Visitors from Boston
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Dog lovers will LOVE The Dog Chapel!
Here’s a spot where all dog lovers should make a point to visit! I was introduced to this spot during a photography workshop and just fell in love with it. Dog Mountain is set on 150 acres on a mountain top location in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. The grounds are always open to people and their dogs. This unspoiled haven is covered with hiking trails and dog ponds. Dogs are not just welcome here, they are cherished!
When you visit the Dog Chapel you are totally enveloped with messages of love. It is a very moving experience – sad, certainly, but also uplifting – to see how much everyone cherishes his or her dog. Grieving for a lost dog is one aspect of the Dog Chapel, but equally important is celebrating the joy of living and the bond between dogs and their owners. The creator Stephen Huneck wanted people and dogs to have the most fun they possibly could. To this end, he has put in hiking trails, ponds for dogs to swim in, and an agility course for them to play on. In the winter folks come and snowshoe with their dogs, enjoying the pristine surroundings and the spectacular views! Put it on your bucket list to visit if you are ever in St. Johnsbury, VT!
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Virtual Reality Glasses
Anyone have any knowledge on affordable virtual reality glasses or headsets?
My boys have had a few opportunities to use them and they seem like a lot of fun. I thought, if the price was right, they might make a decent Christmas gift. I’ve done some very rudimentary research and the prices run the gamut.
I clearly don’t want/need to invest a fortune, but I also don’t want to bother getting a cheap set if they aren’t going to give a realistic experience with options that work for us. I saw a set that looked like a good option, but they aren’t compatible with our iPhones, iPads, or MacBooks. Honestly, I never even considered that would be an issue.
I’d appreciate any information some of our FOBs might have!
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Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board Listings For 11/4/16
Welcome To Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board
Joey C ~ 3 Comments ~
A place where non-profit Cape Ann organizations can post press releases directly and then those press releases will be reposted to http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com . This is not an advertising space for businesses, fitness or wellness organizations, or music listings.
The web address will be http://www.capeanncommunity.com
To have your community organization news posted here, contact Joey C who will grant access for you to post directly.
Sawyer Free Library week of Nov 6,2016
November 3, 2016 ~ sawyerfreelibrary ~
Here’s your chance to get a picture book published for free!
Shopping Night!
November 3, 2016 ~ capeannanimalaid01930 ~
Join us for a Shopping Party! Bring your friends and get your holiday shopping done early! Cape Ann Animal Aid is hosting a shopping night featuring some of your favorite vendors, all for a great cause!
Avon
Bella and Harvey
LulaRoe
Mary Kay
Pampered Chef
Paparazzi Jewelry
Scentsy
Tastefully Simple
Yanbal Jewelry
4 Twisted Tarts
Carpool with friends because parking is limited! Event runs from 5pm-8pm and you can visit with shelter animals from 5pm-7pm.
Can’t make it to the event? Some vendors are also hosting online parties. Check the Facebook event page for more info (https://www.facebook.com/events/1151433581605222/)
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BACKYARD GROWERS HOLIDAY POP-UP SHOP OPENING CELEBRATION SUNDAY FROM 2 TO 6 PM!
Join us for the opening of Backyard Growers’ Holiday Pop-Up Shop! ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT BACKYARD GROWERS’ SCHOOL, COMMUNITY, AND BACKYARD GARDEN PROGRAMS.
We’ve filled our office with garden-themed goodies including funky veggie socks, brand new garden books, children’s gardening tools, hipster veggie tattoos, and more! Come shop our new and vintage fashions, Backyard Growers swag including new embroidered aprons, gardening tools, cooking supplies, High Mowing seeds and sprouts, Neptune’s Harvest, and more!
Following our opening day on November 6, we will be open every Monday-Friday 9 – 5 from November 7 – December 21.
Also, shop late from 5-10 PM on Ladies Night Dec 1, Employee Night on Dec 8, and Men’s Night on Dec 15! We are located at 271 Main Street across the street from Animal Krackers.
Present Gloucester and Alexandra’s Bread will be open also be open on Sunday from 2 to 6pm. Plan to shop at all three, you won’t be disappointed!
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Weekly BARRE Classes NOW at Treetop Yoga Studio!
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Sign up online now OR just drop-in!
Treetop Yoga Studio
Come as you are, we’ll meet you there!
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UPDATE FROM BEAVER POND: A WONDERFUL WORLD OF WOODPECKERS!
