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NAHANT HARBOR REVIEW • SEPTEMBER 2006 • Page 1<br />
<strong>Nahant</strong> <strong>Harbor</strong> <strong>Review</strong><br />
A monthly publication, in service since March 1994, dedicated to strengthening the<br />
spirit of community by serving the interests of civic, religious and business<br />
organizations of <strong>Nahant</strong>, <strong>Massachusetts</strong>, <strong>USA</strong>.<br />
Donna Lee Hanlon, Editor • PO Box 88 • <strong>Nahant</strong>, MA 01908 • donna@nahant.com<br />
Volume 13 Issue 9 SEPTEMBER 2006<br />
NHS To Hold Harvest History Fair<br />
Saturday, September 30<br />
Just to say “Hello <strong>Nahant</strong>” all the way from Iraq.<br />
Platoon Sgt. Robert S. Stone, 25th Marines, USMC,<br />
Fallujah, Iraq. Submitted by Barbara E. Alessi.<br />
Sounding the Rally Cry for<br />
Rally Day and JAM<br />
The first Sunday following Labor Day means only<br />
one thing at the <strong>Nahant</strong> Village Church, Rally Day!<br />
Rally Day is the kick-off event for the new Sunday<br />
School year and on September 10th, the Board of Christian<br />
Education will launch that new year with a few<br />
changes, a lot of adventures and even a theme—this year<br />
we’re going to have a little JAM session.<br />
JAM stands for Jesus And Me and it will serve as an<br />
ongoing theme, a brand name if you will, for our lessons<br />
this year. And our lessons are going to be crazy. This year,<br />
we are switching things up from dividing students into<br />
age level groups, to a one-room-schoolhouse atmosphere.<br />
Students will engage in discussions and activities together,<br />
as a group.<br />
After having done a number of group lessons last<br />
year, we noticed how wonderful the kids work together,<br />
helping each other and sharing and that is something we’d<br />
like to foster.<br />
Sunday the 10th, will kick off with a group discussion<br />
on Creation, a look at the Sistine Chapel (from a<br />
picture book—we’re not taking your children to Rome)<br />
and a scavenger hunt, that will send students scurrying<br />
inside and out to discover God’s wonders. The lesson will<br />
be followed by what has become an annual event at NVC,<br />
a picnic in the backyard.<br />
For the rest of the year, students can look forward to<br />
some familiar lessons and some totally new ideas such as<br />
exploring concepts.<br />
The first half of the year, students will study favorite<br />
stories such as Noah and his ark, Cain and Abel, Jonah<br />
and the Whale and Daniel and the Lions Den leading up<br />
the birth of Christ and some special Christmas lessons and<br />
activities. (Continued on page 14.)<br />
The <strong>Nahant</strong> Historical Society will hold a Harvest History Fair on Saturday, September<br />
30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the <strong>Nahant</strong> Community Center, 41 Valley Road,<br />
<strong>Nahant</strong>, MA. The Harvest History Fair will benefit <strong>Nahant</strong>’s upcoming Civil War book<br />
and exhibition.<br />
Several events and activities are planned for this special day, so mark your calendars<br />
and plan to join with your friends and neighbors! Here’s a preview of the planned<br />
activities: Multi-media show about <strong>Nahant</strong> History, created by Calantha Sears and<br />
Robert Wilson, continuous screenings; Children’s Midway, organized by teachers Julie<br />
Tarmy and Linda Lehman, with fun and games for the younger set (for a small fee); and<br />
a Special Sunshine Treat, Hay Wagon Ride of <strong>Nahant</strong>, with Scott and Heather Colby and<br />
their team of Percheron horses. Tickets will be available on the day of the fair. Also,<br />
there will be a Dance Performance of the <strong>Nahant</strong> Quadrille by the Bishop Family and<br />
friends; a Silent Auction of goods and services, art, sports tickets, professional services,<br />
vintage wine and much more! Please call Assistant Curator, Bonnie D’Orlando, at 781-<br />
581-2727, if you wish to donate that special something.<br />
The <strong>Nahant</strong> Historical Society’s Current Exhibitions are: <strong>Nahant</strong> on the Rocks,<br />
The Bark Sarah and her Maker, also, stop by and browse <strong>Nahant</strong> Historical Society’s<br />
new museum shop items, including Doorways of <strong>Nahant</strong> poster, <strong>Nahant</strong> Calendar 2007<br />
and <strong>Nahant</strong> music CD!<br />
Living Arts Demonstrations include Weaving and Basket-making, by Martha<br />
Keller; Knitting by Harriet Steeves and Quilting by the Forty Steps Quilters.<br />
No Harvest Fair would be complete without handcrafts and food for sale.<br />
Handcrafts, floral arrangements, jewelry and more, will be for sale. Table spaces are still<br />
available for $35. Please contact Suzanne Hamill at 781-592-1263 to reserve your space.<br />
Good old-fashioned American food and drink will be on sale!<br />
Mark you calendar! Save the Date! Don’t Miss the Harvest History Fair, sponsored<br />
by <strong>Nahant</strong> Historical Society, on September 30th, at the <strong>Nahant</strong> Community Center!<br />
Sumbitted by Margaret Dragon.<br />
Keith Lockhart & The Boston Pops and Others to<br />
Play Right Across the Causeway!<br />
After years of lying dormant, the stage has been set for the 2,078-seat Lynn Veterans<br />
Memorial Auditorium, to once again become the premier entertainment venue in<br />
Northern <strong>Massachusetts</strong>.<br />
Last month, Lynn Mayor Edward J. Clancy, Jr., kicked off a blue-ribbon-cutting<br />
ceremony by announcing that Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops will perform at the<br />
(Continued on page 14.)<br />
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Congratulations to Melanie Opacki<br />
Congratulations to Dean’s List student, Melanie A.<br />
Opacki, of <strong>Nahant</strong> Road, who will study in Ireland, at<br />
Trinity College, during the 2006-07 academic year.<br />
The opportunity is sponsored by the Study Abroad<br />
Program, at the College of the Holy Cross. (For more<br />
information about the program, call 508-793-3082.)<br />
Ms. Opacki, a graduate of Swampscott High School,<br />
is majoring in English at Holy Cross. She is the daughter<br />
of Mary and Steve Opacki.<br />
George & Becky Richardson<br />
Invite you to a Garden/Party<br />
Fundraiser to benefit<br />
Neighbor to Neighbor<br />
a grassroots organization<br />
empowering leadership among<br />
low-income people in <strong>Massachusetts</strong>.<br />
Thursday, September 7th<br />
6:30 - 8:30 pm<br />
58 Winter St, <strong>Nahant</strong><br />
RSVP<br />
Becky 781-581-0432<br />
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Long-Term Care, Respite Care<br />
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For information and / or admission,<br />
call: 781-581-0420 • fax: 781-596-0878<br />
Dancing in the Streets<br />
Residents of <strong>Nahant</strong> will be hitting the streets on Sunday, September 3rd, for the<br />
annual Labor Day Block Party Celebration and a good time is guaranteed for all. The<br />
evening kicks off at 7:00 p.m., at Mitchell’s Corner, with music provided by White<br />
Lightnin’. Proceeds from the event will benefit the <strong>Nahant</strong> Veterans Association.<br />
“This is the 3rd Labor Day celebration since its reinstitution and “we are ready to<br />
rock and roll,” said Duddie Tudor. “In addition to a fun evening, there will also be a 50/<br />
50 raffle drawing, that is creating a lot of excitement!” Only 150 tickets have been<br />
printed and the drawing will take place at 9:00 pm that evening. First prize is $ 5000.<br />
Pizza, hot dogs, beer, wine and the infamous Cock-A-Doodle-Doo, will be available,<br />
along with commemorative T-shirts. Mark your calendar and invite your friends for<br />
a fabulous end-of-the summer celebration and fundraiser!<br />
For raffle tickets and additional information call Frank Cardile @ 781-581-1559,<br />
Peter Przybycien @ 781-593-2511, or Michael Billias @ 781-581-1338.<br />
After Dinner Club 2006<br />
On Friday, October 20, the “After Dinner Club” will gather again at <strong>Nahant</strong> Country<br />
Club. This 4th annual reverse raffle event offers one lucky individual a chance to win<br />
$10,000! Exciting gifts, cash prizes, and 50/50 raffles will also be awarded. Hors<br />
d’oeuvres and dessert will be served during an evening of great music by Tony Gallo’s<br />
band, White Lightening.<br />
In 2003 and 2004 the five finalists decided to “split the pot”, and each received<br />
$2,000. Last years finalists decided to “go for broke” resulting in one $10,000 winner.<br />
You never know what will happen as the evening progresses.<br />
Ticket price is $100 (tax deductible) and one ticket allows 2 people to attend the<br />
event. Proceeds will benefit our St. Thomas Aquinas Parish. Remember, only 250<br />
tickets will be sold, so reserve your chance to win $10,000 by calling: Jim O’Brien, at<br />
781-581-1993, or Tom Mitchell, at 781-581-0690.<br />
Ice Skating Classes to be Held at Lynn Connery Rink<br />
The Lynn Connery Memorial ice rink is scheduled to hold a fall semester of ice<br />
skating classes. Lessons are available to children ages 4 ½ and up, as well as to adults.<br />
Separate skill classes are held at the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Skaters<br />
can wear either figure or hockey skates, and helmets are required for ages 4 ½ through<br />
7. Each class includes a small group lesson and a supervised practice.<br />
The Lynn Connery rink is located at 190 Shepard Street. Classes are held on Sundays<br />
at 1:40 p.m., for 5 weeks starting October 29th. The Lynn Connery rink is convenient<br />
for residents of Saugus, Revere, <strong>Nahant</strong>, Swampscott, Peabody, Salem and<br />
Marblehead. Come join the fun at the Lynn Connery rink, or at any of the other 13<br />
Boston-area rink locations. To register for classes, or for more information, please call<br />
the Bay State Skating School, at 781-890-8480, or visit www.baystateskatingschool.org.<br />
Ice skate and feel great!<br />
Girl Scout Registration September 21st<br />
Registration for all girls in the Ocean Bay Neighborhood of <strong>Nahant</strong> and<br />
Swampscott will take place on September 21st from 5:30 -7:00 pm at the Church of the<br />
Holy Name (Thomas Rd. entrance) in Swampscott. In addition to individual troop<br />
activities, the Neighborhood is planning events such as a Square Dance, Tea Party,<br />
Bowling, a Birthday Party for Girl Scout founder Juliette Lowe, and our own version of<br />
American Idol, entitled “Ocean Bay Idol.” Those activities, as well as our usual Cookies<br />
and Community Service, will make it a busy year. Come join in the fun! All girls kindergarten<br />
age or older are encouraged to join. If you are unable to attend registration, you<br />
may call Roberta Oliver at (781)581-0945 and leave a message with best times to reach<br />
you. Submitted by Mary Jo Ludke.<br />
Children’s Story Hour+ at the <strong>Nahant</strong> Public Library<br />
<strong>Nahant</strong> Public Library invites children, aged 3 to 5 years, with parents, to the new<br />
series of story hours, on Thursdays, at 11:00 a.m., during the month of September. The<br />
Children’s Story Hour+ will include: listening to stories, watching cartoons, reviewing<br />
related books, drawing “illustrations” and other developing, educational and entertaining<br />
activities. The library collection of books for any taste, age and sphere of interest is<br />
available. Admission is free.<br />
<strong>Nahant</strong> Public Library is looking for volunteers to read to the children and to bring<br />
their own unique experience to the program. Submitted by Rita Stepanova, Children’s<br />
Librarian.
