Terrie Hanke
Light snow was falling in Anchorage on Friday evening before the Ceremonial Start of Iditarod XLVI. The inch that is expected over night will put a nice clean layer on the trial the snow crew is building on Fourth Avenue. To make the trail, city crews will deposit between 200 and 300 truckloads on the …
Over the years many education gurus have proposed what they consider to be the answer for motivating students and enhancing learning. Most of those panaceas have blossomed and then faded into oblivion. Not so with Iditarod. Educators have recognized its benefits as a theme for education for nearly as long as the race has been …
True to the Redington name, Joee Redington, JR. knew sled dogs. He was a generous man, sharing his knowledge of the Alaskan Husky and racing as well as his time and talents with other mushers and his community. In August of 2017, at the age of 74, Joee passed away in Fairbanks. Joee, born in …
When sixty-seven mushers gather into one room, there’s much reminiscing between peers who share the common bond of dogs, sleds and racing. Add to that friends, family, and sponsors of the sixty-seven mushers and it’s guaranteed to be a great time. Add to that representatives of all the corporations who sponsor the race – Wheel …
Usually it’s teachers taking students on field trips by today it was the teachers who went on a field trip. Teachers from around the world are in Anchorage at the Winter Iditarod Teacher’s Conference. They are attending classroom activity based sessions throughout the week but today’s field trip provided valuable information of the care of …
The 2018 JR Iditarod is in the history books. Race Marshal, Cim Smith, praised the eleven young mushers for their dog care and sled driving abilities. The third time was a charm for veteran musher, Bailey Schaeffer. Schaeffer captured gold by 2 minutes over Chandler Wappett. While the trail was slow on the first leg …
On all accounts the JR Iditarod was a great success. At the Sunday evening banquet, Race Marshal, Cim Smyth, whole-heartedly congratulated the young mushers on a job well done. Cim has raced in the JR Iditarod and is a former champion – he knows racing and he knows mushers. Cim said, “Everyone came through with …
Well before the sun crept over the horizon, all the JR Iditarod Mushers were back on the river heading to the finish line in Willow. After the snow of yesterday, the sky cleared over night and by this morning the temperature was at -15 degrees. Winds were calm and so for mushers and sled dogs …
The JR Iditarod mushers have arrived at Yentna Station, the half-way checkpoint. The eleven mushers arrived within 65 minutes of each other. Translate that into out times with the 10-hour required rest and the differential and the teams will all depart between 05:28 and 06:34. Grace Nolan edged Colby Spears into the checkpoint by …
The JR Iditarod salutes Bernie and Jeannette Willis as the honorary mushers for the 2018 race. The Willises will be wearing bib #1 for the start of the 41st JR Iditarod. The race will begin on Saturday Feb 24th at 10:00 am within shouting distance of Joe and Vi Redington’s former homestead on Knik Lake. Eleven mushers …
