Alumni Sandstorm ~ 03/11/15
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3 Bombers sent stuff: 
Alice HANTHORN ('59)
Helen CROSS ('62)
Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jay McCUE ('56)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Bill HERIFORD ('69)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mandy HOLMES ('97)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike AUSTEN ('99)

BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
    Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Alice HANTHORN Johnson ('59)

Re: first Lady Iditaroder
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onDPhqg4Fnw

Hi Maren, Thanks for making the 1st lady Ididrod finisher {Mary
Shields in 1974] video so easy... She is so right... the important
things in your life tend to put the passing of time into
perspective.

      [Can't take credit for the video. It came from a 
      Bomber living in Alaska (I think) who sent the link:
      Gale WALDKOETTER Skaugstad ('72). I think I stayed on 
      that link for about 2 hours after the initial story
      about Mary Shields (one of only 2 women that year. -Maren]

Thanks for your talent and keeping up on all this computer stuff,
so we can all enjoy fond memories and "important" current
discussions.

-Alice HANTHORN Johnson ('59)
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>>From: Helen CROSS Kirk ('62)

Happy Birthday, Diane DAVENPORT ('62) [on 3/10].

Let me know the next time you are planning to go to jolly ole
England. As the last time we happened to meet was in London,
England in 1996 or 7. I don't mind meeting there.

Wish I could make the Bomber St. Patrick's lunch. Sounds like fun!!

-Helen CROSS Kirk ('62) ~  in rainy Indiana where it's in the high 
        40s now, but it's suppose to get into the 60s later this 
        week.  but it beats ice and snow.   
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>>From: Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64)

Re: 2015 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
  http://www.iditarod.com/ - Official Iditarod Site

IN TANANA (752 MILES TO NOME - 119 miles to Ruby) Tanana Pop: 251
1 Martin Buser/#4 - 4 time champ
3 Aliy Zirkle/#32 - 2nd in '14, '13, & '12
4 Aaron Burmeister/#60 - running w/knee brace
5 DeeDee Jonrowe/#29
10 Dallas Seavey/#46 - 2 time champ
12 Jeff King/#59 - 4 time champ
13 Mitch Seavey/#18 - 2 time champ - 55 years old

OUT OF MANLEY HOT SPGS
20 Kristy Berrington/#11 
22 John Baker/#78 - holds the speed record: 8:18:40:39 
24 Scott Janssen/#20 - Mushing Mortitian
25 Lance Mackey/#30 - the ONLY 4-in-a-row Champ
28 Paul Gebhart/#28
30 Joar Leifseth/#16 
33 Jason Mackey/#72
36 Linwood Fiedler/#27
37 Anna Berrington/#39
39 Allen Moore/#57
44 Jim Lanier/#13
58 Rohn Buser/#31

Red LANTERN
77 Ellen Halverson/#35

DISQUALFIED FROM THE RACE:
Brent Sass/Bib#71 - was 5th into Tanana. Disqualified for his iPod
touch... No 2-way communications allowed. He used it for music and
movies... even gave his phone to his dad before the start of the
race and didn't think about the iPod touch... used it during the
Yukon Quest (which he won) race where it was allowed.

Bomber Cheers. 
-Maren SMYTH ('63 & '64) ~ Gretna, LA ~ 65° at midnight
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