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AMESBURY – Blame it on the four to five hours it takes to play a round of golf. Blame it on the cost of buying 14 expensive golf clubs, plus a bag to carry them in. Blame it on the Millennial generation members who prefers computer games and gym workouts. For these and probably several other reasons, golf courses, which once totaled about 16,000 nationwide, are closing at an alarming rate. Last year was the eighth in a row that saw more courses close than open. Since 2005, 300 golf courses have closed. National retailer Dick's Sporting Goods in July laid off more than 500 in-store PGA professionals as it struggles to sell golf equipment during the past year. Teeing off on this rough last week was what may prove to be the savior of golf courses. Alex Van Alen, founder and CEO of Fling Golf, shipped his first fling sticks to retailers in 16 states and Nova Scotia. Prior to starting PlusOne Sports and developing Fling Golf, Van Alen was CEO of an Photo provided by Fling Golf organization that brought the first sled dog race Alex Van Alen with a fling stick.
in 30 years to eastern Massachusetts, attended by over 10,000 people. A cross between Jai-alai, lacrosse and golf, Fling Golf may be to golf what snowboarding is to skiing. "I saw snowboarding inject a new energy and spirit to the snow industry and revive many resorts and retailers globally,” said Mike Abbott, former COO of Burton Snowboards and an adviser to PlusOne Sports, which is producing the fling sticks. “Fling Golf, because it is fun and exciting to play, will attract a new and younger generation of players and have that same effect on golf courses." Where golf is expensive and time consuming, Fling Golf is fast paced, easy to learn and inexpensive. Players need only one fling stick to play a round. A fling stick will cost $179 at retail stores ($135 on the web site) and is not likely to break anytime soon. Fling Golf, one of the newest tenants at the Chestnut Innovation Center, a green-business incubator here, was Van Alen's brainchild in Continued on page 3
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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ––––––––––––––––– REGIONAL – Last weekend, the Samuel Phillips Diary came home to the First Congregational Church in Rowley for a visit. In celebration of the town's 375th anniversary, the thick document of “teeny” scribblings by the second minister of the church was on display for all to read. In the diary are first-hand accounts of how the church and town functioned in the 17th century, a list of who was baptized, who complained about other parishioners to the minister and how he handled those complaints. The diary is an in-depth look at how the early settlers of Rowley lived day to day. “The Phillips Diary is one of our biggest finds,” said Margaret (Peggy) Bendroth, executive director of the Congregational Library in Boston, which houses about 225,000 items covering Congregational Christian history and a broad array of related topics. But the diary was almost lost forever. After working for a year with the “wonderful people” at the Rowley church to organize the historical records, there was no diary, Bendroth said. Then a local bank, which heard about their search, called. The bank was going out of business and opening unclaimed safety deposit boxes to distribute their contents. In one box, marked simply “dimes,” the bank staff found the Phillips Diary. Continued on page 3
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2012. “I bought a used Jai-alai basket, grabbed some golf balls and took them out to a soccer field for a throw. I knew right away that, with the spins and arcs of the flying ball, and my ability to make all kinds of swings and shape the shots, I had a fun new sport in my hands,” he writes on his web site. Fling Golf can be played on existing golf courses. It can even be played in a foursome with other golfers hitting the ball in the traditional manner. Van Alen, 46 years old and a 16-handicapped golfer, said he can walk and play nine holes of Fling Golf in an hour, while 18 holes takes probably two to two and a half hours. A player, who can drive a golf ball 220 yards, can fling a golf ball 170 yards, he said. Scoring is the same as in golf, relying on accuracy and staying out of the rough. If the ball lands in a sand trap or water hazard, it costs a
