Our school hosted a Cross Country Meet, which proved to be a lot of fun as it brought some familiar faces to the village... Anna, the newly minted cross country coach of the Good News Bears showed up with with 3 contenders in tow. They stayed at my house with me, and were a pleasure!
It was fun to see a good friend from my weeks in Atmau, as well some of the other first year teachers met in training a few weeks ago. The race itself was in very chilly rain, and the contestants braved lots of mud and obstacles along the 3 mile course through rugged terrain. It was quite a challenge for the teams from the flat tundra that hadn't run on hills and through ravines before!
There was a sobering event at the onset of the weekend. The plane that dropped off one of the teams had a mid-air collision with another plane on the return trip shortly after leaving here and their pilot was killed, the plane burned. Quite chilling to realize how fortunate they were to be alive, as well as all the other teams that arrived safe & sound!
The Blackberry Festival has community events like fiddle dances every evening, and raffles to fundraise for the community. It's been fun to be a part of the festivities!
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