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Retail Marijuana Shops Stir Passions
Setting Record
to Fight Addiction
By Stewart Lytle, Reporter
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Computer simulated photo of proposed Old Planters shop at Rowley Crossing Plaza
Photos courtesy of Spencer Kalker
By Stewart Lytle, Reporter
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R E G I O N A L
– Mitch Cohen,
who began lifting
weights to fight his
addiction, hoisted
more than 1,400
pounds this month
to raise enough
money to send six
or seven people to
rehabilitation for a
month.
The homebuilder
and two-state
champion record
holder raised more
than $13,000 or
about $9 a pound
lifted for the Pelican
Intervention Fund
(PIF).
In the Revolution
P o w e r l i f t i n g
Syndicates (RPS)
REGIONAL – As retail sales and repair lot at 264 and Thornton to remind the large
marijuana shops are being opened
weekly across the state, sparks
flew last week in two North Shore
communities over locating shops
268 Newburyport Turnpike into
a retail shop that sells recreational
and medical marijuana.
Old Planters of Cape Ann
crowd, which gathered in the town
hall auditorium, that the planning
board can only approve or reject
plans for the physical building and
Photo provided by Mitch Cohen
that sell retail marijuana. is proposing to create a retail the site layout.
C h a m p i o n s h i p s
Mitch Cohen in action at RPS Powerlifting
The town of Salisbury and the marijuana shop in the renovated Opposition to the two proposed
Championships
on Dec. 1 and 2
cities of Amesbury and Salem 2,500 square feet of vacant space shops, which would be within at KDR Fitness in Lebanon, NH, lowest points in his life almost three
are moving ahead with plans to formerly occupied by the Ezee walking distance of each other on Cohen won first place in the 242- years ago to enter rehabilitation for
open retail marijuana shops. But Variety convenience store in the Rte. 1, was focused on whether pound Amateur Open Division his alcohol addiction and let the
proposed shops in Newburyport Rowley Crossing Plaza at 300 they, and particularly the Old and First Place in the 242-pound fund help pay for his first three
and Rowley ran into stiff Newburyport Turnpike. Planters shop, would be within Masters Division.
months.
opposition.
Old Planters also operates Cape a buffer zone of a pediatric, He also set a new state record Nothing else had worked for
On Monday night, the Ann Botanicals shops, which sells adolescent and family mental for bench press for the 242-pound Cohen. Now 40, he would wake up
Newburyport City Council, cannabis-based products, but not health practice.
Masters Division and a new state with a vodka, go through his day
working passed 11 p.m., voted six marijuana in stores, in Ipswich and State law requires a buffer zone record for overall total in the and lull himself to sleep with vodka.
to four in front of a large, divided a new store, opening this month of at least 500 feet from any school 242-pound Masters Division. He suffered from abandonment
crowd to place the issue of retail in Newburyport.
or community center that caters He squatted 500 pounds, benchpressed
365 pounds and dead-lifted Town Common recently.
issue from childhood, he told The
sales of marijuana on the ballot Both proposed shops in Rowley to children. The Rowley bylaw on
next November. The council have received a letter of nonopposition
from the Board of 200-foot buffer.
pounds.
to PIF’s attention. Elizabeth
retail marijuana shops requires a 575 pounds for a total of 1,440 A worried friend brought him
chose to delay the vote so it would
coincide with the fall municipal Selectmen.
The Northeast Counseling Assn., “It was a very good day,” he said McCarthy, a co-founder, invited
elections when a larger turnout of Several speakers objected in which has three full-time and of his lifting success and his first him to accept the organization’s
voters is expected.
general to approving shops that two part-time therapists, argued fundraising event.
gift of three months in a 12-step
In Rowley, Nature’s Remedy would sell marijuana, forcing that 70 percent of its patients are For Cohen, it was payback to PIF, rehabilitation program at the Brook
is proposing to renovate the car planning board chairman Chris
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Eight-year-old Virginia
O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the
editor of New York's Sun, and
the quick response was printed
as an unsigned editorial Sept.
21, 1897. The work of veteran
newsman Francis Pharcellus
Church has since become
history's most reprinted
newspaper editorial, appearing
in part or whole in dozens of
languages in books, movies,
and other editorials, and on
posters and stamps.
Dear Editor:
I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no
Santa Claus. Papa says, 'If you see it in THE SUN it's so.' Please tell
me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?
Virginia O'Hanlon.
115 West Ninety-Fifth St
Virginia,
Your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the
skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except [what] they
see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible
by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's
or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere
insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world
about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the
whole of truth and knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love
and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound
and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would
be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if
there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no
poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have
no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which
childhood fills the world would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies!
You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys
on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not
see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees
Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The
most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men
can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not,
but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive
or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the
world.
