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USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:USNA) F1Q08 Earnings Call Notes: Listen to Webcast Gil Fuller - "Net sales in the first quarter were $101.6 million, an increase of 0.9%, just under 1%, compared with $100.6 million reported in the first quarter of 2007. Net sales growth during the quarter was primarily driven by a 2.5% increase in the number of active associates compared with the same period last year and a $5.6 million benefit from stronger foreign currencies. During our preliminary call three weeks ago, a question was asked about retention of our customers. Let me reiterate that our first quarter results were not the result of decreased customer retention. In fact our monthly auto ship rate during the first quarter continued to grow and represented 52.3% of our total product sales. Our earnings per share from continuing operations were $0.46 in the first quarter, a decrease of about 28% compared with the $0.64 per share in the first quarter of 2007. Major Line Items - Our gross margins in the first quarter of 2008 decreased by 80 basis points as a percentage of net sales to 78.8%. This is compared with 79.6% of net sales in the first quarter of 2007. This year-over-year decline can be attributed to higher relative freight costs and the decline in sales. For the second quarter we expect gross margins to be more in line with margins achieved in the second quarter of last year, or approximately 79%. Associate incentives expense in the first quarter of 2008 was 40.7% of sales compared with 39.3% in the first quarter of last year. This increase of 140 basis points relates largely to the opening of our Malaysian market last year and also to promotions and contests designed to increase sales. As we go forward, we expect that associate incentive expense will be up modestly as a percent of sales in the second quarter of 2008 compared with our first quarter of this year. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased relative to net sales to 25.4% during the first quarter of 2008 compared with 21.4% in the first quarter of the prior year. This year-over-year increase in SG higher wages related expenses of about $1.3 million which is primarily due to an increase in human resources staffing; higher than anticipated accounting and legal expenses that increased about $930,000; an $850,000 increase related to our worldwide regional celebrations and our Asia-Pacific Convention; a $840,000 increase in depreciation and rent expense related to our new Salt Lake facility, Australia facility and other facility improvements that were made to many of our international markets during 2007; and an increase in advertising expenses of about $500,000, including our investment in market research, which we believe will show a return in future quarters. Over the last few quarters we have made several step expense investments including the expansion of facility space in several of our markets in order to keep pace with our associate and sales growth. We have also had to hire a number of new employees both locally and abroad to meet the growing needs of our customers. These were critical investments to align our infrastructure with our operational needs. During the quarter our marketing group spent most of their efforts completing market research to identify factors that motivate our associates. Moving forward we plan to run a combination of both new promotions based on our market research as well as the tried and tested promotions that have produced significant results historically and Dave will talk more about this in his prepared remarks. Please note that we are looking very closely at our current cost structure and have cancelled certain future expenses and postponed others until we see a sustained return to top line growth. However we fully expect that our investments in human and capital resources will pay off in the long run though the benefits don’t always coincide with the timing of expenditures. Let’s now review the balance sheet. Cash at the end of the first quarter was $17.6 million compared with $12.9 million at year-end 2007. Inventories at the end of the first quarter were up to $21.1 million compared with $19.4 million at year-end 2007. Capital expenditures for the quarter totaled about $6.1 million down from $8.8 million in the same quarter one year ago. These expenses are due to the various facility expansion projects mentioned earlier. While the increased depreciation did cause some near term expense pressures we expect to realize future operating leverage as we see sales growth return. Second Quarter Guidance - Based on our current business trends we believe that net sales for the second quarter of 2008 will be between $103 million and $106 million. We anticipate that earnings per share will be between $0.48 and $0.51. For the full year 2008 we believe that net sales will increase approximately 2% over 2007 and that earnings per share could decline as much as 20% compared with the full-year 2007. Operationally our business model is strong and we are confident that we can regain our momentum."David Wentz "The first quarter of 2008 was a challenging quarter for USANA. I was personally disappointed with our financial results but I am very optimistic about our future growth prospects. Our sales in the U.S. during the first quarter declined 8.3% to $38.6 million compared with $42.1 million in the first quarter of last year. The addition in the number of active associates declined 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. There were three main factors that I believe contributed to our results in the U.S. First, our promotions during the quarter did not have the positive impact that typically drives our sales. Frankly some of the new things we tried were simply not effective. For example this year we held our RESET meetings via a live satellite broadcast. We have been successfully doing this in our Mexico market and delivering good results. We tried this technology in the U.S. and Canada because we thought we could reach more people throughout North America. What we found is that at least in the short-term, the live broadcast was far less effective than going out on the road and meeting face to face with our associate leaders. Unfortunately the results did not pan out the way we had hoped. Keep in mind however that we often see a delayed or lag effect with our promotions. So it’s not always easy to tell right away if a promotion has or has not been effective. Our plans for future in sales and promotions in the