Your account does not include highlighter on images.
Searches Highlighted on Image
| June 2, 2006 Barnstable Patriot |  |
|
©
Publisher. All rights reserved. Upgrade to access Premium Tools
PAGE 19 (19 of 34 available) PREVIOUS NEXT Jumbo Image Save To Scrapbook Set Notifiers PDF JPG
June 2, 2006 |
|
|
Website © 2025. All content copyrighted. Copyright Information Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Request Content Removal | About / FAQ | Get Acrobat Reader 
|
^j^_n£ALl n KtrUK..
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B:4
Veterans, take note
The Department of Veterans
Affairs is offering prescription re-
fills over the Internet via the VA's
MyHealthVet, a personal on-line
record system for veterans that
tracks not only prescriptions but
health records , insurance and
more.For information,go to www.
myhealth.va.gov
Support at
Independence House
IndependenceHouse inHyannis
sponsors adomestic violence sup-
port groupattheoffice inFalmouth
Hospital on Mondays at 6:30 p.m.;
a children's empowerment group
on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at
the office in Hyannis; and a self-
esteem focus group on Thursdays
at the Hyannis office at 5:30 p.m.
Call 508-771-6507.
Health and well-being
programs
Cape Cod Healthcare's Center
For Health Education offers classes
such as "Kick Butts," astop-smok-
ing class; "Heart Healthy Eating;"
a walking program; techniques for
relaxation of the mind and body;
supermarket shopping; and more.
Toregister,call 877-729-7200 or go
to www.capecodhealth.org.
Hospice education
To learn more about just what a
hospice isandto beinformed about
end-of-life services,youcan sched-
ule an informative program for your
organization presented by Hospice
& Palliative Care of Cape Cod. Call
508-957-0200 , ext. 306.
A little time for
yourself
Stop by the Visiting Nurse As-
sociation in Dennis on Route 134
to take part in the Young at Heart
exercise program. A minimal fee
is charged and a doctor's note is
necessary. The program is also
offered at the Brewster facility.
Call 877-267-7700.
Driver Rehabilitation
Program
Those whose driving ability has
beencompromised by illness,injury
or normal aging are invited to take
part in the roadSMART Driver Re-
habilitation Program being offered
through the Rehabilitation Hospital
of the Cape and Islands in East
Sandwich. Call 508-833-4000.
Women's free health
screening
The Women 's Health Network
of the Visiting Nurse Association
of Cape Cod in cooperation with
local health care providers is offer-
ing free breast and cervical cancer
screening services to uninsured
and underinsured , low-income
women age 40 to 64. Call 888-
557-9994.
Dial a line for help
Cape Cod Healthcare's mental
health arm , Behavioral Health
Services of Cape Cod Healthcare,
has a one-stop telephone line
(888-986-4BHS) allowing easier
access to comprehensive mental
health services. The service offers
help for those dealing with anxiety,
depression,substance abuse,and
other concerns.
VNA has home health
technology
The Visiting Nurse Association of
Cape Cod offers in-home telemoni-
toring technology. The Honeywell
HomMed monitors collect vital
signs including heart rate, blood
pressure, oxygen saturation and
body weight, all in three minutes.
Call 800-631-3900.
Adult exercise class
in Hyannis
Get in shape by joining Live for
Life classes offered by the YMCA
Tuesdays and Thursdays from
noon to 1 p.m. at the Barnstable
Senior Center,825 Falmouth Road
in Hyannis. Admission is $25 per
month.
VNA offers van,
interpreters
The Visiting Nurse Associa-
tion of Cape Cod has a 28-foot
van that travels throughout the
Cape to link underserved indi-
viduals andfamilieswith health
education and preventative
screeningservices. Blood pres-
sure, cholesterol, blood sugar
and more may be tested at the
van.Another unique service the
VNA offers is interpretation
and tele-interpretation in five
languages: Portuguese, Span-
ish, Haitian Creole, Persian
2nd Italian. A Young at Heart
exercise program is offered in
Yarmouth Port at Kingsway
June 5 through Aug. 9. Sign
up to have a class to get your
staff trained in Choke Saver
Certification. Call888-557-9994,
ext. 7620.
Reduce stress now
Cape Stress Reduction is of-
fering an eight-week program in
"Mindfulness BasedStress Reduc-
tion" Wednesday evenings at the
RamadaInninHyannisorThursday
mornings at the West Barnstable
Community Center on Route 149.
