NR bowler rolls sixth 300 game

By JODY WYNNEMER

Staff Writer

The ghosts and goblins who were out and about on Halloween didn’t scare Al Waldhauser of New Richland. The long-time kegler rolled his sixth 300 game last Monday evening.

“We were bowling on lanes seven and eight,” said Waldhauser Tuesday morning. “There was a little extra pressure because I was bowling against my son Nate, who had a 249.”

As is the norm, the entire bowling alley stops to watch a fellow bowler who has run a long string of strikes. You can hear a pin drop until the ball approaches the rack of pins, then bedlam breaks out.

“It was the last game of the night,” Waldhauser added. “I ended up with a 732 series.”

Waldhauser has been a member of the New Richland Liquor Company Team for many years and also bowls Wednesday nights in a different league. The retired postal worker also enjoys golf when he isn’t bowling.

The fortunate thing for Waldhauser is if he would have been golfing, he would have been obligated to buy refreshments for the house as is the custom.