Chilmark sends birthday wishes to two popular Basin Road shopkeepers and much more this week. Both are celebrating significant birthdays. Roberta Morgan of the Harbor Crafts shop enjoyed being the guest of honor at a family party hosted by her daughter Barbara Morgan Armstrong in Menemsha. Everett Poole of the Chandlery will be celebrating his day on Friday. Cheers from us all and many happy returns.

Seth and Joanne Wakeman of Stonington are in Chilmark for their annual visit with friends and family.

Congratulations to all the winners in the annual fishing derby that concluded on Saturday last. The Saltwater Challenge that brought a number of wounded veterans here to participate in the derby went well and there were a good number of daily prizes. Brooks Carroll was happy with his third place prize too. Cheers to all!

Barges with cranes aboard are in Menemsha harbor this week They are repairing spikes along the bulkhead dock.

Remember to mark your calendar for the special town meeting on Nov. 9 at the community center at 7:30 p.m.

The Chilmark library tells us that Jim Bradley’s program entitled Revisiting Wampum has been postponed until Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. All are welcome to attend at no charge.

The Women’s Symposium will meet on Nov. 7 at the community center at 9 a.m.

The Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod has several dates set up for administering flu shots to Vineyarders. Chilmark’s day is Nov. 18 from 2 to 3 p.m. Please check with Chilmark board of health at 508-645-2105 if you plan to use this service as times may vary.

Chilmark is looking for a volunteer to serve on the all-Island joint transportation committee. Dan Greenbaum is stepping down after serving for several years. We congratulate him and thank him for his dedication to Chilmark. If you have interest in this job, please call town hall.

I apologize for the rather stilted and short column this week. I am awaiting the installation of a new computer in the coming week and should have it for next week. It has been a tough week, what with the unexpected crash of my faithful computer and we discovered that my companion, Lucy, has a serious tick infection. Please check your pet’s blood because none of the tick protection methods are 100 per cent.

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