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The \u201cMcK70\u201d bowling team includes four sisters and one brother: Betty Joyce Hulan, a retired financial service professional; Dot Bates was a licensed practical nurse; Martha Peoples worked as an inventory control specialist; Judy Moore was an automotive technician; and Glenn McKamey worked in maintenance and inventory control. Their honorary members include Dot\u2019s husband, Kirby, and the McKameys\u2019 cousin, Phyllis Guffey. When their schedules allow, children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews also join in the fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Betty Joyce said, \u201cGetting together for two to three hours each week allows us to reminisce about our childhood days as well as catch up. It really isn\u2019t so much about bowling, but more about our children, grandchildren, or our fleeting aches of aging. Making time for each other reminds us that, come what may, the Bertha and William Allen McKamey siblings are one team. When it came to naming our team, that was simple: we were all McKameys, our average age was 70, and so were our bowling scores. I know, pretty sad, but this is us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In order for them to feel \u2014 and look like \u2014 a genuine bowling team, Dot ordered their matching bowling shirts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dot continued, \u201cWe are not skilled bowlers. Our scores are unpredictable, but if someone does manage a strike, we have a ritual. To the utter dismay of our younger sisters, my sister, Joyce, and I break into a very bad rendition of the chicken dance, followed by Glenn adding, \u2018Quack quack.\u2019 We\u2019ve become more aware of how fragile life is, so we take the time to spend with one another, treasuring and supporting, realizing each day is a blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the McKamey siblings continue to find joy in being together, they hope others will do as they have done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dot said, \u201cMy advice for others to keep their families connected \u2014 you must learn to forgive, plus respect and honor each other. We are all different, but from the same family. Make the time and concentrate on caring for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With every roll of the ball, the McKamey siblings create more than memories \u2014 they remind us to treasure the people who matter most, one frame at a time. In the future, they hope to change their team name to \u201cMcK90.\u201d GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE RHYTHMIC clatter of pins and the squeak of shoes echoes across the wooden floors of the Shelbyville Bowling Alley. The buzz of conversation \u2014 and sometimes lively songs coupled with overly dramatic dancing \u2014 coming from the five McKamey siblings at Lane 15 is something not to be missed. This group of devoted retirees […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":23758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n