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Junction Avenue in the Black Hills biker town.
• The suit filed Friday alleges that bar owners sent notice at the end of May to terminate the vendor agreement, claiming Paisano had materially breached the contract by failing to sell sufficient vendor space ahead of the 2012 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August.
• Paisano accuses the bar owners of breaching the contract by covering up the Easyriders logos with tarps, acting as their own sales agent for vendor space and improperly trying to terminate the vendor agreement.
• The removal of all Easyriders affiliation "was a transparent attempt to avoid its royalty and commission obligations," the magazine company said.
• Owner Scott Upton declined to comment on the lawsuit Monday.
• The website for Easyriders Saloon & Steakhouse now redirects to Sturgis Saloon Company and Triple 8 Grille, a new name for the three-story bar and restaurant. The 23,000-square-foot facility features a restaurant, multiple bars, a stage and a third-floor private meeting and events area.
• The suit seeks an injunction to prevent the bar from covering up the signs and using a different name.
• The 72nd edition of the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which draws hundreds of thousands of bikers to South Dakota's Black Hills, runs Aug. 6-12.
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Wild Card 2 ticket sold in Clark worth $5,001
• CLARK, S.D. (AP) -- A Wild Card 2 ticket sold in Clark is worth $5,001 in last Saturday's drawing.
• South Dakota lottery officials say the ticket matched all five white ball numbers (Continued on page 20)
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