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THE DALLAS POST
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ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER
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Back Mountain Bowl
and Family Fun Center,
Memorial Highway, Dallas
is about more than bowling,
although that’s a major part
of the business. Its 16 lanes
certainly provide opportu-
nity to enjoy the sport, but
the fun doesn’t have to end
there, according to manager
Mike Rollman.
It doesn’t even have to
start there.
With a game room, pizza
shop, family-friendly dining
room, full-service bar and
seasonal ice cream stand,
Back Mountain Bowl offers
something for everyone,
even those who don’t like
to bowl, and especially fami-
. Rollman explained in
Wy ’s world full of comput-
ers, video games and other
electronic distractions, he’s
noticed families don’t go
out and spend time together
as much as they did in the
past.
Back Mountain Bowl and
Family Fun Center, how-
ever, provides them with
the opportunity to do just
that — whether it’s playing
a couple games of bowling,
winning prizes in the game
room, eating a meal togeth-
er in a booth in the new din-
ing room or all the above.
“Bowling is a good fam-
ily activity and exercise,”
Rollman said, “something
for the kids to do. It gets
them out and exercising.”
The business holds “Rock
n’ Bowl” nights from 10
p.m. to 1 a.m. each Friday
and Saturday. It also hosts
birthday parties, groups and
special events. Twice a year,
it opens its parking lot to
a car show — once for the
Knights of Columbus and
once for the Boy Scouts.
Rollman said these and
other fundraisers and com-
munity events help the busi-
ness better connect with the
Back Mountain community,
where he has resided his
entire life.
He lives in Dallas, along
with his wife Lori, who
manages the dining room at
Back Mountain Bowl, and
daughters Marssa, 16, and
Rachel, 13, who both help
out with birthday parties at
the business.
One thing he appreciates
about managing the busi-
ness is its loyal staff, many
of whom began working
there 10 or more years ago.
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A new dining room recently opened at Back Mountain Bowl and
Family Fun Center.
Meet the manager:
Mike Rollman
Hobbies/interests:
Playing pool and
watching football.
Sports team: Dol phins.
Dream vacation:
Jamaica (he took his
family there in May).
Favorite pizza
topping: Bacon or meat
lovers.
When you were a kid,
what did you want
to be when you grew
up: A pizza maker (he
started atage 13).
its loyal customers — regu-
lars, who have been coming
for many years.
The bowling alley opened
over 50 years ago, but the
restaurant is only about
seven years old and the din-
ing room was added just
this year.
Spare Time Pizza offers
more than stereotypical
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the pizza dough is made fresh each day.
bowling alley food, he said,
and the full-service bar
provides customers with a
chance to relax and watch
sports on television. The
goal of the varying menu
and choices of dining
atmosphere, according to
Rollman, is to separate the
business from others in the
same category.
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Elizabeth Baumeister | The Abington Journal
Ava Ritts, 4, and Alese Ritts, 7, both of Shavertown, visit with Santa
and Mrs Claus at Tunkhannock'’s Christmas in Our Hometown event
during the tree lighting ceremony Dec. 7.
Dallas Post photographer
wins award for his work
alley, you think of pretzels
and pizza,” he said, explain-
ing Spare Time Pizza offers
better quality and a more
extensive menu, from
cheese steaks and hot hoa-
gies to wings and boneless
chicken bites. In the warmer
months, the Ice Cream Bowl
offers over 24 flavors of soft
serve ice cram, as well as a
variety of specialty treats.
Dallas Post photographer Bill Tarutis was recently notifed
that he won third place in the National Press Photographer
Association Region 3 for this photo of American Legion base-
ball that was published in The Dallas Post.
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