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George Clark of Avon high -fives other children as he flies down a water slide at Cape Cod Inflatable Water Park in West Yarmouth.
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The Cape Cod Inflatable Water Park features more than 20 rides. At right, Dana
Goodwin of Bellingham takes a turn on the largest water slide, the 35 -foot -high Aqua
Chute.
Inflatable water park opens in
West Yarmouth, building on
success of 'dry' Dennis location
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By PAIGE GANCE
pgance@capecodoniine.com
EST YARMOUTH - A year ago, the Cape Cod
Inflatable Park unleashed towering, air-filled
dinosaurs and other fearsome creatures on South
Dennis, and now the same owners have opened an
inflatable water park in West Yarmouth.
Joe Marrama and Mike Salvi both said the `dry' park was
so successful last summer that they added the water park
and expanded operation into the shoulder season. Mar-
rama said both parks opened June 23 this year. The water
park will run through Labor Day and the dry park through
Columbus Day. Last summer, the dry park opened on July 4
and closed by the end of August.
see WATER PARK, page 2
SUPERMARKET PRICES
The Cape's first Market Basket opened in Sagamore on had heard rumors of its low prices.
June 19, and it was met with an eager crowd. Customers We added Market Basket to our monthly supermarket price
f� showed up as early as 5 a.m. to check out the new store. comparison to see if the rumors are true. In our list of staples,
4. A loyal Cape Cod fan base had previously shopped the new store edged out Stop & Shop by a few dollars, but this
at the chain's New Bedford store, which used to be the closest week was distorted by many sales for the July 4 holiday.
Market Basket to the Cape. Those new to the store said they PAIGE GANCE
Stop & I Friends Windfall Market
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Star Market, Shop, South Star Market, i Marketplace, 1 Market, Roche Bros., ; Basket,
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Hyannis Yarmouth Harwich Orleans ( Falmouth Mashpee Sagamore
Ii of Garelick Farms milk $4.99 $2.99* $4.99 $4.39 $4.79 $3.69* $2.99
I large brown eggs, store brand $1.49 $1.39 $1.99 $2.19 $2.29 $1.39 $1.49
r, four sticks, store brand $2.50 $2.50 $2.49* $3.59 $3.49 i $2.50* $1.99
Cola, 2-1111ter bottle $1.79 $1.50* $1.79 1 $1.79 $1.99 $1.50* ! $1.50
I Spray cranberry juice cocktail, 64 oz. $3.49** $2.00* $3.49** $4.29 $4.39 $3.29 $2.00*
ell House canned coffee, regular, 1i.5 oz. $4.49 $3.49 $4.49 $4.99 $5.89 $4.49 $3.49
$1.39 $0.99 $1.39 i n/a n/a . $1.39 ! $0.99
►f white bread, store brand, 20 oz.
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spaghetti, 16 oz. box $1.00* ! $1.00* $1.00* $1.79$1.79 $1.79 I $1.25
sauce, 24 oz. jar $2.79 $1.66* $2.79 I $2.00* $2.99 $2.00* $1.25
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Cod potato chips, 8.5 oz. bag j $2.50* $2.50* $2.50* $3.79 $3.79 I $3.00* $2.50*
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Ig's Cornflakes, 12 oz. box $3.49 1 $2.50 ` $3.49 $3.79 $3.99 $3.19 $2.50
:ana Pure Premium orange juice, 59 oz. $3.00* $2.99 $3.00* $4.59 $4.99 $3.50* $3.19
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Id beef 85 percent lean, per pound $3.09 $3.99* $3.69 I $3.99 $4.89 $4.49* $3.49
of iceberg lettuce $1.79 $1.99 $1.79 $1.99 $1.99 i $1.99 $0.99
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ketchup, 36 to 40 oz. bottle $2.00* $2.50* $2.00* $2.49* $3.89 $3.39 $2.00*
Nonth's Total $47.02 $39.74 $46.82 $48.66 j $49.76 j $43.36 n/a
le from last month -$7.22 $5.75 -$2.99 $1.40 E -$1.76 n/a
tem **Buy one, get one free Compiled by PAIGE GANCE
Farmers feeling the heat
Water Park:
Getting air
in Yarmouth
from Et
"We're thrilled to have a
new amenity for our residents
and our visitors, particularly
young families," said Yar-
mouth Area Chamber of Com-
merce director Bob Dubois.
He added that it was nice to a
see a dormant property, refer-
ring to the Water Slide Beach
Motel, brought back to life.
The motel adjacent to the
water park opened two weeks
ago after almost two years
of dormancy. The building
used to house the Irish Village
motel, now located further
down Route 28 at the former
Gull Wing Suites. The Irish
Village and Water Slide Beach
Motel are under the same
ownership.