You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise
inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the
strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest
men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry,
love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the
supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all
this world there is nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank God! He lives, and he lives forever. A
thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years
from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
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Rowley Municipal Lighting Plant, 47 Summer Street, Rowley, Massachusetts
01969 until the time specified below at which time the proposals will be
publicly opened and read:
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January 9, 2019 @11:00AM
The Work generally consists of: primarily the cutting and removal of brush, live
and dead wood from trees in the Town of Rowley to provide suitable electrical
and mechanical clearance between trees and the RMLP’s lines, apparatus and
structures. Work also could occasionally include removal of complete trees.
Specifications and bid forms may be obtained at the Office of the Rowley
Municipal Lighting Plant, 47 Summer Street Rowley, Massachusetts 01969
after December 17, 2018 between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM.
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Retreat on Cape Cod.
Today, he works full-time in
construction, counsels other
addicts on weekends and is getting
married.
To say thank you to Pelican and
McCarthy, whom he describes
as his “guardian angel,” Cohen
invited supporters to donate to PIF
at an event he dubbed “Pounds for
Pelican.”
Cohen believes that this fundraiser
pays back close to what PIF invested
in him, not that the organization
expects any repayment. And he
is not stopping. He plans to do
the fundraiser again next year and
hopes to entice his friend, John,
another Link House graduate who
is taller and powerlifts more weight,
to join him in raising money for
others who are addicted.
In a letter of thanks to those who
contributed to Pounds for Pelican,
PIF wrote: “Mitch used his talents as
a competitive weight lifter in service
of others as a way to thank the PIF
for his own funding and insure
others have the same opportunity
Continued from page 1
children, who often come to the
counseling sessions with siblings.
Its offices on the second floor of
the Rowley Crossing Plaza would
be within 200 feet of the proposed
the Old Planters shop and may be
within 500 feet of the proposed
Nature’s Remedy shop.
Dr. Ed Pace-Schott, an assistant
professor of psychiatry at Harvard
Medical School and associate
researcher in the psychiatry
department for MassGeneral
Hospital, who works at Northeast
Counseling, opposed the Old
Planters application because
patients would have to pass the
marijuana shop to come to sessions
that are often about addiction
problems.
“(T)hese two businesses cannot
co-exist next to each other in a
productive way and are in direct
conflict with one another,” Pace-
Schott said.
Cynthia Hazelton, a mental
health counselor at Northeast
Counseling, said her patients, many
of them children and teenagers,
would not be comfortable passing
a marijuana shop downstairs to
come upstairs and talk about
“Dad’s addiction.”
Pace-Schott said many of his
clients have told him they would
not feel comfortable coming to
his Rowley office if it were over
a retail marijuana shop. He said
patients faced with police officers
and cameras at the shop could be
“a trigger” for patients to relapse.
“Some might argue the case that
Setting Record to Fight Addiction
to experience the Twelve Step-based
long-term residential treatment that
has changed his life. His story sends
a message of hope for recovery to
men and women struggling with the
disease of addiction and those who
love them. His actions exemplify an
attitude of gratitude that is possible
by living the Twelve Steps.”
The funds Cohen raised “will
allow us to fund men and women
seeking our help in 2019 and
support their journey from
addiction to recovery” the letter
said.
PIF, founded three years ago by
McCarthy and Kim and Steven
Keene, has paid the rehabilitation
bills for 38 men and women
who needed help in defeating
their addiction. The non-profit
organization spends $5,000 for
each recipient for three months
of rehabilitation in one of two
carefully selected programs for men
and two for women.
The fund, which advocates the
12-step recovery program, has
been recognized as the 2018 Non-
Profit Organization of the Year
by the Newburyport Chamber
of Commerce and as Unsung
Heroines of Massachusetts and the
Asset Builders Award from the state
House of Representatives.
State Rep. Jim Kelcourse,
R-Amesbury, who nominated
McCarthy and Keene for the
state legislative awards, secured a
$15,000 appropriation for Pelican
in the state budget to combat the
disease of addiction. Kelcourse also
ran in his first Boston Marathon
this year in support of Pelican’s
mission.
For Cohen, his next step is his
wedding. “Life is good,” he said.
To donate to Pounds for Pelican,
make your check payable to: “The
Pelican Intervention Fund at
ECCF.” Add “MITCH’S EVENT”
on the memo line and mail to: Essex
County Community Foundation
(Tax ID # 04-3407816), 175
Andover St., Danvers, MA 01923.
Credit Card donations can be made
@ www.pelicaninterventionfund.
org. Add MITCH’S EVENT.
For more information, visit www.
pelicaninterventionfund.org.
Retail Marijuana Shops Stir Passions
the children served by us are even
more deserving of the protection
of a buffer zone,” Pace-Schott said.
“They are generally more fragile
and more often than not have a
history of trauma and substance
abuse.”
