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Mary Helwig – Iditarod March 5

Although Covenanter Mary Helwig lost her home and nearly everything she owned in Alaska’s devastating Sockeye Fire last June [...]

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Although Covenanter Mary Helwig lost her home and nearly everything she owned in Alaska’s devastating Sockeye Fire last June, she has set her sights on winning her first Iditarod this year. The 1,000-mile race from Anchorage to Nome tests the stamina of mushers and their dog teams. “I am looking forward to mushing ‘home’ to Unalakleet, one of the checkpoints, and greeting my friends from there to Nome.”

Cheer Helwig On. Follow her progress at iditarod.com.

The race begins March 5 and runs for nine to fifteen days or more.

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Diana Trautwein

Diana Trautwein is a retired pastor, current spiritual director, wife to Richard for 58 years, mom to three remarkable adults and their spouses, and nana to nine grandkids, over half of whom are no longer kids.
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