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Oak
Bluffs
July
21, 2005
By
Megan Alley - 508-693-0850 - meganislandmegan@verizon.net
How busy our Town was this past weekend, with both the Shark Tournament
and the Annual Portuguese feast and parade enticing immense crowds.
The harbor area was crammed with both shark fishermen and on-lookers,
both of whom were anxious to glimpse the elusive shark.
The feast and parade attracted numerous people and families to the
P.A. Club. On Saturday night the grounds of the club were swarming
with families, children, and young adults playing the games, feasting,
and meeting new and old friends. On Sunday as the parade wound its
way up Vineyard Avenue, all the marchers - police, firemen, children
dressed in first communion clothing, veterans, and of course the
Portuguese dancers and band from New Bedford - were cheered on by
the onlookers, many of whom were of Portuguese decent.
The Silver Screen Film Society continues its July film series in
the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs with the showing of the film “Rivers
and Tides” on July 26.
When you are in the vicinity of the Oak Bluffs Public Library, take
time to view the new exhibit in the window at the corner of Circuit
and Pennacook Avenues. The exhibit is on the importance of eelgrass
and was put up by The Friends of Sengekontacket. It can be viewed
even when the library is closed.
Sally Barkan is now the full time reference librarian after many
years of dividing her time between reference, children, and being
the assistant director.
We send happy birthday smiles to Paul Robinson and Joann deBettencourt
on July 26.
Rachel Alley, Greer, and baby Jonas came last weekend for a visit
with Rachel's parents, Kerry and Pat Alley, but their experience
along the way you can file under “only on the Vineyard.”
When Rachel arrived at her parents home, she discovered her cell
phone was missing. The last time she recalled having it was when
she got on the Island Queen. So she called her own cell phone number,
and lo and behold it was answered by someone who said, Rachel thought,
that he was the Falmouth Harbor master. She requested that he put
it on the first Island Queen leaving the next morning and he agreed.
When she went the next day to pick it up, she was told it was on
the “Queen” on the way to Falmouth. She explained it was
going in the wrong direction, and a call was made to the boat to
return it to Oak Bluffs. So it was sent back, but in the meantime
Rachel's cousin coming over to Oak Bluffs asked if a cell phone
had been found as she had heard that it was missing. The person
at the ticket counter on the boat asked the name and sure enough
Rachel's name was on the case, so he handed it over to her. So after
two round trips to the mainland, the phone is finally back with
its owner. Greer, who is from New York, was absolutely amazed that
it was returned, saying in New York it probably would have disappeared
forever within seconds.
Enjoy your week and send your news along.
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