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A little time for yourself
Stop by the Visiting Nurse Association in
Dennis on Route 134 to take part in the Young
at Heart exercise program. A minimal fee is
charged and a doctor's note is necessary.
The program is also offered at the Brewster
facility. Call 877-267-7700.
Driver Rehabilitation Program
Those whose driving ability has been com-
promised by illness, injury or normal aging
are invited to take part in the roadSMART
Driver Rehabilitation Program being offered
through the Rehabilitation Hospital of the
Cape and Islands in East Sandwich. Call
508-833-4000.
Women's free health
screening
The Women's Health Network of the Visiting
Nurse Association of Cape Cod in cooperation
with local health care providers is offering free
breast and cervical cancer screening services
to uninsured and underinsured, low-income
women age 40 to 64. Call 888-557-9994.
New access center telephone
line
Cape Cod Healthcare's mental health arm,
Behavioral Health Services of Cape Cod Health-
care, has a one-stop telephone line (888-986-
4BHS) allowing easier access to comprehensive
mental health services. The service offers help
for those dealing with anxiety, depression,
substance abuse, and other concerns.
VNA has home health
technology
The Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod
offers in-home telemonitoringtechnology. The
Honeywell HomMed monitors collect vital
signs including heart rate, blood pressure,
oxygen saturation and body weight, all in
three minutes. Call 800-631-3900.
Adult exercise class in
Hyannis
Get in shape by joining Live for Life classes
offered bythe YMCA Tuesdays and Thursdays
from noon to 1 p.m. at the Barnstable Senior
Center, 825 Falmouth Road in Hyannis. Ad-
mission is $25 per month.
VNA offers van, interpreters
The Visiting Nurse Association of Cape
Cod has a 28-foot van that travels throughout
the Cape to link underserved individuals and
families with health education and preventa-
tive screening services. The van will be in
Hyannis at the K-Mart Plaza from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. April 10 and at Cape Cod Community
College's Hyannis campus, 540 Main St.,
April 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p,m. Blood
pressure, cholesterol , blood sugar and more
may be tested at the van. Another unique
service the VNA offers is interpretation and
tele-interpretation in five languages: Portu-
guese, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Persian and
Italian. Sign up to have a class to get your
staff trained in Choke Saver Certification. Call
888-557-9994, ext. 7620.
Reduce stress now
Cape Stress Reduction is offering an eight-
week program in "Mindfulness Based Stress
Reduction" Wednesday evenings at the Ra-
mada Inn in Hyannis or Thursday mornings
at the West Barnstable Community Center
on Route 149. Call 508-420-3300 or send an
e-mail to info@capestressreduction.com.
VNA has exercise class and
more
Join a Young at Heart exercise class for a
10-week run and improve your ticker injust one
hour, twice a week. A small fee and doctor 's
approval are needed. Senior Care Manage-
ment Services are offered by the VNA. For
an assessment of an individual's health care
needs, call 877-267-7700. A Young at Heart
Senior Weight Training program is held twice
a week for 12 weeks. Call 877-267-7700.
Bereavement groups
The Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod
Hospice Bereavement Program offers a sup-
port group designed for men who have lost
a loved one. The group meets at the South
Dennis office of the VNA, 434 Route 134. Call
800-978-0838 for details. A Bereaved Parents
Support Group for those who have lost children
meets Mondays at 1 p.m. at the VNA, 67 Ter
Heun Drive in Falmouth where volunteers will
be available for child care of other children in
the family. Call 800-978-0838. Other bereave-
ment support groups include loss of a pet,
parent, grandchild, friend and many others.
Call 800-978-0838 for details.
Alzheimer's support in
Dennis
Eagle Pond Rehabilitationand LivingCenter
of South Dennis hosts anAlzheimer's Support
Group onthe second Wednesday of the month
from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Call 508-385-6034.
Parents helping parents
Parents Helping Parents,aself-help support
group, offers free weekly meetings for parents
to share understanding, information, ideas
and support. The Hyannis meetings are held
Wednesday evenings. The group is looking
for volunteers with good interpersonal skills.
Training is available. Call 800-882-1250.
Rehabilitation Hospital
offerings
RHCI, 311 Service Road in East Sandwich,
hosts a fibromyalgia support group the
fourth Thursday of the month. A stroke sup-
port group meets the second Wednesday of
the month from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The VNA
Mobile Health Link Van will be at RHCI the
first Monday of the month from noon to 4:30
p.m. for free health screenings. The aphasia
community group meets the first Tuesday of
the month from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Food Addicts
inRecoveryAnonymousmeets Sundaysfrom
9:30 to 11 a.m. The Well-Spouse Support
Group meets every third Thursday of the
month at 7 p.m..Healthy Hearts outpatient
cardiac rehabilitation programs are offered
at 6 a.m. The MS Support Group meets the
third Sunday of the month. Post polio support
group meets the third Saturday of each month
at 10 a.m. Hearing screenings, held second
Wednesday of each month by appointment.
