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CONTINUED FROM PAGE C 6 p.m. Additionally, the club is open every Saturday as well during vacation weeks. Offerings include photography, homework tutoring and help, horse- back riding, lacrosse, a goal-setting program, karate, basketball, dance, computer, career prep, healthy living and much more. A satellite Boys & Girls Club for grades 7 through 12 is open at Mashpee High School where there is computer support, games, tutoring SAT and MCAS prep and much more available. Sign up now for summer camo being held at Camp Algonquin June 26 through Aug. 25. Scholarships and payment plans avail- able. Call for details: 508-477-8845. Membership is $15 for the year. YMCA activities The YMCA of Cape Cod has im- mediate openings at several child- care locations, including one in West Barnstable, where swim classes are included. For details call 508-362- 6500, ext. 108. Learn to fling! The Callanish School of Celtic Arts leads beginning lessons in Highland Dance and Scottish Step Dance Mon- day afternoons at the West Barnstable Community Building on Route 149 and at the First Congregational Church of Yarmouthport on Route 6A on Wednesday afternoons. Ages 4 and up are welcome. Call 508-888-0107 for information. Programs at children 's museum The Cape Cod Children's Mu- seum, 577 Great Neck Road South in Mashpee, is holding several classes this winter. Among the offerings is Toddler Time, Pre-K Prep, Infant Time, Down on the Farm, American Red Cross Babysitting, Story and Craft Hour, a cooking class and more. Father's Day on June 18, activities all day long. "An Evening of Discovery," a waterfront private residence event in Hyannisport where there will be cocktails , hor d'oeuvres , a raw bar, activities and more from 4 to 7 p.m. For details, call 508-539-8788. Rover Dog to the rescue Homes for Barnstable County area pets can be found via the Internet with the help of Rover Dog Rescue in Buz- zards Bay, the MSPCA in Centerville, and People for Cats in West Falmouth, all of whom have joined Petfinder.com , the oldest and largest on-line database of homeless pets. To find out more, e- mail roverdogrescue@hotmail.com Foster and adoptive families needed Social workers and local foster par- ents are present the fourth Thursday of every month from noon to 1 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. at the state Department of Social Services. 32 Commercial St. in South Yarmouth, to discuss foster par- enting and adoption. Those interested should stop by or call 508-771-1727. Coffee and an open mic The YMCA of Cape Cod's coffee- house for teens at Camp Lyndon in Sandwich will be held the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. Featured activities include an open mike, musicians , dancing, an art gallery, poetry readings and more. Teens are welcome to perform or just hang out. Admission is $2. # NATURE- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Redfield Auditorium, Water Street, Woods Hole, 508-289-2398) Barnstable Land Trust (720 Main St., Hyannis, 508-771- 2585) Help to save the Cordwood property by dressing your pup in a Dogs of Eagle Pond Doggie Bandana, available by sending a check for $27 to the BLT, P.O. Box 224, Cotuit, MA 02635 or by calling 508-771-2585. All proceeds benefit the cause. • June 16: Annual sunset cruise on the Cape Cod Canal from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Picnic supper, gangway prizes and more. Tickets $35 at Hyannis Whale Watcher at Millway Marine in Barnstable or Puritan Clothing on Main Street in Hyannis. • June 24: Day long Yoga retreat at beachfront cottage in Cotuit. Call for details. Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center (Cape side of the Canal, Ed Moffit Drive, across from the Sandwich Coast Guard Station. Information, 508-833- 9678.) Attractions include a retired 41-foot U.S. Army Corps of Engi- neers' patrol boat, real time radar and camera images of the Canal, a theater showing continuous presentations on the Canal history, bookstore, rangers presenting ongoing free programs and more. Call 978-318-8636. Cape Cod National Seashore (Salt Pond Visitor Center, Nauset Road, off Route 6 in Eastham, 508- 255-3421; Province Lands Visitor Center, Race Point Road, off Route 6 in Provincetown, 508-487-1256. Call for details.) Thornton W. Burgess Society (4 Water St. in Sandwich) , Green Briar Nature Center (6 Discovery Hill Rd., East Sandwich) (508-888-6870. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. 508-888- 6870, www.thorntonburgess.org) Critter Capers is held every Friday at 10:30 a.m. when a naturalist leads a tour to visit the resident animals. And every Saturday morning at 10:30, it's Animal Story Time with stories about Peter Rabbit and friends. Every Tuesday and Friday morning at 10:30, a volunteer leads walks in the Shirley G. Cross Wildflower Garden. Notice: Sign up now for summer programs for ages 4 and up. Canoe- ing, crafts , tidal pools, woodland safari , dinosaurs, bugs and more. Programs run July 5 through August. Museum open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday through Saturday and from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is by donation. • Through Labor Day: Exhibit of oil paintings by Nancy Dickson. Proceed;; from sales benefit educational pro- grams. • June 16 and 17: Stop by Friday evening between 5 and 7 for a preview of Sammy Jay's Yard Sale or come by between 9 a.m. and noon on Saturday for the sale when there will be all kinds of items for sale. • June 21: Celebrate the longest day of the year with a fireside solstice program for the family at 8 p.m. Earlier in the evening you can learn to make brandied peach jam at 6:30 p.m. CapeCod Museum ofNatural History (508-896-3867 , Route 6A in Brew- ster) Nature walks , talks , lessons, trips, a museum shop and library, family pro- grams and more are offered. Current exhibits include an interactive coastal exhibit, marine exhibits, birds, more. Something new! The ospreycam at the museum is up and running and there are three eggs to keep an eye on as they rest in their plastic , twig and lichen lined nest where mom and dad take turns tending the offspring and feeding one another. Hatching is expected in about a week. Massachusetts Audubon Society, Ashumet and Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary (508-362-1426 , call for detailed information) Massachusetts Audubon Society, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (508-349-2615 , Route 6 in Wellfleet , call for a complete schedule of events) Massachusetts Audubon Society, Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary (Cummaquid, 508-362-1426) Waquoit Bay Reserve {508-457-0495 , Route 28, East Falmouth ) • Professional development courses for educators in fishing, oceans and coasts, salt water studies, whales, lo- cal water issues, coastal habitats and more offered. Call now for details. • June 21: John Abrams speaks on social entrepreneurship, employee em- powerment and more from 7 to 9 p.m. Cape Cod Wildlife Center (185 Meadow Lane, West Barnstable, 508-362-0111, www. capewildlife.org) Have your questions about wildlife answered daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or go to the Center's Web site at CapeWildlife.Org Warning: The Center strongly urges the public to not touch wild animals. If you must do so, wear thick rub- ber gloves. Better yet, call your local animal control department and let the professionals handle the situation. zf: _ TALKS: Behind the scenes Find out what goes on at the Mas- sachusetts Military Reservation June 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Route 6A in Brewster, when Michael A. Ciaranca and John Kelly of the National Guard speak. Wildlife center lecture series The Cape Wildlife Center hosts a lecture June 16 when veterinarian Dr. Daniel discusses chronic wasting disease and its effect on deer and elk June 16. The lectures are held at the Cape Wildlife Center, 185 Meadow Lane in West Barnstable, at 7 p.m. Debbie Richmond discusses polar bears of Manitoba June 23. * * ? • _WALKS _ Sandwich expedition Explore the oldest town on Cape Cod. Sandwich, year-round on a 6.2- mile walk as part of the Walk n Mass Volkssport Club. Call 508-291-1162 for details. Take the Hyannis-JFK family compound walk Walk Hyannis and enjoy ocean views on a 10K jaunt beginning at the Heri- tage House Hotel, 259 Main Street in Hyannis. Walk sponsored by the Walk 'n Mass Volkssport Club. Start times are daily sunrise to sunset. Informa- tion: 508-775-7000. JjS^-^-VOLUNTEERS- Help for Pops by the Sea The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod needs volunteers for the Aug. 6 con- cert on the Hyannis Village Green, as well as the day before. Free tickets , t-shirt and food to volunteers. Check out www.artsfoundation.org or call 508-362-0066 for details. HAC needs help The Housing Assistance Corporation is looking for five volunteers to help staff process housing search appli- cations. Interviewing applicants and helping applicants fill in paper work part of job. Weekly or biweekly. Call 508-771-5400 ext. 213. Hallet House needs helpers The Captain Bangs Hallet House Museum is looking for volunteers to lead tours this summer. To get details, call 508-362-3021. Horizons needs help Energetic volunteers are needed for Horizons tor Homeless Children with a shelter in Hyannis. If you have an extra two hours a week and want to make a difference in a child's life call 508-999- 9454 to sign on. Fresh Air Fund needs hosts This summer, children will be com- ing to the Cape to stay with host Fresh Air Fund families. If you are interested in hosting a child, call 508-896-4843. Visit www.freshair.org. Volunteers needed to man desks The Housing Assistance Corpora- tion, 460 West Main St. in Hyannis, needs volunteers to do filing, copying, data input and more. Interested parties should call 508-771-5400, ext. 272. The Coast Guard wants you! The Coast Guard Heritage Museum in Barnstable Village needs people to be volunteer interpreters. Training is provided. Call Al at 508-420-9810 to sign on. Massage therapists wanted The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge is Aug. 5 and 6 when massage therapists are needed to relieve the bones of the sore cyclists. To sign up. call 800-WE- CYCLE or visit pmc.org. MSPCA needs help The MSPCA is looking for volunteers to clean, do laundry, transport ani- mals, help with special events, foster care for cats and kittens and more. Volunteer orientation is held the first Thursday of the month at the shelter, 1577 Falmouth Road in Centerville. Literacy and math coaches needed The Senior Corps of Elder Services is looking for older adults for train- ing as literacy and math coaches for elementary school children in Bourne, Barnstable. Dennis and Yarmouth. Call for details, 800-244-4630 or 508-394- 4630 ext. 158. NOAH Center needs volunteers The NOAH Center is looking for a front desk volunteer to work one morning a week as well as kitchen assistants to work one evening. Those interested is signing up should call 508-364-7590 or 508-771-5400 ext. 279. Boys & Girls club needs you The Boys & Girls Club needs vol- unteers for the photography group, cooking class and Web design, or to play board games and tutor children. Call 508-477-8845. Docents wanted for Burgess Museum The Thornton W. Burgess Museum in Sandwich Village needs docents to greet visitors during the fall. Training provided. 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