MUNCIE, Ind. – With the cold weather keeping Muncie locals inside for the winter, it's been very hard for citizens to find activities that are fit for the whole family. However, there is a hidden gem in the town of Muncie by the name of Munsee Lanes. The owner, Stan Willis, shares what it means to him to see people come to his bowling alley.
“It means they're happy,” said Willis. “So that's the main thing as long as they are happy and they had a good time, then they’ll come back.”
Opening up back in the 1960s, Munsee Lanes has not only been serving strikes for over 60 years, but they have also been giving back to the community.
“Some people do fundraisers like if people have a hardship like a fire,” said Marlee Delk, manager of Munsee Lanes. “So it’s just stuff that helps other people in the community.”
Not only does giving the community a chance to fundraise at Munsee Lanes mean a lot to Delk, but being a part of the bowling alley as a whole means a lot more.
“It means a lot,” said Delk. “ We’ve grown up in the bowling alleys. My husband used to work at bowling alleys, and my kids are getting into bowling.”
The giving does not stop there; Munsee Lanes not only provides arcade games and bowling, but also hands out food that will be right up anyone's alley.
“The snack bar is open when we have a lane sitter here,” said Delk. “It’s kind of like that food that you want and you want to come back for more that you don't get anywhere else.”
For more information, go to their Facebook page @munseelanesinc.
Contact Wyatt Maher with comments wyatt.maher@bsu.edu.
