NDPP bowlers met on August 27 to initiate the 2007-2008 season. The following decisions were made:

• The same slate of officers were re-elected for the new season: Larry Blyth as President, Judy Wasieczko as Vice-President, Chuck Williamson as Sergeant-At-Arms, and Victor Gascon as Secretary/Treasurer.
• Rules were modified to include adult children of employees and retirees as eligible members of the league.
• Smoking will not be allowed near the bowling area; smoking is limited to the lounge and the pool room areas.
• Bowling fees were increased to $7 per week.

2006-2007 Bowling Season

April 28, 2007

SCANA Bowling Tournament a Success!

Teams from the Charleston and Columbia leagues met on April 28 to determine the overall winners for the 2006-2007 season.

League Champion

Columbia Team

League Runner-Up

Charleston Team

All-Star Women's

Columbia Team

Congratulations to all that participated for having a great season. Our thanks to the Charleston league for their generous and delicious lunch. And a big "THANKS" to the staff at Anchor Lanes for all their help setting up the facility for our tournament.

April 10, 2007: SCANA Bowling Tournament

The Southern Employees Bowling League and the Northern Division Power Players will meet on April 28, 2007, at Anchor Lanes, Irmo, SC, to compete for SCANA's overall bowling championship rights.

April 3, 2007: Upcoming Play Off and Season Celebration

Winners of first and second half portions of the league competition will face off on April 9. Team 6 (Gina & The Neutrinos) will compete against Team 7 (GIT-R-DONE) for NDPP's overall winner rights. Please remember to bring food and/or drinks to celebrate another great bowling season with NDPP!

March 12, 2007

2007 Bowl for the Cure Results

This year, the league had pledges of $962 and actual donations received by the afternoon of Friday, March 9, 2007, of $939! That is more than three times what we raised last year. Thank you everyone! You rock!

January 15, 2007

NDPP Bowling Membership Eligibility

SCANA has tentatively approved a change in the eligibility for bowling in our league. At the request of several current members we have expanded the eligible members to include children of SCANA employees/retirees as long as the following criteria is met:

• Eligible children must be at least 18 years of age.
• The sponsoring parent must actively bowl in our league (but not necessarily in the same team as the child).

Children should check with colleges and other organizations they are involved with concerning the effects of joining a money league. In some cases, joining a league such as NDPP may disqualify adult children from certain benefits, such as sports-based scholarships.

The league's Board of Directors approved the change of membership eligibility. The change will be revisited at the next organizational meeting when we discuss the league rules.

November 6, 2006

• Change to the Scoring Sheets System: As of Week 9 (November 6, 2006) we will be printing our own score sheets and they will be published on the website ASAP after bowling. There will be links on the Standings page every week so that you can look at the score sheets of all previous weeks and verify results are entered accurately.
• Phyllis Jolley is recovering nicely after having a horse backriding accident. She shared this interesting video with us. Enjoy!

September 25, 2006

The league voted on a proposal to limit smoking away from the bowler's area. The proposal was approved by supported by 11 out of 14 teams. Therefore, starting the week of October 1, NDPP bowlers and guests will be asked to smoke only in the "entertainment" area (by the pool tables) and the lounge. Team captains and officers will help enforce this league decision.

August 28, 2006

The league assembled on August 28, 2006, for its annual organization meeting. The gathering was called to order at 6:30 PM by Larry Blyth, who served as 2005-2006 President. Archie Palmer, Assistant Manager at Anchor Lanes, reviewed the improvements being made to the bowling center (please see August 21 report below) and asked everyone to give him feedback and report any problems.

• Larry then began the annual process of electing officers and reviewing the league rules for the 2006-2007 season. There was a motion to keep last year's officers. The motion was seconded, there were no objections from the candidates, and the motion carried by a majority vote.
• RULE 2 - SECRETARY'S SALARY: Victor indicated there would be no increase in the requested salary this year.
• RULE 9 - TEAM ROSTERS AND LEGAL LINEUP: This rule was modified to add the wording: A maximum of two vacant bowlers will count towards legal lineup. The original motion was made by Barry Mullinax, seconded, and passed by a majority vote after significant discussion for and against the motion.
• The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8 PM and bowlers had a chance to bowl free courtesy of Anchor Lanes.

Please refer to the League Rules for additional information.

August 21, 2006

Officers from several leagues met at Anchor Lanes on August 21 to review the upcoming season. Some points made during the meeting:

• The Columbia-area associations merged into the Midlands USBC. New officers have been selected.
• Sanction fees rose to $18 for men and women. USBC will receive $10, $7 will go to the local association and $1 will be used to support the State association.
• Anchor Lanes has worked very hard this Summer on implementing improvements for the center:
• New returns
• New decoration is coming (including carpeting)

2005-2006 Bowling Season

2005-2006 Tournament

The Southern and Northern divisions of the SCANA Bowling League met on April 22 for the annual tournament to determine the overall champions. As usual, we had a friendly competition for overall first and second places, plus the Women's All-Star match.

