BELLE FOURCHE—Sharing a meal with friends and family is at the heart of the holiday season, and at the Outlaw Bar, that tradition is taken seriously. For the past twelve years, owner Rhonda Schild has welcomed the community to enjoy a meal together during the Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter holidays.
This Easter was no different, as the Belle Fourche establishment invited the community to come and enjoy a potluck dinner on April 5.
“We’re doing a potluck for Easter, we always do a potluck on Thanksgiving, as well as, now Christmas—because we have so many people that don’t have anywhere to go. You don’t have to buy anything if you come in—I’m not like that, it’s just a place to get together,” explained Schild.
There is a sign-up sheet available for anyone that wants to bring in a side dish or dessert to share. Schild handles the main dish. “I generally make the primary meal like, tomorrow I’ll bring the ham, and on Thanksgiving I make the turkey, and on Christmas Eve, I make a big pot of oyster stew and potato soup,” she said.
Schild has been in the area for a long time and really likes Belle Fourche. “Belle is a great town, it really is,” she shared. “We’re a community first, you know. We have a lot of people that don’t have either enough family, or it’s none of my business—they choose to come and go, and you don’t have to drink anything—I have a cup of coffee over there,” explained Schild. “It’s just something for the community—we’re limited on what we have here…and some people just want that fellowship.”
Kenneth Branich, employee, added, “A lot of folks don’t have the family members or are elderly, maybe their kids are grown up and moved, but for whatever the reason—we offer this place to come. We have had a pretty good turnout today so far—I mean, they’re still eating!”
If you are looking for something new to do, check out the Outlaw Bar. They have a lot of weekly events to entertain folks with, including bingo, karaoke, trivia, dart and pool leagues.
Coming up in June will be the fourth year for the Dive Bar Challenge, an event to introduce people to places they might not know about. Schild said, “This year we have like five different bars people can drive to or ride to, and after you stop in, you get stamped at all bars and you get a t-shirt!”
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