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PRECINCT 2 TOM RUGO It is just about Memorial day weekend , not only the unofficial beginning of sum- mer but town budget season too, and the Town Council will have completed their fifth straight weekly meeting with a sixth and final meet- ing scheduled for Thursday, June 1. Did you know that the town of Barnstable has eliminated 160 school and town depart- ment positions inthe past five years, representing a total reduction of about 10percent of the town 's employees, including approximately 40 from the Department of Pub- lic Works? This fact is prob- ably not repeated enough at this time of year or any time of year for that matter. The police department , during the past five years, has seen an increase in patrol persons from 89 to 115. This increase is reflective of town surveys that support increased public safety as a top priority. The Capital budget this year has allocated approxi mately three million dollars for road and drainage im- provements. Also included in this budget are funds for the completion of the lower level of the Senior Center so that services there can be expanded. During the past year I toured the center with the Director and afew volun- teers, I saw first hand that this building is bursting at the seams with activity and people. In fact there is a daily luncheon program available to the public which cannot be beat; for acouple of bucks you can score a great meal and perhaps make a few new friends,Isuggest anyone give it at least a try. The expan- sion and completion of this buildingwillallowfor the con- tinuation of avery successful program here in Barnstable. As the town manager likes to say, we are the victims of our own success at the center; it is so busy we needed to expand to keep up with the demand. I believe the expan- sion will include an exercise area with views overlooking the adjacent pond , and a computer room. Also included in the capital budget was money for the CONTINUED ON PAGE B:7 'ifllWfllil!- C'ville saga lives in village museum By Paul Gauvin pgauvin@barnstablepatnot com Ifyou're the least bit curious as to what one of the Crosby ladies wore to a mid-19th century party in Centerville, you can probably find the exact attire at the Centerville Historical Society, amainstay of local lore visited yearly by an average 3,000 tourists and residents. This year, the museum has extended its open season , from May 2 until Dec. 15, to encourage more visits. Cached in a climate con- trolled "conservation area" in the 14-room museum 's main floor at 513 Main St., Centerville, are in excess of 300 period gowns carefully wrapped in acid-free paper "withno hard folds or creases" and placed in acid-free boxes essentially untouched by hu- man hands,saysRandallHoel, who is facing his first full sea- son as museum director. PAUL GAUVIN PHOTC SOME TOOLS that helped build Centerville hang on a wall in Centerville Historical Society Museum. PAUL GAUVIN PHOTO THAT'S SHAWL , FOLKS - Director Randall Hoel displays a delicate mid-19th Century shawl stored inthe Centerville Historical Museum's climate-controlled "conservation room." He dons latex gloves like those worn by CSI investiga- tors and dentists to avoid damage to the clothing by oil from the skin.Such isthe care that attends the preservation of antiquities. The gowns are a special feature of this appealing 1840s homestead that also includes permanent collections from local sources such as an en- dearing school room, a tool room, a maritime room with ship's models and introduc- tions to the local sea captains; a children'sroom up anarrow stairway, period living room, bedroom , Colonial revival kitchen with its huge open hearth, pottery and utensils: surroundings reminiscent , at least in vivid imaginations, of the simpler times when the TV- and radio-less family was the center of the social universe. Then one confronts the reality of the Civil War Room where one is exposed to the clothing of local heroes, eco- nomic philosophies and tools of man's inhumanity to man - sabers and swords and guns and cannon shot and the realization that this conflict of brothers , between battle- field and disease , begot some 258,000 casualties. So much for the good old days. It wasn't the only war, so currently the museum has a collection of female attire from allthe old warsbeginning with a, shall we say. Revolutionary brocade petticoat vintage 1775-hand crafted in the days before the sewing machine hummed insistently to keep the world in stitches. Mostly everything in the museum is indigenous to Centerville , or Barnstable , or the mid-19th century period. Familiar monikers CONTINUED ON PAGE B:7 Memorial Day in the village There 's lots to do before and after Monday's Memorial Day parade , which steps off at 10 a.m. from the Centerville Library on Main Street and proceeds to Beechwood Cem- etery. From 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., the Centerville Civic Association will sponsor its Memori al Day Pancake Breakfast at Our Lady of Victory Parish Hall on South Main Street. Tickets are $6 ($3 for children to 112) and can be purchased at the door; sales benefit the Centerville Families in Need Christmas Fund. 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