Darke County Center for the Arts’ Arts In Education series presented something entirely different to fourth through sixth grade students throughout the county. DCCA brought back former teacher and current musher Tasha Stielstra along with her sled dogs. | Article Credit: Daily Advocate - Darke County, OH 
AIE program features Sled Dogs
Darke County Center for the Arts’ Arts In Education series presented something entirely different to fourth through sixth grade students throughout the county Oct. 24-28. DCCA brought back former teacher and current musher Tasha Stielstra along with her sled dogs to present the interactive program “Pulling Together,” centered around the values of teamwork and being kind and responsible citizens. “DCCA is quite pleased to bring Tasha and company back to our community; her previous residency here is still fondly remembered by educators and students alike,” said DCCA Artistic Director David Warner.
Tasha and her husband Ed own Nature’s Kennel Sled Dog Racing and Adventures in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula; Ed has participated in the Iditarod eight times, many times placing among the top 25 racers. The husband and wife team have received numerous humanitarian awards for their outstanding care of the dogs. Tasha runs the touring and outfitter part of the business, and travels across the county as an educator and popular speaker. However, when Tasha visited the community a few years back, her accompanying sled dog was the hit of her presentation. “Students and educators are thrilled and surprised at the positive traits displayed by the animals, who are usually not huskies and do not look like what one expects from a sled dog,” explained DCCA Executive Director Andrea Jordan.
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