NAHANT HARBOR REVIEW • SEPTEMBER 2006 • Page 3<br />
Caitlin’s Locks<br />
Caitlin Ludke shows her 10-inch ponytail, that she is<br />
donating to Locks of Love. Like many others, Caitlin<br />
grew her hair long enough, to be able to donate it, so that<br />
financially-needy children with long-term hair-loss, could<br />
receive the gift of a new wig.<br />
Locks of Love receives most of its hair donations<br />
from children, who want to help other children. However,<br />
donations of all types of hair are needed. For more information,<br />
visit their website at www.locksoflove.org.<br />
Submitted by Mary Jo Ludke.<br />
Learn How to Lower your Auto Insurance at<br />
September 8th Breakfast<br />
Sgt. Paul Manley and Officer Armand Conti, of the <strong>Nahant</strong> Police Department, will<br />
be the featured speakers at the Friday, Sept. 8th breakfast, to be held at the <strong>Nahant</strong><br />
Village Church. This is a great opportunity to learn about new initiatives at the Police<br />
Department, to get better acquainted with its staff, and to share your concerns. Among<br />
the programs to be discussed are DARE, 55 Alive and Employer Programs. At the<br />
breakfast, the Police Department will be recruiting people for a program that may lower<br />
your auto insurance premium.<br />
The free breakfast is served at 8 a.m. Speakers begin at 8:30 a.m. Please come and<br />
feel free to bring one or more friends. FMI call Cal or Marrit Hastings at 781-581-5691<br />
or email calhast@hotmail.com.<br />
Marine Science Center Open House<br />
On Saturday, September 16th, the Marine Science Center is hosting its annual Open<br />
House, in conjunction with Coastweeks 2006. Come down and spend the day on guided<br />
tidepool and geology walks, tours of the solar observatory and World War II bunker,<br />
research displays and posters, a beach clean-up and more! A variety of children’s activities<br />
will also be available, for children of all ages. This is a great day to check out what<br />
happens at the Marine Science Center, participate in some great activities, handle marine<br />
animals in the touch tanks and walk the grounds. Bring the whole family, it’s a free<br />
event! Call 781-581-7370 for more information and details. Submitted by Tracy Hajduk.<br />
October 8th Soap Box Derby Day<br />
Entries are still being accepted for the 2006 <strong>Nahant</strong> Soap Box Derby, to be held on<br />
Sunday, Oct. 8 beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the top of Little <strong>Nahant</strong> Road. The race is<br />
open to girls and boys ages 8-16. Entrants receive two t-shirts, a DVD copy of this<br />
year’s race, a medallion or trophy, and a day of racing they won’t soon forget!<br />
Call Bumper Gooding (781-599-6145), or Suzanne Hamill (781-592-1263), for<br />
info, or an entry form. The entry fee, a $75 check made payable to <strong>Nahant</strong> Soap Box<br />
Derby Fund, must accompany the completed form.<br />
Racers may use cars from previous years; however, if a new car kit is needed, add<br />
$225 to the entry fee and get your entries in as soon as possible to allow time for delivery<br />
of kits. Donations and sponsorships will be gratefully appreciated!<br />
<strong>Nahant</strong> Garden Club<br />
The <strong>Nahant</strong> Garden Club’s members, under the direction of Marie Ford, designed<br />
several floral arrangements for “My Brother’s Table” fundraiser, held at Marian Court,<br />
in Swampscott, on August 10th.<br />
Our September program will be “Gazebo Gathering” at Bailey’s Hill. Hostess will<br />
be Patricia Lev. The <strong>Nahant</strong> Woman’s Club will join us planting rosa rugosa, day lilies,<br />
and daffodils, to beautify the gazebo landscape. The unveiling of the Sears Pavilion<br />
plaque will also take place. John Benson our speaker, will give us a tour of the new<br />
Nature Trail. Members are requested to bring a chair, lunch and wear walking shoes.<br />
Sounds like a great day, with a lot of good things going on.<br />
The Topsfield Fair will be September 30th-October 9th. Look for floral arrangements<br />
made by some of our club members. Have a great Labor Day! Submitted by<br />
Carmella L. Cormier.<br />
HAPPY BIRTHDAY...<br />
To Patrick Munro Murray, of Prospect Street, who turns 8, on September 22nd.<br />
Submitted by Dad Mike.<br />
Letter to <strong>Nahant</strong>ers<br />
Dear Fellow <strong>Nahant</strong>ers,<br />
As a newcomer to the business scene in <strong>Nahant</strong>, I<br />
want to thank all the loyal people who have supported<br />
Beachcombers Salon over the past season. Robin and I<br />
love <strong>Nahant</strong>! We’re excited to announce that starting in<br />
September Shane Codispoti will be returning to work on<br />
Tuesdays and Thursdays. Shane looks forward to seeing<br />
her customers once again.<br />
Enjoy the rest of the summer and we all hope to see<br />
you soon at Beachcombers!<br />
— Beth Rigol<br />
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By Robyn Howard & Jennifer McCarthy, Fireworks Fundraisers<br />
Well, as the summer winds down and we all get back into our regular routines,<br />
Robyn and I are reflecting on the generosity of many of the people in <strong>Nahant</strong>, that made<br />
the fireworks display amazing this year. First of all, we would like to thank our husbands<br />
and children, for all of their help, from April until July 4th. Without them, we<br />
would not be able to do all that we do, from lugging boxes of tee shirts, moving tables,<br />
hanging the rocket sign, delivering shirts and taking phone messages (and getting them<br />
right, ha ha), they are wonderful. So our first thank you goes to Kevin, Scott, Nathan,<br />
Braden and Rachel. Next, we would like to thank every person and local business that<br />
donated to the show. Whether you bought a cow plop ticket, a tee shirt, responded to the<br />
mailing, ate dinner at Tides, or just handed us money when you saw us around town,<br />
THANK YOU! It was a terrific show because of all of you.<br />
We need to thank all of the town officials and employees for all of their support and<br />
time. The Selectmen, Richie, Skip and Mike, are always very supportive and appreciative<br />
of our ideas and efforts. The Town Administrator, Mark, is also very supportive and<br />
is always helpful, when we need advice. To all of the wonder ladies at the Town Hall,<br />
who help count money, or post notices and answer our questions, Joanie, Kathy, Susan,<br />
Katie, Harriet and Debbie. To all of the DPW workers, fireman and policeman: We know<br />
that many of you give up time with your families because you work on the Fourth of<br />
July. Your dedication is greatly appreciated. We would also like to thank the company<br />
that shot our show, Ocean State Pyrotechnics, and the organizer and main shooter of the<br />
show, Joe Pannese. They had to deal with a very late high tide and two rain showers<br />
right before the show. They really did an amazing job! Many of you called to tell us that<br />
this was the best firework show that you’ve ever seen. We also need to thank everyone<br />
who donated a raffle prize, Lisa Rizzo, Wild Birds Unlimited, Maura Costin Scalise,<br />
Frank Pappalardo and <strong>Nahant</strong> Sailing Program. We hope that we are not forgetting<br />
anyone. We apologize if we missed you. And finally, I would like to thank Robyn<br />
Howard. She is a terrific partner to work with. Once again, THANK YOU to all of you.<br />
We wouldn’t have a firework display without your generosity.<br />
Recreation News<br />
By Jennifer McCarthy<br />
Once again, the Recreation Commission was able to fund the summer park program.<br />
This year was very successful. We were able to have the program at two parks in<br />
town, the Library Playground and the Flash Road Playground. Susan Rosa supervised<br />
the six-week program. She organized a terrific summer for the children. Each day, a nice<br />
craft was made, at both of our parks. Games and sports were also organized on a daily<br />
basis. And yes, the children still love to use gimp. Children loved to play on the Slip-n-<br />
Slide and have water-balloon fights. The children also enjoyed many other great activities.<br />
We had a visit from Northeastern, who brought their tide pools full of sea animals<br />
for the children to hold and touch. We enjoyed Nancy Lyn Cooper, who sang, danced,<br />
and played instruments with the children. We had a visit from Linda Pivacek, from the<br />
Open Space Committee. She talked to the children about the butterfly garden and answered<br />
all of their questions about butterflies. We had a few days where the children got<br />
to make their own ice cream sundaes and bounce in the moonwalk. We enjoyed a visit<br />
from the firemen. All of the children got to sit in the fire truck and pretend to be firemen,<br />
when the fire truck visited the playground. On our last day, we had our usual end-of-theyear<br />
bash. Cotton candy, cookies, brownies, pizza, moon walk, games, tye dye, clowns<br />
and balloon animals were enjoyed by all.<br />
The Recreation Commission would like to thank Sue Rosa for all of her hard work<br />
and dedication to the program. It is truly amazing all of the activities that she organizes<br />
on the very small budget that she has. We would also like to thank all of the teens who<br />
ran the program this summer; Shannon Oliver, Breanna Canty, Thomas Ball, John<br />
Michael Mason, Jonathan Poth, Marianna Rauworth and Branden Poulin. You all did a<br />
great job. Thank you.<br />
Butterfly Garden at the Flash Road Playground<br />
By Jennifer McCarthy<br />
As you drive by the Flash Road Playground, you may notice a new garden, between<br />
the park and the fire station. This is a butterfly garden that was created by the<br />
Open Space Committee. The garden includes two butterfly bushes, cone flowers and<br />
coryopsis. Many of the flowers were graciously donated by Caroline Cummings-Saxton.<br />
The Open Space Committee is working with the Recreation Commission and the local<br />
children, who attend the park program, to care for the garden. Linda Pivacek came and<br />
spoke with the children about the flowers in the garden and how to care for them. She<br />
also answered all of their questions about butterflies. We are looking forward to the fall<br />
and seeing many beautiful butterflies visiting the garden.<br />
The Open Space Committee is looking for donations of plants for the butterfly<br />
garden. Good choices are Pearly Everlasting, Pussytoes, Butterfly Weed an d Monardia<br />
(Bee Balm). FMI: call Linda Pivacek at 781-581-1114.
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News and Views from the School Department<br />
Please patronize our advertisers. Thank you.<br />
Yes! School will begin on Monday, September 11, 2006. The construction company,<br />
W.T. Rich, is on schedule to have all classrooms ready for our youngsters for that<br />
day. The cabinets, white boards, ceilings and floors are being completed, as this is being<br />
written. It has been an amazing experience for all of us, to watch as this unfolds.<br />
The school and classroom environment has a definite influence on how students<br />
learn. Well-planned, high-performing, healthy, safe and sustainable buildings foster<br />
student achievement and well being and provide centers of community. With the<br />
completion of the building project, we have significantly improved the place where our<br />
youngest spend a major portion of their waking hours. Our School is truly becoming an<br />
environment that will inspire young learners and facilitate their achievement. Opening<br />
day approaches with great anticipation!<br />
The residency verification forms, that were mailed out in July, are being returned to<br />
the school office and once these are received, the names, as they appear on these forms,<br />
are entered into a database. This will provide us with an accurate account of the number<br />
of <strong>Nahant</strong> students who are entitled to attend the Swampscott Schools.<br />
For some families, the summer may seem too long. However, we have welcomed<br />
the extra time, to accomplish curriculum, professional development, grant writing,<br />
budgeting, and housekeeping tasks and responsibilities. The new building, with its<br />
redesigned space, is an opportunity for new beginnings in teaching and learning. The<br />
staff of the Johnson School looks forward to implementing a state-of-the-art education.<br />
While the classrooms will be ready, renovation on the cafeteria, gymnasium, and<br />
library area continues, with an anticipated completion date of late fall. In the meantime,<br />
there have been other arrangements for lunch and physical education classes. At some<br />
point, everyone will be welcomed for tours and open houses, as we celebrate <strong>Nahant</strong>’s<br />
latest community accomplishment.<br />
As we get closer to opening day, there may be questions and concerns about procedures,<br />
schedules, etc. Please call the Johnson School with any of your questions. In the<br />
meantime, we will keep you posted through letters and the web site.<br />
Congratulations to Lea Hill<br />
Lea Hill, of 6 Copper Beech Lane, is now a Professional<br />
Certified Marketer with the American Marketing<br />
Association. This designation was earned by passing a<br />
comprehensive exam covering the key areas of marketing.<br />
Lea works as the Director of Marketing at Jacobson’s in<br />
Boston and also teaches Marketing and Advertising at<br />
North Shore Community College.<br />
In her spare time, she develops her business as an<br />
Independent Fashion Coordinator with Weekenders Clothing.<br />
Lea looks forward to using her certification to<br />
establish herself as an expert in marketing.<br />
K of C Helps Kick Off<br />
<strong>Nahant</strong> Soccer<br />
The <strong>Nahant</strong> Knights of Columbus presented a check<br />
to Al Eaton, Director of the <strong>Nahant</strong> Youth Soccer League,<br />
to be used for its upcoming season. The donation was<br />
made from the T-Boy LeBlanc Charity Fund, which<br />
supports <strong>Nahant</strong> Youth groups and activities.<br />
In addition, over the past seven years, the <strong>Nahant</strong><br />
Knights of Columbus Building Association, thru its<br />
financial secretary, Bill Creesy, has donated $19,050 to<br />
the Franconi’s Anemia Research Fund. Franconi’s Anemia<br />
is a rare, inherited disease, that primarily affects bone<br />
marrow in children 2 to 15 years old.<br />
Grand Knight, Scott Grieves, would also like to<br />
announce the <strong>Nahant</strong> Knights is accepting applications for<br />
new members. Applications can be obtained at the<br />
Knights hall. Council meetings are held the first Wednesday<br />
of every month, at 8:00 p.m. The Grand Knight<br />
encourages all members to participate in the monthly<br />
meetings.<br />
“I’d Like To Rent You A <strong>Nahant</strong> Safe Deposit Box”<br />
I’m Lori Appolloni, Assistant Manager of Equitable Bank’s <strong>Nahant</strong> Office.<br />
I’d like you to know that we have a variety of small, medium and large<br />
size safe deposit boxes available for rent, starting as low as $35 a year.<br />
For further information, or to reserve your personal Safe Deposit<br />
Box, please call me at 781-595-1990.<br />
Member FDIC<br />
Member SIF<br />
28 <strong>Nahant</strong> Road, <strong>Nahant</strong><br />
www.equitablebank.com
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FOR YOUR BETTERMENT<br />
Singing Lessons<br />
Donald Wilkinson, baritone<br />
Classical, Opera, & Musical Theater<br />
Teens to Adults welcome<br />
781-593-4936 www.donaldwilkinson.com<br />
The School of Refrigerator Door Art<br />
Art Instruction for Children & Adults<br />
• Private and Group Lessons<br />
• Birthday Parties<br />
• Exhibits and Gallery Space<br />
<strong>Nahant</strong> Community Center<br />
41 Valley Road, <strong>Nahant</strong>, MA 01908<br />
Carol Hanson • 781-599-2222 • www.refrigdoorart.org<br />
www.theschoolofrefrigeratordoorart.com<br />
Paintings of people<br />
and places in <strong>Nahant</strong><br />
by<br />
Carolyn<br />
Jundzilo Comer<br />
For Info:<br />
781-581-9689<br />
email: jundzilo@mit.edu<br />
http://www.argosygallery.com/ • http://web.mit.edu/jundzilo/www<br />
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Sat: 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday: noon to 4:00 p.m.<br />
402 Humphrey Street, Swampscott, MA 01907<br />
781-592-1033<br />
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Creative Dance<br />
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Ballet / Jazz / Tap<br />
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Modern, Ballroom<br />
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Empowered Women: <strong>Nahant</strong> Woman’s Club<br />
The <strong>Nahant</strong> Woman’s Club is launching its 112th year with an exciting program of<br />
events. Many of the events focus on “empowering and empowered women,” in keeping<br />
with the theme chosen by Jacquelyn Pierce, newly elected President of the General<br />
Federation of Women’s Clubs International. Her aim is to empower women by boosting<br />
their self esteem and self image and enabling them to go beyond the norm, beyond the<br />
