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
Sandwich COA Tai Chi
Tai Chi - Tuesdays at 1:15p.m.. Dress comfortably. No fee. Stop by to see this great program...and join! Beginners are always welcome. This is a terrific program for overall well being- flexibility, balance.
Circle by the Sea
Friday, July 18, 7p.m., Circle By the Sea, is a summer monthly campfire, music gathering at Sandy Neck Beach, on Rt. 6A Sandwich/Barnstable. Audience participates in the celebration of summer with toasting marshmallows, and singing around a bonfire. Special guest, Dawna Hammers, a beach favorite with her songs and music. Future events for summer 2008 season are scheduled for August 15, and September 12.
Open talent welcomed to perform. Circle By the Sea is a family event for all ages. Free-donation is requested. Bring beach chairs, a piece of wood, non-alcoholic beverages and marshmallows with sticks to toast on the fire. Canceled if rain. Call 563-6647 or 566-0171 for more information. Lbabdm@aol.com
Heat Emergency Plan For Sandwich Elders
The following Heat Emergency Plan is put into place to assist Elders who are suffering from or in danger of suffering from the effects of “Heat Wave”
A “Heat Wave” is defined when daily temperatures reach ninety (90) degrees or above for three (3) or more consecutive days.
The Sandwich Council on Aging will provide transportation for Sandwich senior citizens (60 yrs. or older), to the Sandwich Council on Aging Human Services Building for the purpose of providing an air-conditioned space for seniors who are suffering the effects of heat wave. The building is air-conditioned and a Council on Aging staff person will be here to assist any elder in need. The Human Services building is open during the weekdays from 8:30a.m.-4:30p.m.. We will open the building beyond 4:30a.m to 8:00p.m. during a heat wave. If you or someone you know, needs access to the Council on Aging human Services building during a heat wave, please contact the Sandwich Council on Aging office at 888-4737 during weekday hours (8:30a.m-430p.m) or call the Sandwich Police after hours and on weekends at 888-3343.
Vacation Bible School
Swift Memorial United Methodist Church will hold its annual Vacation Bible School from Monday, August 11th through Friday, August 15th, from 5:45p.m. to 8p.m. at the church located at the intersection of Old Plymouth Road and Williston Road in Sagamore Beach. This year’s theme is “Son World Adventure Park”. Children from Preschool through Grade 7 are welcome to volunteer. Activities include music, crafts, storytelling, recreation, snacks, and worship. Registrations are now being accepted through the church office, for more information please contact Rob Newell at (781)856-9768 or the church office at (508)888-0170.
Sandwich COA Yoga
Yoga - Tuesdays 9:00a.m. - 10:00a.m.. Five week sessions-. Cost is $25 payable by check! You must register and pay in advance-call or stop by the COA. Payment (check or money order) and registration form due one week before first class. Note: Class dates subject to change.
Summer Session 2: August 5-Sept. 2
Chair Yoga - Thursdays 10:00-11:00a.m..
Summer Session 2: August 7-Sept. 4.
Cost is $25 registration form and payment (check or money order) due one week before first class. Note: Class dates subject to change.
Did you know you don’t have to get on the floor to practice yoga? Chair Yoga is less strenuous than traditional forms of yoga and helps to enhance flexibility, strength and posture.
Sandwich COA Focus on Healing
Focus on Healing - Lebed - Tuesday 10:30-11:30a.m.. This is a therapeutic exercise program that is fun and easy to do. It was designed to restore flexibility, increase strength, increase range of motion and improve balance. It is especially effective for MS, Parkinson, arthritis, frozen shoulder, etc. Stop by to see for yourself what this class is all about. Lots of fun and laughter too!
Summer Session 1: July 8-29 $40
Summer Session 2: August 5-26 $40
Registration form and payment due one week before first class. Checks are not deposited until first class.
Sandwich COA Mens Exercise Group
Mens Exercise Group - Mondays and Thursdays 9:00a.m.-9:45a.m. This is one for the men- no instructor but one of the longstanding participants will lead the group. $2.00 donation and you must sign a waiver and have a medical release signed by your doctor.
Sandwich COA Weight Watchers
Don't Forget - COA Weight Watchers group meets Tuesdays. Weigh in starts at 6:15p.m.- meeting begins at 7:00p.m. It is never too late to begin a wight loss program. Different programs to choose from - geared to your lifestyle. All ages welcome!
