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The Gutter Dance V, a two game charity-bowling event benefiting the J. D. McCarty Center for children with developmental disabilities in Norman, raised $9,500 at the Sooner Bowling Center.
The proceeds from this event will go into the Camp ClapHans summer camp scholarship endowment fund
"The scholarship endowment fund is being built to help kids come to camp for a week who might not otherwise be able to afford it," said Uwe von Schamann, the McCarty Center's director of development.
Eighty-four bowlers making up 21 teams showed up to demonstrate their keggling skills for this event's fifth year.
"This event continues to grow in popularity," von Schamann said. "The great thing about it is that you don't even have to be a bowler to have a good time."
The Gutter Dance offered something for every bowling level. For the non-bowlers or the occasional bowler there was the opportunity to buy a ringer. Mandy Haws, manager of Sooner Bowl, arranged to have two bowlers with high averages standing by to bowl frames for bowlers who were willing to buy a ringer for a small fee.
On the other end of the bowling spectrum, the top 10 high bowlers got a chance participate in the 7-10 split roll off. The bowler making this spit would win a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt from Marc Heitz Chevrolet in Norman. No one won a car this year.
The top 10 bowlers rolling for the Chevy Cobalt were: Michael Wellner, 390; Kent Vig, 384; Tim Howard, 380; Steve Szabina, 380; Gary Young, 340; Mike Carothers, 340; Carly Hennen, 338; Bart Wharton, 332; Dean Bischoff, 314; and Joe Sher, 314.
"One of the unique features of the Gutter Dance is that we not only recognize the top three winning teams, but we also recognize the last place team for their efforts," said von Schamann.
This year's first place team, the Older and Slower, was composed of Wharton, Howard, Vig and Payton Reddeck with a team average of 351 pins.
Second place Major Bowlers were Jon Harrison, Carothers, Roland Kernell and Wellner.
Third place went to Strike Force One, Scott Winter, Billy Eades, Kenneth Stuart and Dewey Hill.
Last place in this year's Gutter Dance went to the Quintana Jumpsuits made up of Butch Enterline, Jorge Mendros, Dorinda Chapman and Dana Darrow.
Prizes also were awarded to the bowling team with the most creative bowling attire. This year's winners were members of the Heroes in Training bowling team, one of several teams from the McCarty Center. Team members were Tina Martinez, John Johnson, Saundra Myers-Johnson and Ray Bradley.
"An event like this isn't successful without the help of sponsors who are interested in the cause," von Schamann said.
The presenting sponsor was Oscar J. Bolt Construction. Event sponsors included Marc Heitz Chevrolet, the RibCrib BBQ and Grill, First American Bank, Randall Venk, DDS, and Blake Virgin attorney at law.
For more information about the J. D. McCarty Center visitwww.jdmc.org.
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