Talking Business: 'Holy Terror' antiques opens in Keystone

By Dan Daly, Journal Staff Writer | Saturday, July 08, 2006

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If you step into the new Holy Terror Antiques store in Keystone, you'll likely see some familiar faces - and a familiar candy counter.

Partners in the business are Pam Brodine, longtime owner of The Emporium on Keystone's main drag, and Westly Parker and Dennis Kling, who used to operate the Gas Light restaurant in Rockerville.

That's where the candy counter comes in. The antique candy counter is a former fixture at the Gas Light.

The three of them go back a long way. Brodine said she met Parker and Kling in California about 30 years ago. She moved to the Black Hills 28 years ago, and they joined her here later.

Through that time, they have shared a passion for antiques. Brodine's Emporium gift shop has always had a section for antiques. And when Parker and Kling operated the Gas Light, a large part of the restaurant was an antique store.

Now, they can indulge that passion in a sweeping 6,000-square-foot retail space in the new - although it looks very old - Holy Terror shopping center building at 221 Swanzey St.

If you're coming from Rapid City, turn left at the Railhead Restaurant. When you see it, you'll swear it's an abandoned mine that has been sitting there for years. Brodine and Robert Hanson are partners in the building, and they've decked it out with old sheet metal, old signs, timbers and rusted mining equipment.

The elaborately constructed Holy Terror Antiques has two levels and a variety of antiques. The upper level has 35 vendor showcases, many of them rented to local antique dealers. One person specializes in antique fishing equipment; another features Western gear.

I've always been a little surprised that tourists buy antiques on vacation. I've always thought of them as a souvenir-and-postcard crowd. But the Emporium and the Gas Light proved that tourists are interested in more than rubber tomahawks.

"People like nice things," Parker said. "They're going to buy the grandkids a T-shirt and a cowboy hat. But they're not going to buy those things for themselves."

The owners also hope to Holy Terror Antiques will draw local collectors and customers as well. In fact, they hope to keep the business open year-around - or at least through Christmas.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. For more information, call 666-5005.

By the way, Brodine said that the Emporium remains in business. Holy Terror Antiques is an additional venture for her.

Indian Tacos coming soon

I don't have details, but the former rib shack at 208 E. North Street is getting a new coat of paint, a new name and a new identity.

The sign says, "CJS INDIAN TACOS COMING SOON."

I spoke briefly with Fred Bush, the owner. He wasn't sure when the new shop would be opening. I'll check back later on.

Errand runner turns pro

Kris King has been running errands for years. Now she's going pro. She recently launched Kris's Errand Service, a Rapid Valley-based home business.

"My husband has a logging company, and I was running errands for him all the time. I thought, 'I should be getting paid for this.'"

Now she is. She has three regular business customers that hire her to deliver things such as printed material and wedding cakes. And the nonbusiness side is picking up as well. For instance, this week, she's watering lawns for an out-of-town homeowner.

King will also buy groceries, get your oil changed, shop for clothes, wait for the cable guy - pretty much whatever you need.

For more information, visit www.krisserrandservice.com or call 381-8194.

Shangri-La Hideaway opens

When Somewear Special closed on St. Joseph Street, it didn't take long for a new clothing store to replace it.

Shangri-La Hideaway Boutique opened its doors June 6.

The store sells women's clothing, shoes, purses and accessories. One regular reader sent me an e-mail that said: "There are some very cool articles for sale. Yes, even you would be impressed!!"

The owner is Carisa Diedrich, who recently moved to Rapid City from a ranch north of Wall. She said her husband operates a construction company in Rapid City and that he was spending all of his time either in Rapid City or on the road somewhere between Rapid City and the ranch.

"We decided to move to Rapid City ... and I always thought it would be fun to own a store like this," she said.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. For more information, call 348-8100.

Talking Business appears Thursdays in the Journal. Contact Dan Daly by telephone (394-8421), by fax (394-8463) or by e-mail (dan.daly@rapidcityjournal.com).