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Show J, . 6 .Thursday, March 8, 2001 V. ) . man Garbon s factor If there is no snow on the Ry JACKIE ANDERSOtf Staff reporter course, there is no race." Shaw and his father Richard, are probably the only mushers at the present time In Carbon County maybe in.all of Southeastern Utah. Most people dont think of the desert . as a good place to have sled dogs, . but it just isn't true. Many mushers in the west live in such areas and must be inventive about bow they stay trained for racing and recreational mushing: More important, and difficult is how they keep the . dogs in shape. "Wbenthere isn't any snow, we run the dogs In front of a four wheeler," said 5haw."Wedothat mostly in the spring and fall, but even durlngthe winter is easier to keep them exercised by doing that Sports are supposed to be fun. sports evolve from activity that was motivated by fun. Golf evolved from shepherds in Scotland hitting rocks around with staffs to kill the time. Basketball was Invented by James Naismith to give students an Indoor sport to play during cold Most ... v. ,. . a4' : w v-- ' ' m- - ' i" : J .'J . DiMl ; is considered a rich man's sport, HefeervsC.VlewWus. s.. 5 - i . ? fi-- ' ' yi V' A O : i - v ',f ; sx , , fjA M ,;v.v ,; . ' .. " ; v-- -M .. Mz 4 :. 'v.i j, ' ' :;, CHSvsEmerySB h i ; ' '!$ ' V. EaJWlnfc : .4'- . , j" CHS Vs Delta SB CHS vs Delta Base 4.:; . . ' rr-- sand mDe race that takee pfeoceadt year between Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Canada and Fairbanks, Alaska. The race reversesdirection every otter year and it ta almost the opposite of the Iditarod; not much money involved and littfe pub- - ' lldty is associated with It It recalls the days of early dog sled racing when racers had more torace for than just money and sponsorships. Shawand his father have a small kennd (by mushers standards) in. Carbonville. He only has afew dogs; many mushers who live in Alaska, Canada and in Montana have ahun- dred or more. With no sponsora, sometimes ti ls tough keeping the barrels full of dog food (and the vaccinations Current) but with the help V' - ofisiuuns his jlogs'jNheh'tlM snow is right near Soidiert Summit. He and the dogs reside in Carbon County, CoIby jSbav?' . -- ; ' "... ....(: t r i?; fa r . . . - ,.' giving you jitters: Doing your own taxes can . ;; be pretty unnerving. Leave ft U : CHSva Richfield SB Ifelper Wirea. $ tMt Harmon : iff- s' 'S ii'f v CEU va Dixie Base 'a V CHS vs Richfield Base . -- . - - . "We are always surprising ,, " people, he said. Tt ranges from those who stop on the side of the road to let their kids see us or to take pictures frv snowmobilera wife come around a corner and run off the path staring at us hfatcad of watchingwdieretheyaregDlng." v But the most rewarding part of ; fa the , mushing dogs. If you are in this sport you have to love thedogB or you wont make it no matter how much moneyyou have," said Shaw "Ilieylove torun and pull the sled. When you see the dfaappointment on the faces of the ones who aren't picked to be on the team-yocan ten how much they v. CHSvsltSanpeteSB CBSvsn.SarqeteBase V ;.. cs-ai- n, .. , CHSvsMonticelloSB : . (XU vs Snow Base C2R31B1 J CEUvs Snow Base ;,CEUUYSC Track, ; ' bveit" The love of the dogs fa what keeps Shaw and hfa father In the sport, despite the expense, hard work and time it takes. , Shaw also has another goaL Tplan to be the second Utahn to ran the Iditarod," he said wnllhig. T also plan to be the first Utahn to a :: W5B1; ;; : CHS vs Delta SB " CHSvsEmeiyBase . CHSvsEmerySB Mt. Harmon CVTburnWrea winitasweH" . ( Jfj p v m s Annual St. Patricks Card Party it March 17th at 1Z noon Fashions In Review t? only . All you can eat Soup with Dessert Bring your own games. 33 E. Main, Price, Utah V ; ' 637-411- 0 9am-5J0p- n ! ; IfefeerCyTbum.Wies.. Helper Auditorium Satunbyi fa AppoWmenl MNMlMbl ' . H&R BLOCK Weekday! V'-.