Hello, Ella

Holly Thomas and Greg Ehrman of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Ella Francis Ehrman, born on April 29 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Ella weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces at birth.

Butterfly Garden

The best time to catch fish during tomorrow morning’s trout tournament is early, at its beginning.

The 34th annual Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club’s trout tournament is free for youngsters 14 years of age and younger. As many as 200 youngsters are expected to show up to the shores of Duarte’s Pond, off Lambert’s Cove in West Tisbury.

The tournament starts early, before sunrise, and concludes at 10 a.m.

The Martha’s Vineyard Cancer Support Group has scheduled its fourth annual spring benefit event, An Evening Under the Stars, for Thursday, May 15 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Mediterranean, 52 Beach Road, Vineyard Haven.

This gala celebration for the support group is hosted by Mediterranean restaurant owners Doug and Leslie Hewsen. The event is sponsored by the Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank and also supported by donations from Island businesses and individuals.

Two baby owls, only a few days old, believed to be the only owls ever born in captivity on the Island, are doing well on the counter top of Gus Ben David’s kitchen in Edgartown.

The little fuzzy creatures, not much heavier than a pile of feathers, are eating well and gaining weight.

For now, they are living in an eight-inch square box slightly bigger than a shoe box. The box sits on a heating pad set between 84 and 87 degrees.

Tomorrow night’s crescent moon appears high in the southeastern sky, in the zodiacal constellation Cancer. For those with binoculars, this is a chance to look at one of the largest star clusters visible in the night sky. Near the moon you’ll find a bed of stars closely packed together. The area of the star cluster exceeds the apparent size of the moon. The Beehive Cluster name goes back to ancient astronomers staring up at the night sky. The star cluster looks like bees hovering around a cluster.

The Aquinnah town library will receive a $50,000 grant from the Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund for emergency building repairs, the town learned this week.

Total repairs could cost $100,000. In March, selectmen pledged to raise money immediately for repairs to the library foundation and its floor, that has reportedly sunk 10 inches in recent years.

The annual town meeting includes a warrant article asking the town to approve $100,000 in borrowing which would be repaid using Community Preservation Act funds.

When they go to the polls next week, Aquinnah voters will choose among three candidates for selectmen — all of whom are familiar faces in town.

Incumbent selectman Camille Rose is running for reelection; her challengers are Roxanne Ackerman, a longtime member of the school committee member and John Walsh, a member of the town finance committee. The annual town election will be held at the town hall on Wednesday, May 14; polling hours are noon to 7 p.m.

County government is here to stay.

This is the recommendation the Dukes County charter study commission will make to Vineyard voters when the commission issues its final recommendation on county government by the end of the month.

At their regularly scheduled meeting last Thursday, the commission took a nearly unanimous vote in favor of continuing the regional form of government which includes the Vineyard and Gosnold.

Paige Arrives

Rae Anne and Eddie Smith of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Paige Priscilla Smith, born April 28 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Paige weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces at birth.