Seniors enjoy Wii Bowling league

It was a morning of strikes, splits and gutter balls, but this game of bowling was not taking place at a bowling alley.

Thanks to modern technology and Nintendo's Wii game console, this game of bowling was taking place at the Golden Hour Senior Center.

On Tuesday morning, six residents were involved in a game of bowling. Some were new to the game, others had played for years on regular bowling leagues, but they all had one thing in common -- to have fun.

Mary Slagowski said that is the main reason she attends Wii Bowling. She said when Wii bowling was first introduced to the center, she was unable to play because she was just getting back from knee surgery. As soon as she was healed, she decided to give Wii Bowling a try. That was two years ago. Slagowski has noticed the Wii bowling is not as popular as it used to be, but that doesn't stop her from participating.

Most of those who started the Wii bowling have since moved on to other activities, Shirley Morris said.

Morris was not new to the Wii concept.

"I've got a Wii at home and I play it all the time at home," Morris said.

Morris started playing games on the Wii after she had a partial lung removal. She said they had found a spot on her lung and thought it was cancer so they removed it.

"It was good therapy when I came home from my operation," Morris said.

Wii games Morris likes to play at home include monopoly and pool.

"I had car racing and stuff like that, but I gave them to the grandkids I can't handle things like that," Morris said.

Charlie Stanley, was introduced as one of the center's best Wii players. He said he has had seven 300 games during Wii Bowling at the center.

Stanley said he was on a regular bowling league for a long time and did have 300 games then too.

This is just a way for seniors to continue a game they loved, but might not be able to play at a regular bowling alley anymore.

"It's better than staying at home," Stanley said.