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 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The 2013 Custer State Park Fall Classic Bison Auction will be held on Saturday, Nov. 16 , at the park corrals where 331 head will be sold. This year’s offerings include 21 mature bred cows, 7 mature open cows, 20 two-year-old bred heifers, 1 two-year-old open heifer, 41 yearling heifers, 48 heifer calves, 66 bull calves, 84 yearling bulls,  20 two-year-old grade bulls, 22 two-year-old breeding bulls and 2 burros. The auction will begin at  10 a.m. MST  at the Custer State Park Buffalo corrals, located 15 miles east of Custer on Highway 16A and then nine miles south on the Wildlife Loop Road. Signs will be posted to assist in locating the corrals. New this year, the auction will also be online at  www.DVAuction.com . A buyers’ reception will be held prior to the auction on  Friday, Nov. 15 , from  6-8 p.m. MST  at the Creekside Lodge in Custer State Park. For the past 48 years, the park has made i...

. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Though State Parks in western South Dakota were affected by the early fall blizzard last week, park officials say that all parks have re-opened with the exception of Shadehill Recreation Area near Lemmon. Shadehill Recreation Area will likely be without power for another week. “The electric company is focused on restoring power to residential areas first,” said Shadehill manager Jim Straight. “We hope to have electricity to the campground by next weekend.” In addition to the power outage, Shadehill also lost around 30 percent of its trees. Nearby Llewellyn Johns campground is open with electricity. French Creek Horse Camp, Game Lodge and Blue Bell Campgrounds are open at Custer State Park. Needles Highway remains closed; however, all other park roads are open.  “With the exception of some tree branch cleanup, the park is back to normal for this time of the year,” said park superintendent Matt Snyder. “Custer State Park did not lose an...