Photo by Janneen Sullivan |
DEFENDING CHAMPION— Eager to repeat his 2004 and 2013 feat of winning The Last Great Race, Mitch Seavey of Seward and his Iditarider John Radtke of Florida leave the ceremonial start line on Saturday, March 1, in Anchorage. As usual, Seavey has family on the trail as his son Dallas, the 2012 Iditarod champion, is competing and son Danny is driving a team of young dogs on the Iditarod trail. The 42nd running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is taking the trail along the Northern route, crossing the Alaska Range, a vast stretch of the interior before heading onto the Yukon River. From there the trail leads from Kaltag to Unalakleet and up the Norton Sound coast to Nome. This year is billed to have one of the most challenging trail conditions due to an unusually warm and snowless winter in most parts of Alaska. |
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Photos by Diana Haecker |
EMCEES— Nome Mayor Denise Michels and Iditarod Board Director
John Handeland of Nome represented Nome at the ceremonial start line
in Anchorage. |
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| By Diana Haecker |
69 Iditarod mushers left Willow, many scratchafter Alaska Range due to rough trail
The day before the ceremonialstart of Iditarod 42 in Anchorage,melting ice and snow was drippingoff rooftops, cars splashed throughsizable puddles and mushers avoidedtalking about the weather.
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The Nome Port Commission willbe handing up a revised package ofport tariff rules and regulations forNome Common Council approval. |
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The Nome Board of Educationmet February 25 in a regular work session to discuss the Superintendent’s proposed budget for the 2014-2015 school year. Needing to makeup a $274,000 deficit and faced withm the challenge of working with someas-yet unknown figures, the board looked at possible options for balancing the budget including withdrawing from the district’s fund balance, cutting expenditures, and requesting more funds from the city council. Board President Betsy Brennan stated, “We’re looking atoptions that will have the least impact on classrooms.” |
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