Hi, Dave:
Yesterday (Sunday) I attended the Sharon Center Bluegrass Festival. The setting was beautiful. It was held at the Sharon Center Methodist Church located about a half mile east of Sharon Center. They have a large, well maintained slopping lawn with many shade trees. The stage was at the bottom of the slop which enabled everyone to see from their lawn chairs. Each of the five groups performed 45 minutes to an hour. Jackie Dague Nicholson, along with her back up group sang beautifully from her bluegrass repertoire. Her back up crew which Dave told us about in last weeks e-mail, were highly talented musicians.
The last group was the one that Paul Roberts was in. He played the base, the banjo and sang. What a delight he and his crew were.
The afternoon was very delightful with about 200 to 300 in attendance. If you know where to go, you can have a great time in Iowa, including Sharon Center.
By the way, West High won a national math contest, a national debate tournament, was chosen by Newsweek Magazine as the best high school in Iowa for two years in a row and the athletic teams won six state championships during the 2011-2012 school year. What a school with great students, parents, faculty and administrators!
Ed Barker