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Zuma’s K9 Journalists
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Dear Friends, Gypsy here, one of your canine Iditarod reporters. Have you heard the big news? The Iditarod race has to be rerouted into a loop in March 2021! Why? Race officials are being careful and avoiding any possible spread of CoVid to towns along the Iditarod Trail. It’s just one more change because of …
Hello friends, I think we can all agree that 2020 was kind of RUFF. Looking forward to 2021 and the 49th running of the Iditarod (in the 49th state) is exciting for all of us here at Iditarod Headquarters. However, it won’t be a “normal” race. From a dog’s perspective, this year’s route is the …
Dear Teachers, A new school year has begun to unfold and another Iditarod Sled Dog Race is on the horizon for 2021. Sled Dog Ed has been busy searching for new ways to connect the race, history, places and events for you and your students. This past year has been challenging with our world living …
Hi Friends! Many of you have had different school experiences in 2020. You may be learning with your teacher through a computer, or you may be at school, socially distanced from other classmates and wearing a mask all day. Did you know that we sled dogs socially distance part of the day in our dog …
Hi folks! Libby Littles here! It’s finally fall. I’ve been hearing about it for months from the big kids (dogs). They LOVE fall because it means winter is not far away. And winter means snow! And snow means sleds and sled dogs! Now I’m experiencing it for real. First, the leaves started turning yellow …
Hi y’all! I’m Libby! Libby Littles! I was just born at the beginning of summer, so I’m still a PUPPY! I’m an Alaskan husky puppy. Have you ever held a puppy? We are soft and warm, and we love to wiggle and bounce and play (a lot like you). I was born in the Upper …
It’s Sanka W. Dog here to bring you a book report. My friend, Pam Flowers, has recently written TOGO & Leonhard. So I want to tell you about it because it’s a great read. TOGO and Leonhard is a true historical account of the role Leonhard Seppala and his lead dog, Togo, played in the 1925 …
Dear Friends, The 2020 Iditarod has come to an end! What an exciting race we’ve been able to watch! The Elim 11 was a moniker (a special name) given to the final mushers who had been delayed in the Elim checkpoint. Once they started out this morning, the teams zipped along with no hold ups …
Hello friends, The Elim 11 all arrived in Nome on Sunday morning beginning around 7:30 Alaska time. The final tail wag under the Burled Arch belonged to the team of Kaci Murringer who captured the Red Lantern Award – the award for the last finisher of the Iditarod. 57 teams started the 2020 Iditarod and …
Dear Friends, The mushers who were delayed in Elim are resting and finishing up their 8 hour mandatory stop in White Mountain. I bet their dogs were really happy to take that 46 mile run…finally! They should have lots of energy after all that resting. Sometime Friday night, in the dark, the eleven remaining teams …