PFD Called to Report of Fireplace Fire Saturday Night

The Pierre Volunteer Fire Department was called Saturday night to the report that a fireplace fire needed extra attention by firefighters.  Deputy Fire Chief Ian Paul says the fire call came in Saturday night around 8:00 p.m. from 604 Yucca Drive.  He says when firefighters arrived; the homeowners had already used a fire extinguisher and were able to get the fire under control.  Firefighters stayed for a time to make sure the fire had not extended any further into other parts of the fireplace.  The home was not damaged, but there was a light haze present for a time that was caused by the dry chemical from the fire extinguisher and by smoke from the fireplace fire.  Firefighters were at the scene for about thirty minutes. 

Kimball to Lead South Dakota Brand Board for Another Year

Members of the South Dakota Brand Board chose a Platte man to serve a fourth term as president of the group.  Mark Kimball was re-elected to lead the board for another year at last week’s meeting.  Curt Mortenson of Fort Pierre was also re-elected as Vice President for a fourth term at the recent meeting, as well.    Other board members are Bart Blum of Reliance, Tom Conger of Buffalo Gap and Wanda Blair of Vale.  Last month’s gathering had to be rescheduled to January 27 because of stormy weather.  The Brand Board oversees brand registration for livestock in South Dakota.     

Three Co-ops Still Without Power

Three South Dakota electric cooperatives are expected to continue making repairs to their systems in the coming days and weeks as they work to restore power to about 2,000 South Dakota households still without power thanks to the most recent winter storm.  Co-ops still experiencing outages include Cam Wal Electric Co-op of Selby, FEM Electric Association of Ipswich and Moreau-Grand Electric Co-op of Timber Lake.  Yesterday, the South Dakota Rural Electric Association said that more than 650 workers from ten other states are helping to get electricity restored to the power-less.  Also, the South Dakota National Guard, area farmers and students from Mitchell Technical Institute are helping the crews.  The north central South Dakota co-ops also have their own work forces of more than 100 people.  Repairs are expected to take several days before electricity is completely restored to rural homes still without power.  About 9,000 power poles across eastern, central and northern South Dakota were downed in the storm, which started causing outages on January 20. 

Join the Great Backyard Bird Count

South Dakota bird watchers will get a chance to share their skills with wildlife enthusiasts from across the nation during the annual Great Backyard Bird Count later this month.  The 13^th annual count is led by the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.  During Presidents’ Day weekend, anyone can count birds and enter the results at www.birdcount.org.  During last year’s count, participants from 61 South Dakota locations submitted 262 checklists and reported a total of 92 species.  Those bird species most commonly reported were downy woodpeckers, house sparrows, black-capped chickadees, dark-eyed juncos and American goldfinches.  Also in 2009, South Dakota counters reported the most numerous species were Canada geese, cackling geese, mallards, house sparrows and American crows.  Participants from Pierre were the fifth most active, with Huron counters submitting the most checklists.  Fort Pierre birders reported 40 species, which was the highest number in the state.  Everyone can take part in the count, from beginning bird watchers to seasoned experts.  Bird watchers tally birds for as little as 15 minutes or for as long as they like. The Great Backyard Bird Count will be held February 12-15.   Less experienced birders can learn more about the different feathered species by visiting the website http://www.allaboutbirds.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1270

DRG Wins Weekend Chili/Soup Cook-off at Fort Pierre

The Dakota Radio Group won the 4^th annual Stanley County Booster Club Chili/Soup Cook-off over the weekend.  The event was held during Saturday’s doubleheader between Stanley County and Cheyenne/Eagle Butte at Parkview Gym.  There were eight teams competing and the Dakota Radio Group won bragging rights and a traveling trophy as part of the fun.  Money from the competition went to benefit the Stanley County Booster Club and totaled just under $500.  Participating on the Dakota Radio Group’s team were Robin Carlson, Diane Deis, Chuck, Virginia and Paige Hanson and Bridget Miller.  The Dakota Radio Group’s Brian Oakland also talked about the cook-off during his play-by-play coverage of Saturday’s games.  In addition to the cook-off, the Booster Club did a 50/50 drawing during the games and gave their half of the proceeds to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Disaster Relief Fund.  The athletes also did a drive to help the tribe and gathered such items as diapers, food and other necessities which will be provided to the Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place in Fort Pierre, which is taking donations to help tribal members impacted by the recent ice storm.

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UNDATED (AP) - A spokeswoman for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota says power and water outages caused by an ice storm late last month are no longer considered a crisis but that the tribe is still in an "immediate response" mode, trying to get help to people who need it. Natalie Stites says no deaths have been reported because of the problems. South Dakota Rural Electric Association spokeswoman Brenda Kleinjan says electricity has been restored to most population centers on the reservation. Hundreds of people in rural areas remained without power Monday. Tri County Mni Waste' Water System general manager Leo Fisher said only about 100 people in the town of La Plant remained without water on Monday. He said that at the peak of the outages about 14,000 people had no water - most of them on the reservation. Stites says water is still being distributed by the tribe until it is determined that water in the pipes is safe.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A January survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states suggests that the region's economy is picking up steam. The Business Conditions Index for the Mid-America region made a healthy jump in January, to 54.7, up from December's 50.3 and November's 47.5. The index ranges from zero to 100, and any score above 50 suggests economic growth in the next three to six months. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss said in the report released Monday that "the likelihood of dipping back into recessionary territory has diminished significantly." The Mid-America survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota. On the Net: Creighton Economic Forecasting Group: http://www.outlook-economic.com

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) - A farming accident in McPherson County over the weekend killed a Eureka man. Sheriff Dave Ackerman says 85-year-old Calvin Dais was unhooking a feed wagon and either the wagon moved forward or the tractor moved backward, pinning Dais. The accident was discovered around 10 a.m. Sunday on the farm Dais operated with his son and grandson about eight miles northeast of Eureka.

