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Monday, Aug. 16, 2004 Sunrise: 5:50 a.m. Sunset: 7:42 p.m.
Death notices
STORY -- Of South Hamilton, Aug. 14, John "Win" Story, 70, beloved husband of Dian (Rutherford) Story and loving father of John W. Story Jr., Allison Desmond, stepfather of five and grandfather of 16. His funeral services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. in First Congregational Church, Main Street, Essex, followed by interment with military honors in the Spring Street Cemetery, Essex. Family and friends respectfully welcomed. Visiting hours will be Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Whittier-Porter Funeral Home, 6 High St., Ipswich. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in his name may be made to Memorial Gifts, c/o Mary Jane Keesling, Save the Manatee Club, 500 N. Maitlan Ave., Maitland, FL 32751 or to the charity of one's choice. BUCKLEY -- Of Rockport, Aug. 11, 2004, Edith C. (Cooney) Buckley, 93, wife of the late Thomas J. Buckley and her first husband Gordon Moore. Mother of Anthony E. Moore of Rockport and the late Gail Ann Prell. A private graveside service was held on Saturday in Beech Grove Cemetery, Rockport. Funeral arrangements were conducted by the Burgess & Mackey Funeral Home, 201 Main St., Rockport. DAVIS -- Of Denver, Colo., formerly of Essex, Aug. 11, 2004, Martha (Mellor) Davis, beloved wife of Darryl Davis, mother of Joshua Devault of Spencer and Tara Burns with husband Russell of Denver, Colo.; grandmother of Tyler, Hannah, Russell Jr., and Carley of Denver, Colo., Malik and Peter, who live in the Worcester area. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 21 at 10 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 346 Shrewsbury St., Holden, MA. Following the service there will be a time for fellowship with the family at the church.
Retired banker shares his love of learningBy Gail McCarthy Staff writer
Todd Baker, a retired banker, has found his niche in an elementary school library. Baker, a Manchester resident who once summered on Eastern Point, is a lifelong friend of East Gloucester Elementary School Principal Miffy Somers. Several years ago, he had time on his hands and wanted to help. He volunteered in a classroom two mornings a week. Last year, budget cuts eliminated all elementary library aides in Gloucester. Somers asked Baker if he would be willing to shift his hours to the library, taking on the responsibility of opening the library a few times each week. Baker was glad to oblige. He has since increased his volunteer work schedule during the school year to five days a week, from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Baker was among those honored earlier this year by Cape Ann Families, which is part of Wellspring House, in its annual Parent of the Year, Child of the Year and Family Supporter of the Year awards. "I did it because I had the time, and kids are extremely important, especially when they're little," said Baker, whom the group chose as its Family Supporter of the Year. "I liken them to little pieces of clay that can be molded when they're relatively young. It's been a wonderful experience." Baker said he looks forward to returning to his post when school starts next month. Baker could not attend the Cape Ann Families ceremony this spring, but the school thanked him before summer break. "I didn't have a clue, and at about 9:50 a.m., Miffy said there was going to be a ceremony at 10 a.m., and she needed me to be there," Baker said. "Actually, I was doing something at the time and completely forgot. Miffy came to get me, when I said, 'OK, I'll be right there.' She said, 'Right now.' "When I walked in, the first person I saw was my wife with a big grin on her face, and it dawned on me that something was about to happen," he said. "It was a well-kept secret." Somers and the students wanted to show their thanks to Baker, so they submitted his name for the Family Supporter of the Year award. Students submitted nomination letters describing Baker as a "very, very important part of our school" and as "always improving the library." In her own nomination letter, Somers explained her idea to move him to the library. "It became apparent to me that he had valuable knowledge, experience and skills to share," she wrote. "Fortunately for us, and because Mr. Baker recognized the importance of maintaining a school library, he embraced the idea. To ensure the library continued to be utilized as an extension of the classroom, he voluntarily increased his time to five days a week, arriving at 8:30 a.m. and staying until 1:30 p.m." Somers also detailed Baker's contributions, including his "word of the day challenge" that has drawn students to the library each day and his encouragement of fourth-graders to plan and schedule weekly book raffles. He engages students in discussions about mythology, poetry, traveling and their interests. He is sensitive to reluctant readers, encouraging them to choose books that will boost their confidence. He has created jobs for students to review the library's inventory and is quick to applaud their efforts. He defined the role of "student assistant librarian," a job that has a waiting list of children who want to participate. Baker also has collaborated with teachers and gathered research materials to strengthen their curriculum. He leaves notes for Somers pointing out the achievements of students who deserve additional recognition from their principal. "He values education, celebrates diversity and has embraced the opportunity to make positive contributions in the lives of children," Somers said. "Parents continually comment on how fortunate their children are to be inspired by someone who himself models lifelong learning. "Mr. Baker doesn't expect to be recognized for his dedication and commitment, but he deserves to be," she wrote. "It would be a better world if there were more Mr. Bakers."
