Beginning on Sunday, Oct. 20 the use of the Chappy Ferry vehicle “cut line” on Dock street will be temporarily suspended.

The outside beach at the Chappy end of Norton Point has washed out due to severe erosion and OSV travel is impassible along that section of ocean beach.

The first Chappy Community Center potluck dinner is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Be on guard for lots of bicycle traffic on Chappy roads as well as Dock street Friday morning.

The Chappy Book Club will meet Wednesday August 28 at 10:30 a.m. at the CCC to discuss The Girl in the Spider’s Web. This novel is the fourth in the Lisbeth Salander series, which was begun by Swedish author Steig Larrson and continued by David Lagercrantz after Larsson’s death. According to Wikipedia, in the only interview he ever did about the series, Larsson stated that he based the character of Lisbeth Salander on what he imagined Pippi Longstocking might have been like as an adult. Apparently, he figured that she would be a magnet for trouble.

PETER WELLS

508-627-1577

(peterchappyferry@gmail.com)
I have always liked fractions. Mathematical fractions that is. I appreciate the way that they can help to develop comparisons or to fine tune a view point.

Here’s a good example: on July 15, we were one quarter of the way through summer. On July 21, we were one third of the way through summer. A span of only six days.

Now that the hubbub of the Fourth of July is over we can start thinking about the next notable events to come.

Give yourself a little extra time when making plans for this coming Sunday morning.

Last week there were very high midnight tides because of the new moon.

It’s good for me to be a tourist for awhile before the summer crowds arrive.