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Eye on the Trail: Nome Awards Banquet

Folks in Nome headed to the Nome Recreation Center for the Iditarod Finisher’s Banquet on a calm, sunny, warm afternoon.  All the mushers were off the trail.  The Widow’s Lamp was extinguished.  The banquet would put Iditarod XLIV in the history books. Chefs from the Lakefront Alaska Hotel of Anchorage prepared a meal that was …

AWARDS BANQUET

Hi Boys and Girls, Last night was the awards banquet in Nome.  It was held at the Nome Recreation Center. The banquet is to congratulate all the finishers of this years race.  There are also awards given out. For a very detailed list of the awards and who won them this year you can go …

THE AWARDS BANQUET

                                      Hi Boys and Girls, Last night was the awards banquet in Nome.  It was held at the Nome Recreation Center. The banquet is to congratulate all the finishers of this years race.  There are also awards …

Daily Update- 3/19/2012 The Awards Banquet

Posted by Gypsy in Race Coverage Date: March 19, 2012 12:26 am Hi Boys and Girls, All but two mushers are in. Jan Steves and Bob Chlupach should be in early this morning. Last night was the awards banquet in Nome.  It was held at the Nome Recreation Center. The banquet is to congratulate all …

Gypsy’s Daily Update- 3/21/2011 The Awards Banquet in Nome

Hi Boys and Girls, Well all the mushers are in and everyone attended the awards banquet last night in Nome.  It was held at the Nome Recreation Center. The banquet is to congratulate all the finishers of this years race.  There are also awards given out.  This years awards are: PenAir Spirit of Alaska Award– …

Eye on the Jr:  Banquet & Awards

The Sunday night Finisher’s Banquet marked the 4th time in the past three days when all the Jr. Iditarod mushers were gathered together.  The first being for the musher meeting on Friday, then at the start Saturday morning, next as they camped at Yentna on the shore of the river and gathered around the campfire …

Eye on the Trail: Nome Banquet and Awards

The return to the traditional Finisher’s Banquet format in Nome was welcomed by mushers, families, sponsors and Iditarod fans alike.  After two years of anything but normal, it felt very good to gather two weeks after the Willow start to celebrate the 50th running of Iditarod at the Recreation Center in Nome.  Awards were presented …

Iditarod XL Special Awards Given at the Finisher’s Banquet in Nome!

Pen Air Spirit of Alaska Award – Aliy Zirkle   GCI Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award – Jim Lanier   Wells Fargo Bank Alaska Gold Coast Award  – Aliy Zirkle   Nome Kennel Club Fastest Time from Safety to Nome Award  – Mike Williams, Jr.   Horizon Lines Most Improved Musher Award   – Rohn Buser   …

Eye on the Trail: Awards – The Rest of the Story

Between the Musher Banquet in Anchorage where start order was determined and the Finisher’s Banquet in Nome where stories were shared and mushers were honored, many miles have passed under the sled runners.  While the line on the map is the same for every musher, the journey is entirely unique.  It was one of the …

Eye on the Jr: Awards and More

Recognition, stories, prizes and honors are all a part of the Sunday evening Jr. Iditarod Awards Banquet. Family, friends, fans and supporters of the Jr Iditarod gathered at Redington High School to enjoy camaraderie and a meal catered by Fish On Camp Grill.  Salmon was on the menu. Each year the prize committee gathers amazing …