one-stroke penalty. The difference between the two games is that a player can use the fling stick to shape the shot. For longer throws, spin around before releasing the ball like a baseball batter's swing. For shorter, more accurate shots, the player can throw the ball overhead or underhand. On the green, the player uses the stick to putt or push the ball in the hole. Van Alen, the father of two sons who lives in Ipswich, said a lot of men his age are not playing golf as much because it takes too much time away from the family or work. With Fling Golf, he takes his boys with him. They learned the game in about 10 minutes. The biggest question for Van Alen was: Will golf, which traces its roots to the Scottish highlands in the Middle Ages, allow a different sport, particularly one that looks like the Native American game of lacrosse, to be played alongside it? Van Alen had got good feedback from several Northshore course owners. Then he met Walt Lankau,
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Now part of the Congregational Library in Boston, the diary is one thousands of other books, papers, records that chronicle the early life of the Commonwealth. The library collections have complete representations of English and firstgeneration Puritan works, including an original copy of the Cambridge Platform of 1649, which helped establish the separation of church and state in America. The library’s archive of colonialera church records is also extensive, containing many sets of seventeenthcentury documents. “People are just starting to discover what a wealth of historical information was recorded at the churches,” Bendroth said. In a broad hunt across the Commonwealth, Bendroth and fellow historian James Fenimore Cooper, Jr., a Oklahoma State University professor, are rummaging through church basements, attics, file cabinets, safes and closets, racing against time to find remaining records of early American life. The goal of this unusual hunt is to gather as many of these church documents as possible, protect the hard copies at the library, digitize them and make them available for historic and genealogical research on the library's web site or at its office, 14 Beacon Street in Boston. The Rowley church was one of the first to work with the historic project. Since those records were moved to the library, colonial-era church records from hundreds of churches, including Boston's Old South and Park Street churches, have been archived. Some are waiting funding
to be digitized. Others, like the Phillips Diary, are being translated. The records are not just lists of members or those baptized. They disclose debates within the church on issues like community and church governance. They include first-person accounts of religious experiences, written by people seeking membership in the church. The documents give insights into how people functioned in the early days of the colonies. In one, there is a list of those who were excommunicated and of a fine levied against a man who resisted joining the Army during the Revolution. There is a sense of urgency about the project because too many documents are at risk from church closings, fires or storm damage. Some documents, Bendroth said, are at risk because they are kept in “unsafe places.” Even documents, like the Phillips Diary, that are in a safe place can be lost simply because a church elder dies and no one remembers where the historical papers were kept. Bendroth's predecessor, Director and Librarian Emeritus Hal Worthley assembled and published An Inventory of the Records of Particular (Congregational) Churches of Massachusetts, 1620-1805, a list of 400 churches in Massachusetts he visited in search of historical church records. Of those 400, the records from about 100 are still “out there,” Bendroth said. She and Cooper are trying to persuade these and other church leaders to turn over their records for digitization and preservation. They have focused on Massachusetts because the record keeping here was better than in many states. And the
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Visit us on the web at marketstreetbaptistchurch.org and also facebook. -----------------------------------------------------------• a “COLLECTION EVENT” for AMESBURY - The City of Amesbury’s Department of Public Works is holding residents to dispose of Prescription Drugs, Textiles (clean items), Shoes, One-Use Disposable Bags, Empty Printer Cartridges, Cell Phones, Mercury, Styrofoam, glasses and hearing aids and will offer Paper Shredding all FREE OF CHARGE! The event will take place Saturday, September 27th • from 9:00am to 12:00pm•at the Department of Public Works Office Parking Lot, 39 South Hunt Road. For more information contact Laurie Pierce at the Public Works Department, 978-388-8116 or via email at laurie@amesburyma.gov. -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - Beginning the Grief Journey - Co-sponsored by Merrimack Valley Hospice and Amesbury Council on Aging - Amesbury Senior Center Wednesdays 10am-11am Starting September 17 through December 17th An educational and supportive program to help you as you journey through your grieving process following the death of your loved one. This program will offer participants opportunities to: Meet other men and women who have