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  August 22, 2001    Willow Glen, California  Since 1992

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    Lawn Bowling

    English sport, similar to Italian bocce ball or French Petanque, is at home in Willow Glen


    It is a summery Tuesday night in Willow Glen, and the San Jose Lawn Bowls Club is out recruiting new members. About a dozen bowlers, dressed primarily in white and wearing flat-soled shoes, gather at Bramhall Park at the club's lawn bowling green. They are here to indulge in their pastime and introduce novices to the joys and challenges of sending a weighted ball nearly 100 feet along meticulously trimmed grass in the company of supportive teammates and opponents alike.   More

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