There is probably no simpler illustration of the dominant news themes of Martha’s Vineyard, 2007, than that of the friendly Rhode Island red rooster owned by Jessica Rose Seidman, of West Tisbury.
Chickie, who Ms. Seidman hatched from an egg almost five years ago when she was 11 and then kept as a pet, had won four firsts at the annual Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society Livestock Show and Fair.
The Martha’s Vineyard Donors Collaborative has decided to discontinue the special Martha’s Vineyard license plate program for lack of interest.
The plate campaign started in the summer of 2006 and 500 applications were received in the first six months, the collaborative stated in a release.
M enemsha was all hunkered down
’Twas quiet like all Chilmark town
In winter when it’s cold — and snow
Is falling as all folk do know
And Dutcher Dock is still — except
For Scott McDowell who’s so deft
At making copper fish to sell
For he must pound and tap as well
To make his fish come out just right.
His cod and sole are quite a sight.
Few boats are tied up at the dock
And so it came as quite a shock
To Santa Claus to see bright lights
Vineyard home cook Charlie Cameron enjoys a laissez-faire approach to cooking. He grew up with parents who went to France on their honeymoon in the 1950s, and stayed for two years. They were “serious foodies,” he explained, who passed their love for cooking on to him. While at Vassar College in the 80s, Mr. Cameron dropped out for a year and a half, because he just wanted to cook for a while.
“I’d heard about this place on Martha’s Vineyard called The Black Dog, where they’d train you to cook,” he said.
Gentlemen may prefer blondes, but Americans overwhelmingly (69 per cent) prefer red.
Pink comes in a distant second with 14 per cent, and white last with only 7 per cent. Don’t call up your hairdresser to make an appointment: these color choices have little to do with locks and everything to do with holiday custom.
Welcome Kauâ
Celia and Jacson Cardoso of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Kauâ Cardoso, on Dec. 17 at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Kauâ weighed 7 pounds, 7.4 ounces at birth.
The family and friends of Rose B. Anthony gathered this week to reflect on her life and to say a final farewell to a wonderful woman who has touched the lives of so many people over the more than half a century she was in our midst. Sincerest condolences to her family and friends. Rose found her home in Aquinnah to be a very special place where she would find tranquility, lifelong friends and a great place to raise her children and grandchildren during the summer. She was very generous of her time over the years. We were fortunate to share so much over the years, especially her wit and wisdom.
Announcing Isabella
Kara Zajicek and Shawn Webster of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Isabella Rose Webster, born on Dec. 17 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Isabella weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces at birth.
In a story last week on Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, incoming tribal chairman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), the first name of Dan Maltais, Ms. Andrews-Maltais’s husband, was written incorrectly. The Gazette regrets the error.
The Martha's Vineyard Commission on Monday voted without dissent to designate an energy district critical of planning concern in the town of Aquinnah, the first such district of its kind on the Island.
The town and the commission will now begin the process of drafting special townwide regulations for Aquinnah to promote alternative energy in new construction and establish guidelines for the placement of wind turbines, solar panels and geothermal systems.