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Country mouse DAVID STILL II PHOTO HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU - A field mouse briefly poses for a picture before scurrying back into the West Barnstable woods. Schools: Enrollment, portable classrooms declining Committee musfbalance students and space By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com Student enrollment in the Barnstable School District has again declined, Asst. Supt. Glen Anderson reported at Tuesday's school com- mittee meeting. Comparing data from last September and this September, enrollment was shown to have declined approximately 15 percent , continuing a trend that has been ongoing for nearly five years. In spite of the downward trend , many Barnstable classrooms are filled. "People have this sense that there's been this dramatic drop- off so there must be room,"said committee vice chairman Patrick Murphy. Expanding on that thought, Anderson noted, CONTINUED ON PAGE A:16 Bike trail planners do flyover Aerial look at proposed route extension presented By Edward F. Maroney emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com It felt more likefollowing an autogyro route than a bike path. Up on the big screen at Yarmouth Police HQ Wednesday was an aerial video (real , not animated) travelogue of the proposed westward extension of the Cape Cod Rail Trail from Route 134 in Dennis. The camera floated across the old railroad bridge over CONTINUED ON PAGE A:12 ? INDEX i[T Arts C:1 ' Automotive B:4 Business A:9-A:10 Classifieds C 10-C 12 Editorials A:6 Events C:JC:7 HeafthSwpe B:7 . • Legals C:«::9 MainStreet C:3 Movie Listings C:2 Obituaries B:2 Op-Ed A:7 PatriotPuzzle B:5 RealEstate B6 ReligiousServices B5 Service Directory....C:12 Sports M4-A:15 Villages B:1 Weather A:16 Barnstable FD special weighs benefits Oct. 2 meeting covers two- article warrant David Still II dstill@barnstablepatriot.com Barnstable Fire District voters will be asked to pony up $30,000 more for a wa- ter treatment proj ect and change the way retirees receive health coverage at a special meeting Oct. 2. The water project would add $30,000 to the $300,000 approved in 2005 to complete a treatment facility for Well #2. Superintendent Jon Er- ickson said the bids for the project came in 10 percent higher than planned. The change in retiree health coverage would shift Medicare-eligible retirees off the district's plan and onto the government program. Voters will be asked to adopt a provision of state law re- quiring such a shift. CONTINUED ON PAGE A:16 Newcomer makes strong showing in Barnstable By Edward F.Maroney emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com EDWARD F. MARONEY PHOTO CLINCHING VICTORY - Republican state Senate nominee Ric Barros, left, gets a bear hug from campaign field director Nate Nickerson at the Yarmouth House Tuesday night. The candidate described him as "the man I call my 10'- brother." B„arros has nine. The X factor of state Senate candidate Doug Bennett held supporters of his opponent in the Republican primary, Ric Barros, in suspense as the votes rolled in Tuesday. Would Bennett's perpetual presence in the Hyannis air- port rotary since November, complete with his handmade and painted signs, result in an upset? When partial returns showed the Nan- tucket carpenter leading the Centerville lawyer in some Barnstable precincts, brows were furrowed. But Barros already had Bennett's island home in his pocket, by an unofficial count of 370 to 100, and soon other towns fell into his col- umn.Shortly before 10 p.m., Barros declared victory. "This race was never about the anti-Bennett vote," he said. "It was about who's the best candidate to make the fight to get elected." Barros rounded immedi- ately on Democratic incum- bent Rob O'Leary, blasting hhn for "ineptitude "in voting to remove the cap on Fair Plan insurance rates. That decision was made in a voice vote, Barros said, adding that electing more Republicans to the Senate would lead to a requirement for roll call votes on such issues. "I had to spend $40,000 on the (primary) campaign," Barros said. "The money was not wasted. People know a race exists." Bennett - call him Bar- ros's sparring partner before the main event - did not return phone messages left by the Patriot before press time. At age 30, he is the longest-serving member of CONTINUED ON PAGE A:12 Barros bests Bennett for Senate * u Q 35 z Cahoon seeks inclusiveness at school level By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com Since the state rejected a proposal for the Barnstable SchoolDistrictto become the state's first Horace Mann charter school district, the issue of site-based management has been a popular subject hereabouts. Much discussion has occurred regarding the interpretation of leadership withinschools uti- lizing site-based Management, such as those in the Barnstable district. At Tuesday's school committee meeting, Supt. Dr. Patricia Grenier unveiled guidelines designed to strike a harmonious balance among school officials, administrators and parents. The guidelines, created in the wake of CONTINUED ON PAGE A:12 District lays out guidelines for site-based management The 'oldwreck' has a name Toanyoneelse,the picturewouldn't have been much to look at, but to Debbie McLister it was a revelation A:2 PlayingAround The idea came from one, but became the project of many. Itwill be20 years next month since roughly 900 volunteers gathered over four days to build the community playground at Barnstable West Barnstable Elementary. A:3 ? UP FRONT ? ? OPINION ? Cape Light Compact has made a difference We write in response to Mr. Chris Powicki's commentary (or opinion) on the Cape Light Compact published on Sept. 8 in The Barnstable Patriot A:7 Time to sound the death knellfor tourism? "I will tell you very frankly that tourism is dying." A:9 55PLUS:Hire experience One of the workforce issues facing Cape and Islandsemployers is where they are going to find employees to continue to run their busi- nesses. More and more, the answer to this dilemma will include hiring workers age 55 plus A:9 ? BUSINESS ? Friday nightmare Itbeganwithabang andendedwithawhimper, at least on the Barnstable side of the field. In green and white territory, however, there was much celebration asthe D-Y Dolphinsbeat the BHS Raiders 19-7 in a grand gridiron match for the first time since A:14 Raiders on a roll The Barnstable High School girls volleyball team is off and running once again. In recent days they have defeated Bridgewater-Rayn- ham, North Quincy andTaunton.The win that everyone is stilltalking about,however, isthat against Beverly Hills High Schoo A:14 Girls volleyball nets Turco his 400lh Many folks have a lucky number. Perhaps it's a birthday, an anniversary, or just a number they like. For BHS Volleyball Head Coach Tom Turco, that number would have to be 400 A:14 ? SPORTS ? Mills' hills, trees,make great 'hurricane hole' Marstons Mills may seem, to residents of other villages, a rural inland mass with space enough for many trees, a few ponds, a horse ranch,small airport andsome mosquitoes,but no access to salt water as have the other six villages B:1 ? VILLAGES ?