Day: May 11, 2011

GHS Baseball Victories aganist Beverly and Marblehead Slide shows below

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Thanks to the work of Rockport Garden Club, the town was filled with the cheerful sight of thousands of daffodils this Spring. And the best part is, this is only the first stage of a three-stage process. Peggy Coonley, who conceived the project and brought it before the Garden Club, planned for what will eventually be 9,000 new bulbs planted throughout town, both in existing public gardens and in town spaces that aren’t cultivated, like along a stone wall bordering a town field on South Street (the spot pictured in the photo). 3,000 bulbs were planted last fall with 3,000 more due to be planted in 2011. The final 3,000 bulbs will be planted next year.

As you can imagine, this is a major undertaking, the cost of which has partially been underwritten by a grant, with the Garden Club fundraising to cover other costs incurred. The Garden Club will be selling daffodil bulbs to help fund the project along with their other ventures, such as the annual scholarship awarded to a Rockport High School student. So make plans to join the daffodil project by purchasing your bulbs from the Rockport Garden Club – available at their booth at this fall’s HarvestFest as well as in other venues. And if you see a Garden Club member be sure to say thanks. Our Spring has been brighter because of their efforts — and that’s no small thing in gray New England.

Dear Joey and other Cape Ann Friends:

There are 50 million Americans living with the pain of arthritis, including nearly 300,000 children. I’m writing today to help North Shore residents fight arthritis pain by moving!  Moving is the best medicine to fight arthritis pain!

Regular, moderate exercise, like walking, offers a whole host of benefits to people with arthritis. Mainly, exercise reduces joint pain and stiffness, builds strong muscle around the joints, and increases flexibility and endurance. It reduces inflammation from arthritis and related conditions and lowers the risk of other chronic conditions. It also helps promote overall health and fitness by giving you more energy, helping you sleep better, controlling your weight, decreasing depression, and giving you more self-esteem. Furthermore, exercise can help stave off other health problems such as osteoporosis and heart disease.

So, it’s obviously, you’ve got to move, but sometimes it’s not so easy to get started. When you’re achy and sore, the last thing you want to do is exercise. Here’s a fun way to get started or to add to your current moving: walk in the 2011 North Shore Arthritis Walk!  This is such a wonderful and fun event.

Join your North Shore neighbors on Sunday, May 22 at Lynch Park in Beverly to walk a 1 or 3-mile route.  Wally the Green Monster will be there to cheer you on! Come back to the park afterwards for a post-walk party with food from the Odd Fellows of the North Shore , The Meat House in Beverly, Papa Gino’s and the Ipswich Clambake Co.. Also included will be a fun prize raffle featuring Red Sox Box Seats, a kid’s tent, drills with the North Shore Rugby Football Club and entertainment on the stage provided by local singer Liz O’Toole.

To sign up visit www.northshorearthritiswalk.org or call 617-219-8234.  Let’s Move Together on May 22!    Tell all your family and friends and remember – it’s okay to bring your dog – if you don’t have one – I can help with this!

Sincerely,

Tina Ketchopulos

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Reflections of a Foxy Lady