Call 508-420-3300 or send an e-
mailto info@capestressreduction.
com.
VNA has exercise
class and more
Join a Young at Heart exercise
class for a 10-week run and
improve your ticker in just one
hour, twice a week. A small fee
anddoctor's approvalare needed.
Senior Care Management Services
are offered by the VNA. For an
assessment of an individual's
health care needs, call 877-267-
7700. A Young at Heart Senior
Weight Training program is held
twice a week for 12 weeks. Call
877-267-7700.
Bereavement groups
The Visiting Nurse Association of
Cape Cod Hospice Bereavement
Program offers a support group
designed for men who have lost a
loved one. The group meets at the
South Dennis office of the VNA,434
Route 134. Call 800-978-0838 for
details. A Bereaved Parents Sup-
port Group for those who have
lost children meets Mondays at 1
p.m. at the VNA, 67 Ter Heun Drive
in Falmouth where volunteers will
be available for child care of other
children inthe family. Call 800-978-
0838. Other bereavement support
groups include loss of apet,parent,
grandchild,friend and many others.
Call 800-978-0838 for details.
Alzheimer's support
in Dennis
Eagle Pond Rehabilitation and
Living Center of South Dennishosts
an Alzheimer 's Support Group on
the second Wednesday of the
month from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Call
508-385-6034.
Support group for
smokers
Join the Dennis Free at Last
Group, a support group for
smokers who want to quit. It
meets Wednesdays from 7 to 8
p.m. at the West Dennis Graded
Schoolhouse on School Street.
Cancer support in
Mashpee
Cape Cod Healthcare has a
Living With Cancer education
support group that meets
Tuesdays at the Mashpee Health
Center, 5 Industrial Road. Call
508-539-6215.
Parents helping
parents
Parents Helping Parents, a self-
help support group, offers free
weekly meetings for parents to
share understanding, information,
ideas and support. The Hyannis
meetings are held Wednesday
evenings. The group is looking for
volunteers with good interpersonal
skills. Training is available. Call
800-882-1250.
Breastfeeding Center
offerings
The Center for Breastfeeding,
327 Quaker Meetinghouse Road in
East Sandwich, offers a variety of
services and courses for mothers.
These include free lactation coun-
seling, yoga for babies and tots, a
Mom's Club, pumps and supplies,
a program to learn to sign with your
baby, sing-alongs and more. "Moth-
ers and Multiples," for those with, or
expecting twins or more, meets the
last Friday of the month from 10a.m.
to noon. Call 888-890-2229.
Experience Reiki, free
A free Reiki clinic is held every
third Thursday of the month at the
Center for HealingTherapies/Reiki
By the Sea, 15 West Bay Road
in Osterville. No appointments
are necessary for this light hand
treatment geared to relieve pain,
stress and mental distress. Call
508-888-7788.
Alzheimer's services
at county
The BarnstableCountyAlzheimer's
Collaborative offers aprogram called
Safe Returnfor thosewithAlzheimer's
disease and their families. Safe Re-
turn is a 24-hour database registry
operatedbytheAlzheimer'sAssocia-
tion. Call 508-375-6043 for informa-
tion or to register a loved one.
Support on bipolar
disorder
A support group for parents
and caregivers of children and
adolescents with bipolar disorder
meets on the second Wednesday
of the month at Falmouth Hospital
in the Faxon 2 basement from 7 to
8 p.m. Call 508-548-5300.
Get connected
Community Connections (34
Main St. in Orleans, 50 Long Pond
Drive in South Yarmouth and Sum-
merfield Park in Mashpee) provides
comprehensive services to help
people with disabilities lead ac-
tive lives. There are openings for
daytimeprograms,community and
social activities and more. Also
available are handicap-accessible
vans for transportation to Boston
and Cape hospitals. Call 800-308-
1321, ext. 130.
Volunteers needed at
VNA
The Visiting Nurse Association
of Cape Cod needs volunteers
who can help with administrative
duties in a variety of agency
settings. Computer skills are
helpful but not required. Call
508-957-7709.
Fitness programs at Y
The YMCA Cape Cod in West
Barnstable is offering three fit-
ness programs: cardio kickboxing
on Mondays and Wednesdays at
9:30 a.m.; an abs, cardio, glutes
and stretch class on Mondays and
Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. and a
professional massage class on
Tuesdays, by appointment. Call
Dianne Francis at 508-362-6500,
ext. 106.
