Leffel explained that they have done everything they can to get the equipment and lanes ready by sanitizing and deep cleaning.
As bowlers return, they should expect to see some changes like having no more than six people on a lane and fewer lanes and seating available due to social distancing guidelines.
After individuals are done bowling, they will be instructed to leave used equipment at the lane they were using. Employees at Northridge Lanes will then clean the area, Leffel explained.
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“We are going to clean the lane from the foul line back, just to make sure we get everything cleaned that they may or may not have touched,” Leffel added.
She said that they want to make sure people feel safe and can have a good time.
“I think everybody is pretty much as excited and anxious as we are to get back in the swing of things and come out and have some type of recreation and fun,” Leffel said.
Jacob Schoening from Huber Heights came to Northridge Lanes today with his two cousins because other bowling alleys in the area were closed.
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“We live about 30-35 minutes away and all the lanes close to the house were closed,” Schoening said. “We saw Northridge was open and we decided to make the trek out here.”
He explained that they were excited to get out and have some fun together.
“We missed it. We’ve been kinda bored without it,” Schoening said. “It’s what we do for fun, so it’s really nice to see that things are starting to open back up and get back to normal.”
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