Leading Lights

From Gazette editions of October, 1961:

Ernest E. Duarte of Makonikey has taken the contract to repair the lighthouse tower at Tarpaulin Cove and to make a general clean-up of the government reservation there. The work will begin as soon as settled weather allows the necessary crossing of the Sound with equipment and material. A building mover among other accomplishments, he anticipates unusual activity in this department during the coming months.

In a small room on the second floor of West Tisbury town hall this week, a crowd of maybe one actual spectator gathered to hear the latest on the state of play between the Davids of Martha’s Vineyard and the Goliath known as Comcast.

A 128-year-old painting of a Vineyard sheriff has been rehung in the Edgartown courthouse after extensive restoration. The painting of Sheriff Frances Cottle Smith was accidentally slashed from behind while in storage when the courtroom was repainted four years ago.

And behind an oil painting with an accidental slash lies an intricate family story.

The restoration work was spearheaded by Ann A. Perkins — a Los Angeles resident who is the great-great-granddaughter of the subject in the portrait — and her husband, John.

JOHN S. ALLEY

508-693-2950

(alleys@vineyard.net)

JUNE D. MANNING

508-645-2574

(lthslnks@gis.net)

Erin Coughlin to Marry

Carol Lashnits and Kevin Coughlin are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Lashnits Coughlin to Daniel Herman. Erin and Daniel are currently living in New Haven, Conn., where Erin is studying to become a family nurse practitioner at Yale’s School of Nursing. Daniel, who recently received his PhD from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, is employed as a professor of American literature. They plan to marry in Septembers 2012 at Pilot Hill Farm in Vineyard Haven.

Announcing Gunnar

Deborah and Christopher Cini of West Tisbury are pleased to announce the birth of their son Gunnar Richard Lee Cini on Oct. 5, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Gunnar weighted 4 pounds, 4 ounces at birth. His grandparents are Marcia and William Cini of Tisbury and Shirley Lundgren of Chelmsford and the late Richard Lundgren.

JANE N. SLATER

508-645-3378

(slaterjn@comcast.net)

Chilmark is so quiet! Some of us are enjoying the silence . . . along with the beautiful harvest moon and the cleansing high tides that go with that moon.

There is a lot that is newsworthy and most of it starts at town hall. On Oct. 18 at the selectmen’s meeting they will review the findings of the legal advisors as to what our options are in dealing with the Tea Lane Farm. The public is welcome to all selectmen’s meetings. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. at town hall.

Wed at Allen Farm

Chelsea Cheyenne Ives and Sean Michael Kelley were married on Sept. 10 at the Allen Farm in Chilmark. Chelsea is the daughter of Clare and Peter Ives of Aquinnah. Sean is the son of Paula and Michael Kelley of Newburyport. The couple currently lives in Chicago, Ill.

Calm seas and a tepid north wind gave rise to a highly enjoyable Holmes Hole postseason race on Sunday, Oct. 2. Taking on four other boats, season-long winner Andy Berry in Isobar, a Cal 33, continued his dominance by taking the contest, which consisted of two laps around the traditional HSSA triangle.