Chilmark is down one good dog. My Lucy succumbed to the tick infection on Tuesday last. It is a tough time as any pet owner knows but, in the end, I can truly wish that you will be lucky enough to live part of your lives with a good dog.

There will be a memorial service at the community center on Jan. 31 to honor Marianne Goldberg, popular artist and founder of the Pathways Project that has been meeting at the Chilmark Tavern during winter months for the past five years or so. The program is very popular and has offered support and inspiration to many artists. She is much missed by her many friends Island-wide. Please check the Pathways Project website for details.

The Pathways Project program next week will be a Writers Read program. There are a few slots available for writers to read from their work, come early to sign up. The event is Jan. 19 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. All are welcome at no charge and refreshments are offered.

Todd Christy returned to Chilmark this week after attending the USA Cycling Cyclo-Cross National Championship in Asheville, N.C. The event is sponsored by coffee companies and Todd sponsored the competitor who placed second overall. Todd took the coffee van down and shared Chilmark Coffee with those distributors attending.

The Chilmark library is hosting four weeks of Qigong for Vitality. Each session is intended to develop an understanding of the vitality method. The sessions will be on Jan. 20 and 27 and Feb. 3 and 10, all from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required at the library. There is no charge and Nan Doty will lead the sessions. For more information please call the library at 508-645-3360.

The library thanks all who attended the semi-annual book sale. Sales were up and the Friends of the Library appreciate the public support.

New houses are growing rapidly at Nab’s Corner. The lots were awarded to Chilmark residents awhile back and now the building is going on. How nice to see new housing for Chilmark residents being built along South Road.

The Allen Farm welcomed Jeff Halprin and Carol Evens of Natick for a midweek visit. The couple has a long association with the farm.

The town of Aquinnah and the Wampanoag Tribal Council voted this week to allow Chilmark to acquire 3,000 cubic yards of sand to be saved and used to nourish Squibnocket beach when the revetment is removed. The sand is being pumped from the channel through pipes that run along the Lobsterville Road for two miles from the channel to Lobsterville beach.

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