My View of Life on the Dock
Martin writes-
Gloucester residents Calvin Del Vecchio (9) and Treely Dowd (8) decided that they didn’t need any presents at their joint Ninja birthday party. Instead, they asked each guest to bring a small donation for The Open Door.
They raised a total of $87, which they presented to Julie LaFontaine, Executive Director of The Open Door. She said, "Donations like this touch the heart and inspire us all to give what we can to help make a difference in our community."
Len Burgess submits-
Check out this satellite view full screen of our big storm on Feb. 8-9
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/0213-noreaster.html
Hey Joey,
Tim Moran here. I am the one who posted all of the pictures of the “Magnolia Kids” reunion last September.
http://themorans.org/themorans/Magnolia/Magnolia.htm
Regarding the restored murals in the City Hall, specifically the one where there is a group of men gathered around a conference table in a meeting.
My sisters, Marcia, Sunny, and I are wondering if the man with the gavel at the head of the table might be ouir grandfather Wilfred H Ringer. Wilfred H Ringer was the principal of Gloucester High through much of the 30s.
Here are a crop from the mural and a picture of our grandfather.
Muah Ha Ha (said in my most evil laugh)
You gotta show up to compete girl!
http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com Do you get it?
Well the Superbowl is here and with it goes the last game of the best professional sport product on our shores til next year’s NFL season begins.
Although I don’t feel as strongly about favoring the Ravens or the 49ers I am tilting toward rooting for the 49ers for a couple of reasons
A) I like their young quarterback Colin Kapernick’s style. He seems like a nice kid with some swagger and ability and it will be interesting to see if the 49ers win the Superbowl how many young Hollywood starlets he tears through in the year to come. Forget laying a bet on who wins between the Niners and the Ravens. The far easier bet has to be if the Niners win how long it takes for Kapernick to drill Taylor Swift. That has to be a prop bet in Vegas, right? Just has to be.
B) Not wanting to have to listen to the insufferable Ray Lewis
That’s really all it boils down to for me.
So let’s do like we do and poll it baby-
 Inspirational Stuff (@InspireYou77)2/2/13 5:46 PM Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know that so it goes on flying anyway. |
http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com Do you get it?
Bill O’Connor Writes-
Hi Joey,
I came across this quote by John Lennon, so I cobbled the image together using Adobe Illustrator and thought it was worth sharing.
Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
4th Annual Mardi Gras Fundraiser
FAT Tuesday, February 12, 2013 11:30am- close
Teen Leaders from across the North Shore YMCA Service area will make their 4th trip to New Orleans, Louisiana to assist in rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina disaster. Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005. and though many years have passed since Katrina destroyed most of New Orleans and its neighboring communities, there’s still work to be done to bring this area back to “normal”.
“The devastation is vast, even years later”, explains Rick Doucette, Executive Director of Teen and Camp Services at the Cape Ann YMCA. “This is a tremendous opportunity for local teens to help make a profound and lasting difference in the lives of people who so desperately need a helping hand.” Travel, lodging and meal expenses are estimated at $1,100 per youth. Our hope is to fully fund each teen’s trip through a collaborative effort with local donors and businesses doing events over the next couple months. The Latitude 43 event is in its 4th year, and, like the trip itself, and has become a high point of our year; kicking off our fundraising efforts in preparation for the trip.”
“The event has been a big success for the teens raising travel money in past years. And it’s become a very important part of our connection to the community”, said Zak Sears, General Manager of Latitude 43 and Minglewood Tavern. “Even our music this year is locally based and totally donated. The guys from The Runaround are my friends and a few are my cousins. So when I asked them to help out, they agreed without hesitation. This is Gloucester”.
The teen participants are involved in the preparations as much as they are the actual mission. Dressed in Mardi Gras costumes, handing out beads and selling raffle tickets the night of is only part of their commitment to the success of their trip. Teens are credited for all of the in-kind (raffle item) donations they secure for the event.
“We believe this should be a team effort, and that the kids learn as much from having to work for their trip as they do in actually going to New Orleans,” Doucette explains. “And by soliciting their own raffle items, they are reaching out within their own circles to build awareness for the trip and for the importance of our work in Louisiana. These teens really get so much throughout the process to the end of the journey; their feedback in our Trip Reflections always show amazing insight and gratitude.”
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Event Details
Special supplemental "Cajun" Menu available throughout both Latitude 43 and Minglewood for both lunch and dinner.
Live Entertainment in Minglewood Tavern from 7:30-10:30PM provided by:
The Runaround – Local Ska sensations
Reservations for dinner in the Latitude 43 Dining Room strongly recommended. Lunch reservations in Lat43 also available. Minglewood Tavern is first-come, first-serve.
