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Who Buys Men’s Velcro Dry Fit Shorts That Come With Complimentary Beef Jerky?
This Guy-
I’m never gonna look at $5 Fridays the same way again.
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Congratulations To Kathleen Powers Morgan (Erickson) and Robert Morgan!
Just wanted to let you all know that Robert Morgan (co-owner with me of Savour Wine and Cheese) and I were married last Wednesday, June 5 in a lovely, intimate ceremony in beautiful Sedona, Arizona. Feel free to stop by and extend your best wishes! If you see Bob, be sure to say "hello!"
By the Oak Creek, where we held a small reception at L’ Auberge with four of our children.
Exchanging vows in the small Spanish chapel at Tlaquepaque.
Panoramic view of Sedona from the helicopter
Cactus in bloom on Airport Mesa
Kathleen Powers Morgan (Erickson)
Co-Owner of Savour Wine and Cheese
76 Prospect St. Gloucester, MA 01930
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You Know Who’s Birthday It Was Yesterday? GMG Great Egg Donna Ardizzoni!
Positive Spirit? Check
Huge Community Volunteer? Check
Tiny In Size But Packing Enormous Energy? Check
Willing To Dress Up In Felt Homie Costume In 90 Degree Horribles Parade? Check
Hometown Sports Fanatic? Check
Married Computer Genius Rick Moore? Check
WHO WOULDN’T WANT OUR DONNA ON THEIR TEAM????
We’re Lucky To Have You As A Friend!!!!!
Leave our friend Donna your well wishes in the comment section below.
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Second Glance, the biggest thrift shop in Gloucester
My first review in my series on second-hand stores in Gloucester is “Second Glance” (2 Pond Rd., Gloucester), the thrift shop of Open Door, a local hunger-relief charity.
It has a wide selection of items, including clothes, kitchen utensils, books, CD’s, toys (in small quantities, from what I’ve seen), dishes, knickknacks, furniture, etc. It is well organized, clean, and affordably priced.
The place is often busy, so there is a fairly quick turnover of popular items. It’s worth checking back often – and if you see something you want, get it while you can!
They have ample hours, Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., both for purchasing and for donating. Proceeds go to support the Open Door hunger relief efforts. So whether you are looking for a useful item for your home or your wardrobe, or you have items in good condition that you want to pass on to another owner, this is a good place to go!
But just because it’s awesome, doesn’t mean it has everything all the time. The other locations I will be reviewing are well worth checking out too!
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GloucesterCast Podcast- Interview with Richard Gaines From 6/8/09
In honor of my good friend Richard, may you rest in peace.
Click to play-
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Taste the Promise! – Great food for a great cause!
A very appetizing fundraiser for a very worthy cause! Family Promise helps homeless families get back on their feet by providing temporary housing and a variety of services to assist them in finding employment and permanent housing.
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Come Support Injured Veterans on July 8…You’re Invited!
Dear Cape Ann Community,
Last week, Joey C. kindly posted information about my special art and charity event called, "You. Are. Beautiful. – A Tribute to Warriors." I’m hosting the event at Minglewood Tavern in Gloucester on Monday, July 8 at 6:30pm. This week, I’d like to share a little more information on who we are doing this for, and I hope you will attend.
This is a photo of CPL Todd Love, a Marine and triple amputee who served in Afghanistan with the 1st Recon out of California. He was injured on October 25, 2010 when he was the point man on a foot patrol and triggered an IED. He suffered the loss of both his legs above the knee and had severe damage to his left hand, resulting in amputation.
I reached out to Todd recently on facebook because I wanted to photograph him for my "You. Are. Beautiful." project – a celebration of the human spirit and beauty in all people. In this project, I photograph all different kinds of people, but I especially honor veterans because I feel what they do is one of the ultimate tests of the human mind, body and spirit.
Todd has an amazing spirit and does all kinds of things that will amaze you. He plays Bach on the piano with one hand, wrestles alligators, jumps out of airplanes, competes in X.T.R.E.M.E. sports competitions and much more. All with 1 limb and a crazy positive attitude. Todd loves the "You. Are. Beautiful." project, but as you can see, he’s pretty busy for this year, so unfortunately, I won’t be able to photograph him soon. But he was so kind even through our facebook communication, and I wanted to share his story.
Todd is 1 of over 9500 post 9/11 injured combat heroes helped by the Semper Fi Fund, a non-profit organization I am raising funds for through my art work and events. I chose Semper Fi Fund as my charity for this summer because some of the injured veterans I have talked to speak so highly of them. In my conversations directly with the Semper Fi Fund, I can only echo this sentiment. I feel they treat each of the injured veterans they help as if he or she is their own child.
