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Tisbury
September 1, 2005
By Kay Mayhew - 508-693-2725 - kayanddonald@yahoo.com
It’s a boy! That is the sign on the Vineyard Playhouse announcing the birth of Jack Harrison Crawford. Jack was born on Island last Thursday, weighing in at 7 lbs. 8 oz. He is the first baby born to Amy Cohn and David Crawford. Amy’s coworkers at the Vineyard Playhouse were delighted to make the announcement.
Kathy Rose has just returned from what she describes as “the most exciting experience of my life.” Kathy Rose is a photographer at Wooden Tent Photo. She is talking about a seven-day trip spent kayaking and camping in Prince William Sound, Alaska. She said Alaska was a little bit grubbier than expected, but the people were wonderful. They camped in the wild, having only two days of rain. She assures me that Alaska is truly wild, especially the scenery and the animals. Black bears visited their camp, and she declared the sea otters the best. Stellar sea lions, nearly 10-feet long, swam under their boats and came up on the other side. She saw puffins and even caught silver salmon, which they enjoyed for dinner one night.
There were six people plus two young guides, who knew everything and even did the cooking. One evening the owners dropped off eight pounds of fresh shrimp for the campers. There were lots of cranberries and blueberries, high bush and low bush, all ripe and tasty. She traveled with Anadyr Adventures. The group kayaked 68 miles and went to three glaciers. Kathy walked about two miles on Valdez glacier, enjoying the dramatically blue glacier pools. Meares glacier was calving, sounding she says like an aerial bombardment.
Kathy was breathless in describing her trip. She did say she could not have done it without the preparation that she got from Island health services. She said the cardio rehab at the hospital helped her to prepare herself. She also praised acupuncture by Sue Sanford for a sore shoulder. I can’t wait to see her photographs of this adventure.
Louisa Gould Gallery is presenting a new Vineyard artist. Frank Brunelle has studied extensively and even owned a gallery. He will debut his new marine paintings for the last show of the season. The artist reception will be held tomorrow from 5 to 8 pm at the gallery. The Summer Group Show will run through October 7 and includes watercolors, works on paper, and fine art photography, as well as one-of-a-kind jewelry. The gallery is located on the harbor at 13 Beach St. Ext. Call 508-693-7373 for directions.
The Tisbury Senior Center welcomes you to a country cookout from noon to 3 pm on September 9. Summer residents and year-rounders will enjoy a country-style cookout featuring Fella’s fantastic burgers and hotdogs, Boston baked beans, potato salad, coleslaw, and strawberry shortcake for dessert. Tables will be set up inside and outside on the deck. You can step inside the big room and sink a hole-in-one in the golf putter contest (three tries) or try the ping-pong table. Later enjoy country music, including Elvis, and line-dancing or dance to your own beat. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Tisbury COA and the senior center, reservations are necessary at $5 per person. Call 508-696-4205 to sign up.
Register now for the 5K Run/Walk to benefit the Vineyard Haven Library on 9 am on Sunday, September 11. The entry forms are at the Library, or sign up that day at 8 am. Runners and walkers of all ages are welcome. The fee is $15, with free tee shirts to the first 100 registrants. The race will go from the Library to the West Chop lighthouse and back. For additional information, call Larry Gomez at 508 693-6150.
Enjoy the holiday weekend. Watch for children who are still on vacation. School reopens next Thursday.
Happy anniversary to Mike and Sue McLaughlin on Tuesday.
Big bunches of birthday balloon wishes go out tomorrow to Edwin Gould. Wish the best on Saturday to Island artist Maggie Masek. Monday is a special day for Melissa Gold. Happy birthday to Doris Young, who celebrates on Tuesday.
Heard on Main Street: Everything on the Island is somewhere else.
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