Franciscan Order. Our very experienced guide Fr. Peter is a Franciscan monk who seemed to know everyone.
We rode in a nice Mercedes Benz bus whose air conditioning and cooled bottles of water were greatly appreci-
ated as we did quite a bit of hiking up and down what seemed like mountains.
A highlight of the trip for us was the renewal of our wedding vows at the Church in Cana where Jesus turned
water into wine. Another high point was seeing the orphans and the students we help. The original Knights Tem-
plar helped those in harm‘s way and now we do that in another way. We actually shared a meal with the family of
our student, something that no others on the trip were able to arrange. It was good to spend time with other fellow
Templars from all over the country and even some local Jerusalem Templars.
Sending Out A Shout
Mary Lynly Is recovering from a
knee replaced.
Bowling World sends out a wish for a
quick recovery.
