LUBBOCK, Texas \u2014 June Burr has been bowling since college. Five years ago, she moved from Washington to Lubbock and was soon introduced to her bowling league, the Work Dodgers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like it here because we\u2019re all ages. We have, well, one of the substitutes today just graduated from high school, and yet here we are, older people and me. So it\u2019s a cross-generational thing that\u2019s wonderful,\u201d Burr said.<\/p>\n
Weekly routine<\/p>\n
Burr and her league bowl every Wednesday at Whitewood Lanes, near 50th Street and Memphis Avenue. She says it keeps her active and has a simple explanation for how she does it.<\/p>\n
\u201cBe active and eat healthy, get plenty of sleep…those are important factors. I never smoked and never drank alcohol and so my constitution can stay active,\u201d Burr said.<\/p>\n
Bowling despite being legally blind<\/p>\n
Burr is legally blind, but she doesn\u2019t let that get in her way. Dianne Black, president of Work Dodgers, says Burr is an inspiration to her and the other members.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been bowling probably for about 50 years. And I\u2019ve never seen anybody that is so determined. And I mean, she\u2019s here every day. If we\u2019re going to bowl, she\u2019s going to be here. So we\u2019re proud of her for that, for showing up as she has. Because so many of us, we think, oh, we just don\u2019t need to do this anymore. But we all look at June and we\u2019re like, yeah, we can do this,\u201d Black said.<\/p>\n
Both Burr and Black say it\u2019s not about how high you score, but sisterhood and continuing to do what you love.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s given me a chance to meet people and interact with people… It\u2019s a happy thing for me. I just really enjoy the interaction,\u201d Burr said.<\/p>\n
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