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CONTINUED FROM PAGE C:6 Rover Dog to the rescue Homes for Barnstable County area pets can be found via the Internet with the help of Rover Dog Rescue in Buz- zards Bay, the MSPCA in Centerville, and People for Cats in West Falmouth, all of whom have joined Petfinder. com, the oldest and largest on-line database of homeless pets. To find out more, e-mail roverdogrescue@hotmail.com Foster and adoptive families needed Social workers and local foster parents are present the fourth Thursday of every month from noon to 1 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. at the state Department of Social Services, 32 Commercial St. in South Yarmouth, to dis- cuss foster parenting and adop- tion. Those interested should stop by or call 508-771-1727. Coffee and an open mic The YMCA of Cape Cod's coffeehouse for teens at Camp Lyndon in Sandwich will be held the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. Featured activities in- elude an open mike, musicians, dancing, an art gallery, poetry readings and more. Teens are welcome to perform or just hang out. Admission is $2. # NATURE: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Redfield Auditorium, Water Street, Woods Hole, 508-289- 2398) Barnstable Land Trust (720 Main Street, Hyannis, 508-771-2585) Help to save the Cordwood property by dressing your pup in a Dogs of Eagle Pond Doggie Bandana, available by sending a check for $27 to the BLT, P.O. Box 224, Cotuit, MA 02635 or by calling 508-771-2585. All proceeds benefit the cause. Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center (Cape side of the Canal, Ed Moffit Drive, across from the Sandwich Coast Guard Station. Information, 508-833-9678.) Attractions include a retired 41-foot U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' patrol boat, real time radar and camera images of the Canal, a theater showing continuous presentations on the Canal history, bookstore, rangers presenting ongoing free programs and more. Call 978- 318-8636. Cape Cod National Seashore (Salt Pond Visitor Center, Nauset Road, off Route 6 in Eastham, 508-255-3421; Province Lands Visitor Center, Race Point Road, off Route 6 in Provincetown, 508-487-1256. Call for details.) Thornton W. Burgess Society/Green Briar Nature Center (6 Discovery Hill Road in East Sandwich. 508-888-6870. Win- ter hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., through mid-April. Critter Capers is held every Fri- day at 10:30 a.m. when a naturalist leads a tour to visit the resident animals. And every Saturday morn- ing at 10:30, it's Animal Story Time with stories about Peter Rabbit and friends. Every Tuesday and Friday morning at 10:30, a volunteer leads walks in the Shirley G. Cross Wildflower Garden. Attention! A new art exhibit, "Picturing New England Wildlife," illustrations and paintings by Harrison Cady, illustrator for the Burgess books, is on display at the society. Cape Cod Museum of Natural History (508-896-3867, Route 6A in Brewster) Nature walks, talks, les- sons, trips, a museum shop and library, family programs and more are offered. Current exhibits include an interactive coastal exhibit, marine exhibits, birds, more. MAKE NOTE: Admission is free to the museum during the month of March, Wednesdays through Sundays. Visit the new aquarium! • April 6, 13, 20, and 27 and May 4: Field guide training for walk leaders from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Learn about the gardens, woods, salt marsh, animals and more. Massachusetts Audubon Society, Ashumet and Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary (508-362-1426, call for de- tailed information) Massachusetts Audubon Society, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (508-349-2615 , Route 6 in Wellfleet, call for a complete schedule of events) Special notice: The Birding Cape Cod guide has been up- dated by the Audubon Society and the Cape Cod Bird Club. • April 1: Vernal Fools Day, investigate the vernal pools, and learn about the animals that use them, 9:30 a.m. • April 6: Spy on the mating ritual of the American wood- cock. Pizza is provided. $20 for non-members, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Call to reserve. Massachusetts Audubon Society, Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary (Cummaquid, 508-362-1426) Waquoit Bay Reserve {508-457-0495 , Route 28, East Falmouth) • Professional development courses for educators in fishing, oceans and coasts, salt water studies, whales, local water issues, coastal habitats and more being held this winter and spring. Call now for details. Cape Cod Wildlife Center (185 Meadow Lane, West Barnstable, 508-362-0111, www.capewildlife.org) Have your questions about wild- life answered daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or go to the Center's Web site at CapeWildlife.Org Warning: The Center strongly urges the public to not touch wild