U.S. is to do a combination of both new promotions based on our market research as well as the tried and tested promotions that we know incent and excite associates to grow the business. As was mentioned on our preliminary conference call on March 27, we’ve launched a global promotion on March 29. This is the PaceSetter Creator cash reward program. While we are pleased with the first two weeks of sales in the current quarter, it is too early at this point to determine whether these results represent a lag effect from first-quarter promotions and events or the success of our new PaceSetter Creator promotions. Nevertheless, we are optimistic that this promotion and other planned promotions will turn on momentum and drive top line growth. Second, we are hearing from our leaders that the economic uncertainties in the U.S. are making it more difficult to bring in new customers. As a result we have modified some of our marketing approaches and are considering other ways to help our associates capitalize on a deteriorating economic conditions in the U.S. We continue to believe that our home-based business model offers us flexibility in both up and down economic environment. While declining disposable income spending has impacted us and our associates in the near term, we believe that in the long run our direct selling opportunity will attract individuals as a way to supplement their income and/or provide security during tough economic times. Third and to a lesser extent is the negative noise that is still pervasive on the Internet however it is important to note that we continue to hear less about this as every day passes. We believe that we are doing everything possible to counter the false and malicious attacks that have been levied against us. The third-party detractors and short sellers have been, we believe, discredited. Now we will just take time for the remaining noise to filter out of the Internet. In Asia-Pacific during the first quarter of 2008, net sales in our Asia-Pacific regions increased by 8.8% to $39.3 million. The growth in these regions was led by year-over-year growth in Hong Kong of 48.8% and growth in Malaysia of 43.8%. These increases were partially offset by declines in Taiwan and Singapore. Over the past few quarters Taiwan has been hampered by some political uncertainty and the election of a new president. We believe this uncertainty is now behind us and we expect Taiwan to return to one of our strong growth markets. What I hope you take away from this call today is that we have a clear plan of action for the future. We have a solid management team, who know and understand our leaders and this business model. We are 100% committed to turning the momentum back in our favor. We are focused on ensuring that our partnership with the field remains strong and becomes stronger. We have planned a meeting with our top associates to make sure that management is in lock step with our leaders. They are no doubt the key to making USANA a successful company. It is our job to provide the tools and resources that they need to build successful and residual home-based business. Next we are offering promotions that incent our leaders to grow and build their businesses. We just completed a great convention in Kuala Lumpur and have also had successful regional meetings in North America. We also have another global promotion that we will be announcing in the next couple of weeks that we believe will add to the upward momentum of our field leaders. And finally we are considering ways to increase profitability including delaying and cutting certain expenses. Without question we needed to invest in our business infrastructure to support the significant growth we have seen over the past several years. We are now to a point where we can better manage our operating costs and leverage our business model as we grow sales. On a call three weeks ago it was mentioned that we are also considering some enhancements to our associate compensation plan. These changes are based on our market research and will provide our business builders with incentives to grow their businesses beyond their current levels of activity. We believe we can fund these enhancements through improved gross margins and better cost control. By targeting our business builders and leaders, we can do a better job of efficiently returning value for both our associates and our shareholders. Finally, we are working diligently on some exciting new products that we plan to rollout at our international convention. Again it is our marketing research that is driving this effort and we look to target our growing customer demographic." Executives Riley Timmer - Executive Director of Finance Gil Fuller - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dave Wentz – President Bradford Richardson - Executive Vice President of Asia-Pacific Fred Cooper - Executive Vice President of Operations Analysts Simeon Gutman - Goldman Sachs Doug Lane – JefferiesScott Van Winkle - Canaccord Adams Rommel Dionisio - Wedbush Morgan Mimi Noel – Sidoti USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (USANA) develops and manufactures science-based nutritional and personal care products. The Company operates through two business segments: Direct Selling and Contract Manufacturing. Under the direct selling segment, the Company sells products from two primary product lines: USANA Nutritionals, which includes supplements and functional foods, and Sense—beautiful science (Sense), a line of skin and personal care products. The Company distributes and sells its products through a network marketing system, a form of direct selling, using independent distributors that it refers to as Associates. It also sells its products directly to Preferred Customers who purchase the Company’s products for personal use and are not permitted to resell or distribute the products.Special Note: Black Hills Today's staff are proud to take USANA as their nutritional supplements of choice! Scott Prentice, Publisher joined USANA so that we can share this important part of life and make these supplements available to our full staff and to join others like the USA Bobsled Team Radcliff in their success. "I've done a lot of research on a variety of supplements and found the absorption rate of USANA's products into the system is unmatched," said Ivan Radcliff, 34, a World Cup silver medalist and a member of five world championship teams. "That's what helped me earn a fourth-place finish at the final race of the season in Lake Placid, N.Y." Ivan Radcliff Some content provided by: www.SeekingAlpha.com.

