Reno or bust ... we came by plane, car and bus (I don't think anyone will be doing the bus in the future ... ask C.C. smile), to participate in the "Sportsmanship, Friendship, and Fellowship" that's a part of bowling with folk from across the country. It was a wonderful experience for us seeing all the other bowlers from across the country "en masse" at the National Bowling Stadium! Our first event was Mixed Teams at midnight (yes - midnight!) on May 30th. It didn't seem like midnight as practically all of the 70+ lanes were full. We had 2 mixed teams. Next we bowled Mens and Womens Teams at 8pm on the evening of May 31st, followed by Doubles/Singles on the morning of June 1st. Somewhere in between all of this some of us even managed to get over to Coconut Bowl in Sparks, NV (about 7 miles down the road) and bowl in the Mixed Doubles tournament. I believe we all had a lot of fun bowling and taking in the sites and sounds of being at the TNBA National event. Pictured are both of our Mixed Teams (a. Mary Pete, Kent Dance, Pat Nomura, Ann Keyes and 'S.D.' (from Georgia, who subbed for us) and b. Melody Perry, Carolyn Johnson, Clarence 'C.C.' Clark, Tony Houston and Ivy Jefferson). The extra picture is of Mary who "bowled right out of her shoes!"; you really had to be there. We all had a good laugh, but I think Mary had the last laugh, as she and Ann bowled well enough in Doubles to pick up a little change (per the recently published tournament standings). Be sure to ask Mary how she "lost her soul (or sole as the case may be)" in Reno. We all said goodbye to Reno at different times, as some of us turned it into a mini-vacation. Many of us are looking forward to next May and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and the possibilities it will bring.
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