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• "I'd encourage people to do that during the holidays as a fun way to get with family and friends," Sattgast said.
• So would Deal.
• She and her husband, who works in construction, just bought a new house, so the extra money will go toward Christmas gifts.
• "Now I'm trying to spread the word with email and texting my friends. Try it. You never know," Deal said.
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Jett's replacement on SD float still not named
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakotans will likely find out Thursday morning who will appear on the state's Mount Rushmore-themed float in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
• Secretary of Tourism Jim Hagen says it's his understanding Macy's will announce its entertainment then.
• Joan Jett and the Blackhearts had been scheduled to play, but Jett was moved to another float a couple of weeks ago after complaints from some South Dakota farmers and ranchers. They say they were unhappy that their state would be represented by a vegetarian who supports People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
• Jett has said she agreed to the change because political agendas were getting in the way of a fun event.
• The rocker also has appeared on the USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour supporting overseas troops.
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Ethanol's rise can mean loss of hunting lands
DIRK LAMMERS, Associated Press
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Pheasants once drew hundreds of weekend hunters to Fairbury, Neb., each fall, filling the 45 rooms at Randy Brown's Capri Motel with sportsmen eager to bag their limits.
• But times have changed. The native grasslands and milo crops that used to dot surrounding Jefferson County have been overtaken by corn and soy crops. Neither provides the shelter that wildlife once enjoyed. This year's opener drew just two rooms of out-of-state hunters to the Capri, one of many businesses indirectly affected as farmers move to meet the nation's demand for biofuel.
• "We don't have the habitat we had 20 years ago," said Brown, owner of the motel near the Nebraska-Kansas border. "Everything's against the pheasants right now."
• The U.S. Conservation Reserve Program, which pays landowners not to farm (Continued on page 23)
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