- fa the reaction people have when, they see someone actuaQy mushing in real life; ; Ohm, when he still lived in . . i' : Riverton, he was driving hfa trade, with the dog box on it, the sleds on CEU vs Dixie Base ; top and the dogs heads hanging out Invite Trade ?r CEUACC ; of the boxes. Aguy whowas driving 'rfV.5 next to him was so busy watching the truck that he rear ended the car K3RWB1 V in front of him when it stopped sudCEU vs Utah State Club Base denly Luckily no one was hurt." V cent you have coining. $20. y fumy than that however; More to the prafasskxiafa to help you relax. And get you every o , . r . v where fay aibeffa fan tralpit i)unn 9iy4wealhirSna field roads using an ATV as sled. ; ; v .'A TTyx - Its not the coffee thats Tlcfcats on solo Thursday, March a at ths BDAC. Tickets avaRaMs m BDAC AJWeOc Ticket Office, Mberfcon's. Desertview Fedenf Credt Union taHuntinglon CredR Card Concert Une (435) 613-536- 9 E3P.1SD1 .J C1. . & ; v.: ;..v; v. ' , Tickets $15 ). Fbric Base CEU vs N. Idaho Base CEU Knights Meet Trade . 0 CONCERT Saturday, April 7 7:00 p.m. 'f - ' . ulir - CEUvs N. Idaho Rase y.J CHS vs EmeiyBase' . . ; s " 1 , . . er A s'.'.. : V. i-- 1 . '. ; - , 1 f : . M J Mt Hannon vs C, View Wres, ; 5 MmmkM." CHS vs . I J. .vfcsV. l!ar.13D1 ' Even for the recreattonalniushfir the sport fa expensive; in time and money A fever of snow may buy thousand dollar skis and spend wads of money on pki passes, or a snow mbblle enthusiast may spend $10,000 bn a snowmobile and gear. But once the winter is over they can go pn to ptherthlngs until the fall when they hot wpx their skis or tune up their engine. Mushing fa a year round commitment' That In large part is what has drawn me to this sport," said Shaw-Therare alot of aspects; equipment, travel, adventure and of course thedoga." .Five years ago Shaw knew, as little about dog mushing as most people do.Then he bought a Mala- - ; mute puppy and thought it would be. cute to see it pull a sled around in the snow : :"WienididthatIstartedtQthiik Geewhere do those gnys who run the Iditarod buy their gear and how did they get Into the sport,"1, said ' . . : A- '. g. l . - SVV'- V. ' i 'L. j: CEUvsColoNWBase St George Tour SB "i : : V t CHS s muchilkequarterhoraeracfegBut like any sport. it can lie done bn a shoestring, if one knot competing against the blgboyi : "Most (rftheraceretathe Iditarod have huge sponsors," he states. That is the premier race as far ai publicity and paychecks go." : ; In reality it usually costs a mustier more to ran the Iditarod than they, win even if they take first plaectTbe' purse is usually about $60,000 add a brand new pick up truck. Tim expenses to run die race can near $100,000. .Recreational sleds cost any where from $500 to thousands. But dogs are the biggest expense. A good Alaskan Husky lead dog, for professional competition, can cost X1 VJ' 't (PETA) or any of their more milk : taut breaker groups, but he knows v ? ; mushoa who have. "They'll let dogs out of their runs or out of their boxes on the tracks," :: est sport to endure, International be safe. Ihen the dogs take off and .soooen get lost or get ran over. That's ahy almost all muims have a way of Dog Bleddlng Isno t jus ta sport of the far north either. This weds, locking didr dog boxes, so that cant almost everyone who watches telehappen" vision will know that the Iditarod Ifogsleddingfeainagicalexp&' rience. While the dogs are hardog sled race is being run ln For moat people, the nessed and booked up the whole ' Iditarod ia the ' ' time many are noisy and barking: only race that exists; Shaw.' : ;V. in their minds those that ran it must Hefearnedthatflierewasasmall "Sometimes it gets pretty knid live and use the dogs the rest of the community of mushers in northern and can even disturb the most expe- rienoedmU8heiv" said Shaw "But year for transportation or work; Utah, only one ofwhich has evw nfe. in the Iditarod. He began to talk to But that Is just not true: mice foey are set free to pull the sled Tboonsidm1 the Iditarod the onfy people over the Internet and discov- - A the barking stops, the snow flies iqr med that one oouldq)endffuusands race in mushing would be like conin a mist and away you go just like sidering the Daytona 500 to be the of dollars on the gear he found there. pfapoupleofsmfelgrocerystores magic: It can be a veiy quiet and only contest that exists in car rao-in- He also found that racing was not In Ifefeer they are able to keep their peaceful experience, and it is never lt would