JOHN S. ALLEY
508-693-2950
(alleys@vineyard.net)
The month of March came in with heavy rain and temperatures reaching 40 degrees, kind of a lion. The old saying is it should leave like a lamb. We shall see. Thoughts of spring, just 12 days away, fill the air with milder temperatures, warmer sun and the light is getting longer each day. By Sunday, sunset will happen around 6:30 p.m.
Marc Songini, author of The Lost Fleet, a Yankee Whaler’s Struggle Against the Confederate Navy and Arctic Disaster, will speak on Whaling Heroes from Martha’s Vineyard when Sail Martha’s Vineyard hosts its final winter fireside dinner and lecture at the Black Dog Tavern on Thursday, March 13, at 6 p.m.
Mr. Songini will cover such heroes as the Jernegan cousins, Nathaniel and Jared, who with their wives and families on board ship, faced mutinies, shipwreck, Arctic destruction and more.
Charter School
Monday, March 10: Macaroni and cheese, mixed vegetables, pears and milk.
Tuesday, March 11: Tomato vegetable soup, hot dog or tofu dog on a roll, fruit smoothie and milk.
Wednesday, March 12: Half-day bag lunch: fish sandwich or veggie and cheese sandwich, coleslaw, pineapple and milk.
Thursday, March 13: Pizza (plain cheese, pepperoni or roasted veggie), tossed salad, fresh fruit and milk.
Friday, March 14: Baked chicken, Spanish rice, black beans, peaches and milk.
Edgartown
Welcome, Ethan
Angeline Weir of Oak Bluffs announces the birth of a son, Ethan David Weir, born Feb. 25 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Ethan weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces at birth.
By Lynne Irons>
There is nothing like carefree youth. While driving near the Tisbury School, I saw a young boy with a broken foot on crutches riding happily on a skateboard. I laughed out loud — only because I wasn’t his mother.
A special March reading series beginning next week will give Islanders the chance to know the work of some of the nation’s most talented emerging writers.
The West Tisbury Library, in collaboration with the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, will host readings every Wednesday in March at 5:30 p.m. featuring one poetry fellow and one fiction fellow from the renowned center for up-and-coming writers and artists.
No matter how many times I visit Costa Rica, there is always something new to experience. Many think of lush tropical rainforests or jungles when Costa Rica comes to mind, but there is another biome in this small Central American country that is equally fascinating. That is the tropical dry forest.
Some males will do anything to impress the ladies.
Even though I heard the call last week, I knew in my heart that he wasn’t my type. Hey, he wasn’t even my species.
Woodcocks have returned to the Island and are looking for a partner. In truth, one isn’t necessarily enough, since male woodcocks mate with as many female woodcocks as possible. Monogamy is not the cup of tea for this species.
Vineyard Masonic Lodge
Schedules Open House
The Vineyard’s masonic organization, Oriental-Martha’s Vineyard Lodge A.F. & A.M., will hold an open house tomorrow, Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The lodge is on the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, across the street from the intersection with County Road.
“The lodge is open to all,” said Worshipful Master Leonard (Lenny) R. Verville. There will be a reception, a video explaining the organization, and refreshments.
The Vineyard Nursing Association has introduced a new private home care services program. Private Care Services is designed to meet the growing demand for personal help in the home that reflects the needs of a population living longer and aging at home and much more.
The Vineyard Nursing Association’s nurses help clients with clinical requirements such as daily injections or dressing changes while home health aides assist with more personal needs such as help with bathing or eating.
