Month: February 2012
BJ Wayne Donates two Paintings to Gloucester Dog Park
The Gloucester Dog Park is about to enter phase two of construction as a result of several recent gifts that are being matched by the Dusky Foundation.
Artist, BJ Wayne, aĀ local figurative, animal and landscape painter, hasĀ just donated a 24ā by 36ā Giclee,Ā āSierra,ā valued at $350, together with an oil painting of an Australian Shepherd valued at $900 to be auctioned.
Sierra
Aussie
The Auction Committee is now accepting bids on these paintings, so if you would like to add one of these beautiful paintings to your collection, please make a bid, ASAP, by calling Christopher Lewis at 978-879-9283
To Learn more about BJ Wayne and her work please visitĀ http://www.bjwayne.com. To Stay in the know and donate to the dog parkĀ http://www.gloucesterdogpark.org/.
~Alicia
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Wednesday night “sing” at The Annie
Here’s a snapshot from the “sing” last night at The Annie – a weekly informal get-together on Wednesdays from 7PM to 9:30PM, where everyone gets a chance to sing and/or to sing along with others, and/or play acoustic instruments. People are also welcome to come just to listen. Ā Our host requests a $5 donation from participants to help support our venue’s basic expenses.
Last night we had songs in English, Italian, Spanish, and Latin, from a variety of genres. Ā WeĀ ended up with twelve people, three guitars, a sax and a clarinet (I think… I’m not an expert on wind instruments, so I may be misidentifying it). Ā Come and join us for future “sings”!
In a day or two I’ll post a little video clip of one of the songs sung yesterday.
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Video- New England Aquarium Sting Ray Touch Tank With Snoop Maddie Mad and The Bean
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All these years going to the Naples Zoo and I never knew they had a Honey Badger!
Jim Hughes writes-
Hi Joe,
This is the Naples Zoo Honey Badger. They are an animal whose
adrenalin never shuts off. Run, walk, dig then run again. No wonder
you relate to them…run, walk, type then run again!!
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Keep up the good work,
Jim Hughes
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Chickity Check It! Some of The Area’s Greatest Photographers Local Photos In The GMG Flickr Group
click the picture to view the slide show
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Muffy White Organizing and Styling and Beach Gourmet Catering Enter Bikini Speedo Dodgeball Tournament
The Latest Business to Get in on the action is Beach Gourmet Catering. As many of you know Matt beach will be opening up shop after last yearās horrible Washington St fire in the location of the former Connors Pharmacy.
Also Muffy White Organizing and Styling Has Thrown their hat into the ring. Muffy an active fitness freak has signed an as of yet unnamed group of athletes to represent her.
If you have a mess of a house and would like a little semblance of order back give Muffy a call.
Hereās her website- http://www.muffywhite.com/
Iām not really sure who would be intimidated by a team whose captainās name is Muffy but hey, sheā says sheās bringing the thunder.
In other Bikini Speedo Dodgeball news Ryan Pinkham who once the ink dried on his players contract representing the Sugar Magās team immediately set out for a nice ball waxing stating that heās really going for an aerodynamic package.
I told you any team that signs up will get their links and logo included in every Speedo Dodgeball post leading up to the event. GMG is only seen by 25-35,000 people a day so for you to not sponsor a team and get that recognition in these pages for your organization is just plain bad business. Not to mention that all of the profits are going to Next Step, an organization that provides support, education and resources for teens and young adults coping with cancer and other life threatening illnesses. www.nextstepnet.org
Erik Lorden owner of Passports whose team name will be Canadian Bacon specifically called out team from Crossfit Cape Ann stating-
āTheyāre Going Down Like A Sweet Muffin!ā
Eric Lorden from Passports told me they ordered bikiniās and speedos with maple leafs on the ass and are looking into getting white swim caps with the maple leaf as well.. .So we have The Farm Bar and Grille, Ryan and Wood Distillery, Georgeās Coffee Shop,Sugar Magās, Cross Fit Cape Ann, Beverly Athletic Club, Good Morning Gloucester, Jungle Screen Printing, Passports Canadian Bacon, Ed Collardās House Doctors, Mamieās Kitchen Muffin Tops, Beach Gourmet Catering and Muffy White Organizing and Styling so far.
Get a team together, have a ton of fun and do some good. Wins all the way around.
You donāt need to be sponsored by a business you can get a team together yourself. Funny team names are encouraged!
So get in on the fun, drum up some awareness for your organization and help with the fight against the suck that is cancer.
