Comments on: 24 Hour Time http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/ Official Canine Reporter for the Iditarod Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:14:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1527 Zuma Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:22:45 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1527 Hey Gypsy the 7th graders at Lockwood School here in Billings,Montana had their own Ikidarod on Friday,March 7. We had to stop at check points and answer questions.If we got the question wrong we lost that dog and we had a mandatory rest stop which lasted about 5 minutes. Everyone has to follow a person of their choice and I chose Rachael Scdoris and one of my friends chose Melissa Owens.I think it is cool that Rachael is almost blind and she is still in the race. Well that is all from here in Billings, Montana. Bye Amanda <em>Hi Amanda, Glad you're enjoying the race. I've heard from several classes doing the Ikidarod. It sounds like so much fun. Thanks for writing, Gypsy Hey Gypsy the 7th graders at Lockwood School here in Billings,Montana had their own Ikidarod on Friday,March 7. We had to stop at check points and answer questions.If we got the question wrong we lost that dog and we had a mandatory rest stop which lasted about 5 minutes. Everyone has to follow a person of their choice and I chose Rachael Scdoris and one of my friends chose Melissa Owens.I think it is cool that Rachael is almost blind and she is still in the race. Well that is all from here in Billings, Montana. Bye Amanda
Hi Amanda, Glad you’re enjoying the race. I’ve heard from several classes doing the Ikidarod. It sounds like so much fun. Thanks for writing, Gypsy

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1437 Zuma Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:04:57 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1437 Hi Gypsy, Our entire class has been following the race. Each teacher had their children choose a musher to follow. We are tracking their progress each day and charting them on maps of the trail. In addition, we are learning all about dogs, what you need to have on the sleds, how the race is run and all the volunteers that are needed. Wow, it is a very busy time in Alaska! On Wednesday, the second grade is having their own I-kid-arod. We have some home-made sleds, and we have the kids pull them, stop at checkpoints and take turns being the musher. At each checkpoint they have to perform a task, even feeding the “dogs”. It is very interesting for the kids to be in your booties! We race against the clock and have a great time! We are watching the race, and your postings with great interest! Thank you for keeping us updated. Mrs. Gorelick’s Class Nashua, NH <em>Hi Mrs. Gorelick's Class, You sure sound like you are having fun. My human just told me that I will be visiting you on Friday. I'm so excited to meet all of you. Have a great time on Wednesday. It sounds like a great learning activity. See you soon. Gypsy Hi Gypsy,
Our entire class has been following the race. Each teacher had their children choose a musher to follow. We are tracking their progress each day and charting them on maps of the trail. In addition, we are learning all about dogs, what you need to have on the sleds, how the race is run and all the volunteers that are needed. Wow, it is a very busy time in Alaska!
On Wednesday, the second grade is having their own I-kid-arod. We have some home-made sleds, and we have the kids pull them, stop at checkpoints and take turns being the musher. At each checkpoint they have to perform a task, even feeding the “dogs”. It is very interesting for the kids to be in your booties! We race against the clock and have a great time! We are watching the race, and your postings with great interest! Thank you for keeping us updated.
Mrs. Gorelick’s Class
Nashua, NH
Hi Mrs. Gorelick’s Class, You sure sound like you are having fun. My human just told me that I will be visiting you on Friday. I’m so excited to meet all of you.
Have a great time on Wednesday. It sounds like a great learning activity. See you soon. Gypsy

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1396 Zuma Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:35:26 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1396 This is Molly, for like the eighth time, I was just wondering this morning while I was eating breakfast, what the dogs in the Iditarod eat while they’re racing. I know it’s lots of different stuff, but our teacher never said for sure what they eat. And do you still have a lot of snow where you live, because in Grand Rapids, Michigan there is barely any left! We have a woods behind our house, and when I went back there on Monday, we had a frozen pond, but today it’s all melted again. Oh, and one more thing, how long, on average, does it take for the winner to usually finish the race, and in average, how long does it usually take for the regular musher to finish the race? And exactly how many booties would a average musher have to have if he had sixteen dogs for the whole race, and he put one clean one on each dog each day? I know that’s kind of a hard question, but I think you can answer it. Anyway I gotta go, Lots of tail wags, Molly <em>Good to hear from you again Molly, Dogs while racing eat a variety of food. They eat their kibble (dried dog food) and a variety of meat and fish. Each musher may feed their team a little different than the others. We do still have a lot of snow on the ground. Look for the winner to come in around 9 days. The red lantern winner may come in around 12-14 days with everyone else coming in between. As for booties. I think you could figure that out. Booties are good for 30-50 miles each. Dogs don't usually wear them the whole race but when trail conditions as such that booties are needed. Thanks for writing. Gypsy This is Molly, for like the eighth time, I was just wondering this morning while I was eating breakfast, what the dogs in the Iditarod eat while they’re racing. I know it’s lots of different stuff, but our teacher never said for sure what they eat. And do you still have a lot of snow where you live, because in Grand Rapids, Michigan there is barely any left! We have a woods behind our house, and when I went back there on Monday, we had a frozen pond, but today it’s all melted again. Oh, and one more thing, how long, on average, does it take for the winner to usually finish the race, and in average, how long does it usually take for the regular musher to finish the race? And exactly how many booties would a average musher have to have if he had sixteen dogs for the whole race, and he put one clean one on each dog each day? I know that’s kind of a hard question, but I think you can answer it. Anyway I gotta go,
Lots of tail wags,
Molly
Good to hear from you again Molly, Dogs while racing eat a variety of food. They eat their kibble (dried dog food) and a variety of meat and fish. Each musher may feed their team a little different than the others. We do still have a lot of snow on the ground. Look for the winner to come in around 9 days. The red lantern winner may come in around 12-14 days with everyone else coming in between. As for booties. I think you could figure that out. Booties are good for 30-50 miles each. Dogs don’t usually wear them the whole race but when trail conditions as such that booties are needed. Thanks for writing. Gypsy