Old Planters’ Kalker, who
showed the planning board a
photo of the Ezee Variety shop
that advertised beer and wine
sales in its front windows, asked
if any of Northeast’s patients had
problems with alcohol addiction.
He suggested the therapists
were being hypocritical about
marijuana.
Pace-Schott agreed that some
patients have issues with alcohol,
but said marijuana was different
and is often the drug of choice for
teenagers.
Kalker pointed out that the
proposed shop would have no
external signage identifying it as a
marijuana retail store. Old Planters
would also have separate check-in
areas for medical marijuana patients
and recreational customers and it
would have medical personnel on
staff at all times, he said.
“This is really set up in an
organized manner based upon
hundreds of retail store designs,”
Kalker said.
Cape Ann’s staff would be led
by Kalker’s brother Kurt, a 25-
year licensed pediatric nurse.
There would be private rooms for
consulting with customers.
Kalker and Brian DApice,
principal of the Mega Group,
which owns Rowley Crossing
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Plaza, proposed last summer that
Northeast Counseling relocate
and offered to help pay its moving
expenses.
Northeast Counseling, which is
in its third year of a five-year lease,
declined the offer, when Hazelton
said Kalker did not follow up on
until recently and then asked to see
the counseling group’s tax returns.
“We were here first,” Hazelton
told the planning board.
Pace-Schott said, “Rowley
is a community with relatively
few mental health resources and
enormous need. There are a number
of marijuana establishments
proposed along Route 1 in Rowley.
There is only one child and family
behavioral health practice.”
Opponents also questioned
the impact of additional traffic
the shops would create on Rte.
1, citing news stories about
retail marijuana stores being
overwhelmed with vehicle traffic.
The planning board has asked
each applicant to conduct traffic
and parking studies. Old Planters
has already commissioned a traffic
study.
Board members questioned if
there would be enough parking at
the Rowley Crossing Plaza for both
a retail marijuana store and the El
Tapatio Mexican restaurant.
Kalker and DApice assured the
board there was ample parking
behind the shops as well as in
front.
The planning board will continue
consideration of the proposed new
shops at its Jan. 9 meeting.
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IPSWICH - The Ipswich Museum will host a Brown Bag Lunch Talk on
Monday, January 7, 2019, featuring Sydell and Arnold Rabin who will be
sharing stories from their new book: Herself and Molly, which reveals the
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the complexity of human relationships. Brown Bag Lunches are held at 12
noon on the first Monday of each month in the Appleton Room at the Heard
House: 54 South Main Street. Cost: Museum Members and seniors are free;
Pets, Animals, Plus
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IPSWICH - A Journey to Norway with the Traveling Librarian! Special
Health & Fitness
Library Program to Take Place at the Senior Center - Tuesday, January 15th
at 10am at the Ipswich Senior Center, 25 Green Street, Ipswich. Jeff Klapes,
“The Traveling Librarian” will take you on a photographic journey of Norway.
From the eminently livable capital of Oslo, over the mountains to Bergen, a
historic port, Norway’s scenery is staggering in its beauty. The coastal towns
and rural farms nestled in the northern fjord country are not to be missed.
Jeff Klapes has been Head of Reference Services at Wakefield’s Beebe Library
for over 20 years, where he is also known as the “Traveling Librarian”. Having
visited more than 50 countries and five continents over the years, he does
frequent armchair travel presentations showcasing the history and culture of
various places, using photography to capture people, scenery, and local details.
From Iceland to Namibia, Laos to Oman, Jeff has visited many off-the-beaten
path places, as well as more popular ports of call. And of course, as a librarian,
he also reads voraciously about his destinations to learn about their culture,
history, politics, literature, nature, and cuisine. This event is free and open to
the public, and is funded by a grant from the Coburn Charitable Society. The
Traveling Librarian will be visiting Ipswich once a month through June! For
more information visit the library’s website calendar at www.ipswichlibrary.org,
or contact the Library Director, Patty DiTullio, at pditullio@ipswichlibrary.
org or 978-356-6649.
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NEWBURYPORT - The Paula Estey Gallery (PEG) announces the upcoming
pop-up art show and musical concert by Sam Buck for Friday, December 28
at the Paula Estey Gallery, 3 Harris Street, Newburyport from 6:00 PM to
9:00 PM. Buck is a Newburyport native son now living and working in Los
Angeles. “Sam has taken his New England roots and re-birthed them in the
curvature, glass and upright lines of West Coast architecture. He has retained
his signature moody blacks and blues as well as his unique cozy shapes. Our
patrons love his work,” said Paula Estey, gallery curator and owner.Buck is a
self taught artist and musician with twenty new paintings to show. He will
also perform a musical concert in house with selections from his new EP. The
pop-up show is a family friendly event and is free and open to the public.
Refreshments will be served. This show marks the final 2018 PEG installation.
For more information, email paula.estey@yahoo.com or call 978-376-4746.