Kerry's sister chasing overseas voteBy Lisa Arsenault Staff writer
MANCHESTER -- Diana Kerry may play a bigger role in the upcoming presidential election than many expected, as her older brother's campaign representative abroad. The Manchester woman has spent the past year traveling the world, encouraging Americans out of the country to get absentee ballots and vote for her brother, Democratic nominee John Kerry. "The idea is to cover as much territory as possible and help John out because he can't be everywhere at once," she told the Times in June. Both Republicans and Democrats consider overseas voters particularly important this year. Polls suggest razor-thin margins in several battleground states, which means out-of-country votes -- a score here, a dozen there -- could tip the balance. Both camps say they are courting American voters overseas and taking no chances that the expatriate vote will undermine them at the finish line. Although an official census has never been taken, between 4 million and 10 million American citizens are believed to live abroad. Those over 18 are entitled to vote absentee in the state where they last lived, no matter how long ago that was. Diana Kerry spent about 20 years among them, teaching in Indonesia and Iran. She joined her brother's campaign full-time last summer, after her teaching job in the Boston public schools was cut. She now lives in the family condo on Central Street in Manchester. Her brother isn't alone in sending representatives overseas. Ryan King, deputy director of Republicans Abroad, which has chapters in 50 countries, said those crossing the oceans for President Bush this fall have included former Vice President Dan Quayle and George P. Bush, son of the president's brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Republicans Abroad has planned ads after Labor Day on the president's behalf in the International Herald Tribune and in Stars and Stripes, a newspaper with wide distribution among the estimated 300,000 to 400,000 U.S. military personnel abroad. The importance of the overseas vote was illustrated in 2000 in Florida where, various chads aside, Democratic nominee Al Gore received 202 more votes than Bush. Only after all the overseas votes were counted, including more than 12,000 from Israel, was Bush's election victory certified. The margin was 537 votes. Harvard Professor Gary King, co-compiler of a survey analyzing Florida's overseas vote in 2000, has no doubt that expatriate Americans gave Bush that victory. And while it's unclear whether the vote from Israel alone was enough to put Bush over the top, 185,000 U.S. citizens live there -- an undetermined number from Florida. Mark Zober, chairman of Democrats Abroad in Israel, said he has no firm figures but estimates that roughly 100,000 Americans in Israel are eligible to vote in the upcoming U.S. election, and that roughly 14,000 were registered in 2000. But how could Israeli Jews give Bush his margin of victory when Jewish Democrats outnumber Jewish Republicans by a wide margin in the United States? Zober sees little doubt that the Jewish vote in New York state heavily favored Gore. But in the 2000 presidential election, he points out, it made no difference how Israeli immigrants from New York voted. All that mattered was how expatriates from Florida cast their ballots. Israel is home to roughly 6,000 former Floridians - expatriates who tend to be more conservative than Jewish voters in New York and many of whom voted for Bush in the last election, Zober said. Additionally, he said, many Israeli-Americans who might have voted for Gore if they were living in the United States voted for Bush because they considered him an unflinching supporter of Israel. Marc Zell, chairman of Republicans Abroad's Israel chapter, is taking no chances this year. Zell's group has about 150 volunteers who aggressively started registering potential Bush voters a few months ago. As the election nears, he said, they will be holding "parlor sessions" at their homes to discuss Bush's support for Israel and will probably take out pro-Bush ads in Israel's English-language newspapers. The Democratic group, meanwhile, is hoping to show American-Israelis that their adopted home is no safer today than before the war in Iraq and that Kerry is no less a friend to Israel than Bush. Israel is hardly the only country Bush and Kerry supporters are turning to for votes. Registration drives are underway in countries across Europe, Asia and Latin America. In Britain, home to an estimated 224,000 American expatriates, voter interest is greater than ever, according to Democrats and Republicans alike. The Associated Press contributed to this story.
Awards honor parents, childrenBy Gail McCarthy Staff writer
Ted Gabry, 46, quit his job to become a stay-at-home grandfather to his now 3-year-old grandson. He has since focused entirely on the child, who needed extra care to overcome developmental delays. Gabry's labor did not go unnoticed. He received 26 nominations for Cape Ann Families' annual awards, the most ever in nearly 10 years of the awards. "We have never had so much support for one person before," said Denise Frazier, a staff member at Cape Ann Families, which is part of Wellspring. "He must truly be a wonderful man." Gabry and his wife, Carly, have been busy this summer keeping up with the energetic boy. Gabry, who received a Parent of the Year award at a Cape Ann Families ceremony this spring, was flattered by the recognition. "It was surprising," he said, "but it doesn't seem to me that I have done anything extraordinary. I'm sure people every day do many times more under worse conditions." Cape Ann Families began the awards to recognize the good deeds done by so many in the community. It gives awards to parents and children of the year. The group named Todd Baker, a East Gloucester Elementary School volunteer, as its Family Supporter of the Year (see related story). Letters nominating Gabry described him as a "loving and attentive" parent who has worked with early intervention therapists to help his grandson, Daniel, grow. He has driven his daughter and grandson to weekly horseback riding therapy sessions in Andover for more than a year and has taken his grandson to numerous medical appointments. In addition to Gabry, Parent of the Year awards went to Sandra Jean Stillman, and John and Donna DiBona. Stillman was nominated by her uncle Peter Todd, who noted her hard work raising seven children and her nurturing of her grandchildren. "She has been the mother that has always been there through good times and bad," Todd wrote. The DiBonas were nominated by Cindy O'Donnell, the family services coordinator at Cape Ann Families. The DiBonas, who have two daughters, Emily and Kati, are participants in her Parent Connection group. John DiBona, who stays at home with the children while Donna works in a workshop for people with developmental delays, was also nominated by his wife and children. Child of the Year awards were given to Tyler Frazier, Felix Potter, Ricky Whittier, Chelsea Feener, Caroline Welles and Kaley Bertolino. Cheri Whittier, who nominated her son for an award, described his Sunday visits to his grandfather at a nursing home. Bertolino was noted for her willingness to help others, and Feener for being a big sister to her three little brothers. The Dalzell Family nominated Frazier for his willingness to participate in a program with their 6-year-old son, Michael, who otherwise would have been the only boy in the group. "I am not sure if Tyler even knows how much of an impact he had on Michael's involvement with this wonderful program," they wrote. "(Michael) didn't like going (because of the long drive and that he would be up very late) but he knew his buddy Tyler was there and was expecting him, and what a great team they made, and how much fun they had."
