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1990 Inductees

1990

Meritorious Service Bud Bahr

Longtime owner of Colonial Lanes, was also named to he state bowling hall of fame and helped start the girls state bowling tournament and a junior bowling program.

Jule Feind

1990 Meritorious Service

Secretary of Recreation Lanes Business League for over 40 years. He imparted his interest in the game to his family and at

• ne time headed a team that included his

four sons.

1990

Meritorious Service Eldy Johnson

Once proprietor of Recreation Lanes and is credited with developing a junior bowling program in the city.

Elmer Johnson

1990 Meritorious Service

Coached junior bowling for over 20 years in Rochester. He rolled a 299 game in 1964 and had a 288 in the National Eagles Tournament in Milwaukee.

1990

Superior Performance & Meritorious Service Lyle Mallan

A veteran league bowler who had a 200 average in the 1990 season, was the only active member inducted in 1990. Mallan was a past president of the Rochester association in 1955-56. He had the fifth highest series in league bowling last season, rolling a 760 series November 3 at Tropic Bowl.

1991 Inductees

Claude Bremer

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Jerry Allis

1991 Superior Performance

State president in 1947. He set a city record on January 16, 1937, with a 741 series on games of 277-202-262. That broke the existing record by 55 pins.

1991

Meritorious Service

Bennie Benson

Tournament director of the Tri-State tournament for 25 years and was Rochester association secretary from 1958 through 1975. He was a member

• f the Rochester chapter of the 700

Bowling Club of America.

Claude Bremer

1991 Meritorious Service

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Started the Tri-State bowling tournament and was the first Rochester man to head the state Men's Bowling Association. He was owner of the Bremer and Klecker Lanes and was the city’s first delegate to the ABC national convention.

1991

Meritorious Service

Chuck Galloway

A Rochester youth bowling coach for 19 years, he was credited with helping hundreds of young bowlers, many of whom went on to become some of the city’s best bowlers as

• adults. He bowled for 20 years in

Rochester and also started the youth program in Zumbrota.

Vic Rions

1991 Meritorious Service

Owner of Cascade Lanes for eight years, until it burned. Member of the 700 Bowling Club of America and bowled a 300 game in California in 1951. He was a junior bowling instructor for 10 years and was director and president of the Minnesota Elks Bowling

• Association. He is past secretary-treasurer of

the Minnesota Elks Bowling Tournament.

1991

Superior Performance Duane Lewis

Won the Rochester City Tournament doubles event with partner Eldy Johnson. His father, “Blacky” Lewis also won the city doubles with the same partner. Lewis was

• n three city tournament team champions.

In 1963, he won the National Industrial Tournament team event in Detroit. He twice had the high average in the city and averaged 189-193 for many years.

1992 Inductees

Guy Current

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Ted Conger

1992 Superior Performance

The holder of the highest series ever bowled in Rochester. Conger rolled an 813 in 1976. In 1987, he rolled the city high 824 series. Only two other city bowlers have ever reach the 800 mark. In the 1980-81 season, he rolled 19 honor count scores (series of 700 or better), the record for Rochester.

Guy Current

1992 Meritorious Service

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City secretary from 1948 to 1958

1992

Meritorious Service

Jay Christensen

A charter member of the Rochester Junior Bowling Association and is a former secretary of the group. He was president

• f the city Men’s Bowling Association in

1964-65 and had a career-high average of

• 190. He bowled for 21 years in sanctioned

leagues and competed twice at the state

• tournament. He once bowled 11 strikes in

a game.

George King

1992 Superior Performance

Started bowling in city leagues in 1951 at Cascade Lanes in Rochester. His career high average is 195 and he has five 700 series to his credit. He holds the highest score at Kasson Lanes, a 722, and at Pine Island, a

• 728. He served as president, vice-president

and secretary of the Rochester association.

1992 Superior Performance

And Meritorious Service

Sonny Feind

Past city bowling secretary and a founder of the hall of fame. Feind has a long list of

• ffices he has held, including top posts at the

state level. He was one of the first junior bowlers and won the state junior tournament in 1953. He carried a 192 average this season. Last year he coached the Rochester John Marshall High School team.