PEG will be closed for the month of January 2019.
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SALISBURY - The Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack will meet at 7:30
PM on Wednesday January 9th at the Hilton Senior Center, 42 Lafayette
Rd. (Rt. 1), Salisbury, MA. (next to the Salisbury Fire Station). Bill Hallett
will present “Presidents who served in the Civil War.” Admission is free and
anyone with an interest in America’s Civil War is invited to attend. For more
information visit our web page www.cwrtmerrimack.org or call Tom at (978)
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TRITON PRE-K & KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION NIGHTS - Please
save the dates for Triton’s Pre-K and Kindergarten Information Nights at the
following times and locations: Preschool Information Nights: Jan. 24, 2019
from 5:30-6:30 pm at Salisbury Elementary School; Jan. 30, 2019 from 6:00-
7:00 pm at Pine Grove School in Rowley; Jan. 31, 2019 from 6:30-7:30 pm at
Newbury Elementary School. Kindergarten Information Nights: Jan. 22, 2019
from 6:00-7:00 pm at Pine Grove School in Rowley; Jan. 31, 2019 from 5:30-
6:30 pm at Salisbury Elementary School; Feb. 7, 2019 from 6:30-7:30 pm
at Newbury Elementary School. For
questions or additional information,
please contact the schools directly:
Pine Grove School: (978-948-2520)
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munity Calendar Continues . . .
Newburyport Public Library’s newest
book group! We meet at Commune
(33 Pleasant Street) on the third
Wednesday of the month. We welcome
all adults who are interested in reading
fiction and non-fiction books with
LGBTQ+ themes. Our first meeting
will be December 19th at 7pm. We will
be discussing “Orphan#8” by Kim van
Alkemade. Please contact our Reference
staff at 978-465-4428 x242 if you want
help requesting the book.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20th
POLAR EXPRESS
At the Rowley Public Library, 141 Main
St, Rowley: DEC 20th 4:30-6:30pm
POLAR EXPRESS Family Movie
Night - Come celebrate the season with
our annual magical showing of Polar
Express. Cozy up with snacks and
hot cocoa. Families are encouraged to
come in their pajamas. This program
is designed for families of all ages. To
register come to library or call us at:
978-948-2850.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22nd
BEHIND THE SCENES REFUGE
TOUR OF PARKER RIVER NWR
Saturday, December 22nd @ 9:30
a.m.; Saturday, December 29th @ 9:30
a.m.; and Sunday, December 30th @
1:00 p.m. Join a refuge ranger for a
behind the scenes tour of Parker River
National Wildlife Refuge. Tour will be
conducted via refuge van, with several
brief “drive by” stops along the way.
The tour will present an “up close and
personal” look at the refuge through the
multiple lenses of the cultural history
of Plum Island and the Great Marsh,
native wildlife and their habitats, and
the role of refuge management in the
conservation of these precious natural
resources. Participants may be driven
along areas on the refuge otherwise
closed to the public. This guided two
hour program is most appropriate for
older teens and adults. Binoculars and/
or a camera are recommended, but not
required. Meet the ranger in the lobby
of the Refuge visitor center 15 minutes
prior to the program start time. Each
session is limited to 14 participants; no
more than 4 individuals per sign-up.
Advance registration is required for this
program, as enrollment is limited. Be
advised that individual tours may be
subject to cancellation. *Please note:
Those who call and leave messages after
hours, your registration is not confirmed
until you receive a confirmation call
from a refuge staff member. Please call
(978) 465-5753; to register for this
program.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23rd
NELSON ISLAND TOUR
Explore another part of the refuge – this
time, on the mainland. Join a ranger
for a tour of a beautiful spot that few
people visit: Nelson Island. Learn about
the history of this little known refuge
will take a very short walk along the
marsh. (Muddy, wet areas are possible,
so rubber boots are recommended.)
Consider bringing binoculars and/or
a camera. Sunday, December 9th &
Sunday, December 23rd; both sessions
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Preregistration is
required for this program. Parker River
National Wildlife Refuge; Phone: (978)
465-5753
NEW! WINTER WILDLIFE
MOVIE SERIES
Enjoy some particularly wonderful
winter wildlife-themed films on the
big screen in the comfort of the refuge
visitor center’s awesome auditorium…
for FREE! See for yourself the
cinematic experience created by our
state-of-the-art laser projector, with
surround sound! The following films
will be shown on the following dates.
No preregistration; simply show up!
Christmas in Yellowstone – Sunday,
December 23rd @ 1:30 p.m.: As
snow falls and Christmas lights glow
in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a holiday
season of a different sort settles over
the great winter world of Yellowstone,
America’s first national park and one
of the greatest expanses of unspoiled
nature and wildlife anywhere on Earth.
