L ongevity is in Rose Treat’s genes. Her Polish grand mother lived to be 104.

On Dec. 7, 2010, Rose Treat celebrated her 102nd birthday surrounded by her friends at her home on Sengekontacket, which she shares with two part-time caregivers: Debbie Jewfry and Denise Walsh.

FISHERMEN’S FIGHT

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

First, I would like to clarify that I am not a lawyer; though my education is in insurance law, there was no way I was going to sit behind a desk. Ever.

Second, thank you for your story about the event that we held at the P.A. Club last weekend. I am sure that the excellently written article brought many of the attending crowd to the event.

Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s Lesson

With the dust still settling from the Edgartown special town meeting this week, the next task at hand is for the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to ask itself some hard, probing questions, and central among them is this: Has the commission grown out of touch with the Island community?

Young Wrappers

The Martha’s Vineyard Ecumenical Youth Group will be providing Christmas gift wrapping on Saturday, Dec. 18, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Edgartown Federated Church, at 45 South Summer street. Relax with a cup of hot cider or hot chocolate and let the wrappers take care of making your presents look perfect.

All donations will go towards the youth group’s 2011 Mission Trip.

World Team Tennis debuted at the Vineyard Tennis Center Workout and Spa on Sunday, Dec. 12. Ladies’ doubles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles were played in a team format.

Dave Larson coached the Sharks and Connie McHugh coached Ray and the Quahogs.

Each division played a full set with no ad scoring. Let serves that landed in were “good” and could be played by either receiving team player. Cheering and coaching were also allowed.

Flu Shots

Vineyard Scrips will be offering free flu shots on the following dates:

Tuesday, Dec. 21 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 23 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 24 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Monday, Dec. 27 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 28 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Vineyard Scrips is located at 117 Beach Road in Vineyard Haven.

Habitat for Humanity of Martha’s Vineyard has elected Doug Ruskin as president of its board of directors, replacing Ron DiOrio, who is stepping down after nine years as president.

Mr. Ruskin, a board member since 2007, also has held the positions of vice president of administration, co-chair of the building committee and a member of the executive committee. He also represents the organization on the board of the Island Housing Trust and is a past member of the Edgartown affordable housing committee

Boxing Day Yoga

Mollie Doyle and Sian Williams Bassett are joining together to celebrate the British tradition of Boxing Day, offering a free yoga class on Sunday, Dec. 26 to benefit the MV Community Services Thrift Shop. Bring your unwanted Christmas gifts or a small donation and they’ll pass them along to the thrift shop.

The class is from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at The Yoga Collective at Island Cohousing, 11 Rock Pond Road, West Tisbury.

All levels are welcome and wanted.

In the weeks since the Martha’s Vineyard Commission passed temporary wind turbine regulations requiring any machine over 150 feet to come before the commission for review, two building permits in Chilmark have been approved for turbines that fall just inches short of the new requirement.

In the coming months the owners of the Allen Farm on South Road plan to build a turbine that is 149 and a half feet tall.

Town employees may soon be feeling the effects of the economic downturn as Oak Bluffs continues to wrestle with stark financial projections.