also experienced the loss of a loved one; Understand the uniqueness of grief; Learn that grief is a process one must go through; Identify myths about grief; Develop ways to take care of yourself both emotionally and physically; Become aware of additional supportive programs offered in the community. We encourage you to call to register; if you live in Amesbury we offer FREE transportation. This group is open to Amesbury residents as well as surrounding communities. Please feel free to contact Annmary Connor, LICSW COA Director at 978 388 8138 for more information. We recognize that with the holidays approaching this can be a difficult time. Please join us. For information and to register for this free group, call (978) 552-4537. -----------------------------------------------------------COUNCIL ON AGING - September 18 – New England Goes Country at Danversport Yacht Club: Featuring Jimmy Lehoux and Nicole Frenchette; enjoy some of your country favorites as well as new songs performed by up and coming country artists. Includes transportation, lunch (chicken or fish) and Show. $79pp. September 27 – Lighthouse Cruise and Waterfire, Providence, RI – Includes 90 minute 10 lighthouse cruise of Narragansett Bay. Dinner at Andino’s Restaurant (choice of Eggplant Parm, Chicken Francaise or Broiled Scrod); at dusk watch as 120 cauldrons are lit and floated down the river – Providence’s fabulous Waterfire Display! $94pp. October 4 – New Hampshire Turkey Train – Featuring foliage train ride; Harts Turkey Farm Luncheon (roast turkey, whipped potatoes and butternut squash with sundae dessert) and a Mystery Stop! Transportation included. $82.95pp. October 4 – Mohawk Trail and Clark Art Institute – Ride the scenic Mohawk Trail to Williamstown, MA; visit the Clark Art Institute, featuring 39 Renoirs, many Monet’s and Degas’ The Little Dancer. Lunch at Williams Inn (Shaker Chicken, Poached Salmon or Yankee Pot Roast). Includes transportation. $89pp. October 11 – Cranberry Festival in Wareham, MA –With a 1 hour tour of A. D. Makepeace Company, largest grower of cranberries in the world; everything from growing to harvesting to table. Lunch at Lindsey Family Restaurant (Roasted Turkey, Baked Haddock or Yankee Pot Roast); visit to Plymouth Bay Winery. Includes transportation. $84pp. October 26 – Covered Bridges & Cathedral of the Pines - Includes guided tour of Cathedral of the Pines and 7 New Hampshire covered bridges. Stop for fresh baked cookies. Family Style Dinner (Pot Roast or Baked Haddock) at East Hill Farm in Troy, NH. Transportation included. $79pp. November 5 – 7 – Atlantic City and Cape May, NJ – 2 Nights at Bally’s Resort & Casino on the Boardwalk; includes $50 Slot Bonus. Tour of Victorian Cape May includes US Coast Guard Base. $199pp dbl occ/$269 single. For details contact Newburyport COS 978-462-8650 or Amesbury COA 978-388-8138. -----------------------------------------------------------EXETER, NH - The Seacoast Artists Association at 225 Water Street in Exeter, NH offers art classes year round taught by experienced professional artists in a beautiful gallery setting. Students are surrounded by artwork from gallery members, created in all mediums, providing inspiration and the chance to visualize what they are learning. Creating artwork helps to stimulate the brain and create new synapses, while it creates a new vocabulary for the students to express themselves and their individuality. Art classes and workshops include day and evening classes. New for October are two art classes, "Pastel Painting for Beginners", and "Intermediate Drawing II". "Pastel Painting for Beginners" will be offered as a 5 week class, starting Tuesday, October 7th, 2014, runs from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm with a short break. "Intermediate Drawing II" will also be offered as a 5 week class starting Thursday, October 9th, 2014 and running from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm with a short break. The cost of each class is $140.00. Another new class, "Drawing the Human Head" will begin in mid November. 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Square, downtown Hampton. Tents will be set up around the green for visitors to view the creations of 21 local artists and artisans. There will be a mix of watercolor and oil paintings, photography, drawings, jewelry and a host of work on display for sale. Art will also be on display at Marelli’s market. A table will also be set up with activities for children. Finally to round out the evening, live music will be provided by Lex and Joe from Kennebunk, Maine. For more Automatic Delivery information about Hampton Arts Network go to www.hamptonartsnetwork.org. 24 Hour Burner Service -----------------------------------------------------------per gallon HAMPTON - Going Out Of Business Sale! Epic Oriental Rugs has been family