Nahant Harbor Review - Nahant, Massachusetts USA

NAHANT HARBOR REVIEW • MAY 2006 • Page 4TheAnchorageLuxuryApartmentsNahant • 781-581-8888ANNOUNCEMENTRoberta Lerman and Marcie Gingle are pleasedto announce their new association with the SaganRealtors in Swampscott. “We will continue to serveour Nahant friends with the same excellent serviceand look forward to future business.”Call Roberta Lerman, 781-477-2468, orMarcie Gingle, 781-477-2470SAGAN REAL ESTATE • SWAMPSCOTT, MAOceanviewBed & BreakfastLet Oceanview B & B be home for your holiday guests asthey experience the warmth and charm of an authenticColonial Victorian home. Most guest rooms overlook theAtlantic Ocean providing panoramic ocean views.Oceanview B & B • 11 Ocean Street • Lynn(781) 598-6388Nahant ResidentsCAR SERVICE24-Hour Taxi ServiceFrom Nahant and surrounding areas,to Logan and back24-hours, 7 days/weekTaxi Serviceto Logan AirportOnly $41with 24-hour notice.Flat rate to downtown Boston. CorporateAccounts Welcome. Call for information.781-284-5300Supermarket • Hospital / Clinics • MallAirport Services • Scheduled Pick-UpsVintage Boat Auction to Benefit Nahant Village ChurchBegins May 11thThanks to a very generous couple, the Nahant Village Church, late last year, receivedas a donation, a vintage 13’ 1959 Chris-Craft pond boat, complete with a 1999Magic series galvanized trailer and an Evinrude 25HP outboard motor, with less thantwenty-five hours. Wood-framed with a red fiberglass hull, the boat is in absolutelypristine condition, having undergone an exhaustive professional restoration by ShipShape Yacht Restoration, of Wilmington, NC. Also included are a USCG safety packageconsisting of six life jackets, anchor line, three anchors, two fenders with painters,braided dock line and a paddle.Appraised at $19,500 (written appraisal available for review), this wonderfulclassic vessel will be auctioned on eBay, the largest on-line auction site in the world,beginning Thursday, May 11th and concluding Sunday, May 20th.If you are already registered on eBay, you know what to do! If you are interestedin bidding on the boat, you will need to register on eBay’s website in order to bid. Justgo to www.ebay.com and follow the instructions. You will need to set up a unique useri.d. for yourself along with a password and provide credit card, or bank account information(for address verification purposes only: eBay does not charge any fees to buyerspurchasing on their website).If you have been looking for a runabout boat for your vacation home property, orfreshwater activities, here is your opportunity to acquire a mint, classic Chris-Craftbeauty, while at the same time, benefiting the community, missions and programs of theNahant Village Church. Don’t miss out. Register, bid early, high and often!Say It Ain’t So, Joesubmitted by Tom HoskerMy wife and I attended a recent Nahant Little League (NLL) meeting, because wehad a concern that warranted some attention.Upon completion of the Board’s regular business, the President decided that publicinput would be considered. The President noted that NLL is a private organization anddoes not have to concern itself with parents, the public. The President was direct andnoted that discussion pertaining to the placement of a child, on a team, would not beallowed. That was not our intent. We were there to get an explanation for why one thirdgrader from the Johnson School was left out—how did that happen?Our son’s skill level…well, let’s say nobody’s record is in jeopardy; like most ofhis peers at age 8 and 9, they are learning the fundamentals, developing, understandinggood sportsmanship and having fun. Could he be the next Babe Ruth—he does run likethe Babe!The President told Board members not to answer us. One Board member attempted,he was shushed. Yes, shushed! The shushing order was obeyed. We made another attemptto get some information. The President slapped his hand on the table and saiddon’t answer. We reminded the President that a Board member suggested that we attendthe meeting. The President reprimanded that member for suggesting such. The reprimandedBoard member remained silent. One Board member made a final attempt to helpand asked what would be the forum to have the discussion—no solutions were offered.We went to the meeting to have a discussion. We realized there was some potentialthat we might not agree on everything. We never anticipated that we would be deniedthe opportunity to hear the Board’s explanation. If this is how some members of theNLL choose to run this organization, they are doing a dis-service to the kids, parents andthe community that supports it.Has competition diminished the idea of an 8-year old wanting to play with hisbuddies and having fun? “Say it ain’t so, Joe.”Coastal Ocean Science Academy Sign-Upsubmitted by Tracy Hajduk, Outreach Program AssistantThis summer, the Marine Science Center will be hosting a Coastal Ocean ScienceAcademy (COSA) for students entering 9th or 10th grade, in the fall of ’06. This twoweekacademy is held from August 14th through August 26th. Students will spend timedoing field work in local marine habitats, in and around Nahant, spend time aboardNortheastern University’s research vessel, Mysis, on oceanographic trips, as well aspartake in ongoing Marine Science Center research. This is a great opportunity forstudents to be introduced to marine science and have some fun while doing so. On thelast day of the Academy, families are invited to attend a family BBQ, at the MarineScience Center. Call 781-581-7370 x338 for more details, or visit us on the web, atwww.marinescience.neu.edu/outreach.