Seaside Cruise on the horizon

Keeping an eye on Jamestown


WHERE ARE THEY? My dog Skipper’s been moping around the lighthouse because many of his furry island animal friends have yet to be entered into this year’s Humane Society of Jamestown’s pet contest. He’s also placed this sign on his doghouse to remind everyone to vote. You can do both at www.jamestownpress.com.

WHERE ARE THEY? My dog Skipper’s been moping around the lighthouse because many of his furry island animal friends have yet to be entered into this year’s Humane Society of Jamestown’s pet contest. He’s also placed this sign on his doghouse to remind everyone to vote. You can do both at www.jamestownpress.com.

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines.

The island’s original car cruise is set to take place during its usual Labor Day weekend slot in less than a month.

For more than two decades, classic car enthusiasts, like me, have been going to Fort Getty for the Jamestown Seaside Family Cruise.

Art’s Auto Body once again will sponsor the car show, which has attracted upwards of 200 cars, trucks and tractors in past years. Admission is free and there will be hamburgers, hot dogs and music, as well as trophies in about two dozen categories.

All proceeds from the registration fees are donated back to the community and past recipients have included the local VFW post, the Salvation Army and the Jamestown Striper Club.

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Jamestown’s Timothy Faye came, he saw, he leapt.

Faye, 18, traversed 245 crates to finish second in the lightweight division of last weekend’s Maine Lobster Festival Great International Lobster Crate Race.

 

 

There were about 90 contestants in the annual competition, ranging in age from 4 to 56. Each competitor scampers across a string of 50 floating wooden lobster crates stretching between two docks in inner Rockland Harbor. The aim is to get to the dock on the other side without falling into the harbor’s chilly water. Those with the necessary balance and endurance then race back across the crates again to the start and, if successful, turn back and keep going back and forth until they tire out or plunge into the water.

While Timothy’s feat — and feet — was exemplary, he was far short of the overall winner, an 11-year-old from Fairfax Station, Va. who crossed a whopping 2,965 crates.

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The Friends of Jamestown Seniors sent in a thank you note to Betsey Andersen, the senior center staff, the town’s Parks and Recreation Department staff and the seniors who volunteered for arranging the recent intergenerational picnic at Fort Getty.

The day was enjoyed by about 160 senior citizens and 50 campers from the town’s summer camp program.

The friends wanted to give a special thank you to McQuade’s Marketplace and Spinnakers Café for the tomatoes and ice cream. The door prizes were donated by The Secret Garden, Island Realty, Cathryn Jamieson Salon, J22, Pink Pig BBQ, Young Nail Salon, Central Garage, McQuade’s Marketplace, Ernie Wulff and Coffee Bell.

“We thank them for their continued generosity,” they wrote. “This is a big undertaking and was done with great care and cooperation by all involved. It was a true Jamestown event and we thank all who helped and attended.”

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The sixth race in Jamestown Yacht Club’s Summer Series was July 30 and yielded the following results:

A Class

1. The Cat Came Back, Swan 42, Linc Mossop III; T2. Full Send, Melges 32, Ben Steinberg; T2. Next Wave, Farr 395, Stephen Clarke.

B Class

1. High Energy, Diva 39, Ed Adams; 2. Breakaway, J/35, Grimes/ Moffet/Dickinson; 3. Spirit, J/92 S, EC Helme.

C Class

1. Bearly Muven, J/24, Mike Nahmias/Lindsey Turowski; 2. Barfly, J/24, Rob Lambert; 3. Epiphany-33673, S2 9.1, Jeff Roy.

D Class

1. Grace, Shields, John Burnham; 2. Duck Soup-42700, C&C 37R XL, Bill Clavin; 3. Relentless, Frers 33, Charles Beal.

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