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By Patriot Staff We would have expected for- mer president Ronald Reagan to have declared a National Jelly Bean Day, but it turns out he designated .the third Sunday in June as National Ice Cream Day.Many Cape ice cream shops are using the July 20 date to pledge donations to Cape and Islands United Way. In our town, that includes Black Cat Harbor Shack, Cape Cod Creamery,Four SeasIce Cream, Kandy Korner, and Katie 's Homemade Ice Cream.... Men- tion the OystervilleYacht Club and you're likely to encounter mingled feelings of pride and mischief. The yacht club that's not a yacht club, known for its steadfast support of charities, will be honored July 20 by the Joslin Diabetes Center at Wil- lowbend in Mashpee from 5:30 to 7:30p.m. RSVPto oyc@com- cast.net.... Congratulations to SassaminWeeden, 20,who was crowned Pow Wow Princess at the recent Mashpee Wam- panoag Pow Wow. The tribe's youth council chairwomanisthe granddaughter of the first prin- cess,Patricia Turner Weeden.... "Gifts from the Land" doesn't have the same cachet as "Gifts from the Sea,"soweunderstand why the BarnstableLandTrust calls its big annual fundraiser the latter. Gifts from all over will be auctioned at the July 20 event under the tent next to Lowell Park in Cotuit. For sponsorship and ticket infor- mation, go to www.BLT.org/ gfs.... The Cahoon Museum hopes supporters will match a $1 million challenge grant to its capital campaign before Aug. 30. Write to museum director Richard Waterhouse at rwaterhouse@cahoonmu- seum.org.... The historic Cape Playhouse in Dennis has rein- statedbackstagetours, offering visitors not only a behind- the-scenes glimpse of current productions but also a peek at memorabilia from the venue's 88 seasons. Call 508-385-3911 to reserve tickets ($7) for tours July 12 and 26 and Aug. 9 and 23 starting at 11 a.m.... The first group of Fresh Air Fund children from New York City has arrived on Cape Cod, but theorganization is stilllooking for more host families. Learn more at www.freshair.org.... For the firsthalf of July, Cotuit Library will host a collection of books and resource mate- rials related to Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. It will move to Sturgis Library for the second half of the mo nth.... History is crow ding the quays in Provinc- etown this month. In addition to the visit of the 1841 whaler Charles W. Morgan, the town is hosting the Kalmar Nyckel, built in the 1 990s to honor the original Colonial-era vessel of that name. Public sails are scheduled through July 22; go to www.Kai'.marNyckel.org/ BookASail fo r details.... When cats get together: Meow Music, based in Harwich, is the new manager of digital rights to works by Cape musical main- stay Chandler Travis and his variety of aggregations. Ax Chandler put it: "Ever since Meow Musicbecame a thing... [his bands] were destined to be part of that thitng. And as long as that thing does the many wonderful things it does with the unbelievable precision and creativity for which it is shortly soon tci be known and most likely resp ected for nearly internationally... we will be proud to be a pairt of whatever it most definitely probably is.".... Too Lati; for the List- ings: Retro blues/rock band Vintage Trouble plays Prov- incetown Town Hall July 11 at 7 p.m. to benefit WOMR-FM. For tickets ($30 now and $35 then), go to wvrw.womr.org/ vintage-trouble.... Wellfleet craftsman John Best's works using hand-wrought art glass are at the Burdick Art Gallery, 25 Bank Center, in Wellfleet Center, with a reception July 12 from 6 to 8 p.m The Rock- well Amusements Carnival is back behind the Cape Cod Mall alongRoute2'8 inHyannis from July 15to 19 from 7 to 10 p.m.... Harry "Jay"Blake, the Marstons Mills man who's the only totally blind crew chief in worldwide auto racing, will bring his motivational insights to Cape Cod Community Col- lege's Tilden Arts Center July 16 at 10 a.m. It's a. free event, and is being taped by Fox Sports Network.... Filmmaker Rory Kennedy will showEthel, her documentary about her mother, July 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cape Codder Resort & Spa in Hyannis as part of the JFK HyannisMuseum Speaker Series. For tickets ($25), go to www.JFKHyannisMuseum. org.Upcomingspeakersinclude Sergei Khrushchev, son of Sovi- et-era ruler Nikita Khrushchev, on July 31. Three cheers for Rec. department winners LYNNE POYANT PHOTO SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT-The Barnstable Recreation Commission gives three cheers -four,really -for the seasonal workers who won the 2013 Employee of the Year awards. Left to right at town hall on July 7 are Program Coordinator John Gleason,Gate Attendant of the Year Michael Demsky, Recreation Commission Vice Chair Joe O'Brien,Beach Aide of the Year Jaime