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Seasons Greetings! Amateurs aged 50 & Over A true test of your ability! Sam’s Town Now - at Orleans November 21 - 25 February 5 - 10 True amateurs bowl for big )))))) 55th annual! money!! January 15 - 19, 2012 Now - at Gold Coast Something for everyone! Call us at 1-800-257-6179 or email [email protected] Informing and Entertaining bowlers TenPin Alley everywhere from Las Vegas, Nevada In This Issue The Bowling Tournament Capital of * JBT Champs Danny Varholdt, Savannah Carr, Jakob Butturff and Jake Bryan the World! * ABTA returns with huge Las Vegas event in January * Tisha Carter - Locals experience WSOP DECEMBER 2011 Three Elected to SNUSBCA Hall of Fame SOUTH POINT to Host ABTA Las Vegas Open Jan 21-22-23-24 $8,500 Min. 1st Place - up to $15,000 with Bonuses! Onsite Entries Welcomed! New Members welcome to join! All Days are separate qualifying boards NEW Members join - Up to 209 Average only $10 Entry Options: Pay Regular Entry of $96 Prepaid, $100 Onsite or Rick Benard Louise Kemp Paul Renteria pay first Entry of $195 and get the New “900 Global”Ball! Louise Kemp – Meritorious Service The ABTA will hold it’s January Open Event at the Beautiful South Point Louise moved to Las Vegas from Omaha, Nebraska and began immediately interacting with Jan 12-13-14-15 with a First Place Guarantee of $5,500.00 and up to $15,000 the local bowling community. She has served in leadership capacities the Local, State and National FIrst Place can be won with the Bonuses and Cash-N-Carry Options! bowling communities as well as being active in the local YABA Program, serveing the local bowling New members (up to 209 Average) are welcome as this is an Open Event! Averages must be community for over 15 years. She served as Secretary for the Las Vegas Women’s Bowling Associa- completely verified to join the ABTA. Membership is only $10.00. Seniors (Men 55+ and Ladies 49+) tion for 5 years and was the last to serve in that position. She became the first SNUSBC Assistant receive free Membership in the ABTA. Association Manager hired after the merger of the LVWBA and SNBA. She served at the State level Entry Fees for the Big Paying Event are reasonable: First Entry $96 Prepaid, $100 Onsite, with as a Director-at-Large for three years and continues to serve as the Nevada State 600 Club Secretary re-entries $92 & $80. All others only $71! Reduced entries will receive $4,000 1st place and 60% of all since being appointed in 2005. She has been a delegate to both State and National Conventions and prizes funds. 1st Entry $66 re-entries $59 & $54 continues to serve on the USBC Advisory Council. She has also served as a League Secretary on a If You wish to get the New Global “900” ball, you can pay a first entry of $195, which is a great number of leagues both locally and in her hometown of Omaha. Her efforts did not go unnoticed. She deal for you from our sponsor “900” Global. was the recipient of the prestigious Secretary of the Year Award, both at the local and State level. There are Qualifying Squads all four days and each day is a separate qualifying board, with 1 She has been a member of USBC, ABC, WIBC and YABA for over 32 years. in 61/2 bowlers making the board daily. Rick Benard – Superior Performance First place in this event has a Guaranteed $8,500 minimum. With Bonuses,1st place can be Rick accomplishments speak for themselves as he exemplifies a true professional and cham- worth up to $15,000! pion. His contributions to the game of bowling include 25 - 300’s, 13 - 800’s, the highest average in It all begins Thursday evening with a $600 Bonus if qualifying that night and winning the event. the state for 1993 at 235, 2003 High Roller Champion and countless other tournament wins. Other Squads on Thursday are 9:30-10:30 & 12:30PM, taking 1-in-6 to the semi finals accomplishments include a World Team Challenge Title and several World Team Regional titles. All Friday squads are 1:00-2:30 & 4:00 PM (BREAK) and then 9:30-11:00 PM & 12:30AM, with 1- this and he continues to bowl at the top of his game. It is not difficult to see Rick’s contributions, as in-6 to Semi finals. Saturday squads begin at Noon, then 1:00, 2:30, 4:00 (OIL) 6:30, 8:15, 9:30 & 11:30PM, taking there are many, but what is not seen in his scores and wins is what he brings