Messages to Teachers
Mushers can leave the starting chute at Willow with as many as sixteen dogs and they must finish with no fewer than 6 dogs in harness. It’s true that some mushers finish with 16 but most drop dogs at check points along the trail. What happens to the dropped dogs? How do they get home …
Hello Boys and Girls, This year, 62 mushers have signed up to run the 2011 Iditarod! That means 62 teams of K9 athletes will be spending the next few months continuing their training for the Last Great Race®! I say ‘continuing’ because my fur friends have been in training for the past year or even …
Hi Boys and Girls, Wow, I can’t believe it’s fall already. I bet all of you are back at school and having a great time meeting new friends, and learning new things. I had a very busy summer. Zuma was talking to me about the Traveling Quilt. Have you heard about it? You can read …
Were you one of the very lucky students whose teacher went to Summer Camp for Educators and Race Fans? Handler works as part of the camp staff and we’re always anxious to hear stories and see pictures of camp and activities. The twelve participants enjoyed a wonderful experience and will bring exciting new ideas using …
Hello Boys and Girls, Are you counting the days to summer vacation? You might be doing that because for students who have the summer off, it is fun to plan what you are going to do during the summer! Do you have a summer trip planned? Are you going to summer camp? Are you going …
It wasn’t just spring because the calendar said so, there were other signs of spring in Nome on Saturday,. The sun rose at 9:01 then set at 9:19 providing more than 12 hours of daylight. The low temperature was 10 above and the high reached 28, both being well above average. The day was bright, …
Hi Boys and Girls, Are you having fun following the race? Well Tuesday is probably the day we’ll see the winner cross the finish line in Nome. Who do you think it will be? There are a couple of teams that are in contention. Stay tuned! Once the winner has finished, keep following the race. …
Hi Boys and Girls, What an exciting weekend. I have been glued to my computer monitor. Once again, I’m not in Alaska. So I hooked up to the Iditarod Insider, got my favorite snacks ready, and stretched out in from of the computer to watch the action. How many of you were able to watch …
Jeff King spoke at the Iditarod Winter Teacher’s Conference on Friday. He’s the winningest musher of all times and has four Iditarod victories to his credit. He shared stories about his rookie trip from Anchorage to Nome in 1981. It took him 15 days to cover the route and he finished in 28 place. He …
Now days, there is much concern about bullying in schools, on the play ground, in Physical Education class and even in the dog yard. All age groups can be the target of a bully – puppies, yearlings, two-year-olds, adults and seniors. I want to share a story about bullying in the Just Guts Dog Yard. …
