March must be next!!

Serum Run
The serum runners came through and stayed with us for four nights. This is a group made up of dog mushers and snow machine supporters that travel the historic trail in remembrance of the Serum Run that saved many lives in Nome. The group consists of many varied folks - some verterans and some rookies. The folks sleep in the gym and are happy to visit the classrooms. Usually they only stay a night but weather kept them from leaving the next day and then we had the Nome-Golovin Snowmachine race.
Here they are introducing themselves to the students and the community.
We had a good crowd there to listen and to see Howard Lincoln, a long time Iditarod volunteer receive an award.







Here is Howard, on the left.









Nome - Golovin Snowmachine Race
An annual event comes roaring through town every year. A race from Nome to Golovin and back again.
White Mountain is used as the fuel stop.

Holly worked the race as a bib recorder.

The machines race into the pits - get a little gas for the run to Golovin - 18 miles away - and then stop again before the last 70 miles to Nome.































Musk Ox

Andy was lucky enough to get a musk ox permit again. The season begins in October and ends on March 15th. We usually wait for snow and the longer daylight hours to he animals. I went out with a friend, Eric Morris. We spent one day finding a herd but the day was getting late. The next trip Holly rode along as well. Eric and I were both successful and Holly was a super help in getting the animals butchered and ready to take home.


Iditarod
The other annual March event is the Iditarod Sled Dog Race. We are lucky that all the mushers have a mandatory 8 hour layover in our town. We get a lot of visitors that pass through - families of mushers showing their support as well as the news crews covering the race.



























The Mick and Rick Show
These fine folks are motivational speakers and also do a faith based evening program. The school assembly was excellent as was the evening gathering that was held at the community tribal center.
Mick and Rick do a comedy routine as well as sing. They were a lot of fun to host.