Breathtaking landscapes frame intimate
scenes as Yellowstone’s diverse animal
residents make their way through the
most challenging season of the year,
when nature’s inhospitality is matched
only by its serenity. (Approximately 1
hour) Parker River National Wildlife
Refuge; Phone: (978) 465-5753
Christmas Carols by
Candlelight
Please join us for an evening of
“Christmas Carols by Candlelight”
on Sunday evening December 23rd
at 7:00pm. We will sing traditional
Christmas carols led by the parish choir
and held in our historic church interior of
St. John the Russian Orthodox Church.
This program will consist of joyous
caroling followed by a reception with
classic holiday refreshments. Parking
is available in the rear of the church
at 34 Lafayette Rd. Ipswich. For more
information and further inquiry please
contact Fr Spyridon at frspyridon44@
gmail.com or 978 380 6499
MONDAY, DECEMBER 24th
CHRISTMAS EVE PAGEANT
The Market Street Baptist Church invites
the public to attend the Christmas Eve
Pageant & Family Candlelight Service
on Monday, December 24th from 5:00-
6:00 pm in the church on 37 Market
St. The Nativity Story is presented
in pageant form along with hymns
of celebration of Christ’s birth and is
suitable for all ages. The sanctuary is
accessible by elevator.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26th
CASTLE HILL ON THE CRANE
ESTATE FOR HOLIDAY TOURS
Holiday Castle Hill Tours, Wednesday
– Sunday, December 26-30, 10 a.m. – 4
p.m., Castle Hill on the Crane Estate,
290 Argilla Rd., Ipswich. Tour prices:
Guest of the Cranes – Members: $5;
Nonmembers: $15. Help Wanted:
Becoming a Servant a Castle Hill -
Members: $10; Nonmembers: $20.
Cat’s Meow--Members: $10, children
Free; Nonmembers: $20, children
$10. Looking for some post-holiday
fun? Castle Hill will open for guided
tours of the Great House decorated
for the holidays. Visitors will enjoy
beautifully decorated trees, wreaths,
and rooms. Tours offered will include
the 1929 the Guest of the Cranes tour
held on the hour (last tour departs at 3
pm), a servant-focused Help Wanted:
Becoming a Servant at Castle tour at
2 p.m. and a family tour called The
Cat’s Meow at 10:30 a.m. Tours will
be offered on a first-come, first-served
basis. Visitors should arrive at least 20
minutes before a desired tour time. The
gift shop will be open, too. Visit the
website www.thetrustees.org/castlehill,
or call 978-356-4351 ex. 3203 for more
information.
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Why Santa’s Suit Is Red, and Other Christmas Trivia
The use of a Christmas wreath as a decoration on a front door, mantel or bay window symbolizes a sign of
welcome and long life to all who enter.
Christmas caroling began as an old English custom called Wassailing -- toasting neighbors to a long and
healthy life.
The biggest selling Christmas song of all time is Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas.”
All modern references of Santa coming down the chimney can be traced to the famous poem “A Visit
From St. Nicholas,” written in 1822 by Clement C. Moore. In it he describes “And then in a twinkling
I heard on the roof, the prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my head and was turning
around, down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.”
Due to the time zones, Santa has 31 hours to deliver gifts.
The first printed reference to Christmas trees appeared in Germany in 1531.
Artificial Christmas trees have outsold real ones since 1991.
Candy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorate Christmas trees. A choirmaster
at Cologne Cathedral decided have the ends bent to depict a shepherd’s crook, and he would pass them
out to the children to keep them quiet during services. It wasn’t until about the 20th century that candy
canes acquired their red stripes.
A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the head of a pig prepared with mustard.
The Santa Claus suit was developed when the Coca-Cola Company hired American artist Haddon
Sundblom in 1931 to redesign Santa Claus. Sundblom chose the official colors of Coca-Cola, red and
white.
In America in 1822, the postmaster of Washington, D.C., complained that he had to add 16 mailmen at
Christmas to deal with cards alone. He wanted the number of cards a person could send limited by law. “I
don’t know what we’ll do if this keeps on,” he wrote.
An average household in America will mail out 28 Christmas cards each year and get 28 cards in return.
According to a survey, 7 out of 10 dogs get Christmas gifts from their doting owners.
In 1836, Alabama was the first state to declare Christmas a legal holiday.
Photo Credit: Coca-Cola
In 1907, Oklahoma became the last state to declare Christmas a legal holiday.
In 1947, Toys for Tots started making the holidays a little happier for children by organizing its first Christmas toy drive for needy youngsters.
According to Christian theology, the true Christmas season begins at sundown on Dec. 24 and lasts through sundown on Jan. 5. For that reason, this season is
also known as the Twelve Days of Christmas. (c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.
It’s the most wonderful time
of the yearÉthe hap-happiest
season of all ... and you’re
already tired of the sugar and
spice! You’re no Scrooge, but
you’re not so down with the red
and green. Know what I mean?
