Health issues force Temple sno-cone business to close for summer [Video]

The owner of Jolly Trolley Sno-Cones, Tommy Bowling, has suffered from health complications for the last few years and says he needs time to recover.

TEMPLE, Texas — Every summer since 1975, Tommy Bowling’s Jolly Trolley Sno-Cones business has been making sno-cones for people in the Temple and Belton community. Bowling is originally from Hereford, a small town near Amarillo, but Temple has been his home for over 30 years.

“I would do sno-cones after school, on weekends, the football games, track meets,” Bowling explained. “It’s been so great serving the community.”

Bowling says many don’t know, but all of his sno-cone flavors, like cherry, blueberry and banana, are all homemade.

Bowling got the idea for the business when he went to visit a friend in Hereford who was selling sno-cones and learned that there were no taxes on selling sno-cones.

“I came home and ordered one of the machines and I’ve been doing it ever since,” Bowling added.

Now, over 30 …