RHCI offers aStroke PeerVisitationProgram.
Call for details or if you want to volunteer as
a peer visitor. A mild brain injury support
group meets the third Saturday of each month
from 2 to 4 p.m. Call 508-833-4000 for other
programs and details.
Cancer support in Mashpee
Cape Cod Healthcare has a Living With
Cancer education support group that meets
Tuesdays at the Mashpee Health Center, 5
Industrial Road. Call 508-539-6215.
Respite program for
caregivers
The Caregiver Support and Companion
Program at the Barnstable Senior Center offers
caregivers age 60 and upcaring for a loved one,
and also younger caregivers who are caring
for seniors 60 and up, a free respite program
two moinings a week providing supervised
care for their loved one. Other opportunities
are available; call 508-862-4750.
Breastfeeding Center courses
The Center for Breastfeeding, 327 Quaker
Meetinghouse Road in East Sandwich, offers
a variety of services and courses for moth-
ers. These include free lactation counseling,
yoga for babies and tots, a Mom's Club,
pumps and supplies, a program to learn to
sign with your baby, sing-alongs and more.
"Mothers and Multiples," for those with ,
or expecting twins or more, meets the last
Friday of the month from 10 a.m. to noon.
Call 888-890-2229.
Support group for smokers
Join the Dennis Free at Last Group, a sup-
port group for smokers who want to quit. It
meets Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. at the
West Dennis Graded Schoolhouse on School
Street.
Experience Reiki, free
A free Reiki clinic is held every third Thurs-
day of the month at the Center for Healing
Therapies/Reiki Bythe Sea, 15West Bay Road
in Osterville. No appointments are neces-
sary for this light hand treatment geared to
relieve pain, stress and mental distress. Call
508-888-7788.
County has Alzheimer's
services
The Barnstable County Alzheimer's Collab-
orative offers a program called Safe Return
for those with Alzheimer's disease and their
families. Safe Return is a 24-hour database
registry operated by the Alzheimer 's Associa-
tion. Call 508-375-6043 for information or to
register a loved one.
Support on bipolar disorder
A support groupfor parents and caregivers of
children and adolescents with bipolar disorder
meets on the second Wednesday of the month
at Falmouth Hospital in the Faxon 2 basement
from 7 to 8 p.m. Call 508-548-5300.
Get connected
Community Connections (34 Main St. in
Orleans,50 Long Pond Drive in SouthYarmouth
and Summerfield Park in Mashpee) provides
comprehensive services to help people with
disabilities lead active lives. There are open-
ings for daytime programs , community and
social activities and more. Also available are
handicap-accessible vans for transportation
to Boston and Cape hospitals. Call 800-308-
1321, ext. 130.
Fitness programs at Y
The YMCA Cape Cod in West Barnstable
is offering three fitness programs: cardio
kickboxing on Mondays and Wednesdays at
9:30 a.m.; an abs, cardio, glutes and stretch
class on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6:15
p.m. and a professional massage class on
Tuesdays, by appointment. Call Dianne Francis
at 508-362-6500 , ext. 106.
Help for hard of hearing
Members of Self Help for the Hard of Hearing
(SHHH) meet the last Saturday of the month
at the CORD building, across from the Toyota
dealership, on Route 132 in Hyannis. A social
hour gets things going at 9:30 a.m., followed
by the 10 a.m. meeting, during which there is
always a speaker. Annual membership dues
are $10 and newcomers are welcome.
Mended Hearts meets at CCH
Members of the Mended Hearts group
meet every third Thursday at 4 p.m. at Cape
Cod Hospital in Hyannis to discuss heart
disease and share experiences. Those with
heart disease and members of their family are
welcome to attend. Call 508-385-4313 or go
to www.capecodmendedhearts.com.
Helping children grieve
Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod offers
two Spring Support Groups for those ages 8
to 13 who have lost a parent, relative or friend
in the last two years. An art expression group
will meet Fridays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. March
24 to April 14 at 270 Communications Way in
Independence Park in Hyannis. The "Hiking
with Murphy Grief Group" will join Kids Grive
Too!therapy dog Murphy Saturdays from April
8 to 29 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. in a variety of
central Cape locations. Call groups leader Jane
Beatty at 508-540-8383 , ext. 226. There's no
charge, but contributions are welcome.
Self-help for sight loss
monthly
A sight loss self-help support group meets
the second Tuesday of the month at the
Unitarian Church of Barnstable, Route 6A,
at 11 a.m.
