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Bob Hallinen Year in Pictures 2011

The northern lights dance across the sky over the Takotna checkpoint during the 2011 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Wednesday, night March 9, 2011.

Some of the best photos of 2011 by Anchorage Daily News photographer Bob Hallinen.

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Top 40 Iditarod mushers test clean for drugs

The Iditarod Trail Committee on Thursday said tests conducted on the first 40 race finishers came back with no sign of drug use.
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Raw video: Iditarod champs John Baker and Lance Mackey

How did Kotzebue musher John Baker win the 2011 Iditarod with record speed? Will he be back next year? And how does the sport's most outspoken heavyweight feel about missing an unprecedented fifth-straight win?
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Videos: Kotzebue gives hero's welcome to Iditarod champ Baker

Kotzebue blogger Cathy Jones has posted video of Iditarod champion John Baker's return to his hometown Monday afternoon. Baker was greeted at the airport by cheering fans. Then he was taken in a motorcade (which appears to have included every emergency vehicle in Kotz, with sirens blaring) to ...
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Mushing couple wins sportsmanship, humanitarian awards

For many dog mushing kennels, earning an honor at the Iditarod's post-race banquet is a once-in-a-lifetime thrill. But on Sunday, Allen Moore and wife Aliy Zirkle of Skunk's Place Kennel in Two Rivers earned two of the race's most coveted awards.
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Halverson wins Iditarod Red Lantern for second time

Ellen Halverson of Wasilla became the only repeat Red Lantern winner in the history of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday morning.
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Wasilla musher collects her second Iditarod red lantern

Ellen Halverson of Wasilla became the only repeat Red Lantern winner in the history of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday morning.
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Village mushers and women finished strong this year

Led by champion John Baker of Kotzebue, the 2011 Iditarod saw a resurgence of mushers who live off the road system. Women also had one of their best years.
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West boys put it all together in 75-31 win

As if things weren't going well enough for the West boys basketball team in its 75-31 win over Palmer in the first round of the Class 4A state tournament at the Sullivan Arena on Thursday, the defending champions were fortunate enough to hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third...
IDITAROD SLED DOG RACE

Mackey's winning streak ends, but he's reloading for 2012

Lance Mackey has already set his sights on the 2012 Iditarod but admits it won't be easy to win for a fifth time. "When Rick Swenson got five (wins) there was five or six guys you had to beat. (Now) there's 20 people you have to beat," Mackey said Wednesday after finishing 16th.
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Video: Ramey Smyth on trying to catch Baker

Willow musher Ramey Smyth broke Martin Buser's previous record for finishing the Iditarod this year. Unfortunately John Baker broke it first, leaving Smyth in second place, his best Iditarod finish.