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) - A Mitchell teen who was slain in November has finally been laid to rest.
Family and friends of 16-year-old Jasmine Guevara gathered Saturday for her funeral service. Kay Shafer was among the mourners. She says Guevera's death brought the community together. Several Mitchell businesses donated items and services for the funeral and gravesite. Guevara's body was found Nov. 10 in the trunk of a burned car in a rural area near Mitchell. Authorities say she had been stabbed and cut on the throat. Investigators only recently released her body to family. Twenty-one-year-old Alexander Salgado, who had moved to Mitchell from Fort Wayne, Ind., has pleaded not guilty to murder and arson charges. A 15-year-old girl also is charged in Guevara's death.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Court documents show a plea agreement has been reached in child abuse charges against a woman whose two children died in a house fire set by their older brother on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. A federal judge scheduled a change-of-plea hearing today in Pierre for 37-year-old Wenona Rooks of Cherry Creek. She has pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging four counts of child abuse. Her son, 20-year-old Akeem Rooks, is serving a life prison sentence after pleading guilty to two counts of second-degree murder for the fatal fire and one count of aggravated sexual abuse.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A woman will spend 27 months in prison for what prosecutors say was a failure to protect her infant in a deadly situation. Jackie Black Hawk pleaded guilty to abuse of a minor and was sentenced Wednesday in federal court. The U.S. Attorney's office said the 28-year-old Wanblee woman and child were passengers in a vehicle driven by an intoxicated person. Prosecutors said Black Hawk knew the driver was intoxicated and driving too fast for the road conditions, and that the adults failed to place the infant in a safety seat. The child died when the vehicle left the road and rolled.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A Rapid City man was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for stealing money from the ticket booth at Crazy Horse Memorial. Arlen Hatten pleaded guilty in November to use of a firearm while committing a felony. According to court papers, the 18-year-old worked at Crazy Horseand was familiar with the operation of the ticket booth when he pulled a handgun on the attendant as the booth was being closed for the night. The sentence includes restitution of $1,100.

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) - An Aberdeen man who admitted to inappropriately touching a girl he was baby-sitting has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Twenty-one-year-old Brian Coffman received the maximum sentence for sexual contact with a minor. Court records indicate the incident with the 7-year-old girl happened last year.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson has invited South Dakota's Indian tribes to what he calls a "listening conference" about crime on their reservations. He calls it a "complex puzzle" with a lot of pieces that will require cooperation of federal, state and tribal governments. Johnson says the first step is to listen to the concerns of Indian communities most affected by crime. Oglala Sioux Tribal President Theresa Two Bulls said Thursday's meeting is encouraging and will be fruitful if Johnson and his staff listen and deliver the message higher up within the U.S. Justice Department.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The director of the Second Chance animal rescue center in Sioux Falls has resigned. Rosey Quinn says she wants to focus on her passion, which is working with animals in the field. She told The Associated Press in an interview Monday that recent controversies had nothing to do with her decision. The center in December lost its contract to provide animal shelter services for Sioux Falls when the city entered into a three-year agreement with the local Humane Society. Second Chance also has been involved in a high-profile case in which 172 dogs from a breeding operation near Hurley were taken in a raid. The matter still is in the courts. Quinn had been the director since 2005. The center has named local businessman Michael Pulizzi as interim director.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A new consumer access project will allow South Dakotans to view information about state-licensed mortgage companies, branches and individuals currently licensed through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. The NMLS Consumer Access site is intended to provide the public with more information on state-licensed companies and professionals in the mortgage industry. Forty-five states and territories, including South Dakota, license mortgage companies, branches and individuals through the system. All states and territories are expected to be on NMLS by the end of 2010.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The number of new HIV or AIDS cases in South Dakota in 2009 was the smallest in five years. The state Health Department reported 21 cases. That's down from 34 new cases in 2008 and the fewest since 19 cases in 2004. South Dakota has reported 609 total cases in the 25 years since AIDS emerged as a national crisis in 1985. Of that number, 372 people live in South Dakota, 186 have died and 51 have left the state. The number includes six state residents who died last year.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Legislation that would require state agencies to hold a public hearing before purchasing land was rejected Monday in a House committee. Rep. Tom Deadrick of Platte said his bill would bring transparency to the process. Three state agencies testified against the bill. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Game, Fish and Parks said they already provide public notice and opportunity for comment. Corrections Secretary Tim Reisch said the bill would make it nearly impossible for his department to buy land because no one wants a prison for a neighbor. The House State Affairs Committee deferred the bill to the 41st legislative day, effectively killing it.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Two joint resolutions offered in the South Dakota Senate call for a public vote on different options for merging the office of state treasurer with another constitutional office. One proposal would combine the office of state treasurer and state auditor into a new office of state comptroller. The other would combine the duties of the treasurer with those of the commissioner of school and public lands. Both are in the form of proposed constitutional amendments that sponsors want to put on the November ballot.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota Legislature will take up a bill that would create lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for South Dakota residents. The fees would vary based on the age of the person when they apply, starting at $325 for a lifetime fishing license for an applicant age 1 to 6. The most expensive would be $1,050 for a combination hunting and fishing license for someone age 16 to 50. The license fees would go into a special trust fund and only the interest earned each year could be spent by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The laws that govern how livestock and work animals are treated in South Dakota will come under review this year. State Veterinarian Dustin Oedekoven says they're some of the oldest on the books. Bryan Nagel with the South Dakota Cattlemen's Association says most livestock organizations have developed standards of care since the state laws were last reviewed in 1991. He says it's time to make sure the statutes are consistent with those standards. An ad hoc group will review laws over the next year and possibly recommend changes to the 2011 Legislature.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The state Game, Fish and Parks Department has drawn up a five-year management plan for pheasants that puts special emphasis on protecting and developing habitat. Other goals involve research, providing places to hunt, and educating the public about pheasants. The fall hunting season has drawn well over 150,000 hunters in recent years. Among the continuing issues cited by the GF&P are federal farm programs and changing landowner demographics that affect habitat, and growth in the pay-to-hunt industry. On the Net: http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/hunting/Pheasant/PheasantMgmtPlan.pdf