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:USNA) F1Q08 Earnings Call Notes: Listen to Webcast Gil Fuller - "Net sales in the first quarter were $101.6 million, an increase of 0.9%, just under 1%, compared with $100.6 million reported in the first quarter of 2007. Net sales growth during the quarter was primarily driven by a 2.5% increase in the number of active associates compared with the same period last year and a $5.6 million benefit from stronger foreign currencies. During our preliminary call three weeks ago, a question was asked about retention of our customers. Let me reiterate that our first quarter results were not the result of decreased customer retention. In fact our monthly auto ship rate during the first quarter continued to grow and represented 52.3% of our total product sales. Our earnings per share from continuing operations were $0.46 in the first quarter, a decrease of about 28% compared with the $0.64 per share in the first quarter of 2007. Major Line Items - Our gross margins in the first quarter of 2008 decreased by 80 basis points as a percentage of net sales to 78.8%. This is compared with 79.6% of net sales in the first quarter of 2007. This year-over-year decline can be attributed to higher relative freight costs and the decline in sales. For the second quarter we expect gross margins to be more in line with margins achieved in the second quarter of last year, or approximately 79%. Associate incentives expense in the first quarter of 2008 was 40.7% of sales compared with 39.3% in the first quarter of last year. This increase of 140 basis points relates largely to the opening of our Malaysian market last year and also to promotions and contests designed to increase sales. As we go forward, we expect that associate incentive expense will be up modestly as a percent of sales in the second quarter of 2008 compared with our first quarter of this year. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased relative to net sales to 25.4% during the first quarter of 2008 compared with 21.4% in the first quarter of the prior year. This year-over-year increase in SG higher wages related expenses of about $1.3 million which is primarily due to an increase in human resources staffing; higher than anticipated accounting and legal expenses that increased about $930,000; an $850,000 increase related to our worldwide regional celebrations and our Asia-Pacific Convention; a $840,000 increase in depreciation and rent expense related to our new Salt Lake facility, Australia facility and other facility improvements that were made to many of our international markets during 2007; and an increase in advertising expenses of about $500,000, including our investment in market research, which we believe will show a return in future quarters. Over the last few quarters we have made several step expense investments including the expansion of facility space in several of our markets in order to keep pace with our associate and sales growth. We have also had to hire a number of new employees both locally and abroad to meet the growing needs of our customers. These were critical investments to align our infrastructure with our operational needs. During the quarter our marketing group spent most of their efforts completing market research to identify factors that motivate our associates. Moving forward we plan to run a combination of both new promotions based on our market research as well as the tried and tested promotions that have produced significant results historically and Dave will talk more about this in his prepared remarks. Please note that we are looking very closely at our current cost structure and have cancelled certain future expenses and postponed others until we see a sustained return to top line growth. However we fully expect that our investments in human and capital resources will pay off in the long run though the benefits don???t always coincide with the timing of expenditures. Let???s now review the balance sheet. Cash at the end of the first quarter was $17.6 million compared with $12.9 million at year-end 2007. Inventories at the end of the first quarter were up to $21.1 million compared with $19.4 million at year-end 2007. Capital expenditures for the quarter totaled about $6.1 million down from $8.8 million in the same quarter one year ago. These expenses are due to the various facility expansion projects mentioned earlier. While the increased depreciation did cause some near term expense pressures we expect to realize future operating leverage as we see sales growth return. Second Quarter Guidance - Based on our current business trends we believe that net sales for the second quarter of 2008 will be between $103 million and $106 million. We anticipate that earnings per share will be between $0.48 and $0.51. For the full year 2008 we believe that net sales will increase approximately 2% over 2007 and that earnings per share could decline as much as 20% compared with the full-year 2007. Operationally our business model is strong and we are confident that we can regain our momentum."David Wentz "The first quarter of 2008 was a challenging quarter for USANA. I was personally disappointed with our financial results but I am very optimistic about our future growth prospects. Our sales in the U.S. during the first quarter declined 8.3% to $38.6 million compared with $42.1 million in the first quarter of last year. The addition in the number of active associates declined 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. There were three main factors that I believe contributed to our results in the U.S. First, our promotions during the quarter did not have the positive impact that typically drives our sales. Frankly some of the new things we tried were simply not effective. For example this year we held our RESET meetings via a live satellite broadcast. We have been successfully doing this in our Mexico market and delivering good results. We tried this technology in the U.S. and Canada because we thought we could reach more people throughout North America. What we found is that at least in the short-term, the live broadcast was far less effective than going out on the road and meeting face to face with our associate leaders. Unfortunately the results did not pan out the way we had hoped. Keep in mind however that we often see a delayed or lag effect with our promotions. So it???s not always easy to tell right away if a promotion has or has not been effective. Our plans for future in sales and promotions in the U.S. is to do a combination of both