Barnstable County Sponsors Summer Food Program Kick-Off Cookout
On Friday, July 11, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension will host a Summer Food Service Program Kick-off even at the Kennedy Rink on Basset Lane in Hyannis. Adults and children are welcome to enjoy a free lunch and fun activities to introduce the program.
The Summer Food Service Program will operate from June 23rd through August 22nd. Lunch will be served from Noon-1p.m. at two sites: the Kennedy Park on Basset Lane and at Cromwell Court on Barnstable Road. Lunch i provided FREE to all children ages birth-18, with no registration or identification required. Cape Cod YMCA will prepare and deliver nutritious lunches Monday through Friday to both sits throughout the summer. Children will be provided with free lunch and may enjoy nutrition and craft activities daily.
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally funded program that provides nutritious meals to children 18 years old and under during the summer months. The program is administered by the Massachusetts Department of Education and sponsored locally by Barnstable County’s Cape Cod Cooperative Extension. For more information call 508-375-6690 or visit www.capecodextension.org.
Sandwich COA Pedicure Program
Pedicure Program - First and second Friday each month offered by trained registered nurse. This program is for non-diabetic seniors only. Service provided is: Assessment of feet; trimming, filing and reduction of toenails; smoothing corns and calluses, massaging, moisturizing lotion and powdering feet. Cost is $27 - home visit $45. Call the COA at 508-888-4737 to make your 30 minute appointment.
Annual Sandwich Garden Tour
Enjoy a summer’s day on Cape Cod and visit six to eight lovely private home gardens in Sandwich on Wed., July 16 during the annual Garden Tour to benefit the educational programs of the Thornton W. Burgess Society. Gardens may be visited at your leisure anytime between 11:00a.m. and 3:00p.m. Light refreshments will be served at the award-winning wildflower garden at the Green Briar Nature Center. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased in advance at Green Briar or on the day of the tour. Directions to each garden are printed on the ticket. Rain date is July 18th. For further information, call 508-888-6870.
Giant Yard & Shell Craft Sale
First Church Of Christ
136 Main Street, Sandwich, MA Sat., July 19, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Featuring: Furniture, Garden & Yard Equipment, Sporting Goods, Glassware, Toys, Baby Items, Books, Videos, CD’s, Tools, Soft Goods/Linens, Perennial Plants, etc.
New Attraction: SHELL CRAFTS – Unique Shell Wreaths and Ornaments.
Baked Goods, Snacks and Drinks will be available.
If you need any additional information, please contact me at the above phone number or e-mail address. Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.
July 5, Live Animal Story Time
At 10:30a.m. on the grounds of the Thornton W. Burgess Museum, 4 Water Street (Route 130), Sandwich Village. Join the naturalist for a lively tale of Peter Rabbit and friends and meet one of the animals featured in the day’s story. Suitable for families with children ages 3 and up. Free to members of the Thornton W. Burgess Society, $1 per person for non-members. Advance registration is not required. Story Time is not held on rainy days. 508-888-6870
July 6, Art Exhibit Opening
From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Green Briar Nature Center, 6 Discovery Hill Road (off Route 6A), East Sandwich. “The Cutting Edge: Scissors Cuttings of Carolyn Wiedemann.” Light refreshments. Public invited. 508-888-6870
July 7, Mon., Morning Birding
At 8:00 a.m. Join Phil Kyle, Thornton W. Burgess Society Naturalist and former President of the Cape Cod Bird Club, on his weekly birding excursions to hotspots on the Cape. Meet at the Green Briar Nature Center in East Sandwich. Fee is $12 for Society members, $16 for non-members. Advance registration is required. Call 508-888-6870.
July 7, Live Animal Story Time
At 10:30 a.m. on the grounds of the Thornton W. Burgess Museum, 4 Water Street (Route 130), Sandwich Village. 508-888-6870 (See 7/5)
July 8, Wildflower Garden Walk
At 10:30 a.m. at the Green Briar Nature Center, 6 Discovery Hill Road (off Route 6A), East Sandwich. Enjoy an informal guided tour of the award-winning garden. Fee is $3 for members of the Thornton W. Burgess Society, $5 for non-members. Advance registration is not necessary. 508-888-6870
July 10 Wildflower Garden Walk
At 10:30a.m. at the Green Briar Nature Center, 6 Discovery Hill Road (off Route 6A), East Sandwich. 508-888-6870 (See 7/8)
Summer Story Times At Burgess Museum
Live Animal Story Times are offered during July and August on the grounds of the Thornton W. Burgess Museum along the shores of Shawme Pond. Join the naturalist for a lively tale of Peter Rabbit and friends and meet one of the animals featured in the day’s story. Story Times take place every Mon., Wed., and Sat., at 10:30a.m. weather permitting. This fun program is suitable for families with children ages 3 and up. Story Times are free to members of the Burgess Society and $1 per person for non-members. Advance registration is not necessary.