Santa in his sleigh, magical
elves, candy canes and frosted
windows ... they’re everywhere!
And they’re starting to annoy
you!
Maybe it’s time to change
up the celebration with a
gothic Christmas. Here are
Have Yourself a Gothic Little Christmas
some suggestions for a less
traditional but equally (and
mysteriously) fun holiday.
Ugly Christmas sweaters
are a hoot, to be sure. But
if you’re in the market for
something a little less silly,
a “Vampire Holiday Coffin”
or “The Skulls of Christmas”
T-shirt will make quite the
sartorial statement. And if
you’ve got some bones left
over after Tom Turkey’s been
devoured, they can serve
as a pretty unforgettable
By Lucie Winborne
Photo Credit: Nasvete or Williams Sonoma
hatband.
Books are a great gift at
Christmas. This year, instead
of lining up for the current
bestseller, goth things up
with titles such as Mary
Shelley’s “Frankenstein,”
Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture
of Dorian Gray” or Bram
Stoker’s “Dracula.” If your
gift recipient has already
devoured those classics, they
might enjoy tales beloved
by Jane Austen heroines
but less familiar to modern
readers, like Ann Radcliffe’s
The “Mysteries of Udolpho.”
Back in the present day, “A
Very Gothic Christmas,” “two
wicked and wondrous holiday
novellas” by Christine Feehan,
promises plenty of spooky
fireside entertainment.
When it’s time for wrapping,
go for some dark-hued paper
or even gothic material from
your local fabric store, topped
off with deep purple and black
ribbons. Another great option is
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to let your imagination run wild
with cut-and-paste illustrations
from magazines. A cheap cameo
brooch can add an unexpected
touch of sophistication.
“O Christmas tree, O
Christmas tree, how lovely
are thy branches. Your boughs
so green in summertime/Stay
bravely green in wintertime.”
Well, maybe in other people’s
houses! But yours? Try some
black tinsel on a snow-white
tree. Spiderwebs and bats
instead of snowflakes. How
about a raven at the top instead
of a star? And don’t forget your
front door -- a Halloween crow
wreath (available from Williams
and Sonoma) will give your
neighbors something to talk
about.
Finally, let’s not forget the allimportant
holiday soundtrack.
Even the most devoted
Christmas music fan can only
listen to “Rudolph the Red-
Nosed Reindeer” or “Santa
Claus is Coming to Town” so
many times. As one Amazon
reviewer notes, “Excelsis: A
Dark Noel,” a collection of
traditional tunes reinterpreted
by various goth artists, is a great
choice for some atmospheric
background while curling
up with an Edgar Allan Poe
anthology.
Whatever you choose, we
wish you a Merry Gothmas!
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How NORAD Came to Track Santa Claus
It was the Cold War, and
according to legend, a man
sat at a desk in Colorado
Springs, Colorado, with two
telephones on it -- one a direct
line to the Pentagon. It wasn’t
a number in wide circulation,
so when the phone rang on
Christmas Eve of 1955, the
Air Force colonel on duty at
the Continental Air Defense
Command center could be
forgiven for his surprise at
hearing a young child on the
other end of the line ask: “Is
this Santa Claus?”
Fortunately, Col. Harry
Shoup, described by his
children as “straight-laced
and disciplined” in an NPR
StoryCorp interview, was a
good sport. After an initial bit of
irritation, the colonel assumed
the persona of Santa and chatted
with the child, then spoke to the
child’s mother. It turns out the
very private number to the very
important phone on his desk
had been misprinted in a Sears
ad alongside a photo of Santa
Claus, enticing the kiddies to
By Amy Anderson
Photo Credit: NORAD Santa Tracker
“Call me on my private phone.”
Col. Shoup’s night was just
beginning.
The man who would come to
be known as “Colonel Santa”
instructed some airmen to
answer any additional calls, and
instead of turning away from
this typo, leaned directly into
the storm. He contacted the
local radio station and reported
the current radar location of
one very merry sleigh and the
operator’s eight tiny reindeer.
So began the tradition
still carried by the North
American Aerospace Defense
Command (NORAD). Today
the operations center uses
complicated satellite
systems and powerful
radar to track Santa’s
progress around
the world each
Christmas Eve. A
staff of 1,500 answer
more than 140,000
calls and emails, and
send updates by the
minute to Facebook,
Twitter and YouTube.
NORAD’s dedicated website,
www.noradsanta.org, livetracks
Santa’s location and offers
updates in seven languages so
that eager children and weary
parents alike can know with
certainty when it’s time to go to
bed!
To track Santa this year, visit
www.noradsanta.org, or follow
updates by searching for @
noradsanta on social media.
To speak to a volunteer, call
the toll-free number 877-Hi
NORAD (877-446-6723).