Our Hosts The Farm Bar and Grille check them out the Farmās Facebook Page here
Here are the other squads signed on
We have a Ryan and Wood Distillery sponsored squad (best damn spirits you can consume on the planet) check out their website and live distillery webcam
Georgeās Coffee Shop Squad- take a gander at some of the deliciousness that comes out of the kitchen at Georgeās here
Sugar Mags is putting a yet to be named team together- check the breakfast artistry that is Sugar Magnoliaās and like their Facebook page. Also did you know Sugar Magās does catering?
Cross Fit Cape Ann should be the early favorites, we will see if their elite training will put them over the top. Check out their blog here
Beverly Athletic Clubās Team will look to contend with the cross fit athletes from Cross Fit Cape for the top seed.
I will be sponsoring a team from GMG featuring our boy Kurt Lubbers and a team of maniacal Coasties.
and Ed Collardās House Doctors Handyman Repair Services
check out Jungleās website here
Mamieās Kitchenās Muffin Tops has signed on to the Farm Bar and Grille Good Morning Gloucester Bikini Speedo Dodgeball Tournament!
Check out the delectable dishes from Mamieās Kitchen here
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Skip Montello’s Response to Joey’s Quarry Query
https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/quarry-id-from-1973-photo/
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Should I Tell Tuffy That The Tag Is Still On His New Dockers Cap? Nahhhh
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Gloucester Daily Times : City gets no bidders for I-4, C-2 site
http://m.gloucestertimes.com/GDT/pm_105601/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=e7O6O70e
They didn’t get any bids for development here, yet the "Citizens for Gloucester Harbor" group says that there are a ton of marine industrial uses on the waterfront.
Well then, why aren’t they all scurrying to put bids in on I4-C2 and get rich with all their ideas?
http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com
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Old Rocky Neck School Class circa 1914 ??? From Bill Hubbard
Hi, Joey,
Here’s another puzzle maybe some of your readers may have the answer to. The attachment is a picture of the class from the old one room schoolhouse on Rocky Neck.
My uncle, Eber Dahlmer has been identified as the boy farthest left in the back row with the big smile on his face. Next to him has been identified as the late Harry A. Wheeler, a lifelong Rockynecker. Capt. John A. Dahlmer’s family settled on Rocky Neck on arrival from Michigan in 1914. Eber would have been ten years old then, Ronald 11 and Margaret 9. I would guess the picture was taken about that time.
I wonder if anyone can ID any of the others.
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Visit my artists website and Blog at:
http://bill-hubbard.artistwebsites.com
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Little River Cove
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Happy Birthday Ralph Hendrickson
I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge my Dad, Ralph Hendrickson who is 87 years old today. Ā Here is a photo of the two of us from 4 years ago, the winter after my mother died. He is truly one of the “Greatest Generation” and I am so lucky to live with him across the street from the WWII Memorial where he is honored along with many other deserving Veterans. Ā Caring for the elderly can be difficult, but I just found a quote by Katherine Hepburn that sums up my feelings. Ā She said, “Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to give, which is everything”. Have a great day in our Beautiful City.Ā All the Best,
Cindy Hendrickson
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Waiting for summer
Looking through some pictures, memories of the summer..
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Another Public Service Announcement
IĀ would appreciate if you would post this information for Cape Ann cable
subscribers:
Comcast is currently making some technical changes that may affect local programming. Cable subscribers who have high definition televisions will continue to be able to view Cape Ann TV Channels 12, 20 and 67; however,
those cable subscribers who do not have high definition televisions need to install a digital television adapter (DTA). Subscribers can call Comcast at
1-877-634-4434Ā and request to either have a DTA delivered to them or they can Ā pick up the device at a Comcast office: 12 Tozer Road in Beverly or 8A
Traders Way in Salem. To continue to view Cape Ann TV Channels 12, 20 and 67, they must connect the DTA to their cable box. Call Comcast at:
1-800-266-2278Ā or 1-877-634-4434.
Thank you!
Donna L. Gacek
Executive Director
Cape Ann Regional Cable TV Access Corporation (Cape Ann TV)
38 Blackburn Center
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 281-2443 ext. 230
Fax (978) 281-8679
email: dgacek@capeanntv.org
www.capeanntv.org
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Public Service Announcement
I was just talking to David Calvo about a hit and run that totaled my car, another car and damaged a third.Ā He thought you might be able to post a notice on Good Morning Gloucester.Ā The hit and runĀ happenedĀ at 2:00 to 3:00 am Sunday morning on East Main Street in front of David’s Studio.
