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A Fun Guide to Local History By Stewart Lytle, Reporter –––––––––––––––––
North Shore Performing Arts Center Wins at National Dance Event Page 2 YWCA Greater Newburyport Session 10, Encore Program Page 4 Legislature Funds Salisbury Beach Re-Nourishment, Seabrook Radiation Monitoring Page 10
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NEWBURYPORT – Ralph Ayers has always liked history, even in school, although he concedes he has trouble remembering some historical dates.
He particularly likes the history of his home town, and at 92, the former six-term city councilor and one-time mayoral candidate has lived through a lot of the city's history and knew many of the men and women who have shaped it. Ayers has volunteered with the Yankee Homecoming celebration for Photo by Stewart Lytle 55 years, helping run the Olde Fashioned Sundae event for 50 years. He helped start the Powder House restoration. He was the city's emergency management Continued on page 5
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Trip to Dancer’s Inc National Dance Competition was Successful
IPSWICH In Portland last weekend, North Shore Performing Arts Center (NSPAC) competed against dozens of dance studios for prestigious honors at Dancer’s Inc. National Dance Competition. The Ipswich based studio had previously qualified all 32 of the school’s dance routines at Dancer’s Inc.’s Portsmouth regional competition in April 2013. Of those routines, 18 competed at the National All Star level, the highest competitive level at Dancer’s Inc. Their entries placed as follows: 'My Man' received 3rd place overall in the Senior Small Group Division, ‘Out of Reach' received 4th place overall in the The Town Common Courtesy Photo Senior Small Group Division, North Shore Performing Art Center’s ‘My Man’ earned a 3rd place overall Madison Castonguay received ranking in the Senior Small Group All Star Division of Dancer’s Inc National 4th place overall in Junior Solo Dance Competition. Dancers (l-r) Heather McCarthy, Kate Jones, Julia McDermet, Division, and NSPAC received Shannon McCarthy, & Molly Jones. 1 Elite award; 14 High Gold awards; 3 Gold awards; the dance studio also received special Judges Awards for choreography, performance quality, and Merrimack River Entrance technique. Students who competed were 42o 49’N 070o 49’W Madison Castonguay, Heather McCarthy, Shannon McCarthy, AUG HIGH LOW SUN
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AMESBURY - Brad Peters and Jan Ross will present a program on the 20th Maine through five battles using Connections battle maps and handouts. TheyCommunity concentrate on the battle of Gettysburg. They bring their entire Civil War collection, all original artifacts, and allow participants to handle all of the items which include two muskets, and a number of swords. The program is Saturday, September 14 at 2:00. Registration is required as space is limited. Please register at www.amesburylibrary.org or contact Margie Walker at 978-388-8148 or mwalker@ mvlc.org -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - The Market Street Baptist and the Rock Church both of Amesbury will be hosting "Kid's Kingdom" in the Amesbury Park, 140 Friend Steet on Friday, August 23 • from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. This program is free and open to the public. There will be an inflatable obstacle course and bouncy house, games and plenty of popcorn and sno-cones. 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director for 15 years. And he enjoys talking. So it is natural for him to conduct tours for visitors and residents of the historical sites in Newburyport, Plum Island and Newbury. “People come (to Newburyport) for many reasons, to shop, to eat in the restaurants, walk along the waterfront,� Ayers said. “But they don't know the town. It is reeking with history. There are so many things that people, including native Newburyporters, don't know about the city.� He launched van-driven tours 15 years ago, giving an hourlong tour of Newburyport or a two-hour tour that also included Plum Island and Newbury. Laced with dry humor, his tours are a mixture of fact and fiction, although he said, “99 percent of what I tell them is fact.� Besides, he joked, “Who questions a tour guide?� At its peak, Ayers was guiding people on two tours a day. A couple of years ago, Ayers gave up driving his own van. He has a few health issues. He doesn't own a van any more. And he worried about the liability of talking while driving in a city he describes as “the jaywalkers capital of the world.� Now he conducts tours while one of the tourists drives. “You supply the car and the gas. I'll do the rest,� he said. The tours are free. Donations are accepted. And the money he
receives is donated in turn to the LinkHouse, a Washington Street home for recovering alcoholics. In previous years, he has passed along the donations to other community groups, including the Salvation Army. “People are more generous in giving donations than if I charged a fee,� he said. For example, one appreciative tourist once gave him $100 as a donation. Ayers loves to inform and entertain with stories about how Newburyport came to look the way it does. The downtown buildings burned in 1813. Thus, the buildings in the quaint downtown area are mostly built of brick with thick firewalls between them. The old cemetery on Storey Avenue had to be divided between those who were Catholics and Protestants. The atheists, he jokes, were buried under Noble Avenue, the dividing line. High Street, he tells the tourists, has a wide range of architectural styles, including the Federalist style of home. He brags that “High Street is the most beautiful street in New England.� Ayers begins his tours at the Firehouse on the waterfront. Now a theater and restaurant, the Firehouse was once a farmers' market. And in one of the dark eras of the city, it was where shipowners sold slaves, he said. Once when he told the story about auctioning slaves, a woman challenged him, saying slaves
