Friday, June 18: Sunny and summer-like. Rosa rugosa in full bloom along the Beach Road in Edgartown. Youngsters splash water at the State Beach, under the guarded eye of parents wading nearby. Children jump from the Big Bridge. Temperature reaches the 80s.

Army Spec. Wender S. Ramos has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

The 45th annual meeting of the board and membership of the Vineyard Conservation Society will take place at the Wakeman Conservation Center on Lambert’s Cove Road in Vineyard Haven on Tuesday evening, June 29. The meeting is free and the public is welcome, starting with a light supper from 5 to 6 p.m. The business portion of the meeting will begin at 6 p.m., followed at 6:30 p.m. with a presentation by Tim Simmons, restoration ecologist with the Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program.

Police Receive Grant

Chappaquiddick ferry company owner Peter Wells has called for bids to build a new Chappy ferry — a spare, as he calls it.

It would be called City of Chappaquiddick, named after a Chappy ferry going back 60 years, if it is built at all, Mr. Wells said.

It would look very much like the On Time III. But the next Chappy ferry might be built of aluminum, he said, unlike the marine plywood and fiberglass boats now in service.

Former Vineyard elementary principal Geraldine Moriarty has the answer to your worries about the onslaught of company arriving at your house this summer. What to do with the children or grandchildren? Get them a copy of the new Funhunters Scavenger Hunt! This former educator and longtime Island resident has developed a portable, compact and educational scavenger hunt that will provide days of family fun and ideas for exploration and adventure.

Mature Workers

The Mature Workers Program is an employment service for Island residents 55 years old or older who are on limited incomes and who would like to get back to work.

The program offers paid work experience and skills training opportunities on the Vineyard.

For more information, call 508-394-4630 or 1-800-244-4630 to speak with Mary at extension 543 or Gloria at extension 542.

With 351 surveyors and 17,500 households, the grand tally of Martha’s Vineyard residents is still unknown as the 2010 U.S. Census comes to a close this month.

Six weeks have passed since John Newsom finished surveying Vineyard residents for the 2010 census; quality control officers concluded their surveys this week, and now all that’s left to do is count.

“Overall it was good. I can’t let out any government secrets,” Mr. Newsom said over the phone with a smile you could hear earlier this week.

Jeff Lynch wasted no time getting down to business on the day he was appointed West Tisbury shellfish constable last month. He’d been out on the water earlier in the day, and he already knew what needed to be done.

Tennis Scholars

Vineyard Youth Tennis has selected four year-round Island children to receive full scholarships for one week of tennis camp at Adidas Tennis Camps this summer. Avery Hazell, Brian Donegan, Phoebe Dandeneau and Ryan Sawyer were selected based on essays they wrote describing their dedication to Vineyard Youth Tennis and enthusiasm for the sport of tennis. The children will have a choice of two camp locations: University of Massachusetts, Amherst or University of Connecticut.