As construction continues on the new school in Sharbot Lake, a protest against the name chosen for it, Granite Ridge Education Centre, is bubbling along on Facebook.

It is clear, at least in the minds of the Facebook group, Granite Ridge Education Centre/This is a protest group, that the Limestone District School Board’s trustees have chosen the wrong name. It is also clear that a number of the group’s members are pretty adamant about, as there were hundreds of comments posted on the group’s Facebook wall between February 15 and 22, although traffic has died down since then.

A running poll on the wall lists reveals the preference of the group. Among the six potential names listed, 225 chose Sharbot Lake District School while only 36 chose all the other listed options combined (Granite Ridge, 6; Lakeview, 8; Waterstone, 1; and Hillcrest, 1)

Ann Goodfellow, the school board trustee for Central and North Frontenac, and Addington Highlands, is not particularly impressed with the Facebook group.

“I can't tell you what they are saying because it is a closed group, and my request to join was rejected,” she said.

One of the group’s administrators noted that the group is not meant as an open forum on the name of the school. “It is about how to get the name changed, not about anything else. Try to keep it to that; we want opinions on how and what we need to do to accomplish it,” posted Genny Kelly on February 18.

The Facebook group lists over 1,600 members, but that includes people who have been invited but have not yet joined the group. A quick survey of the list of members would indicate that about 40% of the 1,600 people listed have agreed to join the group.

As one of the nine Limestone trustees who ultimately chose the new name, Goodfellow said that she supports the decision. “To have named the school after Sharbot Lake would have meant excluding the people in the surrounding communities who do not identify with Sharbot Lake. The school will serve all the communities, not just Sharbot Lake. I think Granite Ridge is a good name; it denotes strength,” she said.

Goodfellow provided an outline of the process that was used to come up with the name Granite Ridge, which is a formal process adopted by the board in recent years because a number of schools are in various stages of development throughout the region.

Soon after the board announced that the new school was coming, an Integration committee was formed to facilitate the transition from three schools to one. The Integration Committee includes representation from the students, staff, and parent councils from Hinchinbrooke and Sharbot Lake public schools and Sharbot Lake High School.

This past fall, the Integration Committee formed a Naming Subcommittee, which was headed by Madeleine Tarasick, a retired superintendent of the Limestone Board. The Naming Committee put out a public call for suggestions, and received 130, which they whittled down to a shortlist of six.

These six names, (Lakeview, Waterstone, Sharbot Lake, Granite Ridge, Hillcrest, and Lakeside) were published in the Frontenac News and elsewhere in early December of 2012, and further public comment was sought about which one was the best.

The Naming committee then met again, looked at the comments and cut the list to four names, which they submitted to the Integration Committee. Apparently one of the two names that the Naming Committee eliminated was Granite Ridge.

The Integration Committee then took over. They looked at the four names, added one of their own, Maple Ridge, and also decided to put Granite Ridge back in the mix.

They then held a secret ballot vote on the six names that were now in front of them, and chose the top four to send to the Board of Trustees.

The four names that were submitted were Granite Ridge, Sharbot Lake, Maple Ridge and Lakeview.

At the February meeting of the nine-member Board of Trustees the four names were put forward, and a closed ballot vote was taken. After the first ballot none of the names had received a majority vote, so the least popular name was dropped, and a second vote was taken, which delivered majority support for Granite Ridge Education Centre.

(The above account of the process came from interviews with Ann Goodfellow and Sharbot Lake High School Parent Council Chair Cheryl Allen – the complete details of the process and all the written reports should be included in the minutes of the February Board of Trustees meeting, which will be presented for approval at the March meeting. The minutes and attachments to Limestone District Board of Trustees meetings are posted at Limestone.on.ca/Board/Minutes.

Jamie Riddell, one of the members of the Granite Ridge protest group, and a former candidate for school board trustee for Central and North Frontenac, has asked if he can make a presentation to the Limestone Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, March 6.

However, even if Riddell gets to the board meeting, it is hard to see how that could translate into a reconsideration of the school name. For the decision to be changed, a member of the board would have to make a motion to reconsider the decision; another trustee would have to second that motion; and a 2/3 vote would be required to rescind the motion that named the school Granite Ridge.

As everyone who lives on the Canadian Shield learns eventually, granite is not easily moved.