Hairy Woodpecker
Rat-a-tat-tat, rat-a-tat-tat resonating through the trees tops. The little wild wood encircling Beaver Pond was alive with a veritable rhythm band. I must have arrived on the ideal day, for there were seemingly dozens of woodpecker excavations taking place. Not one, not two, but three different species of woodpeckers were drumming the forest canopy!
It is no mystery as to why the pond shore is a sanctuary for woodpeckers, surrounded as it is with trees in a wonder of varying stages of decay. Woodpeckers excavate dead and dying trees and limbs not only to create nest cavities and to forage for insect prey, but to also enlarge cavities used for winter shelter. During the fall, a woodpecker will spend about a week excavating winter roosting holes.
Winter roosts created by woodpeckers may later provide shelter or nest sites for many other species of animals including owls, flying squirrels, bluebirds, nuthatches, and chickadees.
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Woodpeckers mostly eat insects, in all stages, from egg to larvae to pupae to adult. During the winter their diet is comprised of seeds, nuts, fruits, and berries. The woodpecker’s tongue is quite extraordinary, being long and extendable, and also coated with bristly hairs. Woodpeckers use their tongues to spear and extract wood-boring insects, as a sticky trap for catching ants, and as a brush for licking up sap.
Downy Woodpecker
Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers look similar. Hairy Woodpeckers are about the size of an American Robin. Downies are smaller and their bills are more delicate in appearance. The outer edge of their tail feathers are white, barred with black, lending a spotted appearance. The outer edge of the tail feathers of Hairy Woodpeckers is pure white (see top photo above to compare).
I’ve returned to Beaver Pond several time since the day the bonanza of woodpeckers was photographed but haven’t been treated to the rhythm band since. A few woodpeckers have been sighted, their calls noted, and only an occasional distant drumming heard. Perhaps they are tending other tasks in preparation for winter, collecting and caching food in their newly excavated holes.
There are a few moments after sunset when the light is still bright enough to photograph and to film. The Beaver Family makes their appearance just about then but none have ventured to the side of the pond where I am stationed since that one evening when a solitary beaver swam within arm’s reach. But I am patient!
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SAPPIA FAMILY SELFIE AT GOOD HARBOR
As my Rosie and I were leaving Good Harbor Beach the other day we turned to see our friends the Sappia’s taking a selfie–even their sweet pup seems to be striking a pose 🙂
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Two Views
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3 films with Cape Ann news building Oscar buzz: Coming Through the Rye (tomorrow in Gloucester!); Loving; and Manchester by the Sea
November 4th, 2016, 7:00PM ::: COMING THROUGH THE RYE will premier at Cape Ann Cinema & Stage, 21 Main Street, Gloucester. Salinger anything. And Chris Cooper?! Wait…WITH OSCAR WINNER CHRIS COOPER IN PERSON! Gail McCarthy’s Gloucester Daily Times article shares Rob Newton’s story about Cooper’s first visit to Cape Ann Cinema. These special guest screenings are incredible.
Catch the movie that lives up to its name opening here in Gloucester before its Boston premiere! Next week:::Thursday, November 10th, 7:00PM ::: LOVING (WITH PRODUCER SARAH GREEN Q&A), a BENEFIT FOR GLOUCESTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION at Cape Ann Cinema & Stage, 21 Main Street, Gloucester
vintage ABC news report
“Manchester by the Sea” is set for release November 18th– at the mall. Not sure when it’s coming to Cape Ann Cinema or Gloucester Cinema, 34 Essex Ave, Gloucester.
“Manchester by the Sea burrows into the mind of a man who experiences a trauma that neither kills him nor makes him stronger. Rather, it leaves him maimed.”
-quote from Rebecca Mead’s New Yorker article, THE CINEMATIC TRAUMAS OF KENNETH LONERGAN: After a bitter fight with Hollywood producers, the filmmaker returns with the shattering “Manchester by the Sea.” Lonergan has said he used local actors and Massachusetts crew for the shoot.
Queen of Katwe is playing at Cape Ann Cinema now. No Cape Ann ties but buzz worthy all the same.
There will be a new screening room open at Cape Ann Cinema with help from the Dusky Foundation and named with a tribute to Cape Ann Cinema fan, legendary actress and director, Liv Ullmann. Yes, that Liv Ullmann!
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Top to Top
Top to Top docked at the Gloucester House.
To learn more about this interesting vessel please go to the following link.