traditional way of doing things – to motivate them to move forward with the least<br />
amount of difficulty.<br />
The Club will kick off the year with a gathering on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at the <strong>Nahant</strong><br />
Village Church featuring two presentations. The first by a very empowered lady, Cay<br />
Cusack, a lawyer by profession, who is scheduled to speak on “Examining Questioned<br />
Documents.” Cay worked for a number of years in law firms before deciding to go to<br />
law school. After graduating in 1942 from Northeastern Law School, she and another<br />
attorney became partners and founded their own firm. Their specialty was identifying<br />
the authenticity of documents—handwriting and signatures on checks, deeds, wills,<br />
stock transfers, dental and hospital records, etc.<br />
Our second speaker will be Pat Drisco, Executive Director of the Girls Clubs of<br />
Lynn, who will provide a different perspective on this theme by giving a talk on what<br />
her organization does to empower children and young women. This meeting, which<br />
includes a potluck luncheon, will be from 11 a.m. till 1:30 p.m.<br />
On Thursday, Sept. 28, our Club will join the <strong>Nahant</strong> Garden Club for plantings at<br />
the Sears Pavilion at Bailey’s Hill Park, named in honor of Past President Calantha<br />
Sears. She is the embodiment of empowerment and it is a true privilege to work with her<br />
on the NWC’s Executive Board. A plaque will be unveiled as part of this event commemorating<br />
the Pavilion’s history. There also will be a tour of the new Nature Trail at<br />
Bailey’s Hill Park given by John Benson, so wear walking shoes. The event starts at 10<br />
a.m. Please bring a chair and your lunch; the Garden Club is providing the beverage and<br />
dessert. And mark your calendar for our October 10 chowder luncheon featuring Sally<br />
Snowman, whose current claim to fame is being the first female keeper of the Boston<br />
Lighthouse.<br />
“Hooked On Clean Beaches” T-Shirts are still available at Seaside Variety for $5<br />
and benefit <strong>Nahant</strong> beach cleanup events planned for future years.<br />
Questions about the above events, or how to join the <strong>Nahant</strong> Woman’s Club, may<br />
be addressed to Marrit Hastings, President, at 781-581-5691, or email<br />
calhast@hotmail.com<br />
Q&A with North Shore Physical Therapy<br />
Q. My doctor says I have spinal stenosis and that I may eventually need to have<br />
surgery. What is it, what causes it, and is there anything preventative I can do?<br />
A. Spinal stenosis is a condition where the spinal canal narrows, causing pressure<br />
on the spinal cord and nerves. This leads to pain in the back and legs, and sometimes<br />
weakness and sensory changes in the legs and feet. It is caused by a combination of<br />
factors, including aging, heredity, and circulatory changes. As we age, bone spurs,<br />
deterioration of the discs and facet joints, and thickening of the ligaments can all contribute<br />
to narrowing of the spinal canal. The most common symptom of spinal stenosis is<br />
pain while walking, or standing. Some people experience a sense of fatigue, or heaviness<br />
in the legs, numbness or tingling in the legs and feet, or difficulty keeping the foot<br />
up while walking (drop foot).<br />
Standing upright further decreases the space available for the spinal cord and nerve<br />
roots exiting the spine. Many people with spinal stenosis find relief walking slightly<br />
flexed forward. Using a walker, or a shopping cart, to lean forward while walking, can<br />
help diminish symptoms. Finding a place to sit down during your walk, may allow you<br />
to walk farther. Doing a pelvic tilt, in standing, can also decrease leg and back pain. A<br />
pelvic tilt is performed by rounding the lower back and drawing the abdominal muscles<br />
in toward the spine. Mat exercises which help to round the spine can be helpful, including<br />
a pelvic tilt, done on your back, with your knees bent, drawing one knee (or both<br />
knees) into the chest, or the cat stretch, on hands and knees. Because walking is often a<br />
painful activity for those with spinal stenosis, alternative means of cardiovascular<br />
exercise, such as stationary biking may be appropriate. You can work with a physical<br />
therapist to learn these and other helpful exercises, as well, for manual treatment and<br />
modalities, to aid in decompressing the area and decreasing pain.<br />
Physicians often recommend nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory medications, to help<br />
relieve the inflammatory swelling associated with the pressure on the nerves. Epidural<br />
injections can also help to relieve pain. Because pain relief with the above conservative<br />
measures is sometimes temporary, decompressive surgery may be recommended by your<br />
physician.<br />
Please submit your questions about musculoskeletal problems to us in writing by<br />
sending them to: NSPT, 1Widger Road, Marblehead, MA 01945, c/o Nancy DeMuth.
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I have been reading<br />
many articles about our<br />
nation’s trend toward being<br />
overweight and even obese.<br />
The statistics show this to<br />
be true, but are these an<br />
accurate assessment of our<br />
fitness levels? In 1998, the<br />
first federal guidelines to<br />
overweight and obesity<br />
were adopted and because it<br />
lowered our previous<br />
guidelines, we instantly had<br />
more people in these<br />
catagories. It is based on an<br />
individual’s Body Mass<br />
Index (BMI), which is<br />
calculated by weight in<br />
kilograms, divided by<br />
height in meters squared.<br />
Having a BMI between<br />
25-30 is considered overweight<br />
and 30 or above is<br />
considered obese. The<br />
limitations of the use of<br />
BMI as the only measure,<br />
overlooks many other health<br />
factors, such as blood<br />
pressure, cardiovascular<br />
fitness, age, gender and<br />
doesn’t distinguish between<br />
lean, or fat, body mass. The<br />
issue should be fitness and<br />
this is not measured in body<br />
size. You can be overweight<br />
and fit, or slim and terribly<br />
unfit. The health risks come<br />
with being unfit whether<br />
you are slim, average size,<br />
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or overweight. You are at a<br />
greater health risk if you are<br />
unfit no matter your size.<br />
Fitness needs to be our<br />
lifestyle. Many more Americans<br />
have sedentary<br />
lifestyles. Even our schools<br />
aren’t teaching enough<br />
physical fitness and physical<br />
activities. It is an important<br />
part of a well-rounded<br />
education and a part of any<br />
healthy lifestyle. Programs<br />
are suffering, due to lack of<br />
funds. So much business<br />
and education is done<br />
sitting at computers, or<br />
sitting at desks. Productivity<br />
and morale can actually<br />
increase when physical<br />
action is involved, or<br />
interspersed throughout the<br />
work, or school day. Today,<br />
we are a more sedentary<br />
society. We each need to be<br />
sure to include some physical<br />
activity in our daily lives<br />
as a necessity and a<br />
possitive habit that will<br />
prolong our life and ward<br />
off disease and even stress!<br />
Physical exercise is a<br />
nourishment every body<br />
needs. Weekend warriors<br />
who cram a week’s activity<br />
into two days, are trying to<br />
compensate for hectic<br />
weekly schedules. This is<br />
good, but I believe daily is<br />
Obesity: A National Trend<br />
by Salle Slagle, Director, Dance Dimensions<br />
better. Some exercise<br />
everyday, just 20 mins in<br />
the morning, over lunch, or<br />
in the evening. Of course,<br />
you can do more, but if your<br />
life doesn’t include this,<br />
find ways to get in the habit.<br />
Try different activities, or<br />
times, until you find one<br />
that works for you. Schedule<br />
some classes, join a<br />
walking club(or start one!),<br />
make a commitment to<br />
workout with a friend.<br />
Leaving it to “when I have<br />
time.” just never works. Set<br />
your plan, adapt as needed,<br />
but don’t abandon it.<br />
If you are a parent, you<br />
not only have your own<br />
health, but your children’s,<br />
to look out for. You are a<br />
role model for your kids. Be<br />
sure to get them into the<br />
healthy habit. You insist<br />
they brush their teeth, eat<br />
their vegetables, but do you<br />
insist the stay active and fit<br />
everyday? The schools are<br />
emphasizing academics and<br />
study more and more.<br />
Parents need to help<br />
supplement this, by teaching<br />
their children about a<br />
healthy and active lifestyle.<br />
We need to lead by example,<br />
as well. Get them<br />
involved. Make a family<br />
committment to physical<br />
The Physiology of Yoga<br />
Submitted by Patricia McCallum, Pathways Certified Yoga teacher<br />
Just as we expect our cars to depreciate in value with age, so we resign ourselves to the<br />
fact that our bodies will function less efficiently with the passing years—never stopping to<br />
ask ourselves if this is really necessary, or why it is that animals seem able to go on functioning<br />
well, throughout most of their lives, while we do not. In fact, aging is largely an<br />
artificial condition, caused mainly by auto-intoxication, or self-poisoning. Through keeping<br />
the body parts clean and well lubricated, we can significantly reduce the catabolic process of<br />
cell deterioration.<br />
In recent years, medical research has begun to pay attention to the effects of yoga.<br />
Studies have shown, for instance, that relaxation in the Corpse Pose, effectively relieves<br />
high blood pressure and that regular practice of asanas and pranayama can help such diverse<br />
ailments as arthritis, arteriosclerosis, chronic fatigue, asthma, varicose veins and heart<br />
conditions. Laboratory tests have also confirmed yogas’ ability to consciously control<br />
autonomic, or involuntary, functions, such as temperature, heartbeat and blood pressure.<br />
One study of the effects of Hatha Yoga, over six months, demonstrated the following effects:<br />
significantly increased lung capacity and respiration; reduced body weight and girth;<br />
an improved ability to resist stress; and a decrease in cholesterol and blood sugar levels—all<br />
resulting in a stabilizing and restorative effect on the body’s natural systems. Today, there<br />
can no longer be any doubt about yoga’s effectiveness, as both a curative and preventive<br />
medicine.<br />
Pathways Yoga <strong>Nahant</strong> has ongoing classes at <strong>Nahant</strong> Community Center, 41 Valley<br />
Road, on Monday mornings in the Senior Center 10 to 11 a.m., and Thursday evenings in<br />
the Serenity Room, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Private and Semi-Private Sessions are available in your<br />
home. Call Patricia McCallum at 781-842-3862, or email<br />
PathwaysYoga<strong>Nahant</strong>@comcast.net for details.<br />
activities. Send them off to<br />
play outside and not indoors<br />
with the video games. Limit<br />
computer and TV time.<br />
Help start their lives on a<br />
path to a long healthy and<br />
active lifestyle.<br />
Science and medicine<br />
have helped to prolong our<br />
lives. Let’s not reverse this<br />
in generations to come,<br />
because we were too busy<br />
to be fit. Let’s all live<br />
smarter and healthier.<br />
Lifestyle means for life.<br />
Live it!<br />
Daras Framing<br />
17 Simmons Road<br />
<strong>Nahant</strong>, MA 01908 781-599-6897<br />
Children (4-1/2 up) & Adults<br />
BAY STATE SKATING SCHOOL<br />
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Sundays 1:40 p.m., Starts October 29<br />
5 lessons - $80 children / $87.50 adults<br />
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For Better Health<br />
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Pathways Yoga Classes<br />
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<strong>Nahant</strong> 30K Road Race September 16th<br />
The <strong>Nahant</strong> 30K Road Race will be a major event in <strong>Nahant</strong> on Saturday morning,<br />
September 16th. This year will mark the fifth running of this race, previously known as<br />
the Fall Marathon Tune-Up 30K. Over 300 runners are expected at the race, which will<br />
start and finish at the Tides Restaurant, in <strong>Nahant</strong>, and run through <strong>Nahant</strong> and along<br />
Lynn Shore Drive, in Lynn, for a total distance of some 18.6 miles. This race will be<br />
used by many local runners, preparing to run a fall marathon. The first <strong>Nahant</strong> finisher<br />
last year was Kevin Nugent.<br />
Most of the runners will be starting at 8:30 a.m., but some of the slower participants<br />
will take advantage of a “sunshine start,” to begin at 7:30 a.m. It is expected that<br />
all of the participants will be finished by noon.<br />
Amenities provided for the runners will include: T-shirts to first 300 entries, water<br />
stops every 3 miles or less, port-a-john stops every 5 miles or less, plenty of post race<br />
refreshments, and, of course, a scenic race course along quiet <strong>Nahant</strong> streets, with<br />
spectacular ocean views.<br />
The North Shore Striders Running Club is proud to provide race management for<br />
this event. For further details, go to their web site at http://www.northshorestriders.com/<br />
<strong>Nahant</strong>30K/.<br />
The proceeds from the race will be placed in a fund to restore the former <strong>Nahant</strong><br />
Life-Saving Station. The <strong>Nahant</strong> Life-Saving Station Fund is managed by the <strong>Nahant</strong><br />
Preservation Trust, an all-volunteer, not-for-profit charitable corporation whose mission<br />
is to preserve <strong>Nahant</strong>’s open spaces, historically significant properties and conservation<br />
lands for public and community benefit.<br />
<strong>Nahant</strong>er Opening Dream Dinners Franchise<br />
Betty Gooding, along with her business partner, Karen Adams, will be opening a<br />
Dream Dinners franchise in Danvers, on September 21st. Dream Dinners is an innovative<br />
concept in meal preparation that allows you to prepare nutritious, home-cooked<br />
meals, without the hassles of planning, shopping, chopping and clean-up. We provide all<br />
the items you need, from easy-to-follow instructions, to easily measured, high-quality<br />
ingredients.<br />
From my own experience, dinner time was getting more and more challenging,<br />
especially during the week, when I would get home from work at 6:00, or return from<br />
our son’s soccer practice, leaving very little time to make dinner. We were eating too<br />
much fast food and not eat together. Dream Dinners is all about home and community,<br />
family and friends and all about getting families back to the dinner table, eating homecooked<br />
meals together.<br />
Register on-line at dreamdinners.com and choose a location near you, pick a<br />
session, select your meals from the monthly menu and arrive to assemble your meals.<br />
With Dream Dinners, you’ll have 6 to 12 delicious dinners waiting for you in your<br />
freezer, or refrigerator, to be used throughout the month. Dream Dinners will save you<br />
money and hours of time that you spend shopping, preparing and cleaning.<br />
Our Grand Opening will be held on Thursday, Sept. 21st, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at 435<br />
Newbury Street (Route 1 N), on the Danvers/Topsfield line. This will be a fun-filled<br />
party with beverages, Dream Dinners samples, a demo. with door prizes and raffles.<br />
If you have any questions, feel free to call (978) 774-2223, or email Betty at<br />
hawthornenorthma@dreamdinners.com.<br />
18th Annual Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk<br />
Sept. 17th One Day. One Mission. One Walk.<br />
One in three people will face cancer in their lifetime. Change the odds, by walking<br />
in the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk, presented by Hyundai Motor America, on<br />
Sunday, Sept. 17. Participants will walk one of three routes, that follow the Boston<br />
Marathon course: the full 26.2-mile marathon, the half marathon, or the 3-mile Boston<br />
Walk, helping to raise more than $4.75 million for cancer research and care at Dana-<br />
Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Mass. All walkers on the Hopkinton (26.2 miles) and<br />
Wellesley (13.1 miles) routes must raise a minimum of $200 in contributions; for the 3-<br />
mile Boston Walk, the requirement is $200 for walkers age 13 and older and $100 for<br />
walkers 12 and younger. Participants are encouraged to raise more than $750, to receive<br />
membership in the Pacesetter Club. All walkers finish at the Copley Square finish line,<br />
where they will be greeted with a victory party, complete with entertainment and refreshments.<br />
To register, or make financial contributions for the 18th Annual Boston<br />
Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, visit www.jimmyfundwalk.org, or call (866) JFW-HERO.<br />
Submitted by Lisa McEvoy.
