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SNACK BARS

DYESS AFB

UPGRADES ENHANCE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

yess AFB, just outside Abilene, Texas, came The Dyess Lanes snack bar — known as the Deadwood
out a winner in an Air Force Services Activity Café — was recently renovated at Dyess AFB, Texas,
D(AFSVA) pilot program, an initiative where one of several Air Force bases selected to receive
bases could compete for funds earmarked for re- renovation funds in a service-wide competition.
freshes of five different projects on their respective
installations.
Dyess AFB was one of a select few bases to re-
ceive renovation funds for all five projects, totaling
$650,000. As part of this initiative, the 7th Force Sup-
port Squadron provided improvements to the Dyess
Lanes bowling center and the Mesquite Grove Golf
Course during August and early September to enhance
the customer experience for airmen, families and

The Mesquite Grove Golf Course’s
snack bar after renovations at
Dyess AFB, Texas. A total of
$330,000 was used to revitalize
the snack bar and pro shop.
food options, a new scoring system, pin-deck light-
ing, drop-down screens and a new bumper system.
Dyess Lanes’ Deadwood Café offers a variety
of food options including the famous “Pinburger.”
It also offers numerous lunch specials, all priced at
under $7, and are served as posted. The café serves
until 30 minutes prior to the bowling alley’s closure.
The Deadwood Café is open Monday through
Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., on Friday from 11
a.m. to 10 p.m., and on Saturday from 2 p.m. to 10
p.m. The café is closed Sundays and holidays.
The golf course received renovations to its pro
shop and snack bar costing a total of $330,000. Earlier
in the year, the golf course improved turf conditions

retirees at the base. About 4,500 active duty service
members call the base home.
Refreshes of two snack bars on the base — one
in the bowling alley and the other at the golf course
— were among the undertakings that were part of
this program.

RENOVATIONS
The bowling center renovated its snack bar and
front counter, and made sound and lighting improve- The Dyess Lanes snack bar after renovations at Dyess
ments, with a total cost of $320,000. The bowling AFB. Renovations included the new snack bar, front
counter and sound and lighting improvements.
experience was enhanced for customers though new

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