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December 30 - January 5, 2004 Edition
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CHILMARK December 30, 2004 By Jacqueline Sexton - 508-645-2895 - jschil@adelphia.net Our sympathy to the family of Greta Ghee, who died unexpectedly three days before Christmas. Greta was always enthusiastically involved in the community. She was a board member of The Yard, a library volunteer, and an active participant for many years in the church flea market, where she sold antique silver. I remember her helping to set up the library’s book sale 20 years ago when it was held in the library. Her family and friends will miss her cheerful presence. Everyone has been immersed in family holiday gatherings for the last couple of weeks. Christmas this year was subdued with so many families, both on-Island and across the country, missing family members who are fighting in Iraq. Liza Coogan’s Calendar cover in last week’s Times perfectly expressed the feelings of many of us with its depiction of joy balanced against the sorrow caused by the carnage thousands of miles away. Snow, of course — a foot of it — was the topic of the day on Monday. Many townsfolk were happy to find themselves snowbound and able to enjoy a day off after the tumultuous rush of the previous week. The snow was beautiful at 2 am, but by daylight, for some, the awe was muted by the rigors of shoveling out and chain-sawing tree branches, which had crashed during the night, often blocking driveways. For the sake of the trees, a quick thaw was hoped for. Here’s to a productive and peaceful new year.

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