The late Kenny McLean of Okanagan Falls, B.C., is being inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy in Colorado Springs this summer. Considered by many to be the greatest Canadian rodeo cowboy of all time, McLean, an Okanagan Indian from British Columbia, had...
Inside the June/July 2013 Issue
Pasture Management 101 — UPDATED: The Basics of Plant Growth
Home Of The West – Heaven On Earth
Cowboy Poetry – She Was My Friend
Ranching In The West – Pioneer Pedigree
Raising The Barley – Magazine Extras
Recipes From The Range Cookbook
Calgary Stampede – Animals and cowboys to benefit from new rodeo steel
Calgary – The Calgary Stampede is using technology and science to continually increase animal and cowboy safety in the century old tradition of cowboy sports. The Stampede’s existing chute system, installed over 30 years ago, is being replaced this week with the most advanced chute system available, employing modern...
Country Style Ribs with Peaches
4 lbs country-style ribs 1 ½ cups oil ¾ cup Soya sauce ½ cup vinegar ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce 1⁄3 cup orange juice 1 tsp dry mustard 1 tbsp coarsely ground black pepper 2 tsp salt 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 (16 oz) can sliced...
Rufus Goodstriker
The synonym for trailblazer in the Kainai Nation was Rufus Goodstriker — in rodeo, politics, boxing, chuckwagon racing, horse racing and spiritual healing. Rufus was born July 26, 1924 to Frank Goodstriker Sr. and Marion Weasel Fat, and was one of the foremost Kainai athletes ever produced, at a time...
How to Green the Planet and Reverse Climate Change
Allan Savory – TED Talks
Vulcan Centennial – Resistance is Futile!
Vulcan — the legendary home planet of Mr. Spock (later Ambassador Spock) from the iconic Star Trek dynasty—and also a small town in southern Alberta, is celebrating their Centennial this summer. The four-day celebration will run August 2-5 and includes everything from Harvard aircraft flyovers to reunions, parades and threshing bees. Leading up to the Centennial...
Amazing Backcountry race back to aid STARS
Running throughout the summer months, Amazing Backcountry’s Race for STARS is back in action, raising money for STARS Air Ambulance through their equine geocaching. This year, Amazing Backcountry has extended its reach throughout Alberta, enabling more people to participate in the initiative, which is set to run from June...
Homes of the West
Heaven on Earth
Photos by Don Molyneaux Pascal and Una Del Guercio’s restful retreat located in Alberta’s beautiful Kananaskis Valley, is complete...
Recipes From the Range
Country Style Ribs with Peaches
4 lbs country-style ribs 1 ½ cups oil ¾ cup Soya sauce ½ cup vinegar ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce 1⁄3...
Trail Blazers
Rufus Goodstriker
The synonym for trailblazer in the Kainai Nation was Rufus Goodstriker — in rodeo, politics, boxing, chuckwagon racing, horse racing and...