By Kimberly De Jong, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Brant Beacon Several residents gathered on the grounds of the Bell Homestead in July for Brant Theatre Workshops’ performance of “Skater.” “Skater” is a teenage girl living by her own rules. With a self-destructive attitude and hidden past that she guards close to her heart, the young girl finds herself in hot water when she throws a rock through the window of the local police station. While mourning her family, Skater falls asleep at their grave site and is discovered by an officer she calls “Battle Axe Kate.” Skater is taken into custody and sentenced by a judge to live in a group home known as “Sue’s Place,” a nod to Brantford’s Why Not City Missions’ Charlie’s Place. It’s there she meets…
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