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Flotsam fabrication
FOUND ART FOUND - You never can tell what' s going to wash up on the beach, and you also can't tell what it could
become. The weekend' s warmth brought someone's creativity out on Sandy Neck. This 'found art' sculpture graced
the front beach, at least temporarily.
Water collaborative ready to go
Hopes that long march to
creation leads to fresh steps
By Edward F. Maroney
emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com
It didn't look like a fearsome super-agency in its
initial meeting Wednesday, but the Cape Cod Water
Protection Collaborative is serious about getting
Cape towns to work together to fix the region's
wastewater woes.
"We're allequal at this table,"said Gussie McKusick
of Orleans. "It's Day 1 of spring training."
After years of discussion,the collaborativ e charged
withfindingfunding for wastewater projects,maximiz-
ingregional cooperation ,coordinating development of
appropriate infrastructure , and educating the public
about its role eased into reality with the election
of a temporary chairman ("Two meetings!" was all
McKusick promised as she accepted the nod).
Almost every Cape town has a representative.
Falmouth and Bourne were said to be working on
naming theirs, so the only holdout appeared to be
Brewster. A gentleman from that town walked into
the meeting and declared that he'd come because
he'd heard on the radio that his town wasn't repre-
sented.
Besides the town reps (Assistant Town Manager
Paul Niedzwiecki is Barnstable 's), John O'Brien of
Harwichand John Hinckley of Orleans were appointed
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MMR's future seen as 'data' base
Coast Guard to take
over Upper Cape
airfield
By Kathleen Manwaring
kmanwaring@barnstablepatriot.com
The sounds of freedom at the
Massachusetts Military Reserva-
tion will begin to diminish in about
a year according to stipulations set
forth by the Base Realignment and
Closure Commission. That is when
the current fleet of the 102nd Fighter
Wing's F-15 aircraft will begin their
journey westward.
The subsequent move of the
planes and future plans for the base
were the topic of an informal speech
given by Brigadier General Sam
Shiver duringthe monthly luncheon
meeting of the Cape Cod Chapter
of the Military Officers Association
of America.
With the plan being to relocate the
aircraft to Barnes in Westfield , there
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Osterville church provides a rebuilding hand
Four guys, three
days and four
gutted homes
By David Still II
dstill@barnstablepatnot.com
STILL A MESS-Half a year after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans,
there are still places that look as if it happened yesterday.
TIRED CREW - In four days, these four - Stephen Cobb of West
Barnstable, Harry Grant of Osterville, Steve Dager of Centerville,
and Alex Crosby of Marstons Mills- guttedthree damaged homes,
helping with their eventual restoration to living spaces.
In the latter part of Feb-
ruary, a contingent of four
from the Osterville Baptist
Church flew to New Orleans
to help with the reconstruc-
tion of a city that needs a
lot of help.
In particular, they were
responding to a call for
help from the Fellowship
Bible Church in Metairie,
La., which served as host
and hotel for the four from
Cape Cod.
The group included
Steve Dager of Centerville ,
Stephen Cobb of West
Barnstable , Harry Grant of
Osterville and Barnstable
High School senior Alex
Crosby of Marstons Mills
(not tobeconfused withBHS
freshman Alex Crosby, who
recently arranged a clean-
up of the West Barnstable
Shooting Range).
It was former Osterville
Baptist Church Minister
Mike Rowe, who now pas-
tors in Illinois, who made
the connection with the New
Orleans church through a
relative.
"I was a little apprehen-
sive going in," Dager ad-
mitted, because they knew
no one.
Anyapprehension quickly
changed to empathy for
the people as the extent of
the damage that remained
became clear.
Dager, the senior vice
president and treasurer of
Bradford'sAce Hardware in
Hyannis, said what they had
to keep reminding them-
selves was that the storm
was six months earlier.
"In places,it looked like it
just happened." he said.
It wasn't difficult to iden-
tify the buildings where
owners had returned.
"You could tell there was
life because there were blue
tarps on the buildings,"
Dager said.
