September 27, 1990|By Donald G.Vitek
"These ladies make my job so much easier" is the way Glenna Grimes, manager of Riviera Bowl on Fort Smallwood Road, described the work that Ellen Schillenberg and Ann Files do every week with the young bowlers at the duckpin center.
Since 1966, Schillenberg has been associated with the youth bowlers at Riviera Bowl. She has been secretary of the Wednesday and Thursday afternoon leagues (about 30 teams) for that long. During that time, she has guided hundreds of children, ranging in age from 4 to 13.
Schillenberg, a resident of Riviera Beach since 1955 who was born and raised in Baltimore City, still works at the control desk of the center. Her husband, Larry, has retired from Montgomery Ward after 43 years.
"The children seem to stick to bowling more than they used to," Schillenberg said, "and I like to think that the instructions are better now."
Does Schillenberg still bowl? You bet. She carries a 102 average with a high game of 160-plus and a high set of 397. You can find her every Thursday morning bowling in the women's league at Riviera Bowl. After 25 years of bowling she's not about to stop now.
There must be something about duckpin bowing and being associated with the kids that keep a person young.
Ann Files also has been associated with the youth leagues for 25 years. It was in 1965 that Files' son and daughter started bowling, and that was the start of her involvement with the Saturday morning youth leagues.
"I love it," Files said. "I hope that I never give it up. Every year is the same, but every year is different. It's such a pleasure to watch the kids progress, to see the fun and enjoyment that they get from bowling."
Files, who lives in Sun Valley, was born and raised in Brooklyn before moving to Glen Burnie more than 30 years ago. Her husband, Carl, is retired from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
She bowls in the Sun Valley Thursday Morning Ladies League and the Sun Valley Friday Night Mixed League at Riviera Bowl. She has an average of 105 and a high set of 409.
Her son, Carl Jr., who bowls with her in the mixed league, carries a 130 average and has a high game of 192 with a high series of 471. But then he had an excellent teacher.
The Saturday Morning Youth Leagues at Riviera Bowl are for youngsters 4 to 18 years of age. If you live anywhere near the center and want your kids to have a good time and learn to bowl at the same time, I suggest that you get them interested in duckpin bowling with either Ann Files or Ellen Schillenberg.
As Grimes said, "It seems like these ladies have been handling kids' leagues for about a thousand years. Their devotion and dedication to the youngsters is the same as it would be to their own children. I don't know how I would get along without them."
Greenway Bowl Glen Burnie Duckpin Scores.
US Coast Guard
Donald Smith 158/419
Ron McKenna 158/392
Jim Oswinkie 138/387
Cooks-Thursday 6:10 p.m. Ladies
Janice Cortina 132/384
Penny Houghton 131/376
Sis Smith 127/349
Wednesday Alley Cats
Nonie Carden 136/382
Lana Rhinehart 130/358
Genny Green 136/357
Monday Night 5:45
Donald Davis 150/350
Kathy Calimer 141/342
John Nutwell 158/409
Hits & Misses
Cindy Cox 136
Janice Stelmack 363
Sandy Grimm 351
Annett Eddy 134
Weekenders
Dale Walsch Jr. 205/448
Carr Lowrey Glass Mixed
Dick Fitzgerald 178/433
Jim Heisler 167/392
Vernon Lohnman 163/400
Walter Roland 165/390
Shirley Quasky 131/390
Frank Williams 129/377
Greenway House Majors
Frank Groh 173/470
Butch Ruppert 180/465
Russ Hammel 163/448
Robert Green 163/448
US Coast Guard
Bob Kuhl 152/426
Ron McKenna 150/409
Bud Bessling 146/398
Monday 8:15 Mixed
Rick Keen 168/397
John Petrecca 142/372
Joe Trabert 140/393
Cook's Thursday Night
Pauline Ratajczak 127/362
Brenda Kelly 133/359
Doris McGiff 134/358
Cook's Thursday Night
Dave Diacont 160/422
Dan Twardowicz 154/398
Bill King 132/374
Thursday Greenway Jills
Jean Gregory 149/384
Debbie Matson 125/349
Mary Bavis 122/333
Rowdy Cats
Jim Heath Jr. 377
Jay Heisler 145
Terry Pugh 144
Clif Newbill 144
Thursday Mixed Quads
Jim Yeakley 155/441
Billy Sanders 179/436
Chuck Shifflet 169/449
Wednesday Carefree Ladies
Carol Miller 137/397
Beverly Dunaway 158/381
Mary Bavis 131/374
Tuesday Fort Meade
Billy Sanders 168/456
Steve Matulevich 160/420
Mike Shuglure 170/408
Severna Park Lanes Duckpin Scores
Thursday Night Scratch League
Denny Morgan 194/478
Mike Davidson 170/461
Matt Heinz 162/444
Joey Fox 163/432
Ivan Bryant 157/426
Steve Bryant 161/418
Gale Gregson 150/416
Evelyn Bacon 143/426
Marsha Gore 153/393
Rosie Heinz 147/391
