Newsletter of the Inland Empire Sled Dog Association

January 2008 Free to a Good Home

Next Meeting: President’s Message:

What: Spring Road Cleanup Well, here its is, time for a ‘spring’ newsletter. and Meeting Hard to believe the season has changed since Date: May 10, 2008 most of us are still looking at snow banks and I Meet: Highway 2 and Sacheen think the kids’ Easter egg hunts were held on Road south of Newport at 10:00 AM. Bring Gloves. Vests snow shoes the other weekend! The crocuses are and hard hats provided. Pot- somewhere under the ice wondering what hap- luck and meeting to follow at pened. Despite the inordinate amount of snow Vince and Brendia’s home. we received this year, I for one was disappointed Pizza provided. Please bring in the sledding or lack thereof. I spent most of side dish. my training time clearing snow and getting equip- ment un-stuck, including trying to figure out just how my truck and dog trailer wound up jack- Inside this Issue: knifed in the rock garden!?! Not once, but twice. Most embarrassing was that someone in a much From the Prez ...... 1 smaller vehicle pulled us out. Must have been those gremlins (again) that turned a nicely sanded Kennel Management ...... 2 and graded driveway into a solid sheet of ice Food Prices...... 3 passable as an Olympic luge run. I hope the rest Priest Lake Results...... 4 of you had better experiences, although I know Conconully Results ...... 4 there are some colorful stories of winter circulat- ing around. The cancellation of the Priest Lake Chester Results ...... 5 races was the main casualty of the winter—who’d Frog Lake II Results...... 5 a thunk sled dog races cancelled because of too PNC Results ...... 6 much snow. So, its time for a meeting to re- Classifieds...... 7 group, put our heads together and plan for the Schedule of Events...... 7 next year. And, hey, who knows what treasures we will find along the road during the cleanup! Sponsors ...... 8 Roslyn Spring Race Entry ...... 9 IESDA Scrapbook ...... 11 Jeanne April 2008 IESDA SLEDTRACKS page 2

KENNEL MANAGEMENT will cost you, on average, $1500.00 to raise that litter for the first year of its life. By Vicky Massey And there are no guarantees that every puppy in that litter will grow up to be an We all love dogs right? After all, awesome sled dog or even a mediocre sled isn’t that the biggest reason for getting dog. involved in this sport? But how many dogs How do you know if you have too many dogs? Here are some questions to are too many? And if you have too many ask yourself. Can you afford to feed them dogs, what then? The first thing you must all a high quality food? Performance dogs do is prevent any future litters. How can you do that? By separating your males are only as good as the food you put into from your females and keeping them sepa- them. Can you provide them with shelter for summer and winter? Good dog houses rated, by whatever means necessary; even with straw or shavings? And what about if that means having two separate dog vet care? Can you afford vaccinations, yards, one for males and one for females. This is the most successful way to prevent worm medicine, an adequate first aid kit? accidental Breedings. Another alternative And what about vet visits for major illness is to have your dogs on tie-outs with intact or injuries. Have dogs long enough and eve- ryone will experience their share of these. females next to intact females or neutered Ideally we should all have a savings account males. Unfortunately there are no guaran- tees that chains will not break, snaps will set up strictly for those unexpected emer- not give way and collars will not be chewed. gency veterinarian visits. If your dog yard is open with no perimeter to the dogs you have? They all need so- cialization, exercise, affection and they fence, you are also leaving your females vul- need all these things 365 days a year. nerable to stray dogs. If an unwanted breeding occurs there is a shot that can be So you decide you have too many administered to the female to prevent dogs, what now? Make a list of the dogs pregnancy. This shot is only effective if you absolutely have to keep for your goals. Make another list of the dogs that would given with the first 24 to 48 hours post be a good addition to another mushers dog breeding. Therefore, it is much more de- sirable to prevent unwanted breeding in the yard and do your best to place them, give first place. them away if necessary. Make another list The second thing is getting your of the dogs you think would make good pets, definitely give them away, but do so dogs spayed and/or neutered. Too expen- responsibly. By that I mean providing hon- sive you say? There are many programs available for low-cost spay and neuter. est information to the new owners so they Each spring there is an organization, Con- are fully aware of what they are getting cerned People For Animals, that make funds into. The last list is definitely the hardest, this is the euthanasia list. If you have available to several animal clinics in North- older dogs that are having difficulty get- ern Idaho. They usually advertise in the ting around, dogs that need regular medica- pet section of the Nickels Worth and through that program you can get your tion, are ill, deformed, have behavioral is- dogs neutered for around $30. You could sues making them unsuitable pets or have a also talk with your personal vet and ask general failure to thrive, have them put down. This may be hard but will be the about a reduced rate. There are a number best thing for you and the dog. of health benefits from spaying and neu- tering. Think your dog will slow down, lose If you would like further informa- his/her drive? That is just not true. tion on kennel management, go to The question has been raised on www.mushwithpride.org. If you are in a SDC Talk regarding the cost of raising one situation where you are feeling over- puppy for a year and it seems the average whelmed and need help, please ask. The was $250.00 per puppy (providing you have largest dog yard is not necessarily the healthy puppies, do your own vaccinations, best dog yard with the best dogs. dew claws and deworming yourself). Basi- cally if you have a litter of six puppies it April 2008 IESDA SLEDTRACKS page 3

