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Page www.TheTownCommon.com August 15 - 22, 2018 How to Submit Letters to the Editor Marc Maravalli, B.S., R.Ph. Publisher/Editor, The Town Common Letters to the Editor provide a useful way of communicating concerns, issues, or suggestions to all members of the community. The Town Common encourages all citizens to submit letters concerning issues of interest and concern to the local community. Letters selected for publication may be edited for length and clarity. Some letters may serve as a catalyst for other articles or coverage, and community leaders and agencies will be offered an opportunity to respond to letters concerning their areas of responsibility. All letters must be signed and include a daytime telephone number. Letters may be submitted to: The Editor c/o The Town Common 77 Wethersfield St. Rowley, MA 01969 or preferably via e-mail to: editor@thetowncommon.com. Marypat Pomaranski (on behalf of the Rowley Public Library The Town Staff) Common Youth Services Assistant Rowley Public Library 141 Main Street, The Town Common Rowley, MA 01969 serves the communities of the 978-948-2850 Upper North Shore of Mass. & mpomaranski@rowleylibrary.org Coastal New Hampshire and welcomes your participation. Send your Organization or Group Notices, Birth or Engagement LEGAL NOTICE Announcements, Photos, Articles and Letters to the Editor, by mail, phone, Notice of Public Sale fax, or e-mail to: 77 Wethersfield St., Rowley, MA 01969 Phone: 978-948-8696 Fax: 978-948-2564 E-mail: news@thetowncommon.com The Town Common deadline is 5pm Wednesday (except when a federal holiday necessitates an earlier deadline). 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Copyright 2004-2018 The Town Common © - All Rights Reserved In loving memory of Liz Ichizawa, Reporter (1956 - 2005) Letters To The Editor Rowley Public Library Annual Vehicle Night, August 2nd, 2018 Dear Editor, Community Announcements Community Connections Business Spotlight I am writing to thank all those who participated in the annual Vehicle Night August 2nd on the Town Common. Each year as part of our Summer Reading Program, the Rowley Real Estate • For Sale For Sale Public Library hosts Vehicle Night as a way to bring the entire community together. This tradition dates back many years. Local agencies and businesses willingly donate their time and make their vehicles available so Sports that the children • Sports of the community • Sports can learn about them. In addition, many provide giveaways and snacks for the kids. Though the day was blistering hot and humid and the weather report showed no forecast Pets, of rain, Animals, the dark clouds appeared Plushalf way through the event. Fortunately, the rain held off on the eastern part of town and the event Health was well attended. & Fitness The kids loved climbing on and in the 20 vehicles present, using the horns, seeing the emergency lights up close and meeting the drivers. Everyone had a good safe time! Thank you to Action Ambulance, the NRT Bus Company School Bus, Rowley Fire Department, Rowley Highway Department, Rowley Lighting Department, Rowley Police Department, Rowley Ready Mix, TW Excavating, The Council on Aging Van, Merrill Service Company and Aponte BMW Racing Team with their two race cars. Thanks for all the giveaways for the kids and for making and taking time out of your busy schedules and away from your families to join us. We would also like to thank Rowley Community Media (cable access TV) for filming and interviewing! The Summer Reading Program is sponsored by the following: The Friends of the Rowley Public Library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the Rowley Public Library Sincerely, • • • • • • • • Public Skating Learn to Skate Figure Skating Youth Hockey Adult Hockey Stick Practice Ice Rentals & Parties Pro-Shop Open Year Round www.thegrafrink.com Graf Skating Rink 28 Low St Newburyport 978.462.8112 Notice is hereby given by Dana’s Towing & Repair of Hampton, 348 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH (603) 926-9781. Pursuant to the RSA 444 through 450 that they will sell the following vehicles on or August 21, 2018 at 8:00AM by private sale to satisfy their garage keeper’s lien for towing, storage and notice of sale: 1. 2. Honda Accord – VIN 1HGC- G66842A055770 F250 - VIN 1FTNH21LX3EB27125 Signed Dana Newcomb , Owner An Ocean Away, Byfield Native Serves in U.S. Navy, Lives in Europe, Supports NATO Mission Continued from page 1 electrical device. Yesair credits success in the Navy with lessons learned growing up in Byfield. “My father has always taught me that hard work will get you far in life and helps you, as an individual,” said Yesair. These four destroyers are forward-deployed in Rota to fulfill the United States’ phased commitment to NATO BMD while also carrying out a wide range of missions to support the security of Europe. According to the NATO website, many countries have, or are trying to develop ballistic missiles. The ability to acquire these capabilities does not necessarily mean there is an immediate intent to attack NATO, but that the alliance has a responsibility to take any possible threat into account as part of its core task of collective defense. U.S. Navy Aegis ballistic missile defense provides scalability, flexibility and mobility. These systems are equally beneficial to U.S. assets, allies and