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March 3 - March 9, 2005 Edition
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TISBURY
March 3, 2005
By
Kay Mayhew - 508-693-2725 - kayanddonald@yahoo.com
Don't call 911 on your cell phone. It seems your cell phone may not
know where you are, at least as far as 911 is concerned. If you are
on the Island and have only a cell phone with which to make an emergency
call, the number to call is 508 693-1212. Thanks to Della Hardman,
who brought this to my attention. The Tisbury Police tell me that
this number also connects you directly with the communications center.
Today is the graveside service for a lady who quietly did her best
for many years to make our community a better place. When we talk
about her, we all have fond memories. Many of us will miss Gertrude
Baptiste.
Does Daisy Kimberly know something that we don't? The cleverly decorated
window at her Main Street shop Alley Cat sports an announcement about
“winter 2005 - breaking all records.” She also announces
that she will reopen around Easter. I will be very glad to see her.
Then I can feel sure that the threats of snow will be a thing of the
past.
Those who enjoyed the Tea and Talk presentation by Dolly Campbell
about the early days of the Thrift Shop heard some great stories.
Ladies and gentlemen of the Tisbury Senior Center also put on a wonderful
fashion show with clothing from the Thrift Shop. I understand some
of the models bought the classy fashions they were showing off.
Sandy Whitworth invites you to the senior center on Saturday. Enjoy
a soup lunch and keep the bowl. This new twist sounds like fun. The
Friends of the Senior Center have purchased pretty new bowls. Choose
one and fill it up with your choice of three delicious homemade soups
(chowder, curried pumpkin, or Venus de Milo). Venus de Milo is fancy
vegetable beef soup. Am I the only one who hasn't heard that before?
For $6 you get bowl, soup, salad, roll, dessert and beverage. Lunch
begins promptly at noon. Reservations are required. Call 508-696-4205.
Entertainment is also offered. At 1 pm the Tisbury Players will present
a free staged reading of Edward Albee's one-act comedy “The American
Dream.” Produced and directed by Peter Hillman Luce, the play
features actors Eleanor Beth, Nancy Luedeman, Jay Sigler, Myra Stark,
and Leslie J. Stark. After the performance there will be a panel discussion
on Aging/Ageism in America with Lee Fierro, Russell Hoxsie, and Claire
Stefanik. The theater program is supported in part by a grant from
the Martha's Vineyard Cultural Council and the Massachusetts Cultural
Council.
Want an update on the tsunami recovery efforts? Chris Hufstader, senior
writer for Oxfam America, will tell you about the Asian Tsunami: Reports
from the Field. This is an up to-the-minute report from Oxfam America
on restoring lives and livelihoods in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Somalia, Indonesia, Burma and the Maldives. Chris, who is an Edgartown
native, will be at the Vineyard Haven Library for the Evening Lecture
Series next Tuesday at 6:30 pm. Chris will also be the speaker at
the Oxfam Hunger Banquet on Wednesday.
The Oxfam Hunger Banquet is next Wednesday at 6 pm at the cafeteria
of the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School. Try your luck in the
worldwide “What's for Dinner” lottery. Hosted by the Vineyard
Committee on Hunger, the Hunger Banquet is a tradition started by
the famine relief group Oxfam to increase awareness of world hunger.
Admission is free.
Three types of meals will be served. “High income” meal
is what most Americans eat. “Middle income” is described
as that eaten by most people in developing countries. Third is a “low
income” meal.
There seem to be Mayhews everywhere. The woman who is this year's
director of the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D. C.,
is Diana Mayhew. We wish her lots of sunshine and beautiful blossoms.
Happy birthday today to Helen Johnson. Tomorrow is a special day for
Shirley Adams. On Sunday, greetings go out to Jonathon Scoggins, Dolores
Ruckman, and Laurel Chapman. Big bunches of birthday balloon wishes
go out on Monday to Evan Kristal. Tuesday is party time for Michelle
O'Donnell.
Heard on Main Street: “Share some memories. Everyone likes to
hear stories about the past.”
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