July 31, 2008 Sturgis is already insane with people, bikes and vendors, lots going on already. The helicopters have already started arriving. Took this one at the Lamphere Ranch today, which is on hwy 34 & just west of hwy 79. Attempted to talk with the pilot, but he wasn’t anywhere around, so will keep [...]
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FOUR Campgrounds near Bear Butte NOW offering HELICOPTER rides
July 28th, 2008 
admin Hello everyone, Many of you may be aware that the past couple months, we have been battling a new attack of helicopters over the mountain. A couple of months ago, Broken Spoke Campground, formally known as Sturgis County Line were the first to announce they were offering helicopter rides during the rally. There are now [...]
Update on Bear Butte issue 7-20-08
July 20th, 2008 admin Update on Bear Butte issue 7-20-08 The rally is two weeks away and the tents are already up and running in Sturgis. They say with the economy, the rally could be down by half this year. Don’t get to excited about this, that is still potentially 250,000 people! Sturgis is normally a community of about [...]
Timeline for Bear Butte Issue
July 20th, 2008 admin Timeline for Bear Butte February 2003 – The Northern Cheyenne, Rosebud Sioux, Crow Creek Sioux and Yankton Sioux tribes and Defenders of the Black Hills file lawsuit to stop shooting range four miles north of Bear Butte. During his time in office, Governor Janklow provided faulty information in order to obtain money from the Community [...]
Bear Butte bar gets nod for liquor license
July 4th, 2008 admin Bear Butte bar gets nod for liquor licenseBy Andrew Gorder, Journal staff Wednesday, July 02, 2008The 3-2 vote came after about an hour and a half of testimony from representatives of Target Logistics — a Boston-based company that intends to buy the embattled campground — and Native Americans, concerned citizens and other activists who support [...]