Inter-town rivalry lives up to hypeBy Dom Nicastro Staff writer
ROCKPORT -- Anything goes when these teams play in the Intertown Baseball League championship. Rockport and Manchester added another classic to their never-ending series of playoff meetings in Game 1 of the ITL championship Saturday at Evans Field. There were five lead changes, and the game wasn't settled until extra innings, when Adam Orlando's two-out home run clinched an 8-6 victory for the Rockport Townies and gave them a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series. Just one inning earlier, Manchester had rallied from a 6-4 deficit when pinch-hitter Joe Bertolino hit a game-tying single to score Chris Lamothe. Christian Maki, Rockport's reliever who held the Mariners hitless from the third through sixth innings, three times found himself one strike away from winning, before Bertolino's line drive fell into left-center field. Maki was the winning pitcher. Reliever Ryan Lumsden took the loss for Manchester. The rivalry continues tonight at 5:30 p.m., with Game 2 at Manchester's Joseph M. Hyland Field. Poor playing conditions forced the game to be postponed from yesterday. For more, see Sports, Page C1.
Catholics narrow down names for parishBy GREG COOK Staff writer
Local Roman Catholics appeared to favor names that signified the merger of their four Cape Ann parishes in a new union when they narrowed down potential names for the new unified parish in voting at weekend Masses a week ago. The names Holy Family, which received 35 percent of the 1,300 to 1,400 votes cast; All Saints, with 20 percent; and Holy Trinity, with 12, percent, will be sent to Boston Archdiocese leaders to make a final selection. Lay leaders and clergy announced the results in church bulletins this weekend. While archdiocese leaders could select another name altogether, local parish leaders have asked for the archdiocese to approve a name soon. The local leaders see selecting a new name as vital to helping the new parish move forward and form its identity. "They would really like to start referring to this parish as 'parish such-and-such,'" said Anne Prybot of Sacred Heart Parish, a member of the New Parish Naming Committee, which organized the naming process so far. Many local parishioners remain apprehensive about the merger, often feeling they are mourning their old parishes when they go to Mass. Many feel left in limbo because so much remains unanswered by the archdiocese -- just when Cape Ann parishes will close, whether the priests here now will remain here, which buildings besides St. Ann Church and St. Joachim Church will remain in use. Victoria Wright, who serves on St. Joachim Parish's transition team, hopes that concrete steps like the naming will help parishioners grow more comfortable with the changes. Archdiocese leaders announced in late May that St. Ann Parish in downtown Gloucester, St. Peter Parish in East Gloucester, Sacred Heart Parish in Lanesville and St. Joachim Parish in Rockport would merge to form a new Cape Ann parish. They were among some 80 Boston-area parishes slated to close by the end of the year under reconfiguration plans aimed at making the archdiocese more healthy. Cape Ann pastors solicited suggestions of names for the new, merged parish during Masses at the four parishes over the weekend of July 25. These suggestions were narrowed down to seven that organizers said were the most often proposed among the hundreds of suggestions. The semi-finalists were All Saints, Holy Family, Holy Trinity, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Gianna, St. Jude and St. Therese of Lisieux (also known as St. Therese the Little Flower). The names that topped last weekend's balloting represent the merging of the names and saints of the existing parishes as well as parishioners' hopes that they will come together as a new family in the new parish. Names that didn't make the cut were St. Gianna, which received 11 percent of votes; St. Jude, 9 percent; St. Therese, 7 percent; and St. Francis of Assisi, 5 percent. The parishes' letter to the archdiocese explains how the names were arrived at and the voting results. St. Gianna (1922-1962), canonized in May, was a married Italian physician who gave special attention to mothers, babies, the elderly and poor. After she became ill during her pregnancy with her fourth child, she chose to risk her life rather than receive medical care that could have aborted her unborn child. The child survived, but a week after the birth Gianna died. Wright, a mother of four, favored St. Gianna because she was an independent woman who stood for giving of herself for her family. Wright's oldest son and daughter, 11 and 8, voted as well, and she liked that they could participate in the process. St. Jude was proposed as a patron saint of those who face adversity as local Catholics do in this time of change for the church. St. Francis of Assisi was selected because of his philosophy of service and peace and how he gave his life to God. St. Therese of Lisieux was recommended because of her youth, like the new parish, and how she served God in humble ways.
Charley has little left for North shoreBy Jill Harmacinski Staff writer
Packing a deadly punch, Hurricane Charley killed 16 people and ripped a multibillion dollar path of destruction in Florida over the weekend. But by the time Charley arrived on the North Shore yesterday, the furious hurricane had mellowed to a soggy tropical rainstorm. Charley lingered here until noontime yesterday, dropping approximately 3 inches of rain, before moving north toward Maine and Canada, according to meteorologists. The storm did not result in any damage on Cape Ann, according to local police. There was a minor power outage in Hamilton and Wenham yesterday morning, but no serious flooding, according to police. The hurricane's fury in Florida was closely watched by local residents who own property or have relatives living in affected cities and towns. Don Soper and his wife, Maria, of Salem own a time-share condominium on Fort Myers Beach. Maria's parents, George and Sylvia D'Iorio, former Salem residents, also own property in Fort Myers, where they now live year-round. "Luckily, they didn't have much damage in their area," Don Soper said yesterday. He said his in-laws live in a modular home park. In Charley's wake, they will have to fix broken windows and are still without power, but they are not complaining, Soper said. Just 45 minutes away from them, in Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte, Hurricane Charley's devastation was estimated at $11 billion in personal property loss. Yesterday, Florida officials upgraded the death toll from 13 to 16 people. "They're really the lucky ones," Soper said of his in-laws. "They are not complaining at all, particularly after what they've seen happen in other parts of the state." Danvers resident Aileen L'Abbe owns a campground in Juneau Beach, which is about 20 minutes north of West Palm Beach. Her property was subjected to driving rain and 45 mph winds. "But we were lucky," L'Abbe reported, noting her campground, home to 140 seasonal and year-round residents, did not suffer widespread damage. "We were lucky in Juneau Beach and lucky in Danvers," L'Abbe said. Many areas in Florida, including Fort Myers, are still without electricity. Soper noted the weather in Florida this time of year is unbearable without air conditioning. "There's been no electricity since the storm struck and it was 92 and humid (Sunday)," Soper noted. Emergency officials believe Hurricane Charley is the worst hurricane to wallop Florida since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Twenty-six deaths were linked to Andrew, which caused $19.9 billion in insured property losses. Material from the Associated Press was used in this article.
