Riley Rec Hall and Vape Shop opens Saturday

One of the main streets in Basin has a new business.  Riley Rec Hall and Vape Shop will host a soft open this Saturday at 109 S. Fourth St., which old timers may remember as the Town & Country Store.  

“Our new business venture is actually a mixture of two different businesses thrown together,” said owner Jennifer Riley. “We have a small vape shop in our big building. The rest is a rec hall and a venue to use for anything you need a big space for: birthdays, graduation, funerals, etc. We have billiards, darts, a few arcade games, we have sports on the TV, we even have a coffee bar and a concession stand. A place for all…young and old. We offer a no smoking facility for that reason.”

Jennifer and her husband Wayne decided to open the business for a multitude of reasons. “Our community is struggling with businesses and getting people to come around and support the locals. The problem with supporting locals is if we don’t have it, we can’t support it. We built something we think the community will use and love for a long time. We hope to bring in more to our community through this. 

On the rec side, they have three pool tables and one dart board. They are working on getting more dart boards and possibly a couple more tables. They are also planning on adding a few arcade type games. The TV will stream sports and other shows of interest to those in the hall.  “We have a concession stand that won’t break the bank. It will have the basics plus a little something...we will have pizza, hot dogs, brats, nachos, chips, candy, soda, juice, water, etc,” Jennifer said. 

In the Vape Shop, inventory includes but is not limited to vapes, disposable and refillable. They will also have incense and burners, gifts and handmade items. The handmade items will be from local vendors. No one under 21 is allowed into the vape section. It has doors and a responsible adult will always be in charge.

The entire place is non-smoking. They will not be selling alcohol, but people can bring their own that they are responsible for. 

Reily explained, “The place was in pretty bad shape when we took it over. From start to finish, it took six months. The roof needed to be redone. All new wiring and plumbing. Cleanup took a long time...several trips to the dump. After all of that, we laid out the walls and went to town building what we wanted it to look like and now we’re here” 

They did the work themselves with the help of friends and family. 

Hours Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to midnight, and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.