NAHANT HARBOR REVIEW • SEPTEMBER 2006 • Page 9<br />
Cataracts<br />
by Dr. Neil Gross, Ophthalmologist<br />
Years ago, when someone would say: “I’m having trouble watching TV,” I’d think- I<br />
guess they must not like the program. Now that I’m an eye doctor, I wonder—Do they<br />
have a cataract?<br />
Difficulty watching TV, driving at night, or reading fine print, are some of the most<br />
common complaints associated with cataracts. It is estimated that over 50% of people<br />
ages 50-64, have cataracts; 70% of people over 70 years of age have them. Today, I’d like<br />
to tell you some of the things I think you should know about cataracts.<br />
Cataracts seem to be part of the aging process. Realize that a cataract is a clouding of<br />
the eye’s natural lens. The lens is composed of water and a specialized type of protein.<br />
When this protein deteriorates, the lens no longer focuses the light properly and blurry<br />
vision results.<br />
In the early stage of a cataract, glasses may improve vision. Eventually, glasses<br />
won’t help. Unfortunately, pills, or eye drops, will not dissolve a cataract. Surgery must<br />
be performed to remove it. One of the most important questions a cataract patient asks is:<br />
“When do I need surgery?” The ophthalmologist’s answer to this question is often another<br />
question like: “How are you getting along with your current level of vision?” If a patient<br />
is able to do the activities they either need to do, or like to do, surgery is postponed.<br />
Why aren’t cataracts removed as soon possible? In general, cataracts do not harm the<br />
eye even though they do make it difficult to see. Therefore, most cataract surgery is<br />
“elective,” the patient “elects,” or decides to undergo surgery when they are ready. Remember<br />
that all surgery has its risks. Fortunately, most cataract surgery is very successful;<br />
approximately 95% of cases are uncomplicated. However, since complications can occur,<br />
the patient must ultimately decide when ready.<br />
Most people seem to know when they are ready. People with visually-demanding<br />
jobs, often choose to undergo cataract surgery earlier than those who have a less demanding<br />
lifestyle. I remember operating on a 30-year-old truck driver, who could no longer<br />
drive at night, because of his cataracts. Surgery enabled him to return to work and support<br />
his family.<br />
Much effort has been invested in improving cataract surgery. Today, we often remove<br />
cataracts through small incisions that do not require stitches. Surgery is done as an outpatient<br />
and restoration of vision may occur very quickly. In my next column, I will describe<br />
some of the important scientific advances that have brought cataract surgery into the 21st<br />
century.<br />
A Ted Lewis Fish Story<br />
In early September, when the leaves are changing and the nights get cooler, chinook<br />
(king) salmon, from 10-40 lbs., leave the safety of Lake Ontario and enter rivers and<br />
creeks to spawn. This goes on until late October, at which time steelhead trout, from 10-<br />
20 lbs., along with large brown trout, from<br />
4-15 lbs., will enter the river to feed on<br />
salmon eggs, decaying salmon nymphs and<br />
whatever they want at the time.<br />
I remember one late October morning;<br />
we were fishing the trestle pool, on the<br />
Salmon River, in New York. There was fog<br />
on the water; you could see your breath and<br />
you could also see fish tailing (fins out of<br />
the water) out in front of us. I mean it<br />
smelled like fish! I positioned my friend<br />
Mike upstream from where we saw the fish,<br />
to allow the fly (an imitation egg) to drift slowly through the area of interest. Now, I’ve<br />
got to tell you, when a steelhead hits your fly, it will either leave town, or jump straight<br />
out of the water, four or five times. These fish will tail walk across the river sometimes.<br />
It’s just a sight to behold!<br />
Mike had been fishing for about an hour, when suddenly his first steelhead, ever,<br />
came calling. Out of the water she came! Line was screaming off the reel, as we ran for<br />
shore. Down the river we went, chasing and reeling like crazy! About 50 yards downstream<br />
from where we started, I was able to net this magnificent fish. After catching our<br />
breath and getting a few quick pictures, we released her back into the river, with hopes<br />
that she might make it through the winter. Steelheads stay in the river until spring, at<br />
which time they spawn and return to the lake.<br />
I’m sure Mike thinks of that day often. I know I do. We look forward to a time when<br />
the days get shorter and the leaves start to turn. Once again, the kings come into the river<br />
and it starts all over again.<br />
For more information on steelhead or salmon fishing visit Ted at<br />
tedlewisflyfishing@hotmail.com<br />
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This year’s 22oz. commemorative cocktail at the Mitchell’s Cahnah Block Party<br />
will be named the “COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO,” in honor of our Dad, Frederic Tudor’s<br />
champion rooster “Fandango.” This rooster was a most generous gift from the Crown<br />
Prince of Martinique as a thank you to the Tudor Cocktail Ice Company for shipping ice<br />
to his island, thus introducing it to refrigeration. Most generous in that Fandango was no<br />
ordinary rooster. He stood 4' 3'’ tall and weighed 96 lbs. He was bred and given mystical<br />
powers by the island’s Royal Voodoo Priest “IATOLDUSO.” Next to the Royal Prince<br />
and the Voodoo Priest, Fandango was the pride of the island, free to roam anywhere at<br />
any time. The natives tell tales of evening visits from Fandango to their hen houses. By<br />
morning the hen houses would be filled with 1 1/2 to 2 lb eggs and if they were lucky<br />
enough to receive some rooster droppings upon his exit through their garden, their crop<br />
yield would quadruple.<br />
“A perfect gift for Fredric Tudor,” thought the Crown Prince. All his life Dad was<br />
not satisfied with the way things were. If he had been at the creation of the universe, he<br />
would shortly have handed God a list of needed improvements. To think, with dad, was<br />
to act. After receiving Fandango, and realizing what he had, per usual, he decided to<br />
take it to the next level. Dad was unhappy that our mules only pulled the wagons of ice<br />
over the causeway and our prior rooster only aided in average egg production. Why not<br />
cross breed to two? Thus came the birth of the first multi-tasking creature that could pull<br />
a wagon of ice, aid in producing 2 lb eggs and quadruple garden crop yield. It is known<br />
today as the <strong>Nahant</strong> Mulooster. On summer evenings in <strong>Nahant</strong> you could hear the soft<br />
sea breezes carrying the beautiful chant of the Mulooster,<br />
...HOOMPA...HOOMPA...HOOMPA.<br />
So get a “COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO” at the Block party and toast to the great<br />
“Fandango.” If Dad could have taught Fandango to cut the 1'’ cocktail ice cubes, Ponzie<br />
and I would be out of a job.<br />
Disclaimer: After you have a “COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO,” or two and you start<br />
seeing Fandango the 4’3'’, 96 lb. Rooster or possibly seeing an authentic <strong>Nahant</strong><br />
Mulooster, the One Five “3” Committee will not be held responsible.<br />
The <strong>Nahant</strong> Veterans Association has gone all out to keep the annual town birthday<br />
block party tradition going. The 153rd birthday will be Sunday evening, September 3rd<br />
from 7PM till 11PM, (rain date Monday, September 4th, 1PM till 5PM). FREE ADMIS-<br />
SION, Great 50/50 raffle, and wait to you see the commemorative mugs and tee shirts.<br />
$7,500 CASH Raffle tickets are available from Mike Billias 781.581.1338, or Frank<br />
Cardile, 781.581.1559.<br />
Hey folks, remember this is a fundraiser for the Veterans. They have designed it so<br />
that everyone can enjoy a town event without breaking their bank, so Ponsie and I are<br />
asking you to be cool, spend a little on a good time for a great cause and please don’t<br />
B.Y.O.B.<br />
Tiffany Room Programs<br />
The senior center will be getting to full swing this fall. The following programs are<br />
planned and open to all seniors.<br />
On Wednesday, September 20th, Debbie Gates will start the watercolor lessons for<br />
beginners and more advanced. They will be held at the senior room at the Community<br />
Center at 9:30 a.m. Marge Berkowich will be at the Tiffany Room on Tuesday, September<br />
12th for quilting lessons. There are machines available for your use.<br />
Cribbage and jigsaw puzzles are held every Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 at the Community<br />
Center. Bring a friend and join the group. Yoga class is held on Monday mornings<br />
at the Community Center with Pat McCullum. In October, Dr. Neil Gross,<br />
Opthalmologist, will provide a free eye clinic with a Q & A about glaucoma, cataracts,<br />
etc. and a representative from Continental Mortgage will present a program on reverse<br />
mortgages.<br />
We would like to remind everyone that the lunch program at the Tiffany Room is<br />
open to all seniors, 60 years and up. This is a catered meal, made for basic dietary needs<br />
provided by the Greater Lynn Senior Services. You could be picked up at your home and<br />
returned after lunch at no charge. We also offer a shopping trip to the Market Basket on<br />
Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m.. For more info, call 781-581-7557, or watch Channel 8.<br />
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Summer In <strong>Nahant</strong><br />
A collaboration of old photographs, letters and memories of those who<br />
lived and resorted on this seaside peninsula before us.<br />
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Rally Day at NVC<br />
(Continued from page 1.)<br />
During the second half of the year, students will tackle<br />
stories, as well as concepts, such as having hope and faith,<br />
prayer and trying to unearth the talents that God has blessed<br />
them with.<br />
The lessons will come complete with some madcap<br />
activities (because we’ll be mad for trying them), some down<br />
time, with appropriate movies and even music. Students can<br />
expect to get messy, creating their own 10 Commandment<br />
tablets and sample foods Jesus might have eaten, as well as<br />
make some of their own. In the winter, we’ll tie-dye while<br />
learning about Joseph and his coat of many colors, make<br />
sand candles, while we discuss Jesus as the light of the world<br />
and there are all sorts of surprises planned for Palm Sunday.<br />
We are also looking for the donation, or the use of, a<br />
video camera, so students can make their own movie, as<br />
well. If you have one to loan, or donate, please call Chris<br />
Stevens at 781-599-2843, or Molly Cohen at 781-592-0047.<br />
Volunteers to bring snacks and teach a totally prepared<br />
lesson, would also be most appreciated.<br />
The Book of Ecclesiastics (and Pete Seeger) tells us<br />
that, “to everything there is a season and a time and purpose<br />
under heaven.” With Sept. 10th right around the corner and<br />
the inevitable changes of the season, our thoughts have<br />
turned to your children and our purpose, teaching them about<br />
God’s love. Now it’s up to you to make the time.<br />
If you have not yet found a spiritual home, or are<br />
looking for a new one, please visit the <strong>Nahant</strong> Village<br />
Church on Cliff Street. And we invite your children to join us<br />
for what has all the markings of being a new and fabulously<br />
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is why home staging is such an important element to getting your home sold quickly and for top<br />
dollar. Staging is the thorough manicuring process every home needs prior to being presented on<br />
the real estate market. Originated in California, the concept of staging is to polish and dress a<br />
home so it stands out against the competition. A savvy staging consultant can help highlight all<br />
of a home’s attributes to make it most appealing to the buying audience. The relatively small<br />
investment of hiring a staging consultant is well worth the investment in a lagging market, and<br />
can turn into extra thousands of dollars reaped in selling your property swiftly and at top price.<br />
The following are a few tips on staging your property, and how a stager works.<br />
A staging consultation is typically one set price and takes an hour or two. It usually begins<br />
with an exterior evaluation, giving suggestions on how to spruce up the outside of the home to<br />
make it more inviting to a prospective buyer. This is a critical point a lot of sellers overlook. A<br />
keen eye and a few details can make the difference between a buyer wanting to see the inside of<br />
your property or just drive by. Next, the interior of the home is evaluated, focusing on the<br />
primary rooms of the home. Floor plans may be rearranged to maximize a rooms selling potential,<br />
props may be added-or deleted- from a room to maximize its appeal to the buyer audience. A<br />