For more information about
NORAD’s day-to-day job, visit
www.norad.mil. (c) 2018 King
Features Synd., Inc.
Christmas Morning Italian Strata
Prepare this strata the night before and then bake it while everyone opens presents on Christmas
morning. By the time the last gift is unwrapped, breakfast is ready and waiting! Serves 12.
1 1/2 pounds pork-sausage meat
1 12-ounce loaf French bread
2 4-ounce cans mushrooms
6 large eggs
1 quart milk
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 8-ounce package shredded mozzarella cheese
(2 cups)
1 4-ounce package shredded Cheddar cheese
(1 cup)
Chopped parsley for garnish
NIGHT BEFORE SERVING:
1. Grease 13-by-9-inch glass baking dish. In 10-inch skillet
over medium heat, cook pork-sausage meat, stirring frequently
to break up sausage, until thoroughly cooked and no longer pink.
Using slotted spoon, remove sausage to paper towels to drain.
2. Cut French bread into 1/2-inch cubes. Drain and chop
mushrooms. In baking dish, combine sausage, bread cubes and
mushrooms. In large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, Italian
seasoning, garlic powder and pepper. Pour egg mixture over sausage
mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
ABOUT 1 3/4 HOURS BEFORE SERVING:
3. Heat oven to 350 F. Bake strata, uncovered, 1 hour. Remove
from oven and sprinkle evenly with mozzarella and Cheddar
cheeses. Bake 15 minutes longer or until knife inserted in center
comes out clean. Remove strata from oven; let stand 10 minutes
for easier serving. Garnish with chopped parsley.
¥ Each serving: About 390 calories, 24 g fat, 170 mg cholesterol,
855 mg sodium.
Find more triple-tested holiday recipes at www.goodhousekeeping.
com/recipes/.
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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Careful, Lamb. Don’t let
your generous nature lead to some serious overspending as you
contemplate your holiday gift-giving. Your social life kicks off into
high gear by week’s end.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A positive attitude helps you
weather annoying but unavoidable changes in holiday plans.
Aspects favor new friendships and reinforcement of existing
relationships.
(c) 2018 King Features Syndicate, Inc. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Demands on your energy level
could be much higher than usual as you prepare for the upcoming
holidays. Be sure to pace yourself. Friends and family will be happy to help.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Don’t allow a suddenly icy reaction from a friend or family member to continue
without learning what caused it -- and what can be done to restore that once warm and caring relationship.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) A relationship seems to be unraveling, mostly from a lack of attention. It might
be a good idea to ease up on whatever else you’re doing so you can spend
more time working to mend it.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) New facts emerge that not only
help explain the recent rift with a trusted colleague, but also might
provide a chance to wipe the slate clean and make a fresh start in your
friendship.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A family member’s personal
situation is, fortunately, resolved in time for you to get back into your
hectic round of holiday preparations. An old friend might bring a new
friend into your life.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Pace yourself in meeting
holiday pressures and workplace demands to avoid winding up with a
frayed temper and a Scorpian stinger that lashes out at puzzled kith, kin
and colleagues.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A financial matter
requires close attention. Also, news from a trusted source provides the
means to help sort out a long-standing state of confusion and put it into
perspective.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) This is a good time to
reinforce family ties. Make it a priority to assess and resolve all outstanding
problems. Start the upcoming holiday season with a full measure of love.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Don’t be pressured into a socalled
solid-gold investment. Wait until the holiday distractions are over.
Then take a harder look at it. You might find that the “gold” is starting
to flake off.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A former friend might be trying to
heal the breach between you by using a mutual friend as an intermediary.
Best advice: Keep an open mind despite any lingering bad feelings.
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Health & Wellness
BY J. PETER ST. CLAIR, DMD
Dentistry is one of those things
in life….as with most things….
that people view in different
ways. Some are interested in their
appearance, some are interested in
their health, some both, and others
none of the above. A major role
of health care providers is to make
patients aware of the possibilities
to improve their quality of life.
When our services are perceived
as a commodity, expectations are
often not achieved.
Dentists play a key role in
screening patients for many
disorders relative to nutrition
and in providing appropriate
referrals into the health care
system. Although the importance
of integrating diet and nutrition
guidance into dental care has
been advocated for decades by
educators, it continues to be
ignored except by a handful of
prevention-oriented practitioners.
Many of the world’s most
significant health problems are
linked to poor dietary practices,
including over-nutrition and
under-nutrition. Nutrition plays
a fundamental role in health,
and dental professionals have the
opportunity to be a critical link
between discovery and wellness.
Brighter Smiles...
There is a great deal of evidence
linking oral infections, including
periodontal disease, nutrition and
immunological response. We have
clear evidence linking oral disease
with adverse pregnancy outcomes,
diabetes, cardiovascular disease
and stroke. In addition, obesity,
which is an epidemic facing our
country, is significantly affecting
the incidence of diabetes,
cardiovascular disease and overall
lifespan. We know there are
direct connections between these
problems and oral disease. What
is the role of the dentist? Should
the dentist just be a tooth fixer?
