Wes, That's cool, I saw a story about her a couple years ago. Glad to see she made it
Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wes Wada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 8:53 AM Subject: [VFB] OT: Iditarod musher from Bend, Oregon > Off Topic, but Outdoor sports-related: > > Someone to root for... > > A great story out of our home of Bend, Oregon is RACHEL, SCIDORIS, a > 19-year who triumphed in several years of battles against > administrative caution, skepticism, and red tape to become the first > legally blind musher to qualify for the 1100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled > Dog race. > > The 2005 race starts its 10-15 day run a day from now on Saturday > morning. > > Rachel is an incredible story. Jerry Scidoris, her father owns a > long-time sled dog tour winter operation, and they have a spread east > of town to house and raise more sled dogs than you have ever seen in > one place, outside of a race itself. > > Pleasure to say I have met Jerry several times, and talked with a > younger Rachel at a party some time back when she was just starting > racing. The are a very sweet family. So... cross your fingers. and > add a prayer. Go Rachel, Go! > > Wes Wada > Bend, Oregon > > -------------------------------- > Local News story on Rachel > http://www.bend.com/news/ar_view^3Far_id^3D21554.htm > > New web site: Go Rachel, Go! > http://www.gorachaelgo.com/home.asp > > Scidoris Personal Web Site > http://www.sleddogrides.com/ > > Idatarod Official Web Site/ Results > http://www.iditarod.com/index.php > http://www.iditarod.com/raceupdates/ (latest results) > > >