'It can never be that way again' Gilson works on a memoir of Gloucester's fishing industryBy Lisa Arsenault Staff writer
Ron Gilson has spent a lifetime on the Gloucester waterfront in one capacity or another. He delivered fresh water from Wenham Lake to the fleet in the '40s and dory fished on the Adventure in the '50s. At 70, he is no longer working on the waterfront, but it is still very much a part of his life. He is writing a memoir about it titled, "The Gloucester I Knew." Gilson said he sees Amendment 13 as the nail in the coffin of the fishing industry, and as he watches the waterfront he once knew disappear, he said he is eager to find a way to pass the memory of it on to his grandchildren. "I lived through an era that will never happen again," he said. "I've seen this industry change from black to white in the past 50 years." If you ask him about how he feels about the dwindling industry, he doesn't say he's sad or that he misses those days. He says he is accepting of change, not afraid of it. But still, he said, he longs to preserve the fishermen's tales of days when more than a million pounds of fish were landed in a single day and nearly everyone in Gloucester had a job that tied them to the industry. "It was a rare day in 1945 when the Gloucester fleet didn't land a million pounds of fish," he said. "It can never be that way again." Gilson grew up on Dog Hill, near where Eastern Avenue begins, across from the waterfront. His father, Herb Gilson, helped maintain Joe Codhina's fish plant on the pier and later tended bars at many of Gloucester's watering holes. His mother, Pauline, was a fish packer. He is part of a generation of men who have seen the best days of Gloucester fishing come and go, he says. Gilson's condo on the Back Shore is filled with the memories of those days. His collection of paraphernalia from the fleet's heyday chronicles his life on the waterfront -- a scrap book of boat launchings and record catches landed, a poster-sized photo of the Gertrude L. Thebaud on its launch date in 1930, and a whole garage packed with other photos and newspaper clippings of fishing vessels and the men who tended them. If he were a young man these days, Gilson said he probably wouldn't get involved in the fishing industry because he doesn't see a future in it. Still, he wants his grandchildren to know what the industry used to be like. He hopes that Gloucester will find a new economic mainstay and that some sort of fishing industry will rise up in the wake of Amendment 13. "We're going to have to adapt," he said. "It's never going to be what it was before, with or without Amendment 13." One in a series of weekly profiles of those who have been affected by Amendment 13, the government's strict new fishing rules, and the years of change that preceded it.
Weather
Weather LOCAL FORECAST: Today, cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Tonight, mostly cloudy in the evening. Then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph. Becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. Tuesday night, mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. MARINE FORECAST: From Merrimack River to Watch Hill, R.I. - Today, north wind 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Building to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon. Areas of fog early in the morning. Showers likely until late afternoon. A chance of showers late in the afternoon. Visibility 1 to 3 nautical miles early in the morning. Tonight, northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers early in the evening. Tomorrow, west wind 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Tomorrow night, south wind 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Patchy fog early in the morning. Visibility 1 nautical mile or less early in the morning. Wednesday, south wind 5 to 10 knots. Increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog early in the morning. Visibility 1 nautical mile or less early in the morning.Wednesday night, south wind 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Visibility 1 nautical mile or less in the late evening and overnight. Thursday, south wind 10 to 15 knots. Decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog. Visibility 1 nautical miles or less. Friday, south wind 5 to 10 knots. Increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. Visibility 1 nautical mile or less in the morning. EXTENDED FORECAST: Wednesday, partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Wednesday night, mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Thursday, partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Thursday night, partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid-60s. Friday, partly cloudy. Highs around 80. Friday night, partly cloudy. Lows in the mid-60s. Saturday, partly cloudy in the morning. Then mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Sunday, mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, Then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Day in history
Today is Monday, Aug. 16, the 229th day of 2004. There are 137 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: Fifty years ago, on Aug. 16, 1954, Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Incorporated. On this date: In 1777, American forces won the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington, Vt. In 1812, Detroit fell to British and Indian forces in the War of 1812. In 1829, the original "Siamese twins," Chang and Eng Bunker, arrived in Boston to be exhibited to the Western world. In 1858, a telegraphed message from Britain's Queen Victoria to President Buchanan was transmitted over the recently laid trans-Atlantic cable. In 1861, President Lincoln prohibited the states of the Union from trading with the seceding states of the Confederacy. In 1894, George Meany, first president of the AFL-CIO, was born in New York City. In 1948, baseball legend Babe Ruth died in New York at age 53. In 1956, Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for president at the Democratic national convention in Chicago. In 1977, Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42. In 1987, 156 people were killed when Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed while trying to take off from Detroit. Ten years ago: President Clinton and other top Democrats were scouring the House of Representatives for converts in hopes of reviving a stalled anti-crime bill. Five years ago: Four months after two gunmen sent them fleeing in horror, students reclaimed Columbine High School in Colorado for the start of the school year. Vladimir Putin won confirmation as Russia's