new promotions based on our market research as well as the tried and tested promotions that we know incent and excite associates to grow the business. As was mentioned on our preliminary conference call on March 27, we???ve launched a global promotion on March 29. This is the PaceSetter Creator cash reward program. While we are pleased with the first two weeks of sales in the current quarter, it is too early at this point to determine whether these results represent a lag effect from first-quarter promotions and events or the success of our new PaceSetter Creator promotions. Nevertheless, we are optimistic that this promotion and other planned promotions will turn on momentum and drive top line growth. Second, we are hearing from our leaders that the economic uncertainties in the U.S. are making it more difficult to bring in new customers. As a result we have modified some of our marketing approaches and are considering other ways to help our associates capitalize on a deteriorating economic conditions in the U.S. We continue to believe that our home-based business model offers us flexibility in both up and down economic environment. While declining disposable income spending has impacted us and our associates in the near term, we believe that in the long run our direct selling opportunity will attract individuals as a way to supplement their income and/or provide security during tough economic times. Third and to a lesser extent is the negative noise that is still pervasive on the Internet however it is important to note that we continue to hear less about this as every day passes. We believe that we are doing everything possible to counter the false and malicious attacks that have been levied against us. The third-party detractors and short sellers have been, we believe, discredited. Now we will just take time for the remaining noise to filter out of the Internet. In Asia-Pacific during the first quarter of 2008, net sales in our Asia-Pacific regions increased by 8.8% to $39.3 million. The growth in these regions was led by year-over-year growth in Hong Kong of 48.8% and growth in Malaysia of 43.8%. These increases were partially offset by declines in Taiwan and Singapore. Over the past few quarters Taiwan has been hampered by some political uncertainty and the election of a new president. We believe this uncertainty is now behind us and we expect Taiwan to return to one of our strong growth markets. What I hope you take away from this call today is that we have a clear plan of action for the future. We have a solid management team, who know and understand our leaders and this business model. We are 100% committed to turning the momentum back in our favor. We are focused on ensuring that our partnership with the field remains strong and becomes stronger. We have planned a meeting with our top associates to make sure that management is in lock step with our leaders. They are no doubt the key to making USANA a successful company. It is our job to provide the tools and resources that they need to build successful and residual home-based business. Next we are offering promotions that incent our leaders to grow and build their businesses. We just completed a great convention in Kuala Lumpur and have also had successful regional meetings in North America. We also have another global promotion that we will be announcing in the next couple of weeks that we believe will add to the upward momentum of our field leaders. And finally we are considering ways to increase profitability including delaying and cutting certain expenses. Without question we needed to invest in our business infrastructure to support the significant growth we have seen over the past several years. We are now to a point where we can better manage our operating costs and leverage our business model as we grow sales. On a call three weeks ago it was mentioned that we are also considering some enhancements to our associate compensation plan. These changes are based on our market research and will provide our business builders with incentives to grow their businesses beyond their current levels of activity. We believe we can fund these enhancements through improved gross margins and better cost control. By targeting our business builders and leaders, we can do a better job of efficiently returning value for both our associates and our shareholders. Finally, we are working diligently on some exciting new products that we plan to rollout at our international convention. Again it is our marketing research that is driving this effort and we look to target our growing customer demographic." Executives Riley Timmer - Executive Director of Finance Gil Fuller - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dave Wentz ??? President Bradford Richardson - Executive Vice President of Asia-Pacific Fred Cooper - Executive Vice President of Operations Analysts Simeon Gutman - Goldman Sachs Doug Lane ??? JefferiesScott Van Winkle - Canaccord Adams Rommel Dionisio - Wedbush Morgan Mimi Noel ??? Sidoti USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (USANA) develops and manufactures science-based nutritional and personal care products. The Company operates through two business segments: Direct Selling and Contract Manufacturing. Under the direct selling segment, the Company sells products from two primary product lines: USANA Nutritionals, which includes supplements and functional foods, and Sense???beautiful science (Sense), a line of skin and personal care products. The Company distributes and sells its products through a network marketing system, a form of direct selling, using independent distributors that it refers to as Associates. It also sells its products directly to Preferred Customers who purchase the Company???s products for personal use and are not permitted to resell or distribute the products.Special Note: Black Hills Today's staff are proud to take USANA as their nutritional supplements of choice! Scott Prentice, Publisher joined USANA so that we can share this important part of life and make these supplements available to our full staff and to join others like the USA Bobsled Team Radcliff in their success. "I've done a lot of research on a variety of supplements and found the absorption rate of USANA's products into the system is unmatched," said Ivan Radcliff, 34, a World Cup silver medalist and a member of five world championship teams. "That's what helped me earn a fourth-place finish at the final race of the season in Lake Placid, N.Y." Ivan Radcliff Some content provided by: www.SeekingAlpha.com.

