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		<title>Remembering Michael Basham</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2024/05/21/remembering-michael-basham/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2024/05/21/remembering-michael-basham/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 20:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScooterJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gutter Alley is saddened to learn of the passing of a league member from our earlier years, after a short battle with cancer.   According to a Facebook post from his sister, Michael Basham passed away in his sleep on the morning of Sunday, May 19.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Fall 2022 Teams Set</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2022/08/03/fall-2022-teams-set/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2022/08/03/fall-2022-teams-set/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2022 18:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScooterJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After hearing back from everyone and then doing the random numbering assignment, here's how the teams shape up for the Fall 2022 bowling season. Send team names to bowling@gutteralley.com as you get them figured out. Also let us know if you want any changes to bowling orders or captains. (I kept things as close to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scoring system beta test results</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2021/09/29/beta/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2021/09/29/beta/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 23:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScooterJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was great seeing all three scoring tablets work for all three games last night! What follows are the results of last night's tests and the plans for future updates. ISSUES NOTICED LAST NIGHT There were some issues initially getting the score system to advance to the next ball after a pinfall button was pressed, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Have a New Home!  Fall 2021 recruiting beginning very soon!</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2021/07/21/we-have-a-new-home-fall-2021-recruiting-beginning-very-soon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2021/07/21/we-have-a-new-home-fall-2021-recruiting-beginning-very-soon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 19:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScooterJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We will be returning to Tuesday-evening bowling this fall after securing exclusive use of a privately-owned 6-lane bowling alley centrally-located in Strawberry Hill!]]></description>
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		<title>Start Polishing Your Balls for Spring 2021!</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2021/01/04/start-polishing-your-balls-for-spring-2021/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2021/01/04/start-polishing-your-balls-for-spring-2021/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScooterJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The time has come to start thinking about the Spring 2021 Bowling Season!]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATED:  Yes, We Are Having a Fall Season!</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2020/07/17/yes-we-are-having-a-fall-season/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2020/07/17/yes-we-are-having-a-fall-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2020 00:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScooterJ</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Season 41]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(First for those of you still waiting refunds, we finally have the last batch of money and are working on getting it cashed.) The Fall 2020 bowling season is on, at least as long as we don't have another shutdown. Though many of you understandably want to sit this one out, we want to field [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corona Bowling</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2020/03/12/corona/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2020/03/12/corona/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 20:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScooterJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All previous joking aside, we do need to take COVID-19 seriously.  But at the same time, during this period of so many cancellations, we don't want to take away one of the few remaining fun activities unless we really have to.

So, to do what we can to help reduce the risk while allowing bowling to continue, here's what we are going to do for now.  (Further measures may be taken later if necessary.)]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering Pat Searcy</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2020/01/23/remembering-pat-searcy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2020/01/23/remembering-pat-searcy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 02:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScooterJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are very saddened to report the passing of one of our founding members and a true legend of our league, Patrick Searcy.]]></description>
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		<title>Fall 2019 Teaser</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2019/04/30/fall-2019-teaser/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2019/04/30/fall-2019-teaser/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScooterJ</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gutteralley.com/?p=14265</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fall 2019 bowling season will be our 40th consecutive bowling season.  That makes 20 years of bowling!   One of you isn't even that old, and some of you were still pooping your pants when we started rolling.]]></description>
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		<title>Fall 2017&#8242;s Full!    Already???</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2017/07/14/fall-2017s-full-already/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2017/07/14/fall-2017s-full-already/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScooterJ</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gutteralley.com/?p=12579</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Due to surprisingly strong popular demand we expanded our line-up for this Fall from 8 teams to 10 for the first time since 2009. The extra spaces filled quickly, and we now have a full roster of 10 teams, and a standby list waiting for any last minute drops. And it's only mid-July. Wow. Thank [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring 2017 Update</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2017/01/16/spring-2017-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2017/01/16/spring-2017-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2017 12:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScooterJ</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gutteralley.com/?p=11918</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We return to the lanes for a new season of ball-dropping action in just over a week!   Stay tuned for updates...]]></description>
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		<title>New Features for Spring 2016</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2016/01/18/new-features-for-spring-2016/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2016/01/18/new-features-for-spring-2016/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScooterJ</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gutteralley.com/?p=7491</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Scoot was a busy little programmer this weekend adding more frequently-requested features to the bowling site.Team-By-Team Win-Loss RecordsThere have always been certain teams that make wagers with each other, and then they have to go back and use actual math at the end of the season to see who won. And nobody wants to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We’re Full!</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2016/01/11/were-full/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2016/01/11/were-full/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2016 17:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScooterJ</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gutteralley.com/?p=7423</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We're down to the last week before the Spring 2016 season begins, and our league is now full! Thank you to those of you who worked so hard to try to find new bowlers, and special thanks to the A.A.A. trio that succeeded: Aaron Barber, AJ Hofmann, and Angela Bradford!We urgently need team names, bowling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Come and Play With Us</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2016/01/08/come-and-play-with-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2016/01/08/come-and-play-with-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScooterJ</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gutteralley.com/?p=7401</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An expected 8th team for the Spring 2016 season has fallen through, so this is an urgent plea for 3-4 bowlers to join (or re-join) our league. Bowling begins January 19, but the final roster is needed by Friday, January 15!Our league is just-for-fun and meets Tuesday evenings. We don't care about skill level, all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bowlers Needed for the Upcoming Season!</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2015/12/29/spring16-recruiting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2015/12/29/spring16-recruiting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScooterJ</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gutteralley.com/?p=7386</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's that time of year again! Our next season of bowling begins on January 19, and we have open positions for a few more bowlers to join the league. We are an unsanctioned mixed-league that rolls on Tuesday evenings, with the focus being on fun. All skill levels are welcome.Starts: January 19th, 2016 at 6:30pm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate Challenge?  Owned.</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2013/06/15/corporate-challenge-owned/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2013/06/15/corporate-challenge-owned/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Season 27]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Corporate Challenge took place on Saturday, June 15th with 11 members of our league showing up to our usual Tuesday haunt to not do battle for MVBs, #1 Power Rankings, or even money...but for medals.  Collectively we walked away with ten of them.]]></description>
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		<title>The Next Season&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2012/01/03/the-next-season/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2012/01/03/the-next-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cover Story]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you believe &#8211; as of this moment &#8211; we are OVER THE LINE, err, over the limit for the number of bowlers we have space for on the roster for next season?!?  Oh, don't worry, I know it won't last either.  But, for all the latest and greatest information on the next season, dive right on in.]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate Challenge:  Silver and Bronze</title>
		<link>http://www.gutteralley.com/2011/06/20/corporate-challenge-silver-and-bronze/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gutteralley.com/2011/06/20/corporate-challenge-silver-and-bronze/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cover Story]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kansas City Corporate Challenge bowling competition took place on Saturday, June 18th. Teams from all across the Greater Kansas City area competed in the annual event with VML digging in to face 'em all in Division E. The competition was strong but bowlers throughout GutterAlley's history showed up and came away with medals.The women's [...]]]></description>
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