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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Nomination for Bedroom I's Boutique
Bedroom I's Boutique, now on Main Street in Osterville, has been
nominated for a Best of Intima'sBest Shop award. The awards arbased
in Milan, Italy.
Farmers to return to
Hyannis
All the vendors from last year's
Mid-Cape Farmer'sMarket will be
back starting June 14, and they'll
bejoined at 540 Main St.in Hyannis
by seven new ones, including Pain
D'Avignon. There will be cooking
demonstrations by students and
faculty of the Zammer Hospitality
Institute of Cape Cod Community
College. Drop by every Wednesday
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (perhaps on
your lunch hour?).
Rumul named COO at
Davenport
The new chief operating officer at
The Davenport Companies is Paul
Rummul, formerly vice president
of business development for the
company. He is immediate past
chairman of the board of the Cape
Cod Chamber of Commerce. Suc-
ceeding him is Russell Nesbit of
Centerville.
"We feel extremely fortunate to
have such a strong team of ex-
ecutives in place as the company
continues to grown and diversify, "
Davenport Companies President
DeWitt Davenport stated in a
press release.
Making a BID for police
coverage
The Hyannis Main Street Busi-
ness Improvement District will
hold a party June 22 at 5 p.m. at
Grille 16 to raise funds to pay for
two police officers walkinga Main
Street beat during the summer
(daily eight-hour shifts would vary
through the week). Lou Colombo's
jazz band will play. For tickets
($20) and more information, call
508-775-7982 ,
Guertin picks Pierce-
Cote
Guertin Brothers Jewelers of
Hyannis, Mashpee and Orleans has
chosen Pierce-Cote Advertising of
Osterville as its agency of record.
Biggsjoins Casual
gourmet
SarahK.Biggsof SouthYarmouth
hasjoined the staff of Casual Gour-
met in Centervilleas a catering
sales account executive.
Legal clinic for women
A free legal clinic for women is
June 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. when
estates and wills will be discussed.
Later in the afternoon , from 1 to
3 p.m., they will be on the agenda
again. For an appointment , call
508-430-8111.
Discount tickets to the
islands
Shoppers who wish to cruise
the islands may purchase reduced
rate ferry tickets at the Cape Cod
Mall on Route 132 in Hyannis. For
details, call 508-771-0200 ,
IAAP receives
recognition
Members of the International
Association of Administrative
Professionals were recognized at
the 54"'Annual Meeting for largest
percentage growth, recruitment
of new members at an informa-
tion night , highest percentage of
member retention , and the divi-
sion President's Spotlight Award
for Growth.
Personal recognition went to Lill-
lian Lomba, who will serve on the
Division Nominations Committee;
Peggy Rose received a certificate
and congratulations for 10 years
IAAPmembership; Mary DiBuono,
Elaine Grace,PeggyRose and Sha-
ron McPherson were recognized for
achievingCertified Administrative
Professional certification in 2005
and McPherson , Cape Cod Chapter
President , received the award for
sponsorship of the most members
in the Greater New England Divi-
sion during 2005-2006.
Your money and your
future
The Cape Cod Mall will host the
Century Expo, aretirement and fu-
ture planning show for the 30-plus
consumer, June 2 to 4 throughout
the mall in Hyannis.
Contractors are welcome
Mid-Cape Home Centers in
Hyannis and other Cape locations
presents its Third Annual Cape
Cod Contractor Week June 5 to
9, when there will be expanded
produ ct demonstrations from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On June 8, The
Countertop Shop on White 's Path
in South Yarmouth will host a
one-day open house with all-new
showroom displays.
Sail away on an island
cruise
The Falmouth Chamber of com-
merce ishosting abeach party and
annual membership drive June 8
from 5 to 7 p.m. aboard the Island
Queen.Tickets are $15.For details,
call 508-548-8500.
Orleans Inn celebrates
10 years
The Orleans Inn on the cove in
Orleans will be hosting an open
house June 30 from 3 to 5 p.m.
when there will be refreshments
and tours of the antique estab-
lishment.
Cilfones win award
Cynthia and Mark Cilfone, owners
of La Cucina Sul Mare. 237 Main St. in
Falmouth have been selected by the
Falmouth Chamber of Commerce to
receive the Build aBetter Mousetrap
Award at the 2006 Cape Cod SCORE
Awards breakfast being held June 6
at the Old Yarmouth Inn.
Skipper Restaurant to
cook-off
The 25lh annual International
Schweppes Great Chowder Cook-
Off is held June 3 from 11 a.m. to
6 p.m. at the Newport Yachting
Center. This year Skipper's Res-
taurant in South Yarmouth will
be competing in the "Best Clam"
category. For information call 401-
846-1600 ext. 218
Guide to Cape Cod
available
The Official 2006 Guide to Cape
Cod is available at AAA offices ,
trade shows and by request. Call
508-362-3225 or visit www.Cape-
CodChamber.org to order a copy.
