Wyoming Bowling Center History
Energy Lanes, Gillette WY
| Status: | Dead |
| Opened: | 1983 |
| Closed: | May 6, 2024 |
| Names: | Frontier Lanes (1983 - Aug 8, 2008) Family Fun Frontier Center (Aug 8, 2008 - Aug 8, 2020) Energy Lanes (Aug 8, 2020 - May 6, 2024) |
| # of Lanes: | 20 (1983 - May 6, 2024) |
| Lane Surface: | Wood (1983 - 2015) AMF "Mad Lanes" Synthetic (2015 - May 6, 2024) |
| Pinsetters: | AMF 82-70 (1983 - May 6, 2024) |
| Factoids: |
Oct 24, 1993, Dawn Vetter shot 300 here (per 1995 50th Annual Wyoming Women's State Bowling Tournament Tournament Book).
In 1991, the 43rd Annual Wyoming Men's State Bowling Tournament held the Team Event here in conjunction with the Doubles & Singles Event at Camelanes. In 1995, the 50th Annual Wyoming Women's State Bowling Tournament held the Team Event here in conjunction with the Doubles & Singles Event at Camelanes. The original owner was Tom Svalina up until Aug 8, 2008 when it was sold to David and Tina Geer. In 2013, Mad Lanes were installed featuring glow bowling with spiders; spider webs; and highways. In 2015, numerous other improvements were completed to change the location into a family entertainment center, including but not limited to new 37 inch flat screen monitors, ball tracks, gutters, gutter caps, back panels, bumpers, PBL's, AMF harmony ball returns and flooring through out building. Remodeled the kitchen/bar with all new appliances along with bathrooms, pro-shop, pool room and locker rooms. In 2017, a smoking patio area was constructed and the center became non-smoking. New AMF BESX scoring system was installed in 2018. On August 8, 2020, the Geer's sold the lanes to Kody Rathai and Samuel Green. |
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