That Bend kid sure plays a mean pinball; Teen may be Central Oregon’s youngest champ

That Bend kid sure plays a mean pinball; Teen may be Central Oregon’s youngest champhttp://www.bendbulletin.com/lifestyle/5624256-151/that-kid-sure-plays-and-fixes-a-meanGabe Schendel, 14, remembers when he fell in love with a pinball machine. It happened when his parents took him to Pappy’s Pizzeria in Bend. Eleven years old at the time, Gabe was intrigued by the solitary pinball machine called Fun House. With an amusement park theme, the game featured Rudy, a robotic, talking head with blinking eyes and a gaping mouth into which players flipped metal balls.“Every time I went to Pappy’s — which