The Wind Tunnel: Mattapoisett MA, Blog

Library Fundraiser

Don Cuddy — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:07:43 +0000

Donate to the Used Sporting Goods Sale Are your closets cluttered with out-grown and unused sports equipment? Are you wishing your mudroom had a little more room for . . . mud? Are those cleats, tap shoes, life-jackets or skis too small for your children? Did your child survive “Survival”? Now is a great time to clean out those closets, to reuse and recycle, and to get some great deals. The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library is sponsoring a Used Sporting Goods Sale to be held at Center School on September 25. We need donations of sports and dance equipment, such as skis, skates, cleats, ballet and tap shoes, balls, rollerblades, rackets, hockey sticks; baseball, football, golf, lacrosse, water sports equipment, and winter jackets. All donations must be in good condition. Donors will receive a receipt for their tax-deductible donation. Donations will be accepted at Center School on September 24 from 4:00 until 7:00 PM. Early admittance for Friends and donors is from 8:00 until 9:00, September 25, with the sale open to the public from 9:00 until noon. Proceeds benefit library programs such as talks with authors and poets, visiting artists and concerts. For more information, contact Rayna Caplan at 508 758-9494 or Elizabeth East at 508 758-4462.

Samaritan needed

Don Cuddy — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:19:24 +0000

Here is a plea from Habitat: “We are reaching out to see if anyone would be interested in helping one of our Habitat families in need. The Clapp family, who has been living in one of our Habitat homes, has come onto hard times. Charlie Clapp suffered a severe stroke and is currently at the Cape Cod Rehabilitation Center in Sandwich , MA . Unfortunately, Deborah Clapp does not drive, but needs to be able to visit her husband at least three times per week to help with his recovery.We are reaching out to to see if anyone would be interested in helping the family by driving them to the rehab center so they can visit Charlie.Please contact the office if you can assist in anyway. Thank you for any help you can give to the Clapp family.”

Mr. Clapp is in Sandwich and his wife lives in Bourne. The hours are flexible.

Christine Halle

Office Manager

Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity

508.748.4517

Such a deal

Don Cuddy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:54:59 +0000

Here is a release from the good folks at the Buzzards Bay Anglers club: GUS CASASSA SCUP CUP July 17^th Mattapoisett town wharf 3-5 PM Open to age 12 and under. First 50 entrants receive a free rod and reel. Rain date July 25th

A good cause- Saturday at the River Shops

Don Cuddy — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:09:41 +0000

PRESS RELEASE: Join us on Saturday, July 17th from 9:30am to 5:00pm as we raise money to help end childhood hunger in America by hosting a “Great American Bake Sale” at the Kitchen and Bath Details Showroom!

Here is a little background info… “Great American Bake Sale” is a country wide fundraising event created by the Share Our Strength organization and sponsored by Food Network, Domino Sugar and Family Circle Magazine. Share Our Strength is the leading national organization working to make sure no kid in America grows up hungry. The organization weaves together a net of community groups, activists, and food programs to catch children at risk of hunger and ensure they have nutritious food where they live, learn and play. For more info on the organization, please click here.

We still need bakers and raffle prizes!!! If you are interested in volunteering or interested in donating a raffle prize, please email us. ANYTHING you can do would be greatly appreciated!!

We hope you can make it to this event and support an amazing cause!!! Please bring your family and friends… kids love bake sales!!!

Blood drive

Don Cuddy — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:27:12 +0000

The Mattapoisett Congregational Church will host a Blood Drive on Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 27 Church Street, Mattapoisett, MA. The Southcoast Health Systems’ mobile van and its staff will be on site and open for blood donors from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM.

Donors can pre-register by calling the church office at 508-758-2671, Monday through Friday from 9:00AM to 12:00 Noon. Walk-ins are also welcome. Donors should have something to eat prior to giving blood and must have two forms of positive identification.

Church services will be held at 10:00 AM followed by light refreshments. All are welcome to attend!

Boat race

Don Cuddy — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:20:44 +0000

I am happy to say I completed my first river race yesterday and it was a real challenge. My friend Scott was also doing it for the first time and we finished under three hours but it was a pretty demanding event. There was no slacking and I felt like I’d run a marathon after I had finished. The biggest difficulty was getting water out of the boat. We had to stop three times to turn the boat over. The difference in performance without the water was very considerable. There were some really nice stretches on the river where I felt I was a long way from civilization.

I am told that the water was exceptionally low this year due to the fact that someone pulled out the boards retaining the water and spilling a great deal on Saturday. That was a mean spirited act considering this is such a wonderful community event. It was particularly nice to see boats with parent/child teams- except when they were passing me! I would like to thank the people who worked so hard to put this thing together. Everything is becoming so corporate nowadays and it is so refreshing to see something as real as the boat race continue to prosper.

Wind power

Don Cuddy — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:33:41 +0000

I had to go to the technology park in East Falmouth yesterday and I saw that they are installing an industrial-sized wind turbine there. The first section was in the ground already and they were getting ready to hoist the middle section while the last piece waited on a giant trailer.We will be seeing that on the horizon once it’s in place and this is only the beginning. I believe the whole Cape shore visible from our side of Buzzard’s Bay will be festooned with turbines in the near future.

Town meeting

Don Cuddy — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:59:10 +0000

Neither space nor time permitted a full accounting in today’s newspaper of all that happened at town meeting last night. I was barely able to get the result of the vote on the sewer extension into the print edition. A couple of minutes later and it would not have made it. While the sewer vote was controversial and I am sure there are some people today who view the future with dread, the thing that also struck me was the finance committee report delivered by Dick Gamache on the state of the town’s finances. Health care the town rose by 19 percent this year and pensions by 15 percent. It’s the same in other towns and this is simply not sustainable. I don’t know what the solution is however.

Shellfish

Don Cuddy — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:14:16 +0000

The town web site has Shining Tides open to shellfishing to the East of Reservation Rd. I was down there yesterday and there is an orange sign proclaiming that ALL shellfish beds are closed and that is incorrect and overdue for removal. I spent an hour in the water and came out with a couple of dozen quahogs, a poor return. I missed the best of the tide admittedly but neverthless the catch is not what it was down there.

There is another hearing on the oyster project in Brandt Island Cove tomorrow night at Center School and, as I understand it, the proposal has been modified to move the site further back into the cove to make it less obtrusive.

And in case you were wondering… the land being cleared off Rt. 6 just past the Bay Club is for the new home of Yard Boss

Blue Congo

Don Cuddy — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:51:34 +0000

.PRESS RELEASE: Looking for something different to do for your mom this Mothers’ Day? Take Mom and all of the family to a Bluegrass concert at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church on Saturday May 8, 2010 at 7:00 PM in the Church Hall at 27 Church Street. This evening of bluegrass and folk music will feature local performer David Dunn of Mattapoisett and the fabulous Gravel Road band from New Hampshire. Tickets are $10 ($5 for students) and can be purchased at the church office, How on Earth in Mattapoisett and the Symphony Music Shop in Dartmouth. Tickets can also be reserved for pick-up the night of the concert by calling the church office at 508-758-2671 or Sue at 508-748-0180. All the money raised will go to Heifer International.

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