Leo Rasmussen honored at IHTA Annual Meeting November 30, 2017

Retiring Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance board member Leo Rasmussen was presented with a plaque by Alliance President Judy Bittner, at the Alliance's 2017 annual meeting. The honor was in recognition of his many years of service - statewide and nationally - to the Alliance and to the Iditarod Sled Dog Race.

Leo was the finish line checker in the first Iditarod Sled Dog Race in 1973; he served on the Race Committee Board for years and was board president from 1988-91.

He served on the board of directors of the Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance since its founding in 1999 and was first president of the board.

A long-time resident of Nome, Leo has now moved to Fairbanks.

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