Help for hard of
hearing
Members of Self Help for the
Hard of Hearing (SHHH) meet the
last Saturday of the month at the
CORD building, across from the
Toyotadealership, on Route 132 in
Hyannis. A social hour gets things
going at 9:30 a.m., followed by the
10 a.m. meeting, during which there
is alwaysaspeaker.Annual member-
ship dues are $10 and newcomers
are welcome.
Self-help for sight
loss monthly
A sight loss self-help support
group meets the second Tuesday
of the month at the Unitarian
Church of Barnstable, Route 6A,
at 11 a.m.
Center offers
parenting classes
Parents with children up to 6
years old are invited to sign up
for an free, eight-week series of
classes that covers communica-
tion,developmental issues, under-
standing temperament , parenting
styles, discipline and more. The
classes, being held at the Lyndon
Lorusso Center for Children and
Families, 206 Breeds Hill Road
in Hyannis, begin at 6:30 p.m. A
pizza dinner is served at 6 p.m.
Call 508-775-6240.
Help for food addicts
in Sandwich
Men and women experiencing
anorexia, bulimia and overeating
are invited to attend free meet-
ings of Food Addicts in Recovery
Anonymous Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
at the Rehabilitation Hospital of
the Cape & Islands, 311 Service
Road in Sandwich and Mondays
at 7 p.m. at the Centerville com-
munity center, 524 Main St.
Pediconnections at
VNA
The Visiting Nurse Association
of Cape Cod has introduced a
program designed to provide
assistance, teaching and care to
children and their families. The
service providing information on
community resources , support
groups, medical information and
more is free. Call 888-557-9994.
Strawberry festival...
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B:1
from all over. We made and
sold 400 short cakes last
year," she said, and hopes
to improve on that number
this year.
Proceeds go to the 300-
member society's museum
at the Dottridge home-
stead , which Ginouves
said, "houses a lot of arti-
facts, early 19th Century fur-
niture and isthe centerpiece
of the society."
There is also a barn con-
taining artifacts from ear-
ly whaling and shipping
days.
It may be noteworthy in
the realm of historical trivia,
the first import ant Ameri-
can variety, the Hoveg, was
grown in 1834,in Massachu-
setts. That hybrid variety
was developed in France
where, in the 13th Century,
the berry plant was used for
medicinal herbs.
It is believed that straw-
berries were cultivated in
ancient Rome but the berry
as we know it was originally
grown in northern Europe ,
with various species found
in Russia, Chile and the
United States.
The Berry Facts
Here are a few horticul-
tural facts about the bounti-
ful berry:
It grows close to the
groundonthe stemingroups
of three. Maybe that's the
origin of a theory Ginouves
heard that the reason they
are called strawberries is
that marsh straw was used
in early days to keep the
plants off the ground.
The greenish white fruits
turn to arich red color when
ripe. When the strawberry
ripens , the petals of the
flower fall off and all that
remains is aleafy substance
shaped like astar.Not every
flower produces fruit.
Here'sa downer. Not only
doesn't the berry grow on
straw, it really isn't a berry
either in a botanical sense.
Nor is it a fruit. It is an
"aggregate" fruit and the
real fruit of the plant is the
strawberry "seed." The ed-
ible berry is not reproduc-
tive material. Because of
that,it must be picked at full
ripeness because,unlike the
banana or tomato, it can't
ripen once picked.
None of this trivia affects
the taste and wholesome
goodness of the strawberry,
particularly when it'spaired
with the short cake and real
whipped cream.
Proving that point can
be done by attending the
Cotuit Strawberry festival.
Think of it as scientific as
well as gastronomic cor-
roboration.
And that' s the last
straw.
CLASSROOM RAMBLES
Heslinga rides a
tide of scholarship
Paul Heslinga, a junior
at Falmouth Academy, is
ahead of thewave on obtain-
ingenergyfrom the seas.His
presentation , "Investiga-
tion of von Karmen Vortex
Shedding for Tidal Current
Energy Generation ," won
first place at the Massachu-
setts State Science Fair at
MIT in Cambridge. He is
qualified as one of 96 pre-
senters for the 44lh Annual
Jr. Science & Humanities
Symposium scheduled for
Albuquerque , N.M.
The Barnstable resident ,
son of Lynn and Steve
Heslinga, also won second
place at a regional Boston
University symposium for
his paper, "Investigation of
Roadside Wind Turbines."
Heslingalived inGermany
during the 2005 school year
as part of the Hyannis Ro-
tary Club'sYouthExchange
Program, plays varsity soc-
cer and basketball, and is a
certified scuba diver.
