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Hi Zuma, We have a few questions for you, we hope you can answer them. We were wondering how long you have been reporting for the Iditarod? Do you have a favorite musher? I’ve been reporting for Iditarod for many years, now, Boys and Girls, more years than I have claws on my paws. I …
Dear Zuma, How are you? We are fine here. We are 2nd graders at the Best Elementary School in New Hampshire. We are students in Mrs. Stanley’s and Miss Whitman’s class. We are all impressed that you are able to read and type! John said that you could spell better than he could:) We loved …
Hi Boys and Girls, Several of you have emailed me about dog booties. You’ve wanted to know what they are made of and when they are worn. So this post is for you! Most dog booties used for dog sledding are made out of a material called Cordura 330. Cordura 330 is a …
Hi Boys and Girls, Several of you have asked me if Mrs. Andrews class would share the YUMMY cookie biscuit recipe they are making for their community project. I asked and Mrs. Andrew was very happy to share. I hope all of you can make them for your dogs. Your dogs will really enjoy them. …
Hi Boys and Girls, I hope you are enjoying the race this year. Several of you have asked about food for both the dogs and humans along the trail. We’ve talked a lot about what the dogs eat but not about what the humans eat. Mary Calore contacted me and …
Hello Boys and Girls, Wow, my friend Nigel has had quite an adventure! After spending a couple nights in the Alaska wilderness, Nigel, a sled dog from Nancy Yoshida’s team was reunited with Nancy. After a series of bad luck incidents and crashes on the Happy River Steps, and finally reaching Rainy Pass on a …
Hello Boys and Girls, As promised, I went down to the area behind the Millennium Hotel, Iditarod Race Headquarters, where the dogs returning from the trail snooze while waiting for their humans to pick them up and take them home. Snooze is right! Who wouldn’t take a long snooze when covered up in cozy blankets? …
Hello Boys and Girls, Here is an interesting question from one of the hundreds and hundreds of schools that are following the race and writing to us. It is a good question, so I wanted to answer it in an article to make sure everyone gets to know the answer. Good Morning Zuma, Here in …
Hello Boys and Girls! This is it! This is the moment we’ve been waiting for and I’m headed out the door in just a few mintutes to see the Re Start of the 2009 Iditarod. Yesterday was the Start. How much time it took for each musher to get from the starting to the banner …
Handler is down on 4th Avenue in Anchorage for Iditarod’s Ceremonial start. That leaves me some time on the computer. So far I’ve checked out Iditarod Insider for video clips of all the action and of course I shopped a little at the on line Iditarod store. And just to stay current on the events, …
