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CTF CONNECTION March 2009 |
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From the Desk of the President
 I look forward to welcoming many of our members and association leaders to the Annual General Meeting and Mixed Championships in Thunder Bay, Ontario, April 16 - 19th, 2009. As well as the mixed championships, we will be conducting some workshops under the direction of director Deborah Hope which we believe you will find interesting and informative.
The year in review...  |
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From the Desk of the Executive Director
The 2008/2009 season membership as of February 2009 is just over 31,000 memberships processed still short of our 35,000 last season. Some associations are still submitting new databases; we are well below our budgeted membership numbers. This is a matter that needs our attention as our season is now more than half over. To date 122 centres have submitted their centre certifications with 5 centres receiving conditional sanctions. Tournament sanctions to date of 134 have received full or moral sanctions so far.
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George Lambert Bowls on PBA Tour
 George Lambert, Hamilton, Ontario, a multi year Team Canada member and recent graduate of Wichita State University, is now trying his success on the Professional Bowlers Tour.
As of the end of February, George has earned $17,200 in 14 events on the tour and sits 59th in the PBA money list.
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CTF Comptition Schedule (April - September)
 April 16-19, 2009 - Canadian National Mixed Championships - Mario's Bowl - Thunder Bay, Ontario May 15-18, 2009 Canadian National Championships - Burlington Bowl and Prime Time Bowl Burlington, Ontario.
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| Bowling Proprietors Association of America Will Explore Development of an International Association
The sport of bowling is popular in 100 + countries in the world. The BPAA board of directors will pursue a recommendation by the group's International Relations Committee to create and pursue a plan to reach out to international proprietors.
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Provincial News
 HAMILTON NEWS: Lionel Lewis Jr., a former Team Canada member, and his son Matthew, 17, have set a Hamilton record as they became the first father and son with perfect games on the same night and on the same team at Prime Time Bowling.
BRITISH COLUMBIA NEWS:
Bowlers of the Year:
Ryan Reid, Campbell River and Kim Green, Duncan were named Adult Bowlers of the Year. Tom Graham, Delta was named Senior bowler of the year (there was no female senior named).
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Scholarships Are Important
 Nathan Lam, a former youth bowler from Victoria, BC, has earned $5,200 in scholarship money over a number of years. Nathan earned scholarships at many tournament events in British Columbia and the US.
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CTF Names Hall of Fame Inductees
Howard Kotchie, Oakville, Ontario and Alan Tone of Beamsville, Ontario, have been approved for induction in the Athletes category of the Canadian Tenpin Federation Hall of Fame. The induction is planned for the Opening Ceremonies of the National Championship which will be held at Prime Time Bowl, Burlington, ON. 7:00 pm, May 14th. They become the 23rd and 24th members in the hall. Unfortunately, Howard will be unable to attend in Burlington so his induction will be held at a later date.
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Canadian Bowlers of the Year
Mark Buffa, Montreal, Quebec and Robin Orlikoski, a Canadian citizen living in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have been named 2008 adult bowlers of the year. 2008 senior bowlers of the year are Ken Hunter, Winnipeg, Manitoba and Elizabeth Wong of Calgary, Alberta. Joining the adults are Ontario bowlers Zachary Wilkins of Barrie and Valerie Calberry, Brampton who were named in the youth category.
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 Team Canada member Mark Buffa of Montreal, Quebec, qualified third for the World Ranking Masters which will be held in Naples, Italy from April 27 through May 3, 2009.
Although seven Canadians qualified to attend the PABCON (formerly American Zone) qualifier, Mark was the only one who made the trip to the Dominican Republic.
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Canadian Records Broken
Over the last few months, numerous Canadian records have been broken in Mixed, Men's, Women's, Boy's and Girl's categories. |
Bowlerama Royale Will Host Canadian Finals of Qubica/AMF
Family Tournament
Bowlerama Royale in London, Ontario will host the Canadian finals of the Quibica/AMF Family Tournament June 6th.
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| This N' That
Read about bowling tid bits from across the country and nation on CTF members making headlines!
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