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Networking on the Bay Take a Hyannis Whale Watcher cruise Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. when mem- bers of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce come aboard for a sunset cruise. Meet at Barnstable Harbor, Millway Marina. Admission is $35. Call 508-362-3225, ext.532, for reser- vations. Meet the Mets...and HACC The Hyannis Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Business After Hours Wednesday at 4 p.m. at McKeon Field in Hyannis. Enjoy a Cape Cod Baseball League game featuring the Hyannis Mets and Orleans Cardinals while sampling complimentary burgers, hot dogs, chips and ice cream. There is a charge for beverages. Admission for non-members is $10, and the res- ervation deadline is Monday. Call 508-362-5230. Tuna spotter talks tech Tim Voorheis of Chatham, a tuna spotter and photographer, will speak about the relationship be- tween science and commercial fish- ing Aug. 4 at 7:30 a.m. at the Cape Cod Technology Council meeting at The New Seabury Country Club in Mashpee. All are welcome; the fee for non-members is $35. Register on-line at www.capetech.com or by calling 508-375-4390. YMCA Cape Cod gets TD Banknorth gift TD Banknorth has donated $30,000 to YMCA Cape Cod for its Y Capital- ize campaign for renovations and expansion of its West Barnstable campus. County leads in foreclosures Barnstable County foreclosure filings rose by 129.1percent over the last two years, according to figures from Foreclosures-Mass Corp. quoted in The Boston Globe. That is the highest percentage increase in the state. Free earrings at crafts shows Swirlss Jewelfy in Sandwich will be giving away a pair of handcraft- ed Elis Sullivan signature Earrings with every $100 purchase at Cape Cod area craft shows this summer. The next show is July 29 at the Sandwich Library. Another follows on Aug. 5 and 6 at the Henry T. Wing School in Sandwich. Help fight children's cancer Cape Cod Blockbuster Video stores are teaming up this summer with Burger King restaurants in "A Chance For Kids"program. When you donate $1 July 31 through Sept. 5, you will receive a scratch ticket guaranteed to win a prize. The program kicks off Aug. 5 at the Blockbuster store in Hyannis on Route 132 when there will be costumed characters, balloons, face painting, prize wheels, and more from noon to 8 p.m. O'Connell receives award Account Executive Ryan P O'Connell recently received the Milton M. Gray Jr.Award at Rogers & Gray Insurance Agency, Inc. The honor is given annually to an employ- ee who has made the greatest contri- bution to the agency'smission, goals and objectives Painting raffle to benefit Habitat Cape Cod Life Publications is sponsoring a raffle of a painting by local artist Julia O'Malley-Keyes to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod. The portrait of the Endeavor in the 1934 America's cup race, which is valued at $20,000, can be seen on-line at www.capecodlife. com/2006HomeExpo. Only 2,000 tickets will be sold at $25 each or five for $100. Call Cape Cod Life at 508'-775-9800, ext. 45, or Habitat at 508-775-3559. GLAD to party Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) hosts a summer party at the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum July 29 from 4 to 7 p.m. To buy tickets ($50; children free), go to www.glad.org/events. Building on a good Foundation The Cape Cod Foundation is in compliance with the Council on Foundations' national standards for U.S. Community Foundations. For more information, go to www.cape- codfoundation.org. Chips company chips in Cape Cod Potato Chips will be handing out free samples at the Pops by the Sea concert in Hyannis Aug.6 and will be a sponsor of the Barnstable County Fair Through July 29. Tours of the Hyannis facility at 100 Breeds Hill Road in Hyannis are given weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. year-round. Tao Gallery artist goes to New York Qin Feng, an artist represented by the Tao Water Gallery in Dennis, will be part of a brush and ink Chinese art of writing exhibition this fall at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Open- ing Sept. 2, the exhibit traces the art for the last 1,600 years. Cape towns share wastewater wisdom The efforts of two Cape Cod towns to find the most cost-effective and publicly acceptable sewer designs was made at ajoint New England/ New York Water Environment As- sociation conference recently. The presentation was made by Matthew Berrelli, Mashpee sewer commis- sioner; WuTiamRedfield , Chatham water and sewer department man- ager; Nathan Weeks, senior associate, and Russell Kleekamp, engineer, both of Stearns and Wheler engineering firm. The presentation documented the