Rick Herrick>
508-693-8065
A few years back a group of Island residents who were dissatisfied with the functioning of our county government petitioned their way onto the ballot and succeeded in establishing the charter commission. The purpose of the commission is to study the role of county government on the Vineyard. Its members include the eight current serving county commissioners and 15 elected members from throughout the Island.
MARGARET KNIGHT
508-627-8894
There is a trail near my house which I’ve used for years, but this fall I noticed a little tree at a turn in the path for the first time when it became the most beautiful orangey red, contrasting with the still-green bushes and trees around it.
JUNE D. MANNING
508-645-2574
The temperatures have remained in the sixties once again this past week with just a few clouds overhead. It is a pleasure to see the new road signs for Totem Pole Way, Rose Meadow Way and for Attaquin Way: vital necessities in an emergency situation. A few beach plums still are left for picking.
Go Red Sox!
KATHIE CASE
508-627-5349
Mother Nature is painting our trees beautiful colors, it is warm, the Red Sox are in the World Series and the Patriots are undefeated. What more could we ask for?
NANCY GARDELLA
508-693-3308
I drove to my bank and looked through the window and saw a customer service representative at the desk with a baseball cap on. “Huh,” I thought, “it isn’t even dress-down Friday.” I entered Martha’s Vineyard Co-operative bank and, guess what? Every employee was dressed in Red Sox regalia.
“Is it Halloween?” I asked. “Or am I in the Red Sox dugout?” Turns out, for solidarity, all bank employees dressed for the Sox on Wednesday.
Her Name Is Greta
Greta Ellison Milne was born Oct. 11 at Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge to Reade Kontje Milne of Vineyard Haven and Gregory Milne. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20 inches long. The family plans to live in Belmont for another year and then return to Vineyard Haven.
Welcome, Lillian
Peter and Patricia Valenti of Edgartown are pleased to announce the birth of their first grandchild, Lillian Mae Laskowski, on Oct. 4, in Providence, R.I. Lillian, who weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces at birth, is the daughter of Brianna Valenti and Robert Laskowski of Providence. She is also welcomed by her uncles Michael, Andrew and Ethan Valenti.
JOHN S. ALLEY
508-693-2950
The weekend weather, which was unseasonably mild, allowed for plenty of outdoor work to get done. Traffic was at a near standstill on Saturday and Sunday evenings as nearly all of the television sets in town were tuned into the Red Sox-Indians baseball games. All of Red Sox Nation is buzzing as we are now in the World Series.
Irish Music Saturday
The Arts and Society presents An Evening with David O’Docherty for traditional Irish music with story telling and infectious good humor, on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. at the Katharine Cornell Theatre on Spring street in Vineyard Haven.
Tickets are $15 general admission, or $12 for seniors and students at the door or for advance ticket sales at The Bunch of Grapes, Sun Porch Books and Edgartown Books.
JANE N. SLATER
508-645-3378
This week has been the peak for viewing the fall leaf colors. All our roads are pleasant to drive as they have many red and yellow trees along the roadsides. Wednesday’s rain showers and strong wind reduced some of the colorful display but the show should last another week or so.
The Women’s Symposium will meet tomorrow at 9 a.m. at the community center for their 10th year.
