The Gate

04/14/2021

Attention: League Secretaries for Big Rapids Bowling Center

We have been informed that the new scoring software system will start to be installed late next week. As such, last week’s scoring report will be the last one that is printable from our system. This means that bowling averages will have to be kept by hand, like back in the olden days, for the rest of the bowling season. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. As of April 12th, league secretaries will be responsible for keeping weekly bowling averages and sending the averages to the local association’s secretary at the end of the season. Rest assured that we are working hard to stay on top of this and get everything back in working order as quickly as possible.

If any league secretaries have any questions or concerns, please feel free to give me a call
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Michael Blackmer

04/14/2021

Attention Big Rapids Bowling Center (previously The Gate), bowlers, patrons, and friends.
As many of you are aware, The Gate has had a change of ownership and is now, once again, owned by myself, Michael Blackmer. I want to ensure that operation continues smoothly and you are able to visit regularly in the future. Rest assured, we will be open on the following advertised hours.
Monday-Friday: 3 pm – 10 pm
Saturday: 11 am – 10 pm
Sunday: Noon – 10 pm
As many league bowlers are aware, our scoring system recently broke and all scoring has had to be done by hand. I have ordered a replacement system, but it might take a week or two to get delivered and installed. This may result in hand scoring being the only way to score for the rest of your scheduled league season. Big Rapids has had a long history of great leagues and amazing bowlers. We will do everything we can to keep it going. The good news is that the scoring system will be new and ready to go once it is installed.
We have created a new page that we will be using to communicate updates and improvements on the facility in the coming weeks. Please stay tuned and continue to support us as you have previously done.
If you have any questions or concerns about the facility, please feel free to private message us at: https://www.facebook.com/BigRapidsBowlingCenter
We look forward to building upon this great foundation and creating a great bowling atmosphere and experience.

04/13/2021

With the Gate under new ownership, we are changing things up a little bit. We have created a new page for the Bowling Center now known as Big Rapids Bowling Center. Please like and follow the new page to stay updated on what is going on. The Gate page will be going away in the near future and all posting will be done on https://www.facebook.com/BigRapidsBowlingCenter instead.
thank You to everyone who has helped support The Gate over the years.

Big Rapids Bowling Center is formerly known as The Gate.
Under new ownership and management we will continue to run leagues and keep the Bowling Center open.

04/12/2021

Hello everyone Danny and Bre here, we’d like to take this time to let everyone know that as of today we no longer run and own the Gate. This past year has been very hard on us and even though business has opened back up and has been great it has just put to much strain on us financially and personally. We are very fortunate to have had the opportunity to create amazing relationships with our customers and leaguers over the course of us owning it. We are also very thankful to Michael William Blackmer who has helped us through these very difficult times. He has taken back ownership and continues to stay open as normal. We know this is a shock and didn’t mean to disappoint anyone. This decision was not made lightly but we have to do what’s best for us and our family.

We would also like to say thank you so very much to everyone who has supported us and the business and we hope you all continue to support it in the future. This is very bitter sweet for us and we hope everyone can understand.

Thank you for everything ❤️

04/02/2021

What a night! Way to roll em Dave!🎳🎳

03/28/2021

We do not have any open bowling today, March 28th due to us hosting a travel league until 4pm.

03/27/2021

Happy Saturday!! We are fully open, Kitchen, Bar, and Lanes ALL day from 11am-11pm 😁🥳

03/18/2021

Our Pot-O-Gold Tournament is Full! Thank you to everyone who signed up! Can’t wait for this Saturday! 🙌

03/18/2021

It’s 1/2 OFF PIZZA DAY!!! Every Thursday from 4pm-9pm! Stop in or Order Take-Out!

03/13/2021

Good morning! Just a friendly reminder we have another high school event this morning so we will not be open to the public until 3pm. Open bowling will be available from 3pm-10pm. Our Kitchen is open and so is our bar! So come on in later and see us 🙂

03/12/2021

It’s Fish Fry Friday’s happening every Friday from 3-9pm! Stop in or call for Take-Out!