Dog Food Prices, Why are they Going up Up UP?

Food prices for both ourselves and our ca- led to terrible harvests from Australia to the Carib- nine companions are on the rise, precipitous in bean and the United Kingdom. This is one of the some cases. We see this every time we go to the factors that has led to increasing price for grain. feed store, call our distributor or go to the grocery The third factor is the massive rise in the store. The factors involved are complex and global price of staple food commodities: wheat, corn and in nature. The following is from an article by soy. This has been driven by speculation in the Alex Renton from “The Guardian” a UK publica- markets, partly by the demand for crops to turn tion. into fuel. In the US vast tracts of farmland now are The first factor affecting food price is the in corn for ethanol production. price of oil. In January 2008, oil prices hit $100.00 The fourth factor is the economic boom in a barrel. That means that food is four times as ex- China and India. Around the world and through pensive to plant, irrigate, harvest and transport as it history people have eaten more meat as they have was six years ago. While meat is a key ingredient become richer. This is called the nutrition transi- in dog food, grains are as well, and cattle, chicken, tion and its now happening very quickly, in the two poultry etc eat grain. most populous nations on the planet. Hundreds of The second factor is climate. Drought, millions of people are now rich enough to eat meat hurricanes and floods around the world last year compared to 10 years ago. ... The Ed....

Inland Empire Sled Dog Association **************************************************************** INLAND EMPIRE SLED DOG ASSOCIATION OFFICERS: 2007-2008 PRESIDENT JEANNE ARNOLD 208-773-7707 VICE-PRESIDENT VICKY MASSEY 208-623-6242 SECRETARY/TREASURER BRENDIA HEINTZELMAN 509-447-5744 NEWSLETTER EDITORS JILL and BOB WILSON 208-683-2387 TRAIL CHAIR WENDY BOOTH 208-443-2938

**************************************************************** The purpose of the INLAND EMPIRE SLED DOG ASSOCIATION Newsletter is to provide an open forum for communication and information about sled dog related sports in the Northwest and neighboring areas. Advertising of up to one inch of space is free to members, with an additional cost of $2.00 per inch over the first inch. Articles published in this newsletter do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the INLAND EMPIRE SLED DOG ASSOCIATION. Permission to reprint or use articles from this newsletter must be given by the editors of the INLAND EMPIRE SLED DOG ASSOCIATION (208-683 2387). Website: http://www.inlandempiresleddogassociation.itgo.com/ **************************************************************** April 2008 IESDA SLEDTRACKS page 4

