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A cool pad in Cotuit
DAVID STILL II PHOTC
LIGHT LILLIES - On a cool and windless summer evening, the lily pads on the eastern shore of Cotuit's
Eagle Pond wait for the inevitable dulling of sunset's bright palette. The pond and surrounding woods
are part of the Mary Barton Trust, which continues its work with the Barnstable Land Trust to secure the
23-acre Cordwood property, also known as the back way to Eagle Pond. Another $115,000 is needed
Call 508-771-2585 for more information.
Airport, PWC matters at council
Long, late night
was expected
By David Still II
dstill@barnstablepatriot.com
With controversial items
regarding Yarmouth's rep-
resentative to the airport
commission and banning the
launch of personal watercraft
at Wequaquet Lake on this
week's town council agenda,
the expectation was for a hot
and late night at town hall.
The plan was to take the
personalwatercraft and airport
commission items out of order
on the long agenda, moving
themto the start ofthe meeting.
Both were expected to generate
a substantial comment.
The Airport Commission
Hyannis Councilor Jim Mu-
nafo's reason for offering a
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Shellfishermen raking in the clams
Good season could be
start of rise on flats
By Paul Gauvin
pgauvin@barnstablepatriot.com
PAUL GAUVIN PHOTOS
QUAHOG QUARTET-Volunteersfromleft,GlennRuben,BillyCarter(notJimmy's
brother, he says), Bill Nicholson and Tom Burrows prepare for a morning out
in the flats retrieving spat quahogs for harvest next year by recreational and
commercial fishermen. Volunteers like these keep the quahogs coming.
B
arnstable is becoming less
selfish with the shellfish.
Softshell clams, like Tony
Bennett on the pop scene, are
making a comeback in Barnstable
Harbor to the point that more com-
mercial permits can be slowly eased
into the mix,
That's according to natural
resources supervisor Doug Kalweit
who said this week the town's reduc-
tion in commercial licenses in the
early 1990s to protect the resource is
slowly being stabilized.
There were 190 commercial dig-
gers in the early '90s and on some
days there were so many holes the
flats looked like they'd been under
mortar fire. It was not unusual for
an annual harvest of around 12- to
13,000 "Barnstable bushels" with
so many pursuing a plentiful crop,
compared to last year's 3,414 total
reported by the commercial permit
holders.
The 3,414, however, shows an up-
swing from the 1,072 bushels landed
in 2004.
(A Barnstable bushel is a plas-
tic tote that "gives" -unlike a rigid
metal "American" basket - and can
therefore be stretched to contain
about 5 pecks instead of four."
A cyclical and dwindling resource
in the 1990s caused the town to
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There may
still be a
future for
OVille Bay
Change in course depends
on condition of system's
portable classrooms
By Kathleen Szmit
kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com
Osterville Bay Elementary School may still
see students beyond the end of this school
year, but much depends on the state of the
system's portable classrooms.
That was the focus of a long discussion
among Barnstable School Committee mem-
bers and system administrators at Tuesday
night's meeting.
In the spring of 2005 the committee voted
to close the aging school building at the end
of the 2005-2006 school year. After hearing
concerns from parents of students attending
the school, the closing was moved back to the
end of the coming school year.
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r
; Arts C:1
Automotive C:8
Business A 8-A:9
CapeCodAcademy . B8
Classifieds C 10-C 12
Editorials A:6
Events C 3-C 8
HealthReport B7
Legate C:9
MainStreet C:3
MovieListings C.2
Obituaries B2
Op-Ed A7
Patriot Puzzle B:5
People B2
Real Estate B:6
Religious Services . B:5
Senior Sense B 3-B4
Service Directory. C12
Sports A 10-A 11
Villages B1
? INDEX ?
Monomoy's CatonaHot TinRoof
a worthwhile belly crawl
Cat is a downer that keeps one on the edge ol
the seat, tense at every move, always waiting
for the other shoe to drop.And that is probably
why we've seen it a dozen times C:1
? ENTERTAINMENT ?.
Volunteer couple keep eventthriving
PRZYBYLOWICZ "That," quips Kris Clark in
jest, "is how you spell 'Clark' in Polish." B:1
? VILLAGES ?.
BHS grad shows fighting promise
Walk into David's Gym in South Dennis and it
seems like any ordinary fitness center. It has
the usualarray of cardio andweight machines,
as well as a lineup of standard aerobics
classes A:10
Cool runner
When itcomestorunning,there are thosewho
tough itout and then there are those who seem
to have a gift. Jason Lyon of West Hyannisport
has the gift, possibly in spades A:10
? SPORTS ?
Pairenterfirstventurewithblindfaith
Patricia Yetman studied criminal justice at
Cape Cod Community College then was hired
as a special reserve officer by the Barnstable
Police Department A:8
? BUSINESS
ullf:Embattledairport may grow
as new jet-plane class shrinks
Barnstable's embattled municipal airport is
a classic example of a municipal pain in the
asset A.7
? OPINION
ZBA to hear WB housing
plan next week
The zoning board of appeals will take up
two West Barnstable affordable housing
developments at 8 p.m. during its Aug. 23
meeting A:2
Affordable housing
district back to council
The previously-defeated Affordable Housing
Overlay District (AHOD) is back before the
town council and set for a Sept. 7 public
hearing A:2
C'ville woman, dog would
hound 'til lost is found
Jo-Ann Lacoste of Centerville has a plan
that makes a lot of scents A:3
? UP FRONT ?
Do better with communication
TOWHS ON CAPECOD COMMISSION:
Regular meetings
with members
towns suggested
By Edward F. Maroney
emaroney@barntablepatriot.com
Selectmen and other leaders
from the Cape's towns spoke
last week of the Cape Cod
Commission's value to their
communities, but not a few
said that it needs to involve
itself more in their towns and
get the word out about its
contributions.
"Educate ," John Hodgkin-
son, Orleans member of the
county Assembly of Delegates,
told the 21st Century Task
Force that's reviewing the
commission's performance.
"The county as a whole, and
the commission in particular,
could do a more thorough job
telling the community what
the mission is."
Hodgkinson joined those
calling for regular annual or
biannual meetings between
the leaders of each town and
county officials. "They should
describe to each other their
relationships and roles," he
said at last Thursday's task
force meeting in 1st District
Court House in Barnstable
village.
Charlie Sumner, longtime
town administrator for Brews-
ter, said his community values
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BHS teachers
get tech boost
New laptops to be provided
to teaching staff
By Kathleen Szmit
kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com
When school starts in Barnstable on Aug.
30, teachers at Barnstable High School will
have a little something to smile about.
Early next week, the technology depart-
ment willhand out 200 new laptop computers
to the BHS teaching staff.
The new computers,Lenovo Thinkpads
with fingerprint technology, were purchased
at the end of the last school year with funds
dedicated for technology.
In a multi-media presentation,Bethann
Orr, head of the school'stechnology depart-
ment,highlighted the features of the new
laptops and detailed how they are to be
utilized by staffers.
The laptops replace antiquated tower
computers used by teachers until the end
of the last school year. The new computers
will offer up-to-date programming, making
planning and implementation of lessons
easier.
In order to obtain a laptop, teachers
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