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PWBA and LPBT signs still visible July 2014 at the door of the longtime former home of the organizations, The Cherry Bowl in Rockford, IL. The PWBA was formed in 1960 by a group of professional women bowlers. After the organization struggled, some of the players left the PWBA in 1974 to form the Ladies' Professional Bowlers Association (LPBA).
Cancellation of the Jan. 6 show comes after the original name of the event, “Insurrection Fest,” drew heavy criticism on social media.
Construction season has been long underway in the Rockford area this year, but more traffic delays are coming to U.S. 20 in Rockford. ... add lanes on both routes, and build several new bridges ...
A gunman opened fire inside an Illinois bowling alley, killing three people and injuring three others Saturday night in what authorities believe was a random attack. A 37-year-old male suspect was ...
The first settler within Cherry Valley was Joseph Griggs [4] who, along with his family, settled on the north bank of the Kishwaukee River in 1835. [5] Cherry Valley was incorporated as a village on January 31, 1857. Early landmark events for Cherry Valley was the establishment of a mill on the Kishwaukee River, and the coming of the railroad ...
The number of lanes inside a bowling alley is variable. The Inazawa Grand Bowl in Japan is the largest bowling alley in the world, with 116 lanes. [10] Human pinsetters were used at bowling alleys to set up the pins, but modern ten-pin bowling alleys have automatic mechanical pinsetters.
The building was an ice factory in its early days. In the summer of 1941 renovations began and the owner Hank Sophie converted it into a bowling alley, cashing-in on the bowling craze that began in mid-20th century America. It started life as a 12-lane pin-boy bowling alley and thrived throughout the 1940s and 1950s.
John Falzone, 80, of Morris Chapel, Tennessee, formerly of Cherry Valley, died Feb. 13 in Cancun, Mexico. Falzone's love of bowling as a child led to a career in owning the Cherry Bowl and ...