To: Helen Lundberg, President, MCDMA

Re: Scheduling of races

To MCDMA Board Members,

The Willow Winter Carnival takes place every year on the last weekend of January and the first weekend of February (and has been doing so for 48 years). Both weekends include dog related events—sprint and skijor races, weight pulls, lead dog contests, stampede and kids races.

Unfortunately, your decision to re‐schedule an event to coincide with those of the Carnival resulted in disappointed spectators, contestants and wasted advertising as many attended the Montana Creek event who might otherwise have attended the Carnival.

In preparing your schedule next season, I would very much appreciate it if you would consider the Willow Carnival schedule.

Sincerely, Linda Oxley, Chair