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RocketBoom.com What started out as a natural progression of technology for the Black Hills Portal has now also become a focal point for many in the Global Online Video Revolution. The online electronic chatter in many user groups indicate that Vloggers (Video Bloggers) are very well aware of the dent they are making in the traditional media???s playground. The word ???Revolution??? might actually be an understatement for what is actually starting to take place. Many of these savvy geeks have always known that the greatest market share would someday be the internet and now they are proving themselves right. While FoxNews.com, NBC, and many of the larger media moguls are smiling that they have their web sites now full of ???Free??? ???Video??? content??? they might actually be missing the boat. What Amanda Congdon, of RocketBoom.com and Katrina Stenquist of Mobuzztv.com have that the big media moguls don???t, are not only three minutes of many internet surfer???s attention, but they have true internet syndication through RSS feeds. They and thousand of others are now being downloaded into subscriber???s libraries for future viewing. Many of the larger networks don???t want you to have their video feed and they go to great lengths to protect it. They want you only to view them on their websites. Where by protecting the use of their news and content. which is almost exactly the antithesis of the vloggers. This is why the ???Revolution??? is really taking flight. Just with in the past month (podcast.yahoo.com) has just launched a video and podcast aggregator which allows users to subscribe to pod and video cast from all over the world. It is no doubt that Yahoo! saw the dollar signs at Apples??? iTunes. For the Podcast and Vlog world this is nothing but more good news that they are actually being heard and now seen. Black Hills Portal, a local internet portal for 75 Black Hill???s communities started in late spring of 2005 to embed local video into their news stories and business directory. Then in the full swing of summer launched a video blog or vlog called BlackHills.TV which now host BlackHillsPodcast.com and the Portal???s videos. ???This now enables our site visitors to subscribe to our video and audio and view it at their preferred time.??? Technology and Operations Director, Scott Prentice said this was just a natural path of growth for the Portal. The Portal has now become one of the first Vlogs syndicated into iTunes, Yahoo! and hundreds of other podcast and video directories in a multi-state region. Black Hills Portal currently called Black Hills Today, a Coldfusion based portal which now host embedded news video and audio, has been consistently a leader in online technology and innovation. Often touted as the ???Nations Fastest Growing Community Portal??? is quietly and quickly becoming a member of this new Revolution. Scott believes online video syndication is going to be one of the largest media businesses within 3 years. With estimates currently running at 10 million listeners to podcasts and manufactures now positioning themselves to host syndicated video on portable iPods, Cellular Phones, PDA and similar devices, he can???t be to far off from the truth. Scott also said that when you have brilliant young ???Peppy and Provocative??? people like Katrina Stenquist of MoBuzzTV life is just a little sweeter and more enjoyable then Bill O???Reilly and Fox News. Mobuzztv.com

