JANE N. SLATER
508-645-3378
It isn’t everyday that I can provide a clue to solve a Chilmark mystery but here goes. Martina Mastromonaco, superintendent of beaches for Chilmark, displayed a horseshoe she recovered from the eroding cliffs of Lucy Vincent Beach. Over the years I have been reading and quoting in this column interesting bits from Lucy Vincent’s diaries that she wrote from 1908 through the 1950’s. In an early entry she tells us of the sudden death of the horse that belonged to her father, Elijhu Mosher, while working out at the cliffs. She reported that he buried the horse where it fell on the edge of the cliffs. Could it be that there are three more shoes in the eroded cliff still to be found? I will try to find the entry and the exact date of that event on a quieter day this winter and then we will know how long it took the horseshoe to fall over the cliff.
Don and Nancy Mae Hurley are at their Chilmark home, Quitsa Mooring, for their annual vacation from Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. Their daughter, Courtney, and her husband, Tim Pierson, are here from Grand Rapids, Mich. with their daughter, Katie. Katie celebrated her third birthday while here. Cheers from us all!
Wesley Cottle and Don Hurley attended the dedication of the baseball field in Chilmark, Flanders Field, last week. They are friends from childhood in Chilmark and often attended the Sunday games together. They also recalled being members of the 1952 Chilmark Little League team that played in Oak Bluffs. David Flanders and Ozzie Fisher were coaches of their team and other players were Ted Mayhew and Paul Henry Mayhew. They enjoyed refreshing the memories.
The Chilmark Church will host guest preacher, Michael Hall. He is a student at Andover Newton Seminary with twin areas of interest in preaching and congregational growth and development. He is also an historical interpreter. Two of his roles have been Gov. Bradford of Plymouth and John Robinson, the pilgrim’s minister in England and Holland. All are welcome and the service begins at 9 a.m.
Bill and Julie Coleman of Chapel Hill are at their Chilmark home for the summer season. They are happy to have their daughter, Chandra and her two year old son, Lucas, of Miami, Fla. with them for a month. She is looking forward to renewing friendships that go back to 1981 and to showing Lucas what fun it is to be a child in Chilmark.
Joe and Lois Muzio are in town for their annual Chilmark vacation. They missed last year because they were moving to their new home in Rockport.
Elena Mary Siff and Sam Erenberg are at their Menemsha studios on Night Heron Lane and will be here through August 31. Their son, Noah, will join them in August for his vacation. All are visual artists. Elena is a vendor at the Chilmark Flea Market selling her handmade paper, unique books and more. She is teaching papermaking techniques at her Menemsha studio.
Chilmark resident, Linda Thompson, will be showing her recent paintings at the Chilmark Bank at Beetlebung Corner from July 17 through the 23. The opening reception will be on Friday, July 17 at 5 p.m.
The Chilmark housing committee will host an informational meeting for those interested in the homesite lots at the Middle Line Road affordable housing subdivision. The meeting is Monday, July 20 at 7 p.m. at the upstairs meeting room at town hall. All are welcome.
Christina Cowick is entertaining her guest, Lauree Klein, of Atco, N.J. this week. Christina is spending the summer with her grandparents, Conrad and Jane Neumann on Larsen Lane.
The Neumanns are happy to report that the annual reunion of their sons and families is taking place at the Neumann house on South Road. Cristophe and Lesley are here from Ireland with their boys, Corin and Evan. Jonathan and Christina are here from Portland, Ore. with their children, Simona and Elijah. Lesley’s stateside family has been visiting them. Her sister, Eileen Fitzgerald was here from her teaching duties in Dubai. Her brother Pat and his daughter, Sinead, were here from Albany and her brother David and his daughter Aoife came from Pearl River, N.J.
The Chilmark library will host former CIA lawyer Vicki Divoll who will speak on Wednesday, July 22, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. She will speak on detention and interrogation of terrorists suspects. The public is welcome. The Friends of the Chilmark Library sponsor the program.
Jeanette Demeestere will be showing her paintings and collages at the Chilmark library from July 25 through August 14. The opening will be from 3 to 5 p.m. on July 25. The show may be seen during the regular library hours.
The library will the showing a film on July 18 at 3 p.m. as part of the Martha’s Vineyard Teen Anime Film Festival sponsored by the youth librarians of the Martha’s Vineyard Library Association. The film, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, is rated PG-13. Other teen anime films will be shown during the week at other Island libraries.
The Yard is offering a Friday to Sunday program, Paradigm: Dance legends in Concert. Please call the Yard at 508-645-9662 for details.
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