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Gordon Johnson

1993 Meritorious Service

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1993 Meritorious Service

Bob Koebke

Bob started bowling 1949 and was one of the

• riginal members of the Rochester Junior
• program. There was no state or national youth

bowling organization. On April 4, 1956, he was a member of the soldier's team at Fort Hood, TX that took the bowling championship in the 4th Armored Division. Koebke managed Recreation Lanes in the 1970's, attended several state jamborees, and was a Youth coach for 10 years. Koebke’s has served as YABA President, RABA President 1979-1980 and RABA Director. He is a Charter member of the Rochester Bowling Council and of the RABA Hall of Fame. Lane accomplishments include a High Game 288 and High Series 716

Syl Thiel

1993 Superior Performance

Thiel’s long list of bowling accomplishments began more than 60 years ago in Detroit,

• Michigan. Currently a member of the Detroit,

MI Hall of Fame, Lake City, MN Hall of Fame and Rochester, MN Hall of Fame. He has been named National BWAA Bowler of the Decade, BWAA Professional Bowler of the Year, and BWAA Amateur Bowler of the year. His career high average was 223-225, has had several 800 series and two 300 games to his credit.

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1993 Meritorious Service

Saul Rubin

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1994 Superior Performance

Bob Stricke

Maintained a 206 average for 506 games while bowling in eight different city

• leagues. His career high average in a single

league was 220. Rolling 700 series became

• ld hat long ago, and he stopped counting

somewhere around 250. He also has two perfect games, three 299s and a 298

1994 Meritorious Service Lyle Lubahn

Lubahn has been active in YABA as a coach for more than 10 years, and has been the secretary for the Salesmen’s League for 25 years. Lubahn has also service as vice-president and president and on the board of directors of RAMBA. A bowler in sanctioned leagues for more than 40 years, he is also credited for starting a number of Clinic tournaments that have endured for years.

1994 Meritorious Service

Hulie Timmons

One of the elder statesman in Rochester bowling; has been active with the YABA as a coach and board member, and served eight years as president of the city’s Senior League.

1995 Inductees

Harold Vangness No Picture Available

1995 Superior Performance

Dick Mustain

The first to throw an 800 series in

• Rochester. It came in January, 1973

at the now demolished Tropic Bowl. The 27-year old IBM employee has three sanctioned 300s, the last in 1981 at Drkulas Lanes in Inver Grove

• Heights. He rolled 779 and 780

series in league play last year.

1995

Superior Performance & Meritorious Service Chuck Leone

Former president of the Bowling Proprietors Association of Minnesota, a member of the Young American Bowling Alliance national board of directors, a charter member of the National Coaches Council, and president of the junior bowling program in Rochester and past

• wner of Colonial Lanes. Leone has also held

various offices in many national, state and local bowling organizations. Twenty-two years with a 200-plus average, three 300 games and three 299 games.

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1995 Meritorious Service

Harold Vangness

A former farmer who has been bowling for 42 years. He was instrumental in starting up the Kasson Bowling Association, then later the Pine Island Bowling Association.

1996 Inductees

1996 Superior Performance

Ken Holets

Ken ran Wizard’s Pro Shop at Colonial

• Lanes. He’s racked up two more

sanctioned 300 games, giving him 9 altogether, and his 802 series bettered the 801 and 800 he earned in Rochester. He bowls four nights a week plus

• weekends. His practice has definitely

paid dividends, including a top-15 ranking with his Minnesota Loons in the team portion of the American Bowling Congress national tournament in Salt Lake City.

1996 Meritorious Service

Mina Johnson

Mina wrote a bowling column in the 1950s for the Post-Bulletin, and placed consistently in many national and local tournaments. She was on the advisory staff of the Brunswick Corporation along with her husband, Eldy, was proprietor of Recreation Lanes. Her high game was a 290 and high series a 684. Johnson also served terms on the RWBA and MWBA board of directors and was a charter member of the Minnesota Women’s Bowling Association for 42 years.

1998 Inductees

1998 Superior Performance

Rob Downer

Rob has held an average of 200+ for the last several years. His highest average of 241 was achieved at Stewartville Bowl . Downer has rolled 19 “300” games, Eleven “299” games, 21 “800” series, and has the “11 Strikes in a Row” awards. Downer has participated in 25 National tournaments twice in the top 10’s. Other tournament accomplishments include 5 Central Bowling Assoc. titles – inducted CBA Hall of Fame in 2008

1998 Meritorious Service

Scott Jacobson

League secretary for several leagues for 10 plus years. Youth coach at Colonial Lanes 25 years – 1972-1998 1986-87 Coach of the Year 1988 received Elmer Johnson Coach Award. President 1984-85 Rochester Men's Bowling Association 1985 National Convention Rep.

• Roch. Men's Bowling Assoc. Board Member
• approx. 20 years

Tri-founder with Sonny Feind and John Nock

• f Rochester Men’s Hall of Fame
• H. S. Bowling SE MN Coordinator, 9 yrs

1998 Superior Performance

John Meitzner

John began bowling at Kasson Lanes as a Junior bowler. Since that time he has rolled 8 “300” games, “299” games, and a number of “800 series” and has had “11 Strikes in a Row”. Meitzner has rolled his 300 games at Byron Lanes, Colonial, and various tournaments.

