Rolling ride along. That’s what an East Texas skating rink is doing after suffering from a fire late last year. Thanks for joining us for the news. At 10. I’m Brennan Gurley. Our Jose Alonso is in Gilmer tonight with reopening date and when residents can’t expect to take
Their kids back for some summer fun, I’m at the Gilmer Starplex, which is still currently under reconstruction. After a portion of the building caught fire last year, I followed up with a few local residents and the owner of the skating rink himself. Earlier today about what it means to
Reopen this beloved entertainment center, I let my kids know. I’ve got three kids and they just were like, what are we going to do? Where are we going to go? This was a scene last October as flames erupted from the roller skating rink ceiling, leaving many in Upshore County wondering
If the business was going to make a return. My heart just broke and I just didn’t know what to say. Local resident and business owner Ruth Emery says her kids love their visits to the Gilmore Starplex. So I’ve got three of my own children and I’ve got my nephew
With me as well all summer, and we need something to do, something to keep us out of the heat. You know, to travel 30 minutes is sometimes a little tough, so having something local is very important. It made me sad because that is a place for our kids to go.
We do have seven schools in the county, so that’s. That’s a lot of students to service with activities in the community, and we don’t have a lot of that. Gloria Mclucky with the Area Chamber of Commerce, says an entertainment center like this attracts more than just Gilmer residents, but visitors
From across upshore County. Just like any smaller town, you know, kids don’t really have a lot to do. I always wanted to bring it back there. I got to admit there were times where I didn’t know if it was going to happen or not, looking at the the extent of the damage.
Make the Lee owner John Allen is bringing the skating rink back with a few extra addons too, like a slight assembly. We plan on painting pickleball on the skating rink floor so we can do I have pickleball in here when we’re not skating well, I think we’ll have pizza.
You know it’s going to be. It’s going to be fun for the whole family. John says he promised to bring the Gilmore Starplex back and better than ever, especially for the kids like Amelia Emery, who says skating makes her feel magical. It makes me feel like I’m in like
A fairyland where you can go dashing around the grasslands. As of Thursday, the building is still under construction, but the owner tells me that he hopes to have it open by the 4th of July. And of course that’s depending on construction and weather reporting. In Gilmer, I’m Jose Alonso for
CBS19AS construction wraps up the roller rink owner is looking to hire for multiple positions. If you’re interested, we have the application link on our website, cbs19.tv.
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