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Tisbury June 9, 2005 Hermine Hull - 508-693-2525 - hrmhull@gis.net The weather was perfect for all the activities around town this past weekend. The Grange Hall had an exhibit of “Jaws” artifacts while Heather Gardens hosted the shark himself (well, really only a replica, but still…). And the Lambert’s Cove Inn was the site of the elegant Fashion Fest event benefiting the Vineyard Nursing Association. Several West Tisbury fishermen participated in a catch-and-release fly-fishing tournament, but the big news was graduation weekend. There were purple and white balloons all over town and signs for graduation parties. Mona and Barry Rosenthal hosted a party at their home on Stoney Hill Lane for their daughter, Kara, and four of her friends: Megan Leland, Audrey Furlong, Jess Stone, and Morgan Anderson. The Ag Hall was the scene for another big party, this one given by the parents of the following boys: John Gaskill, Nathan Larsen, Shane Fisher, Eli Boyd, Evan Hammond, Pete Lynch, Matt Jackson, and Todd Hitchings. Kayla Mastromonaco attended the Ag Hall bash and said it had good music and dancing, and lots of people there. Nancy Cole and Peter Rodegast served an elegant brunch Sunday morning in honor of their daughter, Emily, and her friend, Christine Ronan. Later that afternoon, the Manter clan gathered at the old Manter farmhouse for a party honoring Josh Rich, son of Kim Manter and Tim Rich. These are all the parties I knew about and I apologize for all the ones I didn’t know to mention. Congratulations to all of the graduating class of 2005. The Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School held its graduation ceremony in a breezy tent on the school grounds Saturday morning. The entire school community took part in honoring the six graduates — the biggest graduating class to date — and celebrated together at a reception after the ceremony. One of the most interesting things about writing this column has been the people I have met because of it. I have received e-mails from strangers with whom I have shared a pleasant correspondence. After reporting the teardown of Mohu a few weeks ago, I received an e-mail from a woman in Illinois named Meg Hodge. She wrote asking for information and also to tell me about her connection to the place. I will let her tell her story in her own words. “My family spent the last two weeks of August every summer from 1965 until 1975 or 76 at Mohu as renters when Libby McFarlane, who is a friend of my mom’s, owned it and before Katherine Graham bought it. As a matter of fact, if you have read Katherine Graham’s autobiography, we were the “campers” she described residing in the house. We were there when some of her friends came to look at it. My mom e-mailed me today to tell me it had been torn down. I could not believe it. My mom and I absolutely loved that house….I can still totally picture it in my mind exactly as it looked when we were renting it and it is so hard for me to imagine it is no longer even there. I have been talking about it for years and my husband and kids have never had the chance to see it so that I could show them why I love it so much…. I feel like I have lost a friend…. We spent our two weeks as a family vacation and pretty much it was exclusively family, staying at Mohu on the beach or going to Gay Head beach if we wanted waves. When we went to the Vineyard you could still climb the cliffs at Gay Head….I haven’t been to the Vineyard in about 30 years and imagine what I envision the Island to be like is far from reality today.” As Robert Potts reported in The Broadside’s May 6 issue, the house was dismantled by South Mountain Company, the salvageable materials to be used in the construction of affordable housing. Landscaping will take the place of the former structure, with only the two stone chimneys remaining. I thought Ms. Hodges’ description of the house and of the Vineyard at that time would be interesting reading so, with her permission, I am sharing her story with you. |
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