Receives Degree
Sandra Fowler, of Vineyard Haven recently graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga. Fowler received a bachelor of fine arts degree in metals and jewelry.
Town Meeting Time
Next Tuesday evening, Tisbury residents will gather in the gymnasium of the Tisbury School for an activity that goes back to the days of British colonial rule and yet remains as fresh as the latest Island controversies, whether large or small.
Should enough citizens turn out, town moderator Deborah Medders will declare that a quorum is present, and the voters of Tisbury will again begin the annual practice of coming together to govern their town.
On Stage
Cue the lights, please. In rooms small and large, some even sporting curtains, children are filling stages all over the Vineyard these days. Many debuted not long ago at the Vineyard Playhouse through its wonderful fourth grade theatre project. Others are finding their spotlight in spring productions staged in school gyms or cafeterias.
Some of their lines will be delivered with punch, some mumbled, some forgotten entirely until whispered from the wings. But listen carefully and what you really hear is the flint of imagination.
SUPPORTING DIVERSITY
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
The Island community recently suffered a tragic loss with the death of a young woman. No one denies this. But in the aftermath of the accident, some members of our community began to talk in disparaging and mean-spirited terms about other members of our community.
Lobsters and Ewes
From the Vineyard Gazette editions of March, 1983:
A LESSER EVIL
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
I had to miss the Cape Wind hearing. I support Cape Wind. For me it is an indication that we are learning to dream differently, and think differently, and act differently. I have no quarrel, however, with those who oppose it. It is what it is to each of us.
Vineyarders will enjoy arguing for many more years about when the world will run out of oil, about the causes and effects of climate change, about the safety of nuclear power and about the politics of our dependence on imported fuel. We like to argue. But increasingly, many of us are coming around to the idea of a reliable energy future for Martha’s Vineyard based on higher efficiency and local generation of energy primarily from wind. The Island Plan expects that remarkable transition from fossil fuels to be achieved within 40 years.
Hey to all our readers, this is Troy (85) Small. Every week I edit the Sophomores Speak Out and I enjoy it because I get to read what the other kids in my class are talking and thinking about. We have a lot to say this week. I particularly related to Haley Rossi’s piece about homework. Our readers probably think we all complain all the time, but we have our reasons. Teachers don’t realize that when we get an assignment from them we go on to the next teacher who is waiting with another one.
To our community and those in need of homecare:
On Wednesday, March 12, just a day before the notice went public, the Vineyard Nursing Association (VNA) learned that Martha’s Vineyard Community Services will be closing the doors of their Visiting Nurse Service (VNS) effective June 30. The news was received with concern for the patients and employees of the nursing service and was a complete surprise to our staff and board.
Unfortunate Move
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
The terrible news that the Visiting Nurse Service is closing is causing distress in the minds and hearts of many Vineyard residents who have come to rely on the services provided by this agency.
Particularly troubling is the loss of a uniquely dedicated team of nurses who have demonstrated a willingness time and time again to go above and beyond the call of duty in serving and advocating for their patients and the families of their patients.
