Plenty of spares, strikes on Lake Stevens woman's 100th birthday
MARYSVILLE — Even behind a blue medical mask, Mae Tomita’s broad smile was evident Wednesday at Strawberry Lanes.
But the smile shifted into focus as she grabbed her 10-pound marbled navy blue and yellow bowling ball and stepped up to throw. Right foot, left foot, a short pause, then a quick right-left, right-left. The ball rolled along Lane No. 5’s right edge, broke in toward the center and crashed through the pins, leaving only one standing in the back right corner, which she picked up for a spare on her first frame to applause and cheers.
Not bad for most bowlers, let alone one celebrating her 100th birthday.
“I thought I might have to quit bowling when I turned 100,” she said after her fifth frame, another spare.
Dozens of people, some regular senior league bowlers and other family members and friends, gathered to celebrate her on a busy day that started with a video call with her family, including grandchildren in Winnipeg, Canada and Istanbul, Turkey.
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