owned and operated for the past 30 years. Due to a family hardship they are closing and having a total liquidation. They offer a world class selection of fine . Honest . Friendly Service 100 gallon min Reliable and antique oriental rugs, runners and rounds. Total savings of 50% to 70% off the original price, free delivery andNorth The Shore’s Largest Independent Community Newspape shipping anywhere in the U.S., tax free N.H., free pad with any rug purchase (while supplies last). The large display store is located on 597 Lafayette Rd. Hampton, NH (Rt. 1), 603-601-6811. Extended hours: 10 to 6pm, 7 days a week, www.epicorientalrugs.com Prices subject to change. -----------------------------------------------------------HAMPTON FALLS - Sanford and Wife Picking Treasures, a quaint antique furniture, gift, treasure, and collectible store on Rt. 1, 99 Lafayette Rd. has locally grown pumpkins and fall decor arriving!. See more at www.facebook.com/ sanfordandwife Open M-F 11-6, (closed Tues), Sat 9-6, Sunday 9-5. -----------------------------------------------------------Simple Solutions for damp/wet basements IPSWICH - Join The Trustees for some good ol’fashioned fun at America’s oldest working farm! Celebrate the arrival of • Foundation Repair fall and farm traditions with The Trustees of Reservations at Appleton Farms for the annual Family Farm Day event on WE • Grading Sunday, September 21 from 10am—3pm (rain or shine). The family-friendly event features local healthy foods, music • Retaining Walls by Ben Rudnick and Friends, barnyard animals, and traditional farm crafts and activities including pumpkin painting, • Honest WATER pony rides, and a hay obstacle course! Event Schedule: 10 – 3 Farm Activities, Crafts and Games, Barnyard Animals, 10 AT THE • FREE ESTIMATES – 3 Old House Tours, 10 – 3 Pony Rides, 10 – 3 Dairy Store Hours, 10:30 – 2:30 Food Court, 11:30 & 1:30 Music: SOURCE Jack Bowen F l at l a n d e r Ben Rudnick & Friends - Appleton Farms, 219 County Road/Rte. 1A, Ipswich 10am – 3pm | Rain or Shine Trustees landscaping Certified Foundation Members: $20/car. Nonmembers; $25/car. Admission includes all activities. For more information visit ww.thetrustees. Expert (603)234-4007 org/appleton, call 978.356.5728 or email appletonfarms@ttor.org -----------------------------------------------------------KINGSTON, NH - A six week bible study, "Living Courageously," led by Dr. Mary Pearson, will be held at New Creation Healing Center, 80 Route 125, Kingston, on Tuesdays, September 16, 23, 30 and October 7, 14, 21 from 7 to 8:30. Call (603) 642-6700. -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURY – The 4th annual American Music & Harvest Festival will be Saturday, September 27 and Sunday, September 28 at Historic New England’s Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in Newbury, Massachusetts. Through a generous donation by Institution for Savings, the two-day family event will feature music, vintage baseball, and farm activities featuring two days of American music. 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butterflies as they flutter through TODD FARM FLEA MARKET Massachusetts on their way down to Outdoor Award-Winning Flea central Mexico to spend the winter. Market is open every Sunday from Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary in now through late November. 240 PAPER DRIVE The All-Scout Paper Drive will be Gloucester is the perfect spot to see flea market vendors can be found held on Saturday, September 13, 2014 monarchs congregate as they follow on any given week at Todd Farm. from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. behind the coast southward. Learn more Free Admission and Free Parking. Antiques, new and used the First Congregational Church of about these butterflies and their It’s the perfect New England way to Rowley on Main Street. The scouts incredible journey as we take an in- spend some leisurely weekend time. furniture, collectibles, gifts will be collecting newspapers, books depth look at butterflies and their Sundays 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. www. and other unique finds! Antiques, and used furniture, 13, new and magazines. The Boy Scouts will life history. Saturday, September toddfarm.com at Easterngifts and other unique finds! be collecting redeemable bottles and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Meetscollectibles, We buy, sell and trade! cans. The Boy, Cub and Girl Scouts Point in Gloucester. Directions will be ROWLEY FARMERS MARKET We buy, sell and trade! 