We began the afternoon with a great lunch that allowed everyone to get to know each other. Bowling started at around 1:15 PM. As usual, the competition was great fun and there were many high-fives during the games.

We had a trophy ceremony at the end of the tournament, with the following results:

First Place

Columbia Team (Jim McGee, Doug Strother, Jerry Shadley, Alan Courtney, Henry Flemming)

Second Place

Charleston Team (Donna Ross, Richard Smith, John Mabry, Raymond Scott, John Ross)

Women's All-Star

Columbia Team (Paulette Ledbetter, Gail Banks, Pat Duggan, Tina Shadley, Debbie Merchant)

We want to thank everyone from the Southern Division for taking the time to come to Columbia to bowl. We hope you enjoyed your day and had a safe trip home!

Thank you to everyone that helped setup and organize the luncheon.

Finally, we want to thank the team at Anchor Lanes not only for their assistance this Saturday but also for all their help during the 2005-2006.

Tournament

We will be bowling our Charleston friends on April 22. Details:

Date: April 22, 2006
Times:
     Lunch: Noon
     Bowling: 1 P.M.

Location: Anchor Lanes Bowling, Irmo, SC

Columbia's First Place Team: Gina and the Neutrino's
Columbia's Second Place Team: It's Quarter Time

The Women's All-Star Team has been finalized: Gail Banks, Debbie Merchant, Pat Duggan, Tina Shadley, Paulette Ledbetter, Ranarda Jones.

March 27, 2006

Sad News

One of our friends and league members, Mark Leggette, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2006. He will be dearly missed by all of us in the Columbia Bowling community. Please keep Mark's family in your thoughts.

March 6, 2006

During February, USBC asked all leagues to participate in the Bowl for Cure fund raising to fight breast cancer. All proceedings will benefit the Susan G. Khomen Breast Cancer Foundation. NDPP did a fantastic job in helping fight breast cancer!

Amount Raised in 2006 = $441!

During week one we had some very generous contributions and received a total of $84. Thank you to everyone that participated this week. We also have pledges for an additional $40.

During week two we raised $79.

Week three brought our largest contributions so far: $183! That more than doubled the donations so far. Thank you everyone! As an incentive, Victor will pay one week of bowling fees for the team that raises the most money -- will it be your team?

Week four brought us our second largest contribution with $95 in donations.

And the Winners are ...

Team #1 donated the most money towards the Bowl for the Cure campaign! Fees for next week's bowling will be paid in appreciation of their generosity.

But we are all winners when we fight the dreadful disease we know as breast cancer.

Thank you to everyone that participated this year!

February 6, 2006

We had a fantastic night of bowling, and the scores tell it all. Good job everyone!

January 30, 2006

We geared up to join USBC in the "Bowl for the Cure" campaign to fight breast cancer. We have always been very supportive of this fund raising effort.

January 16, 2006

We received permission from USBC to begin including some of the bowl.com materials on this website. Please note that USBC materials are copyrighted by bowl.com and may not be reproduced elsewhere unless authorized by the USBC and bowl.com.

December 19

We had a great Christmas party — thank you to everyone for your generous participation!

• Congratulations to Dale Mayo, who rolled a fabulous 185-244-256, making it a great 685 series. Nicely done, Dale!
• Maria Favata bowled an awesome 150 game and a 388 series! Way to go, Maria!
• Debbie Broom rolled a great 212-126-182 and 520 series! Awesome, Debbie!

December 12

• Congratulations to Tommy Atkinson, who rolled a fabulous 217-210-205, making it a great 632 series. Nicely done, Tommy!
• Doug Strother bowled an awesome 238-216-209 to end with a 663 series! Way to go, Doug!
• There were a number of other great scores: Larry Blyth (158-201-222: 581), Chuck Williamson (170-202-205), Vic Leffingwell (259-192-192), Arlen Jones (181-222-185), George Bradley (204-202-165: 571); Nice bowling everyone!

December 5

• Congratulations to Larry Blyth, who rolled an awesome 207-171-278, making it a great 656 series. Way to go, Larry!
• Joe McCaskill is back on the list with a very nice 210 game! Good job, Joe!
• Gary Moffatt crossed the 200 game border again with … a 200 game. Nicely done, Gary!

