While Wednesday night’s lunar eclipse will dominate the news in the coming week, observers also will have the rare opportunity throughout the week to view five planets in the evening and early morning sky.
Welcome Shilah
Leanna Fisher and Joel Trott of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Shilah Michelle Trott, born on Feb. 7. Shilah weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces at birth.
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
Wednesday night offers Vineyarders a lunar eclipse perfectly timed for observing. The full moon rises in the eastern sky just as the sun sets at about 5:04 p.m. and the best part of the show is five hours later.
One can only hope that the weather cooperates as the next time the Vineyard will have so convenient a show will be in December 2010.
This February full moon is called the Snow Moon, which is located in the zodiacal constellation Leo and in close proximity to the bright ringed-planet Saturn.
With three months left to complete their 18-month study of county government, the Dukes County charter study commission last Thursday voted to recommend the county retain a seven-member commission.
“I think seven works well,” said study group member and former county commissioner Linda Sibley of West Tisbury.
MARGARET KNIGHT
508-627-8894
Last week’s potluck at the community center was well-attended and the food was delicious, as usual. Annie Heywood brought a homemade lemon meringue pie. After dinner was over, Chappy’s recorder group — Hatsy Potter, Liz Villard and Claire Thacher — had a practice session while a few others sat around the table talking. We got onto the subject of the federal census that Annie helped take back in 2000. She and Larry Riga were hired to canvas Chappaquiddick.
KATHIE CASE
508-627-5349
I am sitting looking out at the kids going to school all bundled up. I can’t help thinking that if it had snowed yesterday we would not even see our neighbor’s house and the kids would be out sledding. How fun would that be?
HOLLY NADLER
508-693-3880
Who knew? Who knew that last Friday, Feb. 8 was Nirvana Day? This was itemized in my Pema Chodron calendar as an official Buddhist holiday. You won’t find this notated in mainstream American calendars, but if more of us had received a heads-up, we could have been walking around in states of transcendental bliss instead of just doing the usual — running to the post office, talking to Verizon automated voices, and working on our taxes.
NANCY GARDELLA
508-693-3308
I have witnessed two sure signs of spring: my snow drops are blooming and Pam Benjamin is rounding the Chop on her roller blades. The end of February also brings the high school musical. While I love many shows, A Chorus Line is one of my absolute favorites. The show debuted last night at the performing arts center. You can catch it tonight, tomorrow night, or the matinee tomorrow. Come see what our talented kids can do.
Hello, Caleb
Juliette and Matthew Lopatka of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Caleb Francis Lopatka, born Feb. 4 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Caleb weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces at birth.
Isaac Arrives
Andrea Suter and Stephen Barr of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Isaac Suter Barr, born on Jan. 8 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Isaac weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces at birth.
