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BIGWINNER-DanAdamsapplaudsthree "extras,"winners inunusual
shared bidof $3,000each,who will appear inAdams' movie, Chatham
starring Burt Reynolds, Dennis Hopper, Martin Landau and others.
OUTRIGHT DONATIONto BLT of $500 by Leonard Dilorenzo is one of others made by attendees of as much
as $5,000 on down.
TENDER LOVE - Bob Frazee and wife, Alex, and the 1972 Boston Whaler yacht tender rowing/sailing
dinghy they carefully restored and donated for the auction in memory of the late philanthropist couple
Townsend "Townie" Hornor and his wife, Elizabeth, a former town councilor, of Osterville.
By Paul Gauvin
pgauvin@barnstablepatriot.com
It
takes more than a vil-
lage -more like a town
and then some -to pre-
serve precious open space. In
Barnstable's case, it also took
a few wannabe movie stars.
Evidence of that surfaced
at the Barnstable Land
Trust's 12th annual "Gifts
from the Sea" gala and fund-
raising auction held Saturday
under a gleamingwhite tent
bordered in lights that illumi-
nated walls of colorful objects
d'art for easy viewing.
While the accounting
wasn't finished by press time,
BLTpresident Tom Mullen
estimated receipts "in the
low $70,000s," a record for the
event. (See related story on
page B:l)
"It was about 30 percent
better than last year's net,"
said BLT director Jaci Bar-
ton. "It was the best event
ever.Attendance was more
than 350 compared to 270
last year.It was also our first
event on the north side and
we were a little worried how
that would take."
The tent was on a verdant
field at Bayview Farms on
Route 6A, courtesy of host
Jim McGowan. While it was
a new and untested venue, it
had the welcome addition of
on-site parking, said Barton,.
It was also the first time the
Trust added a live auction to
the tradi-
tional silent
event.
What
ticket hold-
ers got for
their $75 was
an eveningof
hail-good-fel-
low discourse
spiced with
polite-society
humor, five
background
music, epicurean delights
from the sea, from brewing
vats and baking ovens, and a
diverse menu of auction items
with starting bids that fit a
wide range of pocketbooks.
They also witnessed an un-
usual endeavor in auction lore
that locked three bidders at
$3,000 each vying to appear as
an "extra" in a movie. When
bidding seemed to stop at
$3,000, one of the contenders
suggested all three bids be
accepted -meaning a whop-
ping $9,000 for the land trust.
Auctioneer Charles Bailey
Gates, a former soaps actor,
halted his lip-tripping deliv-
ery,pointed for a decision to
the middle of the
tent where movie
producer Dan Ad-
ams was standing.
Gates got the nod
for three extras
instead of one, en-
gendering enthu-
siastic applause
from the crowd.
The film's title is
Chathamand will
star Burt Reyn-
olds and Dennis
Hopper along with the three
thespian bidders, Teysha
Phillips, Debra Dagwan, and
a partner bid by Tom Dott
and Alice Pitcher, whose
sharing nature and generous
donations already gave them
star quality.
Roving the tent to assure
attendees were being served
and injolly good spirits
-which they seemed to be
-Mullen stopped a moment
to say, "It's the first time we
have a live auction. It seems
to be working out very well."
Weather wise, the evening
was "perfect" or "beautiful"
or "dehghtful" or "refreshing"
-which was not surprising
to local historian Jim Gould
of Cotuit. "You know why it's
such great weather?" he pos-
ited. "Because Jaci Barton
says BLT is good to nature,
and nature is good to BLT."
Volunteers and donors
are also good to BLT.Here's
what it took to put on last
week's auction event: 80
upbeat volunteers to per-
form myriad tasks and labors
before, during and after the
event; 20 enthusiastic donors
of all sorts of general food;
nine seafood donors to stock
the raw bar with shrimp and
native littlenecks and oys-
ters; nine donors of assorted
beverages including liquor;
16 miscellaneous donors for
necessities such as waste col-
lection, bathrooms, electrical
work and the like.
It also took 54 individual
donors of auction items,
68 business donors and 14
donors of gifts for a "shell
game"in which a shell with a
number is purchased for $25
-and the number is tied to a
surprise gift such as a round
trip for two to Martha's Vine-
yard from Woods Hole on a
Steamship Authority vessel.
It also took three plati-
num, nine gold and seven
silver sponsors.
In brief comments before the
live auction, Barton reminded
bidders they were there in es-
sence to help the member-sup-
ported agency complete two
major acquisitions, 10 acres
of BayviewFarm, adjacent
to where the event was being
held, and the 23-acre Cord-
wood project in Cotuit.
