JUNE MANNING

508-645-2574

(lthslnks@gis.net)

Get well wishes to Garth W. Edwards who arrived home on Wednesday afternoon accompanied by his eleven-day-old great-grandson Van Rowan, granddaughter Cortney and daughter and son in law Nancy and Hilly Thompson. Garth has spent the past week at Massachusetts General Hospital after being transferred there from Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He has been cared for by Dr. Jeffrey Zack, Dr. Stuart Kendall, and Dr. Timothy Guiney. He is resting comfortably at home now with his beloved wife of 70 years, Ollie, as they await the arrival of their son, Garth N. Edwards and his wife Jennifer, who have celebrated their forty-fifth anniversary while enjoying an Alaska cruise. Garth and Ollie are looking forward to having their home full of generations of family and visiting friends over the next month.

Denis McKillop and his wife Brooke returned to their home in Gig Harbor, Wash. this past week after visiting family and friends. Denis, an airline pilot, chose to see the country a different way this time and drove his motorcycle across country while Brooke flew in. They both flew home together and in October he will return to drive his motorcycle home.

Condolences to the family and friends of Aleta (Dotty) Vanderhoop who died Wednesday after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Harrison Vanderhoop and his wife Celina (Manning).

Historian Ann Allen is once again presenting her Short Course in Island History on Monday and Thursday mornings from 9 to 11 at the Howes House in West Tisbury. Classes will be in nine sessions this time and will run through Sept. 3. To register, please call 508-693-4789. Donations will be accepted for any of the sessions or the entire series.

Fellow Vineyard Gazette columnist Jane Slater is basking in the glory of her 35th year with her business Over South in Menemsha. She has an eclectic array of antiques including furniture, Vineyard books, rare art work, cut glass, many nautical items, and this week her special is a rare Vernon Mills Moby Dick plate. Stop by and see Jane for a wonderful piece of Vineyard life.

Former neighbor Livingston Taylor will be performing at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs on Saturday, August 15 for his annual summer concert on the Vineyard.

Thank you to Kate Taylor for the gift of her new CD which is now on sale across the Vineyard.

Speaking of the Taylor family, Trudy Taylor recently returned from sailing with her son James Taylor and his family aboard the Queen Mary. While at sea, James performed two concerts and practiced every day to the enjoyment of the people on board. James performed in Ireland where all 4,000 concertgoers sang along with him for each and every song. Trudy notes that whenever James performs in Ireland, Italy, and Brazil, his audiences always participate by singing along. Trudy enjoyed a grand tour of Ireland.

The Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe will quietly observe Native American Day on August 12.

The Aquinnah Public Library will host Curious George on Saturday, August 15 at 11 a.m. as he visits the library. Please stop by and meet George while he is vacationing on the Vineyard. He will read some stories written by his friend, H.A, Rey.

On Thursday July 30, author Philip Weinstein filled the old town hall to the brim with 90 attendees to hear his presentation on Becoming Faulkner. Thank you Phil and to Rose Styron for her assistance in making the evening such a success for the library.

Happy 31st anniversary wishes to Barry and Judith (Manning) Milavsky on August 11.

Happy 26th anniversary wishes to Ed and Fawn Fantasia as they celebrate on August 13.

Happy birthday wishes this week to Beatrice Patadal as she parties on August 8. Evan Hall will be sixteen on August 8. Layne Bazzy will be observing a major milestone on August 9, and may she have many more. Teri Morse will observe her special day on August 10 and shares the day with Peter Jeffers and Jim Boales. Helen Mays Jackson will celebrate on August 11.

Happy 3rd birthday to Laina Benoit as she parties on August 12. Bettina Howwasswee Malonson Washington will observe a really major milestone on August 12. Joan Gentry Patadal and Rick Duarte share the day on August 13.

Lenny Butler and his wife Mallory will share their birthday on August 14. Beth Johnson will be 21 years old on the 14th and Micah Washington will also party.