laundry list of to do’s and tips will be left for the homeowner to tackle prior to listing the property,<br />
and things to do when potential buyers are expected for a viewing appointment. It’s helpful<br />
to remember the stager’s goal is to help get your house get sold. Selling your home is often an<br />
emotional experience, and it can be challenging to accept some critical evaluation.<br />
It’s widely accepted that vacant homes don’t sell as quickly as homes that are furnished.<br />
This is often because a buyer can’t envision what the home could potentially look like furnished<br />
and just sees a cold, sterile box. A good stager often has a collection of props and furnishings to<br />
decorate a vacant space, making it more palatable to the eye.<br />
Staging can be the critical instrument in successfully selling your home! A stager’s keen<br />
eye for detail and design can save your home from sitting on the market for months, and bring a<br />
higher dollar amount offer. With the busier autumn market just around the corner, its time to get<br />
your home ready for sale now. For more information on staging or to book your consultation<br />
now, please go to www.joidevieinteriors.com.<br />
Boston Pops in Lynn<br />
(Continued from page 1.)<br />
grand reopening of the Lynn Auditorium, on October 1, 2006. The announcement was followed<br />
by other announcements by Mill City Managements Presents, Inc., the management company<br />
recently hired to promote the North Shore’s “oldest, yet newest, entertainment venue.” 2006<br />
shows include: Keith Lockhart & The Boston Pops: October 1st; Peter Paul & Mary: October<br />
19th; Jeff Corwin, of Animal Planet: November 4th; The Nutcracker: First two weeks of December.<br />
2007 shows: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change: Valentines Day; and Cinderella Kids/<br />
Jungle Book Kids: March 30th.<br />
Opened in 1948, the City of Lynn’s Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium was built as a state of<br />
the art entertainment facility. The venue, which is housed within City Hall, has hosted acts such<br />
as The Beach Boys, Billy Preston, Delaney & Bonnie, Roy Orbison, Victor Borge, The Coasters,<br />
The Drifters, Frank Sinatra Jr, New Kids on the Block, Jay Leno, Fats Domino and the Boston<br />
Ballet. Unfortunately, during the mid 1970s, the auditorium fell into a state of disuse, as the City<br />
of Lynn and other older urban cities saw a downturn in their economies.<br />
With a resurgence in the City’s downtown, Mayor Clancy announced rehabilitation efforts<br />
in 2002 and the securing of $200,000 in seed money, from Representative Steve Walsh and<br />
Senator Tom McGee. In 2005, this money was supplemented by another $200,000, secured by<br />
Congressman John Tierney. In all, the auditorium has seen over $500,000 worth of renovations,<br />
including new lighting systems, new rigging, new sound systems, rehabilitated seats, state-ofthe-art<br />
projection equipment, new dressing rooms and a host of other improvements. The Pops<br />
and other shows are just the first, in what the city hopes to be a regular line-up of A-list acts,<br />
productions and shows, which will fill the auditorium, in the years to come.<br />
James Marsh, Clancy Chief of Staff, and rehabilitation project manager, stated “Our aim is<br />
to be on par with similar-sized venues in Boston, from an events stand point within a few<br />
years…this is just the beginning of what we hope to be a permanent and steady stream of<br />
booking events in Lynn’s future” Mayor Clancy added, “The rehabilitation and booking of these<br />
acts is not only good news for the city of Lynn and surrounding communities, from a civic and<br />
community standpoint, but also an economic standpoint, as we hope surrounding restaurants and<br />
businesses will reap the economic spin-off the acts will produce, before and after show times.<br />
Lynn is on the rebound and the use of the Lynn Auditorium is a vital lynchpin to the overall<br />
success of our Downtown.”<br />
Tickets for these shows are currently on sale at Lynn City Hall, by logging onto<br />
www.Ticketmaster.com, or by calling Ticketmaster at: 617-931-2000<br />
Tickets for the Boston Pops are $55, $75 and $125. The $125 ticket includes admission to<br />
the pre-show, grand re-opening VIP reception. Tickets for Peter Paul & Mary are $49.50 &<br />
$59.50.<br />
For more information, please call James Marsh at 781-599-1444, or email<br />
jmarsh@ci.lynn.ma.us, or call Pete Lally at (978) 937-8688, or visit www.lynnauditorium.com.
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Useless Information<br />
by Ray Barron<br />
“In Praise of <strong>Nahant</strong>”<br />
By John C. Cort<br />
In 1976, we helped in the publishing of a small book,<br />
“Written Words by <strong>Nahant</strong>ers.” Here then is part of what<br />
John C. Cort submitted, about living in <strong>Nahant</strong>.<br />
“The first year we lived here, 1970, our homemade<br />
Christmas card was a photo of the waves breaking over<br />
our rocks and above it, a quotation from Isaiah, “Then<br />
you shall be radiant at what you see, your heart shall<br />
throb and overflow, for the riches of the sea shall be<br />
emptied before you.”<br />
Perhaps “radiant . . . throb . . . overflow” are words<br />
that seem excessive, but there are days when I still feel<br />
something like the same emotion that overwhelmed the<br />
ancient Jews, as they stood on the shores of the Mediterranean<br />
and contemplated the wonders of Homer’s “winered<br />
sea.” And I wonder sometimes, if those who have<br />
lived here all their lives really appreciate their good luck.<br />
We have lived in places like New York City, Boston,<br />
the Philippines, Newton, Roxbury. Physically, none has<br />
been more beautiful, or exciting, than <strong>Nahant</strong>, and most a<br />
good deal less so. And when we sent out that Christmas<br />
card, we hadn’t even begun to enjoy all the riches that lay<br />
before us.<br />
Although I am a Catholic, I spend a few hours extra<br />
on Sundays at the Village Church, singing in the choir.<br />
It’s mainly because I like to sing, but I must admit that I<br />
enjoy the service.<br />
I should think that more people would want to come<br />
to church to thank God, because their hearts, if not throbbing<br />
and overflowing, were at least warm with gratitude<br />
for the privilege of living in <strong>Nahant</strong>, for the privilege of<br />
just being here, where all the riches of the sea are emptied<br />
out before you.”<br />
Well, as you can readily note, the late John C. Cort<br />
loved living in <strong>Nahant</strong>. Yes, he was warm with gratitude<br />
for the privilege of living in <strong>Nahant</strong>. Rest in peace, dear<br />
brother.<br />
Proposed New <strong>Nahant</strong> Law?<br />
The City Council of Euclid, Ohio, has passed a law,<br />
making it illegal to use anything other than curtains, or<br />
blinds, to cover one’s windows. Concerned about the<br />
city’s image, the council voted 8-1 to outlaw the use of<br />
blankets, garbage bags, and newspapers in windows.<br />
Violators face six months in jail, or a $1,000 fine.<br />
Norah Nosey, of <strong>Nahant</strong> Road, agrees we should also<br />
have a law making it illegal to use anything other than<br />
curtains, or blinds, to cover one’s windows. Nora says one<br />
of her neighbors decorates her windows with panty hose.<br />
Cal Hastings thinks housewives would have a<br />
brighter outlook on life, if they kept their windows clean.<br />
Cal’s aluring wife, Marrit, says, “When you open a<br />
window yourself, you get fresh air; if someone else opens<br />
it, you get a draft.”<br />
Sheila Hambleton quotes Bernard Shaw.”Better<br />
keep yourself clean and bright—you are the window<br />
through which you see the world.”<br />
<strong>Nahant</strong>’s September Birthday Babies!<br />
September 1 birthdays:<br />
Martha Taylor,<br />
Jeanne Baranek, Ingrid<br />
Weber, Ann Graul, lovely<br />
Meggan Bailey, Marianne<br />
Letourneau, Marilyn<br />
Clausen, Rocky Marciano<br />
and comedienne Lily<br />
Tomlin.<br />
September 2: Karen<br />
Boginski, Constance Duffy,<br />
Sean Hanlon, Lew Fiske,<br />
Bradley Coletti, lovely<br />
Mary Cort, Ron Butman,<br />
the dedicated Town employee,<br />
Walter Spinelli.<br />
September 3: Nurse<br />
Lisa Torchiana, Kathy<br />
Barry, Lorraine Locke,<br />
Peggy Messina, Dave<br />
Doyle, Mike Russo, Bob<br />
Comito, artist Pete Rogers,<br />
Scott Lishia and the dedicated<br />
public servant, John<br />
Lowell. Hang in, John!<br />
Happy birthday! Save me a<br />
piece of cake.<br />
September 4 candle<br />
blowers: Kristina Beaulieu,<br />
Carol Delaney, Patricia<br />
McSweeney, Dick Nagle,<br />
handsome Milton Goode,<br />
candyman Tom<br />
Mazzaferro, Bill Peterson<br />
and “blue-eyes” Donna<br />
Foti-Scovell.<br />
September 5 birthday<br />
babies: John Benson, our<br />
inspirational “kissing<br />
cousin” Maria Welsh and<br />
her double, actress Raquel<br />
Welsh.<br />
September 6 birthdays:<br />
Ann Callahan, Jean<br />
Inglis, Joan Piazza, Alan<br />
Pearson, Martin Vangrouw,<br />
good fella, Robert<br />
Caggiano and Swedish<br />
film, actress Britt Ekland.<br />
September 7: Kystal<br />
Seger, Robin Byron, lovely<br />
Suzanne Bailey, Gwen<br />
Upton, Carl Maccario and<br />
rock’n’roll singer, Buddy<br />
Holly.<br />
September 8: David<br />
Morton, John Seger, Paul<br />
Aurite, handsome Jim<br />
O’Brien, Aaron Hanson<br />
and TV comedian, Sid<br />
Caesar.<br />
September 9: Handsome<br />
Dr.John Keller, Rose<br />
Novello, Sheila<br />
Champigny, Peggy<br />
Levangia, Ryan Mahoney,<br />
Mary Sweeney, the alluring<br />
Barbara Jay Angiulo,<br />
Kendra Brackett, Tim<br />
Demakis, Bruce Marshall<br />
and soul singer, Otis<br />
Redding.<br />
September 10 birthday<br />
babies: John Bardgett,<br />
Mariana Rauworth,<br />
Natasha Lebel, Beverly<br />
Quinn, sweet Cynthia<br />
Mantzoukas and singer<br />
Jose’ Feliciano.<br />
September 11 birthdays:<br />
R.J.Barisano, Tracy<br />
O’Shea, Karol Borys,<br />
Marvene Kasper, Karol<br />
Lebel, John Kasper,<br />
<strong>Nahant</strong>’s screenwriter, Joe<br />
Ciota, Dot’s loving husband,<br />
Tom Johnson and<br />
such other notables as<br />
short-story writer O.Henry,<br />
English writer<br />
D.H.Lawrence and singer,<br />
pianist and songwriter,<br />
Harry Connick, Jr.<br />
For those of us born<br />
on September 11, we are<br />
constantly reminded of that<br />
date, now known as “9/11.”<br />
So how will we observe our<br />
birthdays on September 11?<br />
Like all of you, we will be<br />
paying our respects to those<br />
who perished on that day.<br />
September 12 birthday<br />
kiddies: Allison Deines,<br />
Marrissa McKie,<br />
H.L.Mencken, journalist<br />
and linguist and country<br />
singer, George Jones.<br />
September 13:<br />
Roxanne Gillard, Malcolm<br />
Chamberlain, John<br />
Michaud, Roger Locantore<br />
and actress, Jacqueline<br />
Bisset.<br />
September 14 birthdays<br />
kids: Dianne Cadigan,<br />
Dianne Dunion, Elaine<br />
Salvato, <strong>Nahant</strong>’s best<br />
cake-baker, Roz Puleo,<br />
educator Mike Tannen,<br />
Peter Fintonis, Mike<br />
Conley, Phil Russell, Peter<br />
Mazareas and Margaret<br />
Sanger, the nurse who<br />
pioneered birth-control<br />
education.<br />
September 15: Patricia<br />
Kane, the alluring Nancee<br />
Peters and actor, Tommy<br />
Lee Jones.<br />
September 16 birthdays:<br />
Nice guy, Charlie<br />
Jessome, Jonathan Tibbo,<br />
Diane Horne, John Hirsh,<br />
Fred Quinlan and actors<br />
Peter Falk and Lauren<br />
Bacall.<br />
September 17: Charles<br />
Crocker, Susan Kerr,<br />
Michelle Hurley, Veronica<br />
Scapicchio, Karen Hawko,<br />
Zapata Conchitina, Julie<br />
Desmarias, Lana Proia,<br />
adorable Christine Howard,<br />
Jeff Mueller, mein Herr,<br />
Knut Fischer and actress,<br />
Anne Bancroft.<br />
September 18: The<br />
brilliant Debra Glidden,<br />
who authors <strong>Nahant</strong> News<br />
for the Daily Lynn Item,<br />
Karen Wilfert, Carol<br />
Mason, Carol Cartmell,<br />
Tim Hackett, Jim Keen,<br />
Tony Macone, actress,<br />
Greta Garbo and singer,<br />
Frankie Avalon.<br />
September 19: Lovely<br />
Karen Canty, Larry<br />
McDonough, Joe Carmody,<br />
Kathryn Bezemes, Tom<br />
J.Costin and English<br />
model, Twiggy.<br />
The September 20<br />
birthday-cake eaters:<br />
Lovely Colleen Poth, Lea<br />
Hill, Jeff Hanson, Janet<br />
Livoti, Eric Jesionowski,<br />
Christian Similio and the<br />
creative chef, Antonia<br />
Steriti, the proprietor of the<br />
popular Periwinkle Food<br />
Shoppe on Loring Avenue,<br />
Salem. Also born on September<br />
20, my paesano,<br />
Sophia Loren.<br />
September 21: Thomas<br />
Wrenn, Cindy<br />
Donahue, Donna<br />
Breithaupt, Matt<br />
Hendrickson, the brilliant<br />
Jason Silva and Stephen<br />
King, writer of horror<br />
novels.<br />
September 22 : Maty<br />
Morin, Katy Dolhun,<br />
Victoria Fortino, Leah<br />
Canali, Eva Cronis and<br />
Patrick Murray.<br />
Our distinguished<br />
publisher and singer,<br />
Donna Lee Hanlon, celebrates<br />
her birthday on<br />
September 23. Donna was<br />
born the year Frankie Lane<br />
(Continued on next page.)
