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School system
called "fully
functioning," even
with problems
identified
By Edward F. Maroney
emaroney@barnstablepatnot.com
The captains of the good
ship Barnstable Public Schools
haven't thrown anyone overboard
for two years, and it appears the
crew is satisfied with the course
they've decided to sail.
As anew ship'smaster is piped
aboard , the results of what might
be called an admiralty review of
the system have found reasons
for optimism and concern.
"I think we found that this is
not a deeply troubled system,"
said Jerry Wasserman , a consul-
tant from the Massachusetts
Association of School Commit-
tees. His colleague from the state
association of school superinten-
dents , Jim Walsh, agreed.
"While much needs to be done,
a consensus is starting to develop
on a new vision for Barnstable
schools," said Walsh, one that
will include site-based manage-
ment in the form of charter and
contract schools.
With outside funding under
the "Leading School Districts
in Transition" program , the two
men in*"prviewed more than 25
people involved directly or indi-
rectly with the system and sent
out asurvey to take temperatures
as interim Supt. Tom McDonald
gives way to his successor, Dr.
Patricia Grenier. Their work was
part of a larger effort of the pro-
fessional organizations to get out
in front of the problems that can
develop between committees
and superintendents -not that
Consultants like what they see
Annual visits are
an education for all
involved
By Ed Semprini
news@barnstablepatnot com
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
HANDS-ON HELP - Dr. Kelly Swanson treats a young patient in Guatemala earlier
this year.
The doctor lingered as she was
about to board the bus and waved
to the men, women and children
lining the dusty roadside who had
come to say goodbye.
"I knew I better come back. They
are such good people in lousy cir-
cumstances,"Dr. Kelly M. Swanson
of the Davenport-Mugar Cancer
Center in Hyannis remembered
saying to herself.
The bus was preparing to leave
the mountainous area of Jalapa,
Guatemala, for a three-hour trip to
the airport in Guatemala City and
a flight back to the United States,
carrying a medical team known
as LAMP (Latin America Medical
Providers). For the previous eight
days, the team had provided free
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medical , dental and surgical care ,
plus laboratory work , diagnostic
tests and medications to their
poverty-stricken patients. By de-
parture time , LAMP had cared
for 2,000 people, one-half of them
children, completed 100 surgeries,
and dispensed 450 prescriptions.
"And pulled and filled tons of teeth,"
Swanson added.
Asked how it was possible to care
for so many in such a short of pe-
riod of time, Swanson smiled. "No
paperwork , no bureaucracy, " she
said. "Yet, there is so much to be
done. Wejust can't treat everything;
there 's not enough time."
The LAMP organization is based
in Chicago and was founded by Dr.
Barbara K. Spanick , anesthesi-
ologist, who had made occasional
medical trips to Latin America
and later decided more could be
accomplished if visits were made
every year. She then began to
recruit volunteers. Swanson is the
only volunteer from New England in
the team of 65 doctors and dentists ,
most of them from the Chicago
area. Swanson earned her medical
degree and served a residency in
internal medicine in Illinois before
completinga fellowship in hematol-
ogy-oncology in Iowa.
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The goal of LAMP is to educate
people and improve general overall
health, said Swanson,who made her
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INSIDE
Beckoning the Boomers
For many months now the Barnstable
Senior Center has been chanting a unique
mantra , according to director Elyse De-
Groot A:3
Cape Cod Academy sends 40
on to college and adulthood
The 40 members of Cape Cod Academy's
Class of 2006 took more than just diplomas
away from Saturday's 30'" commencement
They also took umbrellas A:5
? UP FRONT _^
Cable committee
wants to take a look at
municipal option
By David Still II
dstill@barnstablepatnot.com
With the ever-increasing cost of cable
and the prospect of less municipalcontrol
over the industry, could a municipally-
run system be the competitive answer
for cost containment?
That's a question that Barnstable 's
cable advisory committee wants the town
manager to explore. It voted unanimously
to seek the manager 's support for an in-
vestigation into the costs, pros and cons
of offering a competitive alternative to
the licensed company, Comcast.
According to the minutes of the June 6
meeting, committee members noted that
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Town-
owned
cable?
But decision to
delay action until
fall is unanimous
By Edward F. Maroney
emaroney@barnstablepatnot.com
For a motion that never was
formally made , Fred Fenlon 's
resolution that the governing
board of the Cape Light Compact
support wind power on-shore
and off certainly generated a lot
of heat Wednesday.
A proposal not to discuss the
resolution passed 9 to 8, but
lacked the required two-thirds
majority. A subsequent action
postponed a decision until the
board's September meeting.
Eastham resident Fenlon 's
resolution said the Compact
"supports the development of
renewable energy in the form of
wind energy turbines on-shore
and in the waters off Cape Cod
... in reasonable locations and
numbers. " Another sentence
warned that the statement "is not
to be construed as the Compact
supporting any particular wind
farm development... "
But Barnstable'sAudrey Lough-
nane saw it as just that. "I think
it's a thinly-veiled statement."
CONTINUED ON PAGE A:5
Wind power resolution splits Compact
EDWARD F MARONEY PHOTO
GETTING A LIFT - Centerville Elementary School 1s
' graders scurry to new positions during a game at Wednesday's Field Day.
Raising spirits
PAUL GAUVIN: Tossing javelins at
an unwary public
Maybe It's the frustration of dealing with
problems that lack universally satisfactory
solutions , but a couple of Cape lobbyists are
spearing the wrong fish A:7
? OPINION
Permitting starts for Circuit City
It's been a poorly kept secret that Circuit City
has been nosing around Route 132 looking for
its first Cape Cod location , but confirmation
came last week A:8
Creating the Cape's ITdisaster plan
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 , A:9
? BUSINESS ?
Mixed bag for BHS
Quite often in tennis the end results can
be mixed Such was the case with the BHS
girls' tennis team on Sunday The team fell to
Needham in the Division I South Sectionals
but still has a duo headed to the State Cham-
pionships A 10
Military All-Stars win hearts,
minds and game
The final score was 11-10, but when Cub Scout
Pack 52, lined up along the third-base line for
the seventh-inning-stretch rendition of "God
BlessAmerica. " was joined by members of the
visiting team , saluting the Stars and Stripes
together, that was what th A:10
? SPORTS ?
Marston boy's bootsfilledwithhistory
Nancy Sinatra 's boots were made for walkin '
- and Russell Marston s 19th century boots ,
which are still around and inspired this report
- were made for talkin ' B:1
? VILLAGES ?
She's still the one
At 104 years young Evelyn Coleman certainly
has much to reflect on She has seen many
changes in a century of living, from early
telephones to first televisions B 3
Seniors lauded at celebration
Itwas a big day at the Barnstable Senior Center
last Thursday B 3
? SENIOR SENSE ?
Arts C1 Obituaries B:2
Automotive C8 Op-Ed A 7
Business A 8-A:9 patnot Puzzle ... B:5
Classifieds C 12-C 14 p te g 2
Ed,tonals A 6 Rea| Estate
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Events C 3-C 8 _ , _ ,
Health Report 87 «
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Legals C 9-C 11 Senior Sense B3-B4
Letters A7 Service Directory . C:13
Main Street B:8 Villages B1
MovieListings C2 Weattier A12
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