Center offers parenting
classes
Parents with children up to 6 years old
are invited to sign up for an free , eight-week
series of classes that covers communication ,
developmental issues, understanding tempera-
ment,parenting styles,discipline and more.The
classes,being held at the Lyndon Lorusso Center
for Children and Families, 206 Breeds Hill Road
in Hyannis, begin at 6:30 p.m. A pizza dinner
is served at 6 p.m. Call 508-775-6240.
Help for food addicts in
Sandwich
Menand women experiencing anorexia, bulimia
and overeating are invited to attendfree meetings
of FoodAddicts in Recovery Anonymous Sundays
at 9:30 a.m. at the Rehabilitation Hospital of the
Cape & Islands, 311 Service Road in Sandwich
and Mondays at 7 p.m. at the Centerville com-
munity center, 524 Main St.
Pediconnections at VNA
The Visiting Nurse Association of Cape
Cod has introduced a program designed to
provide assistance, teaching and care to chil-
dren and their families. The service providing
information on community resources, support
groups,medical information and more is free.
Call 888-557-9994.
Volunteers needed at VNA
The Visiting Nurse Association of Cape
Cod needs volunteers who can help with
administrative duties in a variety of agency
settings. Computer skills are helpful but not
required. Call 508-957-7709.
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consisting of dedicated resi-
dents trying to take control
of their neighborhood , meets
twice a month with town and
commission staff to discuss
land use, preservation of the
Hinckley'sPond , use of Scud-
der Landing and restoration
of the shellfish area. Members
of the town council have dif-
fering and diverse views about
the commission. Some believe
that there is a positive role
for the commission and that
a redefinition of its role is
preferred over abolishing it
altogether.
The Barnstable Village Hol-
low playground is going to be
installed in the near future.
Kudos to Kara Beale and
Allison Bressette for spear-
heading this effort , which has
been completely funded by
donation.
I am working with DPW to
provide signage as needed
and perhaps reconfigure the
yield onto Millway from the
Church's access drive to dis-
courage those few who insist
on going the wrong way up the
hill to avoid the light.
Barnstable Harbor : The
proposed parking plan will be
the topic of the Barnstable Vil-
lage Civic Association meeting
on April 24 at 7p.m. The meet-
ing will most likely be held at
the Unitarian Church.
Ethics Seminar: I attended
a forum on ethics, open meet-
ing and public records law led
by Town Attorney Bob Smith.
The seminar was open to the
public. Members of the council
and several town committees
were among the attendees. I
was a little disappointed that
there were some committees
that were not represented
and that there were not more
members of some of the quasi-
judicial committees in atten-
dance. As public officials , we
have to work extra hard to
provide transparency in gov-
ernment. Even if something
is technically legal, we may
need to refrain from an action
if there is an appearance of
impropriety. It is a fine line,
one sometimes difficult to
navigate. What I heard loud
and clear was -if it does not
feel right - don't do it!
CPC: As many of you know,
the Community Preservation
Act has taken the place of the
Land Bank Act. That means
the 3 percent tax you pay is
matched by state funds and
returned to the towns to
spend on affordable housing,
historic preservation and
restoration and land acqui-
sition. The Barnstable Com-
munity Preservation Com-
mittee is now in the process
of reviewing applications for
the first allocation of funds.
If you or your organization
would like to apply for funds
or learn more about CPC,
please feel free to contact me
or the Growth Management
Department of the Town of
Barnstable.
Roads: You may have no-
ticed that there are new white
lines painted on the shoulder
of Independence Drive. This
came about through the urg-
ings of one of my constituents
and the team work of Inde-
pendence Park owners and
the town 's DPW. Another
future road improvement is
the upcoming installation of
temporary speed humps on
Oakmont Road in Cumma-
quid Heights.
I am privileged to be on
the Roads Committee on the
Town Council. We have rein-
stated the Temporary Private
Roads Repair Betterment
Program and are consider-
ing hybrid and private road
maintenance.
Conservation Commission:
I am also liaison to the Conser-
vation Commission and in that
capacity recently attended the
Annual Conference on Conser-
vation Commissions.It was an
informative day of workshops
on land acquisition , eminent
domain , land maintenance ,
water resources, etc.
Land Acauistion Commit-
tee: I am also liaison to the
Land Acquisition Commit-
tee, which is hard at work
on reviewing conservation
restrictions and reviewing
and makingrecommendations
to the CPC regarding land
acquisitions.
Glad to see the crocus is
in full bloom along 6A. Can
the daffodils be far behind?
Enjoy!
Thanks for allowing me
the opportunity to serve as
your Councilor. Contact me
anytimeat acanedya. comcast.
net.
From your Councilor...
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