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CAPE AIR UP AND FLYING AGAIN After grounding all of its 49 Cessna 402 passenger planes last week because of the abnormally fast wear of crankshaft counterweights, Cape Air and Nantucket Airlines is back flying all of its scheduled flights.

When three of its nine-seat planes experienced an engine shutdown while flying - two on Memorial Day Weekend and one on June 11 - Cape Air made the decision at 9 p.m. on June 12 to ground those planes, gradually limiting flights and grounding all planes last Wednesday evening, said Cape Air Spokeswoman Michelle Haynes. All three pilots were able to land their planes safely with one engine.

Parts manufacturer Teledyne-Continental got the parts to Cape Air within 24 hours and then Cape Air replaced the part on all 49 of its planes, 34 of which fly routes between Nantucket, Boston, Hyannis, Martha's Vineyard, New Bedford, Providence, and Provincetown, and 15 that operate in Florida and the Caribbean. Haynes added that Island Airlines, the Steamship Authority and Hy-Line Cruises were fantastic in accepting all of their passengers needing to get to and from the island. Cape Air began flying again last Friday afternoon, Haynes said.

ROB BENCHLEY/The Independent Cyrus Peirce School principal Lynne Kalman is Queen for a Day last Friday as her colleagues celebrate her 36-year-career as an educator and school administrator. Kalman, who was principal at CPS for the past 11 years, is retiring, capping a career that began in Holyoke in 1971. She taught at both the elementary school and at Cyrus Pierce during her 30 years on Nantucket. "It's been a great place to teach," she told The Independent earlier this year. "I'm going to miss the kids the most."

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GIVES $35,000 GRANT The Community Foundation for Nantucket announces the donation of $35,000 to the Egan Maritime Foundation from the Donor Advised Fund established by Don Shackelford to be used for the expansion of the Life-Saving Museum on Polpis Road.

Don Shackelford is the former CEO of Fifth Third Bank of Central Ohio and a seasonal home owner on Nantucket. He is on the board of the Egan Maritime Foundation, and has spent summers on Nantucket for 25 years. He commented, "I wanted to give something back to the island I love, and with this donor advised fund, I am helping both the Life Saving Museum and Nantucket's Community Foundation."

The Community Foundation for Nantucket is a permanent philanthropic resource created by Nantucketers for Nantucketers. The foundation serves three primary constituencies: individual & corporate donors, local charitable organizations, and the Nantucket community at large.

NRTA EXTENDS ROUTE FOR FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS This year, through the combined efforts of the Nantucket Regional Transit Authority, the Nantucket Police Department and Nantucket Visitor Services, NRTAwill be extending its Jetties Beach Route for the Fourth of July fireworks.

The NRTA will operate the Jetties Beach Bus Route on its normal schedule on July 4, leaving town from Broad Street (in front of the Whaling Museum) every 30 minutes on the hour and half hour from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Beginning at 6 p.m. Jetties Beach Route buses will leave town approximately every 15 minutes. The Jetties Beach stop will be at the corner of Bathing Beach Road and Hulbert Avenue. After the event buses will depart Bathing Beach Road and Hulbert Avenue and return to Broad Street. The fare is $1 each way.

The Fireworks will be held on Wednesday, July 4, at dusk (9 p.m.) on a barge anchored off Jetties Beach. If a decision needs to be made regarding a postponement because of bad weather, it will be made by 6 p.m. on July 4. There will be an update on Channels 17 and 22 or by calling Nantucket Visitor Services at 228-0925 or logging onto www.nantucket-ma.gov/visitor. If cancelled,

the fireworks will be held the next evening, Thursday, July 5. I