were never sold in Newburyport. He told her to check her facts. She called him a few days later to apologize because she found he was right, he said. He also tells the tourists about the Newburyport slave fighter, William Lloyd Garrison, who published an anti-slavery newspaper and campaigned to free the slaves. And he tells them about two tunnels under the city and several homes with false fireplaces, used to hide and move run-away slaves to Canada. His tour includes Cashman Park, the yacht clubs and Moseley Woods park, where one can sit and watch the Merrimack River flow by. And he teaches the outof-towners how to speak a little Newburyportese. Native Newburyporters have a different way of giving directions, he said. Mostly because of the way the river flows to the Atlantic, going west is said to be Up a Long. Going east is Down a Long. If one is headed south, a native Newburyporter might say he was going Out Back, because only farms were to the south, he said. And going north is Over Home, a phrase that was derived from the Seabrook, NH, residents who came to Newburyport to work in the factories. For them, heading north was going over the river toward home, he said. To schedule a tour with Ralph Ayers, call him at 978-465-9363 or 978-884-6443.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 10th BREASTFEEDING PICNIC Picnic is Saturday, Aug 10, 11:30am1:30 pm. Location is Cashman Park in Newburyport. Families get together and celebrate. World Breastfeeding Week is Aug1-7 and we celebrate it with this event every year. I am the contact person. For more information please call 978-9482158. PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF PARKER RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE Next Meeting: Saturday, August 10th at 1:30 pm - A new nature and wildlife photography club has formed at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge! Anyone with an interest in nature, wildlife, and photography is invited to attend our next general meeting, which will take place in the refuge visitor center auditorium in Newburyport on Saturday, August 10th at 1:30 pm. The featured speaker at the August meeting will be globe-trotting nature photographer Dave Burns, who leads photographic expeditions to such faraway places as Africa! Check out Dave’s web site to view some of his outstanding work: http://www.daveburnsphoto.com/. The Photographic Society welcomes one and all – from beginners to professionals. The club meets every month, generally on the second Saturday afternoon. Club activities include
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and Wednesdays at 6:35 p.m. This program is designed for women who have not only participated in Encore, but who have decided to continue on with the YWCA through the purchase of a wellness plan. A minimum of five participants is required to run an After Encore class. -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - When children head back to school, local adults will head back to the theater! Senior Readers’ Theater is back for a second season! Readers’ theater is performed seated and there is no memorization required. Together with veteran actor and instructor Charles Van Eman leading the way, participants will explore a script in detail, develop a character, focus on the use of voice and gestures, and finally- perform for the community! Senior Readers' Theater sessions will be held on each Tuesday, from September 10-October 29th, from 9-11 am. A public community performance is scheduled for Saturday, November 2, at 2pm. (Following feedback from last year, we have lengthened class time and extended the sessions to eight weeks each.) This program will meet at the Firehouse Center for the Arts, Market Square, Newburyport. The Firehouse is very grateful that any seniors requiring transportation can call the Newburyport Council on Aging at 978-4628650 for assistance. This program welcomes individuals aged 55 and older, regardless of experience. This is a welcoming, non-threatening way to experience the magic of the theater. The cost is $60.00 per student for the 8-week session. Limited space available-enrollment is limited! Registration information can be found online at http://www.firehouse.org/. If you have additional questions, please call Beth Falconer, Managing Director, at 978/499-9931 or send her an e-mail (beth@firehouse.org). This event is produced by the Firehouse with partial funding provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and an anonymous foundation. -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Newburyport’s very own Documentary Film Festival returns September 20 – 22 and is seeking volunteers during both the planning process and the weekend of the festival. Those interested are invited to an informative get-together Sunday June 23 at 3-4:30 pm at the Screening Room, 82 State Street in Newburyport. An update regarding this year’s Festival as well as volunteer opportunities will be discussed, It will also serve as a thank you to past volunteers with wine and snacks provided. For more information, email admin@newburyportfilmfestival,com or call Joanne at 978.465.0583 -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Rowley Book Club starts Thursday, September 5 at 6:30 p.m. For their first meeting of the 2013-2014 season, the Rowley Library Book Club is reading Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel. This compelling read follows the perils at the court of Henry VIII, as Thomas Cromwell maneuvers events towards his ultimate goal: the execution of Henry’s wife, Anne Boleyn. Pick up your copy today, then join us on Thursday, September 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rowley Public Library, 141 Main Street, for a discussion. For more information, call the library at 978-948-2850. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - The Rowley Public Library has joined Library Ideas™’ network of Public Library websites that offer access to over 3 million songs including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists. The Freegal™ Music Service will allow the Rowley Public Library to increase the size and diversity of its collection by offering access to over 10,000 music labels from 65 different countries. Under the terms of the agreement, registered card holders of the Rowley Public Library can download 3 Freegal Music tracks in the MP3 format each week at no direct cost via www.rowleylibrary.org Visit the site today to get listening! Or visit your favorite app store to download the Freegal app. -----------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) Our SHINE counselor Leslie holds office hours at the Center every Thursday. She is available for private appointments to discuss your health insurance options and prescription plans. Please call us to set up your private appointment. 978-462-2412; Health Clinic: Mondays: 10:30 to 11:30. 1st four Mondays of the month a nurse will be here to take your blood pressure and discuss any concerns you have. Blood sugar testing will be done by Cataldo Atlantic Medical Response. Sponsored by Angels at Home Healthcare and Salisbury Public Health Dept.
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The C-10 Research and Education Foundation of Newburyport will also continue to receive state funding after the Legislature restored $90,000 of funding for the organization. “C-10 remains an important part of ensuring the public safety of residents in Newburyport, Amesbury, Salisbury and surrounding communities,” Costello said. “With the ongoing concrete issues at Seabrook and re-licensing of the plant on the horizon, the organization’s vigilance is critical.” Senator O’Connor Ives said, “I’m relieved we were able to restore C-10’s previously vetoed funding. Now, C-10 can continue to monitor radiation levels in the area surrounding the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant. C-10 is the only organization doing this radiation monitoring and with the Legislature’s restoration of this funding, they can continue this important public safety work.”
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