GLOBAL CLIMATE EXPEDITION
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Help Wanted
FACILITIES SPECIALIST III – HVAC
Gloucester, Ma
Please send resumes to alicia.cox@yoh.com
HVAC Responsibilities:
The HVAC Maintenance Technician will perform routine and preventive maintenance as directed by their manager to ensure the quality, appearance and safety of the facility and support of Manufacturing and Engineering Business Units
Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
Provides routine preventative maintenance to maintain and improve the quality and appearance of HVAC equipment
- Analyze, troubleshoot and repair standard HVAC equipment to the component level
- Cognizant of all chemical spills and follow-up of disposal and cleanup mandates
- Ensure all safety requirements of the company are implemented in accordance with rules and regulations of EHS
- Breakdown and restructure of office workstations, general carpentry, painting and support of Facilities Team Projects
- Will be required to be on call 24/7 to provide emergency response to the facility (in rotation with other team members)
- Will need to be on call every 5th or 6th week in (1 week increments)
- Backup/support other Facilities Specialists, as need
Required Skills
- Current Refrigerant Transition and Recovery Certification – CFC Universal
- Refrigeration Technician License desired
- 5-7 years of recent related experience in HVAC or facility maintenance
- Strong familiarity of building codes and regulations
- Good working knowledge of HVAC systems and clean room controls
- Excellent communication & customer service skills
- Ability work in a team oriented environment
- Execute tasks in a timely matter with minimal supervision
- Familiarity with building trade groups and work instructions
- Safety minded
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
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Open Studio
Open Studio at Eileen Oliver’s House
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Save the Date – Fish Tales – December 2
Save some time to attend this special edition of Fish Tales, Gloucester’s own live storytelling event. The theme is all about therapy and therapists so there will be great stories, some hilarious, some poignant, and this time told at the Gloucester Stage Company so there’s plenty of room. You know you’ve been meaning to catch one of these, don’t miss it.
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Tonno Specials this week…
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What a great season it has been. Summer was busy and it has continued into the fall. Reservations are still recommended, but if you have been waiting to check us out now is the time. As a chef this is our favorite time of year for cooking and our specials represent the seasonal influence. We hope to see you this week, here are our specials…
-Chicken liver crostini, pork rillette & tallegio
-Fried Smelts
-Cavatelli with chestnuts and roasted duck
-Wild Mushroom soup
-Wild mushrooms with creamy polenta
-Roasted Salmon, squash and Brussels sprouts
-Grilled Veal Porterhouse, rabe and potatoes
-Porchetta, white beans and escarole
-Rum Raisin bread pudding
Also Gravy Sundays continue to be very popular. Call it what you want, Sugo, Sauce or Gravy there is nothing better than food that reminds you of your childhood. I remember waking up as a kid to the smell of…
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Searching for artist! Byron Brooks?
This jumbo bloom still-life with small flamingo reminded me that it’s the season for forcing indoor bulbs. More than that I do not know. Owners of the painting want to track down information and work by the artist. Their daughter reached out to her friend, Katelyn Foley. Here’s what we do know:
“Yes, (Bryon Brooks) had a gallery in his house where he sold paintings. We have one of the first ones he did dated ’61. He was married. Not sure about kids. Not exactly sure how he was related to Grammy, she called him a cousin. Maybe there’s a Lundberg or Bergman connection. I remember watching him paint at the ocean and most of his were seascapes.”
Hmmm. You’d think tracking down an artist with such a name would be easy. Maybe not a known artist, as in Byron Brown. Still. ‘Byron Brooks’. Brooks- that’s a common name in this Cape Ann neck of the woods; several leads can be followed. Alfred Mansfield Brooks! David Brooks! Brooks in Essex. Brooks in Ipswich. Ditto Lundberg. And Berman. Byron? Not so much, and often supplanted with that wrench in research, the nickname.
Cursory searches pull up speculation only. The name doesn’t appear in artist association memberships. “Byron L and Gladys Brooks” are listed residing at 12 Millett in 1942; retired at 2 Davis Street in 1971. Those dates may not gel with the year 1961, described as ‘early’ for the artist’s works–unless creating art was a later pursuit, or hobby. Perhaps he advertised in local papers.
Dear readers, do you know more about the man, his art, his gallery? Please share.
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Gloucester Smiles-414
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Visitors from Switzerland
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Night skies over Essex Marsh
The best time for night photography and star trails is when there is a new moon and there isn’t any ambient light. We are in a new moon right now so I took advantage of the dark skies to get some night exposures over at Farnham’s in Essex. Although there was plenty of ambient light from cars passing by, it was still a nice crisp clear night to shoot stars!
Good Morning Gloucester 