JOHN S. ALLEY
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Well the weather was cool but the sun came out Saturday afternoon and it turned out to be a decent weekend and we got a chance to dry off after several days of rain. Lawnmowers could be heard buzzing around town cutting lawns. The cherry trees in Harriet Bernstein’s front lawn were ablaze with color and so was the one on Music street. It was reported that Eleanor Stanwood was busy feeding oranges to the orioles that had descended upon her place. Dan Culkin of Naushon Road reports seeing an oriole in his apple tree on Tuesday morning. That observation coincides with Emma Whiting’s report some 70 years ago that orioles always return by that date. Mother’s Day was beautiful and sunny and many a dad took her out to brunch and when they got back home worked on chores she wanted done around the house to please her.
Many businesses are getting ready or have already opened for the season. The Glass Works, Middletown Nursery and Banana’s clothing store are open for the season. The State Road café hopes to be open sometime next month and Roger Blake’s outdoor pie gazebo is open if the weather is decent until next weekend, when he will be out there rain or shine. Folks are waiting for Alan Healy to station a flock of his sheep to graze in B.L. Bird’s field on Music street. It has become a great photo opportunity for passing motorists.
Emily Gadd of Bozeman, Mont., arrived last week to spend the summer at her newly remodeled home on South Road. She is busy preparing to plant her garden that yields a bountiful supply of vegetables each year. Emily reports that she was a bit disappointed with the cold and rainy weather but she is quick to point out that it snowed in Bozeman a few days before she began her journey eastward. Welcome back Emily!
Linda Baughman arrived back on Music street on Friday. She had traveled several thousand miles to and from China and Tibet without a hitch in her transportation. However, the train she was a passenger on broke down on her way home causing her to miss three boats but she was able make the last boat of the evening.
Bruce LaPlante has moved into the Last Resort on Music street. Bruce is the maintenance director at the Vineyard Golf Course in Edgartown.
Andy and Susan Boass of Hopkinton and Middle Road are at their house. Susan, one of the famous Glimmerglass girls, reports that she has collected a quarter from each of the 50 states and Andy is tending his beehives. He sells his honey from a stand at the end of his road all summer.
Anna Alley left on Tuesday to attend a nursing conference in Marlboro on Wednesday. She stayed the night with old friends Ed and Jane Konicki of Webster. She returned home Wednesday night.
Coco Adams reports that the Martha’s Vineyard Antique Association will begin its new season at the Grange Hall in two weeks. About two dozen dealers will be on hand with a wide variety of items they have collected over the winter.
Robyn Maciel-Wingate, eighth grade social studies teacher, reports that her class will be competing in an Islandwide debate against other Island eighth grade students. Each of them was responsible for writing a position paper on a topic of their choice. Those papers were submitted and the topics chosen for debate are: Banning Cell Phone Use While Driving by Sammi Chaves, Lowering the Voting Age to 16 by Eric Perzanowski and the Pro-Life position of eliminating Roe vs. Wade by Olivia Becchio. Ms. Wingate’s classes will be going to Edgartown on May 22 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. to debate these issues. The public isinvited.
Tom Dresser wants to remind you that the annual Alzheimer’s Miles of Memories Walk/Paddle will happen on Sunday at State Beach. Participants may walk the bike path from Little Bridge to Big Bridge and back or kayak through Sengekontacket. The walk/paddle begins at noon from Little Bridge on State Beach, Oak Bluffs. Funds raised remain on the Cape and Islands to assist people with Alzheimer’s. Tom is too modest to mention that he has a new book, In my Life, a fictional account of young lovers, coming of age in the 1960s, that is sure to resonate with young and old alike. Tom hosts a book signing at Slice of Life on Circuit avenue on Monday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Habitat for Humanity and the town are still seeking applications from those who meet the guidelines to purchase the first of eight homes at 250 State Road. The deadline for applications is Monday. They report it will be the first affordable housing development in the United States built to net zero energy standards.
Patricia Carlet reports that the Memorial Day town picnic in Vineyard Haven will be held on May 25 from noon to 4 p.m., the entire Vineyard community is invited to the annual affair at the Tashmoo Spring Pumping Station. Families and individuals are invited to bring a picnic lunch, settle in, and enjoy rowboating on the pond, children’s games, pony rides for the very young, and free lemonade and ice cream cones.
The VTA buses (on their regular routes) will be stopping at the Tashmoo Overlook on State Road from 12 to 4 p.m. to drop off and pick up passengers. In case of rain the picnic will be held the following Sunday, May 31.
On May 26, 1964, the Grange held an evening of entertainment, broken only by a short business meeting, as they turned the Agricultural Hall into a café. The program was arranged by Mr. and Mrs. William McClure and Muriel Fisher. Edward Silvia served as master of ceremonies for the “floor show” which included numbers by Mrs. McClure on the chord organ, Dale McClure on the accordion and Frank Brown on the piano. Donald and Peter Fisher and Dale McClure presented a skit for the group. Miss Carol McGee performed a Mexican style modern dance and George Hill showed his skill on the drums and also as a comedian with his imitation of Frankie Fontaine. Miss Cathy Convery and William Luce performed several folk songs and the evening’s entertainment included a sing-along and wound up with dancing.
Happy birthday to: Everett Whiting, Earl Dean and Karen Alberice today; Muriel Bye, Catherine Hoffman, James Taylor, Patricia Wittig and Bob Kimberly tomorrow; Lorraine King, Eric Bates and Donna Goldfein on Sunday; Ronald Silva, Elizabeth Johnson and Mora Perzanowski on Monday; Paul and Richard Garcia, Ashley McCarthy, Norman Hall, Richard Kugler and Karen Harris on Tuesday; Carol Carrick, Dianne Moyer and Ned Robinson-Lynch on Wednesday; Candace Widmer, John Dutton, Lorraine Calio and Veronica Conover on Thursday. Happy anniversary to Deb and Ron Kokernak on Thursday.
Well that is all of the social news for this week’s edition. If you have any news please call or e-mail me.
Arthur Godfrey began a lengthy stint as a morning disc jockey program on WCBS radio 68 years ago today. Have a great week.
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