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The calendar says that summer is winding down but you wouldn’t know it by stepping outside. Pumpkin spice lattes and NFL football are becoming the rage again as Fall tries to take hold. We’ll see how long it takes for Fall to really get here. As we think about Fall and the memories of the Festivals fade, the Board of Governors has to focus on budgets and running the community. In Beau’s message, there are some hard truths that we all have to face. With only 6 Board of Governors, we’ve realized that running a community of 2300 homes cannot be done by volunteers only. We need to implement a Town Mayor, a paid position. We beg of you to read his message in this Caper and learn for yourself the issues we face.
Goshen’s Open House will take place on September 17th, 2016 from Noon to 5pm. They are using the Open House to showcase Goshen’s use as an educational center. The information sessions will be held at 1:15 and 3:15 PM and will not conflict with the house tours which will be conducted at 12:15, 2:15, and 4:00 PM. Please see Goshen’s page in the Caper for more information about this great event.
Check out the Garden Club’s winners of Yard of the Month for August and September. Halloween Happenings is set to take place on October 29th, 2016 from 10am to 3pm. All that’s required to attend is a food donation. Trick or Treating at the shopping center will take place on October 27th, 2016 from 5:30 until the candy is gone! Cape Conservation Corps is having their 2nd annual Harvest Bash on November 4th, 2016 from 7-10pm. Don’t miss these great events! More information about them is in this issue.
See you around the Cape!
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The calendar says that summer is winding down but you wouldn’t know it by stepping outside. Pumpkin spice lattes and NFL football are becoming the rage again as Fall tries to take hold. We’ll see how long it takes for Fall to really get here. As we think about Fall and the memories of the Festivals fade, the Board of Governors has to focus on budgets and running the community. In Beau’s message, there are some hard truths that we all have to face. With only 6 Board of Governors, we’ve realized that running a community of 2300 homes cannot be done by volunteers only. We need to implement a Town Mayor, a paid position. We beg of you to read his message in this Caper and learn for yourself the issues we face.

Goshen’s Open House will take place on September 17th, 2016 from Noon to 5pm. They are using the Open House to showcase Goshen’s use as an educational center. The information sessions will be held at 1:15 and 3:15 PM and will not conflict with the house tours which will be conducted at 12:15, 2:15, and 4:00 PM. Please see Goshen’s page in the Caper for more information about this great event.

Check out the Garden Club’s winners of Yard of the Month for August and September. Halloween Happenings is set to take place on October 29th, 2016 from 10am to 3pm. All that’s required to attend is a food donation. Trick or Treating at the shopping center will take place on October 27th, 2016 from 5:30 until the candy is gone! Cape Conservation Corps is having their 2nd annual Harvest Bash on November 4th, 2016 from 7-10pm. Don’t miss these great events! More information about them is in this issue.

See you around the Cape!

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So much going on in the Cape right now. We know that most have seen the relocation of the guardhouse. The road project is really starting to come together nicely. In this issue, Beau provides many other updates about everything that’s been going on. As most saw at the Strawberry Festival, the new retaining wall and completed path really look fantastic. The new updates to the clubhouse have been well received. Don’t forget about the quarterly meeting on July 26th! This is an important one as we’ll be discussing the Beach Restoration project. We need all of your inputs! So many more details are in Beau’s Presidential message.

Mosquito spraying has begun. Please see this issue for more details on that. The Strawberry Festival once again blew the doors off of the Cape. The weather cooperated and everyone was in a fine mood. We’ve got pictures of the festival in this issue. Don’t forget to mark your calendars for July 4th and come out to see the parade and then head to the beach for more festivities. More details on that are available in this issue.

So much to see! So much to do! Summer has begun in the Cape. This issue officially kicks it off.

See you around the Cape.

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We are desperately searching for Spring but Mother Nature seems intent on putting it off for a few more weeks. Still, we can get into the mood by reading the new Caper for April which has the usual springtime goodness.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for June 4th 2016, which is the date of the next Cape St. Claire Strawberry Festival. 10am sharp from the CSC Firehouse.

More springtime activities coming up are the Cape Fun Run which is on Saturday, April 16th. Click this link for more details on this great family event. In addition, on April 23rd, the Spring Goshen Farm Open House will take place. See this issue for more details on these and other great springtime events.

Get yourself in the mood for summertime traffic .. err.. I mean, the Bay Bridge expansion by reading the Transportation Forum Update from the Broadneck Council of Communities meeting held in February.

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See you around the Cape!

The changing of the guard. We’d like to thank Beau for his selfless work during the course of his Presidency over the past year. We’d like to congratulate Scott for taking over the reins. He has some pretty big shoes to fill but we are sure he’ll do fine in the role he’s been in before.

In this issue, Scott’s first presidential message reminds us all of the warmer seasons to come. The blizzard of 2016 certainly laid to waste anybody’s travel plans for a few days. We love the wonders of the Cape, especially when it snows, as it brings everyone together.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Barnhart family for the passing of the Cape’s beloved Elaine. Read some thoughts from several of the Board Members on her passing.

The Easter Bunny is coming to The Cape on Saturday March 19th, 2016 at 11am. Don’t forget to sign your child up using the form in this issue. An update on dingy rack space contracts, a Goshen Farm update, and tons of pictures of the Blizzard of 2016 are all included in this stuffed issue.

Come and get it!