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They do an awesome job – go there right now.  It ends at 12:00 noon.  East Main Street, behind Smokin’s Jim’s BBQ – you can’t miss it.

Hey Joey,

   I thought I would share these pics of Cressey’s beach, Stacy Blvd and Eastern Point. I’ll probably imprint them at some point and have them up for sale at Premier Imprints 48 Main st. on a variety of items. Anyway, if they look to be something others might enjoy please post them. Thanks!

Rick Gates, Premier Imprints

Upcoming Programs and Activities

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Members’ Party ~ June 15th

Help us kick off the season at our annual Members’ Party as we catch up with friends, honor the past, and celebrate the future.  Dance on the pier, raise a glass, enjoy some good food.  Renew or sign up for a membership that evening.

When: Friday, June 15th.  5:00-8:00

Where: Under the tent, on the pier, and across the site.

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Ocean Classroom at Maritime Gloucester

The Harvey Gamage, a ship in the Ocean Classroom fleet, will be docking with us over the next few weeks.  Students in Ocean Classroom live on board, learning to work together, and studying math, science, history, and literature. 

We are very pleased to welcome the students and crew of the Harvey Gamage.  Stay tuned for open house opportunities aboard the vessel.

Summer Programs

We have planned a summer full of events for all ages and interests! 

Schedules have been included in our member mailing (arriving in your mailbox any day).  Our first program is a Photo Safari Workshop, featuring Sigma, on Saturday June 16th from 8am-12pm.  Register through Essex National Heritage at 978-740-0444 or atwww.EssexHeritage.org.

Remember, members get a discounted rate on our programs!

Where & When

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Check schedule for dates and times

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Rockport Community Cennter

June 14^th 

FREE Food Demonstration  12:30

“Easy Summer Meals”

Demonstration & Lecture

Please RSVP 978-546-2573

June 12^th

Father’s Day Special 11:30

Menu includes Breaded Boneless Pork Chop, Whipped Potatoes,

Baby carrots and Lemon Meringue Pie $2.00

Musical Entertainment

RSVP  Freda 978-546-5027

Sponsored by Rockport Council on Aging & Senior Care Nutrition

June 19

FREE Continental Breakfast  9-10

RSVP 978-546-2573

June 20^th 

Pizza, Salad & Fruit Juice 11:30

Special Traveling Chef will be preparing

Strawberry Shortcake $3.00

Call Freda  978-546-5027

Sponsored by the Rockport Council on Aging & Senior Care Nutrition

Hi Joey!

It was good to see you recently at the St. Peter’s docks when you were watching your niece I think it was rowing the dories!  I finally got to go out myself later on, it was so nice out on the water!

I was wondering if you would have space in one of your upcoming GMG blogs for this piece.  The staff at Gloucester’s PACE site was named the Top Corporate Fundraising Team for the recent North Shore Arthritis Walk that was held back on May 20.  If you could, I would be greatly appreciative!  Thanks!!

GLOUCESTER PACE PROGRAM IS TOP CORPORATE FUNDRAISING TEAM FOR THE 2012 NORTH SHORE ARTHRITIS WALK

Elder Service Plan of the North Shore, Inc. is happy to announce that the Gloucester PACE Site on Emerson Avenue was named Top Corporate Fundraising Team at The North Shore Arthritis Walk this year. Under Gloucester resident, Team Captain Julie Aubrey’s leadership, their team “Keep Up The PACE” raised $1,425.00.  The 2012 North Shore Arthritis Walk took place on Sunday, May 20th at Lynch Park in Beverly. The Walk was a beautiful day with over 300 walkers and fundraised over $60,000 for the Arthritis Foundation.

PACE stands for Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.  Through its multiple integrated services, ranging from a full-spectrum of healthcare needs and social support, PACE is dedicated to maintaining the health of older adults so they may continue to live in their homes independently in the community.  It is a free program people are entitled to if they are already on MassHealth or qualify for MassHealth.  PACE in Gloucester is located at 29A Emerson Avenue, next to Pathways for Children and across from The Open Door. (978) 283-7375.  For more information, visit them at www.pacenorthshore.org

Arthritis affects 1.32 million, or 1 in 5, adults and 5,900 children in Massachusetts. Join your fellow North Shore residents to help find a cure. There are so many different ways to help with this important event. This is a great opportunity for members of the North Shore community to help support the Arthritis Foundation in their mission to prevent, control and cure the over 100 types of arthritis and related diseases. To get involved in this important North Shore community event for next year, visit the website at www.northshorearthritiswalk.org or call 617-219-8221.

