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Gladh wins Kemmerer leg of IPSSSDR

dahlerickson — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:02:30 +0000

Lina Gladh from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, placed first with a time of 4:35:11 during Day Six of the 2010 International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR) at Kemmerer.

Gladh raced 12 dogs averaging 11.6 MPH on the 53-mile course. Aaron Peck from Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada, was second with a time of 4:39:00.

Blayne Streeper from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, came in third with a time of 4:51:01. Streeper maintains the overall lead with 19:03:34.

Gladh is in second place with 19:21:51. Joe Gans from Chaska, Minn., is third with 19:53:19. On Friday, February 5, at 10 a.m. teams will depart for the 45-mile Bridger Valley Day Seven Stage located 30 miles south of Evanston on the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway, Hwy 150.

The race concludes in Park City, Utah, for the final stage and awards ceremony on Saturday, February 6. The IPSSDR traveled through Alpine on Feb. 2 and 3. The community hosted the mushers for a banquet at the Alpine Fire Hall Tuesday night, followed by a 54-mile race along the Greys River to the Box-Y and back on Wednesday.

Gans win Alpine leg of IPSSSDR

dahlerickson — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:09:24 +0000

Joe Gans from Chaska, Minn., placed first with a time of 4:08:42 during Day Five of the 2010 International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR).

Gans raced 12 dogs averaging 12.5 MPH on the 52-mile course that began in Alpine.

Blayne Streeper from Fort Nelson, British Columbia came in second with a time of 4:10:34. Lina Gladh, also from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, came in third with a time of 4:17.20.

Streeper maintains the overall lead with 14:12:33. Gladh is in second place with 14:46:40. Gans is third with 14:49:01. Teams are racing at Lake Viva Naughton in southern Lincoln County today, Feb. 4,

Click below for a slide show of photos taken by the Independent as the mushers prepared to sprint out of Alpine.

Dress Consignment project aims to get the most out of costly apparel

dahlerickson — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:19:07 +0000

From prom dresses for teenagers and dance dresses for young adults to wedding gowns and all their many accessories, the cost of looking one’s best on one particular occasion can be steep.
It’s for this reason that Carmelita Guild is trying to take those once-worn and similar items and try and put them back into circulation.

“It’s called a formal wear consignment because people will bring their wedding dresses and formal and semi-formal dresses on Monday,” she said. “Tuesday thorough Friday, people will come in to buy dresses. Plus, there will be shoes and wedding accessories such as veils and petticoats.”

The consignment is hoped to be an annual or semi-annual event and is slated to begin at the beginning of next week with readers bringing their items to 65 Nield Ave., on Monday, February 8. The location is next to Splash Day Spa in Afton.

Guild is spearheading the event as just one of many Star Valley mothers who have expensive dresses in their closets with no real future.

“I have a daughter that has three prom dresses that she wore for maybe two hours and the kids never wear them again,” she said. “It would be nice to get some money back and also let other people wear them. It’s hard to sell a dress individually; you don’t want to go to ten different houses to see ten different dresses. This way, all of them can be in one location.”

Prom for SVHS is scheduled for March 20 of this year. For more information, contact Guild or visit the web at www.sellmydress.blogspot.com, or by clicking here.

IPSSSDR mushers running the Greys today

Dan Dockstader — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:53:13 +0000

Teams of the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race are making the 54-mile run along the Greys River today.

The course includes a starting point in Alpine, with a turnaround at the Box Y Ranch.

On Tuesday near Pinedale, Blayne “Bud” Streeper, age 27, from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, posted the fastest time on Day Four of the 2010 IPSSSDR with a time of 3:57:39. Averaging 13.1 MPH with 12 dogs, this is the third consecutive day that Streeper has had the fastest time.

Joe Gans from Chaska, Minn., placed second with a time of 4:13:57. Lina Gladh, from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, came in third with a time of 4:14:15.

In overall times, Streeper leads with 10:01:59. Gladh is in second place with 10:29:20. Gans is in third place with 10:40:19.

Race times for the Alpine segment will be posted on starvalleyindependent.com later today. The IPSSSDR was treated to a Meat the Mushers banquet Tuesday night at the Alpine Fire Hall.

Mushers to arrive in Alpine tonight

Dan Dockstader — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:46:41 +0000

The International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race arrives in Alpine tonight for a “Meet the Mushers” banquet at 6 p.m. in the Alpine Fire Hall.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, teams race from Alpine to the Box Y and back, a 54-mile round trip journey along the Greys River. Starting time is 9 a.m. on the Greys River Road at the edge of Alpine. The public is welcome to attend.

In the meantime, Blayne “Bud” Streeper, age 27, from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, posted the fastest time on Day Three, Feb. 1, of the 2010 International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR).

The Canadian musher posted a time of 3:09:58 on the trail at Cora, near Pinedale. Average speed for Streeper and his team of 10 dogs was 13.6 MPH.

Lina Gladh, also from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, placed second again for Day Three with a time of 3:15:48; Joe Gans from Chaska, Minn., came in third with a time of 3:17:41.

