If you see this paper in time, remember that July 3 from 7 until 9 p.m. you can gather around the bonfire on the Newagen Inn grounds to hear storyteller Jo Radner.

The next day, July 4, you can shop at the Southport Island's Troop and Pack 238 yard sale in the front yard of Evelyn “Mema” Sherman's house. Her house is located on the right on Route 27, one quarter mile from the Civil War monument and the Southport General Store, two driveways before the turn off to Cozy Harbor. The sale will open at 8 a.m.

Evelyn says her porch and living room are stuffed with many treasures including various household items, toys, games, sporting equipment. All proceeds will benefit the troop.

Kickball at the Southport Central School began Wednesday evening, July 3 and will continue on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. until August 21. Wednesday, July 10 is a special night because moms (or dads) do not have to cook dinner.

The Southport Island Association (SIA) members, guests, neighbors are all are invited to the SIA sponsored cookout that evening at the school before the game. Food will be available beginning at 5:30 p.m. Kickball will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Families are encouraged to bring their children to enjoy hot dogs, turkey dogs, veggie dogs and whatever side dishes magically appear. Feel free to bring a goody to share. You do not have to play kickball in order to eat.

Another SIA event will occur July 15 from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at the Southport Town Hall. Dr. Dykstra Eusden, professor of Geology at Bates College, will talk about the geologic processes that created the Southport landscape we see today.

Dr. Eusden earned his bachelor's degree at Bates College, his master's degree at University of New Hampshire, and his doctorate at Dartmouth College. His research encompasses the geologic history and ancient tectonics of the Presidential Range in New Hampshire and of coastal Maine, as well as tectonics, faults, and geomorphology in New Zealand.

He teaches a variety of courses, his favorites being “Geology of the Maine Coast by Sea Kayak” and “Katahdin to Acadia: Exploring Maine Geology.” You can visit the SIA website at southportislandassociation.orgfor additional information about SIA and the Island Town of Southport.

Next up is the Southport Methodist Church Fair on Wednesday, July 17 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Southport residents and longtime summer folks know this is the day to get a delicious lobster roll lunch at the Southport Town Hall, beginning officially at 11:30 a.m.

Between now and then the church women will accept items you bring to the church on Monday mornings from 9 a.m. until noon. No clothing please, but Attic Treasures, jewelry, books, and any other “repurposing” and recycling items still useful are welcome.

My apologies to Nan Jackson who sent me a summary of Southport Historical Society events to note at the appropriate time in this column. I did write about the need for volunteers and the first talk sponsored by the Society on June 17, but I forgot to note the Open House on Saturday, June 29. Many people saw notices elsewhere in the paper so the event was well attended. The museum will be open Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturdays during July and August from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. During this spate of raining weather especially the museum is a great place to visit.

Congratulations to Roger Drinkwater whom I saw at the Museum Open House. He has returned to the island for a visit after graduating from the University of Hawaii with a degree in high school teaching. He will spend the next school year in American Samoa teaching American history in a Baptist school there.

This past weekend was very busy, even in the rain. A goodly number of Southporters laughed their way through “Spamalot” at the Boothbay Playhouse on Friday evening. Plenty of time left to see the show with Southporters, Devin and Cole Domeyer, George Bishop, Sandy Larson and Caroline Hunt in the cast.

Saturday evening saw the Southport Yacht Club full of people for the Commodore’s Reception. Sunday morning bells rang out at All Saints by-the-Sea played by young people from the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, N.J. Sunday evening found the Southport Town Hall full of people for Bolster Day, hosted by the SIA.

When you next pick up your mail at the Southport post office, notice the newly planted flowers in the whiskey barrels on either side of the front door. The SIA donated the flowers and the barrels. Jen Auber and eight year old Sofia Stenberg planted the flowers. Many thanks.

The SIA is also helping to recruit workers to reopen the Free Clothing Closet during the summer months from mid-July until mid-September. The closet is behind the Boothbay Harbor Methodist Church.

Volunteers work in teams of two or three persons to sort the donated clothing collected in the Blue Box at the Dump, hang the selected items in the Closet and open the Closet the following day at 10 a.m. and close it at 4 p.m. Teams work either on Tuesday/Wednesday or Friday/Saturday. Each team will be scheduled to serve once every three weeks.

If you are willing to volunteer, please call Kit Sherrill at 207-633-0672.

On show to the right as you entered the Gift Barn at the Island Store last Saturday was a Luna moth (actias luna). These lovely creatures are rarely seen by humans as they fly late at night and live only for a week, not even having a mouth to ingest food. Their sole purpose is to mate.

The white body that was clinging to the whale sculpture is hidden by light green wings about 41/2 inches wide and shaped rather like a toad stool with two appendages hanging like ribbons below a middle dividing line where the wings meet. Many people stopped by to admire the moth, which was gone by Sunday morning.

With sailing classes begun at the SYC, the museum open, and Southport Memorial Library now open on Wednesday as well as Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, programs and entertainment at Newagen, and SIA properly launched for the season with Bolster Day, we have had a chance to greet many summer friends.

To name all the returning familiar faces and new faces would take several pages, but what is particularly pleasing to me is to see the younger generations running and populating various activities.

That indicates the organizations we have enjoyed and worked with will survive and flourish with new ideas and energy. Thanks to all who make our life here on this island so delightful.