Month: June 2015

Congrats to our Gloucester Athletes Yanni Baglaneas & Chris Ahnfeldt receiving Gold & Silver medals  50 meter race! 

   
           

Hi Joey,

Terry Weber submits-

Attached are a few pics from the Gloucester Tourism Commission’s Lodging Tour organized by Carol Thistle, Kathie Gilson, Laura Baker of the Castle Manor Inn and Laura Dow of the Vista Motel. During the two day tour, nineteen properties were viewed! I am sorry I couldn’t include them all here, but I hope to include other tour highlights in future posts or other publications. The tour was primarily set up for the volunteers of the Stage Fort Park Welcoming Center who often assist tourists by making referrals to local inns and motels.

Fireside Room at Blue Shutters Inn. Romantic, comfortable, with a refrigerator, microwave and private bathroom. Perfect views of Good Harbor Beach.

Living & dining room area of the Blue Shutters Inn where you feel right at home. No corporate-cloned feeling here, just comfortable couches, a fireplace and piano, and a tremendous view of Good Harbor. Blue Shutters serves a complimentary continental breakfast, but because most rooms have a refrigerator, and some have kitchens, you can also make your own meals as big or as small as you like. (This photo was not from the tour).

View from the penthouse (Room #12) at Rocky Neck Accommodations. A beautiful open space with cathedral ceiling, kitchen, and deck. Sleeps 4. Lots of light.

Simple elegance at the Castle Manor Inn. Ten rooms or suites in the Main House and 16 detached motor lodge units. Rumor has it, it’s a great place for a vacation, a wedding or special event. (Courtesy photo from the Castle Manor Inn.)

View from the Vista Motel. The Vista also has a breakfast room, pool, and lounging area overlooking Good Harbor Beach. Each room has a refrigerator and microwave and some have full kitchens.

Photo 6: Lunch at the Vista Motel with the tour group. Big thank you to Laura Dow and Cindy for their hospitality and arranging lunch!

More hospitality workshops and tours are planned for both Stage Fort Park and Chamber of Commerce volunteers. Anyone in the tourism industry can join in for free. The next one is Thursday, June 11 at the Stage Fort Park Welcome Center from 6pm to 7pm. Steve Winslow, from the Community Development Department, City of Gloucester, will be giving a short talk about the best walking, hiking and biking trails in Gloucester.

For more questions about hospitality workshops, contact Carol Thistle at cthistle@gloucester-ma.gov.

Here is a video link to the penthouse at Rocky Neck Accommodations.

Terry Weber
Writer and Researcher

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Doppelgänger? WHAT DO YOU THINK?

From Brianne Caso;

Definition;

In fiction and folklore, a doppelgänger or doppelga(e)nger (/ˈdɒpᵊlˌɡɛŋə/ or /–ˌɡæŋə/; German: [ˈdɔpəlˌɡɛŋɐ] ( listen), literally “double-goer”) is a look-alike or double of a living person, sometimes portrayed as a paranormal phenomenon, and in some traditions as a harbinger of bad luck. In other traditions and stories, they recognize your ‘double-goer’ as an evil twin.

The word doppelgänger is often used in a more general sense to describe any person who physically or behaviorally resembles another person.

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June 4, 2015

“I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.”

Elon Musk (1971-    )

Born in South Africa, Musk sold his first video game at the age of twelve, immigrated to Canada as a teenager, and became a US citizen in 2002. He began his entrepreneurial career selling his city guide company Zip2 to Compaq, and then founding and ultimately selling the company that would become PayPal to Ebay for $1.5 billion. He founded SpaceX which has developed rockets with record weight-to-thrust ratios and has the NASA contract to supply the International Space Station. He was a co-founder of electric car maker Tesla and currently serves as CEO and Chief Product Architect, for which he famously receives a $1 salary. The company has sold more than 70,000 vehicles to date. He is also the chairman of SolarCity, currently building the largest manufacturing facility for solar panels in the US.

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UPDATE: The GDT reported that it was a hoax.
The concern is that there is a group that is staging these hoaxes to study how police and other officials respond to such threats.

Phone has been blowing up all morning.  I resisted the urge to post anything because there are too many rumors.  I don’t want to post the wrong information.  What I have seen and heard is sheriff’s cars with lights and sirens. Seeing them now leaving Gloucester.  We’ve heard and I am not confirming but there may have been a training but again, nothing has been confirmed. 
So there’s that…..

Becky Shaw (Betsy Rich’s Mother)

The 1st Annual Cape Ann Shave to Save was a great success.  So far we have raised almost $5,000.00 for St Jude Children’s Hospital.  We had 12 participants ranging in age from 87 to 5.  Dawn Burnham’s youngest grandsons from New Hampshire and Connecticut joined the cause.  Jane Shaw & Dawn Burnham would like to thank everyone who made this night a success.  A special thanks goes to Michael Antell, and the ladies of Ambiance Hair Design, Rockport & Jennifer’s Hair Studio & Spa for giving up their Friday night to shave heads. 

Donations may be made until June 10^th.  Checks may be written out to St Jude and mailed to P O Box 74, Essex,  01929.

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Hi Joey,

Michelle Cook and Diane Bevins here.  We are very proud parents of two talented performers at the Omaley Innovation Middle School.  Attached is a flyer advertising a 1 hour concert that the Omaley Vocal Performance group will be hosting on Wednesday June 10th at 7:00PM in the OMaley Auditorium.  The students under the direction of Mrs. Sellers have been staying after school 2 days a week to prepare for this special event.  We would love to fill the auditorium to showcase their hard work.  Would you be able to post this flyer to create awareness?

Best regards,

Michelle and Diane

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