{"id":10689,"date":"2015-05-13T17:49:50","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T21:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=10689"},"modified":"2015-05-13T18:02:09","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T22:02:09","slug":"bowling-alley-to-close-after-50-years-of-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/bowling-alley-to-close-after-50-years-of-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowling alley to close after 50 years of strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aurora\u2019s only bowling alley, Gateway Caf\u00e9 and Lanes, will close its doors for the last time on Saturday, June 20. <\/p>\n<p>Opened over 50 years ago as Aurora Bowl, the current owners say customer demand &#8220;has fallen short of what is needed to continue to run the business and keep the lights on. Our desire was to be Aurora\u2019s hotspot for bowling and family fun, and over the past decade we\u2019ve been honoured to host numerous fun events\u2026and celebrations with respected charities such as Big Brothers and Teen Challenge. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Friendships were established, business partnerships were forged, and we leave feeling enriched and very grateful for having had the opportunity to meet and know many of you, our fellow citizens.\u201d Gateway will host free bowling between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on June 20 as a thank you to the community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" 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