Chappy’s star of the stage, Jared Livingston, is playing the part of John Darling in the Island Theater Workshops’ production of Peter Pan. He bravely sings and dances in front of a huge crowd of theatre patrons.

Be on the lookout for our most recently arrived public enemy, the Lone Star tick. This critter is roughly the same size as the adult deer tick, but with a distinct single white spot on the center of its back.

For a quarter of a century the CCC has been the true center of activity on Chappy. Celebrate with us on Sunday, July 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. at a casual open house with beverages and heavy hor d’oeurves served.

Since the majority of us will not be attending Lady Gaga’s hot tub christening party, I would like to suggest a consolation activity.

If you think that Comcast for Chappy is a done deal, don’t. If we don’t pull together on this as a community we will miss our chance to get the infrastructure we need to take full advantage of what technology has to offer.

The Slipaway Farm welcome back party and pig roast was a huge success. Attendees feasted on pulled pork by Local Smoke and frittatas made with farm eggs and vegetables straight from the Slipaway fields.

Summer is just around the corner when you see Judy Buss and Paul Cardello back out on their bikes. They have a distinctly unhurried style of riding.

Out at Wasque, Mother Nature has been trying out some new designs. The sand spit that has been growing offshore in front of the Fisherman’s Landing has extended all of the way to the mid-point of the Schifter’s bluff.

Sidney Morris’s oxen Apollo and Zeus spent a week and a half on Chappy before heading off-Island to Vermont for the summer.