SCENIC, S.D. - This tiny exclave just west of South Dakota's badlands is officially an old ghost town. But its future is shrouded in new mystery. "We don't know what's coming," said Kathy Jobgen, 50, the only employee remaining at the only business still in town: the U.S. Post Office. The town of Scenic - once a popular stop for people traveling to Rapid City from the badlands to the east or Pine Ridge Reservation to the south - was recently purchased by an unusual buyer for less than $800,000. The Iglesia ni Cristo church, established in the Philippines in 1914, bought the town and surrounding acreage from longtime resident and area rodeo legend Twila Merrill, who had gathered the land bit by bit over several decades. Story here. What is strange is there is a NDA in place, so the church isn't disclosing its plans for Scenic. Even the real estate agent cannot divulge any info.
Having been to the badlands, I can say that I truly don't care what happens near that moonscape. If they want to make big church, fine... if they want to start a cult enclave... glad they're doing it there. I find this no odder than the midwestern belts of home-schooling for religious regions, amish country, etc.
Having been to the badlands, I can say that I truly don't care what happens near that moonscape. If they want to make big church, fine... if they want to start a cult enclave... glad they're doing it there. I find this no odder than the midwestern belts of home-schooling for religious regions, amish country, etc.
Having been to the badlands, I can say that I truly don't care what happens near that moonscape. If they want to make big church, fine... if they want to start a cult enclave... glad they're doing it there. I find this no odder than the midwestern belts of home-schooling for religious regions, amish country, etc.
Having been to the badlands, I can say that I truly don't care what happens near that moonscape. If they want to make big church, fine... if they want to start a cult enclave... glad they're doing it there. I find this no odder than the midwestern belts of home-schooling for religious regions, amish country, etc.
I like the amish I like their baked goods, otherwise I've only ever seen them. @DigitalExile: You should see some panoramics of the badlands man, you have no idea. If they set a Fallout in the Badlands, people would complain that it looked TOO devestated!
[QUOTE="topsemag55"]SCENIC, S.D. - This tiny exclave just west of South Dakota's badlands is officially an old ghost town. But its future is shrouded in new mystery. "We don't know what's coming," said Kathy Jobgen, 50, the only employee remaining at the only business still in town: the U.S. Post Office. The town of Scenic - once a popular stop for people traveling to Rapid City from the badlands to the east or Pine Ridge Reservation to the south - was recently purchased by an unusual buyer for less than $800,000. The Iglesia ni Cristo church, established in the Philippines in 1914, bought the town and surrounding acreage from longtime resident and area rodeo legend Twila Merrill, who had gathered the land bit by bit over several decades. What is strange is there is a NDA in place, so the church isn't disclosing its plans for Scenic. Even the real estate agent cannot divulge any info. Wow. INC Church has money.
[QUOTE="Kcube"]I'll put up the money for a town if you guys move to it.I can also legaly start a church so we can do cult stuff and drink alot?Frame_Dragger
You don't need to buy a town to do any of that. Its my dream to start a cult.PMS isn't taking off so I KNOW whats missing.....A town.
[QUOTE="Kcube"]I'll put up the money for a town if you guys move to it.I can also legaly start a church so we can do cult stuff and drink alot?Frame_Dragger
You don't need to buy a town to do any of that. But it would be so much cooler.
[QUOTE="Frame_Dragger"][QUOTE="Kcube"]I'll put up the money for a town if you guys move to it.I can also legaly start a church so we can do cult stuff and drink alot?Victorious_Fize
You don't need to buy a town to do any of that. But it would be so much cooler. That... is true. @Kcube: You can never be allowed to have money, for all of our sakes. :P
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