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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.

The May 2018 Caper has arrived!

Soon, this gloomy April will be a thing of the past. There’s no better indicator that things are changing by the release of the Strawberry Festival Edition of the Caper. Beau’s message talks about the Pier Projects still ongoing which will hopefully be done soon. There’s also information in his message about the two County led projects which are starting up in May.

Don’t forget, coming up, May 12th from 10am to 2pm at the Clubhouse fields is the Cape St. Claire Volunteer Fire Company Touch-A-Truck fundraiser. It’s an amazing event for the kiddos. Come out on May 19th from 8am – 2pm at the Clubhouse fields for the Cape St. Claire Garden Club’s Annual Plant sale. More information on both of these great events can be found in this month’s Caper. Don’t miss great write-ups from Goshen Farm and CCC in this month’s Caper. There’s great information there as always.

Then, if you haven’t already, set your calendars for THE event of the year. The Strawberry Festival is set to kick off at 10am on June 2nd with the parade from the firehouse. Then, around 11am, things blast off quickly. All of the forms you need are in this Caper. If you’re looking for even more information about what’s in store this year, check out the Strawberry Festival’s website.

See you around the Cape!

Escape Through the Cape

The Cape St. Claire Improvement Association is once again proud to sponsor the 16th annual Escape Through the Cape 5K run this Saturday April 14th at 8:30am. If you have to travel out of the community that morning, please consider leaving a little early or accounting for some rolling road closures along the race route. See attached map for route details.

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If you haven’t signed up and would love to run, registrations are still available Saturday morning from 7:30-8:15 at the school. OR, push the button below to signup online. If you are not running please join in the fun by cheering on your fellow Capers along the race route. Proceeds from this event help benefit the Cape St. Claire PTO.

Schedule: Saturday, April 14th:
7:30 – 8:15    Packet Pick-Up
8:00                 Fit Family Festival Opens
8:20                 National Anthem and Warm Up
8:30                 5K Start
8:45                 1 Mile Start
After Finish   Awards Ceremony (estimated time 9:45-10)

 

See you at the Race!
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