Opportunity Knox
Cape Cod Community College
will host a seminar for real estate
professionals on "value-added sell-
ing"June 6.The speaker,hosted by
the Jack Cotton Center for Real
Estate Studies at the college, will
be David Knox, an international
real estate sales professional . On
his agenda is the tricky topic of
"maintaining price."
Registration is at 8:15 a.m. at
the college's Tilden Arts Center.
and the talk begins at 9 a.m.
Registration is $35. To sign up,
call 508-362-2131 and ask for the
registration office.
Golf guide on the racks
The Cape Cod Chamber of Com-
merce in partnership with North-
east Publications Inc. has issued
60,000 copies of its 2006 Annual
Golf Guide to Cape Cod, "The
Golf Coast."Also available on-line
at www.capecodgolfcoast.com ,
it is a 72-page , full-color, glossy
magazine providing information , a
map, directory, lodging and dining
information , and more.
Looking for Formula
One kart drivers
The 6th AnnualSeaside Le Mans
race for the Cape Cod community
will be held Sept. 9 from noon to
4:30 p.m. at Mashpee Commons.
Companies or individualsinterest-
ed inbecoming sponsors or drivers
should contact Beth Patkoske at
508-394-8800 , ext. 142 as soon as
possible as the field is limited to
20 teams. For more details, check
out www.seasidelemans.org.
Help for people over 55
who want to work
The Mature Workers Program
of Elder Services of Cape Cod and
the Islands, Inc. has openings in
its Bridge Back to Work Program
for income-eligible people 55
and older. Paid work experience
and/or skills training opportuni-
ties are available in or near your
community to help you obtain
employment. Call Mary or Betty
at 508-394-4630 or 888-394-4630
ext. 134 or 138.
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We also found that while many respon-
dents have memberships with several
business organizations, a large number
belong only to the Hyannis Area Chamber
of Commerce. Hyannis truly is the hub of
Cape Cod, and we are working every day to
earn their trust in the integrity and efficacy
of our organization. With the strengt h of a
membership base like ours, advocacy for is-
sues that are important to our membership
allows us tremendous impact.
Lastly, we found that people who ex-
pressed the most satisfaction with member-
ship were those who are most involved in the
organization and help to shape what we do
through the many opportunities for interac-
tion with other members of the chamber,
be it a Small Business Luncheon , placing
advertising in a Chamber publication , or
volunteering at a Chamber event. Like all
things in life, you get out of this organiza-
tion what you put into it. Those members
who make it a point to get to know fellow
members beyond a couple of Business After
Hours receptions are more successful in
cultivating those relationships and more
successful in their businesses.
Now, we all know the inherent pitfalls of
surveys. Those trite expressions about the
veracity of statisticians come to mind. So,
take the aforementioned information with
a grain of salt .
However, did you know that a grain of
salt used to be wort h quite a lot? So much
so, in fact , that people were paid with salt,
and hence the word "salary"was born.Just
a little factoid, from me to you.
The writer is executive director of the Hyannis Area
Chamber of Commerce.
Chamber notes...
KEEPING WATCH - Tova and Lola keep an
eye on the 17lh
hole water hazard at the Ridge
Club where geese were sighted. Tova, Vedda
and Lola, Border Collies, are the key players
in Fowl Play Goose Patrol, operated by Greg
and Cokie Hamm of West Barnstable. The
pups rid properties of geese harmlessly by
giving chase.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A:8
touch the geese."
It is also cost-effective because it pre-
vents the geese from destroying grass, as
they will eat it to the roots. The pooch
patrol method isworking so well that just
the sight of Greg has sent geese flying.
"The geese at one site, they see me and
they 're gone," he said.
To keep the geese away the Hamms
bring the dogs on random visits at vary-
ing times, avoiding predictability on the
part of the geese. Once the birds have
left , the customer is placed on an on-call
maintenance program. "This is the first
year we've really expanded ," said Greg.
"People are curious. "
Clients are also pleased. Tom Colombo
of The Ridge Club in Sandwich is very
impressed with the effectiveness of the
dogs. "They 're great ," he said. "Imme-
diately we noticed results. We had a fair
amount of geese that were becoming
a nuisance and were unfazed by other
tactics we tried."
Colombo notes that the use of three
dogs, plus the kayak the Hamms bring
with them, is the ideal force against the
geese. "The geese get used to one dog,"
he said. "With three , the dogs surround
the pond. It'sbeen great. We're definitely
planning on bringing them back in the
fall."
Meanwhile , back at the farm , the
Hamms tend their organic garden, train
other dogs to herd sheep and try to find
some downtime in between it all. "Winter
is when we socialize," Cokie said with a
laugh. "Greg is an amazing cook. We in-
vite friends and he prepares a five-course
dinner in February. It's something nice
we do in the dead of winter."
Until then , it's all about the dogs and
the geese that need chasing. "They just
love to do it," said Cokie of her brood.
"They are sojacked to work. This is their
reward. "
For more information about Fowl Play Goose Patrol,
call 508-375-0300 or email fowlplaygps@veri:on.
net.
Gone to the dogs...