Rapid City/Black Hills Area Butchers. (Wagner, Bruce: live in, safe, food)

[Thieroff]

Originally Posted by dpf

Since I don't have any idea what your financial situation is this may not be an option. Many small town butcher shops are closing because the owners are retiring and no one is trained to take over. Most would be turn key operations. You could probably buy a business for a very reasonable price. My only suggestion is that you are able to make many of the local favorites, such as brats, deer (beer) sticks, jerky, salami, etc. One of the most popular butchers is in a tiny town called Delmont. Outstanding quality to the point they have expanded to Mitchell. Goes to prove if you're good, people will come regardless of your location. Just be prepared to work some long hours during hunting season!

Thank you for your reply.



CT

[stevie_2]

Jammie,
I grew up in Mitchell and have been trying to figure out if my family knows you, but I am having trouble pinning down who you are. My folks were business owners in town for several years and all four of us kids graduated from MSHS. Two of us worked at Happy Chef (the old one) and two of us worked at Fanny's. I asked the folks if they had any idea who you might be, and we are stumped. Wanna clue me in? I would love to visit with you and exchange stories.

[Jammie]

Originally Posted by stevie_2

Jammie,
I grew up in Mitchell and have been trying to figure out if my family knows you, but I am having trouble pinning down who you are. My folks were business owners in town for several years and all four of us kids graduated from MSHS. Two of us worked at Happy Chef (the old one) and two of us worked at Fanny's. I asked the folks if they had any idea who you might be, and we are stumped. Wanna clue me in? I would love to visit with you and exchange stories.

Stevie, that is fascinating. I'll just bet we've bumped into each other throughout our lives. And I'm familiar with both of the restaurants you mentioned. Did you know that the old Happy Chef is now Embers? But of course, Fanny's is still the same place and owners.

But since I'm shy, I won't divulge my identity. Actually, I'm better off remaining anonymous cause I have the tendency to irritate some people since I moderate on here. I am really sorry cause it may be nice to visit, but I value my anonymity here for reasons I'm sure you understand.

[hubarlow]

I used to work at the packing plant in Rapid City. Can anyone tell me what the address used to be? For some reason the Government wants to know where I was working THAT long ago. I am trying to get my passport. I can tell them only that it was the Black Hills Packing Plant in Rapid City, South Dakota. Not that it will make much difference, but I would like to give them the FULL address so as not to give them an excuse to harass me further. Any help would be apreciated, Thanks.

[Thieroff]

I believe I have seen some stuff online about them auctioning off that place.

If you do a little looking you may be able to find out.

CT

[ElkHunter]

Wow. They closed in 1989 and GFI reopened and then tried to remodel. During that remodel the place burned down.

Sorry, I can't come up with an address. I could drive right to it, just along the north side of the creek. But I'll be darned if I could come up with an address.

[DannyBanany]

Originally Posted by hubarlow

I used to work at the packing plant in Rapid City. Can anyone tell me what the address used to be? For some reason the Government wants to know where I was working THAT long ago. I am trying to get my passport. I can tell them only that it was the Black Hills Packing Plant in Rapid City, South Dakota. Not that it will make much difference, but I would like to give them the FULL address so as not to give them an excuse to harass me further. Any help would be apreciated, Thanks.

I am not sure on the numerical address, but it was on Cowboy Hill Road. The ruins were left untouched for years and then the company was fined. Now people like to rock-climb on the cliffs behind where it once stood. It's funny how you can rock-climb on a mountain in the middle of Rapid City!

Good Luck with your passport! Just tell them it burned down.

[hubarlow]

Thank you for your responses.

While I could not find the address for the plant that I worked in, I did find an address for the company that took it over. I used that instead. I am not surprised that the old packing plant was left untouched after it burned down. The owners that ran it when I worked there were quite unscrupulous and the whole business was about the bottom dollar. I am usually not for unions but when they came looking to get into the pack, I was glad to help. When the time came to quit and go to college, I was glad to GO.

It is quite pretty behind the old packing plant. I used to ride my motorcycle back there. I am not surprised that people go rock climbing. There are some pretty shear faces back there as I recall. I took my Pickup back there a time or two. I almost got stuck because of the steepness of some of the trails.

Suffice it to say, I have sent the information on to the governemt. I hope none of the men in black coats come tracking you down for helping me. ;-)

[Jammie]

Oh, we're not afraid of the men in the black coats around here. It's the men in the white coats that we fear will take us away.

[hubarlow]

I quite understand about the fear of men in white coats. When I worked in the pack there in Rapid, I was stabbed 3 times by a man in a white coat! Of course, it WAS by accident. The newbie next to me kept forgetting to put the point of his knife FLAT on the table! I would be cutting away and impale myself on the point of his blade! I guess it made up for the 2 times I did THE SAME THING as a newbie to the poor guy next to me! ;-) I didn't feel too bad though since the guy that got me 3 times eventually skinned his fingerprints off on the skinner machine because he refused to wear the protective gloves. I guess it doesn't pay to come in to work with a hangover and ignore the safety precautions. :-( Needless to say, I was a bit wary around the guys with the bloody white coats!