Call
for updates 907 376-2556 Welcome
to the Aurora Dog Mushers Club Located in
Wasilla, Alaska
Aurora Dog Mushers Winter Trail System
is located South of Big Lake. From the Big Lake
intersection with the Parks Highway (mile post 52.5)(
we will have a sign located on race day at the intersection)
follow South Big Lake Road West (go throw Big Lake
on the main road, past the Air strip, ) for 5.7
miles to Echo Lake Drive(will be on your left)(
we will have a sign on race days at this location)
turn left and proceed south on Echo Lake Drive for
a mile where the road splits, turn (right) West
onto Gonder Way,( there will be a Aurora Sign at
this location on race days ), proceed ½ mile
on Gonder Way (all was keeping to your right on
Gonder Way), then take a left ( there will be a
Aurora Dog Mushers sign at this point on race days)onto
the access road for the Aurora Dog Mushers Association
(Club) house and race staging area.
AURORA DOG MUSHERS CLUB 25/25
The Aurora 25/25 will be Saturday and Sunday, January 16 -17, 2010. 2 day, 25 miles per day. Purse minimum $500.00 Plus ½ of the Entry Fees. Sign up at 8:00 – 8:30 am . Mushers Meeting and Drawing at 9:00 am Race start: 10:00 am (Both Days) Adults: 10 dogs - Juniors: 8 dogs
Entry Fee: Adults: $75.00 - Juniors: $50.00 Non- Members: Entry, plus Membership For More information: Larisa Myers-McCoin (907) 376-3943 lmyers@mtaonline.net Check out Aurora Dog Mushers on Facebook.
Aurora Dog Mushers 50/50 Postponed
The Aurora Dog Mushers 50/50 is postponed due to warm weather and soft trail conditions. Race is rescheduled for January 30-31, 2010
Knik 200 is on as Scheduled - Please Rally!
December 22, 2009 - THE KNIK 200 WILL BE ON as scheduled! All of the race paper work and entries were lost in the Braden's house fire. The race entries and purse will be donated to Kit Bradens.
All you mushers, lets give Bruce a huge send off and help Kit out by running in this year Knik 200... If your not a musher, then please volunteer or donate what you can, lets show Kit that in dark & tragic times that there is a sparkling gleam of light.... Pass the word gang! For questions, sign ups and sign up confirmations please call Harry Caldwell 907-373-1300
Aurora Dog Mushers 50/50
MEMORIAL RACE FOR JOEL KOTTKE - Saturday and Sunday December 26 – 27, 2009 2 Day, 50 mile Dog Race. MINIMUM PURSE OF $1000.00 - JUNIOR MUSHERS WELCOME - SIGN UP AT 8:00 – 8:30 AM - MEETING AND DRAWING AT 8:30 AM
ADULTS 12 DOGS - Entry Fee Adult Members: $100.00
JUNIORS 10 DOGS - Entry Fee Junior Members: $50.00
Depending on Trail Conditions - Non Members: Entry, Plus Membership
For more information: Contact: Larisa Myers-McCoin - lmyers@mtaonline.net (907) 376-3943
Aurora Dog Mushers on Facebook
Cim Smyth Wins the Alaska Excursions 120
December 20, 2009 - Knik, Alaska - Willow musher, Cim Smyth has won the Alaska Excurions 120 by a mere 3 minutes over second place finisher Paul Gebhardt. Such a close finish always has fans jumping with excitement, today was no exception. Spectators and mushers are raving about the new Alaska Excursions 120 and how well organized it is. Congraulations go to Ryan & Erin Redington for putting on a first class sled dog race. Final Race results click here (PDF)
The Alaska Excursions 120 Updates - December 19, 2009 19:24 - Ryan Redington leads the way on the Alaska Excursions Sled Dog Race tonight, they are 46 miles into the race. Paul Gebhardt (2nd), Ray RedingtonJr (3rd), Cim Smyth (4th) Dean Osmar (5th) & Martin Buser (6th) clipping at his heels. One musher, bib #40, listed as "Isla" was disqualified for taking the wrong trail. Weather forecast: Cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows zero to 5 above. East wind 10 to 15 mph For Dec19 race stats click here (PDF)
Alaska Excursions 120 - Sponored by: ALASKA EXURSIONS Minimum Purse of $4000.00. The Alaska Exursions 120 will be held on December 19th and 20th, 2009. The event will consist of two 60 –mile heats; One on Saturday, and one on Sunday. The race will start and end at the Aurora Dog Mushers Club-house in Big Lake. The race will run from the Club-House, out the Iditarod Trail to Flat Horn Lake and back, using the same trail both days. The race is limited to 30 adult entries and 10 junior entries. Adult class will have a 12 dog limit and junior class will have a 10 dog limit with a 7 dog minimum for both classes. On day one, mushers will start in order of sign up. There is a guaranteed minimum purse of $4000.00 to be paid out to the top 5 adults (awards for the top 3 juniors, TBA). To Sign up, the Race entry forms, Race information and rules. Callin’ Trail Kennel - Ryan and Erin Redington P.O. Box 877973 Wasilla, AK. 99687 callintrailkennel@yahoo.com
Thank you to all Aurora Board, Officers and volunteers.