regional partners in all areas of the world. Positioning four ballistic missile defense ships in Spain provides an umbrella of protection to forwarddeployed forces, friends and allies while contributing to a broader defense of the United States. Guided-missile destroyers are 510 feet long warships that provide multimission offensive and defensive capabilities. The ships are armed with tomahawk cruise missiles, advanced gun systems, close-in gun systems and long-range missiles to counter the threat to friendly forces posed by manned aircraft, anti-ship, cruise and tactical ballistic missiles. Destroyers are deployed globally and can operate independently or as part of carrier strike groups, surface action groups or amphibious readiness groups. Their presence helps the Navy control the sea. Sea control is the necessity for everything the Navy does. The Navy cannot project power, secure the commons, deter aggression, or assure allies without the ability to control the seas when and where desired. The ship is named after Medal of Honor recipient and Vietnam prisoner of war, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Donald G. Cook. “Donald Cook’s crew is second to none in competency, resiliency and enthusiasm,” said Cmdr. Matthew J. Powel, commanding officer of USS Donald Cook. “This team comes in to work every day ready to accomplish the mission in one of the most demanding sea duty schedules the Navy has to offer and I couldn’t be more proud to be their captain.” Serving in the Navy is a continuing tradition of military service for Yesair, who has military ties with family members who have previously served. Yesair is honored to carry on that family tradition. “My uncle served in the Army for a little over 40 years. My great uncle served in WWII on D-Day,” said Yesair. “They both influenced me to join the military through various stroies of everyday life in the military.” While serving in the Navy may present many challenges, Yesair has found many great rewards. Yesair is proud of advancing to petty officer third class. In addition, he is greatful to have been given the opportunity to serve in the U.S. Navy and intends to complete 20 years of service. The hard work and professionalism of more than 300 women and men aboard Donald Cook are a testament to the namesake’s dedication and the ship’s motto, “Faith Without Fear.” Unique experiences build strong fellowship among the crew of more than 300 women and men aboard USS Donald Cook. Their hard work and professionalism are a testament to the namesake’s dedication and the ship’s motto, “Faith Without Fear.” The crew is motivated, and can quickly adapt to changing conditions, according to Navy officials. It is a busy life of specialized work, watches and drills. Serving aboard a guided-missile destroyer instills accountability and toughness and fosters initiative and integrity. As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied upon assets, Yesair and other USS Donald Cook sailors know they are a part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes providing the Navy the nation needs. “Discipline, hard work, time management, along with many other traits have aided me professionally in the Navy,” said Yesair. “All these traits have set myself up for a successful future in the Navy and outside of the Navy.” Don't miss what's important to YOU! Sign up for your weekly e-mail service at www.thetowncommon.com
Greg Der Bogosian August 15 - 22 , 2018 www.TheTownCommon.com Page ‘Switch Skate Park’ Faces Selectmen Vote Continued from page 1 powered, low-voltage LED lights. The goal of the skateboard park is to create a center for creative expression, while engaging and empowering young entrepreneurs into civic contributors, the application for the grant read. “We expect The Switch will appeal across cultural divides, drawing residents, visitors, artists, athletes, performers and spectators from across Essex County.” The park will allow “Boarders momentum and trajectory, perfecting balance, grace and style, while musicians play and painters paint,” the application states. The grant is one of 11 creative projects that were funded by a partnership of the Essex County Community Foundation and the Barr Foundation. The grants, which total $300,000, will fund arts and culture projects throughout Essex County. The Barr Foundation, one of the region’s most active charitable Need Help Learning About Hemp Products? Continued from page 1 vapes, designed to reduce a variety of ailments from pain and sleeplessness to epilepsy and anxiety. Some of the creams it sells are even designed to help your skin. Kalker, working with his brother, Kurt, a 25-year licensed pediatric nurse, and Villa, a daughter-in-law, opened the shop six weeks ago. The successful businessman is also building two medical marijuana dispensaries, one in Ipswich and the other in Rowley Besides seeing a business opportunity, Spencer and Kirk have personal reasons for wanting to offer people hemp products. They lost their mother and oldest brother to cancer, and Spencer watched three friends suffer and die from cancer and diabetes-related illnesses. Spencer injured a nerve in his right arm, which causes numbness. And Kurt had two motorcycle accidents and 13 orthopedic surgeries, which left him in pain that synthetic pain killers do not relieve. Hemp-derived products help reduce their pain and they believe could have helped