Priest Lake Fun Race Snow Dog Super Mush Priest Lake, Idaho Conconully, Washington January 26-27, 2008 January 26-27, 2008 Conditions: Saturday: Trail well Conditions: Trail Condition: well groomed, fast trails, partly packed and fast. Temp's in the 20's. cloudy skies, temps 7-23°F. 12 " snow Saturday night. Sunday: Cancelled. Total Place Name Day One Day Two Time Place Name Time 6 Dog Sport (11 miles) Pee Wee (100yds) 1 Massey, Vicky - ID 1:56:13 1:49:56 3:46:09 1 Clarissa Bahe 23:49 2 Parsons, Carole - WA 2:03:43 2:17:28 4:21:11 2 Kinzie Moss 24:63 6 Dog (24 miles) 3 Sabrina Herrin 25:08 1 Caccavo, Frank WA 1:40:02 1:49:48 3:29:50 4 Amanda Fisher 38:58 2 Arrotta, Wendy - MT 1:47:51 1:52:19 3:40:10 Teddy Bear (Junior) (¼ mile) 3 Thyr, Josi - ID 1:49:09 2:02:40 3:51:49 1 Wyatt Moss 47:51 2 Samantha Moss 51:81 4 Loughry, Carrie - MT 1:55:01 1:58:49 3:53:49 Novice (2.2 miles) 5 Roth, Curt - ID 1:56:44 1:59:50 3:56:34 1 Anna Filce 10:25 6 White, Jennifer - OR 1:51:55 2:05:15 3:57:20 2 Richard Hancock 12:11 7 Sullivan, Amy - WA 2:00:45 2:03:52 4:04:37 3 Madison Nybo 13:04 8 Davis, MJ - ID 2:07:56 2:11:32 4:19:28 4 Payton Jackson 16:00 9 Lund, Dina - WA 2:14:16 2:11:50 4:26:06 5 Anne Glines 17:45 10 Meinzinger, Sue - WA 2:16:13 2:21:07 4:37:20 6 Cody Fisher 21:05 11 Klein, Elaina - WA 2:20:58 2:18:53 4:39:51 Skijoring (4.7 miles) 12 Martin, Von - WA 2:18:37 2:39:50 4:58:27 1 Bob Wilson 19:58 13 Kalapus, Lenore - WA 2:27:28 2:40:20 5:07:58 2 Kirsten Anderson 35:36 14 Casey, Kevin - WA 2:41:08 2:55:05 5:36:13 3 Ann Yanecek 48:18 15 Antonnnuci, Hugo - CA 2:52:54 2:49:14 5:42:08 Donna Daymude 23:54 12 Dog (34 miles) (2.2miles) 1 Willett, Doug - MT 2:34:23 2:57:18 5:31:41 4 Dog (4.7 miles) 2 Duren, Steve - ID 2:51:53 3:03:54 5:55:47 1 Michael Dumaw 17:48 3 Loveless, Joe - WA 3:07:27 3:20:29 6:27:56 2 Kim Jorden 19:24 4 Riggs, Steve - MT 3:23:01 3:18:19 6:41:20 3 Katie Lyle 22:25 5 Klein, Mark - WA 3:43:47 3:54:30 7:38:17 4 Zale Filce 24:16 6 Dog (5.7 miles) Mooney, Charlotte - MT DNF 1 Justine Moss 19:28 2 Tom Palmer 21:19 3 Jim Mitchell 22:51 4 Christina Lyle 23:52 5 JoAnn Filce 27:07 6 Joel Moore 30:14 7 Jill Wilson 33:56 8 Jim Malcolm 37:45 9 Jeanne Arnold 39:24 8 Dog (5.7 miles) 1 Clifton Fisher 22:51 2 Kala Fisher 26:33 3 Bill Jorden 31:34 time Vince Heintzelman 31:26 only April 2008 IESDA SLEDTRACKS page 5

