RICK HERRICK
508-693-8065
An ancient belief in the Tibetan spiritual tradition holds that one dies as he or she has lived. Elizabeth (Mahat) Guest died peacefully at her home in Amherst on Oct. 16. She was 95.
25 Years Ago
From the Vineyard Gazette editions of November, 1982:
Harvest Fair
The annual Harvest Fair and Luncheon at the Methodist Parish House in the Camp Ground in Oak Bluffs will be held on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair will display gifts, hand-knit articles, jewelry and baked goods. A luncheon will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets will be $12, with children under 12 admitted for $10. Tickets will be available at the door, or by calling 508-693-2621.
HOLLY NADLER
508-693-3880
How do you like this scenario: Man gets hired to ghost-write the memoirs of a former prime minister of England who fell out of favor with the public for helping an American president (who may have been a none-too-bright sociopath; don’t forget, this is fiction) wage a disastrous war against terror.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
Oct. 26 56 52 .00
Oct. 27 63 55 .13
Oct. 28 68 50 .16
Oct. 29 60 32 .00
Oct. 30 50 33 .00
Oct. 31 62 41 .00
Nov. 1 65 45 .00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 59º F.
JOHN S. ALLEY
508-693-2950
The weekend weather was seasonable with cold mornings. As you have noticed, daylight recently has been arriving at nearly 7 a.m. But that will change Sunday. Please don’t forget to turn your clocks back an hour Saturday night, because when you awake Sunday morning, we will be operating on standard time.
Our congratulations to the World Champion Red Sox and their four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies. After the game began, I did not see or hear a single car pass by my house.
The moon passes by three planets in the week ahead, the first tomorrow morning.
There is something in the woods creepier than the ghosts, goblins, and witches that have been wandering around our neighborhoods.
This creeper won’t scare you (unless you have allergies — more on that later.) More likely it will delight you with its brilliant blaze of crimson color and its forest acrobatics, leaping from plant to plant. Virginia creeper is the five-leafed climbing wonder of the woods.
By LYNNE IRONS
You would be hard-pressed to find someone further politically left than me. However, the other day I was potting up some plants and listening to old bluegrass tapes (Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys.) They have a song called Let’s Keep Old Glory Waving and Never Let It Touch the Ground. I was thinking about the American flag and what it means.
