Get involved... (Sunday Mail) A TRAINEE Marine is to spend months in a -40C wilderness to beat the world at dog sled racing....more...Pass Go, swipe card, collect $200 (The Globe and Mail) Since the 1930s, Monopoly has dominated game nights, but the latest edition comes with bank cards and a hand-held terminal, so players can drive Grandma to bankruptcy digitally ...more... Yukon Quest changes race marshals (KTVA Anchorage) The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is switching race marshals. Quest and Iditarod veteran Joe May of Trapper Creek is replacing fellow past competitor Dave Monson of Fairbanks....more... Yukon Quest gets new marshal (Anchorage Daily News) FAIRBANKS -- The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is switching race marshals....more... News in Brief (The Martha's Vineyard Times) County commissioners delayed a decision to fill the vacant county manager position at their Nov. 20 meeting. The commissioners briefly discussed whether they should offer a higher salary and re-open the search....more... Obituary: Steve Fossett (Guardian Unlimited) Obituary: Record-breaking tycoon adventurer believed to have died in desert crash...more... Yukon Quest changes race marshals (KTUU Anchorage) Associated Press - November 26, 2007 3:24 PM ET FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is switching race marshals....more... Live Oak (San Jose Mercury News) LIVE OAK Mascot: Acorns. Location: Morgan Hill. Founded: 1904. Rival school: Sobrato. Top teams this year: Football, boys and girls water polo, baseball, softball....more... Byrd negotiates delicate balancing act (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) Most competitive dog mushers are accustomed to the juggling act that includes working to pay the bills and everyday sled-dog maintenance. But for Amanda Byrd, her life is more than a juggling act, it?s a three-ring circus....more... |