Chester Winterfest Sled Dog Race Frog Lake II Chester, California, USA Frog Lake Sno Park, Oregon, USA February 9-10, 2008 February 23-24, 2008 Conditions—Saturday: Sunny and cool in the Conditions: 30's both days. Sunday 2" wet snow morning and warmer in the afternoon. on top of freshly packed base Sunday: Sunny and cool in the morning and Total Place Name Day One Day Two warmer in the afternoon. Time Day Day Total Junior (2 miles) Place Name One Two Time 1 Tristen White 15:54 18:08 34:02 3 Dog Junior (1.5 miles) Recreational Skijoring (2 miles) 1 Rainy Roberts PB 6:12 5:28 11:40 1 Ellen Donoghue 12:40 13:25 26:05 2 Branden Rickel PB 6:54 5:30 12:24 2 Sharon Carpenter 12:01 14:30 26:31 3 TyRell Wood PB 7:14 7:05 14:19 3 Kim Tinker 13:05 17:23 30:28 3 Dog Recreational (2.5 miles) 4 Debbie Lyman 15:50 17:10 33:00 1 Jill Heaton 10:27 08:54 19:21 5 Lindsay Pranger 22:15 28:53 51:08 Shirley Austin- Monty Pearson 10:47 DNR 2 10:44 09:57 20:41 Peeke Katie Johnson 14:49 DNR 3 Will Wanlass 10:36 10:18 20:54 Syd Kruse 18:35 DNR 4 Tonya Sedgwick 12:36 10:45 23:21 Advanced skijoring (5.5 miles) 2 Dog Skijoring (4 miles) 1 Bob Wilson 21:19 27:32 48:51 1 Mike Callahan 20:16 17:36 37:52 2 Kim Tinker 24:32 33:10 57:42 2 Ellen Donoghue 22:13 23:35 45:48 3 Ellen Donoghue 24:05 34:09 58:14 3 Scott Tyler PB 35:56 32:13 1:08:09 4 Thad McCracken 27:06 33:57 1:01:03 4 Dog (4 miles) 5 Travis Pearson 28:07 33:12 1:01:19 1 Debra Lyman 15:20 14:35 29:55 6 Sharon Carpenter 30:08 33:32 1:03:40 2 Will Wanlass 21:11 16:59 38:10 7 Kirsten Anderson 35:32 50:28 1:26:00 3 Shay Miller PB 20:33 18:05 38:38 4 Dog (4 miles) 4 Karen Yeargain PB 21:51 19:24 41:15 Deb Walts (30 5 Jane Devlin PB 23:18 23:46 47:04 second penalty, 1 17:58 20:22 38:20 6 Kathy Miyoshi 23:21 24:15 47:36 incomplete turn- around) 7 Melissa Angelo PB 28:14 28:14 56:28 2 Kim Jordan 19:06 20:53 39:59 8 KyRa Wood PB 34:04 27:28 1:01:32 3 Will Wanlass 18:46 21:27 40:13 9 Lynn Campbell 35:46 26:57 1:02:43 4 Jessica Loveless 19:41 24:12 43:53 6 Dog (6 miles) 5 Todd Maser 19:48 24:56 44:44 1 Lance Christensen 21:27 21:02 42:29 6 Polly Riley 18:07 27:35 45:42 2 Karen Yeargain 24:39 24:33 49:12 7 Karen Yeargain 19:55 25:54 45:49 3 Shay Miller PB 26:13 24:37 50:50 8 Jane Devlin 22:59 27:30 50:29 4 Tom Palmer 28:27 27:47 56:14 9 Cathy Zylstra 30:08 38:45 1:08:53 Shirley Austin- 5 44:49 35:04 1:19:53 Peeke 6 Dog (5.5 miles) 6 Glen Laughton PB 41:29 46:44 1:28:13 1 Lance Christensen 17:59 20:07 38:06 7 Liz Simpson 44:09 44:46 1:28:55 2 Debbie Lyman 17:39 20:45 38:24 Kim Dekoekkeok 3 Karen Yeargain 20:43 27:03 47:46 43:07 DNF PB 4 Jane Devlin 24:26 24:46 49:12 8 Dog (8 miles) 5 Jill Wilson 32:26 37:43 1:10:09 1 Tom Palmer 34:11 32:21 1:06:32 6 Vicky Massey 37:43 41:47 1:19:30 6 Dog Mid-Distance (13 miles) 8 Dog (5.5 miles) 1 J C Watkins 1:00:08 0:59:43 1:59:51 1 Chris Riley 18:05 21:13 39:18 2 John Greenside 1:03:56 1:05:45 2:09:41 2 Darrell Stewart 18:02 22:12 40:14 3 Tim Curley 1:10:35 1:07:33 2:18:08 3 Tom Palmer 18:39 21:39 40:18 4 Jennifer White 1:09:21 1:09:36 2:18:57 4 Karen Yeargain 20:14 23:35 43:49 Barbara Schaefer 5 1:15:45 1:15:40 2:31:25 5 Joe Loveless 20:05 24:02 44:07 PB 6 Hugo Antonucci 1:16:19 1:17:33 2:33:52 Cont’d on Page 6 7 Brent Rivard PB 1:24:50 1:32:31 2:57:21 April 2008 IESDA SLEDTRACKS page 6