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) - Figures from the state game department show more than 1,900 youth in South Dakota have taken part in big-game mentored hunting since it began two years ago. The law allows 10-and 11-year-olds to hunt if they are accompanied by a mentor who is at least age 17, has a hunter safety certification and a valid hunting license. Game, Fish and Parks official Tom Kirschenmann said deer hunting has been the most popular, with 1,612 licenses issued for various deer seasons. The mentored youth program also allows the hunting of smaller game such as pheasants, but the GF&P doesn't keep track of how many youngsters participate in those seasons.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Hunters have bagged 24 mountain lions in the Black Hills. The Game, Fish and Parks Department says hunters have taken 15 female lions and nine males so far this season. The latest was a male shot Saturday southwest of Mystic. The season began Jan. 1 and runs through March but will end early when 25 female lions or a combination of 40 male and female lions are killed.

YANKTON, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota Transportation Commission has awarded a $4.8 million contract to turn the Meridian Bridge at Yankton into a pedestrian and bicycling trail. PCiRoads of St. Michael, Minn., submitted the low bid. It was more than 10 percent below engineers' estimates. The double-deck bridge over the Missouri River is 85 years old and has been replaced by a new bridge. The contract also must be approved by Nebraska because the two states are sharing the costs.

YANKTON, S.D. (AP) - The city of Yankton has gotten approval from Nebraska to draw water from wells on the Nebraska side of the Missouri River. South Dakota environmental officials also have given the city final approval to move ahead with the wells. Reduced flows from the Missouri River and water-quality issues prompted Yankton to begin looking for different water sources a couple of years ago. The city plans to begin construction on the $2.4 million project this spring. Federal stimulus money is paying part of the cost.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A tentative labor agreement presented by the city of Sioux Falls has been rejected by the employees' labor union. City officials were notified Friday that the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) was not satisfied with the freeze on annual wage increases for the next three years. The union represents 450 city workers. Maynard Magnuson, associate director of AFSCME Council 59, says the union wants a 3 percent increase, which is in line with raises given to the city's police and firefighters in their latest contracts. City officials have declined to comment on the negotiations. The labor contract expired Dec. 31. The city and the union have been in talks since the fall.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Residents of Sioux Falls are having a tough time keeping sidewalks clear of ice, after recent snowfall melted and refroze. The city says about 800 people have registered complaints. A city ordinance says that after ice and snowfall, all sidewalks must be clear within 48 hours. Otherwise the city will hire a contractor and bill the homeowner. City Parking Manager Matt Nelson says the typical bill for ice removal is in the range of $50 to $80. For larger properties, the cost can surpass $300.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The state Parks Division is overseeing an effort to secure $5 million to buy land southeast of Sioux Falls that might be turned into a state park. The Blood Run site is designated as a National Historic Landmark because it once was a village used by Oneota Indians into the early 1700s. It borders the Big Sioux River. Burial mounds, trash pits and artifacts have been found there. The state already owns 200 acres there. Money to buy another 305acres would come from federal grants and fundraising through the Parks and Wildlife Foundation. Parks Director Doug Hofer says the first goal is to buy the land and write a management plan. Developing it for educational and recreational uses would come later as funding allows.

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DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - A Duluth aircraft maker is expecting a better year as the aviation industry is showing signs of recovery. Cirrus Aircraft says it has hundreds of orders for a single-engine jet still in development. Cirrus executive Todd Simmons says the company has nearly 430 orders for the new $1.7 million jet, which will be produced in 2012.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Twenty-five school districts in southwestern Minnesota want the state to lift the law that prevents the academic year from starting before Labor Day. School officials say student performance is too important to be limited by such a ban. The early start is part of a wide-ranging plan that district leaders say will let them pool limited resources to improve education.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Political party activists in Minnesota begin the process of narrowing the crowded field of gubernatorial candidates. Citizens head to precinct caucuses tomorrow where they'll begin the process of selecting state convention delegates. The gatherings also feature nonbinding preference ballots.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota woman whose son is one of three Americans jailed in Iran, says an attorney she hired hasn't turned up any new information about the three. Cindy Hickey of Pine City is the mother of Shane Bauer. The Americans are accused of illegally crossing into that country. Their families say it was an accident.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is meeting with Fargo leaders today to discuss a proposed $1.4 billion diversion of the Red River. The river rose to record levels last spring, and flooding is expected again this year.

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AP) - The commander of the Global Strike Command has scheduled visits today to the nation's three nuclear bomb wings - in Louisiana, North Dakota and Missouri. The meetings will formally bring the Air Force's two nuclear weapons systems -- its missiles and bombers -- under the new Global Strike Command under Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz.

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - An airport in the heart of western North Dakota's oil patch set an all-time high for boardings for the month of December. Williston airport manager Rick Marburger says the numbers are particularly impressive considering that the airport has only three flights, when the previous year it had four.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Soybean Council has approved $815,000 in research money for fiscal 2011. The council says that as the crop has grown in North Dakota, the challenges associated with pests, diseases and market development also have increased.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - An independent government watchdog is warning that the response to the financial meltdown has made it more likely the United States will face a deeper crisis in the future. Neil Barofsky, the special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, says the problems that led to the last crisis have not yet been addressed, and in some cases have grown worse. In his quarterly report to Congress, Barofsky writes institutions considered "too big to fail" have grown larger and failed to restrain lavish pay for executives. He says banks still have an incentive to take on risk because they know the government will save them rather than bring down the financial system.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says his new $3.83 trillion budget is filled with "investments we must make" to boost employment and solidify the economy. The plan would boost this year's federal deficit to a record-breaking $1.56 trillion - a level of debt that Obama blamed on the decisions of President George W. Bush, previous Congresses and his administration's steps to prevent an economic collapse.

