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Rolling down memory lane: After 41 years, Sandwich's Idle Hour Lanes under new ownership

Sandwich High School students bowl March 14 at Pinheadz at Idle Hour Lanes. Ron and Bonnie Miller, owners of Idle Hour Lanes for 41 years, sold the bowling alley to the Partridge family last month. (Katrina J)

Sandwich High School students bowl March 14 at Pinheadz at Idle Hour Lanes. Ron and Bonnie Miller, owners of Idle Hour Lanes for 41 years, sold the bowling alley to the Partridge family last month. (Katrina J)

On March 14, Brandon Partridge, general manager of Pinheadz at Idle Hour Lanes, installs black lights for cosmic bowling while standing on a ladder. He is assisted by Ryan Auberry. Cosmic bowling is one of many additions to the bowling alley after it changed hands last month. (Katrina J)

Sandwich High School students bowl at Pinheadz at Idle Hour Lanes on March 14. Ron and Bonnie Miller, owners of Idle Hour Lanes for 41 years, sold the bowling alley to the Partridge family last month. (Katrina J)

Six new 112-inch projector screens have been added to Pinheadz at Idle Hour Lanes. (Katrina J)

Idle Hour Lanes in Sandwich only had eight lanes when it opened Aug. 28, 1948. The bowling alley was built by Wesley Scent and Arthur Andersen. Scent's daughter Bonnie and her husband, Ron Miller, owned and operated the bowling alley for 41 years before selling last month. The bowling alley will now be known as "Pinheadz at Idle Hour Lanes." (Photo provided)

Bonnie and Ron Miller owned and operated Idle Hour Lanes in Sandwich for 41 years before selling last month. The bowling alley will now be known as "Pinheadz at Idle Hour Lanes." This picture was taken during the bowling alley's 50th anniversary in 1998. (Photo provided)

Idle Hour Lanes in Sandwich was built by Wesley Scent and Arthur Andersen in 1947. This photo shows the bowling alley under construction. Scent's daughter Bonnie and her husband, Ron Miller, owned and operated the bowling alley for 41 years before selling it last month. (Photo provided)

Idle Hour Lanes in Sandwich only had eight lanes when it opened Aug. 28, 1948. The bowling alley was built by Wesley Scent and Arthur Andersen. Scent's daughter Bonnie and her husband, Ron Miller, owned and operated the bowling alley for 41 years before selling last month. (Photo provided)

Idle Hour Lanes in Sandwich was built by Wesley Scent and Arthur Andersen in 1947 and opened in 1948. Scent's daughter Bonnie and her husband, Ron Miller, owned and operated the bowling alley for 41 years before selling it about a month ago. (Photo provided)