animals. If you must do so, wear thick rubber gloves. Better yet, call your local animal control department and let the profession- als handle the situation. " j, TALKS: Ethics in the newsroom The ethical dilemmas faced by reporters and editors are out- lined by Alicia Blaisdell-Bannon, managing editor for features at the Cape Cod Times, April 6 at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Book- sellers in Hyannis Center for Coastal Studies lecture The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies presents a talk on humpback and whale en- tanglement in fishing gear April 10 at the Provincetown Public Library at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is free and open to the public. Piercy to talk Novelist and poet Marge Piercy will read from her work and sign books May 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cotuit Center for the Arts. Tickets are $20 to $25. £& WALKS: WALKS Spring walk in Harwich View the beauties of Bells Neck in Harwich April 5 with a guide from Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster. Meet at the museum at 9:30 a.m. Tickets are $6 for non- members. Sandwich expedition Explore the oldest town on Cape Cod, Sandwich, year- round on a 6.2-mile walk as part of the Walk 'n Mass Volkssport Club. Call 508-291- 1162 for details. Take the Hyannis-JFK family compound walk Walk Hyannis and enjoy ocean views on a 10K jaunt beginning at the Heritage House Hotel, 259 Main Street in Hyannis. Walk sponsored by the Walk 'n Mass Volkss- port Club. Start times are daily sunrise to sunset. Information: 508-775-7000. £77 ONGOING : Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center Veterans and their fami- lies can find a wide range of support and services at the Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center in Hyannis, including counseling, a food pantry, employment and housing assistance, legal aid and more. These are avail- able to veterans of all eras. Call 800-355-1591. Cape Wildlife Center needs help The Cape Wildlife Center, 185 Meadow Lane in West Barnstable (02668), needs animal care supplies. The following is a sample of items they are looking for: sweet potatoes, bleach, apples, sponges, bananas, liquid laundry detergent, scrub brush- es, red grapes, rubber gloves, fresh spinach, toilet paper, dry puppy chow, dry kitten chow, paper towels, plain Cheerios, newspaper, Quaker oats, Ziploc bags, cornmeal, garbage bags and frozen blueberries. To make a contribution, send a check to the address above. Cape Cod Conservatory The Cape Cod Conservatory in Barnstable offers classes in drama, voice, dance, fine arts, art appreciation and private music instruction. Call 508-362- 2772 or visit the Web site at www.capecodconservatory.com Gay Men's Connection The Gay Men's Connection, a social, informational and net- working group, meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of the month at the First Parish in Brewster. Call 508-430-0534. Circle for youth The Cape and Islands Gay and Straight Youth Alliance hosts a Circle for Youth, 22 years of age and under from 3 to 5:30 p.m. on Mondays at the club house at 56 Barnstable Road in Hyannis. Activities include creative writing, visual art, dance, theater and more. ^ : EVENTS CALENDAR 1 = DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1341and M.G.L. c. 21&43, noticeisherebygivenof a401 Water Quality Certification application for Cape Cod Oyster, Inc. to construct and maintain a pier, rampflupsy, and dredging in North Bay by BRPWW08. Cape Cod Oyster, Inc. on 262 BridgeStreet in Barnstable (Osterville) proposes to use a floatingupwellersystem (flupsy) to cultivate shellfish seed and the proposed dredging is to allow for adequate water circulation and to allow access to and from the upweller. Additional information may be obtained from Sullivan Engineering Inc., 7 Parker Road, Osterville, phone 508-428-3344. Written comments should be sent to: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Wetlands and Waterways, 1 Winter Street, Boston, MA02108 within twenty-onedays of this notice.Any groupof ten persons, any aggrieved person, or any governmentalbody or private organizationwith a mandate to protecttheenvironment,who submitswritten comments, mayappeaLthe Department's Certification. Failuretosubmitwrittencommentsbeforethe endof thePublicComment period may result in the waiver of any right to an adjudicatory hearing. The Barnstable Patriot March 31, 2006 patriotCtestfteb£ sxz ''"' In * ' M m $. ¦ M. ' i) % LJB BJrxJr yy ^ jpP^ ' KF \ %£&*B* Bl Br aal BBT '/ ntM ^tmwr V aaiBl mm mr 0 •I'A , | WO > _ M Smwf iwWM£k *!:m m3mY y s mw m < f/ jR PF *r*m ¦ L, &/*¦ I W 6 • ^mmWmmmW ^& W ^ «,«-.,- W \ *W m$Wm 1(5 W €fyj t ? -W^^ W ^sllffijP; %m '* IBj; ^ :^M r 4T W li V ~" ll' "" :;*' ; *'ii**", ^*^% m ' 'mmmW $9? | | I W'; I pf I I jjf.j II " I I mtm -¦ ¦,^mWm\m _ » | ». I I ' . 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