Nahant Harbor Review - Nahant, Massachusetts USA

NAHANT HARBOR REVIEW • JULY 2010 • Page 15DREAMS ARE NOT BLACKOR WHITEIn the old days,Black womenBrought up white children.Today, I,A white girl, babysitA black child,My little, curly Cherub.Her eyes are brightLike May sunshine.Her skin is soft as silk.When she smilesViolet rosesFlush her cheeks.She dreams of becoming a pianist,And I—a surgeon.(Dreams are not black or white)Little brown fingers closeOver my pink onesCreatingA butterfly with striped wings.By our commandThe butterflyBegins to flyAnd with itour dreams...ROZI THEOHARI, 1998TAKE ALTERNATIVE ROUTE AND GET “$5,000”Well Islanders, it looks like we be sportin’ a new BECAUSEWAY (because wedefinitely need one). Our crack reporter, Mae I. Barjen went to the informational meetingat our Town Hall, on June 2nd and left with quite a smile. THE GOOD NEWS: the newcauseway will give our little rock quite a positive first impression for visitors and residentsalike, featuring new drainage, center barriers, green areas and antique light poleswith no windmills adorning them. You all can thank Isle of Nahant Pate‘ CEO, ClaudeMywhey, for convincing the DCR to forget about those cute little windmills, in order tosave our fine, feathered friends that could enter smiling and exit as extra lean fine grind.(The Tudor Cocktail Ice Co. feels Mr. Mywhey had an ulterior motive for his concern ofour fine feathered friends, less geese for his pate‘ manufacturing plant located in ourPreservation Trust Lifeboat Station).THE BAD NEWS: It’s gonna take “3” years for this project, (going by past historyof other state run projects aka the big dig), but we know they have done their homeworkand we’re sure it will come in on time? The state engineers have even researched thetraffic impact and have asked us to SEEK ALTERNATE ROUTE when entering andexiting our island.The Tudor Cocktail Ice Co has, as usual, come to the aid of our concerned residents.The Tudors will give a 3-year FREE PASS for unlimited rides on the Town TransitSystem, run by TUDOR TRANSIT AUTHORITY, located at the corner of Willow Rd.and Wharf St. The system connects Nahant with Lynn, the Commuter Rail and the BlueLine. The pass will also include unlimited complimentary visits to the Tudor TransitAuthority “Club Cah,” featuring the new recipe: 24 oz. COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO.Along with the pass, THE FIRST 150 ISLANDERS THAT DONATE $100 TOTHE MITCHELL’S CAHNAH BLOCK PARTY, WILL RECEIVE A RAFFLE TICKET.THERE ARE ONLY 150 TICKETS SOLD (GREAT ODDS, A 30 TO 1 SHOT).The 1st PRIZE IS $5,000, 2nd PRIZE IS $1,000, AND THERE ARE THREE 3rdPRIZES OF $500.THE RAFFLE WILL BE DRAWN ON THE NIGHT OF THE 6th ANNUALBLOCK PARTY AT 9:00 p.m., ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH. ALL THE PRO-CEEDS FOR THE EVENT WILL BE SPLIT EVENLY BETWEEN 5 ISLAND KIDGROUPS (Nahant Little League, Nahant Sailing Program, Nahant Soccer League, theJohnson School PTO and the Nahant Education Foundation).CALL 617-543-3942 FOR RAFFLE TICKETSThe Official Nahant DoryClub DecalSUBMITTED BY PONSIE TUDORBoating enthusiasts all over the country display theirYacht Club Burgees on their vehicles.Show your pride in our Nahant Dory Club.There are the full-colored stickers available to allthrough Rob Scanlan, Marine Surveyor.Like the NHT, HOOMPA & NAHANT RESIDENTCAUSEWAY TOLL PASS stickers, there is no charge forthese stickers; never has been, never will be. The towngaff’s us enough for the beach stickers and winter parkingstickers.Submitted by Rob Scanlan, Marine Surveyoryacht1ship@aol.com781-595-6225