Bowling alley up for sale

RITZVILLE — For the second time in less than six months, Big Bend Bowling Alley is in danger of closing.

Owner Todd Young says he will have to close the downtown entertainment center April 31 if a new owner isn’t found.

“Leagues run through April,” Young said. “We won’t close before that.”

In October, Young said he would have to either sell or close by Dec. 31 so he could head back home to North Carolina.

He thought he found a buyer.

Young was contacted by a party interested in purchasing the alley, he said. They agreed to start by managing it.

They ran it from about November through January. Then, Young said they didn’t want to do it anymore.

Long-time employee Tim Stauffer has been running the alley since, he said.

Stauffer considered buying it himself, but decided against it because of health issues.

And so, Young is now back in the situation of having to sell or close the alley, he said.

Young is asking for $250,000, but says that number is negotiable.

“I’m willing to work with somebody,” Young said. “I’ll consider any reasonable offer. I want it to stay open.”