Wednesday, March 5, 2008

A day for the dogs at Sun Valley

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By EXPRESS STAFF
Express Staff Writer

A male West Highland white terrier named Oboe, owned by Hemingway Elementary student Jamie Graninger, was awarded the ?Little Stinker? award presented to the smallest dog in the field.

March blew in with biting winds Sunday for the 23rd edition of the Paw n' Pole cross-country and snowshoe event at Sun Valley Nordic Center.

But spirits were fine for the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley's fund-raiser, and the shelter dogs, among others, were on their best behavior.

There are about 60 dogs awaiting adoption because of recent heavy surrenders, according to Paw n' Pole co-organizer Andrea Nelson.

"It would be helpful if anyone would consider adopting," she said.

Here are results from Sunday's event that was also organized by Bobby Noyes and Doran Key:

Kids' snowshoe: 1—Tayah Hamilton (Morris and Behrol) 1:23. 2—Alexandra Harten (Jodi) 2:03. 3—Josie Potts (Muriel) 2:11.

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Open snowshoe: 1—Narda Pitkethly (Rocco) 1:27. 2—Daniel Debesis (Maverick) 1:30. 3—Raleigh Grossbaum (Rocco) 2:02. 4—Ellen Tracy (Ellty) 2:03. 5—Cathy Turbow (Shelter Dog Percy) 2:06. 6—Wendy Debesis (Riley) 2:18. 7—David McCarty (Shelter Dog Strudel) 2:25. 8—Mark Gillespie (Max and Teal) 2:27. 9—Dale Closner (Punzi) 3:58. 10—Linda Closner (Punzi) 7:52.

Open Long Course Cross Country: 1—Mike Gowe (Boca) 3:14. 2—Adam Potts (Shelter Dog Percy) 3:45. 3—Jamie Graninger (Paddington) 4:06. 4—Doran Key (Buddy) 4:16. 5—Dawn Peterson (Cody) 4:29. 6—Galena Hansen (Marina) 4:43. 7—Wiley Ellis (Rose) 5:07. 8—Bib #113 5:22. 9—Calder Zarkos (Crash) 5:23. 10—Robin Potts (Shelter Dog Zeke) 5:25. 11—Joy Knoespel (Sandy) 5:35. 12—Deborah Fox (Amos) 6:00. 13—The Ford Family I and II (Bailey) 7:57. 14—Jim Bridgeman (Riggs and Sam) 11:20.