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A trip to the top of Inyan Kara

by Dan

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Inyan Kara is a Black Hills mountain that few people have seen up close. The main reason is that the mountain in the northwest corner of the Black Hills is surrounded by private land. You need to get landowner permission to climb it.

However, it is a worthwhile hike.

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August 14th, 2008   Comments No Comments


Give McCain a break

by Dan

I think we should give John McCain a break.

During his appearance this week at the Buffalo Chip Campground east of Sturgis, he jokingly told the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally crowd that that his wife, Cindy McCain, should compete in the Miss Buffalo Chip Pageant.

"I told her that, with a little luck, she could be the first woman ever to serve as both the First Lady and Miss Buffalo Chip," he said.

The crowd laughed. It was funny. That was about it.

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August 7th, 2008   Comments No Comments


The rumble of the Sturgis Rally

by Dan
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Deadwood, like much of the Black Hills, is hopping this week. There are bikers everywhere, it seems. At 5 p.m. on Monday, a line of stopped or slow-moving motorcycles stretched from downtown Deadwood all the way to the U.S. Highway 385 turnoff south of town. And traffic on 385 was busy all the way to the Sugar Shack.

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August 7th, 2008   Comments No Comments


Gov. Rounds welcomes KISS

by Dan
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You know all that talk about politics and strange bedfellows. Yesterday during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, there were two very good examples.

First, Sen. John McCain, the Republican candidate for president, made an onstage appearance last night at the Legendary Buffalo Chip Campground, famed Sturgis Rally party venue. Actually, it wasn't so strange. McCain was there to receive a veteran's salute, and to make a brief stump speech. The crowd at the Chip is big, diverse, patriotic and loaded with fellow veterans.

Then you have Gov. Mike Rounds, an insurance salesman by trade, sharing the stage with members of KISS.

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August 5th, 2008   Comments No Comments


KISS Day in South Dakota

by Dan
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As we told you before, KISS is playing the Sturgis Rally this year. The venerable rock n' roll band, in its 35th year, will take the Rock 'n the Rally stage at the Glencoe Campground tonight.

But there's a new twist: Gov. Mike Rounds, who you wouldn't take to be a KISS fan, has proclaimed today, Aug. 4, as KISS Rock and Roll day in South Dakota. Sturgis Mayor Maury LaRue will make the presentation backstage prior to tonight's concert.

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August 4th, 2008   Comments 3 Comments







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