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Oak Creek musher Thurston’s Iditarod finish leaves him ready for more
Steamboat Springs :: CO :: USA | 2 years ago
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Tami Thurston/courtesy Team Double T Kennel poses at the starting line of this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Back row from left are Tom Thurston, Tami Thurston, Kris Hoffman and Sara Hoffman...Tami Thurston/courtesy Hook, left, and Scrat
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B.C. task force supports sled dog industry despite Whistler dog cull
Kamloops :: Canada | 2 years ago
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B.C.The B.C. government's task force on the sled dog industry is set to hand its report to Agriculture Minister Don McRae. Task force chair, Kamloops-North MLA Terry Lake, says sled dogs can live fulfilled lives within the industry, as long as they
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Top 40 Iditarod mushers test clean for drugs
Anchorage :: AK :: USA | 2 years ago
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The Iditarod Trail Committee on Thursday said tests conducted on the first 40 race finishers came back with no sign of drug use. For the second consecutive year, tests were conducted by the Anchorage firm WorkSafe, Inc. Results on the other seven
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Emily’s mission: Dispensing the famous Nome serum
Sos :: France | 2 years ago
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Every Alaskan knows the story of the 1925 Nome Serum Run, the historic rescue mission on which the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is (loosely) based. How ice-bound Nome's only doctor diagnosed diphtheria and realized that an epidemic loomed that could
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Lawrence Township modifies start times for students
Edina :: MN :: USA | 2 years ago
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The Lawrence Township School Board voted 5-0 tonight to adopt new school day start and finish times beginning next school year, modified so the days will start a little later and end a little later than initially proposed. In response to public input,
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Printed letters, March 22, 2011
Moscow :: Russia | 2 years ago
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The overuse of the hero label has cheapened the word, its meaning and its real value to our language. Our military people (I was one once, as were so many others) are not automatically heroes; a cancer survivor is not necessarily a hero; a police
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Mushing couple win sportsmanship, humanitarian awards
Yukon :: OK :: USA | 2 years ago
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For many dog mushing kennels, earning an honor at the Iditarod's post-race banquet is a once-in-a-lifetime thrill. But on Sunday, Allen Moore and wife Aliy Zirkle of Skunk's Place Kennel in Two Rivers earned two of the race's most coveted awards.
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Thurston finishes 2nd Iditarod on Saturday
Nome :: AK :: USA | 2 years ago
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Dagny McKinley/Courtesy Kris Hoffman, left, and Tom Thurston are competing in the Iditarod race this year in Alaska...Tom Thurston completed his second Iditarod on Saturday, reaching Nome, Alaska, at 8 a.m. local time. He finished with 11 of the 16
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Wasilla musher collects her second Iditarod red lantern
Wasilla :: AK :: USA | 2 years ago
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Ellen Halverson of Wasilla became the only repeat Red Lantern winner in the history of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday morning. Much like the race for the championship between John Baker and Ramey Smyth, the race to avoid the red lantern
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Nurse pays tribute in costume to Alaska pioneer
Sos :: France | 2 years ago
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LaFond is a passionate promoter of Emily Morgan, a nurse who played a prominent role after mushers delivered diptheria serum to Nome in 1925. Every Alaskan knows the story of the 1925 Nome Serum Run, the historic rescue mission on which the Iditarod
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