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FOOD DROPS

Hi Boys and Girls, Well the final preparations are being made for the Last Great Race.  Have you ever wondered how mushers carry enough supplies to last them over a thousand miles? The simple answer is they can’t.  So what can they do to make sure that there is enough food and supplies for both …

Write to the K9 Reporters

Hi Boys and Girls, Th e race is just 2 weeks away.  I’m so excited.  Have you picked your musher yet?  I’d love to hear who you picked and why.  Do you know that you can write to us and ask questions or tell us something about you or the race?  Well you can and …

Target Teacher on the Trail ™ Program

Hi Boys and Girls, Can you believe that the start of the Iditarod is only a month away.  Are you getting ready to follow the race?  Have you picked a musher to follow yet?  I bet your teachers are working hard to get things ready for you to learn about and follow the race. Talking …

Target Teacher on the Trail ™ finalist- Nikki Allen

Hi Boys and Girls, I’d like to introduce Nikki Allen.  Nikki teaches at Fort Braden School in Tallahassee, Florida. She teaches Social Studies to 7th and 8th grade students.  She likes to go to the beach and the gym to work out.  She has traveled a lot and has visited 12 different countries.  Doesn’t that …

Targets Teacher on the Trail ™ finalist Herb Brambley

Hi Boys and Girls, I’d like to introduce Herb Brambley.  Herb teaches at Southern Fulton Elementary School in Warfordsburg, Pennslyvania.  He teaches Environmental Education and Technology to K-6th grade.  Before he became a teacher, Herb, was a machinist, tool and die maker, welder, farrier, blacksmith, and sawyer.  Do you know what all those jobs are?  …

Target Teacher on the Trail Finalist ™- Linda Kal Sander

Hi Boys and Girls, I’d like to introduce Linda Kal Sander.  Linda is a Reading Coach and District Trainer at Pompano Beach Middle School in Pompano Beach, Florida.  She is also a nationally recognized presenter of cooperative learning strategies and other areas including curriculum on an international level.  It sure sounds like she works with …

Scrapbook of Pictures

  Watch a slide show showing drop dogs at the Millennium Headquarters.   Watch a slide showing start of  the 2008 Iditarod.   Watch a slide show about Yentna Station.   Watch a slide show about  Anvik, Alaska.   Watch a slide show about Shageluk. Watch a slide show about Takotna Watch a slide show …

Meet and Learn About Sanka!

*To read articles JUST by Sanka, under Posts by Author, click Sanka Wusha. ******************* My name is Sanka Wusha. Sanka comes from the character in “Cool Runnings,” the movie about the Jamaican Bobsled Team and Wusha is Ethiopian for dog. I was born in the middle of May 2007 at Raymie Redington’s kennel just a …

Meet and Learn About Gypsy!

*To read articles JUST by Gypsy, under Posts by Author in the menu on the left, click Gypsy. Hi everyone, Zuma thought it would be a good idea to do an article about who I am. Last year I got lots of the same questions about me. My given name is Gypsum. I was nicknamed …

Setting New Goals

Hi Boys and Girls, How is school going? Are you studying hard? I sure am. It’s a little harder this year than last year and I have a lot more kennelwork to do. I wanted to remind everyone about setting goals. This is a great time to do it. It’s a new school year and …