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Who will fill Paul
Drouin s role?
By Cynthia Cole
ccbid@cape.com
Like everyone else in town,
I was shocked when I heard
of Paul Drouin's death. "I just
saw him on Friday." "We met
just the other day." "He was at
the meeting last week." "How
could he be gone?" "What hap-
pened?" "What do we do now?"
"Who will replace him?" "Who
do we call for condolences?"
"Where do we send cards?"
Those were the comment s
and questions coming from
everybody.Whilethe questions
have been answered, or willbe,
they speakto who the realPaul
Drouin was-averyprivate man
who was very public when it
came to his community.
The role that Paul most
often played was one of liai-
son and negotiator. He was a
leader, both as President of
the Hyannis Civic Association
and a member of the Hyannis
Main Street Waterfront His-
toric Commission. But he was
almost always the servant of
compromise, the one whom
both sides could talk to.
Paul and I had a wonderful
relationship. We would spar
publicly, sometimes alittle too
hard,but we alwaystalked after
our debates or after a frustrat -
ing council, historic or other
kind of meeting.The voice mail
would golikethis: "Hi, it'sPaul.
When you have a few minutes,
give me a call. I want to dis-
cuss (issue number one, issue
number two, and finally issue
number three)." I would call
back when I knew I had some
time. We would talk at great
length - working through the
conflict, understanding each
other 's point of view (most of
the time), and coming up with
a plan for how to make it right
or work it out.
Paul was also really excited
about the development of the
Maritime Museum. One day I
received a call from him after I
had brought up the idea some
eight or nine years ago at one
of the thousands of meetings
we seem to have around here.
He said, "I'm coming to your
office and taking you out to
lunch. We need to talk about
the Maritime Museum be-
cause you need to make that
happen."
"Yes, Paul, anything you
say."
So what do we do now? Who
is going to take on that role as
liaison between the residential
community and the business
community,the forceful role of
defender of historic buildings,
but someone who also under-
stands abusinessman'sbottom
line? Who will be the one who
gives just the right amount of
nudges when it is time to get
something done?
I missPaul and was stunned
by his sudden death. But I
worry for our community. We
need someone to fill this void,
someone of equal abilities and
willingness to understand a
larger landscape.
The writer is executive director of
the Hyannis Main Street Business
Improvement District.
Winter white brings
spring green
Beard Chevy
celebrates
'5 inches gets
you $5,000',
By Kathleen Szmit Manwaring
kmanwaring@barnstablepatriot.com
DOUBLE HIS PLEASURE- Landscaper Chris Joyce of West Barnstable
celebrates withBeard Chevy/Subaru owner Gary Beard.Joyce bought
two vehicles during the dealership's winter ad campaign,netting him
$10,000 when the snow fell March 2.
ROB SENNOTT PHOTOS
FIRST TIME'S A CHARM! -Thomas Raymond,Jr., left,andJonathan
Irvine enjoy a moment during Saturday's festivities at Beard Chevy
with salesman Bob Alexander. The two first-time auto buyers each
received a $5,000 bonus when it snowed more than five inches
March 2.
fortune. ,. . _ ... . . . .
The sun may have been
shining across the Cape on
Saturday but at Dick Beard's
Chevrolet/Subaru it was all
about snow.More specifically,
the snow that fell in Hyannis
on March 2, netting 46 lucky
folks a bit of green courtesy
of Mother Nature 's winter
white.
Looking out upon yellow
daffodils and bright tulips,it's
difficult to think back to the
chilly winter days of Febru-
ary. That was when Beard's
advertising people came up
with a campaign that raised
eyebrows and spirits.
With the slogan "$5,000
for 5 inches," the dealership
declared that should it snow
five inches or more on March
2, anyone who bought a car
from Beard between Feb. 13
and 20 would receive a check
for $5,000.
When the flakes began
to fall, the dealership was
electric withanticipation. "It
created a lot of excitement,"
said Beard'sgeneral manager,
Glenn Barkley. "It added a
little bit offun to the shopping
experience."
The snow measured 6.16"
bringing the total giveaway
to nearly $250,000.
On Saturday, with the
paperwork complete and
formalities dispensed , the
dealership invited lucky pur-
chasers to a festive gather-
ing to celebrat e their good
White balloons adorned the
lot whileinside gueststreated
themselves to snow cones
and fresh popcorn as well
as catered goodies from the
Casual Gourmet. Along with
the eagerly awaited checks,
winners were also given snow
globes marked with with the
Beard logo and the infamous
snowy date. "They had a lot
of fun and sodid we on March
2," said Barkley. "It carried
through to Saturday."
Gladys Kearney of South
Dennis measured the snow
on her back patio with ayard-
stick and told her husband ,
John, "We're in." The couple
plans to install a new kitchen
floor, lay carpeting in their
foyer and take a trip to Las
Vegas with their payoff.
Chris Joyce of West
Barnstable purchased two
trucks during the fated Feb-
ruary week, which meant
a grand total of $10,000 on
March 2. "I was absolutely
psyched ," said Joyce. "It
didn't snow allwinter and for
it to snow on that date with
that amount was unbeliev-
able."
Because the two trucks
were purchased for Joyce's
landscaping business his
earnings were put into the
operations account.Although
he won't be taking a luxuri-
ous vacation, he did enjoy the
party. "That was a nice little
treat for us," he said.
Perhaps the most heart -
warming outcome of the
event was the anonymous
$5,000 donation from aBeard
winner to the Massachusetts
Audubon Society's Coastal
Waterbird Program out of the
LongPasture Wildlife Sanctu-
ary in Cummaquid.
"This was the best promo-
tion I can remember having in
the 30 years I've been in the
business,"said Barkley."I can
see that we'll repeat this."
Businessman raises concerns about downtown
Town's human
services
committee cites
progress over
winter
By Edward F. Maroney
emaroney@barnstablepatnot.com
EDWARD F MARONEY PHOTO
RIGHTT0 WORK -New Barnstable Economic Development Commission
members Deb Krau and Lou Gonzaga participate intheir first meeting
Tuesday. She is chair of the Hyannis Water Board, and he is a business
adviser.
Howard Penn of Puritan
Clothing has seen a lot in
his years on Main Street in
Hyannis, and he likes a lot
of what he sees now as the
shopping district begins to
attract new development.
But he continues to see
problems as well, includ-
ing crime and a continuing
controversy over relations
between business people and
homeless men and women in
the area.
Break-ins, the potential for
overcrowding at some restau-
rants, and people sleeping
on lawns were among the
issues raised by Penn at this
week'sBarnstable Economic
Development Commission
meeting.
Penn's concerns prompted
fellow member Phil Scud-
der of Hy-Line to fill him
in on a meeting last week
between many downtown
businesses and Police Chief
John Finnegan.
"It was a wonderful meet-
ing," Scudder said of the
session at Heritage House
last Tuesday. "There is a lot
being done, and a lot that
this commonwealth can't do
because of (court rulings). A
lot can't be done because of
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