More than 25 bars and restaurants statewide are giving their patrons a message they hope will stick.

On Saturday, Dec. 22, establishments in Pierre, Keystone, Rapid City, Rockerville, Sioux Falls, Watertown and Yankton are distributing "don't drink and drive" sticky notes to customers when they deliver their bills.

"When a customer gets their bill, there'll be a note attached that says 'Friends don't let friends drive drunk,'" Colonel Dan Mosteller of the South Dakota Highway Patrol said. "The sticky note effort is one we tried last summer, and I guess you could say it's back by popular demand. We received a really positive response, so we expanded the program for the holiday."

The effort is part of the "Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest." campaign that runs through the end of month.

The Department of Public Safety, Volunteers of America Dakotas, Growing up Together, Rapid City/Pennington County Alcohol and Drug Program, Pennington County Sheriff's Office, Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health, Watertown Human Service Agency, Watertown Police Department and more than 25 bars and restaurants contributed to this effort.

Local bars and restaurants participating include Boston's Restaurant and Sports Bar, T.G.I. Fridays, Shooters, Sanford's Grub & Pub, Remington's Supper Club Lounge & Casino in Keystone and The Gaslight Restaurant and Saloon in Rockerville.

"We're excited to have so many partners helping to spread the 'don't drink and drive' message. Hopefully, the notes will be a nonintrusive way of reminding people to find a sober ride," Mosteller said.

As part of the campaign, the South Dakota Highway Patrol has also scheduled nearly 20 sobriety checkpoints and another 20 DUI and speeding saturation patrols between mid-December and New Year's Day.