Leaving out the fact that I lost keys, a camera, and a bike (all were retrieved), Crazy Daze was a pretty wild event. I lot of that can be blamed on The Key. The Key set up shop a little bit later than most and got a little bit wilder than most. Setup included the now obligatory skate demo (this year we pushed it to three hours) and dunk tank and included the usual sales of greeting cards, t-shirts, and sweets (Key shortbread cookies this year). Frisbees were a new addition to the sales items this year. We dunked a lot of people and the nearly $200 in sales can attest to this. I got Alex Beeby on my last throw. The carny talk of Adam Mousel and Addy Payne was especially beautiful. For more pictures please click here.

Marie Fischer and Addy Payne of the Key posed for the camera at the first annual Annie Get Your Girlfriends. This free downtown health event was conceived and created by the same people who brought us Manzone and 4Real Women and had absolutely nothing to to do with former Key director Anne Kroes, as far as we know. Youth from the Key tabled for the event, informing the curious of the many mentoring opportunities through the Main Street Mentors program. Did I mention that all participants were dressed in Old West garb?

Carleton’s out, and you know what that means! They leave all of their crap behind.

What you will find at the Carleton Garage Sale is the finest of the fine, and most definitely cheap. But not only do you find good bargains, you also help some of your favorite organizations, which consist of Project Friendship, Special Olympics, and, yours truly, The NUY. We have worked diligently with ACT for weeks, organizing all of these glorious left-behinds, so come and visit, and be sure to stake your place in line if you come Thursday morning!

The Northfield Union of Youth held its annual Senior BBQ after the board meeting on Wednesday the 28th of May. The Senior BBQ is an annual tradition that happens right after the senior Youth Board members’ last board meeting. Congrats to Tom Launer, Abe Henson, Madelyn Hartke, Kellen Kirchberg, James Wilson, Sam Dunnewold, Phoebe Currier, Gerrit Duys, Gus DeMann, Marie Fischer, and Lizzie French. You all showed amazing leadership and helped the Key assert a bigger presence in the community. You are all irreplaceable. Congrats. See you Wednesday at Commencement – 5:30-6:30 at Memorial Field. (Sorry for the bad photos – my camera died.)