Welcome Wyatt
Greer and Christian Thornton of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Wyatt Alexander Thornton, born on Sept. 19 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Wyatt weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces at birth.
MARGARET KNIGHT
508-627-8894
These beautiful days of early fall begin to cool off sooner in the afternoon, with the sun setting noticeably earlier. The last flowers of the season are in bloom: the hardy seaside goldenrod, the purple and white asters in the fields and along the roads, and the groundsel, covered with their clouds of white fluff, at the edge of the marshes. The bounty of edible wild fruits is coming to an end, with only the Russian olive berries left to ripen.
JANE N. SLATER
508-645-3378
Chilmark enjoyed another sunny and mild week with room on the roads for the fishermen who are still searching for the right spot to catch a winner. If you were looking up this past Monday in Menemsha you could have watched 10 turkey buzzards riding some thermals over the creek, and out over the beach you could have seen the young bald eagle also circling and soaring.
RICK HERRICK
508-693-8065
Do you remember the old Johnny Paycheck song from the 1970s titled, Take This Job and Shove It? A lot of people took Paycheck’s advice and came to East Chop. I counted 35, and there may be many more.
Welcome Isabelle
Tina Humber-Floyd and Colin Floyd of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Isabelle Cooper Floyd, born on Sept. 24 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Isabelle weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces at birth. She is also welcomed by brother Drew Moreis and sister Matti-Lyn.
Announcing Guilherme
Silvia and Mauricio Maciel of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Guilherme Henrique da Silva Maciel, born at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces at birth.
KATHIE CASE
508-627-5349
What a bonus month this has been so far. The sun is shining and we are still in shorts. The fishermen are happy with the good weather and calm seas. It doesn’t seem possible that it is almost Halloween and the pumpkin carving should get started. And the sure sign that fall is here is the Dairy Queen is closed for the season.
An Editor’s Musings
From the Vineyard Gazette editions of September, 1982:
HOLLY NADLER
508-693-3880
Last week during a conjunction of the full moon, the fall equinox, and certain astrological forces at play (maybe Saturn was wobbling and Jupiter was tired of doing all the heavy lifting?), ninth-generation Vineyarder Gary Hathaway and his friend (and Island summer resident) Alaina Rastelli, both massage therapists in their mid-twenties, had an adventure that most of us can only dream of, unless we’re Henry David Thoreau.
Hello, Ronan
Siobhan and Patrick Mullin of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Ronan Thomas, born Sept. 25 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Ronan, also welcomed by brothers Ruairi and Padraic, weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces at birth.