Play Windows Media || Play Quick Time BlackHillsPodcasting.com host, Scott Prentice, stops at a beautiful little homestead along Hwy 85 going into Wyoming from South Dakota boarder. Other Notes: Please Visit us in iTunes or See us in Yahoo! Podcasts We are currently holding # 4 position in Yahoo! Podcast under the News Catagory!!! Show Sponsor:

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Black Hills Night of "Horror"! Get all event details on Black Hills Today! The Second Year of the Haunted Opera House Brings "Fright Night" Alive! Be Prepared to be Scared! Friday, Oct. 26 2007 - Haunted House - Pumkin Roll 1pm to 3pm (Sever St. Lead BYOP) Sunday, Oct. 28 2007 - Haunted House 6pm to 9pm Tuesday, Oct. 30 2007 - Haunted House 6pm to 9pm Wednesday, Oct. 31 2007 - Haunted House 6pm to 9pm

Black Hills Night of "Horror"! Get all event details on Black Hills Today! The Second Year of the Haunted Opera House Brings "Fright Night" Alive! Be Prepared to be Scared! Friday, Oct. 26 2007 - Haunted House - Pumkin Roll 1pm to 3pm (Sever St. Lead BYOP) Sunday, Oct. 28 2007 - Haunted House 6pm to 9pm Tuesday, Oct. 30 2007 - Haunted House 6pm to 9pm Wednesday, Oct. 31 2007 - Haunted House 6pm to 9pm

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Black Hills Snow Report brought to you by Edge Sports now in 3 locations in the Black Hills, Spearfish, Rapid City and Lead. Visit them online at www.GrabAnEdge.com Listen or Download this weeks podcast BlackHillsPodcast.com Show #35If you try to click on the Podcast download link above and it opens a page and it doesn't do anything, you've probably just downloaded IE 7. The program is full of bugs and this issue can simply be fixed by going to your Tools Menu then go to Internet Options, click on the advanced tab then there is a button that says Restore advanced settings. Click it and then Apply! OK. Works Great. Show Sponsor: Edge Sports Website Designed by: TerritoryMedia.com Show Notes:- Lee Coulter with Titanium - The Beat Girls with Na Na Na Na - Adrienne Pierce with Making Angels Sponsor Note: Edge Sports GrabAnEdge.com - 3 Blind Mice with Your Face is Not Enough - The Beat Girls Come back with The Air That I Breath - Lee Coulter with Booty Voodoo - NewLeaf with Magic Carpet - Uncle Seth with To Be An Angle - Lee Coulter Love in a Bottle

I think this is a wonderful example of Black Hills Communities working together. Spearfish & Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce work together to bring o2Diesel to the School District and help present the concept of bringing cleaner fuels to our schools. Watch Video

One of my favorate places to shop in the Black Hills is this little shop in Lead, SD called Blue Mountain Leathers. Everytime I've been in this leather shop. They always have something new going on. I wanted to share with our readers, listeners and viewers just how special this place is. So the next time your in the Northern Black hills stop by and see Blue Mountain Leathers. Watch a video clip Now! What's really great is everything is hand made!

DOWNLOAD MP3 Today, we're going way back to 1949 and opening an old United States Air Force project called Project Blue Book. We're going to reopen the project and give it our own examination. Two really exciting UFO reports in Project Blue Book are recorded in quite detail that took place here in the Dakota's in 1966 and 1968. We are going to examine both. Plus we are going to look in depth at the report that was published out of the Pierre Capital Journal in October of 1966 that looks and sounds just like the UFO BlackHillsPodcast host Scott Prentice seen on top of the Rubicon here in the Black Hills. All three reports have very similar elements to Scott's 911 call. So sit back and enjoy the show as Scott goes back to the very beginning of Project Blue Book in 1949. Click to enlarge report Stay Subscribed to BlackHillsUnderground.com to get more on Project Blue Book. Show Sponsor:

Jewel Cave Today is a ForestNet Podcast Produced by Gary Chancey with Black Hills National Forest Service Download MP3 Jewel Cave Today, 9/28/2006, (Duration 11:24) Topic: Recent and ongoing barometric wind research at Jewel Cave. Host: Gary C. Chancey Guest: Mike Wiles-Cave Management Specialist Jewel Cave National Monument, a unit of the National Park Service located west of Custer, South Dakota introduces its first Podcast. What does the wind have to do with a cave anyway? How long is Jewel Cave going to get? Can you walk through the cave like you would walk on a sidewalk? The answer to these questions and more on this edition of Jewel Cave Today. Visit Jewel Cave Today

DOWNLOAD MP3 Well, I'm back! Wow where does the time go... This maybe the best show in the last year! We are launching the new "Black Hills Underground" segment or show. This is going to be lots of fun and we will have a text based section Black Hills Underground in Black Hills Today. See it Here! Anyway Enjoy!