Classified Ads

LOOKING FOR A GOOD HOME: Vince and Brendia Heintzelman I have two dogs that I would like to place into (509) 447—5744/ [email protected] sled dog homes: —-Fish—born June 99, Meagan Routly breeder, SAND LYNX TRAINING CART. Good for 2- hard working, runs lead, great with other dogs, 4 dogs or leader training leaders. $350.00. shy. Jeanne Arnold (208) 773-7707/ spirit- —-Mallard—born Sept 01, vince Heintzelman, [email protected] hard working, good team dog at any distance Lance Christianson (503) 630-5072/ SIERRA KENNELS has a few dogs for sale to [email protected] make room for upcoming puppies. These dogs are all trained and good performers. Maybe lead BLUE MIST KENNELS: dog material. Come and try them out and discuss I have one Eurohound/husky, 9 month old male price. Call Steve or Vicky at 208-623-6242-H or for sale, reasonable. Out of my best racing lines. 509-994-4481-C. Should be runable next year.

IESDA Schedule of Events:

NWSDA Roslyn Spring------April 26-27 Celebration Race

2008 Spring Cleanup/meeting ---May 10, 08

Summer Yard Sale and Meeting ------TBA

Fall Cleanup and Meeting ------TBA

Roslyn Rig Rendezvous ------TBA

Spokane Dirt Rendezvous ------TBA

January Race Planning Meeting ------TBA

Priest Lake Sled Dog Races ------Feb 7-8, 09 Pacific Coast Championships April 2008 IESDA SLEDTRACKS page 7

