Libby Littles
Libby Here! Hello Boys and Girls! Do you know what a rookie is? Oh, I’ll tell you this one, but next time, I might wait and see if you can tell me the answer! Time for you to study up about the Iditarod! A rookie is someone who is new to something or is consider …
Libby here! Oh boy, oh girl, oh boys and girls! I just can’t wait! I just can’t wait! It’s that time of year again! It’s Iditarod time. Iditarod begins the first Saturday in March. The date for the start of the race is March 3. The next day, Sunday, March 4 is the Restart of …
Libby Here! Hello boys and girls! So what do you think of my lovely jacket? Sometimes I like to wear my jacket, and sometimes I don’t. But the other day, it was kind of chilly out so I put my jacket on and went for a long car ride with my human. That got me …
Libby Here! Hello boys and girls! Have you ever tried to do something for the very first time? (Like be in a race or a contest?) In Iditarod, when you sign up to race in the Iditarod, if you have never started and finished this race before, you are called a rookie. Until you finish …
Libby here! Hello boys and girls! Did you know that the Iditarod is a race that has 2 starts? On the first Saturday in March each year, the ceremonial start is held. That’s called the START. The start is just for fun and celebration. On the next day, Sunday, the race ReStarts. That means the …
Libby Littles I know I’m not the youngest member of this K-9 reporting team, but I am the smallest. I am an Alaskan Klee Kai, which is a miniature sled dog. Some humans think that I look a lot like a Siberian. My breed began in Alaska and you can find lots of information about …
Libby Here! A rookie is someone who is doing something for the first time. An Iditarod rookies is a musher who is going to finish the Iditarod for the first time. Every year Iditarod has a rookie meeting that all rookies must go to. This meeting is a lot like going to school. The rookies …
Libby Here! Did you know that at Iditarod Headquarters in Wasilla, Alaska, an important statue stands next to Iditarod Headquarters? That statue is one of Joe Redington, Sr. and his dog, Feets. Joe is remembered as the Father of the Iditarod. He started the Iditarod for two reasons. Joe wanted to make sure that sled …
Libby Here! Can you spell MUSH? It’s easy. Close your eyes and listen when I spell it for you. Eyes closed? Ready? Listen…. M U S H Now, keep your eyes closed and pretend to draw each letter when I spell it. Whisper the word in your head when I spell it for you. Ready? …
Libby Here! Can you believe that summer has flown by so quickly? I can’t. I haven’t gotten near enough hike and hammock naps in yet. How about you? Just the other day, I was thinking about how before you know it, the weather will be changing and the warm temperatures will turn chilly. Already the …