The Burgess Museum is located at 4 Water Street (Route 130) in historic Sandwich Village. For further information, call 508-888-6870.
Wed., Morning Walking Group
Each Wed., morning at 8:30a.m. an informal walking group meets at the Green Briar Nature Center in East Sandwich to join Thornton W. Burgess Society Naturalist Patricia Gonser on a “nature-paced” walk in various spots around Sandwich including the beautiful trails of the East Sandwich Game Farm. Anyone interested is welcome to come along. The fee, which helps to support the Burgess Society, is $6 for members, $8 for non-members per week. Call 508-888-6870 to add your name to the group.
New Exhibit Opens At Green Briar
“The Cutting Edge: Scissors Cuttings of Carolyn Wiede
-mann” will open at the Green Briar Nature Center on Sun., July 6. The public is cordially invited to the artist’s reception from 1:00p.m. to 4:00p.m. An accomplished artist, she became intrigued by the art of intricate paper cuttings after visiting Lancaster,Pennsylvania and seeing the work by the Amish and Mennonite communities. As she rarely cuts the same design twice, all pieces are one of a kind. Ms. Wiedemann lives in Franklin, Massachusetts. The exhibit will run through Sept., 28.
Also continuing on exhibit at the nature center is “Sandwich’s Renaissance Man: The Art and Crafts of Alvin A. White.” Green Briar is located at 6 Discovery Hill Road, just off Route 6A in East Sandwich. For further information, call 508-888-6870.
Sandwich Chamber of Commerce Needs Volunteers
Volunteers are needed to greet tourist in their Visitors Center. Directing visitors to restaurants, shops and museums during their stay benefits local businesses and offers a warm welcome to our ‘guests’. Join us in sharing your love for our town with visitors from all over the country and t he world.
Volunteer one day a week for four hours. Please call 508-833-9755
Friends Of Sandwich Council on Aging Fundraising Update
On Friday, July 11 at 1:00p.m. there will be a meeting at the Sandwich Council on Aging to discuss plans for a Seaside Craft Fair and lobster salad luncheon. The Fair will be held on August 2nd. help is needed for the bake table, craft table. Donations of your crafts would be appreciated.
We continue to recruit volunteers for various committees-such as publicity, manning tables, baking, crafts. This is to be a fundraising project of the Friends of the Sandwich COA to raise money to assist with Council on Aging needs.
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend.
Jam Making Workshops At Green Briar Jam Kitchen
Join in the fun in one of the jam making workshops offered year-round at the historic Green Briar Jam Kitchen in East Sandwich. All materials and expert instruction are provided, and participants go home with 4 to 6 jars of product. Workshops for adults are scheduled on Wed., evenings and Sat., mornings. Coming up are “blueberry jam” on July 9 from 6:30p.m. to 8:30p.m., “blueberry jam” or “blueberry orange marmalade” on July 12 from 9:30a.m. to 11:30a.m., “blueberry peach jam” on July 23 from 6:30p.m. to 8:30p.m., and blueberry peach jam” on July 26 from 9:30a.m. to 11:30a.m.
Family jam workshops, which include one adult and one child working together, are offered on specific Sat., afternoons. On July 12 come and make “blueberry jam” or July 26 make “blueberry peach jam. These family workshops meet from 4:00p.m. to 6:00p.m. Children must be at least age 6 to be in the kitchen.
The fee per workshop is $28 for members of the Thornton W. Burgess Society, $38 for non-members. Fees include one adult and one child in the family workshops. Paid advance registration is required. Call 508-888-6870.
Summer Writing Workshops For Adults And Children
In July the Green Briar Nature Center in East Sandwich is hosting non-fiction writing workshops for adults and children. The instructors are Christie Lowrance and Carolyn Lesser, both successful professional writers and college-level teachers. Ms. Lowrance will be teaching the adult course titled “The Art and Craft of Writing.” This one week course will be offered twice, July 14-18 and July 21-25 from 9:00am to noon. The registration fee is $180.00.
