HPC STUDENTS HEAR ABOUT SLED DOGS & THE IDITAROD

  • HPC STUDENTS HEAR ABOUT SLED DOGS & THE IDITAROD
    HPC STUDENTS HEAR ABOUT SLED DOGS & THE IDITAROD
  • Above: Karen Land, three-time Iditarod participant, explains to a student how to stand on the sled while two other children hold the front of the reins where the lead dogs are, which is at the other end of the gym. Below: Following the presentation, kids got to pet the dog, and these three got a picture with him. PCN photos by Beth Sparrow.
    Above: Karen Land, three-time Iditarod participant, explains to a student how to stand on the sled while two other children hold the front of the reins where the lead dogs are, which is at the other end of the gym. Below: Following the presentation, kids got to pet the dog, and these three got a picture with him. PCN photos by Beth Sparrow.

    CLARKS - On Thursday (Nov. 20th), the Clarks Public Library and High Plains Elementary hosted Karen Land, three-time Iditarod participant, and her dog Sophia for a presentation.

    Land started talking about mushing and asked students if they knew what a musher was. One student did know, a musher is the person who sleds with dogs. The event is dog mushing, and events are held all over the United State…