There was a Devil, an Angel, a Ballerina, Pirates, Panthers . . . and the weather was definitely Polar as spectators, EMS personnel and 40 Plungers braved the elements in the third annual Frontenac Heritage Festival Polar Bear Plunge. Over $8,500 was raised for three worthy organizations in the community: the Child Centre, Sharbot Lake HS/MS School Council and the Alzheimer's Society. Over the course of the last three years over $20,000 has been raised! Councilor Tom Dewey presented trophies to Mark Montagano for the most funds raised ($1,310) - narrowly edging out Art Holloway ($1,117) who did a terrific job of raising funds in the community and even had an Angel on his side. The youngest Plunger was Kayla Blenkhorn, 12 years old, closely followed in age by Amber Asselstine, who is still the youngest ever to plunge. The oldest Plunger was Karen Burke and the best costume was won by Perry Chafe (Habs Fan). While the best performance was definitely Jen Farnum and her ballet routine with a pirouette into the lake. HRH also made an appearance and wished the Plungers well.

Once again the Plungers were led in by Amber Asselstine and Niki Greenstreet, who was the first Plunger to sign up three years ago. We even had the five members of Sherman Downey and the Silver Lining join us after their performance at the Sharbot Lake Hotel the night before - the hat was passed to sponsor them. Thanks guys, we're looking forward to seeing you next year.

Thanks to Richard, Gill and Dawn of the Sharbot Lake Marina for staging the event. There is a lot of work to get the site ready and it's very much appreciated. Hats off to Bill Young, the firefighters and the EMS team, who were there to keep us safe - you could see the ice hanging off them. A welcome addition was a school bus provided by Cox Bus Lines to keep Plungers warm. The trophies were once again provided by the folks at St. Lawrence College. Last but not least, thanks to our intrepid Plungers and their enthusiastic supporters. Hats off to you all! When it's 20 below zero and the north wind is blowing it takes a lot of character to answer the bell.

Certificates of Appreciation were presented. Nice job, Johanna Jansen. The new Plungers received commemorative T-shirts courtesy of Bowes and Cocks Real Estate.

Feedback from both the spectators and Plungers is that they are keen to do this again. It's a great feeling to overcome your fear, step out of your comfort zone and, at the same time, do something good for the community - exhilarating and a lot of fun. So if you are considering taking the Plunge next year, don't forget we only go this way once and Life is not a Rehearsal. Have no Regrets. Just do it.

The Sharbot Lake Snow Drags continue to attract racers from all over Ontario as the number of racing events for riders in the province continues to dwindle. With only a handful of events currently offered to riders, many are grateful for the Sharbot Lake event, which was started up again three years ago after a long hiatus.

The Snow Drags were originally started in 2001 and ran annually up until 2004. Then, after it had been dormant for several years, in 2011 a handful of local students, who were enrolled in the YAK program run out of the St. Lawrence College Employment Centre in Sharbot Lake, resurrected the event, which they remembered from their elementary or intermediate school years.

This year, Charlene Godfrey and the District 3 Oso Recreation Committee organized the event, along with a slew of community volunteers, including announcers Jim MacPherson and David Whan and track heads Jill and Dennis Scott and Spencer Robinson. Participants from as far away as Moira, Marmora, Belmont, Sault Ste. Marie, Quebec, and New York took part in numerous classes, which this year were expanded to include a vintage, four stroke, single cylinder and kitty cat 120cc modification class. An ice track was also a new feature added this year. The racing lanes were expanded and included wide snow banks that divided the lanes. Site safety was also increased, with more fencing and signage and riders were not permitted on the beach area.

This year the weather conditions were perfect for riders. With over 16 inches of ice on the lake, and one amply snow-covered track along with blue skies and sunshine, the conditions beat out last year’s race day when temperatures plummeted to below -25 degrees in a brisk wind.

By 9 a.m. on Saturday morning over 100 riders had already registered and Godfrey said she was very pleased with the turnout.

The event is definitely putting Sharbot Lake on the map for many who have never been to the area and local businesses are no doubt thankful for the increased business the drags bring.

I spoke with one rider, Rod Cavanagh of Clayton, Ontario, who was a newbie to the drags. He entered numerous classes and said he came out for the fun of it all. He said he was impressed both with the tracks and the area in general and said he definitely plans to come back next year.

Godfrey said that she was getting a lot of positive feedback from participants.