WASHINGTON (AP) - White House budget director Peter Orszag says, "It's a question of timing." He tells CBS that the administration needs to "jump-start job creation now" -- and then bring deficits down "over time." 

UNDATED (AP) - Forecasters say a bit of freezing rain tonight into tomorrow could add to black ice woes North Carolina already faces after the last storm. The governor says the winter storm that just moved out left four people dead, including a pedestrian hit by a snow plow. More rough weather could be brewing later this week.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A legal group says the government isn't doing enough to assure illegal immigrants that census information they fill out won't be used against them. The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund says the Obama administration isn't giving fuller assurances that large-scale immigration raids will be suspended during the count. Most people will receive census forms in March.

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's fire commissioner says it appears arson caused a weekend blaze that killed five people in Brooklyn. He says accidental fires don't usually start at the frontdoor of a building. Four men and a woman, all immigrants from Guatemala, died in the fire. A 2-month-old girl suffered a fractured skull when she was tossed from a third-floor window of the burning building.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Help is on the way for Toyota dealers who've had to keep a lot of their inventory on the lot, unsold, because of faulty gas pedals. The automaker says dealers should get parts to fix the problem by the end of the week. It's started training dealers on how to make the repairs.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - A long-range U.S. anti-missile test has gone awry because of radar problems. The Air Force says a long-range missile launched from California missed a target missile launched from a Pacific island. A statement says both missiles launched and flew without trouble.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - It's been 50 years since the Woolworth's sit-in in 1960 that became a historic anti-discrimination turning point in America. Four black college freshmen demanded service at the "whites only" lunch counter at the store in Greensboro, N.C. A museum opens on the site today -- the four stools are still there. The building remains because it was bought before a bank could turn it into a parking lot.

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Authorities are investigating whether a body found in the San Diego area is that of a young girl who was one of two children swept away 11 days ago by a rain-swollen Tijuana creek. Volunteers found the body Sunday near where a boy's body was found Wednesday.

CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) - A single-engine plane reporting on traffic made an emergency landing on the New Jersey Turnpike today, inadvertently becoming the cause of a morning rush-hour jam. No injuries were reported. Turnpike Authority spokesman Joe Orlando says the plane with two people aboard landed in the northbound lanes in Cherry Hill just before 7 a.m., about five miles east of Philadelphia.

MARGATE, N.J. (AP) - Authorities in southern New Jersey say a 7-year-old boy helped save his 10-year-old brother, grabbing the older sibling after he fell through the ice and holding onto him until help arrived. Tristan Lavin kept a hold of Sage Lavin until police got there and pulled the boy from the frigid lagoon in Margate on Sunday. Police say the brothers took boogie boards onto the bay and were standing on the ice when it gave way under Sage. A resident's dog alerted her to trouble on the bay and she called police, who arrived quickly.

DUMMERSTON, Vt. (AP) - Police in Vermont say a 75-year-old woman trying to rescue a cat stuck on a highway's median was hit by a car and killed. State police say Cynthia Long of Putney had stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 91 near Dummerston on Sunday to try to help the cat. She was hit just after 4 p.m. while walking across the passing lane. Police say the crash remains under investigation.

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. (AP) - The 16-year-old Southern California girl attempting to become the youngest person to sail around the world alone says she'll have to make port. On her blog, Abby Sunderland writes that her solar panels and wind generators aren't keeping up with her energy needs. Her goal had been to sail the world without land stops. She could still become the youngest global solo sailor.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A former aide to two-time presidential candidate John Edwards said he has been offered "gigantic amounts of money" to sell what he says is a sex tape showing Edwards with his former mistress. Andrew Young told ABC's "Good Morning America" he has rejected offers to sell the tape. He did not say who made the offers.

LITCHFIELD, Conn. (AP) - Rip Torn will appear before a Connecticut judge again, this time to face allegations the 78-year-old actor broke into a bank with a loaded gun while intoxicated. The Salisbury resident is scheduled to be arraigned on burglary and firearm charges Monday in Bantam Superior Court. State police say Torn was arrested Friday night after authorities found him inside the Litchfield Bancorp in Salisbury with a loaded revolver. The "Men in Black" actor was held in lieu of $100,000 bond.

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NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. manufacturing sector is stronger, for a sixth month in a row, according to a private trade group. But the government reports that construction spending dropped sharply in December to its lowest level in more than six years as new home building fell by the steepest amount in seven months. It's evidence that housing remains a weak spot in the economy.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Personal incomes is up more than expected and consumer spending is higher for the third straight month, helping the economy slowly recover from the worst recession in decades. The Commerce Department says incomes rose by 0.4 percent in December, the sixth increase in a row. That's slightly better than analysts' expectations of 0.3 percent growth. Consumer spending, meanwhile, increased by 0.2 percent, less than analysts' forecasts of 0.3 percent.

UNDATED (AP) - Amazon.com says it still thinks the price is too high, but it's giving in to publishing giant Macmillan on the price of that company's electronic books. Macmillan and other publishers have criticized Amazon for charging just $9.99 for best-selling e-books on its Kindle e-reader. Under Macmillan's model, e-books will be priced from $12.99 to $14.99 when first released.