Our Club house looks wonderful!!!! Some of the new improvement that we have are New Front Windows, the front door has been fixed, everything has been cleaned including the Generater shed, these are just a few of our new improvements we have this year.
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Little Cantwell Fun March 28th & 29th!
- MARCH 24, 2009, CANTWELL
ALASKA - Here's a little impromptu sled dog
ski-jour race going on this coming weekend as a part
of the Cantwell Rondy. Sunday March 29th 4-6 dog 3
mile race, 1-2 dog ski-jour 3 miles, 6-8 25 mile race.
Musher's meeting is 10:00 A.M. Sunday morning, 3 mile
sled dog race starts at 11:00 A.M. Followed by the
ski-jour race, and then the 25 mile sled dog race.
The 25 mile race trail is in fantastic shape and is
probably the most beautiful 25 miles of trail anywhere.
It's really just a fun run. There is also a whole
list of activities planned for the weekend. Saturday
March 28th 11:30 AM 22 shoot, 12:30 AM barefoot race,
12:45 AM Clench a wench, 2:30 PM potato in the hay,
3:00 PM split stack wood race, 3:30 PM blindfold snowmachine
race 5:00 PM outhouse race Just
for kids. There is also going to be a little guys
sled dog race at noon on Saturday don't even need
dogs it's really a kid a mutt on a small pond just
north of town. After the kid and mutt race there will
be kids games. For kid and mutt info please call Al
Cockman @ 768-6874Saturday evening there will be 6
PM trap setting competition,, 7 PM Wild game feed
potluck, 8 PM Saturdays event awards, 9 PM live Music
- Contacts: Mike Brooks @ 388-8743 Janet Brooks @
388-2709 Armeda Bulard @ 388-9493 Cantwell lodge after
5:00 PM @ 768-2300 Bunk house rooms will be available,
free camping Water available for dogs.
Lost, Risdon sprint sled
- Lost sled off a car on Saturday March 21 somewhere
between Horizon Drive (mile 12.5 Knik Goose Bay Rd)
and Willow, including Vine Road. It belongs to Jill
Bisignani - e-mail
if you have any information.
Junior Scholarship Races
The Aurora Dog Musher's held the 2009 Jr. Scholarship/Championship
races this weekend (Feb 14, 15, 16). Special thanks to
Cruz construction, Animal Food Warehouse, Diversified
Tire, and Jackovich for their generous donations to the
scholarship fund which allowed all the racers to receive
scholarship money!
2nd Annual Mat-Su Mini Mushers Sled Dog Challenge for
Children with special needs Join us March 14, 2009 for the
2nd annual Mat-Su mushers sled dog challenge for children
with special needs. Proceed going to benefit Autism Alaska.
Call Trisha at 841-RACE for registration and more information.
