The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of the 2011-2012 Island Book cover art contest. All sixth graders were invited to submit their creations on the theme of Island Grown. The following artists were chosen:

Belle Dupon of the Martha’s Vineyard Charter School; Susa Breese of the Martha’s Vineyard Charter School; Brahmin Thurber-Carbone of West Tisbury School; Noah Hoyt of Oak Buffs School; Samuel Graber-Hahn of Tisbury School and Daniel Gaines of Edgartown School.

A rare weakfish was caught last Saturday night by a local angler. Donald Lynch, 43, of Vineyard Haven, said he was entirely surprised by the catch. The fish was caught from the beach at the Lagoon Pond drawbridge. “On the very first cast I hooked up a fish and when I landed it, I discovered it was a 24-and-a-half-inch, three-plus pound weakfish,” Mr. Lynch said.

He said the last time he caught a weakfish was 25 years ago.

Oak Bluffs-born Dr. Thomas Allingham, now of Ridgeland, Miss., was honored as 2011 Alumni of the Year at Cape Cod Community College yesterday.

The 1974 graduate called the college the place where he moved from “lost” to inspired.

Today, Dr. Thomas Allingham is interim chair of the department of anesthesiology, associate professor of surgery and the associate director of the surgical intensive care unit at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

John William Beal, of Hingham and Oak Bluffs, was awarded a bachelor of science in government and international affairs and a commission as Ensign in the United States Coast Guard on May 18

Third grade ain’t what it used to be, and nowhere is this more pronounced than in Deborah Hammett’s class at the Oak Bluffs School, where four state-of-the art iPads arrived this week, thanks to a $2,500 grant from Comcast. The grant was given to support classes that use technology in their work.

What, you might ask, will third graders do with iPads? Lots of things, as it turns out.

Unlawful dumping at the Edgartown fishermen’s depot led the Edgartown selectmen to approve new rules this week for the storage depot off Meshacket Road.

Selectmen will appoint someone to be in charge of the depot and will install some kind of security system around the area.

Peace activist Cora Weiss, a seasonal resident of Aquinnah, was honored with the Ann S. Kheel prize for Exceptional Dedication and Service to Humanity by the New York Urban League at its 46th annual Frederick Douglass Dinner on May 12.

Mrs. Weiss was recognized along with former New York city mayor David Dinkins and celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson for their efforts to promote equal opportunity and civil rights.

Since last we celebrated a Memorial Day, Douglas E. Vanderhoop has become one of the highest decorated veterans in the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah). In the annual Ute Tribe’s Fourth of July Pow Wow, Mr. Vanderhoop was initiated into the Red Feather Society, the highest military honor that can be bestowed upon indigenous tribal members in the United States and Canada.

Mary Carr, 88, made a journey back to the Vineyard last Friday. The last time she was here, 67 years ago, war raged in Europe and in the Pacific. It was a time in the nation’s history when people all around her made huge sacrifices. In that year, she lost her husband.

For Mary, this two-day Vineyard visit was a rekindling of fond memories. It was also about Memorial Day and loss and sharing her personal story with others.

The house at Tea Lane Farm in Chilmark needs $500,000 worth of repairs and renovations to prepare it for a future farming family, a special subcommittee told the Chilmark selectmen this week.

The committee of Frank Fenner, Leonard Jason and Dick Smith presented preliminary plans to the selectmen at a public hearing Tuesday night that show a much-altered interior layout but keep the existing exterior the same.