Latitude 43 Restaurant & Bar
25 Rogers Street Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930 Phone: 978-281-0223
http://www.latfortythree.com
http://www.minglewoodtavern.com
There will also be Raffles for Goods and Services, a 50/50 Raffle and other events planned throughout the evening.
Want to help MORE? This year, a second Mardi Gras Themed event has been added to raise more funds as the participant list has grown with the inclusion of the other North Shore Y Teen Groups – a concert at the historic Larcom Theater in Beverly featuring Henri Smith and Charles Neville on February 8th , with 50% of ticket sales donated to the trip.
Charles Neville is a Grammy winner and Henri Smith is both an incredible entertainer and a New Orleans native. The theater is a piece of history and the night will be one to remember. Tickets available through http://www.gimmesound.com
As they say in New Orleans, "Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler". Let the good times roll……
I dont think I can live another day without them.
Catherine Ryan submits-
We are so fortunate to have so many publications arts councils, and organizations across the US publish and promote the Call.
Like this one: Gloucester’s Public Art Challenge was one of three “Call for Entries” that AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS featured in their January 2013 members monthly
Founded in 1960, Americans for the Arts is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing arts and arts education. www.artsusa.org
Artists visit http://ghwalk.blogspot.com/ for the application/call
Behind Ocean Stories:
Conversations with Artist and Scientist Collaborators
a public event at the Museum of Science, Boston
on Sunday, March 3rd, 2013 from 1pm-3pm
Detail of Within, the ways of water by Anastasia Azure (photo by Johanna Wolfson)
Join us as the artists and scientists who worked together to produce Ocean Stories discuss the powerful collaborative process that gave rise to this exhibit. Hear firsthand about the challenges they faced and the surprises they uncovered.
Presentations and panel discussions will begin at 1pm at the Museum of Science, on the CS&T stage, followed by a meet, greet, & mingle with the artists and scientists in the Ocean Stories exhibit hall.
This event is free with museum admission.
Free admission to the museum with valid MIT or WHOI ID card.
We look forward to seeing you there!
– the Synergy team
www.synergyexhibit.org
Synergy is an experimental project that catalyzes collaboration between artists and research scientists. To create Ocean Stories, eight professional artists were paired with ocean scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). Learn more about Synergy and Ocean Stories at www.synergyexhibit.org.
PRACTICAL SPIRITUALITY
(non-denominational)
With inspirational author, video-producer and song-writer "Jayzee" (Jorgelina Zeoli)
Practical spirituality is the incorporation of spiritual values in daily living. In doing so, one learns to remain calm, centered and positive in the midst of life trials.
This class/self-help group will discuss short spiritual readings by different authors, addressing the struggles of our human condition. Simple practices will be taught to support and guide the search for empowerment, meaning, contentment and joy. (This is not a therapy group.)
Thursdays Feb. 14th – March 7th, 1pm – 2pm.
At the Manchester Community Center (by the T station)
Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA
$60/four sessions
For more information or to register, please call 978.768.7371
Fred writes-
Hi Joey,
EJ asked: Who Remembers This? | GoodMorningGloucester, and I commented about a photo I have of the same building in 1929. So here it is.
The building on the left became the first Rudder restaurant in 1957, and later became the Joan Kerry studio. It has been replaced by a new house. The building on the right has been owned by the Sibleys since 1919. It is now the residence of George and Ellen Sibley. The photo was taken from the vicinity of Sailor Stan’s restaurant.
Fredrik D. Bodin
Bodin Historic Photo
Here was EJ’s original post-
Posted on January 29, 2013by E.J.
and have you been to Rocky Neck recently to see what has gone up in its place?
E.J. Lefavour
Craigslist is ubiquitous. Tons and tons of people use it in every major, or even tiny, metro area. Their bicycle section is huge, with well-priced bikes of all sizes and types. But is it worth it to get a bike from a random stranger?
If you don’t know much about us, we got our start on Craigslist. Mike finally felt comfortable enough with servicing bicycles to sell off a few extra bikes, and pretty soon it grew into a full-time job. People were happy with our service, and even recommended their friends to us – pretty good for a random Craigslist transaction, right? When we realized Gloucester really needed a bike shop again, we transitioned into mobile local service out of the Cape Ann Farmer’s Market, and then finally into a storefront.
We have also purchased dozens of bikes on Craigslist over the years. Bikes that needed work and were being sold cheaply were right up our alley. So we’ve been there, especially in Boston.
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Today there’s a $5 for $10 Orange Leaf Deal. If you wanna buy it too click here
Art Studio ( 3rd floor) for rentat One Center St., Gloucester, MACall Kate Seidman 978-590-3984 until Feb.7th.$310.00/Month
Good Morning Gloucester 