prime minister, the fifth since early 1998. Republican Lamar Alexander folded his presidential campaign. The quiz show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" began a limited two-week run on ABC. One year ago: The Midwest and Northeast were almost fully recovered from the worst power outage in U.S. history. A car driven by U.S. Representative Bill Janklow ran a stop sign on a rural road in South Dakota and collided with motorcyclist Randy Scott, who died in the accident. Idi Amin, the former dictator of Uganda, died in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia; he was believed to have been 80. Today's Birthdays: Actor Fess Parker is 80. Actress Ann Blyth is 76. Actor Robert Culp is 74. Sportscaster Frank Gifford is 74. Actress Julie Newmar is 71. Actor John Standing is 70. Actor Gary Clarke is 68. Actress Anita Gillette is 68. Actress Carole Shelley is 65. Country singer Billy Joe Shaver is 65. Movie director Bruce Beresford is 64. Rhythm and blues singer Robert "Squirrel" Lester (The Chi-Lites) is 62. Actor Bob Balaban is 59. Ballerina Suzanne Farrell is 59. Actress Lesley Ann Warren is 58. Rock singer-musician Joey Spampinato (NRBQ) is 54. Actor Reginald VelJohnson is 52. T.V. personality Kathie Lee Gifford is 51. Rhythm and blues singer J.T. Taylor is 51. Movie director James Cameron is 50. Actor Jeff Perry is 49. Rock musician Tim Farriss (INXS) is 47. Singer Madonna is 46. Actress Angela Bassett is 46. Actress Laura Innes is 45. Actor Timothy Hutton is 44. Actor Donovan Leitch is 36. Country singer Emily Robison (The Dixie Chicks) is 32. Singer Vanessa Carlton is 24. Thought for Today: "If a man wants his dreams to come true, he must wake up." - Anonymous.
FISH ARRIVALS
FISH ARRIVALS Gloucester Seafood Display Auction There was no information available from the National Marine Fisheries Service on Gloucester Seafood Display Auction sales Friday. Boston landings There was no information available on Boston fish landings Friday. Boston prices There was no information available on Boston fish prices Friday. Truck prices There were no truck prices available from the National Marine Fisheries Service Friday.
Obituaries
John W. Story, 70 SOUTH HAMILTON -- John W. "Win" Story, 70, died Saturday in Massachusetts General Hospital following a brief illness. He was the husband of Dian (Rutherford) Story. Born in Haverhill, he was the son of the late Essex shipbuilder Jonathan and Marion (Hayes) Story. He was raised in Essex and was a 1951 graduate of Gloucester High School and 1954 graduate of Trinity Pawling Prep School in New York. Mr. Story enlisted in the Army and served in Germany. Following his honorable discharge, he was employed for 30 years as a lineman with New England Telephone. The Storys enjoyed wintering in Vero Beach, Fla., and they would spent their summers in Asbury Grove. In his retirement, his seasonal joy was being a lobsterman. He was a member of the Tyrian Masonic Lodge, AF&AM in Gloucester, the IBEW and was captain of the Essex Veteran Fireman's Association. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, John Story Jr. and his wife, Darlene, of Gloucester and a daughter, Alison Desmond and her husband, Paul, of Ipswich; stepchildren Peter Rutherford and his wife, Kim, of Essex, Jimmy Rutherford and his wife, Donna, of Half Moon Bay, Calif., Debbie Ray and her husband, David, of Essex, Robin Turpin and her husband, Steve, of Hamilton and Lynda Smith and her husband, Mike, of Ipswich, and 16 grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife, Diane (Jackson) Story. His funeral services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. in First Congregational Church, Main Street, Essex, followed by interment with military honors in Spring Street Cemetery, Essex. Family and friends respectfully welcomed. Visiting hours will be tomorrow from 6 to 9 p.m. in Whittier-Porter Funeral Home, 6 High St., Ipswich. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in his name may be made to Memorial Gifts, c/o Mary Jane Keesling, Save the Manatee Club, 500 N. Maitlan Ave., Maitland, FL 32751 or to the charity of one's choice. Edith C. Buckley, 93 A private graveside service for Edith C. (Cooney) Buckley, 93, of Rockport was held on Saturday in Beech Grove Cemetery, Rockport. The Rev. C. Paul Rouse, pastor of St. Peter's Church, East Gloucester, officiated. Mrs. Buckley died on Wednesday evening, Aug. 11, at her residence in Rockport. Mrs. Buckley was born in Rockport on July 24, 1911, daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (DelTorchio) Cooney. Mrs. Buckley enjoyed art and taking lessons at the Rockport Art Association. She also was an avid sailor and was a long-time member of the Sandy Bay Yacht Club. She is survived by her son, Anthony E. Moore, of Rockport; daughter-in-law Christine M. Moore of Rockport; grandchildren David E. Moore and his wife Francesca of Brooklyn, N.Y., Abagail P. Moore and her husband Dammon Frecker of Lynnfield; great-grandson Conrad W. Moore of Brooklyn; and a cousin, Robert DelTorchio and his wife, Sera, of Essex. She was predeceased by her husband Thomas J. Buckley and her first husband Gordon Moore and her daughter Gail Ann Prell. Funeral arrangements were conducted by Burgess & Mackey Funeral Home, 201 Main St., Rockport. Martha (Mellor) Davis Martha (Mellor) Davis, beloved wife of Darryl Davis of Essex, died Aug. 11 after a long illness. She was the daughter of E.P. "Bud" Mellor and Norma C. Mellor of Holden. She grew up in Holden, was a 1975 Wachusett graduate, and worked at the Mellor Co. in Jefferson for many years. She lived in Essex since 1993, where she worked at Dunkin' Donuts, Goodall's Farm, and served on the Essex Enhancement Committee. She spent the last 10 months in Denver, Colo. She is survived by two children, Joshua Devault of Spencer and Tara Burns and husband Russell of Denver, Colo.; grandchildren Tyler, Hannah, Russell Jr., and Carley of Denver, Colo., Malik and Peter, who live in the Worcester area; seven brothers, John Mellor and wife Mary, Robert Mellor and wife Linda, Lee Mellor and wife Janet, Carl Mellor, E.P."Chip" Mellor, James Mellor and wife Beth and Mark Mellor; three sisters, Diana Provencher and husband Jim, Sheryl Vernon and husband Jon, Charlene Ross and husband Darren. She is also survived by two half-sisters, and a half-brother; 24 nieces and nephews; and many others who loved her, too. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Aug. 21, at 10 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church , 346 Shrewsbury St., Holden. Following the service there will be a time for fellowship with the family at the church.