November 28

• Congratulations to Joe McCaskill for rolling a 223, which is more than 75 pins over his average. Excellent job, Joe!
• Julie Moffatt had a very nice 181 game! Nicely done Julie!
• Tim Miller bowled a nice 202 game this week. Way to go Tim!

November 21

• Congratulations to Tom Ingle who earned several USBC awards with a fantastic 192-244-210 set and 646 series. Way to go Tom!
• Paulette Ledbetter rocked the house with an awesome 232 game and a very nice 573 series! Rock on Paulette!
• Joe McCaskill rolled a nice 184 game -- not bad considering Joe's average is 140!
• Kudos also to Pat Duggan and Billy Dorn for bowling 200+ games this week!
• This week's mention for consistency goes to Pam Miller (138-139-138) and Tony Antoinette (167-168-167). Now, that is consistent bowling!

November 14

• Rhonda Ruff and Paul McGee both earned USBC awards for bowling 180+ games with 140 averages. Rhonda bowled a great 197 game and Paul a fabulous 193 game! Great job!
• Mike Clayton, Billy Dorn and Bennie Parker all earned USBC recognition for bowling 200+ games! Nice bowling guys!
• David Banks earned another award for bowling a 600+ series; he rolled a 227-168-214 to end the night with a 609 series. Way to go!
• George Bradley showed great consistency by bowling a 175-177-171 set and a 523 series!
• Arlen Jones was on fire this week when he bowled a fantastic 223-237-212 set and ended with a 672 series! WOW!
• Dale Mayo aimed for a perfect … 600 series! He bowled just that with a 195-192-213 set. Nice bowling!

November 7: Lots of High Scores!

• Paulette Ledbetter earned five awards this week with a great 146-185-246 -- 577. Great bowling Paulette!
• There were a bunch of 600 (and almost 600) games: Dale Mayo (649), Tommy Atkinson (675), Henry Fleming (591), Tony Antoinette (616), Linda Lovett (638). Great job everyone!
• Do you sometimes forget your bowling equipment at home and hesitate about bowling that night? Victor Gascon forgot his bowling bag this week and still managed a respectable 185-181-171 -- 524 using house equipment. It goes to prove that it is all about having fun!

October 31: A Turkey and More!

• Congratulations to Deloris Brown who bowled a great 167-147-191 and 505 series! The scores earned her two USBC awards! Way to go Deloris!
• Ranarda Jones made the list for real this time! She bowled a 202 game! Good job Ranarda!
• Not to be outdone, Gary Moffatt bowled a 202 game also! Congratulations!
• Julie Moffatt felt the Thanksgiving holiday coming up — and she rolled her first Turkey! Way to go Julie!
• The title of Consistent Bowler goes to Paulette Ledbetter who rolled a fabulous 137-137-138 — one pin too many for the Triplicate award!

October 24: Highest Scores Yet!

• Congratulations to Vic Leffingwell who bowled a fantastic 239-244-256 and 739 series! Vic bowled more than 140 pins over his average! Way to go Vic!
• Several other bowlers did great this week! Please see the Weekly Awards for more details!
• Errata from last week: The scores reported for Ranarda Jones actually belonged to Arlen Jones.

October 17: The Fun Continues!

• Errata: The scores reported for Ranarda Jones actually belonged to Arlen Jones.
• Kudos to Sam Slagle (again!) for bowling a 196 game and 501 series! Awesome!
• Congratulations to Melissa Meadows for bowling a 430 series (400 series with a 115 or less average)! Melissa rolled games of 128-155-147. Excellent!

October 10

• Congratulations to Gail Banks for bowling a 185 game (180 game with an 140 or less average)!
• Kudos to Sam Slagle for bowling a 184 game (180 game with an 140 or less average)!
• Congratulations to Harry Jackson for bowling a 643 series (600 series with a 175 or less average)!

October 3

• Congratulations to Randy Harp for bowling a 266 (100+ pins over average)!
• Kudos to Gloria Deveaux-Cobb, Angela Garnett, and Keela Middleton for bowling 180+ games (40+ pins over average)!

September 26, 2005

• Congratulations to Phil Shealy for bowling a 258 (75+ pins over average)
• Kudos to Bob Burns for extreme consistency. He bowled a 103-102-101 series — great job Bob!
• The new consoles at Anchor have been installed. They are not only easy to use but also fun to watch! And speaking of that: if you pay attention to the coach lessons you can pick up some additional spares! Great job Anchor Lanes!

September 19: Another great night!