The photo attached is of Gloucester residents, Julie Aubrey, Gloucester PACE Certified Nursing Assistant and Team Captain and Carol Pallazolla, Gloucester PACE Education & Outreach Coordinator, holding the Certificate of Recognition they were awarded for Outstanding Leadership in the Fight Against Arthritis in being named the Top Corporate Fundraising Team “Keep Up the PACE”

Anyone want to go double or nothing on another two months of empty picture frames?
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Easy Money Baby!

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I caught this couple dancing to the Squeezebox Stompers on Madfish Wharf during Nights on the Neck last night.  They were out on Rocky Neck celebrating their 43rd wedding anniversary.  Happy Anniversary Tom and Becky Bernie.  The happy couple has lived in Gloucester since 1972, and love Good Morning Gloucester.

E.J. Lefavour

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Book sale @SawyerLibrary in #GloucesterMa starts now: Great T-shirts for sale, too. Go there.

Friday June 8, 2012 -  Saturday June 9, 2012
9:00 AM  -  4:00 PM
The Annual Friends Book Sale

The Friends of the Sawyer Free Library are holding their annual book sale on Friday, June 8th, and Saturday, June 9th.  Come support the library and buy great books at discounted prices!

Location: Friend Room

What the……………………………

This Guy was pissed that I didn’t give him any of my Fries!

 

Safe Summer Fun Kit program

Photo L – R ~ Rick Doucette, Executive Director of Teen and Camping Services, North Shore YMCA, Scott Hitchcock, Executive Director, Cape Ann YMCA and Gerald MacKillop, Jr., Public Relations Manager for Northeast Health System.

Gerald MacKillop shown donating "Safe Summer Fun Kit" to Rick Doucette and Scott Hitchcock. This is the fifth year of the program which provides a beach pail/shovel, beach ball, sun screen and information from the American Cancer Society’s Slip Slap Slop program to the youngest age group of YMCA summer campers.  Northeast Health System donated over 500 kits through the North Shore YMCA’s summer camps.  This project was partly funded by Northeast Community Bank.

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MARSDEN HARTLEY (1878-1943)

Summer Outward Bound, Gloucester

1931

Oil on board

17 ½” x 23 ½”

Collection of the Cape Ann Museum, gift of Robert L. and

Elizabeth French, 2009

This special exhibition of paintings and drawings of Dogtown Common by American modernist Marsden Hartley includes oil paintings and ink drawings from the Cape Ann Museum’s own holdings as well as from museum collections across the country, including the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln, Nebraska, and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.

Marsden Hartley (1877-1943) visited Cape Ann and Dogtown just a handful of times, between 1920 and1936, but carried a vision of the area with him throughout the rest of his life. When he arrived for the first time in 1920, Dogtown looked much as it had for the preceding century. Pasture lands and woodlots which had helped support a Colonial-era settlement were still visible. Quietness hung over the place which stood in sharp contrast to Cape Ann’s bustling harbor front and beach areas. For Marsden Hartley, Dogtown offered the chance for renewal through contact with the land. He wrote that the place looked “like a cross between Easter Island and Stonehenge—essentially druidic in its appearance.”

The Museum is publishing a color catalog with essays by Curator Martha Oaks, James F. O’Gorman and Peter Anastas to accompany the exhibition. Additionally, a generous selection of related programming will be offered, including walking tours into Dogtown, book discussions, children’s programs and more.

 My sister, PHYLLIS A. GAIER, on a recent visit from Lido Beach, NY.

Rain or Shine, Nights on the Neck will go on.  If it is raining, performers will be moved to The Center at 6 Wonson Street, so performers and audience can stay nice and dry.  Even if it is not raining, plan to stop by the Center when you arrive at Rocky Neck to pick up your Season’s Night on the Neck Schedule and Scavenger Hunt form.  A great grand prize will be awarded to a lucky winner at the end of the season, and you can’t win if you don’t play.