NAHANT HARBOR REVIEW • SEPTEMBER 2006 • Page 17<br />
Birthdays<br />
(continued)<br />
was singing “Mule Train,”<br />
and Nat “King” Cole’s big<br />
hit was “Mona Lisa.”<br />
Also celebrating their<br />
birthdays on September 23,<br />
Janet Harkins, Judy<br />
Flaherty, Jennifer Coffey,<br />
Lester Plummer, Russell<br />
Cole Gaudet and Spanish<br />
singer, Julio Iglesias.<br />
September 24 birthdays:<br />
<strong>Nahant</strong>’s first woman<br />
to serve as a Selectman,<br />
Jayne Solimine, Linda<br />
Peterson, Kathy Hatfield,<br />
Mary Buckley, Kathleen<br />
Baldwin, gorgeous Gail<br />
Boyan, Kirk Castetter,<br />
Francis McCarthy, Tom<br />
Dwan, Larry Scaglione,<br />
Kris-Tina Beaulieu, sweet<br />
Darlene Conigliaro and<br />
novelist, F. Scott<br />
Fitzgerald.<br />
September 25: Wish a<br />
happy birthday to the<br />
popular Paul English and<br />
also to Ellen Keefe, Roger<br />
Bourque, Carol Ann<br />
Nelson, Stephanie Passino<br />
and TV’s Barbara Walters.<br />
September 26: Mary<br />
Ellen Catoggio, Gail<br />
Kasperowicz, Doris Hefler,<br />
Theresa Sullivan, Mary<br />
Krol, Mary Doucette, the<br />
wondrous Rosella Lent,<br />
Bill Gallant, Clint Norton,<br />
Tom Butler and pop singer,<br />
Olivia Newton-John.<br />
September 27 birthdays:<br />
Brian Blair, Natalie<br />
Petrovick, Caroline Nagle,<br />
Mike Belliveau, Ted Lewis,<br />
Jim Carr and model and<br />
actress, Cheryl Tiegs.<br />
September 28 birthdays:<br />
Personable Bob<br />
Tavares, Edna Doran,<br />
George Markos, Jim<br />
Estrella, Mark White and<br />
French film actress,<br />
Brigitte Bardot, who will<br />
be a beautiful 72 years old.<br />
September 29:<br />
Alyssan Noangan, Nancy<br />
Locke, Sara Ashodian,<br />
Kathy Watson and cowboy<br />
singing star, Gene Autry.<br />
September 30:<br />
Bethany Maher, Paul<br />
Lospennato, Steve Postma,<br />
Joey DeVito, David Barile,<br />
Antonio Granfone, and<br />
actress, Angie Dickinson<br />
and singer, Johnny Mathis.<br />
Truth About Liars!<br />
Although 52% of Americans say lying is never<br />
justified, 40% say it’s acceptable to exaggerate a story, to<br />
make it more interesting, 33% say it’s okay to lie about<br />
your age and 33% say it’s also okay to lie about being<br />
sick, to take a day off at work. So reports an Associated<br />
Press/Ipsos Poll..<br />
Richie Conigliaro, says, “Another difference between<br />
golf and politics is that in golf, you cannot improve<br />
your lie.” Joe Klink, says,”Much of the lying done by<br />
men should be blamed on women: they insist on asking<br />
questions.” Bob Frary, says, “Some people have a habit of<br />
lying, while others do very well without the habit.”<br />
As Frank Cusack, will say, “A lie is an abomination<br />
unto the Lord, and an ever-present help in time of<br />
trouble.” Barbara D’Amico, says, “Children learn to lie<br />
from parents, who teach them to say they don’t want a<br />
second portion of ice cream.” The alluring Lisa Scourtas,<br />
reminds us, money talks, but it doesn’t always tell the<br />
truth.<br />
The charming Mary Dill, of Cary Street, says, “Some<br />
women find it hard to tell a lie; others can tell it as soon<br />
as their husbands open their mouths.” Mary’s handsome<br />
husband, Dan Dill, says, “The man who says he tells no<br />
lies is telling one.”<br />
For Sleepy Heads!<br />
Sleep makes you smarter, says a new Harvard study.<br />
Well, for those of you who have trouble falling asleep,<br />
suggest you read my column. Yes, It will put you asleep!<br />
Oops!<br />
The charming Maura Devereaux wants you to know,<br />
man is the only animal that goes to sleep when he’s not<br />
sleepy, and gets up when he is.<br />
Maura’s husband, James “The Hunk,” Devereaux,<br />
says, “It is impolite for a man to fall asleep, while his<br />
wife is talking, but a man has to sleep some time.”<br />
Obese Children? Not in <strong>Nahant</strong>!<br />
Mangia! Mangia! Parents who use rigid discipline at<br />
home are five times more likely to raise obese children,<br />
says a Boston University study. The “Clean your plate or<br />
else!” approach to raising kids, the study found, teaches<br />
them to eat, even when they’re not hungry. According to<br />
Dr. Nancy Krebs, of the American Academy of Pediatrics,<br />
kids who learn it’s okay to stop eating when they’re full,<br />
are healthier for life.<br />
Mother Superior, Annie Rooney, says, “Being overweight<br />
shortens life, probably on the principle that God<br />
summons you after you’ve eaten your allotted share.”<br />
The enchanting Darlene Conigliaro, “Overweight is<br />
usually the result of living from hand to mouth, from hand<br />
to mouth, from hand to mouth.”<br />
The electricfying Ed Poulin, of Irving Way, says,<br />
“The more we overeat, the harder it is for us to get close<br />
to the table.” Gee, is Ed speaking from experience?<br />
Ed’s sweet wife, Gayle, a native of New Orleans,<br />
says, “Americans have more food to eat than any other<br />
people on earth, and more diets to keep them from eating<br />
it.”<br />
Paula Smith of Pleasant Street, says, “The ideal diet<br />
is expressed in four words: No more, thank you.”<br />
Paula’s husband, Lawrence Smith, says, “Scientists<br />
tell us we are what we eat. Nuts must be more common in<br />
diets than we thought.”<br />
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION !!!!<br />
Submitted by Joe and Judi Moccia<br />
On Thursday, August 10, a bit of Hollywood<br />
moviemaking magic came to <strong>Nahant</strong>. A television commercial<br />
was filmed on the oceanfront deck of the Anchorage<br />
Apartments, on Sherman Avenue. The commercial<br />
was done by Element Productions of Boston, for CDPHP<br />
(Capital District Physicians Health Plan) and featured two<br />
middle-aged couples relaxing on vacation, discussing<br />
health care.<br />
Filming started about noon and finished about 9 p.m.<br />
There was a crew of about 40 people, which included a<br />
sound crew, a lighting crew, a camera crew, a director, a<br />
location manager, a set designer, caterers, makeup, wardrobe,<br />
props, and of course, actors. Element Productions<br />
rented the Bayside for the day and used it as their base of<br />
operations.<br />
Tim Gorman, the location manager, said that filming<br />
a commercial brings in all the elements of filming a<br />
motion picture. Tim, who found the location and has<br />
fallen in love with our town, said “Don’t be surprised to<br />
see <strong>Nahant</strong> used as a location in other commercials, or<br />
perhaps, as a location for some scenes in a major motion<br />
picture.”<br />
Donna’s Treasures Jewelry<br />
is NOW Available at these fine stores:<br />
KENNEDY STUDIOS<br />
402 Humphrey Street, Swampscott<br />
781-592-1033<br />
Crafters Market<br />
Pickering Wharf, Salem<br />
1-978-745-2025<br />
Treasures Over Time<br />
131 Essex Street, Salem<br />
1-978-745-2330<br />
The House of the 7 Gables<br />
115 Derby Street, Salem<br />
1-800-544-1692<br />
Attract<br />
more birds<br />
to your<br />
backyard<br />
this<br />
fall!<br />
• Custom Seed Blends & Suet • Covered Feeders<br />
• Nesting and Roosting Boxes • Heated Birdbaths<br />
Center Street Village<br />
110 Newbury Street • Route 1 South<br />
Danvers, MA 01923 • (978) 774-9819
NAHANT HARBOR REVIEW • SEPTEMBER 2006 • Page 18<br />
Whaaat?!? It’s<br />
not BYOB???<br />
Sox Spirit<br />
The Spirit of Boston, the area’s premiere lunch and dinner cruise ship, has long<br />
been known for its fantastic on-board entertainment. Each year, exciting new shows are<br />
created for Spirit’s passengers. As our returning customers already know, the Spirit of<br />
Boston performers are what make the shows a great success.<br />
Recently, a group of Spirit of Boston Performers entertained the crowd at Fenway<br />
Park, singing the National Anthem, prior to the Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians game, on<br />
August 1st.<br />
The performers in the photo all reside in Boston or surrounding communities.<br />
Top Left to Right: Paul Weber (“Bud”), 1st Season aboard the Spirit of Boston.<br />
Born in Richmond, VA, worked the last four summers at Paramount King’s Dominion.<br />
He will be a sophomore at Boston Conservatory in September. Bud lives in Boston’s<br />
Back Bay.<br />
Leah Canali, 2nd Season on aboard the Spirit of Boston. Born in <strong>Nahant</strong>, MA.<br />
Graduated from Northeastern University<br />
with a degree in Theatre performance and<br />
costume design. Lead roles in Pippin, The<br />
Vagina Monologues and Sweetbird of<br />
Youth. Soloist for Pure Energy Entertainment.<br />
Leah lives in Boston’s North End<br />
neighborhood.<br />
Lawrence Jack, 1st Season aboard the<br />
Spirit of Boston. Will be a Sophomore at<br />
the Boston Conservatory. He was a recent<br />
backup singer for Patti Labelle. Lawrence<br />
is a resident of the Back Bay.<br />
Bottom Left to Right: Freddie Franklin, 2nd Season on board the Spirit of Boston.<br />
Graduated from Emerson College. Performs with the American Repertory Theatre in<br />
Cambridge and has toured nationally with productions of “Aladdin” and “Harriet<br />
Tubman and the Underground Railroad. Mr. Franklin lives in Boston’s Back Bay.<br />
Christine Nolan, 1st Season on board the Spirit of Boston. Graduated from the<br />
Boston Conservatory. Lives in the Back Bay.<br />
Caroline Gulde, 1st season on board the Spirit of Boston. Show Captain for the<br />
Spirit of Boston. Mass. Native. She studied musical theatre at Syracuse University. She<br />
is a recording artist and song writer. Currently working on a CD. Hopes to be performing<br />
nationally in the near future. Caroline lives in Chelmsford.<br />
Emily Shackleton, 1st Season on board the Spirit of Boston. Grew up in Biwabik,<br />
Minnesota. Currently living in the Back Bay and studying at Berklee College of Music.<br />
She has sung the National Anthem for the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals.<br />
A singer/songwriter, she has performed in many clubs around Boston and can currently<br />
be seen on Wed. & Thurs. nights at the Encore Piano Bar.<br />
Timothy Kava, 1st Season on board the Spirit of Boston. Senior at the Boston<br />
Conservatory majoring in Musical Theater. Recently performed as a featured soloist in<br />
“Crazy for George” with the Boston Pops. Timothy also resides in the Back Bay. Submitted<br />
by Frank Murtagh.<br />
Where in the World is HOOMPA<br />
Jimmie and Anne O’Brien with grandson Michael Kairevich IV<br />
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida<br />
Hollywood Bound?<br />
In July,<br />
12-year-old<br />
Alexandra<br />
Moccia was<br />
invited to<br />
compete at the<br />
IMTA Convention<br />
(International<br />
Model and<br />
Talent Association)<br />
in<br />
New York<br />
City, through<br />
the John<br />
Robert Powers<br />
School of<br />
Acting. She<br />
has been<br />
attending the<br />
school for<br />
about a year.<br />
Talent agents<br />
from Los<br />
Angeles went<br />
to the school,<br />
to interview<br />
students for<br />
the competition.<br />
Students<br />
selected go through six months of intense training, to<br />
prepare for the competition. The event lasts seven days;<br />
students have to compete in many different categories.<br />
Over 2,000 contestants, from all over the world, competed<br />
in New York, with over 400 agents and directors attending<br />
to film, view and score each contestant. IMTA was a very<br />
intense competition. Ashton Kutcher, Katie Holmes, Eva<br />
Longoria and many others started at this competition.<br />
Contestants are asked to perform in front of some of<br />
the biggest agents, managers and actors in the business.<br />
Alexandra competed in eight categories and took home<br />
six awards. She received an award in Singing, Television<br />
and Commercial, Team Singing, Monologue, Cold Read<br />
and Young Miss Actress of the Year. During the week,<br />
competitors were scheduled to go to a number of seminars<br />
on acting, performing and what to expect in this type of<br />
business. The days were very long and stressful, but it all<br />
seemed to pay off in the end, when the telephone rang in<br />
Alexandra’s hotel room. She was told that an agent from<br />
Sony heard her sing and wanted her to audition for a band<br />
that would be touring with the pop star Rihanna. That was<br />
exciting!<br />
The next day, she got another call and was requested<br />
by all of the judges to perform in the Grand Ballroom at<br />
the Hilton Hotel, for the Awards Night Celebration. Every<br />
agent, manager, actor and contestant would be attending.<br />
Alexandra was the only singer asked, along with one male<br />
dancer, to perform for the closing ceremonies. It was quite<br />
an honor. After the competition was over, she received<br />
call-backs from agents in Beverly Hills, Sherman Oaks<br />
and Los Angeles, California. She is now invited to come<br />
to California, to interview for the upcoming pilot season.<br />
On the way home, while driving down the <strong>Nahant</strong><br />
Causeway, Alexandra was asked how she felt about her<br />
big adventure in New York City, and she answerered,<br />
looking out the window, “There is no place like home!”<br />
Submitted by Judi Moccia.
