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Rondy events
Fur Rendezvous schedule (3/3/09)
Rondy events
Record rally gives Streeper Rondy title
With Mia and Heidi in lead, Canadian sprint musher Buddy Streeper got off his runners and ran across the finish line in downtown Anchorage to make Fur Rendezvous history on a gloriously sunny Sunday afternoon.
Urban wildlife challenges Rondy race
If you think the heart of winter is a safe time to travel along the snowy trails of East Anchorage -- what with grizzly bears asleep in their dens and moose minding their own business -- think again.
Fur Rendezvous schedule (3/2/09)
Rondy events
FUR RENDEZVOUS
Kornmuller's team collides with kids, but he keeps his lead
Two hours before Saturday's start of the Fur Rendezvous Open World Championship and miles from the corner of Fourth Avenue and D Street, Jacques Philip was desperately trying to stage his own rendezvous.
Photos: World Championship Sled Dog Races
What's gong on today
Fur Rendezvous
Kornmuller extends his lead in Day 2 heat
Fluffy snow provided a picturesque winter day on the Fur Rondy trail Saturday but also the right conditions for Willow musher Bill Kornmuller to keep his lead after the second day of sprint racing.
Video: Fur Rondy Sled Dog Race: day 1
Photos: World Championship Sled Dog Races
Saturday's scheduled events around Anchorage
Former astronaut Oefelein leads reindeer run
He's been to outer space. He's survived a media circus. Now Bill Oefelein, Alaska's first astronaut, is back home and ready to run with the reindeer.
Streeper and family in town for Fur Rondy
Buddy Streeper started Wednesday morning with the usual short walk to the dog lot and the four dozen sled dogs resting comfortably in the back of an unusually big diesel rig.
Video: Streeper cares for his dogs in the parking lot
Photos: Three-time Fur Rondy champion Buddy Strepper
Fur Rondy hide auction may set record
The annual hide and horn auction is back at the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous on March 1, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game -- minus the horns.
Grand Prix car race returns to Fur Rondy
Anchorage Fur Rendezvous' Grand Prix car race will be back on the agenda of Anchorage's winter festival this year after two years off the program, Fur Rondy officials said this week. Officials said the return was made possible by the sponsorship of the Morrison Auto Group and GCI.
Snowzilla, be warned: Rondy looks at building its own giant
The city is likely to face another giant snowman this winter. But unlike the renegade Snowzilla, this one has the mayor's blessing.
Fur Rondy to shed worn image in city-led makeover
Saunderson gets back into the game
Taylor hanging with the big dogs at Rondy
Hide and antler auction caught on snag
Observers say annual winter festival's attendance is in a slump(3/4/2006)
Fur Rondy competes for our attention; it's not what it used to be
Changes bring crowds back to Fur Rondy
Hundreds turned out for the second-annual reindeer run, in what's becoming one of the more popular events in Anchorage. [enlarge video].
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