...Alaskans competing in the event. Both earned spots in the top three of their respective categories, with fellow Alaskan Dave Traver of Anchorage earning third place in the "Natural Full Beard With Styled Mustache" division. The competition originated...

...front of judges to ensure that no artificial aids, such as wire, are being used to keep it in place, Haskins said. Dave Traver of Anchorage is the other Alaskan who will be competing in England. Traver is the perennial winner of the beard competition...

...competing in the event. George Haskins, of Fairbanks, Alaska, sports a handlebar mustache measuring 20 inches across. Dave Traver of Anchorage, Alaska is the perennial winner of the beard competition at the Fur Rendezvous in his home city, which...