She said completing the
Bayview acquisition in June
required the agency to bor-
row $40,000 from its Green
Fund, which must now be re-
placed, and to raise the final
$115,000 to complete funding
of the $3.3 million, 23-acre
Cordwood purchase by next
month's deadline.
About BLT
For the uninitiated, the
land trust is a member-sup-
ported, non-profit conserva-
tion organization dedicated
to preserving natural re-
sources and open space in
the town. It currently pro-
tects 625 acres.
Acquisitions are selected
to preserve scenic views, wet-
lands, sensitive watershed
parcels, forests and critical
wildlife habitat. The Cord-
wood purchase will connect
150 protected acres.
Acquisition funds come
from members, special events
such as the auction, individual
bequests, government agen-
cies and private foundations.
BLT also provides techni-
cal assistance to Barnstable
neighbors who identify
parcels for preservation,
to landowners considering
land preservation options, to
municipal boards and com-
mittees on open space issues,
and to developers and real-
tors about setting aside land
as open space.
Information on membership in the
Barnstable Land Trust, its holdings, its
mission and staff is available at www.
blt.org.
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year and I personally want to
work on timely site prepara-
tion, but please keep in mind,
more people want to use our
beautiful Harbor than there
is room and that is not going
to change. We are just trying
to make it a little better so
we can all enjoy it.
PS. I am working on mak-
ing the bathrooms more ac-
cessible during the shoulder
season.
Cape Cod Commission
Task Force: Although Coun-
cil President Hank Farnham
has represented Barnstable
well as an official Task Force
member, I have enjoyed at-
tending most meetings as
an observer and was glad
to have the opportunity to
testify when given the op-
portunity at the recent hear-
ing open to Town officials.
I am not one of those who
want out of the Commission.
I value the Commission's
expertise and have relied
on the Commission when I
have not been able to utilize
i
our own staff, because of
budget constraints, lack
of specific expertise or not
enough personnel. I appreci-
ate the need for a regional
view and of the extensive
level of review which would
be required for some proj-
ects with potentially pro-
found impacts (wind towers
in Barnstable Harbor, for
example?). I agree that
changes should be made
-most notably to the inter-
action between the Com-
mission and the Town, the
mitigation process and time
efficiency. I am confident
that this review will improve
the Commission and the
Town's relationship with it
and look forward to the Task
Force recommendations.
Other proiects/news:
Cummaquid Heights resi-
dents abutting Althea and
Oakmont should have
gotten their questionnaires
regarding the experimental
speed humps. Please fill
them out and return them
ASAP I realize no deadline
was given on the form, but
please have them returned
in the next 30 days (no later
than Sept. 30). If you did not
get a questionnaire, contact
Tom Currier at DPW or e-
mail/call me.
Hinckley Pond Study: As
one outcome ofthe ongo-
ing Pond Village DCPC, we
have formed a Hinckley
Pond stewardship. Several
volunteers from the area will
be trained to take regular
samples of the Pond, which
hopefully will lead to an
analysis of the health of the
Pond. Additionally, I am
asking the State to consider
addressing the road runoff
in the area when the State
recommences resurfacing of
Route 6A.
Nickerson Cottage: A
"shack" to some, but a "cot-
tage" to others, this structure
remains the center of an un-
fortunate tug of war. In short,
the cottage, like all other
cottages on Sandy Neck, was
listed in the National Regis-
ter of Historic Sites and as
such cannot be demolished.
Because it was part of a
grant between the USFW and
Nature Conservancy that re-
sulted in a transfer of the land
T
to the Town, the cottage must
be removed from the property
or boarded up and aban-
doned. It cannot be willfully
destroyed. Abandonment of
this property creates a liabil-
ity (in potential excess ofthe
amount it will cost to remove
it) to the Town in the form
of an attractive nuisance.
The removal cost has already
been accelerated because of
vandalism to the property
caused in part by the delay
in its removal. Moreover, in
my view, leaving it on-site
contradicts the tenets of both
historic and environmental
preservation. Some way needs
to be found to share the cost
of removal ad resiting, which
means several Town commit-
tees and boards need to work
together on this. Further, in
the future, land should not
be accepted without funds
included for removal and relo-
cation of these structures.
I am ready for another
vacation...but until then,
thank you for the privilege
of being your represen-
tative. Please continue
to e-mail me with your
concerns and comments:
acanedy(a comcast.net.
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