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“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today.

Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a Lifetime.”

This is an older Video, however 2011 will be just as interesting!

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The Tattoo Cafe is a can’t-miss opportunity to get a commemorative tattoo, get custom work done by some of the top artists in the country and to make that fantasy tattoo pinging around in your head a permanent reality. The Legendary Buffalo Chip® has partnered with only the best tattoo artists in the business, chosen for their diversity, style and artistic abilities.

Shaun Kama is one of the superstar artists who helped conceive the idea of the Tattoo Cafe. Kama has been tattooing for over 10 years and his personal tastes lead him to the dark and macabre. Prebook a tattoo with Kama by emailing halloweentattoos@aol.com.

Dejah Garcia was one of the original crew at Hart and Huntington in 2004, during the first season of “Inked. She now owns Trusted Tattoo in Corona, Cal. Email to book an appointment at trustedtattoo@gmail.com

Lacy also garnered fame as a tattoo artist during her tenure at Hart and Huntington Tattoo Company in Las Vegas, Nev. while the A&E show “Inked” was being filmed. She currently works at Trusted Tattoo Company. Email to prebook at lacyloo666@hotmail.com.

Nikki Sin of Valor Tattoo Parlor in Reno, Nev., Rob Hill of High Class Tattoo of Ventura, Cal., AJ Kochel of Aasylum Tattoo, Billy of Modern Electric Tattoo Company of Bakersfield, Cal., Brett A Rosepiler of Pussykat Tattoo in Las Vegas, Nev., Kristin Jones of All American Tattoo in Fullerton, Cal. and Jimmy of Rogue Parlour Tattoo in Tucson, Ariz. are esteemed and talented artists who will be at the Buffalo Chip to tattoo campers with special, custom and commemorative designs.

Portfolios of every artist, as well as all pre-booking contact information can be found at BuffaloChip.com

For thirty years the Legendary Buffalo Chip has proven itself as the heart of Sturgis Rally Week. Poised and ready to once again offer their visitors the complete biker experience, the Legendary Buffalo Chip has rounded up an enormous selection of biker-centric fun and festivities in addition to offering the summer’s biggest and most authentic music experience of Rally Week. Reservations for multi-day passes or daily admissions available online at www.BuffaloChip.com   or by calling 605-347-9000 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (MST) Monday through Friday.

Mountain Pine Beetle Gets Washington's Attention

Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic Should Concern Us All

 By Rep. Kristi Noem

A few weeks ago I held a Natural Resources subcommittee field hearing in the Black Hills to discuss the devastation caused by the Mountain Pine Beetle, a tiny bug measuring in at less than five millimeters. Over the past 13 years, the pine beetle has decimated nearly one third of the 1.2 million acres of National Forest System land in the Black Hills.

If you live in or near the Black Hills, chances are you’re all too familiar with the pine beetle epidemic.  But this problem isn’t just something that should be of concern to those in western South Dakota.  In addition to being a large part of our state’s identity and a beautiful and popular place for South Dakota families to vacation, the Black Hills also plays an extremely important part in our state’s economy.  For all South Dakotans, putting an end to the pine beetle problem in the Black Hills should be a priority.

During the field hearing, we heard testimony from representatives of the Black Hills National Forest, the State of South Dakota, the tourism and timber industries, and private landowners. Their input was helpful in identifying next steps to deal with the preventable damage caused by the pine beetle. We know that there are effective ways to address the problem: we can use treatments such as thinning, spraying legacy trees or creating buffer zones around infected areas. 

However, before any treatment options can be implemented, the Forest Service needs to develop and approve a Forest Management Plan. Unfortunately, the approval process is often slow due to the lengthy requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The process itself can take over a year. At this rate, the pine beetle will always be a few steps ahead of us and the devastation will never be under control. 

To speed up the plan approval process, I have asked the U.S. Forest Service Chief and the Chairwoman of the Council on Environmental Quality to use their authority to allow for a streamlined NEPA process. This would give the Black Hills National Forest the ability to treat infected areas faster. I have also requested a meeting with the Chief, the Chairwoman and the acting Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment as soon as possible in order to convey to them in person the urgency of this problem.  

The Black Hills are facing an emergency situation. It is unclear to me why the federal government, which has an obligation to manage and maintain its lands, is failing to treat it as such. I will continue to pursue this fight because the pine beetle epidemic is not just a Black Hills issue – it is a South Dakota issue. The pine beetle epidemic impacts public safety, tourism jobs and our environment.  It is critical that we remove the bureaucratic roadblocks that are hindering the Forest Service from adequately doing their job to preserve the Black Hills and other national forest land in the West.

Rep. Kristi Noem is South Dakota’s lone U.S. Representative, elected in November 2010.  She serves on the Education and Workforce and Natural Resources Committees.

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Conservative talk radio has a new challenger to the throne.  Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to appear on The Shad Olson Show, a South Dakota-based conservative talk radio program distributed on both terra-firma radio stations and on the internet via Shad’s website at www.shadolsonshow.com.

“Shad is a master of the format.”

Like many conservatives, I find the ideological interplay of the conservative talk radio format one of the most important cultural remedies available today, and let me say, Shad is a master of the format.  While not yet enjoying the notoriety of Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck, Shad’s vocal quality, vocabulary and clear passion for the full gamut of authentic conservative talk truly belongs in the rarified air of the conservative talk radio medium.

Having his Emmy Award-winning broadcasting talents now applied to a pursuit that appears to be his true passion is a substantive addition to the movement.  With a style that conveys more vocal drive than Glenn Beck and a topical fluency far beyond hosts decades older than he, Shad has a future in the conservative talk radio business that is his to write.

I would encourage any of you who are hungry for new sources of conservative truth and insight to listen to his show.  I believe you’ll discover a rare voice capable of joining the national discussion about the destiny of our nation.

Enjoy the full spectrum of conservative talk radio or listen to his show live on his website at http://www.shadolsonshow.com.  You can also listen to his podcast live each and every weekday here: Conservative Talk Radio Show

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