Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

The creator of goodmorninggloucester.org Lover of all things Gloucester and Cape Ann. GMG where we bring you the very best our town has to offer because we love to share all the great news and believe that by promoting others in our community everyone wins.

Where do you fall on the Whole Colbert/Park Thing

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Anyone who has watched The Colbert Report more than once understands that his whole schtick revolves around being outlandishly satirical. This woman Suey Park claimed to have been a fan of the show for years but took offense to a bit he did in which he was poking fun of the Redskins owner for offering up a token amount of gifting to Native American Indians just after he said he would be sticking with the name some considered racist (The Washington Redskins). She started an internet petition to get The Colbert Report TV Show cancelled unless he apologized.  So Colbert making fun of The Redskins owner satirically was lost on this woman, or was it?  Did she not get the satire or did she see the opportunity to raise a big stink even though deep down she knew it was satire, the same satire he had used to poke fun at politicians for over a decade. Here’s more on that-

  1. Yahoo Sports (blog)‎ – by Jay Busbee‎ – 6 days ago

I don’t expect my mom to get the joke.  But someone that young and someone that supposedly has watched the show for years has to get it. Read the quote and tell me that that is a serious statement that anyone not using satire would use on national television. colbert You probably know where I fall on this-  Just another person that uses the internet to bully using political correctness and in this case it’s even more ridiculous because the victim, Colbert was using the example to make fun of the very same type of racism that you would think she would rail against. She’s no idiot, she knows this, but her desire to get “internet famous” is more important to her than recognizing publicly that he was poking fun of people she would consider racist.  If she’d watched the Colbert Report for all the years she did like she claimed there’s no way she didn’t understand his whole act of making outlandish statements to poke fun at the ones who would actually say them and mean them.

This tweet from Brad Fitzgerald-

Brad Fitzgerald @bradnd99

Stupid people make me angry. . Satire is meant to highlight ignorance, but when you take it seriously, you just look stupid.

I don’t think Suey Park is stupid.  I think she completely understands that The Colbert Report was making fun of Dan Snyder but her desire to gain notoriety is more powerful than her desire to recognize that fact.

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Community Stuff 4/1/14

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The WOMEN’S COMMUNITY CLUB of MAGNOLIA will be holding an Easter Bake Sale on Saturday, April 19th from 8:30 – 11:00 a.m. in Jones Hall at the Magnolia Library Center at the corner of Lexington and Norman Ave. Magnolia.  All proceeds from this event will go to benefit the scholarship fund. Along with homemade baked goods there will gift baskets and raffles.

Please come and support this community endeavor.

The Gloucester High School Interact Club will host a Pizza Taste-Off this Wednesday April 2nd from 5:30-7:30 at the Cruiseport. Tickets will be available at the door!

$8 for adult, and $4 for children under 5 years old. All of the proceeds are going to the Interact Club’s Relay For Life team. Pizzas donated by Gloucester restaurants.

Junction at Sadler, Mt. Vernon and Elwell Then and Now From Brenda Davis

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Brenda Davis has been posting incredible then and now photo montages to our GMG Google + Community Group

Here’s one.

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you can see all of them full sized at the in the Group Page

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13 New Homes coming to Rockport – Cape Ann MarketWATCH 3/30/14

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Sunday March 30, 2014

From: Gloucester
37 and really stormy 

Hi Joey,

This week, we’re talking about:

  • Cape Ann Tool Company
  • Gloucester’s hot market
  • 11 properties in Rockport, Gloucester, Essex and Manchester

Click here for video.

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Deb Represents! At The Alamo

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Hi Joey –

Wonder if the GMG homey has been to the Alamo. In case the answer is no, here are some photos of a rather worn sticker in San Antonio to remember the Alamo.

Debbie

La Trattoria Prosciutto Sandwich and Salad

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I’m a sucker for prosciutto and basil and fresh mozzarella.  You have a sandwich like this on your menu you can rest assured that I’ll be ordering it.

Check out the menu-

http://www.latrattoriapizzeria.com/

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Community Stuff 3/31/14

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FUNDRAISER FOR THE CAPE ANN ANIMAL AID AT DOG BAR

Dog Bar is hosting a fundraiser for the Cape Ann Animal Aid as part of the Restaurants to the Rescue Fundraising Series on Sunday, April 6th. 10% of all sales from 5pm and Close will be donated to the Cape Ann Animal Aid. The evening will also feature a tasting and giveaway from Wachusett Brewing, as well as raffles for great prizes. For more information or to make a reservation, call (978) 281-6565.

