Brechin Lanes News!
Fun and Friendship at Brechin Lanes
(reprinted from Nanaimo News Bulletin - Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010)
With the start of another season of league bowling comes an annual 'reunion' at Brechin Lanes.
"It is really amazing to see how league bowling can bring people together like this," says Brechin Lanes owner Ray Brittain. "With all the hustle and bustle these days, I guess people need to have an opportunity to get out on a weekly basis with friends and acquaintances. League bowling allows people to do just that - I have witnessed so many new friendships develop in our leagues here."
The social aspect is one advantage of league bowling, but not the only one, according to Brittain. Others include exercise, competition, and sheer enjoyment. Add to that the fact that regular league bowlers range in age from 4 to 96, and you've got the perfect recreational activity.
Don't feel that you're a strong enough bowler? "Not to worry," says Brittain. "Everybody sets their own level, based on the average of all the games they've bowled in the current season, and you are competing against your own average."
All leagues start after Labour [D]ay. To register, call Brechin Lanes at (250)753-2341.
Fall Leagues Now Forming! (August, 2010)
Brechin Lanes' ever-popular leagues have started filling up. All leagues get under way after Labour day, and will be filled with fun and friendship. There is a league for everybody, whether new or experienced; young or 'more seasoned'. Get out, get active, and build new friendships! Call Brechin Lanes (250)753-2341, or stop by 1870 East Wellington Rd.
Brechin Lanes Bathtub Racer Wins Title! (July, 2010)
Brechin Lanes' bathtub racer Ashley Martin won the "First Female to Finish" and "Youngest Tubber" awards at the recentWorld Championship Bathtub Race. In addition to these titles, Ashley was also pleased with her top 10 finish in the race.
Spring Leagues now Forming! (April, 2010)
Brechin Lanes will once again offer a full slate of fun Spring Leagues for the months of May and June. These leagues are just 8 weeks long, so it is a great introduction to league bowling, or a great way to keep the fun of league bowling going. There will be four separate leagues: Monday Afternoon Club 55+, Saturday Morning Youth, Tuesday Night Doubles, and Thursday Morning Ladies. The Doubles and Ladies leagues will be scored on a "No-Tap" basis, meaning that if you leave a corner pin standing on your first ball, it counts as a strike! Anybody wishing to join can either call Brechin Lanes, or register in person. All leagues will award cash prizes.
Brechin Bowlers Dominate Vancouver Island Championships (March, 2010)
The 21st annual Vancouver Island Championships was held on March 27 & 28 in Port Alberni, and Brechin Lanes bowlers brought home most of the awards. Here is a list of local winners:
Men's Singles - Frazer Johnson, Brechin Lanes
Men's Team - Brechin Lanes Team #1: Don Campbell, Hank Krahn, Colin Keir, Iain Bull, Frazer Johnson, Alec Miller, Coach Joe Kranabetter
Ladies Team - Brechin Lanes #2 : Deb Cowie, Carla Burgmann, Pearl McMullin, Jennifer Eby, Janice Keaist, Brenda Anderson, Coach Brandon Cowie
Mixed Team - Brechin Lanes # 1 : Don Campbell, Hank Krahn, Colin Keir, Liana Mcwilliam, Jennie Friskie, Amanda Bell, Coach Wendy Boudot
The Aggregate award, an accumulation of tournament placing points, was awarded to Brechin Lanes for the seventh consecutive year.
Brechin Lanes also had six bowlers named to the tournament All-Star Team: Hank Krahn, Colin Keir, Jennie Friskie, Amanda Bell, Jenniefer Eby, Carla Burgmann
Youth Bowling Turkey Bowl Tournament Winners (December, 2009)
We had a great turnout for our YBC Turkey Bowl Tournament. The big winners were: 1st - Jesse Brittain, 2nd - Stephanie Bagocsi, 3rd - Isabella Bagocsi. These amazing youth bowlers had the highest pins over their average after the three-game tournament, and went home with a 16.5 lb. turkey, a box of stuffing, and a can of cranberry sauce. A great time was had by all!!
League Bowling Turkey Winners (December, 2009)
It`s time to give out turkeys again! For the last two weeks, any league bowler who got three strikes in a row (i.e. a `Turkey`) entered a free draw to win their Christmas turkey. Why? Because Brechin Lanes wishes to thank all league bowlers for joining us this bowling season. The winners are...Dave Olund (Monday Night Mixed), and Chris Tickell (Thursday Pleasant Valley Mixed). Congratulations, and enjoy your turkey and cranberry sauce!
