CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLE) – As businesses in Clarksville continue to reopen, one long-time member of the community, Skyline Bowling Lanes, is ready for family fun. Becky Diaz is the new owner of the bowling lanes which first opened in 1959, and she said they are glad to be reopening and get back on their feet.
“We’ve changed everything, we’ve given it a new look and we brought it back like it was in the ’50s. We wanted to bring that vintage look back and we’ve been adding, painting, and redoing, so it has that family look and we can bring families here again,” said Diaz.
Bowling at Skyline Lanes
Along with bowling for the whole family, Skyline offers a pro shop, a game room with new games, a room for pool, darts and a snack bar. Diaz said at this time with concerns about COVID-19 no one will be allowed to eat at the snack bar but there are areas where people can eat.
Speaking of the pandemic, Diaz said that everyone entering Skyline will have to wear a mask but when they get up to bowl they can pull the mask down. The number of bowlers on each lane will be reduced, to allow for social distancing.
Bowling balls will be cleaned, the balls and the whole area will be sanitized again as each group of bowlers finishes bowling. “We are in control of the balls and making sure each one is clean so they won’t be able to get any off of the racks right now,” said Diaz.
Diaz said now that they are open their hours are going to be different in August. They will be open Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5 p.m. and closed on Tuesday and Thursday. Saturday and Sunday, they will open at noon.
She added when the fall season starts in September, they will open Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon, Tuesday they will open at 5 p.m. and they will be open Thursday’s for the public to reserve special events. They will open at noon on Saturday and Sunday.
Skyline Lanes is at 201 Kraft St. and you can find out more by visiting skylinelanesbowling.com, their new Facebook page, Skyline Lanes “The Barn,” or call 931-645-2456.
Pinnacle Family Entertainment Center
The Pinnacle Family Entertainment Center at 430 Warfield Blvd. continues to offer its guests fun and excitement in a safe environment. Dr. Mac Edington, Chief Financial Officer/Vice President of Action Enterprise who owns and operates the Pinnacle, said because of COVID-19 they closed in April but were able to reopen around the middle of May.
Edington added that while they were closed the Pinnacle received a through deep cleaning and it was a slow process to open back up.
The Pinnacle offers a number of amenities like a grill, a pro shop, and the Pinnacle Down Under reception hall which General Manager Teri Heath said is available for rent for groups of 50 people or less for parties and other activities. As for bowling, Heath said they were very happy to announce that their leagues will start the week after Labor Day weekend.
Temperatures are taken and Masks are required while in the Pinnacle and plastic sheeting can be found in areas like the grill and the front desk along with hand sanitizing stations. The Arcade at the Pinnacle opened recently and it is sanitized every day and the Pinnacle Lounge is also open but of course with changes to allow guests to follow social distancing inside.
Heath explained the change bowlers have to go through when they choose a ball in a room which formally was used for meetings and other activities. “We have set all the tables up like this table is ten pounds and that table is 12 pounds. They pick up the ball they want with a glove and when they walk out there’s a trash can where they throw their glove away,” Heath said.
Once bowlers are done with their game everything they have used stays on the lanes until a Pinnacle employee comes and loads everything on a cart. The balls and shoes are taken, cleaned and sanitized and ready to be used again.
President of Action Enterprise, Joan DeWald added that the Pinnacle is glad to still be a part of the community and even after the expense of all of the COVID-19 precautions that have been and are being taken, the prices for their many services have not increased.
The Pinnacle Family Entertainment Center is open from 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. each day except for Friday and Saturday when they are open until midnight.
Learn more at visit Pinnaclebowl.com or call 931-647-BOWL (2695)
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article had the last name of Becky Diaz incorrect. It has been updated.