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The July/August Caper is now online!
Double issues of things always signify that they’re taking a little time off. Mary works hard, we think she’s allowed. The best part about this issue though is that it is in full color. Full color issues of The Caper are awesome. We think that you’ll agree with that sentiment.
As always, The Presidential message is spot on and discusses The July 4th parade and BBQ cook off. If you didn’t get a chance to find out who the winner was, now is your opportunity. A big heartfelt thanks is given to all of the volunteers who made our rainy day event a great one. As always, don’t forget to display your CSCIA stickers on your car. We don’t like to tow people and we’re sure you don’t like to be towed.
There are full color images from the Strawberry Festival, which as mentioned before, was an outstanding event. There are updates on the Cape St. Claire road improvement project which is really gaining momentum. The Board Committee reports from the past month really highlight the dedication of the Board on improving The Cape.
There are details on entering The Cape St. Claire Calendar Photo contest so be sure to grab your best photo and enter it! There’s a great update from the Cape Conservation Corps, Garden Club, and Goshen Farms. Also, there’s a Goshen Farm wine tasting benefit, sponsored by Bella’s Liquors, coming up. Details inside!
Cape Cleanup is coming on October 2nd and 3rd so mark your calendars! More details on how Anne Arundel County is helping to clean up our community are found in this issue.
Don’t forget, the quarterly meeting is coming up. July 28th, 7:30 in the clubhouse! We hope to see you there.
Have a great rest of the summer. See you around the Cape!
The June Caper is now online!
Hot off the presses is the new June 2015 Caper. Another great issue awaits you. This month, Beau delivers another great message filling us all in on the beach pathway construction which finished Phase II. For those who haven’t seen it, go and check it out. Construction on Cape St. Claire Road is (finally) underway, expect more delays when you come and go on Cape St. Claire Road for the summer. Don’t forget about the Strawberry Festival this weekend and its new website. Be sure to check out Beau’s general housekeeping items which contain information necessary to enjoy the beaches this summer.
Information and signups for the July 4th parade and celebration on the beach is in this issue. Details about a great musical drama, put on by Christ Our Anchor Presbyterian Church, is in this Caper. The history behind Goshen Farm, and Friends of Lake Claire’s upcoming events (Oh wait! I mean Cape Conservation Corps) are here for you as well.
Get settled in and download your color copy right now!
If you haven’t checked out The Cape on the news, here’s Beau’s interview with Arundel TV:
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2015 Strawberry Festival is June 6th at 10am!
After months and months of preparation, the yearly Cape St. Claire Strawberry Festival is set to take place this Saturday June 6th at 10am! The rain date is Sunday, June 7th at 10am.
If you’ve never been to the Strawberry Festival before, we strongly encourage you to go as it’s a great chance to meet with your neighbors, enjoy the beautiful scenery, and help out the local businesses. For more detailed information on the festival, please visit the Cape St. Claire Strawberry Festival webpage.
Let’s cross our fingers and hope for sun. Here’s the forecast:
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Community Mosquito Spraying Program – 2015
We 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 2015. “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 7pm and 2:30am. The 2015 program will begin with technician training on May 27 – June 10. During the training period our community might not be sprayed.
Regular season activity will begin by June 11 and continue into September, and possibly October.
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 2015 Caper is now online!
Read it, read all about it! Hot off the presses – the newest Caper for May 2015.
In this issue is all the information you can possibly imagine about the Strawberry Festival. The reason is clear, this is the Annual Strawberry Festival edition. All the information you need is contained within. In Beau’s Presidential message, he’s asking for all the help the community can provide:
“First, the Strawberry Festival Committee needs more helping hands. This is by far the largest event in the Cape. Mary Lamb and her crew could use some help: The Festival is Sat. June 6th. She could use help on both Friday, June 5th and Saturday, June 6th in the following areas:
- Festival set-up and take down, individuals with strength to help put up our fences, tents, stations for the kitchen and clean up and set up the day before.
- The kitchen for berry cutting, prep and serve.
- Help throughout the day with trash, clean-up and parking
There are so many other areas where we need help. More details on what and where are inside this issue.
The Friends of Lake Claire has undergone a rebirth, find out what that means and what else they’ve been up to on page 14. Goshen Farm has a great article as well as the Garden Club which is really getting into full swing. Don’t miss this great Strawberry Edition of the Caper.
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See you around the Cape.