GloucesterCast With Guests Nichole Schrafft, Sista Felicia and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 3/30/14

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GloucesterCast With Guests Nichole Schrafft, Sista Felicia and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 3/30/14

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Topics Include: Topics Include: Coconut Licking The Mic, Foreign Affairs, Als Cafe, Top 4 Restaurants On The North Shore, Duckworths, The Franklin, Passports, Latitude 43, Seaport Grill,  The Blue Ox, The Cheesecake Factory, Ithaki, Artu in the North End, Modern Pastry vs Mike’s Pastry,  Lexington Ave Resurgence, Innovation House in Magnolia, 525, Donna Ardizzoni, Larry and Misty From Glosta Joes Kickstarter, Village Market, The Surf, Edgewater Cafe, Bruni’s, Willow Rest, Mariposa Sale, Art McCann and The Change.org Petition About The Petition, Spring Sports, The Information Needed To Sign Up Kids For Sports Nowadays, Indoor Sport Facilities Making Sports Year Round, Participation Awards

 

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Video- Awesome Gloucester!

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https://www.facebook.com/AwesomeGloucester

WITH TRACY CORBETT, YVONNE BURKE and WALT KOLENDA

3rd ANNUAL FAST CHICKS 5K IS SATURDAY, MAY 3RD

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HAMILTON-WENHAM, MA, March 18, 2014 – On Saturday, May 3rd, 2014, the Hamilton-Wenham Mother’s Club (HWMC) will host the 3rd Annual Fast Chicks 5K. The Fast Chicks 5k is a women’s-only race/walk designed to celebrate active women everywhere.  

New this year:  Girls 13 and under can register for only $15.  Plus the race will be chip-timed for the first time using the MyLaps Bib Tag System.

For this 3rd annual race all monies raised will support Wellspring House, a local non-profit dedicated to empowering individuals and families to live more secure lives through basic needs assistance, education and job training.

“The Fast Chicks 5K is more than just a road race,” says Jessica Minnaar, chair of the race. “It’s a call to action to celebrate the active roles women take as community leaders. To contribute to women’s interest charities and to empower each other, our mothers, our friends, and our daughters to lead, not follow. And it’s also one heck of a way to have fun!”

Although the Fast Chicks 5k is a women’s only run, race organizers auction off a bib number to one wicked lucky “rooster” (male) who will get to join the field and race along side the field of women. To join the fun and submit your bid, visit our facebook page.

The Fast Chicks 5K is only possible with the support of sponsors and volunteers.  Please contact us at fastchicks5k@gmail.com to sign up to volunteer. 

Date: Saturday, May 3, 2014, rain or shine

Location: Patton Park Start, park at the Winthrop School

Fee: $27

Start Time: 8 a.m. day-of registration, 9:15 a.m. start

To Register: Visit http://www.fastchicks5k.org/ to download a registration form for Fast Chicks 5K run/walk or sign-up online. Race Packets can be picked up at North Beverly’s New England Running Company on Friday, May 2nd, 2014. While there, race participants can join a raffle to win a free pair of running shoes.

In order to be guaranteed a t-shirt, participants must register by Thursday, April 18th. All runners are asked to arrive prepared for a 9:15 a.m. start. If registering day-of, registration begins at 8 a.m. For questions please email Jessica Minnaar at fastchicks5k@gmail.com.

Wellspring House

For more information, please visit http://www.wellspringhouse.org/

Ohana Starts Third Season in Gloucester

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Ohana Starts Third Season in Gloucester

Chef Enx Continues Vision Featuring New American Cuisine

Ohana’s husband and wife team of Enx and Alyssa Dadulas is excited to start their third season featuring “New American cuisine, coupling local ingredients with French and Italian techniques, with an Asian influence.” It’s Chef Enx’s interpretation of all types of food. Chef Enx honed his skills as an executive chef in the kitchens of the legendary Roy Yamaguchi in Hawaii, and locally with renowned Boston chefs Barbara Lynch and Jean Joho of Brasserie Jo. In addition to a la carte offerings, creative sushi and a bar menu, Ohana features a prix fixe menu (available with or without wine pairings)

Ohana’s menu features local and regionally-sourced food from the land and sea with a tasty twist that brings in Asian spices from his background. A truly unique offering is butterfish which is marinated black cod accompanied by tempura green beans and vegetable sushi; two sauces of wasabi butter and uni butter complete this popular offering. The lunch menu includes a mixed Hawaiian plate of Teriyaki Grilled Salmon, Mongolian Pork Ribs & Blackened Shrimp. Of course, there are also tuna burgers, great sandwiches (such as a very unique duck pastrami) and creative takes on sushi. For meat lovers, there is the Big Kahuna burger and a kalbi marinated ribeye steak.

