Following the race is exciting for students. To keep track of musher progress and other data during the race as mushers travel from checkpoint to checkpoint, use one of our sample tracking forms that are listed on this page or create a chart to gather the data you want students to collect. During odd numbered …
These ready to use lessons and activities for reading and writing are a great way to get your students involved in reaching academic success the Idita – way — Follow the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race® and engage students in life long learning. (By Martha Dobson) Download the PDF Document: Reading and Writing on …
Fun pop quizzes for students. Quiz sets contain a few different quizzes in the PDF. These are short 5-7 question quizzes to get the brain thinking. Quiz set 1
Call 1.800.545.6874 for your Summer Raffle Ticket! Tickets $100 each – Drawing September 2 Time is running out to get your ticket. Do not delay, call today! *Iditarod Trail Committee employees and their direct relatives and members of the Board of Directors and their direct relatives may NOT purchase Iditarod raffle tickets or receive prizes.
The Annual Membership Meeting of the Iditarod Trail Committee (ITC) will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 29, 2019, at the Iditarod Trail Committee Headquarters, 2100 South Knik-Goose Bay Road in Wasilla. The Board of Directors and staff encourage all members to attend. The 29th is also the first day of musher sign-ups …
At its April meeting, the AKC Board of Directors approved a new position statement to clarify the organization’s position on tethering. The position statement is as follows: “The American Kennel Club recognizes that tethering is a practical and humane method for training and restraining dogs in a variety of circumstances. Dogs should never be tethered …
Call 1800.545.6874 for your ticket. Tickets: $100 each Drawing: April 7 (4:00 PM AK) Need Not Be Present to Win 20 prizes: 16 ticket holders win $1000 cash each. 4 ticket holders will each win a 4×4 Pickup Truck from Anchorage Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. (or a similarly priced Anchorage Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram vehicle) …
Hobo Jim will receive an honorary degree, Doctor of Music from UAA on May 5th during commencement ceremony. Jim (James Varsos – the Alaska State Balladeer) has been writing and performing songs about life in Alaska –sharing Alaska’s history, culture, and Iditarod to fans around the world for more than 40 years. Hobo Jim created …
On May 1, the late Dorothy Page, the “Mother of the Iditarod” was inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame. Dorothy, a journalist and historian, wrote and published the “Iditarod Trail Annual” during the early years of the Race. In 1964, Dorothy had a great idea! As chairman of the Wasilla-Knik Centennial Committee and …
