JANE N. SLATER
508-645-3378
(slaterjn@comcast.net)
Where were you at 7:40 p.m. last Tuesday evening? We, heeding the word of a local weatherman, were in the parking lot at Menemsha Beach watching the space station with the space shuttle moored to it, orbit the earth . . . at least seeing the six minutes that it was visible over Menemsha. It was a beautiful night and we counted ourselves lucky to have such clear skies. It is kind of hard to top that as the highlight of the week!
NANCY GARDELLA
508-693-3308
(vhavenvgazette@yahoo.com)
Today is the day, but I have been seeing sure signs of spring before this. They are: convertibles with tops down last weekend, Brazilians with flip flops on at stores, people playing tennis outside in tennis dresses, and a fly on my fruit drink on my back porch. The only thing missing, and I just might not have been home to catch it, is seeing Pam Benjamin rollerblading around West Chop. Then I know it’s spring.
KATHIE CASE
508-627-5349
(kathleencase@comcast.net)
The sun has sure been a welcome sight this week. When you read this column spring will be here. Even though the wind has kept the temperature down we have to remember that the wind is what keeps us ten to fifteen degrees cooler in August. For that we are always thankful.
TOM DRESSER
508-693-1050
(tomdresser@aol.com)
Crocuses are flourishing in gardens around East Chop as the pinkletinks croak down at Crystal Lake. We forced forsythia to bloom inside, with stalks stuck in a vase.
JUNE MANNING
508-645-2574
(lthslnks@gis.net)
Our honorable Chief Medicine Man Luther T. Madison died on March 12 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was a man of incredible courage in the face of the cancer he had endured for the past 16 years. He was known for his quiet sense of humor, and his integrity. Luther was a wisdom keeper, well-loved by one and all, a mentor to many, and a dignified town father. His presence in Aquinnah will be greatly missed.
Announcing Addison
Heidi Greene and James C. McDonough of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Addison Theresa McDonough, born on March 16, 2009, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Addison weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces at birth.
Hello, Isaac
Magda and Gelso Pereira of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Isaac De Freitas Pereira, born on March 17, 2009, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Isaac weighed 7 pounds, 5.6 ounces at birth.
Today is the first day of spring and it arrived precisely at 7:44 a.m. This is the moment when the noontime sun crosses from the Southern Hemisphere, across the Equator, and into our Northern Hemisphere. From here on our days will get longer than our nights. Day and night are about even, at 12 hours, though the actual moment of sunrise and sunset is not so exact.
On Saturday, March 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. the Oak Bluffs Public Library will be hosting a free Technology Fair in the library’s meeting room. All attendees that sign in will be entered to win a free MP3 player.
