JUNE MANNING
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Tayke 3 will be performing at the Aquinnah Town Hall on Saturday evening, Nov. 7 from 6 to 10 p.m. for an evening of dance and enjoyment. Ed Fantasia, his brother Mario and their friends will play their tunes for the benefit of the restoration fund for Community Baptist Church of Gay Head. Tickets are $10 per person and may be purchased at the door or by calling Fawn Fantasia at 508-645-3877.
The 24th Women’s Symposium will be held tomorrow morning at the Chilmark Community Center from 9 a.m. to noon. Fellow Vineyard Gazette columnist Jane Slater will be one of the featured speakers for the morning. This is a fun time for the ladies to gather together. Admission is free but any and all donations are certainly welcome to cover expenses. Hope to see you there.
For a more sedate Saturday evening, Medicine for Melancholy will be shown at the Katharine Cornell Theatre on Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m.. A movie about chance encounters and other life relationships which was filmed in San Francisco. Tickets are $8 per person, or $5 for members of the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society.
Welcome back to Aquinnah police officer Ryan Ruley, who returned this week following nearly a two-year absence. Officer Ruley and his wife, Kristine, have recently returned to the Vineyard.
All the best to officer Ryan Maher, who will begin with the Milford Police Department this week. Officer Maher had graduated from the Worcester Police Academy in March and worked for the Aquinnah, Chilmark and West Tisbury police departments during the summer. Officer Maher had one of the greatest vantage points at Lobsterville during the visit of President Obama and the First Family on their tour of Aquinnah in August.
In the meantime, officer Ryan Natachioni will continue assisting for the next few months. There must really something very synonymous with officer Ryan and the Aquinnah Circle, especially in the summer.
The annual Halloween party held at the Aquinnah Town Hall on Saturday evening was a great time for one and all to enjoy. All the children were the winners for the evening while they enjoyed bowling with the pumpkins, painting pumpkins, a crayon table for coloring, a beanbag toss game, and especially trying to capture a doughnut on a string. Thank you especially to Aquinnah community programs committee member Betty Joslow and her ghoulish goblin assistants, Jeffrey Burgoyne, Paul and Theresa Manning, Alex Moore, Camille Rose, Heidi Vanderhoop, Jamie Vanderhoop and Woody Vanderhoop. Thank you to the very generous donor, who prefers to remain anonymous, for the cash prizes for the little ones.
Those trick or treaters who ventured out of town for the evening included Leah Bassett, Meadow Bassett, Kara Taylor and Aquinnah Witham, who collectively won second place at the Mediterranean Restaurant for their provocative costumes. Shawn MacPhail won first place at the Oyster Bar for his Miss Up-Island costume.
The 40th anniversary celebration of (USET) United South and Eastern Tribes was held in Hollywood, Fla., one week ago, hosted by the Seminole Tribe. Attendees from the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe included: tribal council chairwoman Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, her husband, Dan Maltais, their daughter Samantha Maltais, and their exchange student, Megan, who visiting from England; vice-chair Richard Randolph, treasurer Stephanie White, tribal administrator Tobias Vanderhoop, councilman Leigh Moreis accompanied by his wife, Christy, and their children Jeffrey Duarte and Levi Moreis; tribal council members Lloyd Marden and Shelley Carter; Aquinnah tribal housing authority representatives Kristina Leslie and Beth Kaeka; human services director Bonnie Chalifoux and committee member Sharon Araujo; judicial committee representatives Laurie Perry and Grace Reeves, accompanied by her husband, Barry Reeves; repatriation officer Edith Andrews, her cousin Gertrude Boswell; tribal historic preservation office director Bettina Malonson Washington and her monitors, Elizabeth Perry and Jonathan Perry; finance director Marka Chandler, health committee member Berta Welch and after-school program coordinator Kitty Hendricks. Tribal youth group members attending included Jeffrey Duarte, Mariah Duart, Adahy Gonsalves, Tiara Lee, Samantha Maltais and Grace Vanderhoop.
The Aquinnah Public Library re-opened in the school house on Tuesday afternoon. Friends of Aquinnah Public Library and the library trustees were on hand to welcome everyone. It is a totally different atmosphere; the walls are newly painted, the new floor is installed, and there is a new work area for binding books. The old school chalk boards are prominently evident behind some of the open shelving, but for one who attended the school in the early 1950s, it was just not the same warm and cozy feeling we have had for years.
Get well wishes to Madeline Moreis, who was admitted to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Wednesday and is expected home early in the week.
Get well wishes to Edwin D. Vanderhoop who remains a patient at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
Wednesday, Nov. 11 is Veterans Day. Please be mindful of those who have served and those still serving and the sacrifices our veterans have made for our freedom. In Tisbury, more than 400 flags will be flown to honor our heroes. Nov. 11 is also the birth date of the United States Marine Corps.
Belated fifth anniversary wishes to Curtis Langer and his wife Molly Purves who recently celebrated their special day.
Belated happy birthday wishes to Curtis Langer who celebrated on Oct. 24.
Happy birthday wishes to Susie Peters as she celebrates today. Brad Combra will party on the 7th as will Wendy Rose.
Happy birthday wishes this week to our Aquinnah paramedic Nick Thorne as he observes his special day on Nov. 7. As you head to the Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank in Chilmark on Tuesday, please wish Molly Cournoyer a very happy birthday. Martha Vanderhoop will become a tribal elder on Nov. 11. Molly Purves will party also on Nov. 11. Sarah Shafer Howes will party on Nov. 12.
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