JANE N. SLATER
508-645-3378
Quiet times are here. A few fishermen are still with us, and there are some travellers passing through, but the volume of traffic has clearly dropped off up-Island.
Heather Neill and Pat Lackey of Manchester, Pa., are enjoying a late fall vacation in town. Heather is a popular artist whose paintings are often seen at local galleries.
The good news from Christian Soulagnet is that the family has purchased a home in Marlborough, Conn., and the boys are already in school there and loving it! We are happy for this well-liked Menemsha family who are now starting a new life as mainlanders. Chris will be joining them very soon. Best of luck to all!
Welcome home to Marshall and Katie Carroll and their children, Brooks and Bradley. The family is back at their South Road home and the Menemsha Texaco after a vacation trip to Scotland. We are waiting to see Marshall in his kilts.
The Methodist men’s breakfast will be at the Chilmark Community Church this Saturday, Oct. 3, at 8:30 a.m. Warren Doty will speak about fisheries management. All are welcome.
There will be a free concert at the Chilmark Community Center on Oct. 3. There will be music, poetry and dance. The program begins at 5:30 p.m. The Chilmark School curriculum night is Oct. 7 from 6 to 7 p.m. The Chilmark Library will host an open house for the parents and children between 5:30 and 6 p.m. and from 7 to 7:30 p.m., parents are welcome to drop off kindergarten to fifth grade children to watch a movie at the library while they attend curriculum night. The open house offers an opportunity to see what the library does for kids. For details, call 508-645-3360.
Please note that the town nurse, Nicole Barlett, will offer a free blood pressure clinic on the third Wednesday of every month from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. No appointments are necessary. The clinic is at the library.
And more health news ... the annual flu clinic will be on Nov. 11 from 8 a.m. to noon. Things will be run differently this year so be sure and read the new plan. All those driving to the high school where the shots will be administered must first go either to the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury or to Waban Park in Oak Bluffs to register for the vaccination. After registering, we then proceed to the high school. Forms for registration are available at your town hall, the council on aging, library or pharmacy. For details, call 508-687-7158. This is the annual flu shot for the more common seasonal flu; shots for the H1N1 flu are in the future.
The big event up-Island this week is the Living Local Harvest Fest in West Tisbury. There is a program at the Grange Hall tonight at 7:30 p.m. and the festivities tomorrow will be at the new Agricultural Hall beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until 3 p.m. There will be exhibits, workshops, food sales and many activities for children. The Harvest Fest community potluck starts at 6 p.m. with music for dancing to follow. A great time for the whole family to party together!
Ed Greenbaum and Joan Caulton are at their Menemsha home for a month’s vacation. They will take the long way home to their winter home in Indiana by first touring Turkey after leaving here.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery go to Chuck Hodgkinson of West Tisbury, who is recovering from surgery. He will be unable to get out and about for a time while he mends his muscles.
The Community Solar Greenhouse fall festival is on Sunday, Oct. 4, in Oak Bluffs at 114 New York avenue. There will be plants for sale, many Island artisans selling their works, free soup for all and music by the Dunkl family of Chilmark. The festivities run from noon to 3 p.m. with something for everyone.
Tuesday pizza nights continue at Chilmark Community Church. Dan Cabot preaches Oct. 4 at 9 a.m.
There will be a public forum at town hall on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. The Middle Line Road construction advisory committee will review the design of the building with the board of selectmen, planning board, housing committee and the public. All are invited to attend or to send in comments. The town of Chilmark is constructing three rental duplex buildings, consisting of one building of one- and three-bedroom apartments and two buildings of two- and three-bedroom apartments.
And, finally, some news of interest maybe only to my dog . . . the murder of crows that make Basin Road their seasonal home are back. We wonder where they spend the summer months, as I don’t think crows migrate . . . far.
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