Feb 19, 2010 18:15
Sempeck Lanes opened last night.
The new facility is about 4 times as large as the old location. The place was so full that there was nowhere to park. There were cars parked on sidewalks and across the road at the Menard's. All 40 bowling lanes were full. Every seat in the restaurant was filled. There were the same smiling faces we have come to love and plenty of new ones to meet. I walked around, gave hugs to our friends and talked to Steve the owner for a bit. The look of satisfaction on his face was great to see.
The new surroundings stuck out quite a bit but the same family familiarity was there. The same food menu, the same core service staff. 10 of us had dinner and drink last night and the wings never tasted better. The feeling was spectacular. We talked about getting gatherings going there once again. Steve is excited about us coming there to bowl in suit.. and wants to see us riding the go-karts.
It is home once again.