Doc Holliday’s truck, she thought, her heartbeat spiking at the realization.
She cursed and slammed on the brakes, fighting down her panic. She looked to either side, seeking an escape route, and spotted a farm lane on her right. It led off along a line of low trees, cutting past the berry fields that ran down the slope toward the sea.
Without hesitation, she yanked the steering wheel to the right, gunned the engine, and tore across the fields.
From the Cape Crier
Cape Willington, Maine
June 20th Edition
THE CAPE CRUSADER
by Wanda Boyle
Special Correspondent
FLASH! THE TALE RIPENS!
Rumors of the impending sale of Crawford’s Berry Farm, located west of Cape Willington out past Blueberry Acres, continue to swirl, with talk of a sweetened deal and juicy backroom glad-handing. We’ve heard it on good authority that a formal offer has been made for the charming coastal property, and owner Miles Crawford continues to mull his options. However, despite repeated efforts by this reporter to obtain a statement, Miles refuses to confirm or deny any details. Should he sell or shouldn’t he? We want to hear your voice, Capers! Sound off!
STRAWBERRY FAIR TAKES THE CAKE
With strawberries ripening all around us, red is the official color of the month here in our village, and the juicy berries will take center stage when the first annual Strawberry Fair kicks off in Town Park on Saturday, June 21st, from ten to four. Sponsored by the newly formed Cape Willington Heritage Protection League as a way to promote the positive aspects of our community, this family event will include booths, activities, live music, and performances, as well as one of our favorite foods—strawberry shortcake! Crawford’s Berry Farm will supply all of the strawberries for the event, so you know they’ll be the plumpest and juiciest in New England! League co-chairs Cotton Colby and Elvira Tremble promise their fair will be the fairest of them all, so don’t miss this fun-filled event, rain or shine!
(AHEM!) A PAT ON OUR OWN BACKS!
The outpouring of support and good wishes we’ve received since we merged my popular Cape Crusader blog with the print and online editions of the Cape Crier has been TRE-MEN-DOUS! Thank you so much for all the kind comments and suggestions, and keep them coming! By merging Cape Willington’s two most popular news and information sources, we’re creating one local super-source guaranteed to provide you with all the latest updates, details on community events, and neighborhood profiles on a daily basis! And we’re working on a mobile app too, so with all our other social media outlets, you’ll have no excuse for not taking us with you wherever you go! There are no flies on us—we’re moving too fast!
TIME FOR TEA
Four P.M.? It must be time for tea! We’re thrilled to announce the opening of a new tea shop in Cape Willington! The Red Clover, owned and operated by Kate and Paul Ashley, opened its doors for business at the end of May. They specialize in herbal teas, and make many of their own blends. I have personally taste-tested several myself, and they’re scrumptious! The Ashleys also offer black, red, green, and white teas (how colorful!), along with homemade baked goods. There’s even Wi-Fi in the shop, so your gadgets can come along with you. Drink tea! Show your support! We want this shop to stay!
FOR THE BIRDS—AND BIRD LOVERS!
Who hasn’t seen Doris Oaks around town with Roy? They are partners for life. . . . Roy being Doris’s pet parrot! Doris tells us she bought Roy on eBay a few months ago as a way to relieve her winter boredom, and it worked! No more boredom! Doris and Roy are now one of our favorite new couples! They regularly volunteer at the Cape Willington Historical Society and Museum out at the English Point Lighthouse, and you also might spot them at yard sales around town. It seems Roy has an insatiable appetite for small hard plastic toys, so Doris’s new full-time job is finding an endless supply for him. At least she’s getting them at bargain prices! They say couples begin to look alike after a while. Maybe that’s why Doris can be easily spotted these days in her bright green and orange plumage! It’s nice to see birds of a feather flocking together!
ANOTHER HAPPY COUPLE TAKES A SPIN
This romantic “I do” will send you spinning. Kate Birch and Pete Barkely (of snowplow fame), both from Cape Willington, wed on June 10th at the Cape Laundromat over in Fowler’s Corner. Pete thought Kate was nice because she found him an empty dryer for his wet clothes, and then he only had eyes for her the whole time his clothes were in the dryer. He finally got up the nerve to ask for her phone number, and the rest is romantic history. Kate says Pete is her green-eyed dream come true—and he knows how to do his own laundry! He’s a keeper!
TASTY TIDBITS
If you love the Strawberry Fair and want to try growing your own strawberries, Finch’s Garden Center has an abundance of berry plants for sale. Plus, they’re offering an ongoing session on how to plant, grow, and harvest the berries. So what are you waiting for? Get yourself over there! It’s well worth the time and effort. . . . The library knitting group will be knitting with what? That’s right—plastic grocery bags! They’ll teach you how to transform your plastic bags (the kind we’re not supposed to use anymore) into yarnlike strips, which you can then use to knit a great-looking tote bag. Now that’s recycling at its prettiest! The knitting group meets every Thursday evening at 7:00 at the Pruitt Public Library. Everyone is welcome, and beginner knitters are encouraged to attend. . . . July will be Decorate Cape Willington Month, so get out your best lawn ornaments and start decorating the great outdoors! Anything goes, from Margaritte Jordan’s giant wooden blueberry pie (which a tourist offered to buy from her last summer!) to Walter Gruther’s hundreds of plastic smiley-face clams and lobsters. Let’s decorate the town like nothing ever seen before!
Official Judicious F. P. Bosworth sightings for the first two weeks of June:
Visible: 7 days
Invisible: 7 days
We’d sure love to see you more than half the time, Judicious!
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