Congratulations to Hannah Wappett, the 2020 Willow Jr. 100 champion!!!
Special Awards:
Sportsmanship Award: Cassidy Meyer (Denali Fur original design mitts)
Humanitarian Award for Dog Care: Ava Smyth (Fur hat from Howling Wolf)
Skeeter Award for Overcoming Adverse Conditions: Anna Coke (Plaque)
Red Lantern Award: Jace Cogdill (Red Lantern with $100 courtesy of The Last Checkpoint)
Prize Drawings:
Red Sled Bag from Sled Dog Systems - Hannah Wappett
Silver Coin from Uncommon Cents - James Shawcroft
8-Dog Gangline from Alpine Outfitters - Ava Smyth
Cooker from Cold Spot Feeds - Cassidy Meyer
Orange Sled Bag from Sled Dog Systems - Anna Coke
Snow Hook from Risdon Rigs - Kristal Hanson
Sled from Laughing Husky - Sam Paperman
10-Dog Gangline from Adanac - Sierra Bobby
Snow Hook from Risdon Rigs - Jessica Dixon
Qiviut Hat from Fly Away North Textiles - Jessica Dixon
Sportsmanship Award: Cassidy Meyer (Denali Fur original design mitts)
Humanitarian Award for Dog Care: Ava Smyth (Fur hat from Howling Wolf)
Skeeter Award for Overcoming Adverse Conditions: Anna Coke (Plaque)
Red Lantern Award: Jace Cogdill (Red Lantern with $100 courtesy of The Last Checkpoint)
Prize Drawings:
Red Sled Bag from Sled Dog Systems - Hannah Wappett
Silver Coin from Uncommon Cents - James Shawcroft
8-Dog Gangline from Alpine Outfitters - Ava Smyth
Cooker from Cold Spot Feeds - Cassidy Meyer
Orange Sled Bag from Sled Dog Systems - Anna Coke
Snow Hook from Risdon Rigs - Kristal Hanson
Sled from Laughing Husky - Sam Paperman
10-Dog Gangline from Adanac - Sierra Bobby
Snow Hook from Risdon Rigs - Jessica Dixon
Qiviut Hat from Fly Away North Textiles - Jessica Dixon
The 2019 Honorary Musher is Art Church - the honor will be accepted by his lovely wife, Bonnie.
Art started mushing dogs in 1984 when he met his wife Bonnie and she had a small recreational team. He was immediately hooked on the connection and bonding that he experienced with the dogs and started collecting dogs from other mushers. As he learned from his dogs and fellow mushers he became a very good dog man and enjoyed training, breeding and racing his sled dogs. He tried the Yukon Quest in 1986 but scratched within the first 200 miles and came home to regroup and reorganize. He was pursued by Susan Butcher to run her puppy team in the 1995 Iditarod which he did and finished successfully. He ran his own dogs, and teams for Martin Buser, Vern Halter and Dee Dee Jonrowe in 4 more Iditarods after that. He was also a valued Race Judge on many Iditarods when he was not running the race. He was well known for his no-nonsense and fair treatment of mushers when he was a judge and his exceptional dog care and dog training as a musher. He loved dogs more than he loved people and they felt the same way about him.
Art started mushing dogs in 1984 when he met his wife Bonnie and she had a small recreational team. He was immediately hooked on the connection and bonding that he experienced with the dogs and started collecting dogs from other mushers. As he learned from his dogs and fellow mushers he became a very good dog man and enjoyed training, breeding and racing his sled dogs. He tried the Yukon Quest in 1986 but scratched within the first 200 miles and came home to regroup and reorganize. He was pursued by Susan Butcher to run her puppy team in the 1995 Iditarod which he did and finished successfully. He ran his own dogs, and teams for Martin Buser, Vern Halter and Dee Dee Jonrowe in 4 more Iditarods after that. He was also a valued Race Judge on many Iditarods when he was not running the race. He was well known for his no-nonsense and fair treatment of mushers when he was a judge and his exceptional dog care and dog training as a musher. He loved dogs more than he loved people and they felt the same way about him.
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Hot off the press - Check out our 2018 Willow Jr. 100 Race Sweatshirts!
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Front of sweatshirt.
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