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John Gorham of Barnstable was reckoned a savior of the whaling in- dustry,which the speaker termed the "economic engine driving the economy of the Plymouth colony," be- cause he retained a "wizard" named Ichabod Paddock to teach the art of whaling and whale boats to Barnstable whalemen and gave them a head start over the slower- to-learn sailors from New Bedford and Nantucket. Eventually, the New Bed- ford and Islands whalemen learned -from Barnstable whalers -how to run a boat and harpoon whales. That helped them when 19th- century whaling became an industry of enormous whales, multi-year voyages and large ships, too large for the shallow Cape Cod ports but manageable in deep- channeled harbors- such as New Bedford and, for a while, Nantucket. The old kind of whaling was just as cruel and heart- less as what still goes on in some remote corners of the world. Family love is exploit- ed. Yearlings and mature females are inclined to stick together protectively; won't leave a wounded baby and thus are killed themselves. But there's never been much call for whales to be eaten. Some Indians were said to accept cooked whale meat served on bread , sort of like a hamburger. The author on Saturday allowed that his take on whale meat is it's sort of like porpoise. A time to plant Kennedy ice fer- tile ground for BHS girls hockey By David Curran dcurran@barnstablepatriot.com Six-year-old Grace Mclnerny was on ice skates for the first time. Trenna Field, a senior on the Barnstable High School girls hockey team, had been guiding her around Kennedy MemorialRink for a little while, helping her figure out how to navigatethe slip- pery surface on unfamiliar footwear. Was she startingto get the hang of it? "Kinda,"Mclnerny said in a small voice. And how did she feel about it? Her face lit up. "Excited,"she declared. Mclnerny was one of more than 300 girlsbetween the ages of 5 and 14who took advantage of an 85-min- ute open skating session sponsored last week by Barnstable High School Girls Ice Hockey,the BHS team's non-profit booster club. The turnout was more than double what the club and the team had hoped for, said Paul Logan, club general manager. "We're thrilled to see the number of girlsthat got a chance to skate," Logan said afterward. "Hopefully they'll come back and either figure skate or play hockey." The event was completely free of charge to the young- sters. The club paid for the ice time, skate rentals for anyone who didn't have their own, and even gave out goodie bags, though the supply of those ran out at 200. A long line of people waited to sign in during the earlypart of the session. Eventually,the club stopped taking names and addresses because it was takingtoo long, eating into the skating time. Every age between 5 and 14waswell represented on the ice, and so was every ability level. Many children clearly had little experience or no more than Mclnerny. Many others, including some apparently around her age, were completely at ease and in control as they swooped around the oval. Many skaters took their share of spills and tumbles, sometimes one after an- other -what newcomer to the ice doesn't? -but most got back up and kept at it. Some clung to the boards around the edge of the rink, a common haven for neo- phyte skaters. One girl, left alone for a moment when her tu- tor/shepherd went to help another child, clearly was surprised -and somewhat taken aback -by this sud- den development, but she didn't panic. She also didn't move a muscle except to call for her helper, who soon returned. Michael Upton of Hyannis brought his daughter, Kai- tlin, 7, who was skating for the second time. "Seems OK,"he said, assessinghow Kaitlin was managing after a few min- utes. "She'smade it around once. She'shere with a few of her friends." Jordan Cunningham, 6, of Osterville, who was skat- ing for the third time and getting support from BHS freshman Lisa Cunningham, said she came because "My dad thought it would be fun for me." Washe right? She nodded emphatically. ToryWood, 10, of Mar- stons Mills, said she has been skating as long as she could remember "Iwant to meet the team," she said, "and we wanted to see how good they were. I'm a good hockey skater,and I wanted to meet some other girlsthat were." She also figure skates, she said, "but hockey'smy favorite." Carolee Creswell of Marstons Mills brought her twin daughters, Rachel and Alicia, 7, who were on figure skates. Whose idea was it to come? "Allof ours," Creswell said. Then she added, "They re- allywanted to come." Despite the large turnout, she didn't think the ice was too crowded. "Ithinkit went great,"she said. "Good outcome." The BHS players had a good time, too. "Ithought it was alot of fun,"Field said."It was good to get to know some of the young girlswho could some- day be on the team. "I skated with a lot of girls who never skated before," she added. "Afterlike a couple of times around they reallyliked it, and they wanted to take lessons and maybe play hockey." "This is good for young girls that can learn how to skate, and as Barnstable hockey progresses it gets more girls interested in hockey because not every- one knows hockey is out there for girls,"said sopho- more Abby VanWormer."It feels great. The girlslove it. It's fun to help 'em out. They really enjoy it." "It was great to see the playershelp kids out there that had no idea how to skate," said Logan. "I thought our girlsdid very well,"said Raiders coach Kim Sullivan."It wasn't allthat long ago that they were that age looking at older girls, older athletes as role models. It'svery im- portant for us to give back. I think our girls got as much out of it as the girls on the ice." Did she spot any potential Raiders amongthe young- sters? "Oh, quite a few," she said. "Quite a few." That, of course, was part of the rationale behind the event in the first place, said Logan. "Ultimately it increases the talent pool for the town for hockey,"he said. He said many of the par- ents who called in advance wanted to know whether they were going to have to go on the ice. "Parents were thrilled and really thankful that we took their kids and they didn't have to get out there,"he said. He thanked rink manager George Noonan and snack bar operators Andy Milne and family for their "incred- ible" cooperation. The extra-heavyturnout meant the boosters will have to do a little extra fund raisingto cover more skate rentals than anticipated, but Logan clearly was happy withthat result. He said the club was consideringmak- ing the event an annual one. By earlythis week, that decision seemed to have been made.Photosfrom the event on the club'sWebsite were captioned, "lrt Annual Barnstable HighSchool Girls Ice Hockey Skate Night." School budget... CONTINUED FROM PAGE A:1 or eight teachers and 100-plus students?" Anderson said class sizes in 2006-07 would remain20 students to ateacher at the elemen- tary level and 24 to 1 at Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School and Barnstable Middle School. While strugglingto maintain the status quo, administrators say they're stillmaking a good deal of progress on the system's priorities. A new infrastructure maintenance account is budgeted at $250,000, half of what was hoped for next year. This is seen as the beginningof a financial commitment to clean up all school buildings in the wake of the Hyannis East situation. The desire to retire as many as 18 portable classrooms remains strong. The Gateway gifted and talented program and the English Language Learners program are each budgeted for two new positions,with funding coming in part from elimination of stipend-supported posts. Two nurses will be assigned to the elementary schools, and com- puter hardware and software will be updated and replaced throughout the district,especially at the high school. McDonald, who may finally get to retire in a few months if the committee can hire a new superintendent and negotiate a contract with him or her, spoke briefly about the long-range future of the system. The steadily declining enrollment in the elementary grades, he said, willeventually pass through the upper grades. One scenario, he said, could involve fitting grades 7 through 12 into the high school. After taking in all the news, good and bad, committeemember David Lawler saidthat the spring would not be too soon to start discus- sions on closing a second school. Osterville Bay Elementary is scheduled to close in June 2007. ChairmanRalph Cahoon asked for patience until areport on the condition of allthe schools is received later this year. With the closure of the portables, he noted, space in "bricks and mortar" buildings willbe needed. The annual school budget forum will be held Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in the Barnstable High School Senior Cafe. Public hear- ings on the budget will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. before the committee's Feb. 7 and Feb. 28 meetings at town hail. After approval by the committee,the budget will be submitted to the town manager.