Big 20 supports Buy Local Scarborough

Mike Walker and Rick Jones, who purchased the Big 20 Bowling Center in December 2010, have been revitalizing the 60-year-old building using local craftsmen.

“When the building was constructed by the Anton family in 1950, all of the products and craftsmen were local residents and our pledge to ourselves and the community was to work with local craftsmen as we started our modernization” said Jones.

“The Big 20 is rich in history and tradition, so finding local tradesmen is very important to us, as it was in the 1950s,” said Walker. “From the mason’s that built the walls and the carpenters that built and installed the lanes, to the maple and pine that was cut local and milled in Gorham, everything was locally provided.”

The renovations started in March 2011. Beginning with a new computer scoring system and building lighting system, the Big 20 turned to local electrician JB Folsom for all the installation and lighting fixtures. “JB treated us right,” said Walker. “Pricing was the best we got and the service was exceptional. During testing of the system on Day 1, we had a minor glitch and JB took our call at 6 a.m., was here by 6:30 and problem solved. We couldn’t have received that level of service from one of the larger, regional outfits”

When is was time for the next phase, replacing the bathrooms and adding to the lounge/restaurant facility, Big 20 turned to local Boardman Custom Carpentry.

Supporting our Scarborough local businesses has many advantages; keeping local business thriving and keeping local dollars circulating within the community are the obvious points,” Walker said. “Having local support and local pride in work are the extra bonuses.”

Family 24 Fitness celebrating anniversary

Family 24 Fitness, at 442 U.S. Route 1 in Scarborough, will celebrate its one-year anniversary in December. Owners Paula Camire and Jamie Graham said the club, which offers low-cost membership, 24-hour access, professional instruction and a kid’s club, has grown to include six employees.

Video details kitchen design

John N. Burdick, owner of Your Kitchen Imagined LLC in Scarborough, has a 45-minute video detailing his business available for customers. The video, available for free at www.facebook.com/YourKitchenImagined or www.YourKitchenImagined.com, discusses cabinet construction, woods and finishes, appliances (shot at Agren’s South Portland showroom) and the design issues around appliance choice and the effects on project cost. It also features a walk-through of the company’s new Scarborough kitchen to explain Burdick’s design philosophy. Finally, he shows how to measure the project space properly so the client can start planning their kitchen or provide the needed information to their contractor or designer.

Burdick opened his company four years ago, and serves customers throughout New England.

Family 24 Fitness, Big 20 Bowling Center and Your Kitchen Imagined are members of Buy Local Scarborough. If you are a member of Scarborough Buy Local, send your business announcement to businessnews@keepmecurrent.com.

Buy Local ScarboroughThe renovations at Big 20 Bowling Center in Scarborough were completed by local craftsmen, according to owners Mike Walker and Rick Jones.