There must have been extensive damage to the riders side of probably a truck or an SUV.Ā There would be a reward for information –Ā my phone number is 978-281-3020 and address is 245 East Main St., just up the street from David’s.
Anyone who saw something or noticed a damaged vehicle could really help me out.
John Sullivan
Jrs333@verizon.net
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Did You Know? (Addison Gilbert Hospital)
That Beverly and Addison Gilbert hospitals have been named among Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S.?Ā Ā Ā The Thomson Reuters 100 Top HospitalsĀ® study is annual, quantitative research that identifies the hospitals with the best facility-wide performance.Ā At the heart of this research is the 100 Top Hospitals National Balanced Scorecard, a set of measures that evaluate performance excellence in clinical care, patient perception of care, operational efficiency, and financial stability.Ā
http://www.beverlyhospital.org/about-us/awards-and-recognition
I had my first experience with Addison Gilbert Hospital on Monday.Ā After many years of not having health insurance, thanks to Kim Smith who told me about the Gloucester Family Health Center, and Marissa Alves, who helped me through the Commonwealth’s paperwork process, I now have coverage.Ā I had an appointment with my new PCP, Candace Thompson, who is a wonderful doctor – very sweet, friendly, attentive, took the time to listen, ask questions, make recommendationsĀ and made me feel totally at ease and cared for, as did Erica, her nurse.Ā The women in the lab were efficient, friendly, and I never felt the “pinch”.Ā Radiology and Registration were the same, and there were no long waits anywhere.Ā Even the fellow patients I met and spoke with were at ease and friendly.Ā We on Cape Ann are so lucky to have Addison Gilbert, and I hope thatĀ the new affiliation with Leahy will only make it stronger, and that all existing staff will be retained for as long as they choose to stay.
E.J. Lefavour
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Simply Stunning Work in Progress
Juni Van Dyke and Maggie Rosa discuss design elements of the Eastern Point panel.
Yesterday I had the joy to meet Juni Van Dyke and several members of the Rose Baker Senior Center art class. Juni and her students are working on a project titled Gloucester: A Community of Neighborhoods. Each fabric panel measures approximately five-foot square and illustrates through iconic imagery characteristics unique to Gloucester neighborhoods. The bannerās design in it’s entirety, along with the individual artistās whimsical designs and choice of fabrics, is utterly captivating and a vibrant visual feast.
Maggie’s extraordinary interpretation of the archetypical Beauport window. The window’s mullions frame a collection of antique glass in varying shades of lavender to deep grape.
This is not the first grand scale project of it’s kind created by Juni and the fiber artists at the Senior Center. The banner titled From Sea to Shining Sea: Celebration of the American Landscape thatĀ is currently on view at the Senior Center lunchroom was also exhibited at the Lexington Heritage Center for six months, and it measures nine feet in height by thirty feet in width.
Lois Stillman’s elegant rendition of theĀ birch treeĀ clump at Niles Pond.
Eastern Point panel detail with Mother Ann and butterflies.
I am honored to have been invited to create a butterfly for the Eastern Point panel although I think they have it beautifully covered. The whimsical swirl of butterflies in the upper left corner was created by students at the Eastern Point Day School and the charming and detailed Monarchs fluttering around Beauport by Maggie Rosa.
Lois stands in front of the panel she designed. Note her genius interpretation of the Abram Piatt Andrew Bridge, replete with cars (click photo to see larger version) and including Nichols Candy House. Her deep love of trees is apparent in the exquisitely skilled manner she has stitched and pieced many different species of trees created for the panels.
As the work onĀ Gloucester: A Community of Neighborhoods unfolds weāll bring you more stories and detailed photos about this vibrant and captivating work of art in progress–there are simply too many beautiful tales to tell in one post!
Juni and Priscilla ~ Sunlight streams through the large picture windows of the second floor art room at the Rose Baker Senior Center.
Pauline, Juni, and Maggie
Juni and Maggie
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The Rabbit’s Man-Boobs Poolside
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Who’s counting and why?
Why is T-Max counting steps?Ā Maybe you can figure it out by watching part 2 in gimmesound’s 5 part series on walking Gloucester’s music scene.Ā If you missed yesterday’s video, you’ll want to watch it to find out what’s going on.Ā See it here:
Great music around town tonight ā get out and enjoy it ~ you can see the full list here.
Good Morning Gloucester 