their brother, mother and friends. But since 1937, until recently, such products were illegal. “The thing that frustrates me is that so many people have suffered all these years,” Spencer said. When the laws in Massachusetts began to change, he told his brother, then living in California, “We can do something about this.” Cannabis has been around for at least 5,000 years. It fell out of favor in the U.S. because hemp competed organization, was established 31 years ago by Amos and Barbara Hostetter, who founded Continental Cablevision. The Ipswich Selectmen reviewed the grant award last week, but postponed accepting it while it considers the impact of the proposed skateboard park. It meets at 7 p.m. Monday at Town Hall. The skateboard park, which would be developed in three phases, derived its name from a combination of terms. The Switch, as the park may be nicknamed, denotes change. It is also a nickname for Ipswich. And in skateboard slang, switch is a term that means riding backwards and thus creatively and with greater skill. Each phase of the construction would built about a third of the 8,000 square-foot hardscape. The grant would be used to buy materials. Most of the design and construction would be donated by local residents who have grown up wanting a skate park. with paper made from trees. The U.S. Constitution, Spencer said, is printed on paper, derived from hemp. Hemp in ropes also competed with a new synthetic product, polyester. When the federal government began to tax and ban hemp products, doctors complained that it helped patients with pain. But then aspirin was invented, Spencer said. Today, it competes with some pharmaceuticals, particularly opoids. While the Kalker brothers readily concede that much more research needs to be done on hemp, Kurt said, “What I don’t see is why any doctor would prescribe opoids, which are killing people, instead of cannabis, which has never killed anyone.” Spencer said, “This product is a miracle worker.” When they opened the shop in June, Villa expected most of her customers would be older, pain sufferers. Others would need help sleeping, she said. To her surprise, a large number of old and young have come looking for a non-addictive product to reduce anxieties. There was the grandfather looking for something to calm his nerves before he went out on a boat trip with his six grandchildren. And there was the father of an 18 year old who came to see if Cape Ann Botanicals had a product that could reduce his anxiety attacks. He was prescribed Prozac for his anxieties of going to school or work, but the drug had not worked. The 18 year old came back into Among those who are volunteering their time and skills are Tom DuPere, a sculptor and painter with Artisan SkateParks, Daniel Bates, an architect with The Bates Design Collaboration, Barbara Monahan, an organic landscape designer and member of the Town’s Public Art and Shade and Beautification committees, Thaddeus Sadowski, president of the Sculpture In Open Spaces, Alex Pechillis and Luke Butler, coowners of Full Circle Independent Builders and Phil Todisco Glass. The Switch, which would be owned by the town, has a governing board that includes Steph Lavita of New England’s Female Skateboarding, Nate Newton: strategist, fundraiser, music promoter and member of the Bialek Park Planning Committee and Emily Getchell, arts educator, muralist and project muse. If the grant is accepted by the selectmen, estimates are that the park would be completed in the fall of 2019. the shop a few days later with a big smile. He told Kurt the morning after he put a drop of hemp-derived oil under his tongue was the first time he had awakened without anxieties. The shop offers 15 or 16 oils, which range in price from $30 to $145. A bottle will last between a month and two months, depending on the dosage. The oils vary in strength and taste. Some even taste like chocolate or mint. Every product in the shop is vetted by a third party lab and the staff. “We have done our research,” Kurt said. The other big difference between Cape Ann Botanicals and most medical marijuana dispensaries is that it is staffed by Kurt, a full-time nurse with certifications in hempderived products. He also speaks at medical organizations and attends prestigious symposiums, including one last year at Harvard Medical School. Questions about products are free. But if more consultation is needed, Kurt offers a 20-minute session for $29.99, an hour for $99 and a threemonth therapy course for $299. On Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. a doctor from Canna Docs is on hand to prescribe medical marijuana cards. And on Sunday mornings, the shop, which now occupies the space Marty Donut Land was in for more than 50 years, offers coffee and donuts to customers. “We wanted to pay homage to Marty,” Spencer said. For more information, stop in the shop or visit www.capeannbotanicals. com. -Since 1954 Sea View Retreat An extended Care Community Come in for a visit and compare! (978)-948-2552 •Private & Semi-Private Rooms with Baths and Beautiful Views • Medicare/ Medicaid certified • Social Services-Speech, Physical, Occupational, & The Town Common Massage Therapies • Full Activity Program • and much more... www.seaviewretreat.com MANSION DRIVE • ROWLEY, MA • JUST OFF ROUTE 1A BIDER’S ANTIQUES ANTIQUES WANTED! WE PAY CASH! 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