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1270 Zuma Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:57:25 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1270 Hi Gypsy I am from Ms.Belle’s class.In 24 hour time what is 2:15? from Anna <em>Hi Anna, In 24 hour time 2:15 is 2:15 in the morning. Thanks for writing. Gypsy Hi Gypsy I am from Ms.Belle’s class.In 24 hour time what is 2:15? from Anna
Hi Anna, In 24 hour time 2:15 is 2:15 in the morning. Thanks for writing. Gypsy

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1169 Zuma Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:56:39 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1169 Very interesting, I hope you guys win and have lots of fun! Yeah! Jacob Very interesting, I hope you guys win and have lots of fun! Yeah! Jacob

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1157 Zuma Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:53:52 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1157 But that’s Alaskan time, right? So why doesn’t Alaska keep time like 12:00 pm, and 2:30 pm? -Kay — thanks Gypsy! <em>Hi Kay, That's a good question. Alaska does keep time like 12:00pm and 2:30pm. Military time or 24 time is used anytime that it is very important to know the difference between am and pm. Sometimes people forget to use am and pm and just say "I'll see you at 7" You might wait for them at 7 am when they meant 7pm. If they said "I'll see you at 1900 hours, you would know for sure they meant pm. Hope that helps. Gypsy. But that’s Alaskan time, right? So why doesn’t Alaska keep time like 12:00 pm, and 2:30 pm?
-Kay — thanks Gypsy!
Hi Kay, That’s a good question. Alaska does keep time like 12:00pm and 2:30pm. Military time or 24 time is used anytime that it is very important to know the difference between am and pm. Sometimes people forget to use am and pm and just say “I’ll see you at 7″ You might wait for them at 7 am when they meant 7pm. If they said “I’ll see you at 1900 hours, you would know for sure they meant pm. Hope that helps. Gypsy.

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1139 Zuma Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:58:51 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1139 Why do huskies like it better when its like -30F outside? Mark <em>Hi Mark, Huskies have a very thick undercoat to help keep them warm in very cold temps. That undercoat is still on them when the temps are warmer so they get warm or hot. Think of it like if you have a heavy winter coat to wear outside when it's cold. You are very comfortable outside with the coat on. Now come inside and don't take the coat off. Your mom had turned up the heat in the house and now you are very warm but you can't take your coat off. That's the way the dogs are. They cannot take their coats off and on like we do. Now in spring, huskies will lose that undercoat so they are comfortable in the warmer temperatures. But at this time of year, they still have their undercoats and are much more comfortable in the colder temps. Gypsy Why do huskies like it better when its like -30F outside? Mark
Hi Mark, Huskies have a very thick undercoat to help keep them warm in very cold temps. That undercoat is still on them when the temps are warmer so they get warm or hot. Think of it like if you have a heavy winter coat to wear outside when it’s cold. You are very comfortable outside with the coat on. Now come inside and don’t take the coat off. Your mom had turned up the heat in the house and now you are very warm but you can’t take your coat off. That’s the way the dogs are. They cannot take their coats off and on like we do. Now in spring, huskies will lose that undercoat so they are comfortable in the warmer temperatures. But at this time of year, they still have their undercoats and are much more comfortable in the colder temps. Gypsy

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1134 Zuma Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:55:47 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1134 Hi Gypsy!I’m from Owensville and I am following Ray Redington Jr. for an assignment.One question I have is how does each musher pick a lead dog? Thanks a lot, Allison <em>Great question Allison, The mushers do a lot of training with their dogs. They watch their dogs closely and try them in different positions. They will place the dogs in the position they run the best in. If a musher feels a dog would do well in lead, they will try the dog in that position next to am older trained leader. That older trained leader will help train the new dog. When picking dogs for a race, the musher will look at the dogs he has and pick the best for the race he is running. Hope that helps. Gypsy Hi Gypsy!I’m from Owensville and I am following Ray Redington Jr. for an assignment.One question I have is how does each musher pick a lead dog?
Thanks a lot,
Allison
Great question Allison, The mushers do a lot of training with their dogs. They watch their dogs closely and try them in different positions. They will place the dogs in the position they run the best in. If a musher feels a dog would do well in lead, they will try the dog in that position next to am older trained leader. That older trained leader will help train the new dog. When picking dogs for a race, the musher will look at the dogs he has and pick the best for the race he is running.
Hope that helps. Gypsy

