Four people involved in homeschooling in the area talk to host Sue Deyoe in the KTNA studio. We hear from student Charlie Allison, parent Rich Humm, and two people on the teaching and curriculum side, Shoo Salasky and Mindy Lindgren. The audio runs about an hour.

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Tune in on Wednesday, October 21st at 11 a.m. to noon for our topic this week — homeschooling. Why do parents choose this route? What are the different programs available? Is it the choice for you? We will have 4 guests in the studio.  Call in with your questions 733-1200 or email dj [at] ktna [dot] org   We rebroadcast the show Thursday at 7 pm.

HAPPY TRAILS— With colder temperatures, sled dogs and mushers alike are excited to hit the trails again for early fall training after a long warm summer. Musher Charlie Allison, right, supervises his handler driving the dog team through the fall glory. Photo by Diana Haecker

Iditarod reporter Charlie Allison reports on all the teams in Nome and who is still out on the trail:

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Charlie Allison checks in with his noon report on the Iditarod trail.  Winds above 40 mph are taking a toll on dogs and mushers alike and he says the race has slowed.

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Check in with the Noon Iditarod update and musher Charlie Allison as he dissects placements and what is happening out on the trail.

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This weekend kicked off the start of the 2009 Iditarod.  Junior Quest winner and Talkeetna resident Charlie Allison headed to the start and restart to capture comments from mushers headed out on the trail.

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Charlie Allison of Talkeetna took tenth place in the Junior Iditarod this past weekend.  Cain Carter, stepson of Lance Mackey, placed first by a large margin and Travis Beals of Seward was second. (more…)

Charlie Allison of Talkeetna is the winner of this year’s Junior Yukon Quest.

17-year-old Allison won the sled dog race that started Saturday in downtown Fairbanks.  Mushers raced to Twin Bears Campground on Chena Hot Springs Road and back to Fairbanks on Sunday.  Allison finished 12 minutes ahead of Jeff Holt, Jr of North Pole.

Allison also won the Veterinarian’s Choice Award for dog care.  Holt was given the sportsmanship award and the Siwash award, which is given to the musher displaying the best trail skills. 

Kristen Crain of Talkeetna competed in the race and received the Red Lantern award as the final finisher.

Allison and Crain are both entered in the Junior Iditarod.  That race starts on Saturday, February 28^th  in Wasilla. Nineteen mushers are entered in the race.