Having a prix fixe menu allows Chef Enx to show his talents with many different cuisines from Bolognese sauce with house made pasta to Peruvian chicken. Instead of running specials, Ohana changes its prix fixe menu weekly to take advantage of fresh local ingredients.

Everything from the warm rosemary focaccia served when people sit down to the out of sight desserts such as the delectable melting chocolate soufflé is made on premises. Ohana also features cocktails using locally made Ryan & Wood products including a Coastal Dog Cooler which is marketed in conjunction with Coastal Dog Apparel, a locally owned swimsuit company. Ohana loves to host and cater parties and has done so for a variety of businesses and families.

At Ohana, the name says it all. Ohana means family and you will be treated like family when you are there. Alyssa says “We see the restaurant as a family place—and it’s our family, too.”

Ohana is at 151 Main Street in Gloucester, 978-283-3200, www.ohanacapeann.com

A Murmuration-

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A flock of starlings is called a murmuration.

I’ve witnessed this phenomenon happen over the Americold Freezer in East Gloucester looking at it from the front of our dock.  It’s pretty wild to witness.  It seems they flock together and prepare for migration because if I remember correctly it happen in late fall.

Reimagining Railroad Meeting at City Hall

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Reimagining Railroad and Maplewood and …

Gloucester Community Development / Metropolitan Planning Area Council

Catt Ryan submits-

Hey Joey,

Last night, Community Development partnered with the Metropolitan Planning Area Council (MAPC) to host the first in a series of discussions about Gloucester’s railroad station and the surrounding area.  Along with all the other robust planning that is ever constant, this interactive meeting was an extra special focus on what transit oriented attention and development might mean for Gloucester. Gloucester Planning Director, Gregg Cademartori, gave a great introduction.

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Eric Halvorsen introduced the team from MAPC, which helps town generally within the wide swath of I-95. I met Eric last fall  at a MA Smart Growth event he was part of. It featured Fred Kent of Project for Public Space and one of our site walks that day considered spaces and transit areas at Harvard. Halvorsen explained that there are 280 or so transit stops in Massachusetts. He enthusiastically gushed, “They are precious and finite”– and therefore merit our attention. These transit hubs account for 5% of the geography of the state, and cover 37% of the jobs. The state considers Gloucester’s railroad station as an ‘urban gateway’, one of 10 types of transit stop categories they’ve identified in MA.  Salem, Beverly and Haverhill are other examples of this urban gateway category.

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The evening ended with three tables of break out discussions. Topics swirled, and questions prompted responses and exchanges. Connections to other areas downtown were mentioned, Gloucester’s past, and the railroad station area as a gateway. We wondered together what people thought it might be like soon and many, many years from now.  Creative ideas and similar words and phrases oscillated throughout Kyrouz like air-popped kernels: emphasis on sidewalks, signage, streets (Washington Street, Maplewood, Prospect, Railroad Avenue, Dale and Pleasant), seniors, bike rentals, safety, young families, terms such as “soft and hardscaping”, public space, shade, paving one side (like the HarborWalk), green energy, beach buggies, maker spaces, lighting, artists and other professionals, trees,  wayfinding, future businesses, pedicabs, mixed use, residences, single stories, design, the stores folks value now, the Jeff Weaver mural, the supermarket, Dunkin Donuts, the restaurants.

Community Development and MAPC will share results from these conversations and offer their take, research and observation. Our input will inform the process,  and there’s funding queued up.

There will be two more public meetings and they’re sure to be interesting … make sure you come if you can for the next ones, and for any that Community Development organizes.

For the Railroad discussions, send in ideas and comments and/or sign up for updates on any future meetings with:

Eric Halvorsen ehalvorsen@mapc.org

Gregg Cademartori gcademartori@gloucester-ma.gov

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Community Stuff 3/30/14

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SEACOAST NEWS-APRIL

Thanks to the Friends of Seacoast the residents enjoyed their St. Patrick’s Day Celebration with Irish Step Dancers, A Baby Farm Animal Visit by Barn Babies, the weekly concerts and the monthly dinner theater by professional entertainers included The Honky Tonk Women, Freddie Arabian and Dave Burns.