Wild battle brews in talented receiver corpsBy Hector Longo Staff Writer
On Pro Football Hector Longo FOXBORO - In 2001, the New England Patriots captured their first Super Bowl championship ever with Charles Johnson as the No. 3 wide receiver. Johnson, a free agent bust, caught 14 passes that year - his only season here - as many as Terry Glenn "d-i-d did" that year in only four games that season before being sent packing. Oh how far the NFL champs have come. Once a vast pool of mediocrity, wide receiver has become a position of strength here in New England. Strength, depth, experience and potential. Take the case of David Patten, whose has the greatest attitude in the NFL, speed to burn, solid hands and a reputation for the big play. Patten, who turns 28 Friday, is the early leader in the battle for the fifth receiver spot, but barely. His brief, two-catch, one-TD appearance in the preseason-opening win over Philadelphia was a nice start, but Patten had a great view from the sideline: the complex battle for that potential final pass-catching spot on the roster went from a three-man race to a six-man free-for-all just like that. Patten's chief competition was to come from rookie P.K. Sam and veteran J.J. Stokes. Sam provides speed and potential, at only age 21. Stokes, at 6-foot-4, the size. But neither got a chance to state their case on Friday night, held out due to injuries. That left the door open for a couple longer shots - free agents Chas Gessner, Michael Jennings and Ricky Bryant. Let's just say the young trio did a nice job of kicking it in. Bryant caught three balls for 34 yards and a TD and averaged 10.8 yards on four punt returns. Jennings had a TD grab, and Gessner had a sweet 15-yard catch and added some spirited work on special teams. Coach Bill Belichick noticed. "Yes, I think they definitely helped themselves," he said. "Jennings and Bryant both showed up in the return game. and they showed up as receivers, and they have done that through camp. I thought that Chas helped himself. "I think they have improved as players in the last few weeks, and they were able to take some of that to the field yesterday and make plays to help us win. I really think with guys like that, they kind of fall into the category of they have really helped themselves with their play. That is going to get them more looks. It might get them a longer look. If they can continue to improve, they will help themselves even more." Belichick may or may not have been dropping a message to his currently laid up troops. The fact is, if Sam and Stokes lose more time to injury, they may get passed over for the other guys. Friday night was a clear opportunity to shine. Both David Givens and Bethel Johnson were held out as a precaution. Reps were there, and Jennings and Bryant were the beneficiaries. Now a real battle is brewing. "Those things kind of have a way of taking care of themselves," Belichick said. "I do see good competition at the spot and good talent there, but I think that in the end, as long as everybody can participate and we get a good look at everybody, we will be able to make the evaluations and determinations of who is best for our football team. The hard part is if you have a situation where a guy is not out there and then you have to kind of estimate where you think he is or where he will be." David Patten is fighting back from a knee injury, battling five other suitors for his spot. It's a fight for the man's livelihood. Kind of makes the preseason a little bit more interesting now doesn't it? Touching all the bases Troy Brown to defensive back and Dan Klecko starting at fullback? Is Bill Belichick making a statement to the NFL? The coach of the world champion New England Patriots is already changing the preparation dynamic for the upcoming regular season, having his players do the extra work in the off months then using training camp as less of a conditioning mechanism for veterans and more of teaching period for youngsters. "We are just trying to create depth for our team," said Belichick. "You know we have four experienced corners on this team and some other guys who don't have a lot of experience. Maybe Troy fits in there. Maybe, he doesn't." Belichick mustn't have liked what he saw in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XXXVIII when Carolina exploited a Pats' secondary weakness and nearly pulled off the gigantic upset behind QB Jake Delhomme. The Pats, with the likes of Shawn Mayer and Chris Akin forced into duty at safety, nearly saw the Lombardi trophy slip away. "It's a little late to wait until the 10th week and say, 'Oh geez, we have got a couple corners hurt. Who are we going to move there?'" Belichick said. "It is a lot easier to try and build it now and create some depth." If rookie safeties Guss Scott and Dexter Reid continue to progress and play like they did Friday night, it might allow Eugene Wilson to move back to his natural position of corner in a pinch. That's depth and sound football thinking. It's nowhere near as creative, though. Dan the man Easily, Dan Klecko was the most tired man in the Pats' locker room after Friday night's affair. Talk about extra duties. The second-year man out of Temple, ran defensive line, fullback and special teams with the first unit. But Klecko was just warming up. While the rest of the regulars sought baseball caps, ponchos, towels and the like on the sideline, Klecko played most of quarters two and three at inside linebacker. He finished with four tackles in his first significant experience as a stand-up defender. Klecko's transition will be a long one. Friday night, he often got caught taking improper pursuit angles or overrunning plays. At one point, he made a heck of a play, chasing down Eagles QB Jeff Blake to the sideline. A winded Klecko got up, also begging to get a play off, with no help or response from the sideline. He stayed in and made the stop on the next running play. It was a sequence that exemplified just how badly he wants to be out on the field. Odds and ends Pats free agent linebacker Justin Kurpeikis had a huge second half, rolling up a team-leading nine tackles on the night with six solos. Kurpeikis, who's played nine games total in three years as a pro with the Steelers, is one of those feel-good type stories, trying to find his spot. The Eagles certainly felt his desire Friday night...It as a brutally silent night for defensive lineman as the Pats got little or nothing from Richard Seymour, Ty Warren, Vince Wilfork and Keith Traylor. Rookie second-round pick Marquise Hill had a pressure or two with a pair of tackles, but they came against the Eagles' third-teamers...Who has better preseason numbers than Pats running back Patrick Pass, who always seems to roll it up when he gets the chance? The Georgia product, now in his fifth pro season, carried seven times for 42 yards of mop-up work against the Eagles. Hector Longo covers the Patriots for the Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. E-mail him at hlongo@eagletribune.com.
