Stampede a time for dancing

Jul. 7, 2011 7:00 a.m.
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Leah Green of Calgary and Graham Telford of the Chilcotin dance at the Let R’ Buck Saloon during the Stampede. The pair attend university in Calgary and are working in the Williams Lake area for the summer.

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