The Friends of Seacoast enhance the resident’s lives at the Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center with hours of enjoyment by providing the finances needed for the special entertainment, supplies and community outings. Any and all donations to “The Friends of Seacoast” are gratefully accepted.

We are looking forward to many upcoming events with the support of the Friends of Seacoast including a Red Sox “Home Opener” Celebration with Fenway favorite snacks, weekly Musical Entertainment, Dinner Theater with catered foods from local restaurants, Community Outings and more…

The next Friends of Seacoast meeting is scheduled for

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at 6:00 PM.

The Cape Ann Museum received a grant from “Mass Humanities” and has been offering Seacoast an on going program scheduled from September 2013 through June 2014 called “The Power of Place”

This artistic expression project has included poetry, painting, a museum tour and art demonstrations within the Seacoast facility.

The next visit titled “Art Celebration” scheduled for April 24th, will exhibit residents artwork.

In collaboration with Cape Ann Giclee and the donations from local Artists, Seacoast is looking to bring the residents of the memory impaired unit back home through a program entitled “Scenes of Cape Ann”

Canvases of Images of familiar places and events on Cape Ann will be on permanent display and will bring memories and comfort to the seniors on the Alzheimer’s care unit.

An Open House Art Show “Scenes of Cape Ann” will be held on Saturday, May 17th 2-3:30 PM at Seacoast exhibiting the canvases. A DVD of all the donated images will be shown.

All contributors will be welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served.

Alison Cox

Activities Director

Ghostlight Chorus, an a cappella choir based in New York City, was in residence on Cape Ann this past week, sponsored by Rockport Music’s Education and Outreach programs. Presentations and workshops were given to chorus, orchestra, and chamber music students at Rockport Middle and High Schools, and to students at West Parish Elementary School in Gloucester.  Rockport High School Madrigals, who had been working with choral director Patti Pike in preparation for the residency, workshopped, rehearsed, and performed with an a cappella quintet from the Ghostlight Chorus at the free Community Concert on Thursday March 27 at the Shalin Liu Performance Center. The concert was sponsored by the Summer Star Foundation for Nature Art and Humanity. Rockport High School students taking part were Emma Brousseau, Miles Bryan, Nick Endicott, Annabelle Harling, Alexandra Legendre, Jane Quirk, Kiva Trumbour, Katrina Tuck, Cady Whitley,  Myles Wrinn. Evelyn Troester is the Artistic Director and Conductor of Ghostlight Chorus.

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The Pub is hosting a Beer Dinner on April 1st at 6 p.m.

We’ve put together a great five course menu paired with our beer. The night is limited to 50 spots, and they are going quick.

Cheers

Nick Chapman

Cape Ann Brewing Co.

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Spring Greening at Rockport’s April 5th Town Meeting

Rockport Middle School in conjunction with Project 351 is proud to announce “Spring Greening.”  Our Project 351 representative Grace Collins is coordinating this program.

Grace Collins is Rockport Middle School’s eighth grade Ambassador to Governor Deval Patrick’s Project 351.  Project 351 is designed to bring together 8th graders from each Massachusetts school district to “serve, develop leadership skills, and discuss issues critical to young people and their communities.”  With the help of Principal Conrad and School Counselor Ms. Chace at the Middle School, Grace is organizing this clothing collection from March 31st through April 11th.  Through a partnership with Project 351, the clothes will be donated to Cradles to Crayons, a non-profit organization that provides care packages of clothing and other items to homeless and low-income children in Boston and beyond.  “This project is a great way to make the world a little better,” says Grace, “helping the community with their spring cleaning, encouraging recycling of gently used clothes for a good cause, and helping kids that aren’t as lucky as we are here in Rockport.”  We are proud to support Grace in this leadership endeavor and know that she will make it a great success.

Rockport residents planning to attend the next Town Meeting on April 5th are invited to bring along any gently used children’s (infant through small adult) clothing they would like to donate to support a middle school student’s Spring Greening project. 

Grace was originally going to promote Spring Greening just within the school community, until she learned that the Town Meeting was right in the middle of the collection period. She’s hoping that Rockport residents, perhaps with children that have headed off to college, or with preschoolers or grandchildren, will find gently used clothes to add to the Spring Greening effort.  Students will be on hand to help direct the clothing collection.  For more information aboutSpring Greening, Project 351, or anything else related to the project please contact Ms. Anne-Marie Chace at Rockport Middle School at 978 546 1250.