1999 Superior Performance

Rick Hasley

Rick Hasley has been one of the premier bowlers in the Rochester area for many seasons, and came up through the ranks in the junior bowling program. Hasley helped

• rganize and run the old Rochester Post-

Bulletin tournament, and was a three-time winner of the tournament. His career high average was 217, which was back in the days when a 200 average was

• utstanding. In fact, this was the highest

average in Rochester until just a few seasons

• ago. Hasley has more than 140 sanctioned

700 series, one 800 series, and two 300 games.

1999 Pioneer

Lynn McCann

At 92 years of age, he bowled one night a week, but has bowled two or three nights a week for many years. At the age of 80, McCann was bowling five nights a week. He started bowling in Rochester in 1957, He never averaged higher than 169 and never lower than 160. McCann has bowled in every area house during leagues at least one season and has had some success and memorable stories, including the city tournament at the old Cascade bowling center the night it burned to the ground. McCann started his interest by setting pins during his high school years, and has been active in the sport since then.

1999 Meritorious Service

John Nock

John has been instrumental in the Rochester Area Bowling Association (RABA) and the Minnesota State Bowling Association for many years. Nock has been on the RABA board of directors since 1982 and was the association president during the 1991-1992 season. Nock was instrumental in organizing the Hall Of Fame, helped run City Tournaments and State Tournaments, and is a certified lane inspector. Nock has been a director at the state level for two years on the council

• f delegates. His career high average is 193

and he has had one career 300 game.

2000 Inductees

Herb Erickson No Picture Available Bernie Meddleton No Picture Available

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2000 Meritorious Service

Herb Erickson

Herb Erickson took over the Junior Bowling Program in 1970. At that time, there were 100 kids in the program. Two years later there were over 300 students. Erickson was secretary of the Tropic Major League and the Recreation Classic League for many

• seasons. The dedication he has shown

toward bowling is apparent by the way he held those three positions and the time and effort he had to put into them. Erickson, who also is a poet, would capture each year’s highlights in a poem and would read them during the league banquets each year.

2000 Meritorious Service

Nadine (Sis) Mewhorter

Sis started bowling at age 11 at Cascade Lanes in Rochester and bowled in one of the first State Junior Tournaments. She joined WIBC in 1957 after graduating from High School and started coaching junior bowlers. Sis has coached three generations of Junior bowlers. She has served as a RWBA board member and has been a delegate to State Conventions. Her on-lane accomplishments include a high game of 258, high series of 643 and high average

• f 170. In the 1960’s she bowled 12 consecutive

series over 500.

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2000 Meritorious Service

Bernie Meddleton

Bernie moved to Rochester in 1958. He started his bowling career at the old Recreation Lanes downtown and bowled in the same league “Classic League” for 26 years. Bernie loved the competition of bowling. He is a past President of the Rochester association and coached many years at the Tropic Bowl.

2000 Meritorious Service

Mary Peck

Mary has been a member of RWBA and WIBC for 40 years. Mary’s bowling accomplishments include a high average of 170 and high game of

• 279. She has served as President of the

Rochester Area Bowling Council. Mary has served the Minnesota WBA as director, Vice President, and President. She was State BVL chairman for 16 years and was inducted in the MWBA Hall of Fame in 1999. She served as Sec/Treas of the Rochester 600 club for 15 years.

2000 Superior Performance

Brian Floen

Brian has had a highly documented career with two 800 series, seven 300 games, and

• ne 299 game. He also held a high local

average of 224. Floen holds five Central Bowling Alliance titles and has been named to its all-star team twice making the first team once and the second team once. During one CBA season Floen carried a 223 average for 189 games. He has been a member of a state tournament team championship, and was a member of a team that won the Chicago World Team Challenge and then went on to finish ninth at the finals of the WTC.

2000 Superior Performance

Willadeen Knipscheid

Willadeen started bowling at age 13. She bowled her first 600 series in 1965 and ended up with 32 total. Her high series was 680, high game 268, and high average of

• 182. In 1966, she was the only woman to

average over 170 in two establishments. She has served as an officer of the RWBA 600 Club, RWBA Board member and Vice- President.

2000 Pioneer

Mina Johnson

Mina served on the RWBA board for many years and was secretary in 1945. She was a Charter member of the MWBA and elected a Life Member in 1972. In 1956, she was one of only 4 bowling instructors in the state. In 1960, she was named to the advisory staff of the Brunswick Corporation. Her high game was 279 and high series of

• 684. She wrote a column for the newspaper

called “Down Our Lanes” for many years.

