Kent Nason:  

I was born in Harvey Station NB. Seems to me, I spent most of my time in the woods, crawling through barns, or fishing, in Harvey or Oromocto Lake. Started school in Harvey Elementary, with Miss Moffat. Wonderful group of kids. My grand parents were very important to me, one Grandfather was a barber and the other was a CPR station agent. My Grandmothers were wise, great cooks and very patient. Harvey was and is very special to me, it seemed like an idyllic place with its beautiful farms and an over-all sense of self sufficiency. My dad worked on the railroad and it was a time of transition so we moved around. We moved to Macadam then back to Harvey , then in Grade 6 we moved to Woodstock NB. This was like moving to the big city to me. I missed Harvey and its wilderness and had a hard time starting over in a new school; however, I soon began to really like Woodstock. Sports came into my life in a big way. Island Park featured a huge indoor rink, so hockey, then basketball, then swimming, and then came dancing at the "Y" on Saturday night. Needless to say school became more of a struggle. Woodstock had a wonderful library and I spent a lot of time there too. I discovered a number of things in Woodstock, great teachers, music and the arts, girls, and love. Had some wonderful friendships there. Our next move was to the city of Saint John NB. again in the middle of the school year so my academic career was being challenged. Saint John was a real adventure. Finally ended up in Saint John High. Abandoned sports except for a bit of Rugby (great sport) and discovered the arts. A dear friend of mine in...Expand for more