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This is a photo from last night’s very well attended Planning Board and Planning and Development Committee meeting at City Hall on the Rezoning of Commercial Street #33 and #47 (Bird’s-Eye), Amend Gloucester Zoning Ordinance to create a Hotel Overlay District.  I didn’t stay for the whole meeting, but did hear Sheree Delorenzo’s as well as her attorney’s presentations, which answered any questions I had, and got to hear a number of the people who spoke out in favor of the proposal.  All those lined up along the right hand wall were waiting their turn to speak. 

I found the message under the mural very approriate for the meeting:  “Build Not For Today Alone, But For Tomorrow As Well”. 

E.J. Lefavour

Skeptics in the Pub

The March Cape Ann Skeptics in the Pub, will be on the 20th, at La Trattoria, 64, Main St, Gloucester. The program will be presented by Mary Kingsley and is called 1,001 Ways to Lie, Cheat and Steal: An overview of the ways in which consumers don’t get what they bargained for including outright lies, half-truths, deceptions, unsubstantiated claims, and con games. Mary will show that skepticism is essential in the marketplace but isn’t enough!

As usual, we will meet at 6:00 to order food & drink and greet each other. The program begins at 6:45. We meet in the back room at La Trattoria.

We hope to see you there for this informative program.

For more information go to www.capeannskeptics.com

That Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing? It is administered by “laying on hands” and is based on the idea that an unseen “life force energy” flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one’s “life force energy” is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.

The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words – Rei which means “God’s Wisdom or the Higher Power” and Ki which is “life force energy”. So Reiki is actually “spiritually guided life force energy.”

I believe Jesus of Nazareth was the greatest Reiki master who ever lived, but he also made it clear that we all possess the same abilities he had, if we only learn to use them.  What is the first thing we all do if we get an injury or have a pain?  We instinctively put our hand over it, because our highest self knows that is where the healing energy comes through, whether our conscious minds knows it or not.

I used to host monthly Reiki healing circles when I was in Florida, and can say that the energy channeled is amazing.  There is nothing strange, new age or religious about it.  It is ancient and natural.

E.J. Lefavour

 

Joint Meeting of the Planning Board and Planning & Development Committee Monday, March 12 (tonight) 7 PM at City All

Key item: * Rezoning of Commercial Street #33 and #47 (Bird’s-Eye), Amend Gloucester Zoning Ordinance to create Hotel Overlay District

Please come and let us hear your voice… this is a very important issue and ALL need to be heard.. now is the time..

Thank you Sefatia

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The Captain at the Wheel By Peter A. Todd 04/23/2010

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“Taking watch of harbor through days and nights With his hands firmly gripping at the wheel Our statue of yesteryear and today With his eyes fixed like hardened steel Many seasons and storms have passed him by Since the Captain was dedicated by our shore Through raging winds and sunlit skies The Captain has done his faithful chore The sands of time that has ebbed and flowed In circling our great statue of the sea Like the many stories of Fishermen of old Our Captain sets the spirit within us free The inscription etched below his feet So treasured to the Fishermen in many ways When the Sands of Time are stilled we’ll meet Those we have lost now raised by God From the oceans grave.”

Peter A. Todd

We are so lucky to have so many talented people on this small Island!

JOEY!
Just 9 days ago, we started a crowdsourcing campaign to raise funds to build a safe and sturdy new modular stage for the Theatreworks space at The Annie, designed by our technical director GODDESS, Carson afKlinteberg. The amount needed was $3,000. Almost half was raised Monday night within a two hour period, from donors as far away as California, Colorado (thanks, Mom!) and even Norway!
The stage will be completed by this Wednesday, March 14th, built by the Goddess herself (who is here from Ithaca College for a few days over Spring Break), along with a happy crew of volunteer builders. Anyone who is interested in lending a helping hand should stop by The Annie, 1 Washington Street, between 9am and 9pm, Tuesday (3/13) or Wednedsay (3/14). "Come hell or high water, the stage will be completed by Wednesday night," says the Goddess.
Feel free to come snap some pix, or we will be happy to send along some photos of the finished project.
EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE AT THE ANNIE!
www.TheAnnie.org Get your arts in here!

As many have pointed out to me wrong beach named..  just an error.. thank you

Pink Heather

 

What a delight to sight the pink heather

that marks  the giant granite block path

to our front door and then around to the

southeastern side where the dormant beds

await the go-ahead to declare winter’s end.

 

We really can’t complain; it’s been a mild

and dry winter, but it was still, in February,

a thrill to have this hardy soul break out

of its slumber and present its gentle

blossoms to us, a subtle sign of change.

 

Early color is a surprise and a joy.

My only fear is that it may be a

false messenger, an agent provocateur

that has been sent to divert our eyes from

the sneak attacks for which March is so well known.

 

Marty Luster

Heres hoping!

Best-Janet(Rice)