JANE N. SLATER

508-645-3378

(slaterjn@comcast.net)

Chilmark was saddened this week to learn of the death on Tuesday of Rusty Walton, a longtime public servant who served on many boards at the Chilmark town hall. He was the Chilmark conservation officer and was held in high regard for his knowledge and interest in conservation and the environment. He will be missed by many in Chilmark and beyond.

Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

July 30 83 67 Trace

July 31 78 60 .00

August 1 78 62 .00

August 2 74 53 .00

August 3 80 66 .00

August 4 83 70 .00

August 5 84 73 .00

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 78º F.

Please Adopt Us

There is good news at the Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard: all five of the adorable kittens that were up for adoption last week have found homes, and the beautiful young orange tiger that was brought in as a stray a couple of weeks ago has found his owner who was so happy to be reunited with her pet.

Dean’s List

Emmeline Brown of Oak Bluffs has been named to second honors on the Clark University dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester.

Dean’s List

Taylor Pierce, son of Thomas and Bonnie Pierce of Edgartown, was named to the dean’s list at Ithaca College’s school of health sciences and human performance for the spring 2010 semester.

Announcing Ada

Christine Conley and Matt Coffey of West Tisbury announce the birth of a daughter, Ada Maeve Conley Coffey, born on July 25, 2010, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Ada weighed 6 pounds at birth.

Welcome Colten

Rebecca MacLeod and Paul Davidson of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Colten Michael Davidson, born on August 3, 2010, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Colten joins big sister Nyssa Duarte and weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces at birth.

The night skies ahead are promising for shooting stars. The annual big Perseid meteor shower takes place next Wednesday and Thursday nights, but you may see a meteor sooner. Meteors can be seen any night in the week ahead.

Some dreams come in our sleep, others in the middle of the day, and for those who depend on Martha’s Vineyard Community Services throughout the year, dreams can continue to be realities, thanks to the 32nd annual Possible Dreams auction last night.

Virginia from New Jersey, who would rather we not use her name for reasons that will become apparent, thought the Vineyard was quite beautiful when she visited last week. But it wasn’t the harbor or the lighthouse or the gingerbread houses that Virginia found “so beautiful it made me cry.” That aspect of the Island only became clear to her after she was gone.