Hello, Quinn

Beth and John Johnson of Tisbury announce the birth of a daughter, Quinn Margaret Johnson, born on Nov. 19, 2010, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Quinn weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces at birth. She is welcomed too by her siblings, Cooper, Connor, Maggie, Hanni, Cully, Katie and Willa.

JUNE D. MANNING

508-645-2574

(lthslnks@gis.net)

Welcome to Rev. Ellen Tatreau, who will become the interim minister for Community Baptist Church of Gay Head, as well as for First Baptist Church in Tisbury. Rev. Tatreau will be preaching her first sermon in Aquinnah on Sunday, arriving from her home in Weymouth.

Reminder: special town meeting on Tuesday evening, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. There are only nine articles on the warrant. They are all vital and need to be acted upon. Please try to attend.

BRAD WOODGER

508-627-4216

(ibwsgolf@aol.com)

I seem to see more wild turkeys this time of year. Maybe protest marching.

Rob Gatchell is seeing red.

Though you may not realize that you know Rob, you likely at least know where he lives. Soon enough, his home on County Road in Oak Bluffs will become one of the most visited holiday attractions on the Island. It is his spectacular seasonal light display that causes all of the fuss.

At the Table

From Bill Caldwell’s 1983 “The Day After:”

Please pass the bicarb. That second round of pie a la mode was a mistake. Indeed the entire notion of acknowledging nature’s kindness by feasting may have been a mistake. The Pilgrims should have celebrated by fasting. Something is missing from this eyewitness account of the first harvest festival:

It’s finally happened — the reality of approaching winter. Three nights in a row last week dipped below freezing.

JANE N. SLATER

508-645-3378

(slaterjn@comcast.net)

Please Adopt Us

HOLLY NADLER

508-274-2329

(hollynadler@gmail.com)

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Nov. 19 54 38 Trace

Nov. 20 51 27 .00

Nov. 21 53 36 .00

Nov. 22 48 34 .00

Nov. 23 59 47 .00

Nov. 24 62 42 .00

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 52º F.