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• The downgrading of fire restrictions also includes Bear Butte State Park, Custer State Park, Sheps Canyon, Cheyenne and Bailey Lakeside use areas at Angostora, and the Rocky Point Recreational camping area near Belle Fourche.
• Smoking is now permitted within an enclosed vehicle or building in developed areas or while stopped in an barren area at least three feet in diameter or an area cleared of all flammable materials.
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2 hikes planned at Blood Run Nature Area
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Blood Run, a national historic landmark set to become South Dakota's first new state park in more than 50 years, is hosting two self-guided hikes this month.
• The picturesque acreage along the Big Sioux River was used by thousands of Oneota Indians into the early 1700s, and its diverse landscape boasts a large oak forest, rolling hills, flood plains and riverside bluffs.
• The walks are scheduled for Oct. 20 and 27. A campfire and hot cider will be available after the walk.
• Park naturalist Edward Raventon says visitors should plan to arrive by 6 p.m. and expect to spend an hour on the trail. The walk is free and registration is not required.
• The entire Blood Run site could eventually encompass some 1,400 acres in South Dakota and Iowa.
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Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials
The Associated Press
• Argus Leader, Sioux Falls. Oct. 8, 2012
• University dropout rate hurts state
• College recruitment is a tough job in South Dakota these days.
• Besides getting kids to sign up for classes and choose a dorm, now the focus includes retention more than ever. State universities are working to bring freshmen back as sophomores, and in the early stages of the efforts, they're losing ground, slightly.
• The state's six public universities have focused on helping students feel that they belong on campus and can get academic or social help when they need it. The universities have new software to earlier identify at-risk students, require seminar courses to help freshmen get acquainted with campus and have overhauled the way (Continued on page 43)
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