Time Machine Terms
March 18, 2010
March Days
March Days
An old French proverb has it that only fools go barefoot in March. There have been days, this March, when temperatures have risen to the 60s, and it has been tempting to shed footwear for a long beach stroll. But last weekend, ferocious winds on Saturday night and early Sunday canceled ferries and downed trees and power lines. Then rain plummeted down, pouring through downspouts, forming great lakes on paved roads and mud patches on dirt roads. There was nothing inviting about walking — barefoot or not — in those rains.
March 18, 2010
Shine a Light
Shine a Light
It was Sunshine Week across the nation. The idea behind this initiative is to showcase the importance of open government and freedom of information. Spearheaded by newspaper editors, many media and civic groups now use the week to target action that enlightens and empowers people to uncover information that can make their lives better and communities stronger.
March 18, 2010
Crescent Moon
The crescent moon appears high in the western sky at the start of the evening this weekend. It is moving through the last of the winter constellations. This weekend the moves through the zodiacal constellation Taurus. It is close to the small star cluster Pleiades tonight and tomorrow night. Early next week, the moon moves through Gemini.
March 18, 2010
Spring Burns Begin Across Island to Dampen Danger of Big Fires
“We all help each other burn each other’s property,” says Bob Bale, the Nature Conservancy’s Southeast Massachusetts chapter fire manager. It may sound like an insurance fraud pact among pyromaniacs, but Mr. Bale is describing the efforts of the Martha’s Vineyard Prescribed Fire Partnership, a group that includes the Nature Conservancy, Mass Audubon’s Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, The Trustees of Reservations, the Polly Hill Arboretum and the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation.
March 18, 2010
Isabelly Arrives
Isabelly Arrives
Cleidiane de Souza and Luciano R. Santana of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Isabelly de Souza Santana, born on Match 12, 2010, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Isabelly weighed 5 pounds, 14.4 ounces at birth.
March 18, 2010
Hello, Alice
Hello, Alice
Kristin Buck and Brian Smith of West Tisbury announce the birth of a daughter, Alice Anne Smith, born on March 12, 2010, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Alice weighed 7 pounds at birth.
March 18, 2010
Oak Bluffs
TOM DRESSER
508-693-1050
(thomasdresser@gmail.com)
What upcoming events should you mark on your calendar? (Answers at end of this column.)
Vineyard Power intends to create rural renewable electricity by whatever means possible, solar, tidal or wind. Ever have your hat blow off? Wind is most feasible along the coastline.
March 18, 2010
Temperatures
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
March 12 49 40 .01
March 13 47 40 .11
March 14 49 41 2.26
March 15 49 43 .40
March 16 43 39 .47
March 17 47 37 .00
March 18 58 37 .00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 49º F.
