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Rotogrip bowling bags - Jim Zima column: Bentz bowls first 800 with dad’s ball

Jim Zima column: Bentz bowls first 800 with dad’s ball
Green Bay Press-Gazette - But on that night, he and his dad shared his dad’s new Rotogrip Neptune ball. The result was an 822 series on games of 266, 257 and 299, the latter also earning him $100 in the High School Jackpot Bowling Challenge. His father, who says he doesn

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Dexter bowling shoes - Harold Alfond, gave generously for healthcare and sports

Harold Alfond, gave generously for healthcare and sports
Boston Online - The company was a pioneer in the factory outlet concept, building log cabin stores that initially sold factory seconds and later carried a range of Dexter shoes at prices below those at regular retail businesses. Mr. Alfond was 79 when he sold Dexter

Familiar face wins new title in PBA Women’s Series
Detroit Free Press - When the women’s series is over, Dorin-Ballard plans to resume her duties as the high school bowling spokeswoman for USBC and Dexter Shoes. She’s also a member of the Brunswick Professional Teaching Staff and is on the Chesterfield Township-based

Philanthropist founded shoe firm
Chicago Sun-Times - A few years later, the company’s manufacturing plants in Maine began closing, and by 2001, all Dexter shoes were being made in other countries. In June 2007, Payless ShoeSource Inc. became the exclusive U.S. seller of Dexter brand shoes, which include

Foundation Establishes College Savings for Newborns
Chronicle of Philanthropy - Alfond, who founded Dexter Shoes and was a big shareholder in Berkshire Hathaway, died last month at age 93. Foundation officials said that the investment will grow to $2,000 in 18 years, based on 8 percent interest. If the money is matched by $50 a

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