Kayakers enjoying Great Bay. Photo by Russ Simon.
Calendar
January 31 at Chernyshovs' — Doug Hamilton, Captain of Newmarket EMTs, will provide general advice about what to do in medical emergencies
February: TBD
March: Landscaping at the Water's Edge or how to take care of our lawns and shoreline.
April 25 at Chernyshovs' — Tom Treece will talk about “volunteer vacations.”
Game Night: January 23 at the Mills
Tropical Party: February 27, hosted by Chernyshovs and Ormrods
Friday get-togethers, 5–7 pm, BYO hors d'0euvres and beverage. For Moody Pointers and close friends. Bring your own beverage, glasses, napkins, hors d'oeuvres. Please remember that what you carry in you should carry out.
January 22 Lynn & John Badger
January 29 Judy & Fern Bouthot
Walking: Walkers are meeting at 8:00, Monday through Friday, at the corner of Cushing Rd. and Lubberland Dr. Sometimes we just walk out to Bay Rd and back, sometimes around Smith Garrison, sometimes into Newmarket for coffee or breakfast. It varies depending on people's interests and time constraints.
Other groups abound: Contact a Community Life committee member (see right column) for information on book groups, sewing/knitting group, bunco, poker, etc.
Newmarket Happenings
Newmarket now has a Weblog, www.newmarkethappenings.blogspot.com, which is the virtual kiosk for town happenings and events that is updated every 48 hours.
Social
- Seasonal neighborhood pot luck parties
- Donuts and coffee for the annual meeting
- Maintains schedule for the screen house and sets the policy for its use
- Arranges a clean-up day for the shoreline
- Welcomes new residents with welcome packets of useful Moody Point and local information
Informational
- Timely Topics — talks by Moody Point residents and Newmarket area neighbors, and programs by local experts on a variety of subjects. Many of these Timely Topics are during the dreary winter months.
- Nature walks
- Maintains a Community Bulletin Board near the dumpster where items of interest or notices of events are posted. If you have something you would like to post, please contact one of the committee members listed below.
The members of the committee are: Lynn Badger (chairman), Peg Goddard, Andra Crawford, Darby Johnson, Judy Bouthot, Gisela von Hanstein, Lyn Rodger, Cari Moorehead (MPCA liaison), and Jeanne Ormrod.
Steps for Preparedness
In light of incidents we’ve faced recently — December’s ice storm and now an epidemic of swine flu, many have asked about steps we can take — as individuals and families, or as a community, to be prepared to face the special stresses these kinds of events can bring. None of us is truly expert in this area, but many of us have some background, resources, and experiences to share. Here are a few resources to help.
- Latest and greatest about Swine Flu in the U.S. from the Centers for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/?s_cid=swineFlu_outbreak_internal_001
- Current travel alerts from the U.S. Department of State: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1766.html
- Information for families at PandemicFlu.gov — many tips are useful for planning for any kind of disruption: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/individual/index.html
- A checklist of suggested items to keep on hand, also from PandemicFlu.gov. Even if you’re not worried about a pandemic, many of these would be useful for a prolonged winter storm or other event. http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/individual/index.html
- In planning your pantry, don’t forget the panic factor — that is, when the winter storm is expected, it’s harder to buy batteries and water: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/individual/checklist.html
- Because self-sufficiency is central to the belief of the Mormon Church, their website is a good source of information about building a pantry, with guidelines on what to put away and how (and how long) to store different kinds of food: http://www.providentliving.org/channel/1,11677,1706-1,00.html
- Plan ahead if you want to connect a generator to your home. It should be installed by a licensed electricia
Photos
The 60th Birthday Clam Bake (September 2008) was a great success. Here are a few photos: by Russ Simon, by Dimitri Chernyshov
The Nor'easter of April 14–17, 2007, produced waves on Great Bay and exceptionally high tides. Here are a few of Cyn's and Cari's PHOTOS.
The Moody Point Water Station for the Great Bay Half Marathon (April, 2007) was a huge success on a perfect day. Thank you to all who made it possible — and to all who supplied cups after we ran out. Here are a few of Russ's PHOTOS.