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"A child not raised by their mother will be raised by the world -- Asiyefunzwa na mamae hunfuzwa." This African proverb, translated from Swahili, encompassed the sentiment and purpose in the room of the Visual Space Gallery in Southeast False Creek last Friday evening, June 7.  

Randy Plett, in conjunction with Central City Rotary presented Inocent, Etc.  The gallery was host to a fundraising art exhibition showcasing the beautiful photographs created by 25 children living in an orphanage in Tanzania, East Africa.

All proceeds going back to the orphanage would meet immediate needs for food and medicine for the children. Randy's own remarkable photographs of the orphanage were also included in the exhibition.  Each photograph displayed was labeled with the name and age of the child that created it.

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(Photo courtesy of Randy Plett)

For three days, world-class cowboys and cowgirls tested, and raced against  each other and horse and bull bred just to buck a rider. Only the top-notch riders will walk away with cash prizes of $20,000 to $25,000.

Cloverdale, a suburb of Surrey, hosted the 67th annual world-class Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair outside Vancouver.

Chase Erickson of Helena, Montana rode Alley Trail and walked away with $20,000. Cowboy Dawson Jandreau of Kennebec, South Dakota, rode  Cool Toddy and also won $20,000. For womens' barrel racing, cowgirl Rylee McKenzie of St. Paul, Alberta  was  fastest in her class. And she won $20,000.

The youngest cowboy to win in the bull riding category was Trey Benton III, a 21 year old from Rock Island, Texas.  He won $25,000 after he rode White Devil.

Last Thursday a dozen of Vancouver's top Chefs piled into the Pan Pacific with a small team, and hundreds of small plates waiting to be filled. The BC Hospitality Foundation and the Wines of Chile partnered up to throw an elegant evening of food and wine, known as Dish N' Dazzle.

Hoards of seemingly famished (but probably just overzealous) guests swarmed each table, forcing the Chefs to be quick on their feet. As expected, some were more successful than others at catering to the crowd's pace, but some were rightfully slower as they prepared more intricate dishes.