by Leila Claudio LW contributor I read about the Iditarod when I was still a young girl in the Philippines. The idea of a person braving the elements in extreme conditions, with only a team of huskies for company boggled my imagination! So, when a group of my friends suggested a cruise to Alaska with an excursion to a dogsled camp, I quickly made my decision. The Siberian huskies were used

On Oct. 12, Ben Benjamins demonstrated several iPhone photo tricks. Afterward, he used the club room’s large-screen TV to display landscape photos people submitted. Members had an opportunity to analyze the photos using the following features: foreground in water photos, use of light, having a subject, clean background and composition. The Photo Arts Club will meet Thursday, Nov. 9, at 1:30 p.m.