Another beautiful week on the Vineyard. Temperatures in the 80s almost daily with a heat index of 99 degrees on one day over the weekend. Now that is hot and not healthy for anyone. So happy to have an air-conditioned office. Hope the weather remains as sunny for the Agricultural Fair as well as the Oak Bluffs fireworks. Enjoy it all as summer slowly winds down.

Have you obtained your Martha’s Vineyard license plate yet? First you will need to obtain an RMV-3 form from your insurance company and then proceed to the Registry of Motor Vehicles to turn in your present license plates in exchange for your new ones. There is an exchange fee but do not write your check until at the Registry. The best days to go to the RMV are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. for a quick and efficient five-minute transfer.

At the Aquinnah Public Library this week, story time is Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and from 11 to 3 p.m. is kids’ craft, making popsicle stick air planes.An ice cream social with face painting will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday the 23rd at 3 p.m. is kids summer club, the last meeting of the summer. Tuesday the 23rd at 5:30 is Islanders Read the Classics; Phillip Weinstein will discuss Notes from the Underworld by Dostoevsky. All talks are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

If you did not get a chance to see the traditional Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hokulea when she was here in June, or if you would like to learn more about the boat and the Polynesian Voyaging Society, join the Aquinnah Cultural Center in welcoming Sam Low to the Aquinnah Cultural Center on Saturday. Sam will show the film The Navigators and follow up with discussion about the history behind the Hokulea.

The staff of Cliffhangers enjoyed an end of the season gathering on Sunday evening at Barn, Bowl and Bistro. Everyone who bowled had at least one strike and many spares!

Lisa Bibko-Vanderhoop is delighted to report that her 10th anniversary Vineyard Seadogs calendar will be on the market this week.

Wynne Ebner returned to her studies at Middlebury College this week after a great summer on the Vineyard.

On August 19, Maura FitzGerald and Allen Carney celebrate their wedding anniversary with a gathering of friends and family at their State Road home. The couple were married on Philbin Beach in a beautiful ceremony 10 years ago. Devon Haskell returned to her studies in Florida this week. Her parents Mac and Trisha and sister Claire remain at their Aquinnah home for a few more weeks. Bill, Judy, and Rich Ivry are celebrating their 50th August on the Vineyard. Brother Rob will be coming up in September. The four siblings were on the Island in June to hold a memorial for their mother, Bobby, who died last December. They, along with their families now numbering 25, held a celebratory service at Philbin Beach, scattering flowers in the surf and sharing stories about her half century of Vineyard vacations.

It was nice to see Kate Ketchum, the granddaughter of John and Ellie Ketchum, this week.

Welcome to Mike and Margaret Kistner and their golden lab Tully as they arrived on Wednesday. We also welcomed Liz Kistner Long back to assist at Cliffhangers.

Allen Rugg and Suzanne Boyer are delighted to have their granddaughter Allison visiting from California with her family.

Faith Smalley, daughter of Jay and Millicent, returned to her studies at Guilford College in North Carolina this week.

All roads lead to the Fair. See you there. Ellen Biskis will be singing at the Fair on Friday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. We are trying to get as many of her friends there as possible.

Happy 10th anniversary wishes to Allen Carney and Maura Fitzgerald on August 19.

Happy anniversary wishes to Peter and Teresa Temple on August 22.

Happy 30th anniversary wishes to Robert and Judith Lana Peterson as they celebrate on August 23.

Happy fifth anniversary wishes to Drew Dubno and Jessica Seeman on August 27.

Happy birthday wishes to Ellen Biskis, who celebrated on August 16 with family and friends at a picnic on an undisclosed UPIS LAND beach. After a long, busy, and tiring day, Ellen was excited to receive an eight-foot inflatable unicorn as one of her gifts that truly brightened her day. Thank you to Captain Chris Carroll for chartering us to and from the celebration on his boat.

Happy birthday wishes to President William J. Clinton as he celebrates a milestone today. I admire him immensely, and certainly more than the fact that he is the only president I have ever met.

Dr, Marvin Kendrick celebrates a milestone on August 20 and shares the day with Barbara Bassett and Wendy Swolinzky. Cheryl Batzer, an inimitable hostess, will celebrate on August 21. Teresa Temple will party on August 22. Noli Taylor, Tricia Mulligan, Seth Woods, and Leonard C. Vanderhoop share the day on August 23. Moshup Alexander Galbraith parties on August 24.

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