SHER: July 4th Art as a New Way of Seeing
By SHER HOROSKO
Cape Charles Wave
July 10, 2013
Photography is a new venture for me. I’m about nine months into it.I never wanted to use a camera because I thought it would separate me from whatever I was experiencing.Upon buying one, I established a firm rule: If the camera ever gets in the way of feeling the wonder in front of me or saving someone or something, ditch the camera. Staying faithful to this rule allows me to shoot freely.
I’ve discovered a camera allows me to experience something over again. Most importantly, I see things I missed in the actual moment. I am less interested in re-presenting the action than in conveying the feeling it stirs in me. Here are a few shots from the 4th of July that I re-lived.
Art is a way of seeing the ordinary in a new way.
I got a late start to the fireworks. Traveling down the driveway, we headed for the lights in the sky. “Some folks chase storms,” I said. “We chase fireworks.”
We ended up in the parking lot at Aqua. I took this shot of the flag in the dark when the fireworks ended. (I had no idea another round was about to begin on the other side of town).
It reflects how I feel about our country now — a lot of darkness surrounding a great light. We are more divided than I ever remember being, but the light still shines on us. It is easy to light a fuse and blow up a bridge — and much harder to build one across the chasms that divide us.
We need to build more bridges.
We all have things happen in life. They can keep us in or down or feeling sorry for ourselves.
I loved watching these guys — how they moved around, smack dab in the middle of the music, how they were drinking the whole thing down. They could have had a sign on the back of their chairs: “Live your Life!” But they didn’t need to.
Inspirational folks don’t carry signs and they don’t even mean to be inspiring. That’s the beauty of it. [Read more…]
Thanks for the Best July 4th Parade and Festival Ever!
Unicyclist came again this year from Massachusetts to perform in Cape Charles parade. (Wave photo)
By JEN LEWIS
Cape Charles Recreation Coordinator
July 9, 2013
As the Community Events/Recreation Coordinator I would like to thank so many people who helped to make this year’s 4th of July Street Parade and Festival a fun day for all.
Trina Veber once again faced the hot temperatures to emcee the day’s events.
Paul Skolnick and Elsie Bowen judged the parade.
Matt Evans ran the tournaments.
Spencer Travis and friend as well as Sharon Silvey took on the very difficult task of judging the beautiful baby contest. [Read more…]
TUESDAY 7/9: Planning Commission Meeting
Cape Charles Planning Commission will meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at Town Hall. The complete information packet may be read at http://www.capecharles.org/documents/20130709-PCAgendaPkt.pdf.
Cape Charles High School Alumni Hold First Reunion
Cape Charles High School reunion organizers Troy Lewis, Yetta Stratton Wilkins, Pamela Brown Upshur, Leah Bowen Forest (Wave photos)
CAPE CHARLES WAVE
July 8, 2013
About 100 Cape Charles High School alumni gathered at Sunset Beach Grill last Saturday.
Organizers Leah Bowen Forest, Pamela Brown Upshur, Yetta Stratton Wilkins, and Troy Lewis said the reunion was the first-ever for students who attended the school in the ‘70s and ‘80s.
Students from the oldest class represented , 1970, had waited 43 years.
The youngest class, 1986, graduated 27 years ago.
Leah Bowen Forest said that there have been reunions of classes from the ’50s and ’60s but nothing after that. [Read more…]
WWII Speaker Awes American Legion Post 56
By JOE VACCARO
Special to the Cape Charles Wave
July 8, 2013
Edgar T. Steward began his 38-year naval career in 1942, one year after WW II started, and it was an adventure that took him to the sands of Iwo Jima, to the Battle of Inchon and Pusan in Korea, and finally to the jungles of Viet Nam where he earned the Bronze Star.
During those years, Steward rose from the rank of Seaman Recruit to full Captain and yet still found the time to raise a family and travel the world with his beloved wife Mary Jean and their three sons.
For a man who has the great distinction of having fought in three wars he still maintains a razor sharp sense of humor that brings a smile to anyone near him. Those personal traits were front and center last month when Captain Steward was the guest of honor at his son Dave’s installation as Post Commander of American Legion Post 56 in Cheriton.
Without the use of any prepared material, this 91-year-old patriarch spoke before an awestruck crowd about his travels and the fact how proud he was of his American Legion Commander son. He fondly remembered the time when his son was entering the Navy to start his own career. Steward said his parting words to Dave were, “Just do what they tell you to do and you won’t get into any trouble” — or in other words perform your duties to the best of your ability. [Read more…]
One Last Memory of the 4th of July
Click on image to enlarge. (Wave photo by Sher Horosko)
This is how a spectacular day ended — with a spectacular July 4th fireworks display at the Cape Charles Harbor.
While nothing compares to the live display, a photograph can capture the kaleidoscope effect for longer-term viewing and appreciation.
Of course, you have to snap the shutter at just the right time.
And that’s what photographer Sher Horosko did, capturing a display that, like a unique snowflake, will never be duplicated.
Images of the 4th of July — A PERFECT Day!
CAPE CHARLES WAVE
July 5, 2013
Here’s a good news story with photographic proof —
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Cape Charles’s July 4th celebration was PERFECT!
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And yes, the weather helped!
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Wave photographer Sher Horosko documented the perfection in these images.
If reading on Page 1, Click “Read more” to view six more images. [Read more…]
SHORE THING: April Fools on July 4th
By GEORGE SOUTHERN
Cape Charles Wave
July 4, 2013
A little background music, please: Click here to enjoy the Tams while you read this (You can then select the SHORE THING window while the music plays.)
In case you’re sitting in the library, or your computer won’t play music, the song is “What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am).”
You will want to play it while reading the Town’s July 4th edition of the official Cape Charles Gazette (click to read).
The three-page special edition of the Gazette is all about “allegations” related to water and wastewater and “preferential treatment of Bayshore Concrete Products and Bay Creek Resort & Club.”
After giving it a careful read, my conclusion is that April Fools Day came late this year.
My test for any claim is, if I find part of it that is patently false and ridiculous, then the rest is also suspect.
The Gazette, obviously written by Assistant Town Manager and wastewater consultant Bob Panek, is three pages of “facts and figures” attempting to justify the Town’s water and sewer policies which are resulting in minimum monthly utility bills of $108.
The Wave had pointed out that the Town’s biggest water user, Bayshore Concrete Products, isn’t hooked up to Town utilities.
Mr. Panek writes at length about why hooking up Bayshore Concrete would be a very bad idea, but he trips up when he claims “it would take almost 58 years” for the Town to recoup its cost to run a sewer line to Bayshore.
Is the music over? Play it again, Sam! [Read more…]
