JUNE MANNING
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The Aquinnah children’s parade on July 4 will begin at 11 a.m. on Old South Road. The reviewing stand will be at the Murphy home near Moshup Trail. Always a fun time for the children and their families.
The Aquinnah Public Library will be closed tomorrow in observance of Independence Day. On Saturday, July 11 at 11 a.m. the Martha’s Vineyard library association will have their summer reading kickoff at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury. Aquinnah library director Jennifer Christy will be on hand to paint faces the day of the event. Please stop by and enjoy the excitement.
Eric and Sheryl Berke and their family have arrived for the summer season. Their son Jeremy will be 17 years old on July 6. Their son Aron is returning from his second year at Pomona College in California. Aron is majoring in politics, philosophy and economics.
Condolences to the family and friends of John Boynton, who died on May 12 in New York. John, son of the late Lewis and Thelma Boynton, spent his summers at their Deer Path home overlooking Moshup Trail where he was a longtime summer resident. He is survived by his wife Mary and by his sons Jason and Seth.
Sean Carney, son of Ted and Naomi Carney of New Bedford, graduated from high school and is headed to Brown University in September. He is the grandson of Edith and Joseph Andrews of Dartmouth. His family, friends, and teachers honored him with a celebration at the family home on Sunday afternoon. Michael Hebert, his wife Eleanor and yours truly attended the celebration.
Congratulations to Gary Coates who was recently appointed a special police officer with the town of Aquinnah. Gary remains busy with his work at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport, his volunteer work as a firefighter, and as an emergency medical technician.
Victoria Danberg and her husband Dr. John Ficcarelli entertained members of the fifth graduating class of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School on Saturday evening at their lovely waterfront home in Katama. Vicki and John were very gracious hosts for one and all. We enjoyed an evening of catching up with each other, discussing our aches and pains, retirement plans, family homes, travel, the youngest ones in our class, nursery mates at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, children and grandchildren. We never solved any of these issues upon our graduation and are still trying to figure them out at the present time. Those in attendance included James Beckman, Victoria Danberg, Shirley (Medeiros) Donaroma, David Drew, Kathy (Luce) Duys, Corrine (Averill) Hatt, Eleanor (Francis) Hebert, Carol Magee, Pam (Brown) Martisauskas, Christopher Murphy and his wife Barbara (Thomas) Murphy, Faith West, and yours truly. A special invited guest and neighbor to many was Pam Murphy, formerly of Franklin street in Tisbury. As a matter of fact, we have all given you special assignments for the reunion and your marching orders will soon arrive in the mail. We will share with you a glance at our group photograph.
Producer Gary Foster, his wife Lisa and their daughters Daryn and Kayla have arrived at their East Pasture home for the season. Gary is still glowing with the success of his film The Soloist. Lisa is still busy with her business One Bag at a Time. Daryn and Kayla are completing their studies for the year.
Darrius Lewis, 13-year-old grandson of Ted and Kristina Leslie, arrived from Philadelphia this past week to spend the summer at their Aquinnah home.
Congratulations and all the best to Marcie Nichols who retired from the Tisbury School on Friday after 33 years as an educator and followed in the footsteps of her late parents. Marcie and her husband Kevan have already planned on some upcoming travel and we will look forward to their local trips to Aquinnah and visits with their daughter Melissa Mahoney, her husband James and their daughter Aileen.
Mark and Marilyn Wheaton of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada are welcoming to their home, Home Free, on the bluff overlooking Dogfish Bar off Lighthouse Road, their friends from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Paul and Carolyn Wiess, as well as Brett Sherlock and James Booty, who are visiting the Vineyard for the first time. They arrived on July 1 to celebrate Canada Day and will stay until July 5 and they are also looking forward to celebrating July 4. Canada Day honors the establishment of Canada as a country separate from Britain 142 years ago.
Arnold Zack and his wife Norma have arrived for their summer sojourn at their Aquinnah home. They will be celebrating a major milestone on their anniversary this year.
Kim and Delia, which is a new play by Brian Ditchfield and directed by Matt Gabor, will be performed at the Farm Institute through July 12 at 5 p.m.
The Walsh Family five; Tom (Dilly), Barbara and their children Kara, Marisa and Dylan, and their loyal friends invite you to join them at Vineyard Night, a benefit for Compassionate Care ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). The event will be held the evening of July 23 from 5 to 11 p.m. at their home at 320 Middle Road in Chilmark. There will be cocktails, hearty hors d’oeuvres, and a buffet dinner. Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish will perform throughout the evening with guest appearance by Ripsaw Band from Turks and Caicos Islands where the Walsh family spent their winter. There will be a live and silent auction. Tickets will be $100 and may be ordered online at ccals.org or by sending checks payable to Compassionate Care ALS, P.O. Box 1052, West Falmouth, MA 02574. Babysitting will be available.
Happy 15th anniversary wishes to Michael and Brenda Johnson as they celebrate on July 9.
Happy birthday wishes this week to Corrine Averill Hatt who will celebrate on July 4. Mae Alice Baird will be five years old on July 4 and shares the day with Celeste Glavin. Michael Norkus will observe his special day on July 4.
Jody Mendez, Jeremy Berke, and Sheryl Scott share the day on July 6. My granddaughter Marianne Spiller will celebrate on July 7. Gary Coates will certainly party on July 8. Gloria Mendez and Dominic Baird share the day on July 9.
Have a happy Fourth of July and a very safe weekend.
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