Once again, we will attempt to have a special town meeting on Tuesday evening, March 3 at 7 p.m. at the town hall. You are needed for a quorum, so please bring a neighbor and vote.
Graveside services for Ronald B. Jeffers will be held at North Cemetery on August 1 at 11 a.m. Reverend Roger H. Spinney will conduct the services and Ronnie will be honored by the Veterans of Martha’s Vineyard.
The Aquinnah Public Library will feature author Tom Dresser who will discuss his new book In My Life, a fictional account of the challenges young people faced as they came of age in the 1960s.
Congratulations to Aquinnah selectman Jim Newman who won reelection on Wednesday and will once again serve our community well. As of Wednesday evening, I did not have the exact figures but do know that the over-ride also passed. There will be a special town meeting on Tuesday evening, May 19 at 7 p.m. at the town hall.
The Aquinnah Public Library appeared to be awaiting spring on Saturday during the 11 a.m. story time. While Library Director Jennifer Christy was inside reading to the toddlers, Menasha Leport and her mother Nancy were outside decorating the entrance with colorful springtime flowers and ribbons to make the town hall even more appealing for library patrons.
Wampum and Felt is a weekend art show opening this afternoon at the bank on Beetlebung Corner. It features Joan Lelacheur with her latest wampum creations and Heather Hall with her felted fine silk art. The reception begins at 4 p.m. this afternoon.
Congratulations to my fellow staff members at the Vineyard Gazette for receiving accolades and returning home with 12 awards during the New England Press Association annual award dinner and exposition held in Boston over the weekend. It is rewarding to be among those high achievers in journalistic excellence!
The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribal Youth Council returned on July 8 after spending the week in Albuquerque, N.M., for a United National Indian Tribal Youth Conference. Those attending included Jeffrey Duarte, Elsie Fantasia, Adahy Gonsalves, Kayla Manning, Michael Sellitti and Zachary Smalley. They were accompanied by their tribal youth coordinator, Christy Moreis.
It was a beautiful day on Sept. 19 for the wedding of Durwood and Jamie Sue Vanderhoop and those who shared it with them. Family and friends gathered from across the country and from as far away as British Columbia.