2001 Inductees

2001 Superior Performance

Marion Heram

Marion has been a member of RWBA for over 40 years and has coached youth bowling for 25 years at Recreation Lanes. She has served on the RWBA Board for many years. Her bowling accomplishments include a high career average of 188, over 50 sanctioned 600 series with a high series of 668 and a high game of 290. She was the MN State Senior Tournament champion in 1998 and 4th place in the National Senior Tournament in Reno, NV in 1999.

2001 Pioneer

Ron Struif

Ron was a pinsetter at the old Cascade Bowl and joined the ABC program at the age of 16. Struif qualified for many of the

• ld Post-Bulletin match games and served
• n the Rochester Area Bowling Association

Board of Directors. He was one of the best bowlers around and was always toward the top of any league or tournament.

2001 Superior Performance

Tim Mayer

Tim bowled in the youth program in Rochester, the Mayo High School team and at Winona State University. He bowls with the Larson Siding team which has the third high single game bowled in the state. With his doubles partner, Mayer set a state record of a 1,562 series. His personal accomplishments include an 831 series, 10 games of 300, four of 299, one 298, two 800 series and three state championships. Mayer was named to the all-state bowling team and holds three Central Bowling Alliance titles and has a record of 22 straight cashes on the tour. His career ABC National tournament average is 202.

2001 Meritorious Service

Barb Feind

Barb has been an active member of RWBA and WIBC since 1959. She has attended MN State Conventions, Jamborees, National Workshops, and is a National Alliance at Large agent since 1994. She volunteered at the International Special

• Olympics. Traveled with Team USA & Team

Japan during appearances in the US. Worked with Thomas Becker and his ‘Bowling for Spiral Muscular Atrophy’. Her bowling accomplishments include a high game of 261 and high series of 638.

2001 Meritorious Service

Ken Fritz

Ken started bowling in 1958 and has been active as both a member on the board of directors at the local level and also as a league secretary for many years. He was also active for many years in the youth programs and is noted as “super sub” to many of the area bowlers.

2002 Superior Performance

Shirley Fritz

Shirley has been an active RWBA member since 1959 and served on the RWBA Board for 4 years. She has been a YABA coach for 15 years and participated in RWBA tournaments , state tournaments, and National tournaments. Shirley represented RWBA in Team USA Event in

• 1975. She has held the RWBA High Average for

several years and received the high average award in leagues for many years. Her career average is 186 and has bowled over 70 “600” series with a high series of 592 and high game of 289.

2002 Superior Performance

Gregg Stricke

Gregg became involved in bowling as a junior bowler. He was a member of the 1984-1986 high school league champions and bowled in the 1986 State Junior Championship where he won the doubles division. Stricke represented Minnesota in the 1986

• U. S. National Junior Championship and

finished 27th out of 124 bowlers. Stricke was a PBA member from 1991-

• 1996. Other accomplishments include five,

300 games and a pair of 800 series (802 and an 801 both bowled in 1994).

2002 Pioneer

Florence Dornack

Florence has been an active member of RWBA for 45 years. She has served many

• ffices on the RWBA Board of Directors.

Florence organized several leagues and earnestly promoted bowling. She worked at Recreation Lanes and was League Coordinator for 15 years. She was a Junior bowling coach and instrumental in organizing the Junior bowling program at Recreation Lanes. She was Tournament Manager of the Tri— State Tournament for 20 years .

2002 Meritorious Service

Joe Alexander

Joe was a junior bowling coach for 22 years. One young bowler remembers how strict Alexander was when he was coaching and recalled going to tournaments as early as 6:00 am. To be sure he didn’t miss the ride, he showed up early and slept in the car until Alexander showed up to drive. Alexander was also secretary of leagues for many years. At one time Alexander bowled in six leagues a week. He started bowling in 1956 and his love for youth bowling and coaching began shortly after that.

2002 Meritorious Service

Vera Mallan

Vera has been an active member of RWBA since 1954. She has served as RWBA President and RWBA Vice President and several years later, served additional terms

• n the Board of Directors.

She was instrumental in getting the Hall of Fame committee established and working

• n it to implement the Women’s Division of

the Rochester Hall of Fame. She has been actively involved with her children and grandchildren in youth bowling.

2002 Pioneer

“Fuzzy” Floyd Helmbrecht

“Fuzzy” bowled at Cascade Lanes where he was a pin boy for many years. He was one

• f last pin boys in the area. Helmbrecht

won the state bowling tournament 53 years

• ago. His first year in adult league bowling,

Helmbrecht rolled four, 600 series Helmbrecht set pins for 10 ½ years and was working on becoming a professional bowler when back surgery ended his career. He said one thing that was the most important to him was the friendships he gained through bowling.

