JUNE D. MANNING
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The Living Local Harvest Festival will begin this evening at the Grange from 6 to 8 p.m. Susan Klein will moderate the storytelling event, Hunting, Fishing, Farming, and Gathering with Vineyard Elders. Beverly Wright will discuss the traditions that once were part of the Gay Head way of life. Elisha Smith and Paul Jackson will also be part of the discussion, sharing how they have farmed on the Vineyard for decades.
The festivities will continue on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Agricultural Hall on Panhandle Road. There will be interactive demonstrations throughout the day in which Bret Stearns, natural resource director for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), will participate with members of his staff. Fresh foods will be available from Morning Glory Farm, Farm Institute, Tisbury Market, Little Rock Farm, and the grand tasting table. There will be activities for children to participate in during the day. In the evening, the community potluck dinner will be at 6 p.m. with the Beetlebung Steel Band and contra dance continuing until 10 p.m. Chris Fischer will roast a pig from Grey Barn Farm for the feast. The dinner is free with a potluck side dish for six made from local produce to share. Please remember to bring your own cups and place settings for the dinner.
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services is sponsoring electronics disposal day on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at their offices on the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road in Oak Bluffs. Clean out those old computers, small appliances, stereos, air conditioners, electronics, etc. Disposal fees are from $1 to $30, but just to get rid of those unnecessary items is priceless.
The Oak Bluffs School eighth graders will host a live and silent auction on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Farm Neck. The funds will benefit their class trip to Philadelphia in the spring. Free babysitting will be available during the auction. Many wonderful items will be available for your shopping pleasure.
The Aquinnah board of selectmen will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 5:30 p.m. at the town hall to accept comment on the fiscal year 2012 Aquinnah Community Development Strategy. All residents of Aquinnah are invited to attend and their comments will be listened to.
Adult and Community Education (ACE-MV) will have autumn classes which begin on Oct. 11. You still have time to sign up before then by calling 508-693-1033, extension 240, or going online to acemv.org.
Island Elderly Housing will sponsor their fourth annual arts and crafts show on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Woodside Village II in Oak Bluffs. There will many wonderful items to chose from.
Get well wishes to Melissa Vanderhoop Abram, who underwent surgery at Falmouth Hospital on Tuesday and is expected to return home by the weekend.
Get well wishes to Eloise Boales as she undergoes surgery on Wednesday at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Tom and Debbie Bramkamp returned to their home in Cincinnati this week after a brief autumn visit with her Aquinnah cousins and a visit to her ancestral homelands.
Noah James Manning and Oona Buresch Carroll returned home Sunday evening after attending the Life Is Good concert performed by the Imagination Movers at Krauss Farm in Canton. In addition to their T-shirts, photographs and lots of other treats, they were especially delighted to meet Dave and Scott, who are two of the Imagination Mover performers, and to see Laurie Berkner, a children’s music performer. They had a great day and obviously their Life Is Good. They were accompanied by their moms, Theresa Kistner Manning and Kendra Buresch Carroll.
Congratulations and all the best to Gwen Mayhew and Eric Carroll on their wedding day of Oct. 1.
Noah Mayrand has some of his photography and artwork on his Web site, noahmayrand.com. If you cannot make it to his show at Beetlebung Corner Sovereign Bank, you may view his work online.
Congratulations to Alexander Moore and Heidi Vanderhoop on the birth of their son this week at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He is the grandson of Rick Vanderhoop, Patti Young and Tom Colligan, Bob and Kim Moore, and great-grandson of Anne Madison Vanderhoop.
Dr. Barbara Okun was the guest speaker at the Vineyard Haven Public Library this week. She is a counseling psychology professor at Northeastern University and her focus is on ways to assist families coping with terminal illnesses. Her primary interest is assisting with the unexpected and to be prepared to deal with the expected events of life. Dr. Okun was recently featured in the Boston Globe as well.
