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Nauset Fellowship

    EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS

    Fortified Food Exchange

    Meetings Ahead

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    Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting locations and any remote options that may be offered. Town Hall will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 25 and Friday, Nov. 26 for Thanksgiving.

    Tuesday, Nov. 30

    • Low-Lying Roads Workshop, 2 p.m.

    Wednesday, Dec. 1

    • Community Preservation Act Committee, 4 p.m.
    • Human Services Advisory Committee, 7 p.m.

    Thursday, Dec. 2

    • Zoning Board of Appeals, 5 p.m.
    • Eastham Cultural Council, 6 p.m., Town Hall

    Conversation Starters

    Fortified Food Exchange

    Members of the Nauset Fellowship have installed a new community pantry outside the Chapel in the Pines. Unlike the antique pine cabinet it replaces, the new cupboard was designed to handle outdoor weather. It was built by Will Bullard and installed this past Saturday.

    The Nauset Fellowship, a lay congregation affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association, began the food exchange last fall. People looking to take or leave nonperishable food can do so at the Chapel at 220 Samoset Road.

    Changing of the Guard

    Fire Chief Daniel Keane was sworn in last Friday at the fire station. Keane’s promotion from deputy chief followed the retirement of Kent Farrenkopf, who spent the last six years of his 40-year career in fire service in Eastham.

    During Farrenkopf’s tenure four new firefighters were hired. The deputy chief position was restored, and the firefighting safety equipment got a complete overhaul, including the replacement of outdated breathing apparatus that was not up to National Fire Protection Association regulations. “Huge, huge money,” Farrenkopf said, “but it was needed.”

    Under Farrenkopf, the town also acquired two new ambulances and a search-and-rescue boat. A new fire truck was purchased as well, but it will not arrive for another year because of Covid-related delays.

    “I reached my goals,” Farrenkopf said. “I always wanted to be a chief.”

     Another New Face in Uniform

    At the Nov. 15 select board meeting, Police Chief Adam Bohannon announced that the town had made a conditional job offer to a new officer. Bohannon said the department was conducting background evaluations on the recruit.

    If all goes well, the new person will enter the Cape Cod Police Academy next February and begin the job next summer. The department has had an opening since the spring because of a resignation. —Cam Blair

    Forgotten History (Sun.)

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    Join Nauset Fellowship for “Wellfleet’s Last Indian? Delilah Gibbs and Her Contemporaries,” a virtual talk with Sheryl Jaffe, on Sunday, Aug. 22, 10 a.m. Learn about this mysterious figure in local history, known as a “widow and last of her tribe.” Registration is free at nfuu.org.

    Luck of the Draw (Sun.)

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    Get “Drawn Into the Scene” in a Zoom talk with artist Amy Sanders, hosted by the Nauset Fellowship, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 10 a.m. Sanders, who lives in Truro, creates hyper-realistic nature scenes using dry pastel. She will demonstrate the technique as well as discuss its history. Registration is free at nfuu.org.

    Understanding Alzheimer’s

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    After journalist Greg O’Brien was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s several years ago, his natural curiosity and investigative skills compelled him to write the award-winning On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s. O’Brien will discuss his book in a Zoom event via the Nauset Fellowship on Sunday, June 20th, 10 a.m. Registration is free at nfuu.org.

    Open Book

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    How have reading habits changed since the pandemic? Tricia Ford, director of the Truro Public Library, and Debra DeJonker-Berry, director of the Eastham Public Library, will discuss this and more in “Adapting and Innovating: What’s on the Horizon for Our Public Libraries?,” a Zoom talk hosted by the Nauset Fellowship, on Sunday, May 30th, at 10 a.m. Registration is free at nfuu.org.

     

    Plant Food

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    Join Laura Kelley, founder of Protect Our Cape Cod Aquifer, for “Experience a Garden and Be Nourished by Nature,” a Zoom discussion hosted by the Nauset Fellowship, on Sunday, May 23rd, at 10 a.m. Learn about the effects of growing your own food on your personal health, as well as the health of the Earth. Registration is free at nfuu.org.

    Dwell on It

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    The Nauset Fellowship hosts a virtual program on cohousing, a style of community living developed in Scandinavia, on Sunday, May 16th, 10 a.m. Hear from David Hoffman and Leslie Warner about their experiences living in a cohousing development in Acton and what they see as the future of affordable housing on the Cape. Registration is free at nfuu.org.

    Wild Things

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    Are you curious about rescuing orphaned or injured animals? Amy Sanders, a volunteer at Wild Care of Cape Cod, will answer your questions in a virtual talk presented by the Nauset Fellowship on Sunday, April 25th, at 10 a.m. You might even see some owls and turtles. Free registration at nfuu.org.

    New Diggs

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    Joe Diggs will reflect on his life as an artist in Osterville in a virtual talk via the Nauset Fellowship on Sunday, April 11th, at 10 a.m. Diggs, represented by Berta Walker Gallery, is the spring artist-in-residence at Cape Cod Community College. Registration is free at nfuu.org.

     

    Whoa, Pilgrim!

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    Is nuclear power the way to save the climate? Diane Turco of Cape Downwinders thinks not. Her organization cites the dangers posed by the now-closed Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth. She is giving a virtual talk via Nauset Fellowship on Sunday, March 28th, at 10 a.m. Registration is free at nfuu.org.

    STEEPLE CHASE

    Chapel in the Pines Has Its Crowning Moment

    Community preservation funds and private donations paid for renovation

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    EASTHAM — The Chapel in the Pines renovation was completed last Saturday as George Koeber and Paul Collins installed the final piece of the project — a copper steeple cap. The drawing for the piece was made by Ruben Valenzuela of Eastham’s Peter McDonald Architect firm, based on an old photo from the Eastham Historical Society. It was fabricated by Cape Cod Copper in Lakeville.

    On the Mark

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    Learn about the Upper Cape Water Supply Reserve and why it needs protection in a virtual presentation by Mark Forest via the Nauset Fellowship on Sunday, February 28th, from 10 a.m. Forest will discuss the “controversial siting of a machine gun range on the base and ongoing efforts to preserve one of the most ecologically important regions in the northeastern United States,” according to the announcement. Registration is free at nfuu.org

     

    Apple a Day

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    Spoken word artist Kristin Knowles is doing a virtual reading, titled “Biting the Apple,” via the Nauset Fellowship on Sunday, February 21st, 10 a.m. “Through poems and stories of her travels and travails, Knowles illustrates the inextricable ties connecting artistry and activism,” according to the announcement. Registration is free at nfuu.org.

    Mahler Scholar

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    The Nauset Fellowship is screening Of Love, Death, and Beyond: Exploring Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony, a film by Jason Starr, on Sunday, February 14th, at 10 a.m. “Shot on location in Germany, Austria, Italy, and the United States, the film includes historical reenactments and interviews,” according to the announcement. Registration is free at nfuu.org.

    New Wave

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    Join the Nauset Fellowship for “The Greatest Beach: The History of the Cape Cod National Seashore,” a virtual talk with Bill Burke, historian for the National Seashore, on Sunday, January 31th, at 10 a.m. It will address “what you always wanted to know about Cape Cod National Seashore but were afraid to ask — or asked and never got a straight answer.” Registration is free at nfuu.org.

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