NAHANT HARBOR REVIEW • SEPTEMBER 2006 • Page 19<br />
Expert on Stellwagen Whales to Speak At September 21 SWIM Meeting<br />
Submitted by Polly Bradley<br />
Will the extinction of the fewer than 400 North Atlantic Right Whales still left alive be hastened<br />
by the proposed construction of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals adjacent to Stellwagen<br />
Bank National Marine Sanctuary? Mason Weinrich, Executive Director and Chief Scientist at the<br />
Whale Center of New England (WCNE) will address this question at the next meeting of Safer<br />
Waters in <strong>Massachusetts</strong> (<strong>Nahant</strong> SWIM) on Thursday, September 21, at 7 pm at Northeastern<br />
University Marine Science Center, 430 <strong>Nahant</strong> Road, <strong>Nahant</strong>.<br />
Weinrich is THE expert on whales in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. We are<br />
lucky to have him (at our meeting and as an advocate for the whales). He has conducted research<br />
at Stellwagen Bank, in <strong>Massachusetts</strong> Bay, and throughout New England for over three decades<br />
and has been Executive Director of WCNE since 1980. He is also Vice President of the Board of<br />
Directors of the American Cetacean Society, technical advisor to New England’s Large Whale<br />
Recovery Team, and a member of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory<br />
Council. He has published many articles, both popular and scientific, about the whales of New England. He is primary captain of the WCNE research<br />
vessel, Silver II, and head naturalist at Capt. Bill and Son’s Whale Watch, which sails out of Gloucester. He holds a B.S. in Zoology from<br />
Cornell University.<br />
Weinrich will give SWIM members and guests an update on the latest news on the proposed LNG terminals; an explanation on the potential<br />
effect on the six species of endangered whales and four species of endangered sea turtles that frequent Stellwagen Bank and adjacent waters; outstanding<br />
photos of New England whales and stories about whale behavior; suggestions on what citizens can do to protect the whales and especially<br />
bring the North Atlantic Right Whale back from the brink of extinction; The Endangered Species Act and whether there is any way for citizens to<br />
have input in the agency consultation now in process.<br />
On July 28, Coast Guard Commander T. C. Miller and H. Keith Lesnick, program manager of the US Maritime Administration Deepwater Ports,<br />
the federal officials who will make the final decisions on the proposed LNG terminals, wrote to the proponents suspending the time line for processing<br />
the license applications until more information is provided. The letter said, “This suspension allows more time for completion of the NMFS<br />
[National Marine Fisheries Service] Biological Opinion for the Endangered Species Act Section 7<br />
formal consultation prior to the end of the final comment period on the EIS/EIR<br />
and application.”<br />
The final Environmental Impact Statements/Reports (EIS/EIR) are expected some time<br />
this fall. When they are completed, there will be another round of public hearings similar<br />
to the ones held this summer, and citizens will be able to give written or oral testimony<br />
at that time.<br />
The public is invited to attend the September 21 meeting. For more information,<br />
or to be put on the SWIM email list, write to nahantswim@comcast.net, or call<br />
Polly Bradley at 781-581-0075 or Peg Hinrichs at 781-581-0227.<br />
<strong>Nahant</strong> Community Preservation Grants<br />
Submitted by Lynne Spencer<br />
The <strong>Nahant</strong> Community Preservation Committee is pleased to announce grant<br />
applications for fiscal year 2007 will be available at the Town Hall on September 8,<br />
2006.<br />
Community Preservation funding is generated by a 3% real estate tax surcharge<br />
that was approved by the 2004 Town Meeting and by state revenues that are collected as<br />
real estate transaction fees.<br />
The <strong>Nahant</strong>’s FY-07 real estate tax surcharge will amount to approximately<br />
$110,000 and will be available in the spring of 2007. The state match of approximately<br />
$110,000 will become available in the autumn of 2007.<br />
The statute mandates that 30% of the total funds are allocated to specific issues<br />
defined as affordable housing, historic preservation and open space. While 10% of the<br />
total amount must be reserved for each of these specific issues, the remaining 70% may<br />
be spent at the discretion of Town.<br />
The Committee will study the current and future needs of the Town regarding<br />
community preservation through discussions with town committees and an open meeting<br />
scheduled for 7:30 PM on Tuesday, September 19, at the Town Hall.<br />
The first year of grant funding provided matching grants to the <strong>Nahant</strong> Lifesaving<br />
Station, the <strong>Nahant</strong> Dory Club, the <strong>Nahant</strong> Village Church, the private non-profit group,<br />
Come Swing With Me, and a portion of the costs of a comprehensive master plan for the<br />
Town. It is hoped that the third year of grant funding will inspire projects to fulfill the<br />
mission of the Community Preservation Committee “to protect and enhance <strong>Nahant</strong>’s<br />
unique character as a coastal residential community by facilitating efforts to preserve<br />
historic places and structures, to retain and protect open spaces, to increase and/or<br />
develop lands available for recreational use and to seek creative solutions to the problem<br />
of affordable housing in <strong>Nahant</strong>.”<br />
Grant applications must be submitted by December 15, 2006. The Committee will<br />
review the applications and make recommendations to the April 2007 Town Meeting.<br />
Questions may be directed to Lynne Spencer (617.733.9737) or Tom Famulari<br />
(781.581.0933).<br />
In Memory of Dr. Nathan Riser<br />
Dr. Nathan W. “Doc” Riser, the founding Director of<br />
Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center, passed<br />
away on Wednesday July 26, 2006, at the age of 86. Doc<br />
came to NU as Biology Department Chair in 1957, from<br />
Fisk University in Tennessee. Prior to that, he had teaching<br />
and research affiliations with Woods Hole Oceanographic<br />
Institute, the Marine Biological Laboratories at<br />
Woods Hole, Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology<br />
and University of New Hampshire.<br />
Doc served as Chair of the Biology Department, until<br />
1967, when he became the first Director of Northeastern’s<br />
Marine Science Center. Under Doc’s direction, the Marine<br />
Science Center became a nationally-recognized center for<br />
marine organismal education and research. He served as<br />
Director until his retirement in 1985.<br />
Doc was also an advisor to the Stratton Commission<br />
on Marine Science, Engineering and Resources<br />
(http://www.lib.noaa.gov/edocs/stratton/title.html) in<br />
1968 under the Johnson Administration. One of the<br />
outcomes of this Commission was the establishment of<br />
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<br />
(NOAA).<br />
After retiring from Northeastern, Doc re-focused his<br />
research on the biology and systematics of Dorvilleid,<br />
Nerillid, Protodrilid and Syllid Polychaetes of the Gulf of<br />
Maine, as well as on non-Otoplanid Proseriate turbellarians<br />
from the region.<br />
At the time of his death, Doc was completing work<br />
on Nemerteans, from the intertidal of New Zealand, and<br />
the description of some of Verrill’s Nemerteans from New<br />
England, that have not been seen since he described them.<br />
Doc described many new species of marine worms and<br />
has had other new species named in his honor, by students<br />
and colleagues.<br />
Doc earned his PhD. from Stanford University, in<br />
1947 and served in WWII in the Medical Corps, in the<br />
Pacific Theater. He was present for the battles of Tarawa<br />
and Saipan. A memorial service was be held on Monday,<br />
August 14th at the <strong>Nahant</strong> Country Club.
NAHANT HARBOR REVIEW • SEPTEMBER 2006 • Page 20<br />
NAHANT PUZZLE PAGE<br />
"See You in the Funny Pages"<br />
by Rick Kennedy<br />
ACROSS<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16<br />
1 Congers<br />
5 "Beetle Bailey"<br />
creator Walker<br />
9 Cold War<br />
participant<br />
13 Aviated<br />
17 Trigger sound?<br />
18 Famous cookie<br />
man<br />
19 Bare<br />
21 Raccoon-like<br />
animal<br />
22 Tights<br />
23 Stale<br />
24 Average weather<br />
condition<br />
25 Brother of 134<br />
Across<br />
26 Oil cartel<br />
27 Logan abbr.<br />
28 Lull<br />
29 Chic Young's<br />
strip<br />
31 Little Mermaid's<br />
love<br />
33 Aka "Joe Cool"<br />
35 Young kangaroo<br />
36 Part of a PC<br />
reboot<br />
38 Sons of the<br />
Amer. Revolution<br />
39 Arlo & Janis'<br />
son<br />
40 "Spot the ___"<br />
44 Short jacket<br />
47 Larson's Side?<br />
49 Snacked<br />
50 Coat with paint<br />
51 European sea<br />
eagle<br />
52 Coating<br />
54 Boat movers<br />
56 81 Across e.g.<br />
57 Deprivation<br />
59 "Garfield" pooch<br />
61 Wily<br />
62 Punching tool<br />
63 Explosive<br />
64 Win 'em all<br />
66 Genuflect<br />
68 Gadfly<br />
70 Enroll<br />
71 Bipeds have two<br />
72 Flightless birds<br />
75 Grimm's Mother<br />
79 Farm building<br />
81 19th U.S.<br />
president<br />
83 Coffee variety<br />
84 Disconnected<br />
87 Nil<br />
88 Pillow place<br />
89 Ne<br />
92 __ ex machina<br />
93 "Zits" character<br />
95 Italian currency<br />
17 18 19 20 21<br />
22 23 24 25<br />
26 27 28 29 30<br />
31 32 33 34 35<br />
36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43<br />
44 45 46 47 48 49 50<br />
51 52 53 54 55 56<br />
57 58 59 60 61 62 63<br />
64 65 66 67 68 69<br />
70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78<br />
79 80 81 82 83<br />
84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92<br />
93 94 95 96 97 98<br />
99 100 101 102 103 104 105<br />
106 107 108 109 110<br />
111 112 113 114 115 116 117<br />
118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126<br />
127 128 129 130 131<br />
132 133 134 135<br />
136 137 138 139<br />
96 "Stone ___"<br />
98 B.C. regular<br />
99 Take off shoes<br />
100 30th president, to<br />
friends<br />
101 Coffee brand<br />
104 Pliable<br />
106 Flow out slowly<br />
107 Awesome!<br />
108 Shoshonean<br />
110 Lease<br />
111 Phoenix's BB<br />
team<br />
112 Kidnap<br />
115 Celebrity<br />
118 "Get Fuzzy"<br />
pooch<br />
122 160 square rods<br />
123 Boston familiarly<br />
125 Rod companion<br />
127 "Gesundheit!"<br />
preceder<br />
128 Boredom<br />
130 Go it alone<br />
131 Janis' hubby<br />
132 Hagar's dog<br />
133 Gossiper<br />
134 Lucy Van ___<br />
135 Goodbye!<br />
136 Natural fiber<br />
137 Paige Fox, e.g.<br />
138 Cruising<br />
139 Writings<br />
DOWN<br />
1 Reverberate<br />
2 Skip church?<br />
3 "The Born ___"<br />
4 Unique<br />
5 Manly<br />
6 Misses<br />
7 New Testament<br />
book<br />
8 Cooking meas.<br />
9 Take off the lid<br />
10 44 Down's sister<br />
11 Scan<br />
12 Radioactivity unit<br />
13 Thrust with a<br />
sword<br />
14 Alight<br />
15 Needle case<br />
16 Sage<br />
20 Clean a fish<br />
21 Satiate<br />
28 Mr. Dithers' wife<br />
30 Spiderman<br />
creator<br />
32 Musical notation<br />
34 Lout<br />
35 Fast airplanes<br />
37 Threesome<br />
39 Larson of "The<br />
Far Side"<br />
40 Day of the wk.<br />
41 Rampage<br />
42 Asian country<br />
43 Male<br />
44 Charlie ___<br />
45 Beginning<br />
46 Aged<br />
48 Mrs. Gumbo<br />
50 Mucus<br />
51 Otherwise<br />
53 "Doonesbury"<br />
character<br />
55 With 90D, Jack<br />
& Carole Bender<br />
strip<br />
56 Short- or longeared<br />
bird<br />
58 Perceives<br />
60 Vane dir.<br />
62 Window units<br />
65 "___ Valiant"<br />
67 Anesthetic<br />
69 Angelic<br />
71 Roger and Andy<br />
___<br />
73 Males<br />
74 Wields<br />
76 Indian e.g.<br />
77 Turn off to one<br />
side<br />
78 Orient<br />
80 Fib<br />
82 "___@Home"<br />
84 Berke's penguin<br />
85 Okay<br />
86 Festival<br />
88 "Foxtrot's"<br />
Amend<br />
90 See 55 Down<br />
91 Void<br />
94 Rive<br />
95 Country in SE<br />
Asia<br />
97 Filled crusts<br />
100 "Get Fuzzy"<br />
creator<br />
102 Old Testament<br />
book<br />
103 Heat unit<br />
105 Draw<br />
107 Hint<br />
109 Repeated<br />
sounds<br />
111 Small drink<br />
112 Keen<br />
113 "Red and<br />
Rover's" Basset<br />
114 Sheer net fabric<br />
116 Eagle's nest<br />
117 Become loose<br />
118 Belt<br />
119 Teen affliction<br />
120 Not us<br />
121 S or LLC<br />
122 Green Gables<br />
dweller<br />
124 Wine bottle<br />
126 Plunder<br />
