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How to be a youth leader
“In a box of Cheerios, be a Froot Loop!” Making a change in your community, city and world makes a huge impact on not only yourself, but the people around you. This week, I attended the Youth Alberta Community and Cooperative Association (ACCA) Co-operative Youth Leadership Program. It was a chance for people between the…
Among friends with disabilities at Camp Bonaventure
Between Friends Club is dedicated to helping kids with disabilities go to camps, and participate in other recreational activities that they might not be able to enjoy due to their disorders. He was a quiet boy, unable to give a response when I first introduced myself. I knew he wanted to say something back when…
Stampede 2011 Food Binge: Greek Poutine
Fries, gravy, cheese… and then some lamb, red onion, tomatoes and feta?! Heaven’s calling!
Surviving Summer School. Sigh.
^Before I start my rant, did you see the alliteration in the title? I’m so proud of myself. -Hugs myself-. Okie dokie, here we go. I signed up for summer school because I thought the experience would be comparable to summer camp. Y’know, making new friends, smiling, laughing, and having fun learning experiences. I was…
Stampede 2011 Food Binge: Double Smoked Bacon on a Stick
Bacon on a stick – pretty awesome, right? It’s a thick cut piece of bacon, both crispy and juicy.
Stampede 2011 Food Binge: Colossal Onion
Name of Food: Colossal Onion Where to Buy: Bloom’n Onions near the Corral building (#67). Cost: A whopping $10 What makes it worthwhile: If you like onions, you’ll like this piece. It tastes like an onion ring with extra oil and dough. It’s basically a huge onion sliced up, opened and dipped into dough. It’s…
Ways to save money at the Calgary Stampede
Is Stampede putting strain on your monthly budget? Or maybe an allowance? The blogs list some useful tips to stretch your loonie far as well as get the most out of this stampede week.
Stampede 2011 Food Binge: Turkeytini
The Turkeytini sounds like it could be a concoction of alcohol and turkey, but thankfully it’s not.
Stampede 2011 Food Binge: Hot “Beef” Sundae
If you like mashed potatoes, you’ve hit jackpot. This sundae contains the softest mashed potatoes I’ve ever tasted.
Top five useful skills that only take five minutes to learn! (videos)
1. Learn CPR [youtube E5huVSebZpM] 2. Fold a fitted sheet [youtube _Z5k9nWcuFc] 3. Tie a tie in 5 seconds [youtube pyrKKeMzP9Y] 4. Close a chip bag without clips [youtube 9rB6bf8DqMQ] 5. Tie a proper knot [youtube CP7iAF_YU7A]
Stampede 2011 Food Binge: Kubie Kornballs
The Kubie Kornballs are little balls of well, “korn.” Don’t take it literally, they aren’t balls made out of a metal rock band.
Stampede 2011 Food Binge: Mac & Cheese Pizza
If you like cheese pizza, you might question the price of this one. It tastes exactly like any other cheese pizza, except it costs so much more (then again, what doesn’t during the wonderful time at Stampede?)
Top Youth Central Volunteers: June 2011
Congratulations goes to these outstanding volunteers for contributing the most hours to the Calgary community in June 2011! Kevin Yoo: 40.5 hours David Hall: 31.5 hours Gozal Farrokh: 18.5 hours Alexis Fong: 16.5 hours Michael Copeland: 16 hours Bill Tran & Nico Mah: 13 hours Curtis Chat: 12.5 hours Julie Kim: 12.25 hours Sanket Mittal…
Stampede 2011 Food Binge: Doughnut Burger
When you mix sweet, glazed donuts with a salty beef patty, you’ll get Stampede’s own version of the Luther Burger.