Rolle Bolle

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Doug Causemaker of Hampton, Ill., rolls his bolle at the Iowa state rolle bolle tournament in Blairstown on Sunday, September 23, 2007. Rolle Bolle became popular in Belgium. The Iowa state tournament draws people from Illinois, Minnesota and in some years, Canada.

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Michelle Hostens (left) of Moline, Ill., discusses strategy with teammate Donna Ahlberg of Keswick at the Iowa state rolle bolle tournament in Blairstown on Sunday, September 23, 2007. Ahlberg learned the game from her father, Dick Claeys.

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Doug Causemaker of Hampton, Ill., prepares to roll his bolle at the Iowa state rolle bolle tournament in Blairstown on Sunday, September 23, 2007.

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Tamra Hostens of Moline, Ill., measures the distance from the stake to each of the bolles to find out which is the closest in Blairstown on Sunday, September 23, 2007.