When patrons return Friday, six months after the gunman opened fire, they will see inspiring pictures at the end of each lane, bright paint on the walls, and…
Justin Juray initially was dead-set against reopening and they also got some negative outside feedback. But that all changed, Samantha Juray said, as people in Lewiston rallied behind themIt's a dilemma no business owner should have to face: whether to reopen after a mass shooting.
"It's never going to leave my head," Juray said this week, as she made final preparations to reopen."I think if we don't move forward — not that there was a point to this whole thing anyway — but we're just going to allow the people that have taken so much from us win." Across the country, people have taken varied approaches after mass shootings. Barbara Poma, the former owner of the Pulse nightclub in Florida where 49 people were killed in 2016, said every situation and community is different.
In Newtown, Connecticut, Sandy Hook Elementary School was razed, and there also are plans to bulldoze Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Among those killed were two bowling alley staff members. Most of the staff who survived are returning to work at the venue.
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