Frog Lake II Sprint 6 Cont’d 6 Dog Mid-Distance (14 miles) Deb Walts 59.77 3 1 Frank Caccavo 1:01:04 1:12:45 2:13:49 Karen Yeargain 40.03 4 Tom Riley (Track 2 59:40 1:18:39 2:18:19 Cary Gatton 38.70 5 Record, Day One) 3 Justin Harris 1:04:19 1:19:26 2:23:45 Shay Miller 38.47 6 4 Steve Duran 1:09:18 1:20:51 2:30:09 Chris Riley 37.20 7 5 Bryan Turner 1:13:34 1:27:32 2:41:06 Mike Motschenbacher 33.90 8 6 Tim Curley 1:15:01 1:36:14 2:51:15 Jill Wilson 33.30 9 7 Laura Crocker 1:21:12 1:33:46 2:54:58 Glen Laughton 31.97 10 8 Luke White 1:19:43 1:35:32 2:55:15 Don Cadwell 26.10 11 9 Bino Fowler 1:22:49 1:35:33 2:58:22 Polly Riley 24.30 12 10 Greg Lawler 1:08:03 1:51:55 2:59:58 Jane Devlin 18.00 13 11 Trevor Mitchell 1:23:08 1:42:55 3:06:03 Tom Palmer 18.00 14 12 Cathy Zylstra 1:53:58 2:19:11 4:13:09 Shirley Austin-Peeke 17.33 15 Coulter Francis 1:21:04 DNR Katy Wessel 17.10 16 Vicky Massey 16.47 17 Liz Simpson 16.00 18 PACIFIC NORTHWEST Kala Fisher 15.83 19 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Jeanne Arnold 15.20 20 Sprint 4 Debbie Lyman 52.80 1 Mid Distance—6 Mike Dumaw 49.11 2 Jen White 100.63 1 Blackmon Clark 48.41 3 Rick Johnson 76.00 2 Jane Devlin 42.49 4 Scott Thompson 68.40 3 Will Wanless 33.07 5 Tim Curley 67.53 4 Polly Riley 31.72 6 Kevin Casey 55.67 5 Shay Miller 15.87 7 Amy Sullivan 35.47 6 Jessica Loveless 14.56 8 Clifton Fisher 34.20 7 Katy Miyoshi 14.17 14 Mike Thompson 34.00 8 Maggie Taasevigen 13.50 15 JC Watkins 33.00 9 Kyra Wood 13.03 16 Tom Porter 31.93 10 Von Martin 13.00 17 John Greenside 31.90 11 Barb Alten 12.50 18 Josi Thyr 31.67 12 Lynn Campbell 12.47 19 Sue Meinzinger 30.40 13 Mike Motschenbacher 12.00 20 Becky Loveless 29.87 14 Carole Parsons 12.00 21 Dina Lund 29.13 15 Barb Schaefer 28.60 16 Skijor Hugo Antonucci 27.50 17 Ellen Donaghue 44.70 1 Emma Porter 25.73 18 Matt Hamel 43.77 2 Dave Schnars 23.67 19 Thad McCracken 43.10 3 Bob Wilson 35.10 4 Sprint 8 Sharon Carpenter 27.27 5 Vince Heinzelman 64.57 1 Zander Woofenden 24.00 6 Darrell Stewart 62.82 2 Mike Callahan 23.57 7 Tom Palmer 53.63 3 Sue Meinzinger 23.20 8 Shay Miller 24.36 4 Lance Christianson 21.60 9 Joe Loveless 22.68 5 Vicky Maseey 19.20 10 John Mehan 21.84 6 Donna Morton 17.60 11 Tom Riley 19.60 7 Debbie Lyman 16.80 12 Danielle Palacios 15.20 13 Sprint 6 Steve Duren 14.40 14 Lance Christiansion 62.93 1 Kim Tinker 12.13 15 Justine Moss 62.80 2 Scott Tyler 10.27 16 April 2008 IESDA SLEDTRACKS page 8

Below is a list of Sponsors for the Priest Lake Sled Donna Daymude Dog Race. Please be sure to make an effort to let 6497 Stone Lodge Rd. them know that we appreciate their sponsorship Nine Mile Falls, WA 99026 either by dropping by or sending a letter with your thanks. This could mean a difference between JACKPINE FARMS having a race next year or not. Thank you from the Wendy and Steve Booth Inland Empire Sled dog Association PO 444 Nordman ID 83848 ALPINE OUTFITTERS MOSS ENGRAVING PO Box 1728 509-685-0299 Marysville WA 98270 Phone/fax (360) 659-3800 OLA J ENGLUND, DDS www.alpineoutfitters.net 6817 N. Cedar, Suite 200 Spokane WA 99208 ARCTURA KENNEL Tom Palmer PANHANDLE STATE BANK 42604 N. Hatch Rd P.O. Box 1847 Deer Park WA 99006 Priest River, ID 83856 BLUE MIST KENNEL PEND OREILLE VETERINARY CLINIC 6931 Deer Valley Road PO BOX 503 Newport WA 99156 Oldtown ID 83848 CHEVELIER KENNELS PET STOP Jim and Susie Malcolm 10464 N. Government Way 735 Shadow Green Road Hayden ID 83835 Blanchard ID 83804 PRIEST LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DASHING SAMS PO BOX 174 Jill and Bob Wilson COOLIN ID 83821-0174 7875 E Highway 54 Athol ID 83854 REAL ESTATE MARKETPLACE NW Jim Palmer, Sr DYNAMIC SPECIALTIES PO Box 1252 Signs, Silk Screening Clothing Deer Park WA 99006 And Promotional Items 1-509-447-9278 SEEBER’S PHARMACY Newport, WA99156 336 S. Washington Ave Box 609 ELKINS ON THE BAY Newport WA 99156 Reeder Bay Priest Lake Idaho 83848 SPIRIT OF THE WIND SIBERIANS Jeanne Arnold and Judy Cowan GLEN AND MICHELLE FRANCHISEUR 4668 Carpenter Loop Priest River ID Post Falls ID 83854 HILL’S RESORT INC TRI-STATE OUTFITTERS 4777 West Lakeshore Road Priest Lake ID 83848 6275 Sunshine Street Coeur d’ Alene ID 83814 INLAND NORTHWEST ALASKAN MALAMUTE ASSOCIATION April 2008 IESDA SLEDTRACKS page 9

