Grand Opening Ceremonies At 3
The new Liberty Lanes will officially open for
business Friday afternoon following several months of renovations which turned
the former Eckert Drug Store at 187 Mill Street into Sullivan County's newest 12
lane bowling center.
Interviewed at the new center Monday afternoon owner A. C.
Patel noted that the local Chamber of Commerce organizations will officially
hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday afternoon at 3.
In mid-October of last year, two months following the
announcement that the 16-lane AMF Liberty Lanes owned and operated by the Fix
family would have no fall or winter leagues the Liberty Bowling Corporation
headed up by Patel indicated their plans for remodeling the former drug store
into a 12-lane bowling center.
Under the guidance and supervision of Patel and Manager
Francine L. Kaiser the former drug store now contains 12 Brunswick lanes and
approaches, 12 AMF 8270 (XLI Updated) automatic pin setters, 12 AMF Quibica
automatic scoring monitors, two new bathrooms, a new Bar area, a reception desk,
food (lite food-hotdogs etc.) and beverage area, new lockers and an arcade area.
New carpeting adds to the attractiveness of the new center.
The renovations and the adding of the bowling equipment is
all part of a roughly $300,000 makeover.
The Gold Crown Bowling Service company, headquartered in
Marlborough, Ma. performed the major part of the bowling equipment installation,
also adding the synthetic lanes, approaches, the machine pin setters, the
bowling seating area and the automatic scoring system.
Gold Crown is highly recognized in the bowling industry as
professional, experienced bowling service contractors who specialize in new lane
construction, resurfacing, synthetic lane installation, computer scoring, new
and used machine (pinsetters) installation and center modernization and
upgrades.
Several of Gold Crown recent major projects include the
Bowl-Mor Times Square (Bowlmor Lanes) in New York City and the High Rollers at
the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.
Callicoon civil engineer John Fink prepared the detailed
plans for the remodeling of the former drug store into this new 12,000 square
feet bowling center.
Patel, also the owner and operator
of the Kiamesha Lanes bowling center said Monday that Liberty Lanes this
weekend will be open 4-midnight on Friday, 12 to 12 on Saturday and 12-7 on
Sunday.
"Next week we will start a new mixed
short season league on Tuesday and we already have 10 teams signed up," Patel
said.
He added, " a sign up sheet for
additional leagues is available at the front desk and we are also accepting
teams for next fall's winter leagues.
Patel also owns the mall with his
partner that the new bowling center is located in. He lives with his wife and
two children in Rock Hill.
Bowlers interested in joining
leagues or requesting open bowling hours can call 845-292-5263.
Attached photos include
THE NEW LANES, APPROACHES,
PINSETTERS AND SCORING MONITORS.
SHOWS THE FRONT DESK AREA, FOOD AND
BAR AREA AND BATHROOMS.
Bowling ballS waiting to find their way onto the ball racks
above including some of the bowling furniture and lockers in the
background.
Manager Francine L. Kaiser
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