Melissa Carvajal from Bos-
ton came to the water park
with her sisters, and they
have nine kids between the
four of them. Carvajal said,
"We get a chance to talk while
the kids play, it's safe because
it's just balloons and sand "
The 35 -foot -high, 180 -foot -
long Aqua Chute dominates
the middle of the Cape Cod
Inflatable Water Park. When
asked what her favorite ride
was Carvajal's daughter Dan-
iella, 6, pointed emphatically
at the Aqua Chute and said
"the big one."
Tim Houli and his daugh-
ters Aubrey, 7, and Rowan,
4, live a mile away from the
water park and he said they
planned on visiting often.
"It's a fun, safe environment,"
Houli said, "It's hard for them
to get hurt or lost, especially
with the fence."
Th b h t 1 ff
:he Midwest bakes
e cat, mo e o ers
packages including discount
�arly drought and
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access to the water park.
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The water park costs $15 for
-digit temperatures,
kids shorter than 42 inches
and hope combine
tall and $18 for taller kids. A
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"park hopper" pass for $25 is
over crops.
good for a day at each park.
Adults and other "non-
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riders" get into both parks for
T. LOUIS POST -DISPATCH
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and bakes under days
ntless heat, farmers are
costs $15 for kids
something they are well,
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is crop growth slows andk+
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$18 for taller
vith a building sense of
while watching a grow-
kids. A "park
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best on record - evapo-
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hopper pass for
the blazing sun.
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ght now," said Brenda
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day at each park.
hers across the Midwest.
re all really down."
Ifall across parts of the
free. Most of the parents can
st is well below average,
ERIK M. LUNSFORD/ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
be found lounging on beach
little relief to already
Corn In Belleville, Ill., suffers in parched ground as drought conditions threaten the upcoming harvest at local farms. Farmer Greg
chairs off to the side at the
'd soil that saw little
Guenther said the plant goes Into a "defensive mode" when It rolls its own leaves, reducing the surface area to the sun and protecting
water park.
Ire over the mild, virtu-
its remaining moisture.
The water park also
.iow-free winter. April,
includes the Shark Tank
nd June are among the
Wm. Nobbe & Co., a John Deere early as you can, then it tassels cant yield potential in the hard- "This drought and heat is
arcade in conjunction with
-st months on record,
dealership in Scott City, Mo., and sets its ears before the heat est hit areas, and that's prob- coming so early," said Eddie
Ryan Family Amusements.
ttle cooling air in sight.
where drought conditions are of summer," said Greg Guen- ably brought our national yield Hamill, the executive director of
and the Shark Bites restau-
if southern Missouri, Illi-
among the state's worst."But as ther, a corn and soybean grower potential down," said Darrel the state's Farm Service Agency.
rant. Marrama said there's a
.entucky and Indiana are
far as drought, I've. never seen from Belleville, Ill. "I planted Good, an agricultural economist "There's really no crop there to
staff of about 100 between the
`extreme" drought condi-
one this early, and I've never around the 15th of April, and with the University of Illinois. evaluate at this time."
two parks, with 25 attendants
seen it this bad." it's about six feet tall. In a nor- "People are beginning to think Insurers are reporting a flood
working at the water park in
L is curling and too short.
For the nation's corn crop mal year, it'd be 10 feet tall." sub-150"bushels an acre. of calls from farmers, check-
any given shift.
ans are struggling to
- worth roughly $76.5 billion This year, taking advantage Dry conditions and drought ing on their policies to see how
In opening the water park,
D. Dairy cows aren't pro-
last year - the weather is espe- of the early spring, corn grow- last year, particularly in the extensive their coverage is and
Marrama and Salvi did not
milk because it's too hot
cially troubling. Because of ers across the country planted Southwest, meant that cattle when they need to isle claims."A
ignore the year-old dry park.
Cattle are being sold off
the mild spring, many farmers across a near -record-breaking ranchers there were forced to lot of them are checking their
"We added some more show -
rd numbers because their
planted their corn weeks ahead 95.9 million acres - to capital- scramble for hay - much of it file cabinets to see what kind of
stoppers," said Marrama,
can't afford, or find, hay
of schedule on a record -high ize on high prices and high from Missouri, which ranks policies they have,"Hamill said.
"And interactive games to
:ure.
number of acres. Now, the crop demand. The U.S. Department second in the country in for- In the meantime, farmers are
attract the older kids."
seen tough times. I've
is being whacked with extreme of Agriculture predicted yields age production. But now, with relying on nature and a little bit
Salvi said the dry park on
oods; I've seen droughts;
heat at a critical pollination of about 166 bushels an acre pasture land here burning up, of optimism to save the season.
Theophilus Smith Road has at
een diseases in crops.
stage when the plants set ears. - a record - but the weather is producers are turning to their "That's the nature of farming,"
least 15 new rides. As for the