KATHIE CASE
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I can skip Monday and Tuesday’s weather and keep Wednesday’s. Nice cool breeze, warm enough to wear short sleeves and clear enough to see forever at the beach.
Happy birthday to all who celebrated their day this past week. Big balloons go out to Riley Craig and Shannon Morris, who celebrated their day July 21; Abigail Lively, July 23; Natalie Wallace, July 24; Jacob Cardoza, July 25, and to Auguste Pizzano, who celebrates his day today, July 27.
Lainey and David Mello of North Summer street hosted Lainey’s godchild, Shevon, and husband, Tom, on the occasion of the Hickey’s 25th wedding anniversary last weekend. Tom is the publisher of West Hartford Magazine in Connecticut, where Shevon is a first grade teacher at Saint Brigid School. They were joined in celebration by son Garrett, who is a senior at Assumption College, and friends Kevin and Cathy Dowd of West Hartford and Marty and Karin Comer of Farmington, Conn. After renewing their wedding vows at Saint Elizabeth Church, the Hickeys were fêted at dinner at the Atlantic, followed by champagne and Vineyard-themed wedding cake back on the Mello’s front porch.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault will be the 2012 Walter Cronkite Award recipient, presented on August 2 at 5 p.m. at the Old Whaling Church.
The Walter Cronkite Awards Ceremony is organized by the Stone Soup Leadership Institute, a nonprofit educational organization founded on Martha’s Vineyard in 1997. Mr. Cronkite was the institute’s honorary chairperson for over a decade. His wisdom and vision of preparing our youth to be future leaders in their communities gave rise to the annual awards ceremony. Awards are presented to both a young person and an adult who are using the power of the media to build a more educated and sustainable world.
Ms. Hunter-Gault has been a TV reporter for CNN and The McNeil/Lehrer News Hour. She also is the author of a new book, To the Mountaintop: My Journey through the Civil Rights Movement. “Charlayne’s life-long commitment to using the power of the media to build a better world is truly inspiring,” said the Institute’s executive drector Marianne Larned. “Her new book and her passion about teaching young people about the civil rights movement are aligned with our vision and mission.”
There will be a graveside service for John W. Mayhew with full military honors at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 28 at the West Tisbury cemetery. A memorial service will take place at the Agricultural Hall on Panhandle Road, at 5 p.m., followed by a potluck dinner and an old-fashioned musicale. Potluck dishes may be dropped off at the Ag Hall any time after 3 p.m. There is limited refrigeration and no warm-up facility. Bring your instruments! E-mail any questions to drdeb@vineyard.net.
Mr. Mayhew taught many of us in high school and was a well-respected man. I hope that many of his students are present for the celebration of his life.
I made the trip to Aquinnah on Wednesday to show Nene the cliffs and, of course, Menemsha. I thought I did well; I only talked to myself once or twice about the traffic, mopeds and bikes. It is not that I dislike them; it is just that the roads are too narrow and I fear for the mopeds that are swaying back and forth. All in all, it was a great day. The sun was shining, you could see the other islands and the water was so blue and clear. My only regret is that it was Wednesday and Chilmark Chocolates does not open until Thursday.
The Vineyard Sound singing group will be celebrating its 20th year with a Saturday night concert at the Tabernacle. This is a big reunion show and there are around 70 men coming for the occasion.
It doesn’t seem like 20 years since we followed them around as they sang on street corners drawing a large crowd — our own Todd Bettencourt among them. Now here they are, 20 years later, performing at the Federated Church and St. Andrew’s on a regular basis and also performing at weddings and cocktail parties. Congratulations, boys, and here is to many more years of the Vineyard Sound.
Have a great week and keep the home candles burning.
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