Missoula Association

Board Members    2008-09 Financial

2006-07 Averages    2007-08 Averages      2008-09 Averages    

3-Year Averages    January 1, 2010 Averages    

PEPSI PROUD!!
The Pepsi YBC State Finals were held in Butte May 8-9
Missoula's youth bowlers represented your association as the champions they are with these performances:

Place	Bowler	Scholarship

BOYS 12-21 HANDICAP
1st	Preston Downard	$250
GIRLS 12-21 HANDICAP
3rd	Ollecka Hilliard	$150
6th	Rosella Edwards	$50
BOYS 12-21 SCRATCH
2nd	Ryan Sears	$200
GIRLS 12-21 SCRATCH
6th	Ashley Smigaj	$50
BOYS 11 & UNDER
1st	Ryan Evjen	$250
3rd	Gaige Deshazer	$75
4th	Hunter Stanley	$50
GIRLS 11 & UNDER
4th	Riley Hellyer	$50

STATE DELEGATE MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

The annual state delegate meeting was held April 23-25 in Billings. Highlights of the meeting that will affect next season's bowling were:

BYLAW CHANGES: Majority of changes were wording adjustments to bring the bylaws in compliance with nationals. One bylaw that would have allowed the board of directors to elect their members rather than association delegates was soundly defeated, while another was passed to allow a board member that has served their six-year maximum term as either President or 1st or 2nd Vice-President to run for a another maximum six-year term in one of the other two positions; a person can run as director for as long as they are elected/re-elected.

ELECTIONS: Elected to two-year terms were Mike Evjen President, Fred Sadler of Great Falls, 2nd Vice President, Robin Sullivan of Bozeman District 3 director, Ron Curtiss of Libby District 1 director, Robyn Barker Director at Large (proprietor's spot).

STATE OPEN TOURNAMENTS: Due to the current availability of bowling centers in Montana that have the ability to host the state open tournament in its current configuration, delegates voted (not unanimously) to change team entries from five to four bowlers effective with next year's tournament to be held in Helena. Having four-man teams will make more cities capable of hosting the tournament, something that was addressed due to feedback from bowlers statewide indicating they would like to bowl in more areas of the state that have previously been bypassed due to the size/number of facilities. The 10-day rule of holding lane reservations pending receipt of payment has been extended to 14 days, and the optional "Double Team Singles" event has been eliminated. The 2010-11 Open will be held in Helena (4-person teams), and the 2010-11 Women's tournament will be in Great Falls. The 2010-11 Senior tournament will be in Cut Bank, then will move to Fort Benton for the next season.

SEASON HIGH AWARDS: Effective with this season, adult high awards for the state have been eliminated, no reason given. However, Missoula USBC will still recognize the high average, high series, and most improved bowlers. Youth high awards for the state will be broken down into three age categories, 15 & above, 12-14, and 11 & below.

JAMBOREE: This year's jamboree is scheduled for Sep 24-26 in Great Falls at the Hilton Garden Inn. This will also be a delegate meeting to conduct business that needs approval by voting delegates.

ASSOCIATION MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
Our annual association meeting was held on Sunday, February 21 at Westside Lanes. Association week payouts were handed out to those in attendance, with all remaining payouts going to the league in which league dues were paid. If you have not received your payouts by March 1, please notify your league secretary so we can track down your check. ALL TEAM PAYOUTS go to the team captain for distribution to team members.

Elections were held for President, 2nd Vice President, and five directors. Mike Evjen and Shelly Ellis were reelected to their current positions of President and 2nd Vice President, respectively, and Chuck Barker, Teri Hodges, Dan Fix, Robyn Barker, and Chuck Furrer were elected as directors for a two-year term. Special thanks go out to Linda Hightower and Dave Evans for their service as directors since the inception of Missoula USBC.

We had a real nice discussion on the future of the Association Week tournaments. One item in agreement among everyone is that the Mixed City return to its own weekend. Financial statements for each tournament were available, and it looks like the senior women city tournament will be dropped due to minimal participation. The women city tournament showed a 300% increase, while the city and senior city remained nearly the same. The idea of allowing multiple team participation with the restriction of cashing only once, as well as multiple doubles participation with the same restriction, was presented, along with other ideas to increase participation. It was agreed by those in attendance that another association meeting be held in September to lay the groundwork for next season's association week tournaments.

A change to the budget was approved to include $1500 for the Junior City $75 gift certificates. This eliminates the need for board approval each year, and will be partially funded through sales of 50/50 tickets during association week tournaments.

Your board of directors would like to extend its thanks to all of you that participated in this year's association week tournaments. As expected, the trial year of this new format revealed MANY rough edges that will be smoothed-out for next season's association week events. Incorporating new ideas presented during the upcoming September association meeting will TRULY make next year an association sponsored event.

2009-10 Bowler Congratulations