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Black Hills Snow Report brought to you by Edge Sports now in 3 locations in the Black Hills, Spearfish, Rapid City and Lead. Visit them online at www.GrabAnEdge.com Listen or Download this weeks podcast BlackHillsPodcast.com Show #35If you try to click on the Podcast download link above and it opens a page and it doesn't do anything, you've probably just downloaded IE 7. The program is full of bugs and this issue can simply be fixed by going to your Tools Menu then go to Internet Options, click on the advanced tab then there is a button that says Restore advanced settings. Click it and then Apply! OK. Works Great. Show Sponsor: Edge Sports Website Designed by: TerritoryMedia.com Show Notes:- Lee Coulter with Titanium - The Beat Girls with Na Na Na Na - Adrienne Pierce with Making Angels Sponsor Note: Edge Sports GrabAnEdge.com - 3 Blind Mice with Your Face is Not Enough - The Beat Girls Come back with The Air That I Breath - Lee Coulter with Booty Voodoo - NewLeaf with Magic Carpet - Uncle Seth with To Be An Angle - Lee Coulter Love in a Bottle

I think this is a wonderful example of Black Hills Communities working together. Spearfish & Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce work together to bring o2Diesel to the School District and help present the concept of bringing cleaner fuels to our schools. Watch Video

One of my favorate places to shop in the Black Hills is this little shop in Lead, SD called Blue Mountain Leathers. Everytime I've been in this leather shop. They always have something new going on. I wanted to share with our readers, listeners and viewers just how special this place is. So the next time your in the Northern Black hills stop by and see Blue Mountain Leathers. Watch a video clip Now! What's really great is everything is hand made!

DOWNLOAD MP3 Today, we're going way back to 1949 and opening an old United States Air Force project called Project Blue Book. We're going to reopen the project and give it our own examination. Two really exciting UFO reports in Project Blue Book are recorded in quite detail that took place here in the Dakota's in 1966 and 1968. We are going to examine both. Plus we are going to look in depth at the report that was published out of the Pierre Capital Journal in October of 1966 that looks and sounds just like the UFO BlackHillsPodcast host Scott Prentice seen on top of the Rubicon here in the Black Hills. All three reports have very similar elements to Scott's 911 call. So sit back and enjoy the show as Scott goes back to the very beginning of Project Blue Book in 1949. Click to enlarge report Stay Subscribed to BlackHillsUnderground.com to get more on Project Blue Book. Show Sponsor:

DOWNLOAD MP3 Well, I'm back! Wow where does the time go... This maybe the best show in the last year! We are launching the new "Black Hills Underground" segment or show. This is going to be lots of fun and we will have a text based section Black Hills Underground in Black Hills Today. See it Here! Anyway Enjoy!

Black Hills National Forest - ForestNET Launches New Podcast Download MP3 Gary C. Chancey, Black Hills National Forest, Custer, SD Steve Kozel, Bearlodge District Ranger, Sundance, WY Duration: 10:00 Recorded: 2 June 2006

Jewel Cave Today is a ForestNet Podcast Produced by Gary Chancey with Black Hills National Forest Service Download MP3 Jewel Cave Today, 9/28/2006, (Duration 11:24) Topic: Recent and ongoing barometric wind research at Jewel Cave. Host: Gary C. Chancey Guest: Mike Wiles-Cave Management Specialist Jewel Cave National Monument, a unit of the National Park Service located west of Custer, South Dakota introduces its first Podcast. What does the wind have to do with a cave anyway? How long is Jewel Cave going to get? Can you walk through the cave like you would walk on a sidewalk? The answer to these questions and more on this edition of Jewel Cave Today. Visit Jewel Cave Today

