One Chilmark resident who made the trek down-Island for the Taste of the Vineyard festivities this weekend may have put it best.

“I haven’t come to Edgartown for years,” said the guest of the Saturday evening patrons’ dinner and gala auction. “You people have really come a long way.”

All Owen Bennion wanted for the first show of the summer was his two front teeth.

Unfortunately, as of about 11:35 a.m. Friday, he pretty much no longer had them.

Owen is the new musical director of the Vineyard Sound, a popular college a cappella group that sings a regular schedule of hourlong shows across the Island from the middle of June until the middle of August. On Friday evening, the 16th season of Vineyard Sound was scheduled to begin with two performances at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Edgartown.

An Indiana woman was cited by Tisbury police on Friday after she reportedly veered over into the oncoming lane of traffic on the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road and collided with a R.M. Packer fuel delivery truck.

Laura Harris, 35, of Indianapolis, Ind., was reportedly driving north towards Vineyard Haven in a Volkswagen Passat when she crossed over the center line and collided with the passenger side of the fuel truck, causing extensive front-end damage to both vehicles. The windshield was blown out of the Volkswagen and the vehicle’s axle was broken.

A small group of boat enthusiasts gathered at Martha’s Vineyard Shipyard for the launching of a wooden skiff last Friday afternoon.

Unlike most significant boat christenings and launchings, this one didn’t call for a lot of ceremony. There were no speeches, no flags or banners flying. A bottle of champagne was present, but no one was interested in consuming it. Only 20 people were in the audience.

Though the little boat will be the talk of the waterfront for years to come, there was nothing flashy about the gathering.

Windemere Benefit

Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation will host both a silent and live auction on Friday, June 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the agricultural hall on Panhandle Road in West Tisbury to benefit the efforts of the recreation department at the nursing home.

Items available for bid include a personal training session with Lisa Amols, a dog massage provided by Companion Massage, a private tennis lesson with pro George Brown at Mattakesett, a sunset cruise around Vineyard Haven Harbor, and a stay at the Hob Knob Inn.

Whaling Exhibit

The Martha’s Vineyard Museum and the West Tisbury School’s multiage class invite the public to Thar She Blows!, a celebration of learning, on Thursday, June 19, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. The event is scheduled for the museum’s Pease House at 59 School street, Edgartown. Thar She Blows! is an exhibit of student work about whales and whaling. This year-long study was based upon an interdisciplinary curriculum unit which focuses on teaching with primary sources, funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

The seeds are planted and the first hay harvested. Across the Island, farms are full of activity and, just as their farmers are busy with animals and crops, farming advocates are working tirelessly to protect the agricultural tradition here.

Despite all this hard work, there is little to no coordination of agricultural activities on Island.

Film Wins Award

Crawford, a documentary film by Chilmark summer resident David Modigliani, won the audience award for best documentary at the Brooklyn Film Festival last Sunday night. The film, about the changes Crawford, Texas, goes through when George W. Bush moves to town, has screened at festivals nationwide and was called “a must-see of this year’s docs” by writer-director Richard Linklater. For details online, or to watch the movie trailer, go to crawfordmovie.com.

Tim Lasker Launches

Campaign With Event

Tim Lasker of Chilmark, a Democratic candidate for the Cape and Islands state house of representatives seat, will launch his campaign at Outerland in Edgartown, on Thursday, June 19 at 7 p.m.

Mr. Lasker will combine the launch with a concert and a voter registration drive. Admission is $20 — $10 for 25 and under — and proceeds will go towards the campaign. More information is available by calling Sofi Thanhauser at 347-564-0927.

Dump the Pump Day

The Vineyard Transit Authority invites Island residents and visitors to ride its buses on Thursday, June 19 as part of the third annual nationwide Dump the Pump Day.

In honor of the day, Vineyard Transit will offer half-price fares, excluding 31-day and annual passes.

Sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association, the day encourages people to ride public transportation to save money, conserve gasoline and help reduce greenhouse gases.