DALLAS (AP) - Federal regulars are proposing a $2.5 million penalty against a sister carrier of American Airlines for not making sure crews had accurate information about the weight of baggage on dozens of flights. The Federal Aviation Administration announced the penalty Monday against AMR Corp.'s American Eagle. Incorrect takeoff weights are considered a safety hazard if pilots rely on faulty information when determining the right speed for takeoff. American Eagle representatives did not immediately return a call for comment.

McLEAN, Va. (AP) - Gannett Co., the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, says it turned a profit in the fourth quarter, helped by a drop in one-time costs and a smaller ad decline. The earnings report, released Monday, showed Gannett has been able to slash expenses enough to stay profitable despite steady revenue declines. Gannett earned $133.6 million, or 56 cents per share, compared with a loss of $4.7 billion, or $20.65 per share, in the same quarter a year ago, when it booked charges to account for the falling value of its newspapers. Revenue dropped 14 percent to $1.49 billion. Advertising sales in Gannett's publishing division, which includes USA Today and more than 80 other newspapers, dropped 17.9percent. That's after a 28 percent decline in the third quarter.

NEW YORK (AP) - Johnson & Johnson says Boston Scientific will pay the company $1.73 billion to settle two suits related to patents for stents. Boston Scientific Corp. will pay New Brunswick, N.J. Johnson & Johnson's Cordis unit $1 billion today and $725 million next January. Other litigation between the companies remains, including the Cordis lawsuits against Natick, Mass.-based Boston Scientific's Promus stent products. Stents are mesh-wire tubes used to hold arteries open after they are surgically cleared of blockages.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sometimes it's tough for churches to break through to audiences on Sundays during football season. Never mind when it's the Super Bowl. So a Los Angeles megachurch is trying to break through with its own commercial during the game. The Mosaic church is among the top six finalists in the Doritos' "Crash the Super Bowl" commercial contest. Their lighthearted spoof plays off the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Many of the church's 3,000 members work in the film and TV industry. If they make the top three in online voting, their commercial will be aired during the Super Bowl. Lead pastor Erwin McManus says he hopes the humorous ad shows it's OK to laugh in the faith community.

LYNDONVILLE, Vt. (AP) - Winter's here, and that means big business for a small Vermont company whose animal ointment continues to find new uses far from the dairy barns. Bag Balm, which was developed in 1899 to soothe the irritated udders of milking cows, now has as many uses as Elmer's glue. The gooey, yellow-green salve is made in Lyndonville in a one-room "plant" by the family-owned Dairy Association Co., which has only six employees. It's still used by dairy farmers, but in the 110 years since it was invented, Bag Balm's been used for everything from squeaky bed springs to split fingers, from diaper rash to sunburns. And Dairy Association officials say their business always spikes in the winter, because so many people use it to help with their dry skin.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - It looks like somebody has been messing around with the computers that we depend on for the nation's infrastructure. More than half the people who run power plants and other critical systems say their computer networks have been infiltrated. And this isn't just hacking by nerdy teens with too much time on their hands. The operators say the hack attempts are being done by sophisticated adversaries - and in many cases, foreign governments are suspected. It's long been feared that computer criminals can do serious damage to things like powergrids, water and sewage systems.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Guys in fishnets and feathers -- supporting the guys in helmets. Thousands of men, wearing everything from miniskirts to formal gowns, paraded through the streets of New Orleans yesterday. It was to back their Saints, who'll meet the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl next Sunday. So why get dressed in drag? Well, a former sportscaster once said he'd march through the French Quarter in a dress if the Saints ever made it to the big game. Tommy Cooper wore a full-length black beaded sheath. He says yesterday's parade was "the Saints and Mardi Gras rolled into one."

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Hold cold is it? Too cold for even the human polar bears. The Maryland Special Olympics had planned its 14th annual Polar Bear Plunge for Saturday. After the first dip, doctors advised that the second one scheduled, for a couple of hours later, be canceled. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was one of about 15,000 people who went in. He says the frigid water took his "breath away." The air temperature was 23 degrees and the Chesapeake Bay was 36. Police divers formed a line to keep a second wave of people from jumping in the water.

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Times are tough -- even for the animals of the San Diego P-D. The police department is putting seven horses up for auction. The mounted unit, which was established in 1983, is disbanding. The officers have been reassigned. About a third of the San Diego Police Department's dogs are also being laid off. The online horse auction will help the SDPD balance its books.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The wages of sin are four buffaloes and a pig. At least in Malaysia. A court has ordered a couple caught in an affair to compensate their communities with livestock. They also were fined about 300 bucks. The man's wife complained, after catching her husband in shorts and her colleague in a sarong. The court rejected their claim that they were just "best friends.'

CHARLESTON, W.Va.(AP) - Move over Lady GaGa -- here's a lady with a real poker face. Mary Dattilo turned 100 in December. But she still meets her lady friends for their Saturday Night Poker Club. The average age is 91 and the kid of the group is 84. The stakes aren't very high during the friendly West Virginia card games. Winning a couple of bucks is a big deal. Dattilo has plenty for poker-playing experience. She tells a local paper (The Sunday Gazette-Mail) she started playing cards with her dad when she was 7 or 8.

BALL GROUND, Ga. (AP) - Finding 200-grand in a used car sounds too good to be true. Well, the money turns out to be counterfeit. Tye Kuykendall bought an old car from a towing company last year. He discovered a stash of fake cash in a hidden compartment behind the back seat. Authorities in Georgia say he bought the car for $400 after it sat for more than three years in an impound yard. He found the funny money while fixing a gas leak. Local authorities have called in the U.S. Secret Service to help with the case.

NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Douglas showed up federal court Friday to support his troubled son, Cameron, at a bail hearing. A few days earlier, Cameron Douglas had pleaded guilty to a drug charge. Friday's hearing was closed to the public. And, after it was finished, Michael Douglas declined to answer questions as he was leaving the building. On Wednesday, Cameron Douglas pleaded guilty to dealing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine. He was arrested last July in a trendy New York City hotel. Since then, he's been in jail without bail.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen says she gave birth to her son in a bathtub and that it didn't hurt a bit. The wife of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady tells Globo TV she wanted to be aware and calm during birth. So she decided to have her boy, Benjamin, at home on Dec. 8. The model says in the interview aired Sunday she "didn't want to be drugged up" when she gave birth. To prepare, she says she did a lot of yoga and meditation.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Beyonce might have set a record for a woman by winning 6 Grammys in one night, but it was Taylor Swift who took home the top award, album of the year for "Fearless." Swift says she'll be talking about this for the next 80 years. Swift says she knew her dad and little brother were "losing their minds in the living room" when they saw her win. She took home a total of four awards, including country album of the year.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - New York Jets coach Rex Ryan has apologized for making an obscene gesture at a mixed martial arts event. Ryan was booed Saturday night while doing a TV interview at the MMA event in the Bank Atlantic Center, the Florida Panthers' home arena. He was smiling when caught making the gesture by a cell phone camera. Ryan called his actions "stupid and inappropriate" and apologized to the Jets organization, the NFL and its fans. Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum added the organization will address the matter internally.

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Today is Monday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2010. There are 333 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 1, 1960, four black college students began a sit-in protest at a whites-only Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., which refused to serve them; similar protests sprang up across the South.

On this date:
In 1861, Texas voted to secede from the Union.
In 1920, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police came into existence, merging the Royal North West Mounted Police and the Dominion Police.
In 1943, one of America's most highly decorated military units of World War II, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, made up almost exclusively of Japanese-Americans, was authorized.
In 1946, Norwegian statesman Trygve Lie was chosen to be the first secretary-general of the United Nations.
In 1958, the United Arab Republic, a union of Egypt and Syria, was established. (Syria withdrew from the union in 1961.)
In 1959, men in Switzerland rejected giving women the right to vote by a more than 2-1 referendum margin. (Swiss women gained the right to vote in 1971.)
In 1968, during the Vietnam War, South Vietnam's police chief (Nguyen Ngoc Loan) executed a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to the head. Richard M. Nixon announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
In 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini received a tumultuous welcome in Tehran as he ended nearly 15 years of exile.
In 1991, 34 people were killed when a USAir jetliner crashed atop a commuter plane on a runway at Los Angeles International Airport.
In 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, killing all seven of its crew members.

Ten years ago: Sen. John McCain defeated Texas Gov. George W. Bush to win the Republican New Hampshire primary; Vice President Al Gore edged Bill Bradley to win the Democratic primary.
Five years ago: Pope John Paul II was hospitalized for breathing problems and the flu. Character actor John Vernon, who'd played nasty Dean Wormer in "National Lampoon's Animal House," died in Los Angeles at age 72.
One year ago: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 to win Super Bowl XLIII (43). Rafael Nadal held off Roger Federer in another momentum-swinging five-set final to win the Australian Open, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2. Olympic great Michael Phelps acknowledged "regrettable" behavior and "bad judgment" after a photo in a British newspaper showed him inhaling from a marijuana pipe. Dewey Martin, 68, the drummer and singer who'd helped found the country rock band Buffalo Springfield, was found dead in Van Nuys, Calif.

Today's Birthdays: America's last surviving World War I veteran, Frank Buckles, is 109. Gospel singer George Beverly Shea is 101. Actor Stuart Whitman is 82. Singer Don Everly is 73. Actor Garrett Morris is 73. Singer Ray Sawyer (Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show) is 73. Actor Sherman Hemsley is 72. Bluegrass singer Del McCoury is 71. Jazz musician Joe Sample is 71. TV personality-singer Joy Philbin is 69. Comedian Terry Jones is 68. Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) is 66. Opera singer Carol Neblett is 64. Rock musician Mike Campbell (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) is 60. Bluessinger-musician Sonny Landreth is 59. Actor-writer-producer Bill Mumy is 56. Rock singer Exene Cervenka is 54. Actor Linus Roache is 46. Princess Stephanie of Monaco is 45. Country musician Dwayne Dupuy (Ricochet) is 45. Actress Sherilyn Fenn is 45. Lisa Marie Presley is 42. Comedian-actor Pauly Shore is 42. Actor Brian Krause is 41. Jazz musician Joshua Redman is 41. Rock musician Patrick Wilson (Weezer) is 41. Actor Michael C. Hall is 39. Rock musician Ron Welty is 39. Rapper Big Boi (Outkast) is 35. Country singer Julie Roberts is 31. Actor Jarrett Lennon is 28. TV personality Lauren Conrad is 24.

Thought for Today: "Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared." - Eddie Rickenbacker, American war hero (1890-1973).

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRO BOWL

AFC  41  NFC  34

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Denver         103  San Antonio    89

L-A Lakers      90  Boston         89

Toronto        117  Indiana       102

Cleveland      114  L-A Clippers   89

Orlando         91  Detroit        86

Philadelphia    83  New Jersey     79

Oklahoma City  112  Golden State  104

Minnesota      112  New York       91

Phoenix        115  Houston       111   OT

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE 

Pittsburgh    2  Detroit         1 (SO Pittsburgh 2-0)

Washington    3  Tampa Bay       2

Florida       2  N-Y Islanders   0

Los Angeles   3  New Jersey      2

Phoenix       4  Dallas          2

N-Y Rangers   3  Colorado        1

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

(10) Purdue          66       Penn St.      46

(14) Tennessee       61       Florida       60

South Florida   70  (17) Pittsburgh    61

Arkansas        80  (18) Mississippi   73

(20) Ohio St.        85       Minnesota     63

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Indiana        67  ( 4) Ohio St.         62