The new face of the Red SoxBy John Tomase Staff Writer
BOSTON - Manny Ramirez entered the Red Sox clubhouse Friday wearing the kind of T-shirt that's become a staple of urban fashion. Or in Ramirez's case, urban irony. Black with cutoff sleeves, it pictured South American revolutionary Che Guevara sporting his trademark beret. In the red star distorted by Ramirez's broad back, the Red Sox slugger had scrawled his No. 24 in black marker. Now say what you will about the leftist guerrilla and Cuban insurgent, this much is indisputable - he was a gifted leader and the face of a revolution. That his visage would adorn Ramirez's chest seemed more than a tad incongruous. Ramirez, after all, embraces a leadership role on the Red Sox with all the zeal of an agoraphobic at the mall. And yet the Red Sox face the very real possibility of opening 2005 with Ramirez as their signature player. Nomar Garciaparra's gone, Pedro Martinez may follow, and the Red Sox find themselves surprisingly low on star power. That leaves Ramirez as the potential face of a franchise that has traditionally drawn its identity from its biggest star, be it Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, Roger Clemens or Nomar. Is Manny ready to assume the role? Will it change him? Does he even care? "Would he know? That's the question," outfielder Johnny Damon corrected. "I don't really think Manny'd know if he was the face of the Red Sox." Regardless, it's quite a leap from where Ramirez found himself less than a year ago. Placed on irrevocable waivers as part of a gambit to acquire reigning MVP Alex Rodriguez from the Rangers - in part because A-Rod represented a more marketing-friendly star - Ramirez went unclaimed, and then untraded. He returned to the Red Sox this spring as if nothing happened, and he's hit like it, too. Even after his longest slump of the season, Ramirez entered yesterday's game hitting .320 with 30 home runs and 87 RBIs. He and countryman David Ortiz carried the Red Sox offense for much of the first half and will each undoubtedly receive his share of MVP votes. But it's not as if production from Ramirez qualifies as a surprise. He did it in Cleveland. He did it in Boston a year ago even as he told teammates perhaps he'd be better off taking his $20 million salary elsewhere. So the question remains unchanged - is Manny Ramirez ready to be the face of the Red Sox? "I don't think Manny Ramirez wants to be the face," said teammate and confidant Kevin Millar. "You're not going to make Manny Ramirez the face of the team just because of his salary. That's what people forget. Manny Ramirez is the best right-handed hitter in the game. Let Manny go out there, put up his numbers and do his thing." Only Ramirez knows how he feels about the topic. Perhaps stung by criticism that he missed too many games last week with the flu, he playfully waved off queries this week by simply repeating, "Turn the page." Damon knows what it's like to be The Guy. Thanks to standout seasons from 1998 to 2000 in Kansas City, he became the center of the Royals' marketing campaigns. It helped that the gregarious Damon had the personality for the job. The team helped him buy a house in Kansas City. In return, he made 60 public appearances there a year, above and beyond whatever other charity work he performed. "I was going pretty hard," Damon said. "Here in Boston, I still go hard. (Tim) Wakefield and Jason (Varitek) are out in the community a lot. I don't know how many appearances Manny makes or any of that stuff, but Varitek and Wakefield are the go-to guys here. They should be the face of the franchise." While Varitek and Wakefield - along with outfielder Gabe Kapler - seem to be the leaders in charitable endeavors, they're not stars on par with Ramirez. They're not players opposing fans immediately envision when they hear "Red Sox." It's entirely possible next year that man will be Ramirez. "Hypothetically speaking, let's say Pedro's not here," Millar said. "We know Nomar's not here, and whoever else you say. It's not like you're rebuilding the team around Manny and a bunch of young kids. Trot's still here. Schilling's still here. Varitek will probably be here. You say Red Sox, those are the guys I think of. "Manny's not going to lead speaking to the media. He's not going to come in the clubhouse and turn over tables. Just because he makes $20 million a year, we can't make him a leader. "Manny's not Alex Rodriguez. He's not me. He's his own personality. He's quiet and shy. I don't think Manny needs to be the face of the team." He may not have a choice. He's signed through 2008 for a management that seems ready to remake its roster away from the star-centric squads of the last 60 or so years. "Manny's Manny," Millar said. "He's going to hit. He's going to do his job. That other stuff ... I don't think it interests him." Whether he's a leader or not, whether he's the poster boy for a marketing campaign or not, it doesn't look like Manny Ramirez is going to be changing anytime soon. That's OK. Unless Fidel was desperate to throw some BP, it's not like Che Guevara had to hit a baseball. John Tomase covers the Red Sox for the Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. E-mail him at jtomase@eagletribune.com.
