
The 2016 Beachcombing Season HAS BEGUN!

My View of Life on the Dock


Who says working at the dock on a Sunday has to suck?
Pork Butt has been on since 6AM.
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“There is no failure except in no longer trying, no really insurmountable barrier except our own inherent weakness of purpose.”
Frank McKinney (Kin) Hubbard (1868-1930)
Midwestern humorist, cartoonist, and writer known best for his political commentary, Hubbard was a high school dropout who said his goal in life was to own a circus. He worked briefly as a silhouette artist and attended art school for a short time before beginning cartoon work for the Indianapolis News. For 25 years he drew the acclaimed cartoon “Abe Martin of Brown County” which went into syndication and made him nationally known. Will Rogers cited Hubbard as an influence and called him the greatest humorist of his time. My favorite Kin Hubbard quote which appeared here in an earlier post: “There are two ways to handle a woman, and nobody knows either of them.”

Ran down and caught the tail end of a fluorescent sunset last night at Plum Cove. I’m not sure when taps started again but it was a sure sign of summer when the horn started to play! Have a great Sunday!
Sunday, 5:45AM Don’t see that every day. First time for me. I really need a second hand and Siri needs to tell me exactly when the sun rises. 5:46 does not cut it. Shot this between 5:45 AM and 5:46 AM. It has a greenish tint but it was really green about a third of a second before. Kool-Aid Lime green. Stella was not impressed.
Great Eastern heading north about 12 miles east had a good view.
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.
With
Stephen Turner, Matt Recine, Hannah Pentico, Katie Jordan, Ariel Sargent, David Arsenault, Ken Stoeffler, Matt Schwabauer, Luke Miller, Brian Hutchins, Karen Lundh, Mark Logan, Henry Cooper, Beth Bevins, Patrick Cheney, Erin Deady, Abbie Zuker, Willa Brosnihan, Elizabeth Wagner & Oliver Dunton
Set Design by Abbie Zuker Lighting Design by Michael Friedman
Gorton Theatre (home of Gloucester Stage) 267 E. Main St., Gloucester
April 28, 29, 30, May 5, 6, 7, @ 7:30 PM; May 1 & 8 @ 3 PM
Tickets: $15 general, $10 student, $5 youth under 19
Available at the door or reserve at cast2008@prodigy.net
2016 Preservation Awards
The Gloucester Historical Commission invites the public to attend the 2016 Preservation Awards ceremony on Saturday, May 7, 2016, 2 to 4 PM at the Cape Ann Museum. Recognition of preservation and restoration projects is based on the following criteria.
• Preserves neighborhood history through research, writing, or art.
• Preserves a property that is historically significant in age, style, or use.
• Restores using traditional materials or methods.
• Preserves historical integrity or appearance.
• Protects from present threat or future harm.
• Completes project within the past two years.
• Accomplished by an individual, family, or group, or through community advocacy, fundraising, or effort.
Award categories include the following.
• Archaeology
• Adaptive reuse
• Education and outreach
• Landscape preservation
• Restoration and rehabilitation
• Preservation stewardship
• Individual lifetime achievement
• Documentation of Gloucester’s history
At the ceremony, members of the Historical Commission will introduce recipients and present award certificates. Slides will be shown, and recipients will talk briefly about their projects. Recipients include:
· Chester Brigham, in the category of Documentation of Gloucester History, for his book, Phoenix of the Seas: the Ernestina-Morrissey.
· Robert Trott and Craig J. Anderson, in the categories of Restoration and Rehabilitation and Education and Outreach, for their Eagle Scout projects enhancing Veterans’ memorials.
· Juni VanDyke, in the category of Education and Outreach, for her Neighborhood Quilt project, conducted through the Rose Baker Senior Center.
· Mark Carlotto, in the categories of Archaeology and Landscape Preservation, for his research and advocacy for Dogtown Common and the Native solar observatory on Pole Hill.
· Paul St. Germain, in the category of Documentation of Gloucester History, for his book Cape Ann Granite.
· Ken Breen, in the category of Restoration and Rehabilitation, for the restoration of his Queen Anne style home at 159 Essex Ave.
· Martin Ray, in the category of Documentation of Gloucester History, for his blog, Notes from Halibut Point.
· Jason Grow, in the category of Education and Outreach, for his photographs of Gloucester’s World War II veterans.
· The Fish Shack Building Committee and the Lane’s Cove Historical Association, in the category of Restoration and Rehabilitation, for their collaborative resurrection of a historic fish shack in Lane’s Cove.
Everyone is welcome to attend the 2016 Preservation Awards ceremony at the Cape Ann Museum on Saturday, May 7, 2 to 4 PM.

Got to have one, need to have one!

A year ago this was my morning view! The tranquil early morning view of the Canals of Amsterdam. Today’s view will consist of paint brushes, paint buckets and ladders. Oh what a difference a year makes lol!

The Village of Zaanse Schans, Netherlands

More from Joey’s Pit-
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Always a winner. They come out crispy like they were fried by cooking them indirect.
Fire up your charcoal in the charcoal baskets which concentrates the heat and flame in the center of the grill then place the lightly coated in peanut oil and rubbed wings along the perimeter for indirect high heat grilling.



April 22, 2016 ~ Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute
Graduating Seniors and Recent High School Grads – What’s your plan for the future?
Do you like to work with your hands to create things? Would you like to work in a modern high tech environment? Then a career as a biotech technician may be just what you’ve been looking for.
Gloucester Biotechnology Academy (GBA) is offering high school graduates a 1-year course that will prepare you for an entry-level job as a lab technician — and a professional career with tremendous upside.
There will be no tuition or other charges for our inaugural class. All students in the class of 2017 will get a full ride. We thank generous donors for underwriting this class.
You’ll learn all the basic skills needed to work “at the bench”, using equipment and methods that exist today in modern biotech labs. Such as computer skills, basic science vocabulary, how to run and maintain amazing equipment, and methods for simple data processing.
You’ll also have a paid internship, after successfully completing two 11 week semesters.
This is a chance to break into the Biotechnology industry, a field with a strong future. And once employed, most companies offer training programs and opportunities to advance. This could be your start.
Want to learn more? Please contact John Doyle with your questions. john.doyle@gmgi.org
Want to apply? We recommend you decide soon, this is a rare opportunity – class size limited! Contact us, biotech.academy@gmgi.org, and we’ll send you an application package. Or see our website, Gloucester Biotechnology Academy