Cole and I will never be true Islanders, but when we see each other now we are Islanders in our own way.

In the 1970s, Vineyard conservationist Henry Beetle Hough suffered the greatest conservation defeat of his life.

From the August 5, 1955 edition of the Vineyard Gazette by Mabel Gillespie:

On behalf of the Possible Dreams Auction Team, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to all who contributed to the 40th ruby anniversary Possible Dreams auction.

In the words of the great Cole Porter in his one and only cowboy song: Don’t Fence Me In!

Have you ever noticed that each year as a flood of beachgoers arrive to enjoy our precious Island beaches, the lifeguards stand ready? The police stand ready. The EMTs stand ready. Those who guard the lives of those who love this Island. They are a team on behalf of us. I have also seen how so many take this for granted. Please pause and consider.

This summer, I have watched how diligent and attentive and prepared our beach lifeguards are, in particular on South Beach in Katama.

Kudos to the Edgartown harbor master’s crew for saving little Weezie from sinking in Katama Bay on Sunday, August 5.

Your August 3 editorial describes that issue as “a fulsome issue that covers the waterfront of community news.” I was surprised to see you denigrating your own paper that way.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $252,917 for the business week ending on Friday, August 3, 2018.

August is the month when ocean swimming is at its best and with the recent heat wave, this year that is more true than ever.