At the event on Mon, July 8, I will be showing art work from five of the veterans I’ve photographed to-date, four of which are from Massachusetts. Each of them has connections to wounded warriors, either because they themselves are wounded or because they continue to help other veterans in so many different ways. I hope you will join me to say "thank you" and help me in reaching my goal of raising at least $2000 for the Semper Fi Fund through this special event.
If you cannot attend, you can still donate! For details and to buy tickets, please visit:
http://youarebeautiful.eventbrite.com/
Sincerely,
Thi Linh Wernau
Rockport, MA
facebook.com/ThiLinhPhotography
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Mayor Kirk presents award to Jan Bordinaro @ Lobsta Land last night
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Our Boy Ed with Gloucester’s Small Business Person of the Year, Jan Bordinaro
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This is a Call Out to all Masters in the Craft of Deviled Egg Making
It is time for the World Renowned GMG Biennial Deviled Egg Competition. Those who would like to have their special deviled eggs included in the competition, be featured on the blog, and go down in deviled egg history, just bring ‘em on Sunday, June 9th at 9:30am at Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery, 77 Rocky Neck Ave., Gallery 3. This is way bigger than Topsfield Fair competition and doesn’t cost anything to enter. I’m specifically calling out Kathy Chapman, Gigi Mederos/Stevie Black, Paul Frontiero, Sue Lovett and Joanne Souza – competitors in the last Deviled Egg Competition; but all those deft in the art of deviled egg making are welcome. Beware, I did not enter my world famous deviled eggs in the last competition to give people a fair chance. Not so this year – I’ll be there with my eggs and will show no mercy.
We’ve assembled a distinguished panel of experienced deviled egg competition judges, including: Joey C., Ed Collard, Paul Morrison, Adam Bolonsky and newcomer, Richard Rosenfeld. If you missed our first GMG Deviled Egg Competition in 2011, or are not sure how the judging works, you can see the distinquished panel at work here https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/2011-good-morning-gloucester-deviled-egg-competition/
People who don’t like deviled eggs or are not entering into the competition, feel free to bring along something non-egg related to share for Mug Up.
E.J. Lefavour
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Celebration from Virginia McKinnon
Hi Joey, Robert and I are celebrating our 60 Wedding Annivesary next week.
I would like to share our story with your readers. Virginia (Frontiero) McKinnon
Our Love Story
Our story began in April of 1953. Bob was a diesel machinist at the Independent Machine Co. on Wharf St. in Gloucester. Bob was repairing the engine of the fishing vessel, American Eagle. Peter was the engineer. Bob and Peter were old high school friends. In their conversation Peter just happened to inquired “ Bob, Do you have a girlfriend? Bob answered “Peter, I’ll tell you a secret, I was walking by Johnson’s Insurance office, on Duncan Street on my way to Sterling’s to have my “mug up” (coffee break) I happened to look in the window and fell in love at first sight with the Italian young lady working there. Sometimes I hurry home from work and to get cleaned up, just to stand outside the YMCA to see her walk by on her way home from work and my heart just skips a beat. I can’t find the courage to talk to her.” Peter stated. “That young lady is my niece! She lives just next door to me on Gould Court. Would you like to be introduced to her?” Bob was so surprised and answered in the affirmative. Peter replied “ I will ask her to baby-sit for my son on Monday night at 7 pm and you can visit at quarter of seven. I will be happy to introduce you to her.” Quickly the news spread of this impending romantic encounter and the family was so excited, but very careful to keep this secret from the young lady. I arrived promptly at 7 pm to baby-sit for little Sandy, when my Uncle Peter informed me that his good friend, Bob, just happened to come by for coffee. “We will not be going out” he stated, “but would you like to join us for coffee? .” After having coffee, I got up to leave and Bob followed me. “Would you like to see my new car?” He stated. There was this beautiful 1952 Buick, hard-top, convertible. bright yellow with a black top. The car had big fins in back and lots of chrome. I had never seen such a beautiful car. Bob asked if I would like to go for a ride tomorrow night and maybe see a movie. Of course I could not refuse this offer. So the next night we had our first date. A few days later Bob came by the insurance office at 5 o’clock to offer me a ride home from work and my mother invited him to have dinner with my family. We always had good Italian food. My brother was away at college, but my younger sisters enjoyed his company. Soon Bob was having dinner with us almost daily.
Bob proposed to me in June. at my cousin‘s wedding. Since I was the maid of honor, Bob was asked to be the best man at the wedding. Early one Saturday morning Bob came knocking at my door at 7 am., We were all asleep. My Dad said “You had better marry this guy, so we can get some peace and quiet.”