efforts of Mashpee and Chatham to develop low-cost sewer systems to collect wastewater and protect the coastal estuaries. Raber joins architectural firm Christopher W.Raber has joined the firm of Brown Lindquist Fenu- cccio & Raber Architects, Inc., of Yarmouthport as a project architect/ project manager. The company is preparing to break ground later this summer on an 8,500-square-foot professional office building at the corner of Route 6A and Apache Drive in Yarmouthport. Bocchino named president Weston & Sampson's board of directors elected John A. Bocchino, Jr., president of services. Established in 1992, Weston & Sampson Services provides maintenance, repair, con- struction and operations of public and private water, wastewater, storm water, solid waste and hazardous waste faculties. Citizens Bank into the arts Citizens Bank and the Arts Foun- dation of Cape Cod will offer summer concert series Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at Aselton Park in Hyannis, Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham, Fridays at 7:30 p.m. outside the Falmouth Public Library, and Mondays at 7 p.m. in Dennis Village on Route 6A. Talksin Hyannis Centerville Osterville Marstons Mills Business Network International holds weekly meetings, including a 10-minute talk, Thursdays at the Hyannis Golf Club, Route 132, at 7 a.m. 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.CapeCodChamber. org to order a copy. Golf guide on the racks The Cape Cod Chamber of Com- merce in partnership with Northeast 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.capecodgolf- coast.com, it is a 72-page, full-color, glossy magazine providing informa- tion, a map, directory, lodging and dining information, and more. Looking for Formula One kart drivers The 6th Annual Seaside 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 individuals interested in becoming 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 opportunities are available in or near your community to help you obtain employment. Call Mary or Betty at 508-394-4630 or 888-394-4630 r ext. 134 or 138. Lending a hand The USDA/Rural Develop- ment offers help with home repairs and rehabilitation projects for single-family homeowners with very low household incomes. Call 508- 295-5151, ext. 134. Website forjob seekers The U.S. Department of Labor has a Web site, www.ca- reeronestop.org, which serves as a resource for job seekers and workforce profession- als alike.The local office for employment and training as- sistance is Career Opportuni- ties at 75 Perseverance Wayin Hyannis. Call 508-771-JOBS or visit www.ciwib.org. Loans for people with disabilities Massachusetts residents with disabilities have access to reduced-interest loans for assistive technology and related servicesthrough the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commissionand Easter Seals Massachusetts.Call617-204- 3851, ext. 3623, or 508-751-6431. =BUSINESS BRIEFS CONTINUED FROM PAGE A:9 The WIB has participated with several groups that are developinginitiativesto meet the needs of the Marine Sci- ence/Technology sector. Re- centlythe Executive Director joined the Steering Commit- tee of the Falmouth Technol- ogy Development Corpora- tion.Thisgroup isfocusingits effortsonassistingtechnology transfer projects in Marine and Life Sciences. The Workforce Board con- tinues in a leadership role within the Regional Com- petitive Council. The Execu- tive Director is chairing the Program Committee of the RCC. The WIB continues to work with a number of organiza- tions,primarilythe Cape Cod Chamber and Congressman Delahunt's office to assist businessesaffected bychang- es in the H2B visa program. The WIB & JTEC received funding from a National Emergency Grant to provide workforce-related assistance to Otis Air National Guard Base. Inthe last five and one-half years the Cape and Islands Workforce Investment Board has generated $594,726 in grant/discretionary funding from the following sources: Nov.l 'OO- Jiin OG BaystateWorks $201,000.00 Cape Cod Five $2,000.00 CommCorp-ECCLI $25,000.00 County EDC $14,000.00 County Comm./EDC $20,000.00 DOE $12,000.00 DOE '06 ABE $ 8,500.00 EDC FY'06 (Orleans) $20,000.00 EDC Mature Worker $25,000.00 State Mature Worker $95,000.00 Federal HHS $5,000.00 ECCLI Rd. 3 $13,000.00 ECCLI Rd. 6 $12,000.00 ECCLI Rd. 7 $5,335.00 NUCLI $7,237.00 NUCLI '06 $4,904.00 NEG $45,000.00 MA WIB Assoc. $7,000.00 NSTAR $4,000.00 P21 $20,000.00 Verizon $5,000.00 WTF $25,000.00 WTF $18.750.00 $594,726.00 Bold items are FY'06 awards and total $203,739 WIB... q the DUSljieSS .section YOUR AD COULD BE HERE! Our Business page is a weekly feature and is seen by more than 12,000 readers. 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