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Yankee Homecoming


Published: July 31, 2009

TREADING THE COAST

Don and Sheryl Brainard of Georgia made a pit stop from their summer-long boating excursion yesterday afternoon. Joined by their dog, Rutter, the married couple of 17 years set sail June 28 to travel along the northeastern coast. So far, they have visited Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod.

Their boat, the Dawn Treader, is named after the children's classic novel, "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" by C.S. Lewis. The 42-foot trawler is complete with a kitchen, two bedrooms, sitting area, two bathrooms, a washer and dryer, and a storm-tracking system. Don Brainard, a retired pilot, and Sheryl Brainard, a retired flight attendant, believe that sailing is the best way to travel. Their saying? "If you don't go aground, then you haven't been anywhere."

PARADE REMINDERS

Yankee Homecoming parade organizer Mike Volpone reminds those taking part in this year's parade on Sunday to keep the following in mind: Floats must arrive by no later than 10 a.m. at the Market Basket Plaza parking lot on Storey Avenue. Judging will start shortly after that time. Bands and other groups walking in the parade should go to the sign-in table on Storey Avenue before Papa Gino's, and volunteers in bright green shirts will inform you what street to start from. Groups will line up starting at 11:30 a.m.

Jimmy Fund and banner carrier volunteers are asked to report to the beginning of the parade route at the intersection of High Street and Storey Avenue, Ferry Road and Mosley Avenue. The parade will start around 12:45 p.m. after the Fire and Police departments, the antique cars and the Jimmy Fund fundraising collectors have gone down High Street.

ON STAGE TONIGHT

The James Montgomery Band takes the Waterfront Stage tonight from 7:30 to 9. Montgomery formed the New England-based blues band in 1970 while he was a student at Boston University.

Since then, Montgomery has recorded six albums. The group has toured with big names — such as Aerosmith, Bruce Springsteen, and the Allman Brothers — and jammed with artists B.B. King, John Lee Hooker and James Cotton. He remains a regular on the local music scene, including regular visits to the weekly blues jam at the Grog on Sunday nights.