We were married on Thanksgiving Day, as my uncles were all fisherman and I knew this was one day they would be on shore to attend my wedding. We had a large Italian wedding at St. Ann’s Church, after the ceremony I requested the limo to make our traditional trip to “Little Italy” down Commercial Street and around the Fort Square, horns blasting all the way in celebration. All the wedding party and guest joined us. Our reception was in Manchester.
We went to Washington DC on our honeymoon. We were lucky to see Frances Langford at a nightclub, as Bob remembered seeing her, when he was in the Navy during WW2. As he was walking across the airfield on the island of Tarawa in the Asiatic Pacific, a jeep stopped, asking direction to the mess hall. There was Frances Langford, Bob Hope, Jerry Colonna, and Carol Lombard.
We are so lucky to be having a early celebration of our 60th wedding Anniversary with our party at the Gloucester House on June 8th with seven children, eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and their families and our families and friends all attending..
Still together and still lucky in love. Virginia (Frontiero) McKinnon June 2013
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On Leaving Gloucester From Ann Kennedy
Dear Joey and All,
As usual, our days here have gone far too quickly and now it’s time to leave. Each day we experienced something special and have seen something more beautiful than the day before. We have loved eating in the restaurants, shopping in the shops, walking the neighborhoods and docks, hiking the woods and strolling the beaches. But most precious of all is having spent time with those who so generously have extended their friendship to us.
With thanks and best wishes to all for a wonderful summer, goodnight Gloucester!
Ann and Bob Kennedy
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GHS DECA students raise money for the One Fund
Ann Grassetti submits-
The 8th annual Lemonade Challenge for charity was a great success despite overcast skies and rain showers last Friday before Memorial Day weekend. Students from Ann Grassettis’ DECA, Economics, and Lucky Lobster Marketing class hit the streets of Gloucester to sell Lemonade for charity. Students use their marketing skills and competitive drive to sell the most Lemonade with the reward being the most money going to a charity of their choice. The 3 team success consisted of:
Marketing DECA 1st place under the leadership of sophomore Lauren Horne raised $1,484.00 for the Boston One Fund. Lauren said of the team success, “The key was the location we selected at the boulevard and Market basket and picking the One Fund as a donation.” It seemed that people really were looking for a way to help the Boston Marathon runners”.
Lucky Lobster Marketing 2nd place under the leadership of Zach Smith and Lenny Taormina with $543 for Autism Speaks. Zach Smith who competed last year and selected the same charity worked hard for his charity as he said, “It hits close to home for him and his family” “I looked forward to this day the whole year”
Economics 3rd place under the leadership of Peter Mondello with $51 for the Make a Wish foundation
The students earned a record total of $2,144.00 in approximately 4 hours at their locations receiving donations from many citizens of Gloucester including Cape Ann Savings, Schlichte and Johnstone, Palazzola Insurance Agency, Carroll K. Steele Insurance Agency, Inc., Sugar Magnolia and as usual Bank Gloucester allowed them to meet in their boardroom to discuss the event. Grassetti said, “It is always a great day for students to show me what they learned in Marketing and at the same time help others in need.”
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Photos from the Massachusetts Military Heroes Memorial on Boston Common
Joey,
I’m sharing on behalf of Veterans Director, City of Gloucester that went to Boston for this event.
Melissa Cox
Ward 2, City Councillor
RICHARD E. BARBATO WRITES-
Councillor,
Thought you might want to see these, from the common in Boston, over 33,000 flags were placed and they read off the names of those from the Commonwealth who were killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan (The parents of the young men who were killed read the names, it was really tough to get through).
Bottom Picture from Left to Right, Rich Barbato Director Office of Veteran Services City of Gloucester & Captain, 82nd Airborne Division, Iraq**Governor Patrick**Jeff DaSilva,U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division, Afghanistan
RICHARD E. BARBATO
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF VETERAN SERVICES
CITY OF GLOUCESTER
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Well Lookey Here- Our EJ Is seARTS Artist of The Week!
seARTS Bass Rocks Art Loan Program
An interview with our Artist of the Week, E.J. Lefavour
How do you feel about being chosen for the Bass Rocks Art Loan Program?
Very excited. This opportunity is allowing me to exhibit my work in a venue and to a segment of our population that I may not have been able to reach otherwise (unless they are regulars to Rocky Neck). It is an honor to be in such great creative company, and I am grateful for the opportunity.
Pebble Beach through the Rearview Mirror, Mixed Media Photo Collage,
16" x 20". Click to enlarge.
