Inside Oneonta’s Holiday Lanes, the beams survived, but not the alleys.
Avid bowlers may be pursuing their sports in Sidney, Norwich or even Van Hornesville after a raging fire gutted the Holiday Lanes on Oneonta’s Southside in the early morning hours of Friday, April 9.
The Oneonta Fire Department received the call at 1:30 a.m., and fought the blaze with the help of multiple fire departments until 5 a.m., Fire Chief Mike Mancini reported.
With the Town of Oneonta’s water system not expected to be completed until later this year, the big challenge was feeding water to aerial trucks from Stamford, Sidney and the OFDs, Mancini said.
One station was set up near the Susquehanna River’s Southside dam, and another at a pond on Henderson’s Farm, across from Lowe’s.
POPS CONCERT – 2 p.m. Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble presents midwinter concert featuring lively pieces from film, Broadway including medleys from ‘Jesus Christ Superstar,’ ‘Porgy & Bess,’ ‘Sweeny Todd,’ Guardians of the Galaxy, Pirates of the Caribbean, more. Free, open to public. First United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. www.catskillwinds.com
Anton Jenkins, Oneonta, throws his ball down the lan at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta on Saturday afternoon as he and 20 other kids took part in bowling lessons under the instruction of coach Art Rigas and Bruce Hopkins. The lessons are once a week for 10 weeks and kids can join anytime until March 28. “This is the second year we are offering this.” said Rigas, “They seem to have a lot of fun and I see a lot of smiles.” Cost is $10 per child and includes shoes and 3 games. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com
BOWLING LEAGUE – 1 – 3 p.m. Bring the kids to have fund & learn to bowl with instructor Gus Lampo, professional bowler, Art Rigas, long-time high school bowling coach. Cost, $10/child for shoes & 3 games. Thru 3/28. Holiday Lanes, 5198 St. Hwy. 23, Oneonta. 607-287-2540 or visit www.facebook.com/OneontaBowling/
Troy Thompson, Oneonta, a customer service rep at ARC Otsego, sends his bowling ball down the lane at the third annual ARC Bowl-A Thon this afternoon at Holiday Lanes, Southside Oneonta. In rear, caregiver Sue Barnes, left, and house manager Geoff Simmons, help Nicholas Cosica ready his throw. Guests enjoyed food, raffles, a silent auction and door prizes. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
