CONT'D MARCH 8th

As of 11:15 Salt Point, NY time the only one out of RUBY is WADE MARRS.
Temperatures in MANLEY HOT SPRINGS -6
                           TANANA  -7
                            RUBY      -1      hey, its warming up!!
Just showed you a picture of JUSTIN HIGH's sweet dog in TANANA. A note about JUSTIN--
Twice their home was ravaged by fire and yet here he is running the IDITAROD!! That's SPIRIT!
JASON MACKEY (LANCE's BRO) has run the race in the past and the best he did was 26th.
NOW he is running with the big dogs and threatening to bust into the top 10. GO JASON.

Few notes about the village of NENANA. As cold as it was there, the village gave the mushers a
very warm welcome. The town had been working with the tribal leaders and the Mayor designing
a user friendly and efficient lay out.
NENANA lies in the TANANA ATHABASCAN Territory. Gold played a role in its history and development.
On every bulletin board in every store in NENANA there is a poster for the NENANA ICE CLASSIC. This is a popular competition started in 1917 by surveyors who laid out the railroad tracks
in the area. People guess the date and exact time the Tanana River ice breaks up. I get my tickets early and have missed by two hours. Oh well !! The payout can be up to $330,000!! so its worth a $2 try.