AL Leaders HOME RUNS--DOrtiz, Boston, 30; MRamirez, Boston, 30; Konerko, Chicago, 29; ARodriguez, New York, 29; Teixeira, Texas, 28; Sheffield, New York, 27; Valentin, Chicago, 26. RBI--Tejada, Baltimore, 107; DOrtiz, Boston, 105; JGuillen, Anaheim, 92; THafner, Cleveland, 91; VMartinez, Cleveland, 89; VGuerrero, Anaheim, 89; MRamirez, Boston, 87. RUNS--Sheffield, New York, 91; VGuerrero, Anaheim, 89; Lawton, Cleveland, 87; Damon, Boston, 86; Mora, Baltimore, 84; Matsui, New York, 83; CGuillen, Detroit, 83. HITS--ISuzuki, Seattle, 185; MYoung, Texas, 158; Tejada, Baltimore, 148; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 147; VGuerrero, Anaheim, 146; CGuillen, Detroit, 138; Damon, Boston, 138. DOUBLES--Belliard, Cleveland, 41; BRoberts, Baltimore, 39; DOrtiz, Boston, 36; THafner, Cleveland, 35; MRamirez, Boston, 33; CGuillen, Detroit, 31; Tejada, Baltimore, 31. TRIPLES--Crawford, Tampa Bay, 17; Figgins, Anaheim, 14; CGuillen, Detroit, 9; Infante, Detroit, 8; MYoung, Texas, 7; JoCruz, Tampa Bay, 7; Lofton, New York, 6. HOME RUNS--DOrtiz, Boston, 30; MRamirez, Boston, 30; Konerko, Chicago, 29; ARodriguez, New York, 29; Teixeira, Texas, 28; Sheffield, New York, 27; Valentin, Chicago, 26. STOLEN BASES--Crawford, Tampa Bay, 47; ISuzuki, Seattle, 28; BRoberts, Baltimore, 26; Figgins, Anaheim, 24; ARodriguez, New York, 20; ASanchez, Detroit, 19; Lawton, Cleveland, 18. STRIKEOUTS--Santana, Minnesota, 190; PMartinez, Boston, 164; Schilling, Boston, 143; FGarcia, Chicago, 141; KEscobar, Anaheim, 128; Buehrle, Chicago, 123; Harden, Oakland, 122. SAVES--MRivera, New York, 40; FCordero, Texas, 35; Nathan, Minnesota, 34; DBaez, Tampa Bay, 24; Percival, Anaheim, 23; Urbina, Detroit, 20; Foulke, Boston, 19. PITCHING (13 Decisions)--Mulder, Oakland, 15-4, .789; PMartinez, Boston, 13-4, .765; Rogers, Texas, 14-5, .737; ClLee, Cleveland, 10-4, .714; Schilling, Boston, 14-6, .700; Westbrook, Cleveland, 11-5, .687; JVazquez, New York, 13-6, .684. STRIKEOUTS--Santana, Minnesota, 190; PMartinez, Boston, 164; Schilling, Boston, 143; FGarcia, Chicago, 141; KEscobar, Anaheim, 128; Buehrle, Chicago, 123; Harden, Oakland, 122. SAVES--MRivera, New York, 40; FCordero, Texas, 35; Nathan, Minnesota, 34; DBaez, Tampa Bay, 24; Percival, Anaheim, 23; Urbina, Detroit, 20; Foulke, Boston, 19.
AL Standings East Division<*C> Central Division<*C> West Division<*C> ------<*C> Saturday's Games<*C> Toronto 7, Baltimore 2 N.Y. Yankees 6, Seattle 4 Oakland 6, Kansas City 1 Boston 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Cleveland 7, Minnesota 1 Texas 6, Tampa Bay 5 Anaheim 11, Detroit 8 Sunday's Games<*C> Baltimore 11, Toronto 7 Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2, 10 innings Texas 6, Tampa Bay 2 Chicago White Sox 5, Boston 4 Seattle 7, N.Y. Yankees 3 Anaheim 3, Detroit 2 Kansas City 6, Oakland 1 Monday's Games<*C> Toronto (J.Miller 1-1) at Boston (Lowe 10-10), 7:05 p.m. Oakland (Redman 8-9) at Baltimore (Bedard 5-6), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (Sabathia 9-6) at Texas (Callaway 0-1), 8:05 p.m. Tuesday's Games<*C> Toronto at Boston, 7:05 p.m. Oakland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Anaheim at Tampa Bay, 7:15 p.m. Cleveland at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 8:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Seattle at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. White Sox 5, Red Sox 4 DP--Chicago 1. LOB--Chicago 6, Boston 11. 2B--CaLee (30), OCabrera (4). HR--CaLee (23). SB--CaLee (9), Valentin (6). S--TPerez. SF--Uribe. Marte pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Umpires--Home, Tim Tschida; First, Joe Brinkman; Second, Marty Foster; Third, Chris Guccione. T--2:54. A--34,405 (35,095). Rangers 6, Devil Rays 2 |
