Current Gardening Advice
Would you like to hear the most current gardening advise from the pros? Every issue of Garden Clippings, the educational newsletter for gardening in New England, features a wonderful “To Do” list for the month to help gardeners focus their chores and have the most productive growing season possible.
Some suggestions for July include deadheading annuals to keep flowers coming, maintaining moisture in the vegetable garden so veggies don’t taste bitter, and examining the underside of leaves to look for icebugs and other pests.
Save on your electric bill and conserve energy by planting a tree! researchers at the USDA found that the net cooling effect of a younger tree is the same as a 10 room-sized air conditioners running 20 hours a day.
From March through October, gardeners in the know receive Garden Clippings. Garden Clippings in compiled by the experts of the University of Massachusetts and distributed locally by Barnstable County’s Education Department, the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension.
Garden Clippings is reasonably priced at $10.00 for eight editions. To order Garden Clippings, please send $10.00, payable to Barnstable County to: Garden Clippings, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, PO Box 367, Barnstable. MA 02630-0367. For more information on Garden Clippings, checkout www.capecodextension.org for a sample copy, or call Tasha Ramos at Extension office, 508-375-6697
“Victory At Sea”
On Friday, July 11 at 10:00a.m., the Commemorating Our History Group at the Bourne Senior Center, 239 Main Street, Buzzards Bay, will present the historic video “Victory At Sea” Vol 1. This video will be of interest to veterans and history buffs of all ages. This is open to the public and all are welcome to attend. For more information, call Bourne Senior Center at 508-759-0653.
Cape Cod Landscape Association Scholarship Golf Tournament
The Cape Cod Landscape Association is pleased to announce the 18th Annual Mike Stacy Memorial Golf Tourna
-ment, which will take place on Sat., Oct., 4 at Quashnet ValleyC ountry Club. Tee time is 1:00 p.m. with a shotgun start.
This tournament was established as an annual event in 1991 in honor of Mike Stacy, a native Cape Codder and owner of Mike Stacy Landscaping. A proud family man with four children, Mike Stacy was an active member of the Cape Cod Landscape Association, who passed away Aug., of 1989 at the age of 41. Proceeds are to benefit the Mike Stacy Scholarship. This year CCLA will award a total of $8000 in scholarships in Mike’s name.
The $120 entry fee includes greens fee, cart and dinner following the tournament. A raffle held at the end of the day with thousands of dollars in prizes. The tournament is limited to 144 players so register early! Participants pre-registering are entitled to a $20 discount off the $120 fee if they pre-register by Sept., 15. Contact Diane Johnson at 1-877-432-3156, PO Box 1327, Sagamore Beach, MA 02562 or email ccla1999@comcast.net for more information.
CCLA is a local organization consisting of over two hundred thirty professional companies on Cape Cod involved in the landscape industry. CCLA provides educational opportunities for its members, networking, scholarships for Cape Cod students pursuing careers in the green industry, and is involved in a number of local charitable projects.
Emily Clines is Pan- Massachusetts Challenge Pedal Partner
Emily Clines, 15, of Plymo
-uth, has been named a Pedal Partner of the 29th annual Pan - Massachusetts Challenge.
As a PMC Pedal Partner, Emily will inspire more than 5,500 cyclists to ride up to 190 miles across Massachusetts and raise more than $34 million for adult and pediatric cancer care and research through Dana- Farber Cancer Institute’s Jimmy Fund.
Emily, Diagnosed with Brain Cancer in June of 2007, is being treated at Dana Farber Cancer Institute’s pediatric oncology center, the Jimmy Fund Clinic. The Pedal Partner Program matches Jimmy Fund Clinic Patients with PMC cyclists who will ride in their honor.
For the children, being a designated PMC Pedal Partner offers an exciting distraction from their treatments, while introducing them to new friends. They also become a part of a large group committed to fighting the disease for which they are being treated. PMC cyclists offer companionship and support to the children and their families.
“Pedal Partners are an inspiration for PMC riders to train for the event and to raise money for cancer research,” says Billy Starr, PMC founder and executive director.
During PMC weekend, photographs of the Pedal Partners line the seven bike routes, motivating riders to keep cycling. On Sat., Aug., 2, many Pedal Partners will meet their cycling teams at the Lakeville water stop along the PMC route. The break gives Pedal Partners the opportunity to hear stories from the road, and connect with their teams, reminding the cyclists what, and for whom, they are riding.
The Jimmy Fund supports the fight against cancer at Dana- Farber Cancer Institute, a World - renowned pioneer in discovering and developing innovative, effective cancer therapies for adults and children. The Jimmy Fund’s supporters enable Dana- Farber’s physicians and researchers to do the work necessary to raise the chances of survival or cancer patients around the world. progress is continually being made thanks to research funding raised by PMC cyclists. This summer, PMCers will be riding to raise $34 million and bring the PMC’s 29 year Jimmy Fund contribution more than $238 million.
About The Pan- Massachusetts Challenge
The Pan- Massachusetts Challenge is a 190- mile bike -a-thon that draws 5,500 cyclists from 36 states and eight counties to ride across Massachusetts to raise millions of dollars for cancer research and treatment for Dana- Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. The 29th annual PMC is set for Aug., 2 and 3. The PMC is sponsored by the Boston Red Sox and Overstock.com. For more information about the PMC, visit www.pmc.org
Starwberry Festival
Swift Memorial United Methodist Church of Sagamore Beach will be holding its’ Annual Strawberry Festival on Sat., July 5th from 11a.m.- 2 p.m. Join us for delicious strawberry shortcake; enjoy a small for $3.00 or a large for $5.00. To quench your thirst we will serve cold drinks free of charge. The festival will be held at the Swift Activity Center located at 82 Old Plymouth Road, Sagamore Beach. For more information or directions please contact the Church office at (508) 888-0170, or on the day of the event call the Swift Activity Center at (508) 888-9808.
Nantucket Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum to Host Family Fun Day
And Book Signing by Children’s Book Author Whitney Stewart Sun., July 6, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Nantucket Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum will host Family Fun Day on Sun., July 6, 2008, as part of its grand-reopening celebration. Admission is free. Events will include storytelling, a lightship basket weaving demonstration, and hands-on activities. Author Whitney Stewart will be on hand signing her new children’s book, Marshall: A Nantucket Sea Rescue. The book and several vignettes throughout the museum were inspired by the real-life tale of Marshall, a friendly Newfoundland dog who was rescued by life-savers at the island’s Surfside Life-Saving Station in 1877. Celebrating the museum’s mascot, the book will be available at the museum’s gift shop and may be purchased one of several ways: small size book for $2.95, small size book with accompanying plush Newfou
-ndland dog toy for $9.95, and regular size book with accompanying CD for $4.95. The Nantucket Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Columbus Day and is located at 158 Polpis Road, just 3.5 miles from Nantucket Town. Admission is free to members, $5 for adults, $3 for children 5 – 18, and free to children under 5. For more information call (508) 228-2505 or (508) 228-1885 (after July 1). Visit online at www.nantucketshipwreck.org.
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