Students, start your
solar engines
Cape Cod students in
grades 6 to 8 will be com-
peting tomorrow in the
Solar Sprint CarsWorkshop
at Cape Cod Community
College from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. This regional compe-
tition leads to a national
contest.
The event is sponsored by
the Cape Cod Technology
Council.
Twomiddle
schoolers make their
mark
Blake Blaze and Katrina
Malakhoff have received
the Middle Level Scholar
Leaders Award from the
Commonwealth of Mas-
sachusetts Middle Level
Educators and the New
England League of Middle
Schools.
The students were hon-
ored for "demonstratingac-
ademic initiative and schol-
arship, providing service
to classmates and school,
exemplifying positive atti-
tudes, and demonstrating
leadership in the classroom
and school activities."
A summerof science
on WaquoitBay
The Waquoit Bay Sum-
mer Science School for
children entering grades 2
through 9 willbe held again
at Waquoit Bay National Es-
tuarine Research Reserve in
East Falmouth. Call Nancy
Church at 508-457-0495 ,
ext. 108, or e-mail her at
nancy,church(g state.ma.us
for more information.
Sacred Heart paper
is tops
The New England Scho-
lastic Press Association
has awarded Sacred Heart
High School's student pa-
per, The Heart Beat, first
place inits All-New England
competition. The Kingston
school has many Cape Cod
students.
Whittlesey wins
scholarship
Thomas Whittlesey of
West Barnstable received
a $1,000 scholarship from
the Master Gardeners As-
sociation of Cape Cod. He
is enrolled in the master's
of architecture program at
the California College of Art
in San Francisco.
Ask the building
That' s how Cape Cod
Community College iskeep-
ing tabs on its new Lyndon
Lorusso Applied Technol-
ogy Building, via a "Green
Touchscreen"that monitors
contemporary and histori-
cal data on electricity,water,
and natural gas usage.
Service academy
applications ready
Students interested in
entering one of the United
States service academies
in 2007-08 are invited to
contact U.S. Rep. Bill Dela-
hunt's office for applica-
tions, which are due Nov.
1. Write to 1250 Hancock
St., Suite 802N, Quincy MA
02169 or fill out a form at
www.house.gov/delahunt/
acadform.htm.
ij-*- ¦>' -
¦
&• iJik$*At *- >¦ ¦ M
¦
mmiWtiMliWBTTiiMMr'Ci'i I MY
¦
•i ^Awmk ;¦¦
¦ .Ar^lM '*C«X. 1K$*J*2^^K^ •
mMmwAm>'"*? a^MnwFmJS ^
f ^M
^^^'¦ .—. . .tV:&&.£;
* * ''iPmntS v "i" Jr^
^
W
t
w ^^
r 'r ' '¦'¦ - ~'^
^0
0
k ' -^m^• '
^
\ ' . -X ^f ^ : -< -r: "
I
*'
•
' ' N
"'\
""
'
¦
¦
¦
I ¦!¦' pS*
-L.
(' jjtt
¦MmmmtM
^
JjMkw^
1 # ^B
¦
'' -.My W
fLmmtiii ^^
bW *''J bVi
l
l EJ ^^^1^1
^r JimM ^
mmmBmm ^rafl
^
• Jjm ^EpFf 'WSMMMMM ^
—^
a
m
a ^
AH
f -M f r
^^ WMMMM
*^
, J^
fe
*^i» ^Miii v^''^ii iH^VRMfl IfeHtf
^1 Rib. ""*"^l (Sjjfllil^"**'*'""'
^B sfehala^m^^_.
The Cape ana lslands
NPR® Stations
*—^———^—^—% — — —^— —^— ^— — — m
%m
M
mmmmm^
mmmmm\
&%$C3n%®cn%
p
Woods Hole Nantucket Brewster,Hyannis,
Martha's Vineyard Provincetown
www.capeandlslands.org 508-548-9600,a regionalservice of WGBH Radio
! , i
Letters to
the editor
The Barnstable Patriot
welcomes letters to the
editor. Please keep them
brief and either type or
print them neatly.Include
name, address and tele-
phone number. Anony-
mous letters will not be
published, but names will
be withheld upon request.
We reserve the right to edit
all submissions.
THE BARNSTABLE PATRIOT
P.O. BOX 1208
HYANNIS, MA 02601
OR E MAIL TO
letters@barnstablepatrlot.com