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The Caper's July and August Double Issue has hit the virtual newsstands!

Tragically, the Cape lost one of the good ones a few weeks ago due to the Gazette shooting. Beau, in his Presidential message, gives a heartfelt speech about what Wendi Winters meant to this community. It’s not to be missed. The first official message from the Town Manager, Ryan Anderson, is in this Caper also. He speaks about the issues at the boat ramp and other pier topics. It’s a must read.
In community news, Goshen Farm will be holding their annual wine tasting and silent auction on August 18th from 4 – 7pm. It’s at the home of Val Sullivan. More information can be found in this Caper or online.
Cape Conservation Corps announced their second Habitat Hero Winner. Rod & Trish. Their second annual native fall festival and plant sale will be help on Saturday September 22nd from 9-12 so mark your calendars!
The Garden Club continues its Bay-Wise Challenge by asking community members to take simple steps like mulching, mowing grass high, using rain barrels, and clearing debris from storm drains, Bay-Wise gardeners help precipitation soak in and reduce nutrient & waste runoff to keep our precious waterways healthy. 4 more community members recently received their Bay-Wise Certifications. See http://baywise.weebly.com for more information. More information on all of the things going on at the Garden Club are in this issue.
Don’t forget, Cape Cleanup is coming Friday September 7th & Saturday September 8th. More details can be found in this issue.
The 2018 Strawberry Festival was amazing. Look back on this great event with full color images in this issue. Isn’t this really what you’ve been waiting for?
See you around the Cape.
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The Caper’s July and August Double Issue has hit the virtual newsstands!

Tragically, the Cape lost one of the good ones a few weeks ago due to the Gazette shooting. Beau, in his Presidential message, gives a heartfelt speech about what Wendi Winters meant to this community. It’s not to be missed. The first official message from the Town Manager, Ryan Anderson, is in this Caper also. He speaks about the issues at the boat ramp and other pier topics. It’s a must read.

In community news, Goshen Farm will be holding their annual wine tasting and silent auction on August 18th from 4 – 7pm. It’s at the home of Val Sullivan. More information can be found in this Caper or online.

Cape Conservation Corps announced their second Habitat Hero Winner. Rod & Trish. Their second annual native fall festival and plant sale will be help on Saturday September 22nd from 9-12 so mark your calendars!

The Garden Club continues its Bay-Wise Challenge by asking community members to take simple steps like mulching, mowing grass high, using rain barrels, and clearing debris from storm drains, Bay-Wise gardeners help precipitation soak in and reduce nutrient & waste runoff to keep our precious waterways healthy. 4 more community members recently received their Bay-Wise Certifications. See http://baywise.weebly.com for more information. More information on all of the things going on at the Garden Club are in this issue.

Don’t forget, Cape Cleanup is coming Friday September 7th & Saturday September 8th. More details can be found in this issue.

The 2018 Strawberry Festival was amazing. Look back on this great event with full color images in this issue. Isn’t this really what you’ve been waiting for?

See you around the Cape.

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The Caper – June 2018 Edition is out!

… and then, BANG!, it’s June and summer is upon us. Amazing how quickly time flies when you’re having fun. The Strawberry Festival was an amazing success. The weather cooperated and gave us a great day. We couldn’t have been more thrilled. Fresh on the heels of the Strawberry Festival portmortem is the June Caper. Lots of important information in here. Beau takes the time to thank several Cape residents that are no longer with us. Details on their lives and their Cape impact are in his message. In addition, we’d LOVE to introduce Ryan Anderson as our Town Manager. Beau spells out our reasons for hiring one and the impact he will have on the community.

The Freedom Boat club starts a Boat Safety Summer series in this issue and CCC thanks The Harbor School for their hard work in re-mulching the path at the ravine on Lake Claire Drive. They are always looking for the next Habitat Hero so read all about how to nominate someone. Also, don’t forget to check out the Yard of the Month winners for May in the Garden Club’s great article. The July 4th celebration is right around the corner so look for information about how to get involved and what it’s about in this issue.

The massive Strawberry Festival Caper edition will be out in July so stay tuned for that. See you around the Cape.

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Playground Upgrades

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As a community, from time to time, we have to replace our existing equipment. For those that haven’t noticed, the playground at Deep Creek and the Main Beach are looking a little rough. They are aging and need to be replaced. We thought it would be a great idea to ask the community what they thought. Below are the two poll pages to vote on your favorite playground design. You can only vote once so make it count!

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Community Mosquito Program Spraying 2018

MD-dept-agricultureWe all know the kind of nuisance a large number of mosquitoes can be to our quality of life. In addition, they can carry many diseases like West Nile encephalitis, eastern equine encephalitis and St. Louis encephalitis.

Due to the large mosquito population in the Cape, we will once again be participating in the Community Mosquito Spraying Program by the Maryland Department of Agriculture for 2018. “The Department’s preferred mosquito control strategy is the reduction of mosquito larvae numbers by source reduction, biological control agents or use of biological insecticides. Adult mosquito control, by ultra-low volume (ULV) application of insecticide, is conducted using aircraft or truck-mounted application equipment in residential areas for nuisance abatement and to protect public health from mosquito-borne disease.” ~source MDA’s website

We just received the day of the week from the MDA which tell us what day spraying will take place. The day this year is Wednesday nights between 7:00pm and 2:30am. 

Regular season activity will begin by May 30th and continue to October 2nd.

If you would like to opt out of the program, please use the MDA’s submission form located on this page. In addition to the opt-out program, that page is another great resource from the state on mosquito spraying.

For the Standard Mosquito Control Operating Procedures please review this document.

Summer is coming and we’re hoping it will be a safer one.