Corey,Program Coordinator Michelle Davies,Leisure ProgramCounseloroftheYearHaleyBroberg,RecreationCommissioner Spanky Demanche Lifeguard of the Year Demi Miskiv,Recreation Commissioner Richard Sawyer,Recreation Commission Chair KevinTurner,and Leisure Services Director Patti Machado. EDWARD F.MARONEY PHOTO NO WAY - First off all.if a sign says "No Tresspassing" rather than "No Trespassing," does it mean only bald people are welcome? Now to the serious stuff:This decades-old access towater (Craigville Beach) off Long Beach Road in Centerville has been closed to the public following a Land Court decision in favor of abutter Anastasia Marty.David Houghton,first assistant town attorney, recalled Marty's attorney "said she was going to put up a sign." It appears this one went up not long after the town's request for a stay was rejected in Land Court last month. Houghton,who visitedthesitethis week,said he noticedalsothatthe steps leadingover a seawallto the beach have been removed. On June 5,oral arguments were heard inthe town's appeal,and Houghton anticipates a decision this fall. NewsonNOAH fundingnextweek from theState Participants in the 22nd annual Bob Murray Hous- ing with Love Walk will take a break at the JFK Hyannis Museum on Main Street July 17 at 8:30 a.m., and not just to rest their feet. They'll be there to cheer as state Undersecre- tary for Housing and Com- munity Development Aaron Gornstein announces first-year funding for the new NOAH Day Center in Hyannis. Comeondownto BarnstableVillage That's the pitch that will be made,"a little more subtly, by a way-finding sign at the Millway Beach bathhouse showing the walkably nearby wonders of Barnstable Village. With the area now a state- designated cultural district, it's hoped beachgoers and whale- watchers will stretch their legs for a trip to Main Street and its cultural offerings. Thisnevergetsold: anotherawardfor financedepartment The town has received another Certificate of Achieve- ment for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. The award for the quality of Barnstable's comprehensive annual finan- cial report was presented to Finance Director Mark Milne. Rentalproperties mustberegistered withthetown . The heath department is re- minding property owners that a certificate of registration is required if their premises are to be rented. There's a $90 fee. Call 508-862-4644 for more information, Council'smusic mavensstrikeupthe bandinHyannis Five town councilors, Town Manager Tom Lynch, plan- ning board member Ray Lang, and Cape Cod Conservatory Managing Director Stephanie Weaver are among the guest announcers for Barnstable Town Band concerts this sum- mer. The concerts are held Wednesday nights at 7 on the Hyannis village green. Weaver is up next, on July 16, when the music of John Williams, George Gershwin, and the Tijuana Brass will be featured. There's a "Best of the Beatles" medley, too. Freemealsfor all childrenat Hyannisschool The town will host meals for children free of charge this summer at its Barnstable Com- munity Horace Mann Charter Public School site on Bearse's Way in Hyannis. Breakfast is served from 8:30 to 9 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Menus will be available on the first day of service. Memorableice creammomentsto benefit Mid-Cape CulturalCouncil The Mid-Cape Cultural Council, with help from Four Seas Ice Cream, Centerville Public Library and Cahoon Museum of American Art, is holding a tasty fundraiser this summer with the theme "Memorable Ice Cream Moments." The contest will support year-round programs for youth, the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences in the Mid-Cape region. Anyone from 5 to 105 may enter a 2D image in any medium or an illustrated poem to capture a memorable ice cream moment in their life. The artwork will be on ex- hibit at Centerville Public Li- brary during Old Home Week in July. Entry forms must be mailed or hand delivered with a $5 fee per submission to the cultural council by Friday, July 18 to: MCCC, Barnstable Town Hall, 3Id flooT, Growth Management Dept., 367 Main St. Hyannis 02601-3907. Art should be dropped off at the library between 5 and 7 p.m. July 22. Prizes in four age cat- egories will include ice cream and a Four Seas T-shirt. Townneedshelp sellingbeach stickersat HYCC Volunteers are being asked to help the town sell beach parking permits through mid- August at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center. A commitment of at least one shift, morning or afternoon, any day of the week is re- quested. Contact Trisha Otto at 508-790-6345, ext. 102 or trisha.otto@town.barnstable. ma.us/ TOWN NOTES rtffls^i ^RDWK^ OSTERVILLE HOUSE & GARDEN 846 Main St. Osterville 508-428-6911 vvww.ostervillehandg.com More thanjust a hardware store! 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