“This is a great family event that not only brings business to the area but also makes Sharbot Lake and the area in general a destination for people who have never been here before. We had phone calls prior to the event from people from Sault Ste. Marie, Quebec, and New York and some of the participants today have traveled over eight hours to be here.”

Following the event was a special trophy and awards ceremony that took place at Oso hall, which was followed by a catered roast beef dinner put on by Tim and Penny Cota. A number of local vendors, including members of Sharbot Lake and District Lions, also provided nourishment to participants through out the day.

The Limestone District School Board has chosen the name Granite Ridge Education Centre for its new school in Sharbot Lake, which is slated to open in September.

The name has not gone over very well, and has sparked a bit of a media campaign in opposition to the name.

As the machinery continued working away nearby, a small group gathered in the parking lot by the wood shop of the soon to be demolished Sharbot Lake High School for a TV interview with a reporter from CKWS on Tuesday at noon (February 19) in the midst of a snow squall. Central Frontenac Mayor Janet Gutowski and Shabot Obaadjiwan Chief Doreen Davis were on hand to lend their support to the protest.

Gutowski said that granite is not specific enough to identify a school. Davis said that honouring the Algonquin heritage of the region in honour of Frances Sharbot, for whom Sharbot Lake was named, would have been preferable. She suggested Tanakiwin, which is also the name of the Algonquins of Ontario website, referring to the homeland of the Algonquins.

These protests all came a bit too late; the opportunity to propose names for the school was given last fall and culminated in a number of names making the short list, which was published in this newspaper late in 2012.

For the record the short list included the following proposed names: Granite Ridge District School or Granite Ridge School, Lakeview District School, Lakeside District School or Lakeside Education Centre, Waterstone District School, Sharbot Lake District School or Sharbot Lake Education Centre, and Hillcrest District School.

According the Limestone District School Board Administration Procedure 552 – Naming of Schools, the short list was presented to the Board of Trustees for a final decision, and that decision was to choose Granite Ridge Education Centre, which has the unfortunate acronym GREC.

At first blush all I can say about the decision is that it is probably a better name than Waterstone District School.

Administrative Procedure 552 provides for a number of criteria for the Board trustees to consider when deciding the name of a school.

The procedures encourage the selection of “i) Names of famous Canadians of either local or national recognition; or ii) Other appropriate identifications; or iii) Names that reflect the positive image of the Board.”

Since there is no famous Canadian by the name of Granite Ridge, Granite Ridge must either “bring an appropriate identification” to the school or “reflect the positive image of the Board”.

The board, which named itself Limestone after all, does seem to think that substrates “reflect a positive image” but in my view, while rocks are certainly solid (Granite more so than Limestone to be sure) they don’t really reflect anything except heat.

So, we are left with the all-important question, is Granite Ridge an appropriate identification for the school or its students?

I hardly think so. No one that I know in this region identifies themselves as “granitelike" or "granite-ish"; no one that I know has ever said of themselves, “I come from the granite country”, or “I am like the granite under my feet”.

How will the students at the school identify themselves? Will they be the Granite Ridge Runners, the GREC o Romans, or the Granite Ridge Rockers.

Maybe, in the end, the trustees at the Limestone Board are just doing the kids from Central and North Frontenac a favour. Knowing that the kids from Sharbot Lake High School have for years suffered ridicule because of the urban bias that we from the so-called “North” all face, the board has given the northern students a name they will have to live down.

This is my ‘Boy named Sue” theory about the Granite Ridge Education Centre, and the more I think about it, the more I like the name.

I like to think that our kids will be hardened, toughened by the experience; they will learn to laugh when those nasty kids from Sydenham taunt them by saying “go back to Bedrock High, Bam Bam.”

The Kids from the Ridge will have to be strong, they will have to be tough, they will have to be, well, hard as granite.

But if the school board doesn’t mind too much, why not change the name to Granite Ridge District School, at least then the acronym won’t rhyme with Shrek.

Caitlin Norwich-Stevenson has taken over as the new public education coordinator for the Alzheimer's Society of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington and she is looking forward to serving individuals and families in North, Central and South Frontenac. The society currently has an office in Sharbot Lake in the Seniors’ Centre, which has been used as the base for serving individuals and families in the community.

Caitlin takes over the position from outgoing public education coordinator Bob Fisher, who will continue to serve the society on a part-time basis in Napanee.

