{"id":33627,"date":"2020-09-14T12:30:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T16:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=33627"},"modified":"2020-09-15T13:43:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T17:43:49","slug":"bowling-alleys-cleared-to-open-looking-forward-to-leagues-starting-up-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/09\/bowling-alleys-cleared-to-open-looking-forward-to-leagues-starting-up-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowling Alleys Cleared To Open, Looking Forward To Leagues Starting Up This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_33628\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33628\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/09\/bowling-story-hc-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/09\/bowling-story-hc-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/09\/bowling-story-hc-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/09\/bowling-story-hc-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/09\/bowling-story-hc.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doug Bohannon, owner of Kingpin\u2019s Alley Family Fun Center in South Glens Falls, is also president of the New York State Bowling Proprietors Association.<br \/>Lisa Balschunat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Lisa Balschunat<br \/>\nPatience was the name of the game for bowling centers in New York state. Some 200 lanes statewide were given the green light from the governor\u2019s office to reopen recently with strict COVID-19 requirements in place.<br \/>\nDoug Bohannon, owner of Kingpin\u2019s Alley Family Fun Center in South Glens Falls and president of the New York State Bowling Proprietors Association, said many bowling centers within the association already had COVID-19 requirements in place because the original lift date for bowling centers was July 1. <!--more--><br \/>\n\u201cNeedless to say, members of the association are thrilled to be back open. It was a long haul from March to now,\u201d he said. \u201cI know of two bowling centers that have closed permanently. Several others have not opened yet because they were waiting to see what the final requirements would be. Much changed between July 1 and Sept. 1.\u201d<br \/>\nKingpin\u2019s Alley, Saratoga Strike Zone Bowling Center in Saratoga Springs and Broadway Lanes in Fort Edward are operating at 50 percent capacity. Leagues started up the week of Labor Day.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are very excited here at Saratoga Strike Zone to be open again,\u201d said owner Rich Sheldon. \u201cWe\u2019ve got 30 leagues starting up. We have all of the protocols in place: barriers between lanes, plexiglass at the desk, social distancing reminders, masks and staff temperature checks.\u201d<br \/>\nHe said the Saratoga Springs granted Strike Zone a variance to offer outdoor seating at its restaurant and the state\u2019s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) helped his establishment weather the coronavirus storm.<br \/>\n\u201cPre-COVID, I had 78 employees. During the shutdown I had to lay off everyone. Now all of my full-timers are back. I am extremely thankful for PPP \u2026 We still have a closed arcade and cannot host birthday parties, so we\u2019re doing our best with what we have.\u201d<br \/>\nSeptember traditionally kicks off National Football League (NFL) events at Strike Zone. Sheldon said he is presently ironing out the details for NFL events games. The End Zone Sports Pub will be open and ready for the season.<br \/>\n\u201cNFL games are a big part of our business on Sundays and will continue to be,\u201d he said.<br \/>\n\u201cOur corporate holiday party reservations obviously are down,\u201d Sheldon said. \u201cHopefully in the future, if companies can\u2019t host Christmas parties, maybe they can host a \u2018Heck of a Year\u2019 party in 2021,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nThe Special Olympics leagues that Kingpin\u2019s Alley hosts on Saturdays were halted during the past six months and fundraisers like Bowl for Kids\u2019 Sake, benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters, has been twice postponed. January to mid-March is its busy season.<br \/>\n\u201cI want to let league and recreational bowlers know that it is safe to come back and bowl at KPA,\u201d Bohannon said, \u201cAll the touch points are being cleaned and sanitized. We are operating at 50 percent, so there is more than six feet between each team of bowlers. We have masks, social distancing reminders and new sanitizing sprays.\u201d<br \/>\nBohannon and Sheldon agree that the one thing that never left the lanes due to COVID-19 is the fun.<br \/>\n\u201cIf you\u2019re looking to get a bit of normalcy back into your life come back to the bowling centers. We\u2019re open and ready for you \u2026 and we need your support,\u201d said Bohannon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lisa Balschunat Patience was the name of the game for bowling centers in New York state. Some 200 lanes statewide were given the green light from the governor\u2019s office to reopen recently with strict COVID-19 requirements in place. 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