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2003 Meritorious Service

Char Alexander

Char coached the Junior Bowling Program at Tropic Bowl for several years. She has served as President of the Rochester YABA for numerous years. Char has been a great supporter of

• btaining scholarships for the Rochester

youth bowlers.

2003 Meritorious Service

Paul Feind

Paul was a director for six years and served two more as president of the Rochester Area Bowling Association. He was instrumental in the association receiving a service award from the American Bowling Congress in 1988. Feind was also in charge

• f the certification program for the

inspection of the local centers for the past nine years.

2003 Superior Performance

Edith Nelson

Edith has bowled in women’s leagues for 42

• years. She has participated in the WIBC

National Tournament for 25 years. Her high average is 180 and won the Minnesota WBA State Doubles Event in 1959.

2003 Pioneer

Rosie Savage

Rosie bowled for several years. She participated in several tournaments

• n the local , state , and national

and was a finalist in several match game finals.

2003 Superior Performance

Lew Means

Lew has a 300 game along with a pair of 789 series to his credit. He was on one team which rolled a 3,655 actual series, which is ninth-highest in the state. Means has over 50, 700 series and bowled his first one in 1958 while living in Detroit. He has a 190 average and has been a member of a top 10 team twice in the ABC tournament, where he has bowled for 27 years.

2003 Pioneer

Jim Kleckner

Jim moved to the Rochester area in 1935 and owned the Cascade bowling center, which was originally named Bremer/Kleckner Lanes, with Claude Bremer. Kleckner coached youth bowling for many

• seasons. He was a sanctioned bowler for

55 years and had a high average of 193 with more than 25 series of 600. Kleckner was

• ne of the founders of the old Tri-State

tournament and was instrumental in many area tournaments.

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2004 Inductees

2004 Meritorious Service

Jim Hough

Jim began bowling in the mid-1950s, and in the late 1960s posted a 773 series in Faribault and it was many years before anyone was able to top it. Hough has been very active in the Young American Bowling Alliance for over 19 years and for the last 18 years, served as a high school coach. He has taken a lot of pride in working with the young students of the game, and said he has received much more in return than he has ever taught to any youth.

2004 Superior Performance

Steve Karau

Steve with doubles partner of 25 years, Lew Means, has won local and state doubles championships and twice placed in the top 10 at the ABC National tournament. Steve achieved the honor of being the Central Bowlers Alliance Rookie of the Year in 1990. He also represented the state of Minnesota at the U.S. Open that same year. Karau shared his knowledge of the game with the younger bowlers by serving as coach of the Byron Bears bowling team and leading them to three conference

• championships. His hard work paid off, as

he posted several 300 games and a high series of 784.

2004 Pioneer

Fred Vagt

Fred began his bowling career at 20, but his career took a back seat when he served in World War II. He had seen many of the local establishments come and go, eventually spending most of his time at Colonial Lanes. Vagt was the owner of Vagt’s Hauling Service in Rochester and always liked to sponsor local teams, especially the junior programs where money was usually tight. For the last 23 years, he has shared his wisdom with the local junior bowling programs. He posted a pair of 299 games during his career and held a high average of 202.

2005 Inductees

Jerry Morrow No Picture Available

2005 Meritorious Service

Dora Mae Mase

Dora Mae has been an active member of RWBA/WIBC for 44 years. She served as RWBA Director for 28 years and Vice President for 9 years. She has participated in Local, State, and National tournaments and has been a delegate to State and National conventions. On the lanes, her high average is 169, high game 248, and high series 620.

2005 Superior Performance

Morris Schutz “Morrie”

Morris started his bowling career in 1974 when he rolled his first 700 series at Pine Island Lanes. He rolled his first 300 game in 1997 and has since added six more. Schutz has reached the 800-series milestone three times and posted a personal best league average of 228 for a season. In 1999, he fulfilled a lifelong dream of owning a bowling center when he became proprietor

• f Stewartville Lanes.

2005 Meritorious Service

Shirley Leth

Shirley has been an active bowler for several years and currently is bowling in a Senior’s League at Recreation Lanes. She has participated in several tournaments at the local, state, and national levels. Shirley has served as Secretary of the Sunday Night League at Recreation Lanes as well as RWBA Secretary.

2005 Superior Performance

Dave Hasley

Dave grew up in the early 1970s, he posted a 696 series, which ranked with the top adults in the area that season. As his career continued, he added a city doubles championship and a city all-events championship, and he was a part of four championship teams at the city tournament. He has rolled four sanctioned 300s, a high series of 784 and league high average of 225 for one season.