Caitlin, who hails from Smithville, ON, a small town in the Niagara region, currently lives with her husband in Seeley's Bay. She is a recent graduate from the three-year Behavioral Sciences Technology program at St. Lawrence College in Kingston, where she graduated in 2012. In her new role Caitlin will be in charge of public education for all of Kingston and the Frontenacs. She will be supporting individuals and families who have been affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia on a one-on-one/as needed basis and will also be providing information to individuals and families about how they can access services in the community.

Caitlin spoke of the challenges she will be facing in an effort to get the word out about the supports available to those in need. “It can be tough, especially in rural communities where people are so spread out, to make known the various services and supports that are available to them. One of the ways that I will be addressing that issue is by networking with various church groups, volunteer groups, long-term care facilities and other community organizations. We [the Alzheimer’s Society] will also be hosting various public education and public awareness events in the rural areas to let people know exactly what services and supports are available to them.”

Caitlin is currently in the process of planning a public awareness event that will take place in Sharbot Lake in the spring. Asked why she decided to get involved in this particular line of work, she explained, “I understand the increasing need for people working in this field as the population ages. And I also understand how Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia are not diseases that just affect the individuals diagnosed but also their families and friends. I want to be there to support everyone involved when they are faced with the various challenges that come up.”

Asked about other challenges that face her in her new role as public educator she said, “The biggest challenge by far is the stigma attached to these diseases. Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are so largely not understood and people always have a tendency to fear what they do not understand. This lack of understanding is largely what prevents people from getting the help they need and as a result, unfortunately many individuals and families can tend to become very isolated.” Caitlin also wanted to stress the fact that she is hoping to help not just individuals who have been diagnosed and their families but also anyone who may have any questions at all about Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. She also advised individuals or families wanting more information about symptoms and signs to reach out to the Society but also to speak with their family physician. Caitlin said she is happy to answer any questions people may have. She can be reached at her Kingston office at 613-544-3078.

Sharbot Lake Public School, which is slated to close at the end of the 2013 school year, will long be remembered by countless former students and staff alike as one small rural school with one big family feeling.

The construction of the original one-room schoolhouse, which was the first official school in Sharbot Lake, commenced on April 21, 1887 following a public meeting at which a building site was chosen. The schoolhouse was located near the present school, but down the hill and closer to Road 38. It housed students from 1887 until 1930.

Jerome Thomson of Sharbot Lake was a merchant and lumber dealer who moved to the area in 1870, when he was 20 years old. He died at his Sharbot Lake residence on December 16, 1946 at the age of 96. He was also a keen hunter and it was while hunting that he crossed paths with children who did not attend school, an experience that inspired him to become a champion of education in the area. He approached W.D. Black, representative of Lennox in the Ontario legislature, and asked him to consider erecting a school in the north. In fact, before the first school was built, classes were held in one of Thomson's buildings beside his Sharbot Lake home and he paid the salary of the first teacher in Sharbot Lake prior to the school’s opening in 1888.

Thomson, who was elected to Frontenac County Council in 1907 and served until 1913, became warden in 1910. He also served on the school board for a number of years.

By 1928, overcrowding in the Sharbot Lake schoolhouse forced some classes to be moved to the local community hall. The original schoolhouse remained until 1930 when it was decided to build a new, brick, two-room building on land that was purchased from M. Avery, with one room above serving as the principal's office. The new building was where the present day school is now located. Students from various one-room schoolhouses in the vicinity would eventually come to this new school to write their grade eight entrance examinations, a policy that remained in effect until 1937.

In January 1946, this newer school also became overcrowded and the board opted to pay for grade 9 and 10 students to be transferred to Sydenham High School. In January 1947, grade 7 and 8 students were also moved temporarily to the Masonic hall due to overcrowding. As a result, in September 1948 four new classrooms were added and renovations were made to the two original existing classrooms. New washrooms with running water and a new hot water heating system were installed at this time.

In September of 1965, an $85,000 three-room addition was made to the school. The addition consisted of two new classrooms with one all-purpose room below them. When the school officially opened after this renovation, the event attracted over 200 guests. In an article published at that time, the high school’s principal, Robert Joyce, commented on the benefit to older students attending the school, who up until that time were having difficulty adjusting to high school. Joyce said he felt that the new consolidated school would help bring students together at an earlier age and therefore would allow grade nine students entering high school to have greater success in their first year there.