AURORA JUNIOR SPRINT SCHOLARSHIP RACE SATURDAY
– MONDAY FEBRUARY 14-16, 2009 AT AURORA DOG MUSHERS
TRACK, BIG LAKE, ALASKA FOR JUNIORS:4-17 years old
Dog Classes:1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 Dog Classes MUSHER SIGN UP AND DRAWING ON FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 13, 2009 at 7:00 PM AT THE VALLEY CANINE CAMP
&TRAINING CENTER NEXT TO LOWES IN WASILLA RACE DAY:SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2009 (at
Aurora Dog Mushers Track) DOG PAINTING AT 9:00-9:30 AM RACE START:
10:00AM For more information: Contact Larisa
Myers-McCoin(907) 376-3943 lmyers@mtaonline.net
JUNIOR IDITAROD HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL CAMP
- The Junoir Iditarod Hands
on educational Camp will be held Saturday , February 21,
20096:00 – 11:00 p.m. Aurora Dog Mushers Club House
Big Lake, Alaska Overnight
Camp for all Junior Iditarod Racers
and their teams (Please
email or call for details for JUNIOR IDITAROD RACERS)
All Junior Mushers Welcome
to Attend Evening Camp Juniors
10-17 years old Evening
Camp Fee $35.00 per Family(JUNIORS
NOT RACING THE JUNIOR IDITAROD ARE
REQUIRED TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT, AND PLEASE NO
DOGS) SPACE IS LIMITED
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND
TO REGISTER: Call
Larisa Myers-McCoin at (907) 376-3943
Some of the Featuring
Speakers are: Zack Steer, Dr. Jayne Hempstead,
Richard Plack, Bernie and Janet Willis and more.
FEW OF THE SESSIONS WILL
INCLUDE: Booting/
Foot medication/foot care/Frost Bite/ Frost nip , Basic
Sled Repair on the trail, Feeding on the race, Proficiency
at check points, and more.
Aurora Trail Report - Wednesday January
27,2009 - At
10:00 pm. The trail
system has been groom and is good. There are spot that
are Ice and soft. The groomers have been working hard
on removing all moose holes and Dog print holes. Please
which out for Moose Holes. It is hard to put in a Ice
Hook!! Groomer suggested small teams. Call
Our NEW Voicemail
for Updates:
Aurora Dog Mushers know has a call in Voice mail Trail
report. The number is 376-2556. It will be update on a
regular basis. Please you are welcome to email in a trail
report or call me and I will be happy to report the updates.
Scholarships:
ADMA will host the Jr. Sprint Scholarship races on February
14th, 15th and 16th. Check in at 9am. Races begin at 10am.
To find out more information, please contact Larisa Myers
at 907 376 3943 or at Lmyers@mtaonline.net.
Aurora Dog Mushers Membership
Form - Click
Here (PDF)
Thank You!Thank
You!
The Aurora Dog Mushers’ WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU TO YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT of the FIRST SPRINT
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED RACE, Aurora championship on February
9-10, 2008. Thank you, Debbie Baines, Alaska Sled Dog
and Racing Association – ANCHORAGE JUNIOR MUSHERS
– (ASDRA), Alaska Sled Dog and Racing Association
– ANCHROAGE SENIOR MUSHERS – (ASDRA)
Aurora
Dog mushers would like to say:
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HELPING WITH THE PIE FUNDRAISER
THAT GAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE JUNIOR MUSHERS TO
RECEIVE THEIR SCHOLARSHIPS.
Juniors that received scholarships:
SPRINT: Morgan Summers, Alea Robinson, Meredith Mapes
MID-DISTANCE: Meredith Mapes, Wade Marrs, Yuta Takagi
VOLUNTEER
We need volunteers or we won’t be able to have
races! If you are able to help or know someone who can,
please contact us soon!! Jr. races will take place with
parent volunteers, but Sr,. races are dependant upon
volunteers.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarship money for Jr. mushers is in the works. Larisa
hopes to have money available for this
season. Donations to the scholarship fund are tax deductible,
if you are so inclined!
Hopefully, scholarships will be available for 2-doggers
through 7-doggers. Money will be put into a scholarship
fund that will be available to the student at age 18
going to an approved school of higher education or trade
school. The money will be going to the institution,
not to the student.
Time
for food Drops?
Need some help?
We can Grind up your Meat!
we have pallets of Momentum dog food & ground
frozen fish!
Local Delta straw arriving any day, order yours
now!
Give us a call 907 376-5273
We will be stocking
great dog food lines! Mushing gear, clothing,
ganglines, harnesses, snaps, booties and more.
Tell us what you want. This is YOUR mushing store. Visit
our web site
DO
YOU HAVE MUSHING NEWS?
This is your web site , it's only as good as the
info received, please drop us a line if you have
racing news, announcements or mushing photos you
would like to share. E-mail
Theresa Daily
(be sure to mention the Aurora Dog
Mushers web site)