to each and every event, 1-in-61/2 to the Semi finals. and to the game in general. Rick brings a professional approach to everything he does. His profes- Sunday there are TWO Big Regular Squads at 9:00 & 10:15 AM ( these squads are open to sionalism, ability and constant desire to win are just a part of his ongoing contribution to bowling. Rick everyone - first time entrants ok, taking 1-in-61/2 to the Semifinals. There is one re-entry-only squad has worked in a bowling center for several years and in the time doing so, he’s contributed in other at 11:45 AM, taking 1-in-61/2 from that squad. The 3-6-9 roll-off is at 1:30 pm with Semis to follow! ways not seen in the box score. Rick is always available for assistance and provides a wealth of Last years Event drew over 600 Entrants and huge payoffs for our bowlers! knowledge. Please see Our ad in this paper for more information! Paul Renteria – Superior Performance For information contact the ABTA at 562-868-7164 (CELL), 562-228-3960, or see the Web Site Paul has over 40 800’s and now has 80 300’s, numbers that, I’m sure, are higher than any at www.abta1.com bowler in Southern Nevada. Paul was the first bowler to win the High Roller twice, both when they The South Point is located at 9777 Las Vegas Blvd (South Strip) and easy to find. Just take were still $200,000 for 1st place. Paul is a fierce competitor, who is very intimidating on the lanes (and Interstate 15 to Silverado Ranch Rd. go East 1 block to the South Point on the right. The phone there off the lanes). What most people don’t know is that Paul has a big heart, taking time to help kids and is 702-796-7111 adults improve their game and wanting to help others love and enjoy the game as much as he does. On-site entries are welcomed! If you get the urge to try this Big ABTA Event, come on down to Paul’s list of accomplishments in the Southern Nevada City Tournament is nothing short of dominat- the South Point where the Fun and Action will be awesome! You will love the South Point! Join US!! ing, winning each event several times. Paul had worked in the Pro Shop at Sunset Lanes for over 11 BONUS - No Membership Renewal for Las Vegas Members! years. Paul is also a great asset to any team, anchoring his way to 3 World Team Challenge regional There are great Room Rates at South Point: $72.00 Friday and Saturday, and all other nights wins, 1 World Team Challenge Championship and an eighth place finish in the USBC Open Champi- are only $42 +tax. Contact the ABTA for info or Simply Call South Point 1-866-791 7626 and ask for code ABTA-112 and pay by credit card onships. Mr. Renteria has also won the Southern Nevada Masters and the Nevada State Masters, and is widely known as a true clutch bowler. He helped set a doubles high score record with PBA champion Dave Wodka. Now you can receive TenPin Alley in your email Inbox! Information provided by Southern Nevada USBC Association Send your email address to [email protected] Southern Nevada USBC Association 7231 W. Charleston Blvd. Suite 130, Las Vegas, NV 89117 702-778-2220 9am-4pm Mon-Fri 2 TenPin Alley December 2011 FROM THE PUBLISHER Joyce Letourneau Reality Bites! Year-end Close-out The Bowler’s So much for 2011. Guide to Rip-Offs Every year brings highs, lows, laughs, sobs, and every- and Scams thing in between. Joyce Letourneau has dealt with consumer fraud, scams and commercial schemes all her life, as an auditor, We claim to have done it all, and will probably do it again. data processor and a savvy consumer who refuses to be ripped off. She is joint owner of TenPin Alley. Some items left to clear off the copy room desk: * It was a real treat to once again bowl with the wheel- Us old timers have heard it for years, but every year a new generation comes Frenchy chair bowlers at Texas Star Lanes. I haven’t done that since I along that will need to be educated as we are. Letourneau teamed with Wendy Macpherson at the Showboat somewhere The holiday shopping season brings out bustling shoppers, traffic, piped holi- during last century. The DAV wheelchair bowlers are a fun day music in every store, cheerful people – and criminals. bunch, and don’t take their limitations too seriously when it comes to bowling. And The most commonly publicized crimes involve shoppers not taking precautions some of those guys are really good.