In 1975 additional office space was added to the existing principal’s office. The library at the school, which had been initially located between the two original school rooms, was moved to a new room in the basement in the early 1970s and after a time was moved again upstairs to the main floor. In June 1980 the school celebrated its 50-year anniversary with a reunion organized by the parent teacher group.

I spoke with two residents of Sharbot Lake who worked as staff at the school for years, and who look back on their years there with a special fondness. Pam Woods, who taught kindergarten and grades 1 and 2 at SLPS for over 15 years and who retired in 2009, recalled the school as being “a wonderful environment” to work in. “The staff were incredibly cohesive because we had to work closely together to accomplish all of the tasks that came our way. That is really what accounted for the kind of big family atmosphere that really defined the school.”

John Pariselli, who was a principal at the school for five years before retiring in 2000, said arriving at SLPS from Toronto was like “coming home. … It was a great experience and it was also a different time and generation; a time when the roles of staff were more blurred and tended to overlap, which made for strongly knit bonds among staff.”

Both Pariselli and Woods said they feel that the move to the new school need not remove the big family feeling that was predominant at SLPS. Regarding the feeling at the new school, the biggest factor will be seeing if the adults involved will have the same intent. “No matter the size of the school, it is the intent of the staff there that will set and define the tone at the school,” Pariselli said.

Woods agreed that the closure of SLPS need not be seen as a negative. “It (the new school) obviously will not be as intimate a setting as that at SLPS but I’m sure that plans have been made to accommodate the younger students in the best way possible so that the school functions well as a whole,” she said, adding, “It seems to work at North Addington so it will interesting to see how it works at the new Sharbot Lake school.” Woods said that the older students will surely benefit by the addition of younger students to the school. “Staff will be able to tap into the benefits of inviting older students to take on more leadership roles and that can be a really positive thing. Seeing older students accepting new responsibilities and taking them seriously can be a really wonderful thing.”

* History and old photos were taken from a history compiled by Shirley Peruniak, a dedicated and long-time volunteer at SLPS

Central Frontenac in tough again over budget

by Jeff Green

They are already paying the highest taxes in Frontenac County, and Central Frontenac ratepayers are facing another tax increase in 2013.

Central Frontenac Council received a draft budget report from Treasurer Michael McGovern at their meeting on Tuesday afternoon (January 22).

After making some cuts to the budget in anticipation of Council’s wishes, including cuts to a proposed road project on White Lake Road and the curtailing of a project on Wagarville Road, as well as the elimination of a $60,000 expenditure at the new Olden ball field, the levy to ratepayers for township activities is still set to rise by over 12%, from just over $5.6 million in 2012 to just under $6.3 million in 2013.

Some of those added costs are to be covered by increased assessment, but as it stands the township residential rate is set to go up by almost 8%.

Township taxation accounts for about 2/3 of the total property tax bill, and with the education rate (1/6) and Frontenac County rate (1/6) factored in, the total tax rate increase now sits at about 5%.

To put all that into perspective, a homeowner with a property valued at $150,000 in 2012 will see an increase in the range of $145.

The budget is by no means set, however, as Central Frontenac is set to begin a line by line consideration of the budget later this week, a process that will stretch into mid-February.

MPAC explains devaluation of Provincial Park

by Julie Druker

Following a request from Councilor Norm Guntensperger for an explanation by representatives of MPAC about the significant devaluation of Sharbot Lake Provincial Park in 2012, three representatives from MPAC, Bev Disney, Kathy Blake and Dawn Leahy made a presentation to Central Frontenac Council on Tuesday night (January 22).

As the result of re-evaluation, the 2012 assessment of Sharbot Lake Provincial park decreased in value from $1,255,000 to $449,000, a drop of $806,000.

The representatives explained that “MPAC conducted a thorough review of Provincial Park valuations across Ontario in response to Requests for Reconsideration and Assessment Review Board Appeals on 19 Provincial Parks.” The resulting analysis showed inconsistencies in the historical valuations. The Ministry of Natural Resources provided up to date information regarding regulated park acreages and boundaries, development and non-development zones and current capital costs for buildings in the parks.

That data, taken with MPAC's sales analysis regarding bulk residential land, vacant waterfront land and vacant commercial land, was used to come up with the current 2012 valuations. The numbers show that the values of non-development and waterfront land in the park amounted to $324,500 with approximately 200 acres of waterfront valued at $1,635 per acre.

