Avid or casual bowlers have several options in the area.

Frederick County/Winchester:

• Northside Lanes, at 6 Richards Ave., features 40 lanes. It opens at 11 a.m. Monday, Friday and Saturday, and 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. It opens at 5 p.m. Wednesday. It closes at midnight every night except for Friday and Saturday, when it closes at 2 a.m. 667-1470

Shenandoah County:

• Mountain View Lanes, at 150 E. Reservoir Road in Woodstock, is a 16-lane bowling facility. Open noon-10 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Wednesday; 5-10 p.m. Thursday; 5 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday; 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday; and 1-10 p.m. Sunday. Cosmic bowling is featured after 10 p.m. on Saturdays. 459-5400


• Shenandoah Bowling Lanes, in Mt. Jackson, provides six duck-pin lanes. Hours vary each week. A recording is made each Monday with details. 477-2341


• Signal Knob Lanes, at 35 Brandy Court in Strasburg, has 10 lanes and is open noon-4 p.m. Thursdays; 6 p.m.-midnight Fridays; noon-midnight Saturdays and noon-6 p.m. Sundays. 465-5400

Warren County:

• Royal Family Bowling Center, at 430 Remount Road in Front Royal, is an 18-lane bowling alley. Open 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. -1 a.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Saturday; and noon-10 p.m. Sunday. 636-3113