MAKE SURE TO KEEP FOLLOWING
WCCO ON FACEBOOK.
THAT IS WHERE YOU WILL SEE
HEATHER'S GOOD QUESTION
TOMORROW.
THERE'S A BOWLING ALLEY IN
CENTRAL MINNESOTA THAT CCO
VIEWERS THINK IS IN A LEAGUE OF
ITS OWN.
IN THIS WEEK'S BEST OF
MINNESOTA, YOUR VOTES SENT
NATALIE TO ALLEY ON ASH IN NEW
LONDON.
♪ GUESS WHO JUST GOT BACK
TODAY ♪
REPORTER: JESSE AND MIKE ARE
THE GOOD OLD BOYS OF NEW
LONDON.
MOVED HERE 25 YEARS AGO.
HE'S BEEN BORN AND RAISED HERE.
REPORTER: THEY BOTH SPENT
PLENTY OF TIME AT THIS BOWLING
ALLEY AS KIDS.
NOW THEY ARE CHAMPIONING THEIR
NEW BUSINESS.
LUNCH IS GOOD.
REFILL.
REPORTER: JUST A YEAR AGO,
THE GOOD OLD BOYS TOOK OVER
THIS GOOD OLD BOWLING ALLEY,
WHICH NEEDED A LITTLE LOVE.
AND THEY BROUGHT BOWLING BACK
TO THIS SMALL TOWN.
♪ THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN ♪
THERE WAS NO PLACE TO BRING
YOUR FAMILY.
YOU COULD GO TO A RESTAURANT,
BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE KIDS
SIT STILL.
HERE THEY CAN BOUNCE AROUND AND
GO OUT THERE AND BOWL AND CLAP
THEIR HANDS AND HAVE FUN.
REPORTER: THAT'S DIANNE,
MIKE'S MOM AND PROBABLY HIS
BIGGEST FAN.
IN FACT, BOTH THE BOYS' MOTHERS
HELPED BRING THIS BUSINESS TO
LIFE.
AND IT WASN'T JUST THE MOMS
MAKING THIS 8-LANE ALLEY
HAPPEN.
ONCE THE GUYS SIGNED THE PAPERS
FOR THE MACE, PEOPLE FROM THE
COMMUNITY WERE READY TO CHIP
IN.
PEOPLE WERE ASKING WHAT CAN
WE DO TO HELP?
CAN WE WASH YOUR LIGHT
FIXTURES?
WHAT CAN WE DO?
REPORTER: AND THE COMMUNITY
GOT THIS IN RETURN.
GOOD FOOD, FUN, AND FELLOWSHIP.
TEAM MOM!
THERE YOU GO.
REPORTER: ALL RIGHT, THE
MOMS AND ME GOT OFF TO A SLOW
START.
SO WE MADE ROOM FOR THE ALLEY
RATS TO SHOW US HOW IT'S DONE.
HERE WE GO.
REPORTER: HOW WOULD YOU
CRITIQUE MY BOWLING ON A SCALE
OF ONE TO 10?
WE CAN GIVE YOU LESSONS.
REPORTER: THERE GIVE THOSE
GOOD OLD BOYS AGAIN WITH THEIR
GOOD MANNERS.
WHEN WE STARTED THIS, THAT
WAS OUR MAIN GOAL IS WE NEED TO
MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY'RE
AT HOME.
THEY SHOULD BE EXCITED TO COME
BACK HERE.
THEY'RE HIGH-5ING THEIR FRIENDS
SAYING I CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK.
THIS IS ALLEY ON ASH.
IN NEW LONDON.
AND WE'RE THE BEST ALLEY IN
MINNESOTA.
WE PUT A LINK TO THEIR
WEBSITE AT WCCO.COM/LINKS.
YOUR OTHER FAVORITE PLACES ARE
IN ARDEN HILLS AND LAKEVILLE
FAMILY BOWL IN LAKEVILLE.
THEY LEFT US WITH ONE OF THE
COOLEST MEMORIES WE'VE
RECEIVED.
IT'S AN ACTUAL BOWLING PIN
SIGNED.
AFTER THE CAMERAS WERE ROLLING,
I BOWLED A PERFECT GAME.
DIDN'T HAVE TIME --
WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE TIME.
I'M SORRY, THE STORIES ARE LESS
THAN THREE MINUTES, I DIDN'T
WANT TO MAKE IT ABOUT ME.
MIKE SAID YOU WERE A VARSITY
BOWLER IN HIGH SCHOOL.
IT WAS ALL STRIKES, YES.
IT WAS ACTUALLY ALL GUTTER
BALLS.
WE'RE READY TO ANNOUNCE YOUR
MARCH -- I CAN'T LIE.
MARCH BEST OF MINNESOTA TOPICS.
WITH ALL THE SPORTING EVENTS
GOING ON IN ST. PAUL, IT'S
GOING TO BE THE PLACE TO BE.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE BEST PRE-
GAME STOP IN ST. PAUL.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE BEST KIDS
PLAY AREA AND THE BEST SKIN
CARE SPOT.
TWEET ME YOUR NOMINATIONS,
EMAIL ME, POST IT TO OUR
FACEBOOK PAGE.
WE'LL GATHER ALL THE