be like saying the that hard to get into. There were costs down by using scraps these without thrills." . A few weeks ago while mushing Superbowl wav (be only football dozens of races, everything from retailers supply game played each year. It would be sprint racing; where mushers ak; ' Musherpthemsdves have alot of in a snow storm up Consumers, most drag race, to stage stop races training to do. They have to wade Shaw took off on his sled with his . like stating that the Wrld Scries la the only game played with balls and where each days efforts are timed through deep snow lift heavyweight dad foDowingbehlwL A Mend from and most of the evenings mushers and more often than not ran behind Wyomingwas on his sled when batsaxmually "ITiere are literally hundreds of stay in warm hotels and not on the a sled when the lead dog iurna and passed by his dads races each year, jiiat in the lower cold trafl. Then there are the mon-st- gives them a glaring look that 8iedrumiiiigfreewithoutaiiyMiem ' 48. said races like the ldltarod, or an- meansgetoffandruntohefeusup Cdiy Shaw; a musherwho V It"; ; lives in Helper. There is only one other major race most people have thiahin." a:. 'There goes dad's sled without race run in Utah, and it has not been never heard of called the Yukon : There are those that would like dad,wsaklShawto his friend. Sbawh to see dog sledding ended. They lather had moved toward the edge held consistently over the years. Quest The YhkMi Quest Is another thou- - think it Is Inhumane. They are the rf a dill on the side of the road and Obviously having snow is always a same people whowant to see rodeos then the dogs Jerked across the road go by the wayside, horse sports throwing the elder Shaw over the ftHmlnttoH and hunting homipH L edge. Shawand hfa Wyoming friend together, Shaw has never had a run found his dad walking down the-inwith someone from Itoople for the road afew minutes Intel; his pride, Rm1I Atkins .. Ml Carson ' Daryls Singlatary ' Dsoca Rsoords .Ethical Treatment of Animals hurt more than anything else. ' Auafum Raoorda Curb Racords That Ain't my fiuctT BuflsrfV ILetHerUa V ..,V. s Y W.w : dogs did once fee coffee ia delivered.: ; But dog sledding is a real, difficult and demanding sport; in many ways much more demanding than football, basketballor even what la oonskfered to the be the worlds hard- f ErH;: CEUvsColoNWBasei; CHS St George Tour SB ' CHS vs Dixie Base as much as $10,000. tMsoffhissledinthe i i i :i . mMdleofntnvhemandwatcheshlS .dogs fun away He is not rescued, but brought acup of hotcoffcebya powerful SUVthat can negotiate the terrain andleaves justasfastastbe CEU-BDA- C CHSv8TimpviewBa8e Mt Harmon vs San RaLWes, ; .. r sometimes. .. MushingisanexpensIvBBporfclt : Presented by .a : .. : IN ateline " . those who ran moonshine in the tranks of their cars. Moonshine runs naturally led to the sport'' of running from the police and. of comae, headtohead racesbetwoen runners and their hopped up cars. Another sport that evolved from work involved transportation in the frozen norfhland, the sport of mushing, or as many people know It, dog sleddings Fbw people In the lower 48 states of America perbonallyknow some-- , One who dogsleds as asport; ony a few more know Someone who has actually been on a sled. : Many a kid has hooked his dog up to an American Flyer or an innertube over the years and pro tended to be dog sledding. But for a rare few dog sledding Is a dreain that has moved well beyond the soft clothesline cord UBcd to puff pretend sleds.Fbr some the . dream of flight across sparkling Adds of white behind a teamof stock huskies held on into adulthood. When most people think of dog sledding they think of the aid on television for Paul Hogan's Japanese car that carries the dogs instead of the dogs pulling the sled, or the U y. . Itde-Velope- 4" . -- weather. Hockey evolved from skaters kicking pieces of ioe around on the lee to see who could get to the other end of the pond first. ' Other sports evtdved from work. A good modem example of a sport that came from work, illegal work actually faNASCAR racing. in the i930's and 40s from i . , Tickets at the door or call Becky at 472-829- 5 after 6 p.m. $5.G3 per person t - |