129 Yield<br />
130 Resort
NAHANT HARBOR REVIEW • SEPTEMBER 2006 • Page 21<br />
Letter to Editor<br />
Happy Holidays! I thought<br />
you would enjoy these pictures<br />
for your HOOMPA segment. The<br />
girls travel with me and this is one<br />
of their favorite destinations. They<br />
are taking a break from<br />
windsurfing in the Bay Islands,<br />
Roatan. This is the largest group<br />
of islands 30 miles north of<br />
Honduras and 90 east of Belize.<br />
The girls also have many friends here and have helped some of less fortune. The girl on<br />
the far left is April Smith of Swampscott. The girl in the middle is Elyse Tufts (my<br />
daughter). Girl on the far right is Degelis Tufts (my daughter, also). April and Elyse<br />
attend Swampscott High School and Degelis is a sophomore at the University of Virginia.<br />
Degelis is majoring in finance and foreign affairs. Degelis and Elyses’s Godparents<br />
are Judi Vanloon and David Hussey of Sunset Road. Judi says “Hi” to you and told<br />
me you and her are good friends. You and I have met more than once at Seaside Business<br />
Services. Thanks for your past help. Well, I hope you enjoy this! Submitted by<br />
Michael Tufts.<br />
Thank you to <strong>Harbor</strong> <strong>Review</strong> Subscribers<br />
Thank you for all the cards and letters of encouragement that you sent in with your<br />
subscriptions. Many “Thanks!” are extended to these voluntary subscribers who sent in<br />
their $15 subscription between July 16th and August 15th: Norma Poole, Claire and<br />
Arthur Collins. Thank you all very much.<br />
AUGUST 2006 PUZZLE WINNERS<br />
The winner of last month’s puzzle was Harriet Steeves. Harriet wins a free breakfast<br />
for two at Seaside Breakfast. See Chris to claim your prize! You, too, can win a free<br />
breakfast. It is easy to enter and win a FREE breakfast for two. Just complete the crossword<br />
puzzle, bring it to Captain Seaside Restaurant on <strong>Nahant</strong> Road and put it in the<br />
PUZZLE BOX on the counter. For more information, see Chris at Seaside Breakfast.<br />
HOT, HOT, HOT!<br />
by Rick Kennedy<br />
N O S H R I P E E B B S D O O M<br />
A R E A A R E S T R O O P H E N R I<br />
D A R N N O P E H I N D U E A T E N<br />
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In Memory of John C. Cort<br />
Submitted by Alice and Julia Cort<br />
Cort, John C. of <strong>Nahant</strong>, <strong>Massachusetts</strong>, died Thursday, August 3, 2006, at home, aged 92 years. Born Dec.<br />
3, 1913, in Woodmere, on Long Island, NY, Cort was a journalist, labor organizer, Peace Corps pioneer, an early<br />
associate of Dorothy Day at the Catholic Worker in New York, and for more than 60 years, at the center of<br />
progressive social movements in the US.<br />
In 1935, after graduating from Harvard University, Cort converted to Catholicism. The following year, he<br />
joined the Catholic Worker movement, founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin. In the course of volunteering<br />
at the Catholic Worker soup kitchen and living at its Mott St. house on the Bowery, he contracted tuberculosis,<br />
and spent much of the next decade recovering in sanatoria, while continuing his social activism.<br />
During the late 1930’s, he was a labor organizer for clothing workers in Pennsylvania. Cort was one of the<br />
founders of the Association of Catholic Trade unionists, an editor and columnist for Commonweal, the Treasurer<br />
of the Religion and Socialism Commission of the Democratic Socialists of America and an editor of the<br />
Religious Socialism Newsletter. Twice recognized with Lifetime Achievement awards, from the Democratic<br />
Socialists of America, (Boston Chapter and National organizations), he was active in the Democratic Party of<br />
<strong>Massachusetts</strong> for many years, most recently as a member of the <strong>Nahant</strong> Democratic Town Committee.<br />
Between 1950 and 1962, Cort was the business agent for the Newspaper Guild of Greater Boston and from<br />
1962-64 he was Assistant Director of the Peace Corps in the Philippines. Upon return to the States, he was the<br />
director of the Commonwealth Service Corps, a state-run anti-poverty program in <strong>Massachusetts</strong>, and later was the director of Model Cities, in Lynn, MA.<br />
Cort authored “Christian Socialism” and an autobiography, “Dreadful Conversions: The Making of a Catholic Socialist.” Just before his death,<br />
he completed work on a history of justice and the real right to work.<br />
John, with his wife Helen, ten children, and father-in-law George W. Haye, moved to <strong>Nahant</strong> in 1970. An avid sailor, Cort was a member of the<br />
Dory Club for many years and won the Town Class National Championship several times, and with his son David, won the North American Doubles<br />
Championship in the Sunfish class.<br />
Also a talented bass, Cort was deeply involved with church choirs ever since his childhood, when he attended the Choir School of the Cathedral<br />
of Saint John the Divine. For more than thirty years, and at the time of his death, he was a member of the choir at both St. Thomas Aquinas Church,<br />
<strong>Nahant</strong> and the <strong>Nahant</strong> Village Church. He also sang until recently with the choir of St. Francis de Sales, in Roxbury.<br />
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Helen Haye Cort, daughters Dr. Barbara Gaerlan of Los Angeles, Dr. Rebecca H., Deputy Commissioner<br />
of Education for the State of New York and spouse Dionigi Cossu of New York, NY, Lydia H., of Santa Fe, NM, Maryliz, of <strong>Nahant</strong>, Dr. Alice M.,<br />
and spouse Dr. Bruce Walker of <strong>Nahant</strong>, Susan R. and spouse Dr. Vladimir Matias, of Santa Fe, NM, Julia E. and spouse Dr. Mark Lehner, of Milton,<br />
MA, and three sons, Nicholas P. and spouse Evelyn of Bow, NH; Paul F. and spouse Kitty of Wellesley, MA; and David and spouse Joanna Gelband<br />
of Watertown, MA. He is also survived by eighteen grandchildren, Michael and Marisa Scroppo; Terry Gaerlan; Paul Cossu; Colin, Tara, Cameron,<br />
and Aidan Cort; Katherine and Adam Walker; Benjamin and May Cort; Eugene and Sonja Matias, and Ramsi, Luke, Eliza and Alexander Lehner.<br />
A funeral mass was held at St. Thomas Aquinas Church on August 7, 2006. He was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, <strong>Nahant</strong>. In lieu of flowers,<br />
donations may be made in his name to the St. Vincent de Paul’s Society, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, <strong>Nahant</strong>, or My Brother’s Table, 98 Willow St.,<br />
Lynn, MA 01901.<br />
How I Met John C. Cort<br />
Submitted by Emily Potts<br />
I didn’t know who he was. He came to the door with a fish. He had had a good catch and thought I might like one. I was brand new to town. I<br />
had lived, up to that point in my life, far from any coastal waters and fresh ocean fish. We ate corn fed beef. We ate corn. We ate chickens who ate<br />
corn. The only fish I knew were in the Aquarium, or were battered and fried and served with a hush puppy or two. This fish had a tail and a head with<br />
eyes. He handed it to me. It was folded in a newspaper. I tried not to cringe as I took it and I said “Thank you.” He pointed out that it was not scaled<br />
but “You know how to do it, don’t you?” “Could you just tell me, briefly, how to do it?” I asked.<br />
He sighed—I think at the interruption in his day—and went to the kitchen and got a knife and set to work. He cut off the head much to my relief.<br />
He talked about fishing, about Roxbury, about the Peace Corps, about TB and about his family. His voice was deep. He was tall, as he stooped over<br />
the counter. He had an authoritative air about him. He said he had 10 children. I thought he might be Catholic.<br />
Later, he would tell me that his wife, Helen, was a very dangerous woman. That she had 10 children and<br />
made it seem easy. “Other women see her and then have maybe 4 or 5, or 6, before they realize that only<br />
Helen is that remarkable.”<br />
After the scaling and beheading were done he said, “You know how to filet it don’t you.” “No, I really<br />
don’t.” So, after another sigh, he showed me. He lifted out the backbone and ribs and told me how to pull the<br />
skin against the knife, so it would come off in a single piece. I was a slow learner. He became a little exasperated<br />
with me and took the knife back a couple of times, to get it started properly for me. My filet was not so<br />
nice as his. I could tell he thought it could have been done better.<br />
I saw him a few days later, as he rounded the corner by my house. I told him how much we had enjoyed<br />
the fish and he told me he was on his way to Mass at St. Thomas. Later that day, as I sat in the Village Church,<br />
I heard a familiar deep voice from the choir loft. I turned and looked and there he was. I had never known<br />
anyone who went to both a Catholic and Protestant church in the same day! High up in the choir loft he<br />
seemed huge, towering above the other choir members.<br />
Over time, as I came to know him better, I realized that he WAS huge. He had a role in the history that I<br />
had only read. He had visions of a better world. He was generous, not only with his fish, but with his time and<br />
efforts for poor people. He had high standards in filets and in the laws that protect the weakest among us. Just<br />
as he stuck with me that day, he stuck with the long, hard fight for better conditions for people.<br />
I can filet a fish now. I do a pretty good job. And each time – I think of John.<br />
At left: John Cort as Don Quijote, originally published in El Ciervo, a Spanish newspaper, Enero (January)<br />
1991.
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Community Calendar • SEPTEMBER 2006<br />
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SEPTEMBER<br />
SUN 3 9:30A Sunday Summer Worship Service at NVC<br />
SUN 3 7:00P Mitchell’s Cahnah Block Party. Till 11:00 p.m.<br />
THU 7 6:30P Richardson’s Garden Party. FMI / RSVP 781-581-0432<br />
FRI 8 8:00A NMVC Breakfast. NPD Speakers. FMI 781-581-5691<br />
FRI 8 TBA Buck Lombard Memorial Golf Tourney at Kelley Greens<br />
SUN 10 10:30A Rally Day Sunday School and Worship Service at NVC<br />
MON 11 5th Anniversary of 9-11<br />
MON 11 8:00A First Day of School. Johnson School.<br />
TUE 12 TBA Woman’s Club at NVC. FMI 781-581-5691<br />
FRI 15 5:00P DEADLINE FOR OCTOBER HARBOR REVIEW<br />
SAT 16 7:30A <strong>Nahant</strong> 30K Road Race. FMI www.northshorestriders.com<br />
SAT 16 TBA Marine Science Ctr. Open House. FMI 781-581-7370<br />
SUN 17 10:30A Sunday School and Sunday Worship Service at NVC<br />
SUN 17 Jimmy Fund Walk. FMI 866-539-4376<br />
TUE 19 7:30P Community Preservation Grant meeting at Town Hall.<br />
THU 21 5:30P Girl Scout Registration. FMI 781-581-0945<br />
THU 21 5:30P Dream Dinners Grand Opening. FMI 978-774-2223<br />
SUN 24 10:30A Sunday School and Sunday Worship Service at NVC<br />
WED 27 SEPTEMBER HARBOR REVIEW in the mail<br />
THU 28 TBA Garden Club at Bailey’s Hill FMI 781-581-5691<br />
SAT 30 10A NHS Harvest History Fair. FMI 781-592-1263<br />
OCTOBER<br />
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SUN 1 Boston Pops at Lynn Auditorium FMI 781-599-1444<br />
SUN 8 10:30A Soap Box Derby 2006. FMI 781-592-1263<br />
THU 19 Peter, Paul & Mary at Lynn Auditorium FMI 781-599-<br />
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FRI 20 TBA After Dinner Club 2006. FMI 781-581-1993<br />
SUN 29 1:40P Ice Skating classes begin. FMI 781-890-8480<br />
School Committee meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month.<br />
Meetings start at 7:00 p.m. and are held at the Town Hall.<br />
School Council Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Meetings<br />
start at 6:30 p.m. and are held at the Johnson School.<br />
Starting in 2007, the United States will have new dates for Daylight Saving<br />
Time: Daylight Saving Time will begin on the second Sunday in March (2007), at<br />
2:00 a.m., local time. We will return to standard time on the first Sunday in<br />
November (2007), at 2:00 a.m., local time.<br />
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the <strong>Nahant</strong> Cleaners. Compliments of Rob Scanlan.<br />
The <strong>Nahant</strong> Historical<br />
Society is open to the public<br />
on Wednesdays, Thursdays<br />
and on the first Sunday of<br />
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month, at 7:00 p.m., at the<br />
American Legion Hall, 5<br />
Coolidge Road, in <strong>Nahant</strong>.<br />
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2:00 to 8:00 p.m.<br />
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