Brechin Lanes Announces Special Holiday Events
Need to get some Christmas shopping done without the kids? It's as easy as "Drop, Shop, and Bowl!" On Friday, December 18th from 4:30 - 6:30 pm, parents can drop off their kids (aged 6-13), and the kids will be kept busy with 2 hours of glow bowling, crafts, pizza, pop, and prizes. Space is limited! Sign up and pre-pay now!
Bowl in the New Year with a strike! Brechin Lanes' ever-popular, family-oriented"New Year's Bowlin' Eve" is back! We are offering two parties this year: Early Bird (5:30 - 7:30 pm), and Prime Time (8:00 - 10:00 pm). Cost per lane (up to 6 people) is $95, which includes 2 hours of glow bowling, a large 3-topping pizza, bottomless pop, party favours, games, prizes, and a ginger ale toast. These parties have sold out every year. Reserve your spot with a $50 deposit today!
Brechin Lanes is Now on Facebook!
Yes, we recently set up a page on Facebook - everybody's favourite social networking site! Just type in "Brechin Lanes 5 Pin Bowling Centre" in the 'Search' field to check out our page. While you are checking us out on Facebook, become a fan! You will be able to stay up-to-date on the goings on at Brechin Lanes!
Cast & Crew of Chemainus Theatre's Anne Goes Bowling at Brechin Lanes!
On Tuesday, November 17, some members of the cast and crew of Chemainus Theatre Festival's Anne came bowling in celebration of Samantha Currie's birthday (that's Anne herself!!).
Testimonial: "I wanted to send you a few pictures from my fabulous birthday bash! The cast and crew of ANNE had a blast, your bowling alley is fantastic! Thanks again for helping to make my birthday so terrific!
Hope you enjoy the photos as much as we did taking them!
Cheers,
Samantha aka Anne"
League Bowler Bowls Third 900 Triple of Season
Larry Cross, who bowls in the Wednesday Classic league, bowled a 913 triple on November 4th, with individual game scores of 233, 373, and 307. Many bowlers would be elated to achieve a 900 triple just once, but this marked Cross' third 900+ triple so far this season. Cross had previously achieved two 900+ triples in a single season, but this is the first time that he has done so three times. What is even more remarkable is the fact that the league still has 20 more sessions remaining. Incidentally, his other 900 triples were: 965 on September 9, 2009; and 924 on September 23, 2009.
Youth Bowling Under 110 Average Tournament Winners
We had a great turnout for this tournament on Sunday, October 25. When the games were finished, the winners were:
Gold Medal - Cole Allan (Thursday YBC)
Silver Medal - Danielle Shinbine (Saturday 11:30 YBC)
Bronze Medal - Justin Dickenson (Saturday 9:30 YBC)
Congratulations!
League Bowlers Win Thanksgiving Turkeys!!
It has become tradition at Brechin Lanes in the two weeks before Thanksgiving and Christmas, to give turkeys as prizes. League bowlers who bowl three strikes in a row are eligible to enter this free draw for a turkey. Did you know that the term 'turkey' in bowling began early in the 20th century, when scoring was much more difficult, and bowling proprietors would give a LIVE turkey to anybody who could bowl three strikes in a row??
This season's first turkey draw took place on Thursday, October 1, and the winner was Pearl McMullin, who bowls in the Monday Night Mixed league. The second drw was on Thursday, October 8, and the winner was Todd Spracklin, a bowler in the Thursday Pleasant Valley Mixed league. Both bowlers received a family-sized turkey, complete with cranberry sauce.
Half Season League Bowling Winners
Before each bowling season, Brechin Lanes publishes advertisements in the Nanaimo News Bulletin and Nanaimo Daily News/Harbour City Star. Part of these advertisements is a ballot that league bowlers can fill out and enter to win one of two free 1/2 seasons of league bowling - one for a new bowler, and one for a returning bowler. This year, we received so many entries from returning bowlers that we have added some additional prizes. This year's winners (drawn Sept. 30, 2009) are:
New Bowler
Shelley Couvier - Tuesday Club 55+ - Free 1/2 season of league bowling
Returning Bowlers
Joyce Crawford - Wednesday Matinee - Free 1/2 season of league bowling
Ken McCallum, Sr. - Thursday Pleasant Valley Mixed - Free 1/4 season of league bowling
Elsie Fielder - Tuesday & Thursday Club 55+ - 4 weeks free league bowling
Brechin Lanes tubber and bowler Tory Martin with Peter Pin at Nanaimo's Sailpast on Wheels Bathtub Parade.
Good luck to Tory and all bathtub racers in the 2009 Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society Great Nanaimo Bathtub Race!
The Brechin Lanes 2009 Sailpast on Wheels Bathtub Parade crew.
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