2005 Pioneer

“Vi” Terpenning

Vi has participated in sanctioned leagues for 24 years. She has bowled in RWBA Annual Tournaments for 12 years. Vi reigned as I.B.M. Club Champion for several years. Her high career average is 171 with a high series of 692 (games of 186,237,269)

2005 Meritorious Service

Jerry Morrow

Jerry bowls in 5 leagues and holds a 200 average in all leagues. He coached YABA for 7 years, served as a league secretary for 30 years, and was the State Director MSBA for 20 years. Jerry’s career high average is 221, and has had numerous “299” games and 2 “300”s. Other honors include a 234 Triplicate.

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2006 Inductees

2006 Superior Performance

Dan Hasley

Dan started at the age of 12 in what has been a strong tradition of outstanding bowlers from that family. He has won numerous tournaments in Rochester and the surrounding area and holds a career best average of 266 and high series of 787. From 1982 to 1984, Hasley held the high average for the Rochester association. His career high game marks were even more impressive, with seven 300 games, three at 299, and two at 298.

2006 Meritorious Service

Ruby Vagt

Ruby , who died in 1985, was remembered for her love of the game, which she showed through coaching youths for over 20 years. She was a skilled bowler as well, always averaging from 165 to 170. She was remembered for carrying that consistent average with only one ball, which she accomplished by simply adjusting to varying lane conditions.

2006 Pioneer

Earl Potvin

Earl, who at age 91, bowled three times a week at both centers in Rochester. He could also be found on Saturday mornings at Colonial sharing his love for the game with the local youth in junior leagues. Potvin has given back to the sport through teaching since 1956 and has been active in bowling since the late 1920s. He also served as a bowling center proprietor in Perham, Minn., for five years. During that time, he grew the number of teams from 32 to 60.

2006 Meritorious Service

Ron Siemers

Ron bowled for over 53 years and traveled the country because of the sport. His personal bests were a high average of 197 along with a high game of 278 and high series of 742. He has competed in 19 national tournaments and was founder of the Southeast Minnesota Senior Traveling League in 1995.

2005 Pioneer

Ione Maidl

Ione started bowling in 1947 in Waseca. She rolled her first 600 series in 1956 and had a career-high game of 279. For 57 years, Maidl has managed to average between 160 and 170. At 83, she averaged 165 during the 2004-05 bowling season. She upheld the sport for a long time. Her son Chuck accepted her award.

2006 Meritorious Service

Harriet Harstad

Harriet Harstad was an active bowler for

• ver 50 years. She had seven career 600

series with a high of 659. Her high season average was 175 and high game was a 277. Harstad was known for her participation in tournaments with 42 local events, almost 40 state tournaments and one pro-am. The highlight was the singles championship at the old Cascade Lanes in Rochester.

2007 Inductees

2007 Superior Performance

Dave Freeman

Dave has been active in bowling for over 35 years, including coaching junior bowling for 15 years. A very active tournament bowler, he has been to numerous city and state

• championships. He has bowled 20 National

tournaments and has a lifetime average at Nationals of 196. His personal-best average on the local scene was 236 for one season. He has bowled three 800 series in his career, as well as 15 games of 300 and two 299’s. He has several tournament titles, most notably CBA Champion in 1996, three ABT titles, two city team and doubles titles, along with a doubles title in Eau Claire with Tim Reynolds.

2007 Meritorious Service

Bonnie Heusinkveld

Bonnie has been bowling in sanctioned leagues for 53 years - 50 of those years at B&B Bowl in

• Preston. She has participated in 48 City and

State tournaments and 2 National tournaments. She has been active in starting the mixed leagues in Spring Valley and has recruited many people to join the sport of bowling. Bonnie’s entire family is bowlers and that includes a 3rd generation.

2007 Superior Performance

And Meritorious Service

Reed Nordyke

Reed Nordyke has been in bowling for over 30 years. He has served as a league officer for many of those years and is a past president and vice president of the RABA. He was the first president of the new Southeast Minnesota USBC Association and has averaged over 200 for 20 years, with a personal high average of 215.

2007 Superior Performance

Diane Tlougan

Diane has bowled 30 years in a sanctioned league (13 years in youth and 17 years as an adult). She has participated in 30 City and State tournaments and 10 years at National tournaments. On the lanes, Diane’s highest average is 194 with a high series of 685. Her high game is 280. She has picked up the 7-10 split and was awarded the 3-Clean Game award.