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN MAGNOLIA?
FIND OUT!
SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2:00-4:00 PM
MAGNOLIA LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTER
PANELISTS: DEO BRAGA, JEFF CALA, ERIC LOIACONO, STRATTON
MOORE, ERIC SMITH, JON VON TETZCHNER (Innovation House)
Moderator:  Ward 5 City Councilor  Bill Fonvielle
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In January, Bill Fonvielle came to Magnolia to listen to his constituents.
Many ideas were exchanged and the group present decided to organize a
town meeting in April to discuss the commercial revitalization of Magnolia.
It turned out that some major players already had plans underway that
could revitalize the face of Magnolia’s main street. Some of them have
agreed to be panelists at the April 6 meeting (see above) and discuss
their plans.  This meeting  will give the community a chance to focus on
efforts they might support  that would benefit Magnolia.
All residents are encouraged to attend!

GloucesterCast With Guests Sista Felicia, BJ Mohan and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 3/29/14

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GloucesterCast With Guests Sista Felicia, BJ Mohan and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 3/29/14

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Topics Include: Art McCann- Local Hero, Veterans, Not Repainting Home of The Fighting Fishermen, The Petition,  JOHN A “GUS” FOOTE, BOB WHYNOTT, DAVID H,. WATSON, LEE KENNEDY,  MIKE McLEOD, RICK NOONAN, Article in the Gloucester Daily Times, Ann Kennedy’s Questions About The Blog Today vs the Blog a Couple Years Ago, Rants, Taking Things Literally, Frank Ciolino, An Intern, The Dilution of The Blog For The Broader Good, Striving For The Happy Medium, The Impossible Job Of Pleasing Everyone, Nichole Schrafft, How Can we Improve?, Felicia’s New Espresso Maker, BJ’s Online Tools You Should Know About- Google Drive, Google Drive vs Dropbox, Sista Felicia’s Chifeletti Cookies, Ethnic Grocery Stores Today, Filling Boat Orders At Pat’s Center Grocery,  Gelato

Local Hero Saving Us From Politically Correct Nutjobs- Art McCann

 

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Andre Gide Quote of the Week from Greg Bover

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“Art is the collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.”

André Gide (1869-1951)

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A native of Normandy, Gide published his first novel at 22 and went on to write dozens more, as well as plays, essays and autobiographical works, receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947. Much of his writing centers on the search for intellectual honesty in a world constrained by false moralism. Controversy swirled around him almost his entire life, principally for his open attraction to men much younger than himself, and for his marriage to his cousin, never consummated, while siring a daughter with another woman. In his politics Gide seemed to worship Soviet Communism from afar, until he visited Russia in the 1930’s, after which he became its vocal critic. He spent a significant portion of his life in the then French colonies of North and Central Africa and passed the bulk of the Second World War in Tunisia, but ultimately returned to Paris before his death.

Greg Bover

Host A Foreign Exchange Student This Summer!

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Hi Joey,

  I was wondering if you would be able to post something to help spread the word.  There are about 250 foreign exchange teens coming to the North Shore area this summer and they need host families to stay with.  The kids come for about 3 weeks and are in school M-F 8-6 and there is a bus that will take them there….so it’s a great opportunity to host because there isn’t a huge commitment involved.  Also there is a $100 stipend to help pay for additional food, water, etc used by the students.  I hosted last summer for the first time and I really loved it, so I’m helping to find families in this area to hopefully benefit from the experience as well.  I’ll attach a flier with the info too if you want it.  Thanks so much if you can post this!  Also, not sure if you could/would post it to the Facebook page too.  It would be super helpful!  The students who came last summer rated their experiences so high that the North Shore got the best scores in the country….so there are 3 times as many kids signed up to come to this area this summer….so they really need to find more host families.  

Thanks!

Kristen

Contact Kristen today!
LT.USA@ef.com
(315) 491 – 9447

Photos from March Sailing Adventures

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Hi Joey,
I just wanted to share some pictures of the Sail GHS Racing Team. They have been out practicing for the last week and a half for their upcoming scrimmage. A little wind, a little rain, a little cold, and some freezing waters can’t keep these sailors away. No wimps here – look at those smiles!
Go Sail GHS!
– Becca Campbell