Eddie Arey, left, and James Lampe, both of Kaktovik, compete in the ear pull during the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics at the Carlson Center on Friday, July 17, 2015. Arey won the event and Lampe placed second. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

Michelle Phillips greets Ed Hopkins' dog team after he checks in as the sixth musher into the Dawson City checkpoint during the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 in Dawson City, Yukon. Hopkins and wife Phillips are quest veterans from Tagish, Yukon, and Phillips won the 2015 Yukon Quest 300 on Monday evening. Twenty-six mushers are competing in the 32nd running of the 1,000-mile trail between Whitehorse, Yukon and Fairbanks, Alaska. Dawson City is the fourth checkpoint in the race and is about 450 trail miles from the start in Whitehorse, Yukon. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

Jenny Young, a senior outdoor recreation major, practices rolling in a kayak at the Aquatic Center. There are free kayaking clinics open to anyone every Tuesday evening from 9:30 to 11:30 pm.

Cathy Byars, left, and Deborah Dixon, right, make their way across the frozen Norton Sound off the coast of Nome on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Byars and Dixon were visiting Nome with their friends, Melody and Arne Hatch, to cheer on Travis Beals at the finish of the Iditarod. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

North Pole's Taylor DeAngelis stops a goal during a game against Thunder Mountain at the Fairbanks Youth Soccer Association Turf Fields on Saturday, May 14, 2016. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

Roger Sayre, left, and Christy Marvin run on the University of Alaska Fairbanks trail system during the Equinox Marathon, Ultramarathon and Relay on Saturday, September 20, 2014. Marvin won the women's marathon and Sayre was the first finisher for his age group. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

After a jam-packed weekend of team building and getting the standard four hours of sleep or less per night during a Field Training Exercise at Fort Knox, senior Sarah Baugus (left) and sophomore Marisa Cremean put their hair into buns before dawn and prepare for the six-hour bus ride from Fort Knox, Ky. to Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.

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Lt. Col. Ken Harris, left, and Lt. Col. Dan Davis pilot a KC-135R Stratotanker from Eielson Air Force Base to the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex to refuel fighter aircraft participating in Northern Edge exercises on Friday, June 19, 2015. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

Gage Tilly, a sixth-grader from Pearl Creek Elementary School, quietly celebrated after correctly spelling a word that guaranteed him at least a top three finish in the 22nd Annual Interior Alaska Spelling Bee in the West Valley High School Performing Arts Center on Saturday, March 7, 2015. Tilly placed second in the spelling bee. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

Leslie Campbell's niece Chelsea Held hugs Leslie's sister Pamela Younker as they watch balloons with messages released for Leslie Campbell during a memorial honoring her at Anne Wien Elementary School, where she served as principal, on Saturday, April 30, 2016. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

Sylvia rappels down a waterfall near Uvita, Costa Rica on June 27, 2013.

Ice Dogs Liam Stirtzinger and Minnesota's Casey Gilling fight for the puck during a game at Big Dipper Ice Arena on Friday, January 22, 2016. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

Four-time champion Lance Mackey of Fairbanks, Alaska, makes his way over the Yukon River to the Carmacks checkpoint during the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Sunday, February 8, 2015 in Carmacks, Yukon. Twenty-six mushers are competing in the 32nd running of the 1,000-mile trail between Whitehorse, Yukon and Fairbanks, Alaska. Carmacks is the second checkpoint in the race and is about 177 trail miles from the start in Whitehorse, Yukon. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

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Renee Ligman, left, helps her daughter Kendyl Ligman, 5, center, take off her ice skates after her skate in the Ice Skating Institute Summer Fun Skate, hosted by Fairbanks Figure Skating Alliance, at Patty Ice Arena on Saturday July 12, 2014. Amanda Laszloffy, right, talks with the Ligmans, while Sheryl Swarner, 14, back left, prepares for her skate. Erin Corneliussen/News-Miner

Tristin Moffitt, 12, left, talks with his teammate Michael Gilbert from Wasilla Middle School before Gilbert's match in the Tanana Invitational, the middle school state wrestling tournament, at Tanana Middle School on Friday, February 27, 2015. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

Buffalo's Kenny Rhoades and Clarion's Ethan Merritt, who placed third and fourth in the Men's 1-Meter Diving competition, respectively, take a celebratory jump off the 3-meter board after their event at the Zippy Invitational.

