A shovel operated by Terry Watkins, knocks down the last wall, marking the end Saturday for the Sweet Home Lanes bowling center, which was gutted by fire early on the morning of Jan. 28. Fire officials never determined a cause for the blaze, which destroyed the bowling center and the apartment where owners Ron and MaryAnn Rettke lived. Rettke announced at the end of March that he would be unable to rebuild, citing the difficulty…
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