the SKATERY, 1099 PA-225, Herndon (Pillow), Pennsylvania

But first it was:
Double R Ranch Roller Skating RInk
• Operator: Richard & Shirley Baumert, Reymold & Lois Feger (1980)^[1]
• Pro/Coach: ?
• DJ: Dawn Elaine Snyder^[5]
• Opened: Aug 1981^[2] - 1988^[2]
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Next it was:
the SKATERY (Pillow) Roller Skating RInk
• Operator: Don & Roberta Molaro^[2]
• Pro/Coach: Don & Roberta Molaro^[2]
• Organist: Marty Dumic^[3]
• Floor type: Maple wood.^[6]
• Floor size: 150' x 72'^[4]
• Primary reason for closing: Retirement^[2]
• Opened: 1988 - 2014^[2]
"On August 31, 1988, we closed the rink for 10 weeks to install the maple floor which had been bought from a rink in Connecticut that was going out of business and to make some cosmetic changes. The original decor was rustic Western. We wanted something more cozy and nostalgic so we added some stained glass effects."
-Roberta Molaro
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Now it's:
3T Sports Center^[2]

In the beginning, it was
the Double R Ranch
Roller Skating RInk

Now, it will be
the SKATERY
Roller Skating RInk

the SKATERY
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"Here's our son in 1994,
11 months before his death."

Photos and Comments Courtesy of Roberta Molaro
"Before the Remodel"

"The first of many Thursday night Organ Music sessions with Marty Dumic"

"Party Room. This was the reason for the remodel in 2002"

"One of our teams in 1998 at a contest in Line Lexington"

"Don Molaro with Dave Witt, during one of our artistic roller skating contests,
Dog Days Invitational in 1999"

"Snack Bar at The Skatery before remodel in 2002"

"Craig Harmon, who helped in the skate room"

"A trio of skaters at the skate room. The girl in the middle is Taryn"

"Don Molaro and MaryAnne T, who helped in the EATERY.
They made quite a team!"

"the SKATERY floor. 150' x 72'. The organ stage is at the right."

"Marty Dumic, who reigned at the SKATERY organ with his wife, Jackie Dumic"

"A SKATERY jacket"

"Lacing up at the SKATERY before an organ session: Jack Geyer standing, Patty Stahl seated by him. Don Metzinger is seated nearer the camera. He skated a Wednesday morning recorded organ session with us, then the gang went to lunch. Don died that day. RIP."

"One of the light boxes surrounding the SKATERY floor. These were adapted from the masthead of the "Bumps & Falls News," Mineola Skating Rink's monthly newsletter"

"The sales room. Skaters could sit at the table and browse skate catalogues or just chat.
Skating outfits hung at the right"

2001 Website

2005 Website

"Don and me at the end of our very last session in April, 2014.
You can see that we weren't very happy.
This was Don's first time on skates after his back surgery a year earlier"

2014 Website

Currently it's 3T Sports Center

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