At this point in the presentation Councilor Guntensperger asked how it could be possible that waterfront be valued so low where in his estimation the market value for residential waterfront is often 50 times that price per acre and in many cases more. Leahy explained that the value given takes into account the fact that much of the waterfront will never be sold due to it being part of a park so that actual market value does not apply in these circumstances. Councilor Guntensperger also wondered if MPAC calculates the revenue coming in from the parks and if those revenues are taken into consideration when making the valuations. Leahy said no. This led Councilor Wayne Millar to ask why the township then is not given that revenue.

The news did not get better for council when the MPAC representatives brought to council's attention the fact that about 40% of the land taken up by the park is un-patented crown land, and is deemed non-taxable according to the Municipal Tax Assistance Act. This means that beyond the 2013 tax year the taxes acquired from the park may fall even lower. "Well that totally takes the wind out of my sails,” said Mayor Janet Gutowski

Plans for Multi-Use Centre

Brian Basterfield of Basterfield and Associates, made a presentation of the final plans for the proposed Multi-Use Centre in Sharbot Lake. The impetus for the study came from a committee formed by members of the Central Frontenac Railway Heritage Society, and was funded through grant money.

The proposed building, which Basterfield said could be built in two phases if necessary, includes a trail head section and a second storey multi-purpose room, and would be built where the K& P and Trans-Canada trails meet near Cannon Road and Elizabeth Streets in Sharbot Lake.

The proposed cost of the building comes in at a hefty price tag of $2 million. Members of council said that though this is not a project that might happen anytime soon, many felt that it was a good idea to have a plan in place for the future should grant money become available and should council decide to go ahead with the project.

Gary Giller, bass player in the Center Stage House Band, has begun a new regular musical happening in Sharbot Lake that benefits both local players and music lovers in the area. The Center Stage Café has made the Sharbot Lake Legion its home and the band will be hosting a series of four concerts once a month from January to April.

On January 24 Giller, along with his four-piece band comprised of Terry Reynolds, Dave Limber and Jim MacPherson, headed up the first concert in front of a capacity crowd. The house band performed a highly polished and eclectic mix of old and new tunes, their three sets featured some top-notch vocal and instrumental solos by the various band members. Highlights included MacPherson’s fronting of the Robert Johnson classic “Crosstown Blues”, Reynolds' impressive vocals on “Losing My Religion” by REM and the three part harmonies of the bands cover of “Fox on the Run”.

In between house band sets a number of popular local players took the stage. The first to come up were the husband and wife duo Julia Schall and Shawn Savoie. Schall is a well loved and respected teacher at Hinchinbrooke Public School who began the School of Rock. The two immediately won over the crowd with their unique country/folk/contemporary repertoire of both covers and original material. Schall's vocal stylings hearken back to the folk and country heroes of yesteryear but with a modern twist and her sensitivity and emotive delivery won over many new fans. Highlights were their versions of Why’s “The End of the Night”; Bruce Cockburn's “All The Diamonds” and Neil Young's classic “Unknown Legend”. In every tune Savoie provided impeccable accompaniment on stand up bass and the couple’s witty repartee throughout their performance set the tone for a casual, lively banter between the musicians onstage and the audience.

Parham native Dave McCullough was slated to play next. His younger brother Shawn, who is something of a local legend, joined him in a special surprise appearance that delighted fans. The two played a very satisfying set that included some of Shawn's own originals and a number of classics that the two brothers have been playing together for decades. They opened their set with Tom Petty's “Free Fallin'” and also played the John Denver classic “Annie's Song”. Shawn also played a request from one audience member, his medley of Folsom Prison Blues/Cry, Cry, Cry and The Who's Pinball Wizard, which was the show stopper of the night.

Next up for the Centre Stage Café:

Thursday, February 21, guest performers will include Craig Bakay and Brian Robertson.

Thursday, March 21 – The husband/wife duo, Rob and Nancy Moore as well as “Sharbot Lake’s Country Gentleman”, Mitch Barker and his sidekick, Dan Gibbs, will be the guest artists

Thursday, April 25 – As part of the final concert the Cellar Hounds (Randy Kemp, Joe and Tim Asselstine) will rock the Legion. Don’t be surprised if a few other local musicians are on hand as well.