Ritzville bowling alley to close if new owner isn't found

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Ritzville bowling alley to close if new owner isn't found

Last updated 10/10/2019 at 4:03pm

Journal photo by Jeremy Burnham

Todd Young behind the bar at The Big Bend Bowling Alley. Young said he'll be forced to close the bowling alley in the coming months if a new owner can't be found.

The Big Bend Bowling Alley in Ritzville will close in a few months if a new owner can't be found, owner Todd Young told The Journal last week.

"I don't think I can keep the doors open past November or December," Young said.

Young, who still owns a carpet store in North Carolina, moved to Ritzville from North Carolina in 2017 and bought the alley in December of that year. Since then, business has dropped while his attention has been forced elsewhere.

"My father back in North Carolina is in bad shape. I don't know how much longer he is going to live," Young said. "I need to get back there to...

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