Abu Ghraib Film Screens
The documentary Ghosts of Abu Ghraib will screen for free on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center at 130 Center street in Vineyard Haven.
Join Adnan Sabeh, the Rev. Alden Besse, Father Michael Nagle, Rabbi Brian Walt, and fellow community members for an open and free discussion and refreshments to follow the screening of Ghosts of Abu Ghraib. All participants and opinions welcome.
This film is for mature audiences only.
The Vineyard Playhouse is holding open auditions for Earl Hamner Jr.’s The Homecoming, adapted by Christopher Sergel and directed by M.J. Bruder Munafo. Auditions will be held on Thursday, Oct. 25 and Friday, Oct. 26 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Vineyard Playhouse, 24 Church street in Vineyard Haven.
JANE N. SLATER
508-645-3378
The mild weather continues, as Chilmark settles into its quiet pace for the next few months. The sunset crowds at Menemsha are mostly gone but I must say the sunrise on Wednesday morning was one not to miss. I shared it with the crows who were trying to outshout the seagulls, maybe they wanted us all to wake up and enjoy the beautiful sky.
Charter School
Monday, Oct. 22: Macaroni casserole with meat or vegetarian, sliced oranges and milk.
Tuesday, Oct. 23: Mexican chicken or vegetable soup, tortilla chips, salsa con Queso, fruit smoothie and milk.
Wednesday, Oct. 24: Sandwiches (ham and cheese, egg salad or veggie burger with cheese), sweet potato fries, pineapple and milk.
Thursday, Oct. 25: Pizza (plain cheese, pepperoni or roasted vegetable), tossed salad, fresh fruit and milk.
By Lynne Irons>
How about that Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Nice to know he is still getting the popular vote. I listened to his acceptance speech. He told an African proverb. “If you want to go somewhere quickly, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together.”
Fuel-Guzzling Ferry Fares
Rarely has the Vineyard paid such close attention to the price of crude oil as in recent weeks. Through the eyes of the Steamship Authority, which has been preparing its final budget for the coming year, Islanders have watched the price of oil climb from seventy dollars a barrel to eighty, topping out this week at ninety dollars a barrel.
Fall Classic Ends
A junior angler won the 19-foot Boston Whaler. A fisherman whose name has been well known on the leader board through the years won the 2008 Chevy Silverado truck. A husband and wife team who are weighmasters retired. A controversy flared up and just as quickly died down, offering an eye-opening educational moment on a striped bass baiting technique known as yo-yoing. A record number of fish were weighed in.
A Season for Islanders
As the last ripples of summer settle, Islanders come into their own again, our own rhythms no longer so dependent on tending to the visitors. Now we can stay up late watching the whole nine innings, or more. Now we can take time to savor the juicy flesh of the Island’s Tiasquin apples, firm and sweet and just tart enough.
STAY DRY
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
We are writing to express our strong conviction regarding the so-called beer and wine issue in Vineyard Haven. Our conviction grows out of a good many years of experience and observation in a considerable number of communities where we have been associated.
