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Volume 18 • Issue 4 • APRIL 2023
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Local Teen Triumphs in Alaskan Sled Dog Races the way to Alaska’s Willow Jr. 100 and the Jr. Iditarod sled dog races held in February. Tara is humble eventeen-year-old Tara Crossman about competing in these difficult is driven by her love of mushing. This competitions. When asked about them, she said, “They were two dedication took her from Topsham different races that were equally and her Can Ya Catch Me Kennel all enjoyable, and they were both nice.” She had impressive rookie
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showings—she finished 8th in the challenging Willow Jr. 100. As far as the prestigious Junior Iditarod, she placed 9th and was voted by her peers as the recipient of the coveted Sportsmanship Award for being helpful to another musher on the
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