Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

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Hi Joey –

Here is a complete auction booklet for  Saturday’s Event to Benefit Newell Stadium at the Elks at Bass Rocks.

Please encourage your GMG readers to come to the event to support this worthy cause for our community!

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

Tickets can be purchased at Jeff’s Variety, Destino’s, Cape Ann Savings Bank & Christine’s Variety.

If anybody has any questions, they can give me a call at 978-290-6035 or I can be reached by email at newelldonations@gmail.com

A small group of people came together a few short weeks ago to plan this event and we truly thought it was next to impossible to pull off.

Our community has been very generous with their time, talents and donations!  The support has been overwhelming.

Now we just need to get people to the event to place their bids!!  Please come and help us cross the finish line and meet our goal!!

Thanks!

Kristin Michel

One of The Auction Items-

Tribute to Amelia’s

After 20 plus years of service, Amelia’s Restaurant has closed. To have known Amelia and Ernie is to know very fine people. They served the freshest of fish and had the cleanest restaurant in town. One day during a terrible snow storm as I was driving home from work in Cambridge, and feeling very sick, I called Amelia’s to order her "wonderful" chicken soup. Unfortunately, the girl indicated that they were out of chicken soup and suggested other soups and chowder…but I HAD to have chicken soup, so I declined. As I was trying to think of another restaurant in town who might serve chicken soup, the phone rang and it was the girl from Amelia’s. She said, "If you can wait about an hour, Amelia will cook you chicken soup." Can you believe it? Of course, I said YES and an hour later I picked up the fresh soup. During the summer, when my friends visited and went fishing, if they caught a fish, Amelia would cook it for them! If I were expecting guests and I needed special dishes, Amelia would make them for me and would open early, just to accommodate my schedule. Needless to say, Amelia and Ernie will be sorely missed….and I (and others) take this opportunity to thank them for service "above and beyond", whenever needed. We shall miss you!!

Loretta Ligor

Hi Joey-

     These are pictures that I snapped of two opposite sides of Grapevine Road today.

     I work for Annabelles PetCare and I enjoy taking (and sharing!) photos as I dog walk. There is so much beauty that surrounds us on Cape Ann that I wonder if we often take it for granted. You see, this has been the absolute worse year I can remember for the amount of litter (and dog poop) strewn along our streets, in our marshes and woods and on our beaches.

     I find the lack of civic pride in the cleanliness of our City to be upsetting. Since I believe that change begins with yourself, I have made a personal pledge to pick up litter as I walk every day until April 22, Earth Day.  I can’t help but wonder what the City would look like if every able Citizen in Gloucester pledged to fill just one purple Barney Bag with litter over the next few weeks. If anyone needs suggestions of where to find the litter, I have a long list.   At the very least, maybe people could simply pick up around their own property as well as secure their trash/recycling in a responsible manner so that it is not blowing down the street. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.   

     In the meantime, I plan to get busy and do my part.  If you see me on the street walking dogs (and picking up litter) give me a friendly toot as you drive by. That way, I will know I am not alone in this Quest!

Best- Janet Rice