2007 Pioneer

Mary Conger

Mary has been involved with bowling for over 40 years in numerous ways. She is an asset to the sport as a volunteer for the YABA program and working to increase membership. She served as Chair of the RWBA Membership Committee for 5 years. In addition to serving on the RWBA Board and the YABA Board, she has represented RWBA at multiple State and National Conventions in addition to State Jamborees. Mary was awarded the WIBC Appreciation Award in 2000 for her dedication and never- ending work on bowling membership.

2007 Pioneer

Lyle Smith

Lyle has been active in bowling for 30 years, both as a bowler and league secretary. He helped promote the sanctioning of the local

• leagues. Smith has a lifetime high average
• f 183, with a personal best of 238 and 685

for series. Other outstanding achievements were a first in doubles, singles and all- events during the Mayo Clinic tournament. Smith has also been active on the local scene, with attendance at 25 annual meetings of the Rochester Association.

2008 Inductees

2008 Superior Performance

Glenn Rausch “Seymour”

Glen has bowled in leagues 33+ years His highest average was 233 and has bowled seven “300” games, numerous “700” series and has had two “800” series. He won the Rochester Area BA doubles event twice and took 2nd place at the Peterson Classic Tournament

2008 Superior Performance

Cheryl Hasley

Cheryl has bowled in leagues for 36 years . Her highest average is 192, with a high series of 740. She has won the MN Women’s State All Events Actual event and an entry to the Queen’s Tournament at the National level. She has won both the doubles and team events for the Rochester

• WBA. She was a Rochester WBA high series
• bowler. She has coached for the youth for

12 years. She has served for WIBC for 4 years.

2008 Pioneer

Marv Rose

Marv has bowled in a sanctioned league 46 years. He has bowled in the City Tournament and in the State Tournament for 30+ years . Marv’s highest average is 170, has rolled a “300” game and has 15+ “700” series to his credit along with his “triplicate” series. Marv has held League office in several leagues throughout Rochester.

2008 Meritorious Service

“Trish” Hough

Trish has bowled in leagues 40 years . She served YABA for 31 years; served WIBC for 9 years and assisted with MN WBA State Tournament/Convention in Rochester. She served YABA Association as Sec/Treas ., Youth Advisor SE MN USBC Youth and served as Junior Coach 26 years; Asst coach

• high school bowling and has attended

several State Association Youth Meeting &

• Jamborees. She has assisted Rochester

WBA City Tournament and has assisted Rochester YABA City Tournament. She was a Certified Lane Inspector and helped certify lanes for 4 years.

2008 Pioneer

Cora Ann Brackenbury

Cora has bowled in sanctioned leagues for

• ver 20 years and coached youth bowling

for 20 years. Cora’s high game is 268 with a 712 high series. She was named 1987-88 Coach of the Year and has been an active participant for the YABA Coaches Tournament, RADAR League and is a 600 Club Member.

2009 Inductees

2009 Pioneer

• A. Marie Brady

Marie has bowled in sanctioned leagues for

• ver 25 years which includes 8 City

Tournaments, 5 State Tournaments (includes a Senior State Championship) and 3 National Tournaments, Marie’s lane accomplishments include a High Game of 222 with a High Series of

• 577. She served as a League Secretary for

many years. She has encouraged others to bowl for the enjoyment , friendship, and the exercise.

2009 Superior Performance

Mike Axtman

Mike has been bowling for 25+ years. During that time, he has participated in City, State, and National Tournaments. Mike has bowled 3 “800” series, numerous “700” series, 7 “300” games and 1 “299”

• game. He has had “11 strikes in a row” 9

times. He has won the Rochester area BA team event and won the Rochester Area BA doubles event

• twice. He placed 72nd in the National Team

event and 69th in the National Singles event.

2009 Superior Performance and Meritorious Service

Sue Feind

Sue has been active promoting tournaments in all associations, tournament director for 8 years, attended National conventions for WIBC, ABC, and USBC. She was the first woman Director of RABA Association. She has attended several state Jamborees, state conventions, educated league secretaries at local level, held league offices, and invited for the past 3 years as a National Athlete Delegate. Sue’s accomplishments on the lanes include a high average of 212, five “700” series, and 2 “275” games. She has received “Clean Series” award which includes a 225 triplicate.

2009 Pioneer

Herman Hovda

Herman has bowled in sanctioned leagues for

• ver 61 years . He bowled in the City

Tournament 40 years, in the State Tournament 25 years, and bowled in the National Tournament 5 years . Herm has held League offices in several leagues throughout Rochester and Austin. He formed an afternoon IBM league at Colonial Lanes. Lane Accomplishments include a High Average

• f 181, with High Game 268, and high series 671.

