Will Monast

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John and Anna Alley are traveling in England for a couple of weeks seeking out and visiting with Anna’s English relatives. You may remember that they went to St. Michael island in the Azores a few years ago to seek out some of John’s ancestry, but no one would come forward and admit to being related to him. They had a fine trip anyway and brought back many fine photos. We wish them a safe return.

Meanwhile, life goes on here on the Vineyard. Spring is the most beautiful time of the year, the fresh bright green of the new leaves against a backdrop of the colorful blossoms of the flowering life after the browns and grays of winter. The only drawback, of course, is that we are too busy trying to catch up to the promises we made last fall. Cottle’s and Hinckley’s are suddenly crowded and people we haven’t seen in months are everywhere. Spring is here!

From the archives: On May 2, 1945, Mary Kidder and Phyllis Alley, both seniors at Tisbury High School, returned home from a trip to Boston. Several other members of their class also made the trip with them. They reported visiting museums, the library, Hillbilly Ranch and they all went to the circus held in the Boston Garden.

Happy Birthday to: Ernest Medeiros, Nick Ouner, Matt Taylor, Ben Paul and Lynn Flanders today; Charlie Burnham, Tucker Hubbell, Wendy Briggs, Karen Ogden and Betsy West Dripps tomorrow; Leslie Hurd, Bill Graham, Jeanne Smith and Sean Rooney on Sunday; Judy Counsell, Peter Vann, Betsey Gately and Sharon Johnson on Monday; Ken O’Connor, Madeline Tramontano, Gary Metters and Skye Macduff on Tuesday; Shanti Blum, Lynne Whipple and Karen McDowell on Wednesday; Phyllis Meras, Chris Decker, David Kisk, Courtney Buttler and Betsy Burmeister on Thursday.

Well, that is all of the social news for this edition. If you have any news please call or e-mail me. Have a great week.