AUTHOR: Jerry "Jet" Whittaker TITLE: Aberdeen: Poker run, picnic Saturday DATE: 10:57 AM ----- BODY:

The Spirit Riders will have their third annual benefit ride Saturday for Make-a-Wish. Registration for the poker run is at Wylie Park beach from 11 a.m. to noon. Riders will travel approximately 140 miles, from Wylie to Mellette, Redfield, Faulkton, Ipswich and back to Wylie. Poker hands will be drawn at the end of the ride. There will be a free picnic after the ride, at around 4 p.m. If there is bad weather Saturday, the ride will take place Sunday. The fee is $5 for the poker run. Raffle tickets will be sold for prizes. Families are welcome to travel by car. The Spirit Riders promote drug- and alcohol-free riding.

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