JANE N. SLATER
508-645-3378
Chilmark’s roadsides are sporting leafy green cover-ups that now hide all that previously could be seen from the road! All the greenery is very lush and thick. The white bloomings of spring are beginning to fade and the major color now is green everywhere. No doubt the heavy rains this week have worked their magic.
Thanks to the hard work of superintendent Keith Emin and assistant Hutch Kirwin, the town roadsides are trimmed and mowed and looking good.
The Chilmark Community Church will hold their Sunday service on June 17 at the Dutcher Dock, where they will hold the annual blessing of the fleet. All are welcome to this informal and uplifting event.
Pat Smith of Hampstead, N.H. spent a few days visiting her cousin, Harriette Poole Otteson, last week.
Bill and Lydia Edison arrived for their annual Chilmark summer this week. They will be celebrating their 63rd wedding anniversary on June 15. We all send them congratulations! Bill wants everyone interested to know that the softball season will start with the first game on June 24. He also noted that the scoreboard has blown down over the winter and is in need of some attention from any willing softball fans.
Alex Noe and his wife, June Gordan, of London, are in town for a brief visit to the family home on South Road. They recently attended the graduation of June’s sister, Grace Gordan, of Chilmark and Chicago. Grace graduated cum laude from Williams College. She enjoyed a few days in Chilmark before going to New York city to begin a new job with Cody. We wish her congratulations and good luck!
As of now, both Beach Plum Inn and Menemsha Inn are open for guests. The restaurant at Beach Plum Inn is welcoming the public to a sit-down breakfast every morning from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. The breakfasts are chef-prepared and the opportunity to view Menemsha harbor from the dining patio add to the charm. The new breakfast destination in Menemsha offers plenty of parking for all. The Beach Plum Inn will offer Beach Plum Bites from noon until 4 p.m. It is a light snack menu followed by dinner served from 5 to 9 p.m. Chefs Teddy Diggs and Jason Borajkiewicz will be on duty.
The Homeport Restaurant will open to the public on June 25 and will continue the tradition of meals featuring local fish and produce. It is always good to call ahead.
Lifelong Chilmark summer resident Dr. Scott Kaiser is a UCLA Geriatrics Fellow and has created a documentary series called On the Move. It is about active aging and can be seen at otmtv.com.
Word has reached us of the recent death of Shirley Smith Weeks LaPlante of Chilmark and Port Charlotte, Fla. Shirley was the daughter of William Smith and Muriel Norton Smith Toomey, both late of Chilmark. We send condolences to the friends and family who remember Shirley from her days growing up in Chilmark and her continued visits here for most of her life. Details will be forthcoming.
The West Tisbury Congregational Church invites us all to the 24th annual Strawberry Festival on the lawn of the church in the center of West Tisbury on June 23 from noon to 4 p.m. All sorts of sweet treats featuring strawberries are offered and there will be take-home baskets. Peter and Peggy Yoars are the co-chairs and they thank 40-plus volunteers.
The Wednesday afternoon programs begin again at the Chilmark Library. On June 13 at 5:30 p.m., wildlife biologists Luanne Johnson and Liz Baldwin will discuss Beach and Cliff Nesting Bird Surveys. The public is invited at no charge to these weekly programs sponsored by the Friends of the Chilmark Library.
Arlan Wise has returned from a week in New Orleans. She attended the United Astrology Congress, which is held every four years. Some 1,500 astrologers from all over the world came together to meet, teach, exchange information and have a good time being together. Arlan gave a lecture on the astrology of internet dating. She is vice president of the Organization for Professional Astrology and was quite busy manning their table in the trade show and hosting their evening parties. She also got out of the hotel at times to see some of the interesting city of New Orleans.
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