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June 30 - July 6, 2005 Edition
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Oak
Bluffs
June
30, 2005
By
Megan Alley - 508-693-0850 - meganislandmegan@verizon.net
If there is any doubt that summer is actually here, just go up Vineyard
Ave. and view what my grandkids call Mrs. Rose’s roses. The
roses in front of Betty Rose’s house would make a perfect painting.
And over on Wing Rd., another Mrs. Rose has what could be an old
fashioned English Garden with its many varieties of flowers of many
colors. This summer picture is the result of Alice Rose’s green
thumb. Thank you both for sharing this beauty with all passers-by.
Perhaps it may seem too early to speak about the annual Oak Bluffs
Firemen’s Civic Association Fireworks show that will take place
on Aug.19 this year. But in preparation for this they have already
begun to sell tee-shirts and other items of clothing downtown on
Circuit Ave. every Friday and Saturday evenings to raise money for
this show and also for the scholarships they give out each year
to a Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School student. So go
look at what they are offering and you will be helping out a good
cause also.
On Friday night, the Sunshine Committee of the Oak Bluffs School
held a farewell party at the Grange Hall for the three faculty members
who are retiring from the school at the end of this academic year.
They are the school nurse Nancy Meekins, guidance counselor Bill
Jones and math teacher Ray Leighton. These three people have a total
of over 90 years service to the school.
The hall was overflowing with friends, co-workers, family and great
affection. The entertainment was terrific and there was toasting
and roasting to each one with song and dance and a great deal of
tongue-in-cheek. The hall was soon resounding with laughter and
also some very serious moments. It is quite obvious that these people
will be greatly missed.
Art From The Heart for UNICEF is a one day art and artisans sale
that will help raise much needed funds to assist children who were
effected by the Tsunami in Southeast Asia .It will take place on
Sat., July 9 from 10:00-4:00 at St. Andrew’s Church Parish
Hall in Edgartown.
The Oak Bluffs School Summer Book Swap is off to a good start. There
are tables in the school lobby with donated books that can be borrowed,
kept or recycled. Students or families may come in during the summer,
Monday through Friday until 12 noon and select one or two books.
It is hoped that donations will continue over the summer to make
this program work.
And one more reminder (or perhaps a gentle? nudge) — please
check to see if you child has any books or materials that belong
at the school. Also lunch bills must be paid. Report cards will
only be mailed to students who have paid all outstanding debts.
Students are now out of school for the summer break, so please be
extra careful driving as their enthusiasm sometimes carries them
off the sidewalks into the streets. We want to keep everyone safe.
We send birthday smiles to Madeline Alley on July 7 and to Anthony
"Tubby" Rebello and Rahmale Hopkins on July 3.
After three weeks in Perth in Western Australia with their new baby
sister Paige and her mother Debra Alley, while their dad Dion Alley
was in South Korea, Sam and Benjamin Alley spent a week here with
their grandparents, Dennis and Megan Alley. They enjoyed "hanging
out" with their cousins, Marques, Matt, and Nicholas Rivers,
Talia Rogers, and Jeremy Alley Tarter. They also managed to coerce
their aunts Kati and Mary Alley into allowing numerous sleepovers.
Marie Hearn of West Newton came to help her mother Ann Hearn of
Woodside Villiage celebrate her birthday which was on June 5.
I received a very nice e-mail from Lisa Schultheis who is now from
Maryland but used to live on the Vineyard .Her sister, the former
Darlene Phillips, moved to the Vineyard in 1979 but now resides
in Colorado. Lisa is coming back to the Vineyard this August with
her husband and son and is looking forward to seeing the Island
again as her last visit was10 years ago. She says she goes on-line
to read the column and keep up with what is going on here.
Enjoy your week and send your news along.
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