Announcing Kauan

Giscella and Diego Martins of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Kauan Nunes Martins, born on Dec. 12 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces at birth.

Hello, Lea

Andrea Finlay and Myron Maynard of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Lea Madison Maynard, born on Dec. 26 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. She weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces at birth.

Corrections

A story in the Dec. 28 Gazette about news stories in 2007 misidentified the town in which Chickie the rooster and his owner reside. They live in Vineyard Haven.

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In a story in last week’s edition on David Belcher, the first name of Foster Silva, the original superintendent at Cape Pogue and Wasque for The Trustees of Reservations, was misspelled. Also, Route 28 in Falmouth was misidentified.

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Hello, Caleb

Lauriete Miller and Ubaldo C. Miller of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Caleb Nunes Miller, born on Dec. 23 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Caleb weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces at birth.

Hello, Ethan

Esther and Alan Hartmann of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Ethan Riley Hartmann, born on Dec. 23 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Ethan weighed 6.7 pounds at birth.

Claus Arrives

Noni and Jed Smith of Aquinnah announce the birth of a son, Claus Maple Smith, born on Dec. 20 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Claus, who weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces at birth, is also welcomed by big brother Clyde.

Hello, Caleb

Lauriete Miller and Ubaldo C. Miller of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Caleb Nunes Miller, born on Dec. 23 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Caleb weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces at birth.

Chicken Little would do well to duck and consider taking cover if he were a Martian.

The little green men should definitely watch out and possibly follow his lead. The sky may not be falling, but an asteroid is!

Last week brought the news of a football-field-sized asteroid making a beeline for the equator of Mars. The odds are good that it will hit.

Amy Resnick Becomes

Bride of Strider Wibel

Amy Resnick of South Hadley and Strider Knight Wibel of the Vineyard have announced their marriage.

The bride is the daughter of Mitch and Jan Resnick of South Hadley. The bridegroom is the son of Leslie Wibel of Vineyard Haven and Richard Wibel of Melbourne, Fla. The couple now resides in western Massachusetts.

Tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 5 is the Vineyard’s Christmas Bird Count. We hope for good weather, although last Saturday, Dec. 29, Nantucket had lousy weather and a good number of birds still were seen on that Island’s count.