Students Have a Dog-gone Good Time
International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race Communities Send Students to
Jr. Sled Dog Race
Jackson, Wyoming—December 23, 2002--Students ages 8-14 from 10 Wyoming
communities will participate in a sled dog race of their own, the IPSSSDR
Jr. Stage Stop, on February 1, 10:30 a.m. during the final day of the
International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race at Teton Village.
Each community on the 2003 IPSSSDR route--Jackson,
Dubois, Lander, Mountain View/Evanston/Lyman, Kemmerer/Diamondville, Alpine
and Pinedale —is eligible to send three students to represent their towns in
this short exhibition fun run. In order to participate in the race, students
agree to perform 10 hours of community service work prior to the race, and
donate $25 to Jackson-based PAWS—a nonprofit organization created by friends
of companion animals. The organization sponsors local spay/neuter clinics,
medical care for dogs and cats that are rescued, medical care for pets of
the elderly, plus educational programs.
The Jr. Stage Stop program was launched in 1999 by
International Stage Stop co-founder Jayne Ottman, and Jackson Hole Musher
Maria Hayashida. “Our mission, in creating the Junior Stage Stop, was to
broaden the goals of the IPSSSDR, and to improve the status of youth in our
communities statewide,” says Maria Hayashida, director of the Junior Stage
Stop. “The Junior Stage Stop provides an opportunity for youth to increase
their self-esteem, social competency, community involvement and personal
sense of self worth. We want to teach students that it feels great to
support the non-profit of their choice.”
Students do not need their own dogs or previous
mushing experience to participate--equipment and dog teams are provided by
the IPSSSDR. In addition, many Jackson area sponsors made contributions to
the race including
JHI, Valley Feed & Pet, Pearl St. Bagels, and M&M's.
For more information about the Junior Stage Stop, contact Maria Hayashida at
(307) 733-0750.
Junior Stage Stop 2003 Schedule
February 1, 2003
8:15 am: Junior mushers arrive and report to registration site at Teton
Village Ranch parking area. Mandatory “Mushing 101” held at this time.
9:00-10:15 am: Start of IPSSSDR. Junior mushers may meet and visit with
assigned mushers.
10:15 am: Volunteers placed every 1/8 mile on 2-3 mile course.
10:15 am: Junior mushers need to be with assigned musher, preparing to
start.
10:30 am: First Junior musher leaves starting line. Starting time is on each
bib. Start and finish lines are same as IPSSSDR. It is at the assigned
musher’s discretion and/or junior musher’s request whether the assigned
musher continues to ride the sled the entire course. The following teams
leave every 2 minutes thereafter.
11:30-Noon: Junior mushers meet at finish line for awards and photographs.
2003 JUNIOR STAGE STOP PARTICIPANTS
1. Zachary Stevens, age 11, Kemmerer, South Lincoln Nursing Home / Dan
Carter, Jackson, WY
2. Zach Dummer, age 12, Kemmerer, Boy Scouts of America / Jacques Philip,
Nenana, AK
3. Axel Backman, age 13, Diamondville, Boy Scouts of America / Rachel
Scdoris, Bend, OR
4. Brenden Kesterson, age 9, Mountain View, Town of Mountain View / Greg
Dubit, Hesperus, CO
5. Emily Greer,age 10, Evanston / Joe Armentano, Jackson, WY
6. Slayter Mills, age 9, Evanston/ Warren Palfry, Yellowknife, NWT
7. Joey McCabe, age 11, Dubois, We Do Events / Tim Hunt, Skandia, MI
8. Jerid McCabe, age 8, Dubois, We Do Events / Joe Loveless, Roy, WA
9. Sarah Beecham, age 12, Dubois, We Do Events / Sam Perrino, Yellowknife,
NWT
10. Dustin Perrin, age 8, Jackson, Boy Scouts of America, Jackson Hole
Jaycees / Grant Beck, Yellowknife, NWT
11. Thomas Mossman, age 8, Moran, Jackson Hole Therapeutic Riding
Association / Lloyd Gilbertson, Chatham, MI
12. Shana Corwin, age 11, Pinedale / Michael Savisburg, Haines Junction, YT
13. Amy David, age 11, Boulder / Leslie Martin, Sheridan, WY
14. Shelby Brown, age 9, Big Piney / Melanie Shirilla, Lincoln, MT
15. Rex Amend - Riverton, WY
16. Mindy Bechtell - Riverton, WY
17. Anna Nolde - Lander, WY