( 5) Tennessee      60       South Carolina   55

(15) Oklahoma St.   67  ( 8) Texas A&M        63

Auburn         67  ( 9) Georgia          53

(19) Texas          61  (14) Baylor           50

(18) LSU            78       Alabama          41

Wake Forest    64  (21) Virginia         57

Kansas St.     73  (22) Iowa St.         67

Michigan       66  (23) Penn St.         62

(25) Georgia Tech   61       Virginia Tech    47

SOUTH DAKOTA SCOREBOARD

NBA D-League

Sioux Falls Skyforce 113, Tulsa 663rs 106

United States Hockey League

Sioux Falls Stampede 8, Youngstown Phantoms 3

High School Hockey

Boys

SF Flyers 5, Quad Cities 2

Rushmore 6, Mitchell 3

Watertown 7, Aberdeen 0

Girls

Huron 6, Watertown 4

Aberdeen 5, Brookings 3

Mitchell 6, Rushmore 2

Rod Fisher, Brian Oakland, Darren Boyle, Andy Shoe, & Pat Morrison give you their opinion on local, state, and national sports.

Due to the January 22 tower collapse during the recent winter storm, KPLO-FM 94.5 FM is off the air until further notice.  Due to the high volume of scheduled high school basketball games coming up, the Dakota Radio Group and DRG Sports Darren Boyle will still be broadcasting these games on the Dakota Radio Group's website www.dakotaradiogroup.com.  Please check the play by play schedule under the KPLO sports listings.    Dakota Radio Group Sports, and KPLO Play by Play Announcer Darren Boyle thank you for your understanding during this unexpected event.

          DAKOTA RADIO GROUP HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS PLAY BY PLAY THIS WEEK

    

                               Saturday: Sioux Falls Washington at Pierre Boys Basketball  4:30 pm 4 pm Pre-Game

       

                               Tuesday: Stanley Co. at Todd Co. Girls/Boys Basketball DH  6:30 pm 6:15 pm

                               Thursday: Sully Buttes at Gettysburg Girls/Boys Basketball DH  6:30 pm 6:15 pm

                               Friday:     Pierre at Brookings Girls Basketball  7:30 pm 7:00 pm Pre-Game

                               Saturday: Pierre at Sioux Falls Washington Girls Basketball 4:30 pm 4 pm Pre-Game

       

                              Monday:    Stickney-Mt. Vernon at Chamberlain Girls Basketball 8 pm 7:40 pm Pre-Game

                              Tuesday:   Chamberlain at Platte Girls/Boys Basketball DH  6:30 pm 6:15 pm Pre-Game

                              Friday:       Lyman at Stanley Co. Girls/Boys Basketball DH  6:30 pm 6:15 pm Pre-Game

                              Saturday:   Platte/Geddes at Miller Girls/Boys Basketball DH 6:30 pm 6:15 pm Pre-Game

      

                             Thursday: Hoven Edmunds Central at Selby Area Boys Basketballl 8 pm 7:40 Pre-Game

                             Saturday:  Eureka Bowdle at Hoven Ed. Central Boys Basketball 8 pm 7:40 pm Pre-Game

STAR 99-FM

                             Friday:     Ipswich at Mobridge-Pollock Girls/Boys Basketball 6:30 pm 6:20 pm Pre-Game

                             Saturday: Mobridge-Pollock at Todd Co. Girls/Boys Basketball 6:30 pm 6:20 pm Pre-Game

Find out what is on the minds of the Dakota Radio Group Sports guys.  Take a look at the DRG Sports Blog and add your thoughts.  Just log onto www.dakotaradiogroup.com and blog away!!!!

IN SPORTS TODAY:  

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The Pierre Governor wrestling team had a very good day Saturday at the Class A Dakota Duals wrestling tournament winning their first three matches before getting stopped by Rapid City Stevens in the title match of the 16 team tournament.  The Raiders downed the Govs 61-13 in the championship match.  7 Governor wrestlers were beaten by pin in the championship match.

Click for Results from Class A Dakota Duals

 

WAGNER, S.D.. - The Philip Scotties defeated Bon Homme in the third place match of the Class B Dakota Duals wrestling tournament Saturday in Wagner.  The Scotties went 3-1 on the day losing in the semi finals.  Hot Springs won the "B" Dakota Duals title defeating Wagner in the championship match.

ONIDA, S.D. - The Pierre Governor Junior Varsity won 4 matches to claim the team title of the Charger Invitational hosted by Sully Buttes Saturday in Onida.  The Governors edged Lemmon-McItosh 37-34 in what proved to be the championship match of the tournament as L-M went 3-1.  Tyler Arbach of the Governors JV's earned the outstanding wrestler award as he went 4-0 in the tournament winning 3 matches by pin and a 4th, against Lemmon-McIntosh by forfeit.  189 lb. Austin Darlington won the quickest pin award as he pinned Kyle Blume of Redfield-Doland in 8 seconds. 

Click for Pierre JV Results of Charger Invitational

FT. PIERRE, S.D. – The Stanley County AAU youth wrestling tournament will be held Sunday, February 7^th at Parkview Gym in Ft. Pierre.  Weigh-ins begin at 7:30 a.m. with the Wrestling beginning at 10:30 a.m.   Trophies will be awarded to the top 5 place winners in each weight division.  For more information, contact Sarah Carter at 223-2704, Brad Stover at 280-7965 or at www.sdyw.com.

PIERRE, S.D. – The Pierre Governor and Lady Governor basketball team’s had opposite results this weekend.  The Governors made key mistakes in the final minute of both of their losses at Spearfish on Friday and Sturgis on Saturday to drop to 2-10 on the year.  The Governors last 3 losses have been by a combined 11 points.  The Lady Govs had an easier time of it with a pair of double digit wins over Sturgis and Spearfish to end a 4 game losing skid and get back to .500 mark on the season at 6-6.  Both teams face Brookings on Friday and Sioux Falls Washington on Saturday.  The Governors will have their games at home while the Lady Govs will go on the road.

