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Eggcited kids hunted for 1,428 eggs on Easter Sunday.
The annual Easter egg hunt returned to the Island on Easter Sunday at 1 p.m. sharp after getting rained out Saturday. The Shelter Island Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary welcomed kids up to age 8 to hunt for eggs at Fireman’s Field, located on the corner of Cartwright and Burns roads.
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Shelter Island Cleanup Day returns Saturday, May 4.
The second Annual Shelter Island Cleanup Day hosted by the Shelter Island Lions Club returns Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants are asked to meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Center Firehouse.
JIM COLLIGAN PHOTO A sunset at Shell Beach.
After the news story I wrote last week about the Deer and Tick Committee’s vote to reject the idea of burning on public lands to control ticks appeared, many responded remembering the good old days “when we burned and there did not seem to be as many ticks as there are now.”
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Shelter Islanders gathered in Florida in early March.
The annual gathering of Shelter Islanders in Florida was held on March 7 at the home of Marj and Bob Smith in Palm City, Florida. “March 7 turned out to be the best day of the whole winter as far as the weather goes,” said Jackie Tuttle. (more…)
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Island pre-K students ventured around the Island in early March.
In mid March pre-kindergarten students went on two walking field trips. They walked to Dr. Kestler’s dental office where they learned all about teeth and the equipment in a dentist’s office.