“Exploring to Write,” an exciting course for children ages 9 to 14, will be taught by Carolyn Lesser. This one week course is also offered twice, July 14-18 and July 21-25 from 9:00a.m. to noon. Children will have the opportunity to work with a successful children’s author as they discover and examine innate qualities in nature and in themselves as writers. Full use will be made of the diverse natural environment at the nature center. The registration fee is $150. For further information on Ms. Lesser and her work, visit her website at www.carolynlesser.com
Christie Lowrance and Carolyn Lesser hope to share with adults and children at the Green Briar Nature Center the skills, insights and joy they have found through decades of exploring and teaching the art and craft of writing. Call Green Briar at 508-888-6870 for registration details.
Astronomy For Adults At Green Briar
Spend three Friday evenings in July sharing your experiences and discussing your subjects of particular interest in astronomy with the group at the GreenBriar Nature Center in East Sandwich. Conducted by Astronomer Geoffrey Way, sessions will meet on July 11, 18 and 25 from 7:30p.m. to 9:00p.m. Some familiarity with astronomy is recommended. The fee per week is $10 for members of the Thornton W. Burgess Society, $12 per week for non-members. Register by calling 508-888-6870.
Green Briar Nature Center Offers Summer Fun For All Ages
Fun and adventure in the natural world are offered in daily classes for children at the Thornton W. Burgess Society’s Green Briar Nature Center in East Sandwich. Peter Rabbit’s Friends, designed for ages 4 and 5, provides children with some of their first encounters with nature. The Discoverers program is geared to children entering grades 1-3 and offers a more detailed look at our environment utilizing the nature center, the East Sandwich Game Farm and the seashore. TheExplorers engage children entering grades 4-8 in more challenging experiences in forest, pond and seashore. Junior Naturalist programs have something special for the oldest group entering grades 7 and up including a canoeing campout on Washb
-urn’s Island. Canoeing is also offered in many of the programs for other ages as well.
Classes meet in either morning or afternoon sessions. Parents of children in grades one and up have the option of sending their child for the whole day. Children bring lunch, are supervised at Green Briar during lunch and are transported, if needed, by education staff from the morning class to the afternoon class.
In addition to children’s daily nature classes, there are programs for adults and for families to enjoy together including jam making workshops, astronomy courses, birding, and full moon walks. Many new programs this summer were made possible through a grant from TD Banknorth to the Thornton W. Burgess Society.
For a complete schedule of programs and special events, stop by Green Briar or call 508-888-6870. The schedule is also available on the Society’s website atwww.thorntonburgess.org
Sandwich’s Renaissance Man: The Art And Crafts Of Alvin A. White
An exciting new exhibit currently on display at the Green Briar Nature Center in East Sandwich features the many talents of the late Alvin A. White of Sandwich, who was truly a Renaissance Man. He was a gunsmith, scrimshander, jeweler, model maker, bird carver, sculptor and painter. White’s primary fame was due to his talent as a gun engraver. He became unquestionably the most famous and accomplished American arms engraver of the 20th Century. Acknowledged as the Colt Arms Company’s Master Engraver, he was on exclusive call to engrave their most important presentation guns including four U.S. presidents and numerous other dignitaries. Although Alvin White’s fame was due to his talent as a gun engraver, this exhibit primarily pays tribute to his many other talents, especially his work with scrimshaw, sculpture, jewelry making, bird carving, cup plate design and painting.
White and his wife, Violet, were true friends of the Thornton W. Burgess Society. His love of nature was reflected in the many commemorative cup plates he designed for the Society. During his semi-retirement in Sandwich, the creation of cup plate moulds had become one of his primary occupations by the 1970’s. The Burgess Society cup plates were among White’s personal favorites. He had read Burgess stories as a boy and admired Harrison Cady, the primary illustrator of Burgess books. White once remarked, “The Burgess character drawings have always appealed to me.”
The recently renovated gallery space at the nature center was funded in part by grants from The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod and Mirant LLC. The White exhibit will run through Aug., 3rd. Hours are Mon., through Sat., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sun., from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is by donation. Green Briar is located at 6 Discovery Hill Road, just off Route 6A in East Sandwich. For further information, call 508-888-6870.
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