If blue tarps were signs
of life , there were also
signs of death. As the Na-
tional Guard made sweeps
through the city in the days
and weeks following the
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? HEALTHSCAPE
Speakers: Chemical stew in cos-
metics endangers users
Contamination in your cosmetics? Poison in
your perfume? Toxins in your toiletries? Can
the simple acts of applying blush, cologne or
deodorant be hazardous to your health? Sue
Phelan believes so B:3
Pneumonia knows no season
The worst is over-and it wasn't a bad year
- but that doesn't mean you should let your
guard down. Although the great majority of
pneumonia cases occur in the cold months,
the condition knows no season B:4
INSIDE
Beloved priest mourned
At the cozy Hyannis home where the Rev.
Spyros Mourikis raised his family with his
wife, Mary, soft laughter dissolves into tears.
Quiet conversations are peppered with
words and sayings in Greek, recollections
of wisdoms from a beloved husband, father
and Father A:2
Crocker and Darby:
Political and personal ties
Jim Crocker of Osterville has a personal and
political history with the Darby property. A:5
? UP FRONT _^_
Where is consensus to mess with
Cape Cod Commission?
A boy visiting his grandma was kneeling by
the bed saying night prayers. "Grandma,"
he asked, "is it true we come from dust and
when we die we become dust again?" ... A:7
? OPINION
? SPORTS
Going for the kills
When it comes to volleyball, Tom Turco has
the touch. For years he has passed it along
to the girls of BHS Volleyball, who have net-
ted three state titles in recent years. Now it's
the boys' turn A:10
Varsity girls trumped by Hingham
When the BHS girls varsity lacrosse team
took the field against Hingham Tuesday the
sky was fraught with the remnants of rain
ciouds lingering despite the afternoon winds
and the air bore a raw chill characteristic of
early April on Cape Cod A:10
Play ball!
The Barnstable High School boys varsity
baseball season got under way this week
with a winning game against SandwichA: 10
? VILLAGES
Sleuth ingory case finds life,
doubt after death
On a somber, overcast day 37 years ago, a
state trooper unexpectedly pressed into an
investigation knelt in the cold, damp sand
and leaves of a secluded Truro woodland and
began digging cautiously with his hands... B:1
Arts C:1 MovieListings C:2
Automotive B:8 Obituaries B:2
Business A:8-A:9 Op-Ed A:7
Classifieds C:8-C:10 PafrMt Puzzle B:5 j
Editorials A:6 People B2
Events C.JC.8 ?
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HeaKhReport B< «ealEsta,«
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HealthScape B3-B*
ReligiousServices B5
Legate C7-C.8 ServiceDirectory C:9
Letters A7 Villages B:1
MainStreet C:3 Weather A.12
? INDEX ?
Social Security delivers
Sometimes we remake ourselves to accom-
modate what others expect of us, what they
believe we are, which we often aren't C:1
CCMA spring exhibits offer a
wealth of wonderful works
Like the warmth of spring air and the
anticipation of summer brought on by longer
days, the Cape Cod Museum of Art wel-
comed this spring's exhibitions with a 25lh
Anniversary Reception on Friday, March 31.
C:1
? ENTERTAINMENT ?
Darby
water
easement
causing
council
ripples
Councilors openly
hostile, question
motives
By David Still II
dstill@barnstablepatnot.com
An easement request to protect
a potential public water supply on
town-owned land in Osterville has
turned low-level resentment to open
hostility at the Barnstable Town
Council .
Therequest , sponsored byOsterville
Councilor Jim Crocker, seeks an ease-
ment on a circle of land 1,200 feet in
diameter on the town-owned Darby
property off Old Mill Road to protect
an identified source of public water.
The source, accordingto Centerville-
Osterville-Marstons Mills Board of
Water Commissioners environmental
consultants Earth Tech, could sup-
ply upwards of 1.4 million gallons
per day.
Concerns about the effect of such
an easement on the town'spreviously-
stated desire to develop affordable
housing on the property have been
raised by the town'shousing commit-
tee, as well as other councilors who
represent areas covered by COMM.
Opponents seeking more time say
that there 's no need to rush this
request , as the land is already town-
owned and not subject to develop-
ment.
CouncilVicePresidentJanetJoakim
is among those looking for more in-
formation. Joakim and Crocker have
had astrained relationship since prior
to his election to the council in 2003 ,
all relating in some fashion to the
Darby land.
Last week, the Patriot published a
commentary by Joakim and Marstons
Mills Councilor Leah Curtis support-
ing the defeat of the easement. The
commentary prompted a lengthy
response from Crocker (See page
B:2) , who said it was "riddled with
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