The Vineyard needs more emergency medical technicians; classes will begin early in 2011. To reach out for more recruits, the Martha’s Vineyard Association of Emergency Medical Technicians is holding its 13th annual open house at the West Tisbury Fire Station No. 2, tomorrow from 9 a.m. to noon. The fire station is at the town public safety building. Refreshments will be served.

Top Gunner

Cooper Gilkes 3rd added another Top Gun award to his collection at this year’s Rod and Gun Club Fall Shoot; he also took top honors in 1986, 2003, 2007.

Mr. Gilkes, of Edgartown, bested 10 challengers by one point to take the club’s 2010 honors.

Shotgunners enjoyed wonderful weather for the Nov. 28 contest.

Second place was captured by new member Ted Saulnier, while last year’s top gun winner Matt Gamache picked up the third place.

CPR Class

The American Red Cross, Cape Cod and Islands Chapter, will hold an adult CPR/AED class and an infant and child CPR review on Saturday, Dec. 11 at the Y.M.C.A. of Martha’s Vineyard on 111R Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road. The class will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon and costs $40.

The Red Cross now offers a blended learning combination. This consists of an online training portion followed by a short period of class training and certification testing.

The Space Opens

The Space at the Triangle in Edgartown is hosting an open house on Saturday, Dec. 11. A combined effort of Katryn Yerdon of Fit with Katryn, Sandra Stone of the Moving Stone and Donna Swift of IMP, the Space is a new organization combining the talents of all its founders.

Rickard’s Bakery wants to open a new store on North Summer street in Edgartown by mid-January.

The Vineyard Haven bakery is set to go before the Edgartown zoning board of appeals next Wednesday night, Dec. 8, to apply for a permit to operate a commercial kitchen in the condominium storefront in the newly built Summer street complex across from the Second Hand Store. The condo was recently purchased by Gates and Kate Rickard.

Most Massachusetts saltwater recreational fishermen will be required to purchase a $10 license if they plan on putting a hook in the water next year.

There are exceptions. Fishermen who are younger than 16 or disabled are exempt, for instance, as are fishermen on a state permitted charter fishing boat.

The new license is going to have the biggest impact on charter fishing captains. While their patrons aren’t going to be required to have the license to go out on a boat and fish, some captains will be required to pay a hefty fee above last year.

M. Alan Lovewell, 28, of Monterey, Calif., this week was awarded a two-year fellowship from the West Coast Sea Grant to help in their marine resource management efforts for Oregon, Washington and California.

Sea Grant is a federally funded program through the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. The West Coast Sea Grant program ícoordinates conservation management efforts in such areas as íocean energy, fisheries and resource extraction, as part of the West Coast Governors Agreement on Ocean Health signed in 2006.

Sluggers Will Be Sharks

And then there was one.

The Ospreys flew out, the Islanders lay stranded between first and second, and the Fighting Clams got bogged down on third.

The Sharks circled with ease, devouring all pretenders to the throne.

And so it will be the Sharks who represent the Vineyard as it welcomes its first season of summer collegiate baseball. May the ballplayers remain hungry for homeruns rather than late night surfers.

From Edgartown to Boston, from country wood posts to exposed steel beams, but not to worry, the lattes will stay the same.

For the past 18 years, Espresso Love has been an Edgartown fixture with its coffee, sandwiches and baked goods. Sometime early next year, Bostonians will be able to experience a bit of the Island on the mainland as Espresso Love opens a second location in downtown Boston.

Owners T.J. and Carol McManus plan to open a new 2,000-square-foot space on Broad street in the financial district, a few blocks away from Faneuil Hall.

Shotgun season for deer began on Monday and the first week of the 12-day season was marked by good weather and a decent harvest by hunters.

By 1 p.m. yesterday, Brian Hawthorne, a forester for the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, had seen 71 deer come through the deer check-in station in the state forest.