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1121 Zuma Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:43:21 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1121 It’s Molly again. Our class abousolety loved the idea of following the race! We each picked mushers out of a mukluk, which was really a boot, and got the musher we were going to follow. I got Cindy Gallea who is doing pretty good. My best friend Lilly, got Rick Swenson, and another one of my friends named Lindsay, got Dee Dee Jonwroe, which I am still following at home. A boy named Carter, in my class, got Jeff King, who I heard was another very good racer. Then Aaron got Micth Seavey who has been in first many times, and Jared got Lance Mackey, who has also been in first many times. Cindy Gallea has only been in 33, probably because she started in 82. Cindy is out of Takonta, and is on her way to Ophir. She has dropped three dogs already, and is doing ok. I also heard there is a Rookie named Molly, just like me! Well, my mom’s calling me, i better go, Lot’s of tail wags, Molly I’m back for the thrid time, today a musher came to our school and talked about sled dogs and the Iditarod. He even brought three sleds, and six of his dogs with him, along with a ton of other stuff about sled dogs. He talked to us for a while inside, and then we got to go outside and pet the dogs! Then he let one person have a ride on the sled, this time it was Donald stood on the runners, and my student teacher Miss Roosma, got to ride in the basket. Then when all the other classes left, Mr. Dan the sled dog man, as we call him, talked to our class special while we were petting his dogs, because my teacher Mrs. Van Egmond, knows him really well. My favorite dog was koyuk, because he seemed to be the nicest dog, and kept on licking my face! It was really fun. goodbye lots of tail wags, Molly <em>Molly, I am so glad you are having fun following the race. Thanks for writing. Gypsy It’s Molly again. Our class abousolety loved the idea of following the race! We each picked mushers out of a mukluk, which was really a boot, and got the musher we were going to follow. I got Cindy Gallea who is doing pretty good. My best friend Lilly, got Rick Swenson, and another one of my friends named Lindsay, got Dee Dee Jonwroe, which I am still following at home. A boy named Carter, in my class, got Jeff King, who I heard was another very good racer. Then Aaron got Micth Seavey who has been in first many times, and Jared got Lance Mackey, who has also been in first many times. Cindy Gallea has only been in 33, probably because she started in 82. Cindy is out of Takonta, and is on her way to Ophir. She has dropped three dogs already, and is doing ok. I also heard there is a Rookie named Molly, just like me! Well, my mom’s calling me, i better go,
Lot’s of tail wags,
Molly

I’m back for the thrid time, today a musher came to our school and talked about sled dogs and the Iditarod. He even brought three sleds, and six of his dogs with him, along with a ton of other stuff about sled dogs. He talked to us for a while inside, and then we got to go outside and pet the dogs! Then he let one person have a ride on the sled, this time it was Donald stood on the runners, and my student teacher Miss Roosma, got to ride in the basket. Then when all the other classes left, Mr. Dan the sled dog man, as we call him, talked to our class special while we were petting his dogs, because my teacher Mrs. Van Egmond, knows him really well. My favorite dog was koyuk, because he seemed to be the nicest dog, and kept on licking my face! It was really fun.
goodbye
lots of tail wags,
Molly
Molly, I am so glad you are having fun following the race. Thanks for writing. Gypsy

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1057 Zuma Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:35:11 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/03/03/24-hour-time/#comment-1057 I listened to your advice, and i am following my own musher on http://www.iditarod.com. I picked Dee Dee Jonwroe and Rick Swenson. When I told my teacher what I was doing, and who I picked, she said it was kind of wierd, because Rick Swenson and Dee Dee Jonwroe and two of the best mushers! My teacher thought it was such a good idea, that she decided to have my whole class pick a musher to follow, but that time I picked Cindy Gallea. I liked the article about 24 hour time because usually when we check up on our mushers I don’t know what the times mean! Anyway I gotta go my whole class is starting to leave the compputer lab. Lots of tail wags, Molly I listened to your advice, and i am following my own musher on http://www.iditarod.com.
I picked Dee Dee Jonwroe and Rick Swenson. When I told my teacher what I was doing, and who I picked, she said it was kind of wierd, because Rick Swenson and Dee Dee Jonwroe and two of the best mushers! My teacher thought it was such a good idea, that she decided to have my whole class pick a musher to follow, but that time I picked Cindy Gallea. I liked the article about 24 hour time because usually when we check up on our mushers I don’t know what the times mean! Anyway I gotta go my whole class is starting to leave the compputer lab.
Lots of tail wags,
Molly

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