99 Lafayette Rd of Rowley thank you very much for sent. FEE: $14 ($12/Mass Audubon The Rowley Farmers Market is 99 Lafayette Rd, Hampton Falls, NH helping to keep Scouting active in members). Advance registration Hampton Falls, NH up and running on Sundays from 978-887-9264 (cell) or 8:00 Rowley. The paper drives are held the is required; call 978-424-5600 sandfordandwife@comcast.net AM to 1:00 PM on the Rowley 978-424-5600 (cell) second Saturday of odd numbered register online at www.massaudubon. Town Common, Route 1A. We have sandfordandwife@comcast.net us out on Facebook - www.facebook.com/sanfordand wife including org/ipswichriver. months. If you have any questions Check fresh produce and a variety please call George Pacenka at (978) veggies, flowers and munchies. Top 948-7918. Non-perishable items… 2014 CELEBRATING WHITTIER it all off with a taste of wines from Check us The 5th annual Celebrating the Alfalfa Farm Winery. Our fresh including diapers, paper towels, toilet out on paper will also be collected at this Whittier Event will take place on vegetables are grown by Chickadee Facebook Saturday, September 13th, 6pm, at the Hill Farm, Herrick Farm, Bradstreet time for the Rowley Food Pantry. The North Shore’s Largest Independent Community Newspaper Holy Family Parish Hall, 9 Sparhawk facebook.com/ Farm, with sweets from The Nutty Street in Amesbury. Benefitting the Redhead, flowers from Lenny, and 2ND ANNUAL ANTIQUES sanfordandwife historic preservation and programs miscellaneous treats from our vendors. APPRAISAL DAY Open 7 Days a Week! The Second Annual Antiques of Amesbury’s Whittier Home, a Continued on page 17 Appraisal Day, a community fund national historic landmark, the event raiser sponsored by the The Sons will feature the inspirational words & Daughters of the First Settlers of and work of our region’s famous 978-948-8696 • www.thetowncommon.com • advertise@thetowncommon.com John Greenleaf Newbury, will be held on Saturday, activist and poet, September 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 Whittier. Whittier’s role as activist for p.m.. This year the event will be social justice is the underlying theme held at Protection No. 1, Byfield Fire for this year’s program. His progressive NO FEE UNLESS SUCCESSFUL Department, 44 Central St., Byfield, ideas that bear important relevance MA. The appraisers will be John today, will come alive through music, Auto Accidents . Social Security Claims McInnis Auctioneers from Amesbury. poetry and artistic performance. Up to three items may be appraised Catered delights by Adele Faso will be Workers Compensation at the cost of $10 per item or 3 items provided, and a cash bar offering wine Wills . Trusts . Powers of Attorney for $25. All proceeds will benefit the and beer will be available. Tickets are $40.00 per person and available Byfield Fire Department. Jack Perrone through the Whittier Home website. www.whittierhome.org MIGRATION OF THE Serving MA & NH MONARCH AT EASTERN SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th POINT, GLOUCESTER The middle of September can be peak migration time for monarch
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We can improve our memory and store brain power for the future by surfing the Internet and checking email. So says a study with the unwieldy title of "English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA): Can Internet/Email Use Reduce Cognitive Decline?" Per the study, besides "storing" cognitive ability (brain-based skills) for the future, digital literacy also "leads to the employment of more efficient cognitive networks to delay cognitive decline" -- in other words, we find new ways of getting the results we want. It makes sense. Digital literacy involves more than just pressing buttons on the keyboard. Hunting for what we want on
the Internet involves thinking, planning and carrying out what we want to do, evaluating what we find and maybe sharing it in email with others. And it's not just computers; smart phones, tablets and laptops play a part in digital literacy -- as long as we understand how to use them. The study used a large group - 6,400 adults in Britain -- ages 50 to 89, with annual retests for eight years. As tests of memory, they were given 10-word lists for later recall. The conclusion was that good health, financial status and education -- and digital literacy -- resulted in better memory. Those who didn't use the Internet showed declines. Current users increased their recall capability. The good news is that over half
of seniors between 65 and 74 have Internet access, in both the U.K. and the U.S. Key is that little caveat about financial status. Not everyone can afford a computer and Internet access. However, there are ways to get around this. Senior centers often give classes on Internet browsing, use of cellphones, useful computer programs like email and bookkeeping, and the like. And if they don't have computers that seniors can use, the library usually does. Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@ gmail.com. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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