FT. PIERRE, S.D. – Cheyenne Eagle Butte finally returned to the basketball court after a difficult week last week in the Eagle Butte area.  The Braves swept a girls boys basketball doubleheader at Stanley County on Saturday. 

PRESHO, S.D. - The final day’s pairings are finally set for the Southern Plains Conference girls basketball tournament this Saturday in White River.  The weathered delayed tournament will feature White River and Lyman in the championship game.  The Raiders pulled off an upset in Saturday’s semi finals defeating South Central 51-49 in overtime.  South Central will play Stanley County in the third place game on Saturday.  Colome, a 48-41 over time winner over Gregory in the consolation semi final round game on Saturday will face Jones County in the 5th place game while Gregory and Kadoka will play for 7th.

UNDATED - Selby Area edged Eureka-Bowdle 42-40 to win the championship of the Yellowstone Trails Conference boys basketball tournament Saturday.  Gettysburg bounced back after getting pummeled by Selby Area in Friday’s semi finals with a 58-41 third place win over Herreid.  Wakpala took the 5th place game downing Hoven-Edmunds Central 60-49.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Timberwolves have given the New York Knicks a little payback with a 112-91 victory in Minneapolis. Kevin Love had 25 points and 11 rebounds last night for the Wolves, who lost by 27 points at Madison Square Garden last week. Ryan Hollins added 16 points and three blocks.

TULSA, Ok. – Reggie Williams scored 25 points to lead the Sioux Falls Skyforce to a 113-106 win over the Tulsa 66ers in NBA D-League play yesterday.  The Skyforce shot 53 percent from the field in picking up the win.  They also were 34 of 44 from the free throw line.  Moses Ehambe led Tulsa with 22 points off the bench.  The Skyforce travel to Idaho to face the Stampede Wednesday night in their next action.

SHREVEPORT, La. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team faces Centenary tonight in Summit League play.  The Jacks were beaten by Oral Roberts on Saturday, a loss that knocked them out of tie with ORU for the Summit League lead.  Tip off tonight is scheduled for 7 pm.

PIERRE, S.D. - Cheyna Lodge had her best day of the season and the Pierre Lady Governor gymnastics team had their best day of the season as well on Saturday scoring a 134.750 to claim second place to Mitchell in Saturday’s triangular with the Kernals and Aberdeen Central in Pierre.  Lodge scored a 35.4 to win the All Around competition on Saturday edging out Emily Paulson of Mitchell who had a 35.35 score.  Aberdeen Central had a 128.350 score.  Lodge posted a 9.4 to win the Floor Exercise.  She scored a 8.95 to finish second to Paulson on the Balance Beam.  All three teams will compete Saturday at the ESD Conference meet.

Click for Pierre Gymnastics triangular results

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The Stampede scoring three goals in the final 1:19 of the first period en route to an 8-3 victory and a weekend sweep of the Youngstown Phantoms, Sunday afternoon in Youngstown, Ohio. The Herd defeated Youngstown 8-1 Friday night. Josh Holmstrom scored twice while Mike Voran added a goal and two assists in the win for the Herd who improved to 21-8-8 on the season and moved within five points of second place Fargo. Seven different players scored goals in the win for the Herd who have now won four of their last five games and improved to 7-4-3 on the road. Clay Witt earned his 15th win of the season in goal, stopping 29 shots.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - More than 34,000 fans attended the three-day TwinsFest preview event at the Metrodome this year.  That makes it the second most successful in the fan festival's history. Fans got autographs, took pictures and were able to see nearly every Twins player on the 25-man roster.

PIERRE, S.D. – The Capital City Baseball Association board of directors recently approved a birth date change that will affect many youngsters who play in the Pierre Little League baseball association.  The birth cutoff date has been changed to May 1^st effective this year.  CCBA officials says that the new birth cutoff date will bring the Pierre program in line with cutoff dates that are currently in use by the VFW Teener baseball program as well as every other youth baseball program in the state.  Officials say that Pony League players may be impacted the most and players who have completed two seasons playing in that division will have the option of remaining in the Pony League for one more year or play in the VFW 15-16 Teener program.  CCBA officials say the change will affect approximately 35 youngsters in the CCBA for this one year.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Twins star first baseman Justin Morneau has one more accomplishment to add to his ever-growing list of accolades. The Canadian will help carry the Olympic torch leading up to the Vancouver Games.  Morneau grew up a die-hard hockey fan just outside of Vancouver. He has asserted himself as one of the best young players in baseball, winning the AL MVP award in 2006.  Morneau says he was told last week that he will run with the torch in Vancouver the day before the opening ceremonies. He says the honor is "something that's once in a lifetime."  Morneau joins a distinguished list of Canadians who were granted the honor, including hockey star Sidney Crosby, basketball star Steve Nash and country singer Shania Twain.

RAPID CITY, S.D. - South Dakota’s best teenaged rodeo athletes showed their stuff Sunday afternoon at the 20X Extreme Showcase Rodeo, held in conjunction with the 33^rd Annual Black Hills Stock Show Rodeo. Fifteen-year-old Jamie Wolf of Pierre won the tie-down roping by a mile in Rapid City, posting a 13.7-second time to earn the coveted Maynard trophy buckle. The roper from Pierre has been rodeoing since he was 8, and hopes to qualify in 2010 for the National High School Finals Rodeo, the National Little Britches Finals Rodeo, and win a title in South Dakota 4-H.

Click here for Results of Xtreme High School Rodeo  (We listed results from another event Monday...that has been changed now)

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