Ben Jones, 81, feeds his two puppies at his home on Saturday, March 14, 2015 in Koyukuk, Alaska. Jones was the last musher in Koyukuk to have a dog team. In January of this year he sold all but the two he now keeps as pets. Jones began mushing when he was 7 years old and ran his first sprint race in 1951. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

Thomas Bauer, 4, left, and his older brother Taylor Bauer, 7, right, play in a puddle in the front yard of their North Pole home on Monday July 7, 2014. "It's getting smaller. It was bigger this morning," their mother Jodie Bauer said. Erin Corneliussen/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Jeff Havrilla tees off during the State Amateur Golf Championship at Chena Bend Golf Course on Saturday, August 6, 2016. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

Patricia Keaton of Canton, Ohio helps Santa Claus prepare for photos with children at Westfield Shopping Center in Belden Village, Ohio.

Carolyn Cohen and her daughter Lauren put Paddington in the trailer and get ready to head home to East Lothian after competing in the the Border Union Agricultural Show in Kelso, Scotland.

1st Runner Up Jr. Miss Leah Beery (left to right), 3rd Runner Up Miss Sunflower Alexis Jones, Jr. Miss Chelsey Dollison, 2nd Runner Up Jr. Miss Datasia Tyler-Withrow, and 3rd Runner Up Jr. Miss Mackenzie Jones laugh and try to keep cool while they wait on their float for the International Sunflower Festival parade to begin in Frankfort, Ohio.

Nicole Cowans, right, and Mitchell Davidson, left, talk before the University of Alaska Fairbanks Commencement at the Carlson Center on Sunday, May 10, 2015. Davidson, a paleontology minor, found the dinosaur at Value Village to place on top of his graduation hat. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

As soon as Ali saw his mom walk into school to come to his class's poetry reading party, he ran out to give her a hug. Even though they have a family to raise and school work and classes themselves, Shrouq and Mohammed try to attend all of their children's school activities.

Laura Keenzales wins “Snap Crackle Pop” for her team by grabbing the flip flop first during a break on July 19, 2013. Keenzales helped lead a group of high school students participating in a turtle conservation program on the Playa Hermosa Wildlife Refuge (Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Playa Hermosa) in Costa Rica.

Skip Cathy Shuttleworth throws the stone while lead Kaye Hufman, left, and second Adie Callahan, right, prepare to sweep in a first-round match against the Harmon team during the 80th Annual International Bonspiel at the Fairbanks Curling Club on Thursday, April 2, 2015. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

Julia Nelson, 17, left, and Bella Saxe, 16, right, write down measurements during an activity on soundscapes, acoustic energy and hearing near Savage River in Denali National Park on Wednesday, August 27, 2014. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

Walt Knupp, right, looks on as Jett Allen, 9, reacts to his putt during the Drive, Chip and Putt Skill Competition for children ages 6 to 18 at the Fairbanks Golf Course on Sunday, August 3, 2014. The competition leads up the the Alaska Golf Association Junior State Championship at the course on August 4 and 5. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

Figting for pinata candy, Costa Rica

Ben Pierce sees the northern lights for the first time at the Chena Hot Springs Resort on Thursday, September 25, 2014. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

Mike Atkins gets a hug from Tinker. He mainly uses his horses and mules to do work in the winter, such as hauling firewood and feeding his cattle. He also is an award-winning competitor in mule-driving competitions and has taught workshops on the subject.

Super Scott, an 18-year-old street performer from Edinburgh, summons in his audience on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Craig Dolhi (left to right), Jim Kovell, Sarah Baugus and Ashley Larson listen as fellow senior Brad Armstrong goes through Friday's schedule with the seniors and the Cadre (advisors) in the program while underclassmen finish night navigation at Fort Knox on Friday. Military Science Class IV’s, seniors in ROTC, are responsible for planning and running the entire Field Training Exercise, as well as Physical Training and other programs back at Ohio University.