TOM DRESSER
508-693-1050
(tomdresser@aol.com)
We want spring to be here, but the bright, sunny end of March gave way to April chills and showers. At least we can get Back Door Donuts or breakfast at Slice of Life, starting next week. Keep thinking spring!
Games Night at the Oak Bluffs school was a success. The PTO congratulates Barbara Jones for her efforts. Ms. Holenko’s fifth grade, the seventh grade Economic Stimulus Basket and Barbara Jones’ first grade arts and crafts basket earned top honors in ticket sales.
MARGARET KNIGHT
508-627-8894
(margaret02539@yahoo.com)
Spring is still in its subtle stages of change here on Chappaquiddick. The moss on the woods paths and in my lawn is turning a satisfying bright green, and the grass looks as if it might join in at some point. The ends of the blueberry and huckleberry bush branches look red enough to burst out into either leaves or flames, and the hazelnut catkins hang decorously from bushes all through the woods. I’ve also noticed the first tiny leaves coming out on the honeysuckle.
NANCY GARDELLA
508-693-3308
(vhavenvgazette@yahoo.com)
Who knew when I was in New York visiting Iole, Ed Colligan, salad bar czar of Cronig’s, would choose that time to retire? Ed is one of my best stringers for this column. I certainly miss seeing him when I get my lunch. The gang he trained so well is still doing a great job. Shawn says Ed stops by frequently. Some people just aren’t meant to retire.
KATHIE CASE
508-627-5349
(kathleencase@comcast.com)
April showers bring May flowers. That is the line for the month. I have a yard full of crocuses and they give us a lot of pleasure. I saw Pat Hathaway on the way to the corner for school guard duty and she stopped to take a look at the flowers which I’m sure gave her a lift.
JUNE MANNING
508-645-2574
(lthslnks@gis.net)
April Fools’ day came and went. About two years ago, though, the sign at West Basin disappeared. If you crossed the town line early in the wee hours on Wednesday, you would have noticed it was creatively placed over the entering Aquinnah sign, pointing one in the direction of West Basin. So we have faith that perhaps one day the entering Gay Head sign will also resurface.
Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School principal Stephen Nixon has announced the honor roll for the second quarter of the 2008-2009 academic year.
Earning highest honors in grade 12 are: Kimberly Carlomagno, Katharine Clarke, Emma Frizzell, Loren Gibson, Eliza Gowell, Margaretta Hehre, Haley Koorse, Ryan Marinelli, Bethany Pennington, Mark Reppert and Anastasia Sargent.
Earning highest honors in grade 11 are: Katherine Cecilio, Gail Herman, Shaelah Huntington, Tessa Permar, Meghan Pettit, Hayley Pierce and Julie Pringle.
PeeWees Skate in Finals
This past weekend the PeeWee A youth hockey team competed at the state finals in Springfield. The team won their division on Saturday, placing them in the final four for the state title. They lost to Melrose on Sunday, but their Vineyard fans cheered them nonetheless for their remarkable feat.
Bullying behaviors among children of all ages has reached epidemic proportions. More than 160,000 children in this country miss school each day because they are afraid of attacks or intimidation by a peer. This destructive pattern can begin as early as preschool and it is essential that parents, educators and communities work together to remedy this situation that can have lifelong effects.
