Jul. 10--Reopening a shuttered Downtown hotel comes at a good time. And it's also a backhand to the grinch that is the country's teetering economy.

USBC Women's Championships homepage RENO, Nev. - After 100 days of excitement, accomplishment and record-setting performances, the 2009 USBC Women's Championships came to a close at the National Bowling Stadium.

Lockport professional bowler Brad Angelo and his Team Geico teammates have clinched a finals berth in the GEICO PBA Team Shootout Series.

The second annual Donny Martin Memorial Bull Ride returns to the Penn Valley Rodeo Grounds, July 17-18. The event, which benefits a scholarship fund, begins on Friday evening with a spaghetti feed, an auction and raffles, trick roping, cowboy poetry and kid's activities.

Heather Abitz has bowling in her genes. Her parents are competitive bowlers, and her grandparents and a great-grandmother bowled competitively.

The 2009 United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships wraps up its 100-day stay at the National Bowling Stadium on Sunday.

Bowlers in Prince William County have always been supportive of others by participating in charities such as Bowlers to Veterans Link through which bowlers contribute to the support of hospitalized veterans.