In overall times, Streeper leads the Stage Stop Race with a time of 6:04:20; Gladh is second with 6:15:05. Gans is third with 6:26:22.

On Tuesday, February 2, teams will race a 64-mile course in the Big Piney/ Marbleton Stage beginning at 9 a.m.

Upcoming stages include the stop in Alpine, Tuesday night and Wednesday, then on to Kemmerer/Diamondville, Evanston, Lyman/Mountain View, and finally Park City, Utah, for the final stage and awards ceremony on Saturday, February 6.

Canadian posts fastest time as mushers race towards Alpine

dahlerickson — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:32:24 +0000

Blayne “Bud” Streeper, age 27, from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, posted the fastest time on Day Two of the 2010 International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR) with a time of 2:54:22. Streeper, winner of the 2004 IPSSSDR, ran 12 dogs and averaged 14.8 MPH on the windy trail outside Lander.
Lina Gladh, also from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, placed second for Day Two with a time of 2:59:17; in third, Aaron Peck from Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada, posted a time of 3:01:15.

On Monday, February 1, teams will race a 35-mile course starting the stage from the upper Green parking lot in Cora at 10 a.m. for Day Three of the IPSSSDR. Additional upcoming stages include Big Piney/Marbleton, Alpine, Kemmerer/Diamondville, Evanston, Lyman/Mountain View, and finally Park City, Utah, for the final stage and awards ceremony on Saturday, February 6.

The Alpine segment of the stage stop race includes a meet the musthers dinner at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, in the Alpine Fire Hall. The teams will leave Alpine at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, and make a 54-mile round trip race to the Box Y and back along the Greys River. The public is invited to the starting line on the Greys River Road in Alpine.

Planning & Zoning meeting location changed

News Release — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:06:32 +0000

The location for the Lincoln County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 27, has been changed to the Cokeville High School Auditorium, on 300 Pine Street in Cokeville.

Agenda items for the meeting include the Triangle II Subdivision, an amendment proposal for private airstrips and an application for a gravel pit expansion two miles north of Etna. The meeting is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

Fund Raiser for Austin Maddox is Monday

dahlerickson — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:22:37 +0000

Austin Maddox is in need of a heart transplant. Funds for medical expenses that go towards this end will be raised at Bellos Italian Grill / Ridge Rider Lounge in Alpine on Monday, January 25, at 6p.m.

According to family and friends, Maddox needs to raise $160,000 just to get him placed on a donor list.

“A dear Family friend and local resident for several years has been diagnosed with GCM (Giant Cell Myocarditis),” said Jeanie Malone-Baker. “This is a rare and fatal heart condition that is undetectable until onset of symptoms. Two weeks ago he was a normal healthy 22 year old and now he is fighting for his life in Murray, Utah at the Intermountain Medical Center.”

An $8.00 Spaghetti/Meatball dinner will be available with all proceeds going towards Austin’s medical expenses.

Benefit Info On twitter
http://twitter.com/Flyingsaddle

Those wishing to contact Maddox can utilize the following address:

Austin: Intermountain Medical Ctr
Heart & Lung / Room 501
5121 S Cottonwood Street
Murray, UT 84107

DONATIONS TO:

Wachovia Bank
#1010269393301

If mailing a check:
Wachovia Bank
Attn: Victoria
3994 Tampa Rd
Oldsmar, FL 34677
on memo write: Austin Maddox

If writing a check make it out to: Monique Miller
Also: Austin Maddox Fund
EIN# 80-0530054

Donations online to:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=11320912

Information on the condition
http://www.myocarditisfoundation.org/giantCellMyocarditis.htm

SVMC physicians join Women’s Health Expo

dahlerickson — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:54:00 +0000

Dr. Martha Hageman and Dr. Christian Morgan will be on hand to discuss several matters pertaining to women’s health this weekend.

The first annual women’s health expo will take place at the Afton Civic Center on Friday and Saturday.

Click below to listen to Dr. Morgan who sat down with Independent reporter, Sarah Hale.

Stage Stop Sled Dog Race is preparing for a 10-town event.

Dan Dockstader — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:31:27 +0000

The International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR) occurred through Wyoming to Park City, Utah, starting January 29 and ending February 6.

Race Director Frank Teasley reports the race is celebrating its 15th year. Ten Wyoming and Utah communities will be a part of the stage-stop process.

Teasley is hoping for more snow, but after 15 years putting on the race, he reports that plans A, B and C in place. One example is in Jackson, the start of the race.

The Jackson Public Works Department has been storing snow at the Rodeo Grounds just in case it is needed. The IPSSSDR attracts many return racers like Sam Perrino and Grant Beck from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, as well as newcomers Chris Adkins from Montana, a rookie in the 2010 race.

Buddy Streeper, the only musher in sport history to have won the five majors – Laconia, The Pas, Anchorage, Fairbanks and Yellowknife – returns to Wyoming to vie for victory; he won first place in his first IPSSSDR in 2004. The IPSSSDR will travel through Alpine on Wednesday, Feb. 3.