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Nancy was a rookie in 2009 and scratched on
March 10th. Qualified again as a rookie musher in
the 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and
withdrew.
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Contact: www.reachfortheskykennel.com
Bio
Nancy Yoshida, 59, was born in Illinois. She
lived in Arizona, New York, Indiana and Georgia
before moving to North Dakota in 1996 when her
husband left the Army. They were looking for a
"nice place to work and raise our son, Michael, now
19, and settled in Thompson, where my husband
joined a medical clinic." Nancy received a BS from
Indiana University in 1978 in Occupational Therapy
and worked with spinal cord injury and swallowing
disorders for 18 years. "We live on a Hobby Farm
with a frequently changing number of Alaska
Huskies. I started racing in 2002 after my son
started getting busy with after school activities
and could no longer train and race. Dogs soon
became my passion and I quickly decided I liked mid
distance better than sprint racing. I love being
able to share my dogs with many school children
every year. I am truly blessed to be able to enjoy
nature this way. Our kennel is called Reach for the
Sky because in life, you need to always set and
reach for your goals. Our kennel actually began
about 11 years ago when we moved to North Dakota.
The year before, our son watched the movie Iron
Will and saw an article from the Grand Forks
Herald. His next comment was, ‘Mom, when we
move to ND can we get sled dogs?' I guess you can
say the rest is history. I first became interested
in the Iditarod when we were fortunate enough to
meet Iditarod veterans Vern Halter and Susan
Whiton. Throughout the years, we have bought dogs
from him and I will stage out of his kennel this
winter." Nancy is a member of the Forx Amateur
Radio Club, ARRL, ISDRA, Iditarod Trail Committee
and PEO. She lists her hobbies as Ham Radio,
(KCOYXB), watercolor and photography.
a 59 year old mother of one son and the wife of
a very busy ENT. By education, I am an Occupational
Therapist. I worked in Spine Rehab and with
Swallowing Disorders for 18 years until we moved to
North Dakota. We live on a Hobby Farm with a
frequently changing number of Alaskan Huskies. I
began racing in 2002 after my son started getting
busy with after school activities and could no
longer train and race. I was immediately hooked and
love being able to share my dogs with many school
children every year. I truly am blessed to be able
to enjoy nature this way. Our kennel is called
Reach for the Sky because in life you need to
always set and reach for your goals. I have many
dogs that run lead and, yes, they are all my
favorites.
"I race because I love it and get such a thrill
watching the dogs work. If you have never stood
behind a dog team, I would suggest that you try it
if the opportunity arises. Beware though, as it is
habit forming.
"Our kennel began about 12 years ago when we
moved to North Dakota. The year before we moved,
our son, Michael, watched the movie, Iron Will, and
saw an article from the Grand Forks Herald. His
next comment was, ‘Mom, when we move to North
Dakota can we get sled dogs?' I guess you can say,
the rest is history.
"We were fortunate to meet Vern Halter and Susan
Whiton early in our mushing experience. They helped
Mike with getting some great dogs and direction as
well as a lasting friendship.
"When Michael began intramural sports in middle
school, the dogs became my passion. I began
training and quickly decided I liked mid-distance
better than sprint racing. Now I am working to
experience ‘The Last Great Race,' Iditarod. I
am planning to run Iditarod '10 in the great hope
of finishing it. As many of you know, I ran
Iditarod '09 and broke a sled between Finger Lake
and Rainy Pass, so we are determined to finish in
'10."
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