What is your medium or area of creativity? I am a painter, photographer, writer, illustrator. Most recently I have been working with the over abundance of wonderful photos I have taken over the past few years and incorporating them into unique, three dimentional photo montages, which people are really enjoying. I created about 50 of them over the winter, and the series is called "Gloucester: The Grit and the Glory", since most encompass images of rope, chains, rusted hulls of boats, nets and other images from the working seaport aspect of Gloucester, combined with the glory of that industry and of the natural beauty that surrounds us here, as well as the history.
How long have you been an artist? I have been a working artist since 1991 after leaving the corporate world and making the decision to pursue my art full time.
Where do you get your inspiration? Anywhere and everywhere around me.
Other than the Bass Rocks Golf Club, where can we find your works? At my galler(ies) on Rocky Neck. Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery at 77 Rocky Neck Ave., Gallery 3 from May 15 to October 15, and at my winter gallery, up the stairs at 1 Wonson Street (behind Sailor Stan’s) from October to April.
What else would you like us to know? I passionately love Cape Ann, Rocky Neck where I now reside year round, Annisquam were I lived in the winter for three seasons, East Gloucester and the Backshore, Eastern Point, paddleboarding, Good Morning Gloucester and all the people associated with it, and all the wonderful people I meet and have met since moving here. I feel very blessed to be here.
Cape Ann going’s on and opportunities for the week…
Call to Artists, Designers & Creatives
seARTS Wearable Arts Group invites you to submit ideas
for this fall’s "Celebrate Wearable Art II!" runway show.
Click here for an application. Deadline is now June 1, 2013.
Opening Reception of Visitors’ Center, Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, May 23
Opening Reception of Rocky Neck Gallery, May 25
Cape Ann TV Annual Meeting, May 28
Cape Ann Artisans 30th Annual Studio Tour, June 22-23
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Gloucester Citizenship Awards 2013
The awards, given since 2006 by the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, recognize civic contributions that embody the best of the spirit that guides Unitarian Universalism: open-hearted giving to others, solely for what those gifts mean, for no pay, and often with no public notice. The men and women being recognized were chosen by the church Social Justice Committee from nearly 50 nominations submitted by the congregation and the
public. The honorees this year are:
Dennis Acker and Rick Doucette
Roger Corbin
Newton Fink
Shannon Gallagher
Reverend Ronald Gariboldi
Paul Harling
Russell Hobbs
Sheldon (Don) Knowles
Karen Ristuben
Diana Smith
Click here for full information about the awards.
Here is a slideshow of the ceremony:
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Hands Across the Sand 2013 Photos
Archie Kasnet submits-
Joey,
Many thanks for the shout out!!
Here are some photos from the day, it was a beaute!!
click for photos-
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CHAMBER ANNOUNCES 2013 CAPE ANN SMALL BUSINESS WEEK WINNERS
CHAMBER ANNOUNCES 2013 CAPE ANN SMALL BUSINESS WEEK WINNERS!!!
The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 2013 Small Business Award Winners who will be saluted during Cape Ann Small Business Week, June 3-7. This year’s recipients, Daisy Nell and Stan Collinson, former owners of Gaybrook Garage in Essex, Jan Bordinaro, owner of the Atlantis Oceanfront Inn in Gloucester, John Donovan, owner of Manchester Athletic Club in Manchester and Kathy Milbury and Barbara Stavropoulos, owners of My Place by the Sea in Rockport, will be honored at the Chamber’s 33rd Annual Small Business Week Luncheon on Friday, June 7, beginning at 11:30 am at the Castle Manor Inn, 141 Essex Avenue, Gloucester.
The 2013 Cape Ann Chamber Small Business Week Luncheon will feature a keynote address by Robert Nelson, Director of the Small Business Administration’s Massachusetts District Office, on the importance of small business in leading the economic recovery.
The program is designed to recognize the extraordinary contributions of Cape Ann’s small business community for exemplary entrepreneurial achievement as well as notable civic and community involvement. This year’s Small Business Award winners will also be the guests of honor at complimentary receptions in their respective communities during Cape Ann Small Business Week. Please visit www.capeannchamber.com for a complete schedule of these receptions.
Friends, family members, and colleagues of all small business honorees are invited and encouraged to attend the receptions and the luncheon. Tickets for the luncheon are available to members for $35 in advance or $40 week/day of and $50 for future members.
For more information or to RSVP for this event, please contact Emily Harris, emily@capeannchamber.com or call the Chamber at 978-283-1601.
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Getting Ready for Memorial Day!
Melissa Cox Submits-
Spanish American War Memorial & Austin Connors Memorial Garden
Clean up and planting by Bruce Tobey, William Cox and Melissa Cox.
Plants are from Russell’s Florists and Goose Cove Nursery.
Good Morning Gloucester 