He won first place – American Legion State Tournament 1974

2009 Meritorious Service

Toni Deters

Toni has bowled in leagues for 33 years . She has served on the Rochester YABA board, was the Rochester WBA secretary and Director for 4 years. She has held league offices as President, Secretary and

• Sgt. At Arms.

Toni was a delegate for WIBC Conventions and State WBA Conventions. She has been a 600 Club officer for 12 years. Toni was vital in the 50th Rochester WBA Anniversary celebration and instrumental in getting the local associations into a more cohesive group on joint ventures.

2009 Superior Performance and Meritorious Service

Mark Abel

Mark was a delegate in 2006 at the National

• Convention. He has worked and promoted

City Tournament and worked MN State Tournament at Colonial Lanes. He has attended State Jamborees and served on Lane Certification, Awards Committee, Hall of Fame Committee, and many other committees. He has held offices in various leagues. Mark’s lane accomplishments include 20 “700” series, 1 “300” game, “11 strikes in a row”, and many “clean series” awards. His highest average is 203 and high series of 738.

2010 Inductees

2010 Pioneer

Florence Miller

Florence has bowled in a sanction league for about 50 years. She has bowled in many City and State tournaments, including the Senior State tournament. She never missed the Holiday No-Tap Tournament. She started bowling in the Senior Leagues at Colonial lanes when they were formed and has been bowling 2-3 days per week, including the Colonial Lanes Senior Traveling team. Accomplishments: Highest average 160’s High game 230’s Has bowled at least 3 600 series. Florence will be 94 on November 15th and still loves to go bowling twice a week.

2010 Pioneer

Stanley Wegman

Stanley has bowled in a sanctioned league for 52 years and only missed 3 nights. He has bowled in 30 City tournaments. Stanley has served as a League officer, including President of the League for several years in 1960’s and 1970’s. Accomplishments: Highest average: 175 High Game: 258 High Series: 649 He has bowled 6 “All Spare” games, the last one in 2009-2010 season.

2010 Meritorious Service

Patty Stricke

Patty has bowled in a sanctioned league for 35+ years. Bowled in a Women’s City Tournament for 15 years. Bowled in a Women’s State Tournament for 10 years. Bowled in Women’s Nat’l for 12 years. Accomplishments: Highest average 171 High game 257 High series 671 She has had 6 “600” series, 2 “All Spare” games, several 125 pins over series, 150 and 75 pins over average awards. Patty was

• n the RWBA board from 1992-2001, Lane

Certification training in 1995 and was co- founder of the RABA Women’s Division of the Hall of Fame in 2000. She has been an active influence for RWBA Membership encouraging new bowlers, maintaining current bowlers, and regain people who used to bowl.

2010 Meritorious Service

Anthony Condon

Tony has bowled in a sanctioned league for 33

• years. He has bowled in the City Tournament

for 6 years. He has bowled in the State Tournament for 10 years. He has bowled in the National Tournament for 16 years. Accomplishments: Highest Average 209 High Game 299 High Series 805 Tony has bowled 1 “800” series, 23” 700” series, a “299” and “297” game, 4 “Clean Series”, and 2 “11 in a row” awards He has been a YABA Volunteer for 8 years, RABA board for 8 years, 6 years as a director, 1 year as Vice-President and 1 year as President. He served on many committees and helped run the City Tournament. He was a league secretary and League President . He ran the Carl Schoberg Memorial and the Holiday Match Game Tournament at Colonial Lanes.

2010 Superior Performance

Becky Kruger

Becky has bowled in a sanctioned league for 26 years. Bowled in Women’s City Tournament for 26 years. Bowled in Women’s State Tournament for 18 years. Bowled in Women’s Nat’l Tournament for 12 years. Accomplishments: Highest average 198 High game 300 High series 809 She has had 1 “800” series, 3 “700” series, 2 “300” games, 3 “275” games. Becky has been an active member of YABA for 20+ years as a Bronze-level Junior Coach including 8 years as a High School Coach. She has served as the Wabasha Association Secretary for 10 years, and League Secretary for 8 years. Becky has donated hundreds of hours coaching Junior Leagues and started the Wabasha High School League.

2010 Superior Performance

Mel Tollefsrud

Mel has bowled in a sanctioned league for 30+ years. He has bowled in the City Tournament for 20 years. He has bowled in the State Tournament for 15 years. He has bowled in the National Tournament for 18 years. Accomplishments: Highest Average 228 High Game 300 High Series 803 He has bowled 1 “800 Series, 200+ “700” Series, 2 “300” games, 2 “299” games, 1 “296” game. City Championship 1st place team 2-3 years, City Championship Double Champ, and State Senior Tournament

• Champ. Mel started bowling as a pin

setter in Spring Valley. He maintained a 210+ average at age 70.