Author Archives: Heather

Zen Tournament Postponed

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Heather

This is an important announcement. The Avenue is going to be closed for two days due to giving the staff bereavement time related to the death of someone close to many of them. Thus Super-Ball XIV “The Zen Tournament” will … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 3/10/20

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Heather

March 10, 2020 was the fifth meeting of Season 14. As part of our “Labors of Hercules” themed season, we played bank “Stymphalian Birds” which was Attack from Mars, Elvira’s House of Pancakes Horrors, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, and Iron … Continue reading →

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Tentative schedule for Season 14

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Heather

League activities will resume in one week! Schedule is as follows (all nights start at 7 pm): Pre-season playJuly 13: Silver Balls in July mini-tournament (non-IFPA)July 27: Super-Ball XIV: The Zen Tournament Season play*Aug. 10: League night #6Aug. 24: League … Continue reading →

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News flash: League resuming soon

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Heather

Hello, everyone. I miss you, and league. I’m overdue to give you a “State of the League” address and so this is it.When I took on directing the league, I thought the biggest ethical issues I would face would involve … Continue reading →

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League Night Update for 2/25

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Heather

Our fourth league night of the season, taking us to the halfway point of the regular season and qualifying for finals, was on the bank titled “Girdle of Hippolyta”: Tales of the Arabian Nights, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Addams … Continue reading →

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Announcing “Locking with Dinosaurs”

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Heather

The Avenue Cafe (a Stern Army location) will be hosting the Locking with Dinosaurs tournament, finals to be held on July 1. Qualifying will be on our Jurassic Park Pro and scores will be taken any night Lansing Pinball League … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 2/11/19

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Heather

Hello all you pinballers out in Lansing League Land. I hope you’ll forgive me for the brevity of this recap for the league night of 2/11, as I was first under the weather and then had a huge pileup of … Continue reading →

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The madness returns to March Hare Madness!

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Heather

Update: March Hare Madness is cancelled and will be rescheduled when conditions allow. The annual Stephen T. Kendrick Memorial March Hare Madness tournament returns to the Avenue Cafe in Lansing on March 18, and we will be bringing back our … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 1/28/20

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Heather

I was very proud of the work I did creating banks this season. I had to balance having only a certain number of games designated “long” (based on looking at average scores from the previous season, or guessing in the … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 1/14/20

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Heather

The first league night of Season 14, and also the first of a new decade, saw two new members joining, Travis and Erik. Lexi and I had both been trying to recruit some new members on Facebook but were not … Continue reading →

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