Jessica Shafer has been at her East Pasture home over the weekend, while here to attend the memorial service for her former neighbor, Bruce Bartels.
Mrs. Ardis Sparkman has been at her Aquinnah home and anticipates returning in a week or two to enjoy the autumn weather.
Joseph Spinelli and John McKinstry began their journey to their winter home in Florida on Tuesday, after spending the summer in Aquinnah. We will look forward to their return in the spring.
Congratulations to Captain William D. Vanderhoop Sr. on the birth of his first grandchild this week. Welcome to William Vanderhoop Haoa, who was born in Hawaii, the son of Emily Quitsa Vanderhoop. He is also the grandson of Andrea Muir, and Anne Vanderhoop Madison is the great-grandmother. Captain Buddy will now be sharing his cigars with one and all while he finishes the fishing derby for the season.
Sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Basil Welch, who passed away over the weekend at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was just a gentle man and a gentleman, a wealth of information and knowledge, our trusted telephone repairman, family friend of many generations, fellow historian and genealogist, always with a kind word to share. Services will be held at Chapman Cole and Gleason Funeral Home on Sunday evening, with burial at Abel’s Hill Cemetery on Monday morning; a potluck luncheon at the Chilmark Community Center will follow the 11 a.m. graveside service. He will be missed by his many friends and family members, his daughters, Linda and Laurie, his many nieces and nephews and their families, and by Coco Adams, his special friend and companion of 18 years.
Thank you to one and all who attended the Aquinnah special town meetings on Tuesday evening to finalize some of the financial issues in Aquinnah for the year. Former moderator Walter Delaney was requested by the voters to fill in for the evening in the absence of Michael Hebert. Walter will also be retiring as Aquinnah fire chief at the end of October, and we shall thank him for his years of dedicated service to our community.
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Happy 50th anniversary wishes to Ted and Judy Mayhew, who celebrated their special day on Sept. 23. It seems like only yesterday when Judy arrived on the Vineyard.
Happy fifth anniversary wishes to Elizabeth Witham and Kenneth Wentworth, who celebrated their special day on Sept. 23.
Happy seventh anniversary wishes to Wenonah Madison and Daniel Sauer, who celebrated their special day on Sept. 25.
Happy 16th anniversary wishes to Captain William D. Vanderhoop Jr. and his bride Lisa Bibko Vanderhoop, who will celebrate on Oct. 1. Captain Buddy recently volunteered with other Menemsha charter fishing captains to provide an adventure for the third annual American Heroes Saltwater challenge for wounded veterans.
Happy seventh anniversary wishes to Captain Hollis Smith and Captain Robin Robinson as they celebrate on Oct. 2.
Happy 46th anniversary wishes to Richard and Karen (Barker) Duffy as they celebrate on Oct. 2.
Happy third anniversary wishes to Damon Runyon and Anna Cotton, who will celebrate on Oct. 4.
Happy 27th anniversary wishes to Judge James Hubert and his wife, Jody Queen, as they celebrate on Oct. 7.
Happy birthday wishes this week to Captain Rick Lee on Oct. 1, who shares the day with Alyssa Mayrand, Jade Slim and Grace Calla Vanderhoop.
Happy birthday wishes to Tim Murphy on Oct. 2 and Jessica Seeman Dubno. Trudy Vanderhoop Garvin will party on Oct. 3. Robert Max Peterson will party on Oct. 4. Menasha Leport will be nine years old on Oct. 4. Jane Lancellotti also celebrates on Oct. 4.
A very special birthday wish to William J. Kistner from his grandson, Noah James Manning, as he celebrates his special day on Oct. 5.
Margaret Steinberg, Pat Z. Vanderhoop Preston and Jayden Elizabeth Baird all share the day on Oct. 5.
Building inspector Jerry Wiener will celebrate on Oct. 6 as he retires from his position as not only the inspector in Aquinnah but also in Oak Bluffs.
Arnold Zack will celebrate on Oct. 7, as will Heath Widdiss.
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