Keith Ventris and his spouse, Michelle, opened an axe-throwing facility and bowling alley in Clinton, Okla. {Photograph} by Scott Vo
In September 2021, the president of $194 million-asset Oklahoma Financial institution and Belief and his spouse, Michelle, introduced new life to an deserted constructing by reopening it as Cut up Resolution, a bowling alley and axe-throwing facility in Clinton, Okla.
The world that the bowling alley is in is the primary thoroughfare of Clinton. But it surely was run down and had been closed for four-and-a-half years—an eyesore in a pleasant neighborhood, in a really seen spot. We weren’t positive it was going to be a bowling alley at first. We thought it’d be good to scrub up the constructing.
[Split Decision] is particularly for the youngsters—we have now a nonalcoholic bowling alley, of which not many exist. And we’re attempting to make it actual family-friendly. I take pleasure in seeing individuals have an excellent time. That’s actually what I like. Persons are very supportive, and so they’re searching for one thing to do.
The largest shock was in all probability all the principles which might be widespread information with league bowlers. We joined the U.S. Bowling Congress (USBC) for the league sanction [events], so there’s a complete lot extra to it than what we thought.
It has broadened our relationship with the neighborhood, and the neighborhood has been very, very supportive of our enterprise. We’ve got a various neighborhood, and we’ve been assembly lots of people [in the venue], greater than what you see in a banking atmosphere. … There was a specific amount of panic as a result of we hadn’t finished something like this earlier than, and so we simply form of realized on the fly. … I simply can’t clarify how rewarding the neighborhood help has been within the course of.
—Rachel Hatcher
