The second all-Island seasonal flu clinic will be held on Saturday, Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Oak Bluffs School.

If you’ve been having a hard time getting a plumber, gardener, carpenter or even reaching a bank president lately, have no fear. The 76th Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby is almost over.

This week we’re featuring Gordon, a nine-year-old, long-haired, black cat.

Saturday, Oct. 16 is the date for this year’s National Fossil Day celebration.

Draft horses showing their strength, bluegrass musicians twanging out tunes and women flinging cast-iron skillets are all on the schedule for Saturday’s Harvest Festival.

It all began with a duck.

Darryl Goffreda and I have been coming to the Island for almost a decade. Martha’s Vineyard was the first place that we went on a trip together as a couple.

The birds were a worry. Fifty-one years ago, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School class of 1970 was busy planning our senior year events.

From the Oct. 1981 editions of the Gazette:

Don't forget about the Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 16 at the Agricultural Hall. It starts at 10 a.m. and goes until 3 p.m. Admission is free.