Northwest Sled Dog Association And Alpine Outfitters with permission from Suncadia Resort present SPRING CELEBRATION RACE Sled Dog Races APRIL 26-27, 2008 ROSLYN, WA Come enjoy one last spring fling with your dogs and celebrate the 20 year anniver- sary of Alpine Outfitters. Alpine will be providing a Saturday party with hot dogs, cake and a raffle.

Entry Fee: $15.00 per class NWSDA members, $20 non-members. No phone entries. Entries accepted up to 8 am Saturday. Mandatory driver’s meeting at race site Saturday, 8:30 am. Races start at 9 Saturday, 8 Sunday. 12 dog class will start first. Temperature cancellation or postponement at 60 degrees. ATV’s allowed, motor off. Single starts, 2 minute intervals for Mid classes, one minute for all other classes. ISDRA Gig Rules apply.

Classes offered: # Entries Driver Names

12 Dog Mid 9 miles ______

6 Dog Mid 8 miles ______

8 Dog Sprint 6 miles ______

6 Dog Sprint 5 miles ______4 Dog Sprint 2 miles ______

Scooter 2 miles ______(2 dog max) Bikejoring 2 miles ______

(2 dog max, run concurrent with scooter class) (Continued on page 10) April 2008 IESDA SLEDTRACKS page 10

I agree to abide by the race rules supplied and enforced by NWSDA for this event and to be responsible for my conduct and the conduct of those in my party. I agree that I and those in my party will act courte- ously and professionally and show respect for the race site and toward all race officials and the NWSDA organization. I agree to abide by all decisions rendered by the Race Marshal. I understand that sled dog racing may be dangerous and I accept any risk involved with my participation in this event. I hold harm- less NWSDA, race officials and any participating land owners for any injury to myself members of my party, my dogs or damage to my personal property that may occur at this event.

Team Owner:______Phone #:______Team Driver:______

Owner Signature: ______Driver Signature: ______

Racing starts at 9am Saturday, 8am Sunday. Drivers Meeting 8:30 am Saturday, 7:30 am Sun- day.

Camping is allowed at race site. No water or power on site, but Cle Elum is 5 minutes away with restaurants, gas stations, motels and shopping.

Driving Directions: From Eastbound I-90 take the Roslyn/Salmon La Sac Exit. Turn left, to- ward Roslyn (westbound I90 turn right). Go about 2 miles to the first Suncadia roundabout. Go straight through (on by). Go about ½ mile to the Shell station and second roundabout. Turn right. Watch for Sled Dog signs. Go ¼ mile, past the school on the right to the power lines. Turn right into the race site under the power lines. 10 minute drive from I-90.

For more information: Dave Ford 253-797-8484 cell, 360-886-2460 home, email: [email protected]. Stewart Lodge in Cle Elum has rooms available 1-877-233-5358 April 2008 IESDA SLEDTRACKS page 11

IESDA WINTER SCRAPBOOK: IESDA Bob & Jill AprilWilson 2008 IESDA SLEDTRACKS page 12Place 254117875 E. N. Hwy Ramsey 54 Rd. Stamp Athol, ID 83801 Here

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Associate—$10/yearMembership Categories: Membership Categories: (Make checks payable to IESDA) (Newsletter Only) Renewal ______General—$20/year General—$20/year New______Associate—$10/year (NewsletterMail MembershipsOnly) to: BrendiaMail Heintzelman Memberships to: 6831Brendia Deer Valley Heintzelman Rd. New _____ Renewal _____ Newport,6831 DeerWA 99156 Valley Rd. Newport, WA 99156