DOWNLOAD MP3 This is an unedited copy of Senator Thune's hosted conference call July 7th, 2006 regarding the USDA’s decision to immediately release CRP acres in 20 South Dakota counties for emergency haying and grazing. Senator John Thune also discusses briefly North Korea's current situation on launching missles. This is a direct feed from Senator John Thunes WebsiteRelated Press Release July 7th, 2006 - Washington, DC - Senator John Thune today received notice that the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) will announce later today its decision to immediately release CRP acres in 20 South Dakota counties for emergency haying and grazing. Senator Thune made a call to USDA Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner on June 29 to stress the importance of releasing the acres quickly to assist South Dakota farmers and ranchers. Senator Thune, along with the rest of the congressional delegation, also sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns on June 22, urging him to honor the requests made by the South Dakota Farm Service Agency (FSA) office in Huron for the emergency release of CRP acres. Senator Thune has also been working closely with Governor Mike Rounds and state FSA officials to coordinate the requests on behalf of South Dakota's farmers and ranchers. "I was pleased to receive this important news this morning from Deputy Secretary Conner. Opening up CRP acres for emergency haying and grazing is a step that will provide significant relief to our farmers and ranchers as drought conditions have made an unfortunate early arrival this year," Senator Thune said. "During my recent visits to the affected areas, farmers and ranchers stressed that this was a critical next step in drought relief. I'm thankful Secretary Johanns has honored our request and will release this land to soften the blow of a dangerously dry season for our farmers and ranchers, the backbone of South Dakota's economy." In the last several weeks, Senator Thune and members of his staff have toured a number of drought-affected counties across the state. The USDA decision also released CP23 (Wetlands Restoration) acres in the covered counties for grazing. Once a county is approved for emergency haying and grazing, farmers or ranchers must then apply for approval at their local FSA office. Those individuals who choose to graze the acres must leave 25% of the acreage untouched, grazing at 75% of stocking rate. For haying, only 50% of the acres can be used. For both options, the producer is assessed 25% of his annual payment. The counties covered by today's USDA decision include: Beadle, Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jerauld, Jones, Lyman, McPherson, Perkins, Potter, Sanborn, Stanley, Sully, Walworth, and Ziebach.

DOWNLOAD MP3 This is an unedited copy of Senator Thune's hosted conference call July 7th, 2006 regarding the USDA’s decision to immediately release CRP acres in 20 South Dakota counties for emergency haying and grazing. Senator John Thune also discusses briefly North Korea's current situation on launching missles. This is a direct feed from Senator John Thunes WebsiteRelated Press Release July 7th, 2006 - Washington, DC - Senator John Thune today received notice that the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) will announce later today its decision to immediately release CRP acres in 20 South Dakota counties for emergency haying and grazing. Senator Thune made a call to USDA Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner on June 29 to stress the importance of releasing the acres quickly to assist South Dakota farmers and ranchers. Senator Thune, along with the rest of the congressional delegation, also sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns on June 22, urging him to honor the requests made by the South Dakota Farm Service Agency (FSA) office in Huron for the emergency release of CRP acres. Senator Thune has also been working closely with Governor Mike Rounds and state FSA officials to coordinate the requests on behalf of South Dakota's farmers and ranchers. "I was pleased to receive this important news this morning from Deputy Secretary Conner. Opening up CRP acres for emergency haying and grazing is a step that will provide significant relief to our farmers and ranchers as drought conditions have made an unfortunate early arrival this year," Senator Thune said. "During my recent visits to the affected areas, farmers and ranchers stressed that this was a critical next step in drought relief. I'm thankful Secretary Johanns has honored our request and will release this land to soften the blow of a dangerously dry season for our farmers and ranchers, the backbone of South Dakota's economy." In the last several weeks, Senator Thune and members of his staff have toured a number of drought-affected counties across the state. The USDA decision also released CP23 (Wetlands Restoration) acres in the covered counties for grazing. Once a county is approved for emergency haying and grazing, farmers or ranchers must then apply for approval at their local FSA office. Those individuals who choose to graze the acres must leave 25% of the acreage untouched, grazing at 75% of stocking rate. For haying, only 50% of the acres can be used. For both options, the producer is assessed 25% of his annual payment. The counties covered by today's USDA decision include: Beadle, Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jerauld, Jones, Lyman, McPherson, Perkins, Potter, Sanborn, Stanley, Sully, Walworth, and Ziebach.

DOWNLOAD MP3 Scott Prentice - Territory Media - Joe Rothermel, Erik Olsby - Crossroads Media Solutions and special guest Chris Abbot - Start back with the Today Show! Give us a break! Erik is Back!. Well we hope you enjoy the show. BlackHills.TV is moving it's domain to a new location, but you should still find BlackHillsPodcast.com located here. We are also excited to announce that we've just registered www.blackhills.FM Any of you radio station geeks out their should go to Geekjam.com and get your FM registered.  

DOWNLOAD MP3 Scott Prentice - Territory Media - Joe Rothermel, Erik Olsby - Crossroads Media Solutions and special guest Chris Abbot - Start back with the Today Show! Give us a break! Erik is Back!. Well we hope you enjoy the show. BlackHills.TV is moving it's domain to a new location, but you should still find BlackHillsPodcast.com located here. We are also excited to announce that we've just registered www.blackhills.FM Any of you radio station geeks out their should go to Geekjam.com and get your FM registered.