Over 20 years ago, a man named Burt Rugg form Oxford, Maine, decided the youth in that community needed a place to hang out on the weekends.  This was the start of His Place Teen Center.  His Place grew into a large property behind the fairgrounds with a permanent structure that includes a large game room, a snack bar and a meeting room.  In addition, there is an outdoor basketball court.

Burt retired from his role as the executive director of His Place, and after an interim director, it is now in the hands of Barry Lowe, a local Christian musician with whom we have a long history performing together.  In typical Barry style, he decided it needed a name with more appeal, and His Place became the Rock House.

We performed there on Friday night.  With Jona-Lynn living with us during the summer, all four of us were able to go to this show.  It had also been the last day of school for Rose and me, so we were a bit tired, but became reenergized once the show began.  Rose and my partner routine is getting better every time we do it, and Rose performed machetes again, including juggling them on a balance board.  We did a strong set, and the audience of 25 or so kids and volunteers were very enthusiastic.