It is beginning to feel like summer again in Aquinnah with temperatures in the 80s and hot and humid days. A thunderstorm did not even break the humidity. The lawns are greening as before the drought.

It is the 20th anniversary for the town of Aquinnah which became official on August 5, 1998.

Enjoy the new basketball court by the Aquinnah fire station but please do not play basketball before 9 a.m. in consideration of neighbors.

Rich and Karen Derby have returned home after spending a week in Aquinnah while participating in tribal activities.

Congratulations and all the best to Daryn Foster and Alex Woodlief who will be married in Malibu next month. Daryn is the daughter of Gary and Lisa Foster who hosted a Vineyard reception for them recently.

Congratulations and all the best to Sam Fankuchen, son of Dr. Elliott Fankuchen and Dr. Lisa Kantrowitz, who will be married this month in Mexico. Sam is the grandson of Jean Kantrowitz and the late Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz. Jean, the family matriarch, will accompany the family to Mexico for the festivities.

Mac and Trisha Haskell are at their Lobsterville home enjoying time with their neighbors Max and Cheryl Batzer. Jack Hills has returned home after a two-week visit with his aunt and uncle Amy and John Macey and their son Zach.

Dan Kistner and his son Ryan were recent guests of his sister Theresa Manning and Paul and Noah Manning. Dan, Ryan, Paul and Theresa enjoyed a Foo Fighters concert at Fenway Park on July 21. Stephanie Kistner and her friend Lance of Poughkeepsie also recently visited her aunt Theresa, uncle Paul and cousin Noah. They enjoyed a grand Vineyard tour. Theresa and Noah returned home after a weekend visit with her parents and his grandparents Bill and Joan Kistner in Pleasant Valley, N.Y.

Albert Lana, Jr. and his wife Anna are here from Connecticut with their children Albert 3rd and his wife Megan and their children Adrian, Gavin, Ben and Emma as well as their daughter Shari and her husband Steven and their children Amelia and Aaron.

Amera Madison returned to California after a brief stay with family and friends in Aquinnah.

Cynthia Middleton and her family are at their Lobsterville home including daughter Amy and grandchildren Sophie, Jacob, and Charlie.

Ana Sargent has been visiting from her home in California.

Saturday will be Coast Guard Day when former members who served at Station Menemsha will return for a potluck luncheon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to offer words of wisdom to those presently serving. Chief Justin Longval will welcome those from the community, having recently moved here with his spouse Tara and their children Evan and Ella.

All the best to USCG CS1 Mark Seawell, his wife Beth and daughters Abby and Olivia as they have been transferred to Virginia where Mark will serve on a cutter. Welcome to the new CS1 Stephen Smith who recently served aboard Coast Guard Cutter Tampa in Portsmouth, Va. Welcome to SK2 Timothy Bihansky from Sector Key West.

Happy 90th birthday wishes to Donald Smith who celebrated on August 1 with a family outing aboard the boat with captains and children Hollis Smith and Robin Robinson.

Sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Rhoda Diamond whom I spent many enjoyable times with at dinner parties, luncheons and the YMCA but especially around the pool in Aquinnah.

Sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Karen Achille. We shared duties at meetings and fundraisers on the Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living board.

Sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Frank Baird, a former schoolmate at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.

Sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Faye Norton Carlson, former director of nursing at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital who was an inspiration and a mentor to me when I first worked there in the 1970s.

Happy birthday wishes this week to Lanny Breuer on August 5 while enjoying his beautiful new home overlooking the ponds. Susan Britt parties this week. Carolyn Feltz will observe a milestone on August 7, as will David Elliot Vanderhoop 2nd. Beatrice Patadal will party on August 8.

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