As the body of data linking
systemic health conditions and
oral infection grows, this expanded
understanding will result in more
profound discoveries. However,
we know right know that the
scientific bridge between oral
disease and systemic health is often
mediated by diet and nutrition.
The beneficiary of this profound
evidence should be you, the dental
patient. It should not only be the
responsibility of the physician
or specialized nutritionist to
incorporate this information into
practice; the dentist should be
playing a key role.
For the most part, the dentist
is the only one who examines
the mouth. It used to be that the
dentist only looked at the teeth
and only fixed problems if they
arose. Most dentists screen for
periodontal, or gum, problems as
well as oral cancer. The trend is
to address these problems earlier
Outside the Box
than ever before. Identifying
developmental issues related to
facial growth during childhood,
for example, is much more
than prescribing orthodontics.
Lives can be changed with early
intervention.
People tend to have ingrained
in their head that the dentist just
looks at the teeth and treatment
should be the same as 25 years
ago. The fact of the matter is,
things change and there are no two
dentists who practice identically.
Each individual’s philosophy
of care comes from personal
experience, review of literature
and the type and amount of
continuing education taken.
One thing we all hope is
that our health care provider,
dentist or physician, has our
best interest in mind. There is
room for improvement in the
communication between all
health care providers. As science
continues and evidence grows, it
is the responsibility of all health
care providers to work towards
a more integrated health care
system.
Dr. St. Clair maintains a private
dental practice in Rowley and
Newburyport dedicated to healthcentered
family dentistry. If there
are certain topics you would like to
see written about or questions you
have please email them to him at
jpstclair@stclairdmd.com. You can
view all previously written columns
at www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com/
blog.
Senior Scene
A Head-to-Toe Guide to Winter Warmth
The official start of winter is just
weeks away, and if the two popular
almanacs are accurate, much of the
country is going to have a brutal
winter with lots of snow, cold and
ice.
For seniors, weather this cold
can present problems. Sometimes
circulation isn’t the best because
blood vessels aren’t as elastic as they
once were. Seniors also lose a fat
layer under the skin. Hypothermia
is a very real danger, but there are
ways to stay warm when you have
to go out.
Head -- Heat also rises out of the
top of the head. Even when you’re
indoors, a cap can help you stay
warm. For outdoors, look for an
insulated one that also covers your
ears.
Neck -- Heat rises, and all that
saved-up core heat can escape
unless you use a scarf. Thick ones
that wind around the neck more
than once will go a long way toward
holding in trapped warmth.
Hands -- Double up on the layers
of your gloves. Here’s a hint: Use a
pair of thin gloves as the first layer
and then add an insulated mitten
over that.
Core -- While a thick coat might
seem to be enough, adding a vest
underneath will keep your chest
and back warm. It’s also a great item
to keep handy and wear around the
house.
Legs -- Consider flannel-lined
pants or jeans.
Feet -- A double layer of wool
socks can help keep toes warm, as
can insulated boots.
Also consider having an automatic
starter installed in your car so it’s
warm before you even go outside.
After all, we can’t just stay inside
all winter. We have places to go,
things to do and people to see.
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Rowley Realty is proud to be your local Realtor® for more than 40 years.
This past year we had over $13 Million in sales
in the North Shore communities we serve!
Following are the properties we have sold so far in 2018:
74 Saunders Lane, Rowley
12 Leslie Terrace, Rowley
76 Kittery Avenue, Rowley
84 Weldon Farm Road, Rowley
25 School Street, Rowley
10 Brook Street, Rowley
115 Kittery Avenue, Rowley
38 Dodge Road, Rowley
61 Kathleen Circle, Rowley
43 Wethersfield Street, Rowley
17 Wilkes Road, Rowley
116 Daniels Road, Rowley
70 Wethersfield Street, Rowley
535 Haverhill Street #4, Rowley
870 Haverhill Street, #21A, Rowley
8 Longmeadow Drive #16, Rowley
7 Twin Hills Farm Road, #3, Rowley
7 Acorn Way, Georgetown
11 Horsemint Circle, Georgetown
6 Pimpernel Circle #29, Georgetown
479 Kingsbury Avenue, Haverhill
411 Linebrook Road, Ipswich
60 Merrimac Street, #901, Amesbury
Pauline White and John McCarthy appreciate the opportunity to serve you,
and look forward to continue to provide outstanding service in the coming year.
If you are thinking of selling or buying in Rowley or the surrounding communities,
please call our office at (978) 948-2758, or visit our website at www.rowleyrealestate.com
Warm wishes to you and yours for a happy, healthy and peaceful
Holiday Season from all of us at Rowley Realty!