• Congratulations to Gail Banks — she bowled a 199 game (40+ pins over average)
• Kudos to Paul McGee for bowling a 188 (40+ pins over average)

August 29, 2005

• Jerry then began the annual process of electing officers and reviewing the league rules for the 2005-2006 season. Larry Blyth was nominated for President, he accepted the nomination, which was seconded; there were no other nominations for the position of President. The membership voted Larry Blyth as the league's 2005-2006 President. Jerry turned the meeting over to Larry as new President.
• Judy Wasieczko was nominated for Vice-President, she accepted the nomination, it was seconded; no other nominations were made for that position and Judy was elected Vice-President.
• Victor Gascon was nominated for Secretary/Treasurer, he accepted the nomination and it was seconded; no other nominations were heard for that job and Victor was re-elected Secretary/Treasurer.
• Chuck Williamson was nominated for Sergeant-At-Arms, he accepted the nomination and it was seconded; no other nominations were made for that position and Chuck was elected Sergeant-At-Arms.
• RULE 2 - SECRETARY'S SALARY: Victor requested an increase from $0.30 to $0.35 per week per bowler. Maria asked for a reason for the increase. The group agreed that the job merited that pay rate due to the work involved. Victor also indicated he has increased his services, including the free website at http://ndppbowl.com. A motion was made to accept the rule with the increase to $0.35, the motion was seconded and majority of bowlers voted in favor.
• RULE 3 - FEES: Victor made a motion to change this rule so that fees would be turned in by team captains before bowling starts. After substantial discussion, Victor withdrew his motion. Barry Mullinax proposed changing the rule to focus on individual bowlers turning in the money to the team captain, who will turn it in to the Secretary/Treasurer. The rule will read as follows: Each bowler shall pay to the League a $6.00 bowling fee. Team captains are responsible for collecting bowling fees and turning them to the Treasurer prior to the start of the second game. The amount to be paid by each bowler each night will cover the cost of bowling, with the balance to be placed into the league treasury for Prizes, secretary's salary, and any other expense incurred by the League. Any bowler more than two weeks in arrears shall not be allowed to bowl. The Treasurer shall notify each team captain of any ineligible bowlers prior to the start of bowling each week.
• RULE 9 - TEAM ROSTERS AND LEGAL LINEUP: This rule was modified to add the wording: Vacant bowlers will count towards legal lineup. After substantial discussion, the bowlers approved that the new wording remain so that vacant positions be counted towards legal lineup.
• RULE 11 - POSTPONEMENTS: Gloria DeVeaux-Cobb made a motion that the league should consider adding a rule for post-bowling in case of work-related reasons. Archie Palmer indicated that scores can be changed by the house up to five days following a regular bowling session. The league voted in favor of adding a new rule: RULE 11B - POST-BOWLING: If a bowler is prevented from attending a regular bowling session due to urgent work-related matters, he/she shall notify the team captain, a league officer or the bowling center prior to 6:30 and request that he/she be allowed to post-bowl. The request must be approved by at least two league officers. The bowling center shall be notified of any approved post-bowls prior to turning in the recap sheets so that scores can be held until the bowler can make up the session. The bowler shall complete the games within five days of the regular scheduled night.
• RULE 17A - LEAGUE STRUCTURE AND CHAMPIONSHIP: minor correction made to the date (from April 11, 2005 to April 10, 2006)
• The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8 PM and bowlers had a chance to bowl free courtesy of Anchor Lanes.

August 2, 2005

• The ABC, WIBC and YABA organizations merged into the USBC (United States Bowling Congress).
• The Columbia-area associations are in the process of merging. More details will be available in the months to come.
• Sanction fees remain as in the past: $15 for men, $14 for women. Ladies no longer have to sanction in two associations to participate in tournaments.
• Unless prohibited by State law, tournaments can now be designated men-only.
• The South Carolina men and women associations are not merging at this time. Only $1 of the sanction fee will go to the state associations ($5 stays at the local level and the balance goes to the national organization).
• There will be a meeting in April or May 2006 to vote on the local association By-Laws and merger. Every sanction bowler can attend and vote! This is a substantial change from previous years (in which only a league representative could attend/vote).
• The role currently filled by the men and women association secretaries will be filled by a "manager" position. The person will receive a nominal salary; anyone interested in applying can contact Deb Van Dale at 749-9401.
• Please visit the USBC website for more information on the mergers and related changes.
• Anchor Lanes has worked very hard this Summer on implementing improvements for the center:
• New scoring system is being installed and maybe ready by the time we start bowling.
• The roof was re-done to prevent leaks.
• Air conditioning work was performed to improve ventilation and avoid condensation problems.
• The center has set challenging goals to keep lane problems as low as possible — they are already realizing benefits from a more aggressive maintenance program and hiring of new staff.
• Improved snack bar options on your favorite food, including chicken wings.

It promises to be a great season!