Town Column : Chilmark
By Katie Carroll
Published: December 3, 2009
It's a full week later and everyone is still pushing back from the table saying "uncle." I trust everyone had a happy Thanksgiving surrounded by friends, family, and good cheer. We spent the day at my niece Oona's house with the usual family suspects and cousin David Ebner and his wife Kate and children Nolan and Wyn. David's mom was Curly's sister Claudette. They were here for the long weekend from Maryland.
Also here to feast on turkey were Roxanne, Mark, Samantha, Brianna, and Celina Sordi. They brought some extra excitement into Grammie Judie Jardin's house. They traveled from Lewes, Del., for a holiday visit.
I managed to bump into Anne and Kevin Dunk who were here with family at their family home at the corner of North Road and Flanders Lane.
Also back for a visit was Johnny Graham. He has returned from a trip to Ukraine where he visited with Kateryna, one of the lovely young women who worked at Menemsha Fish Market this past summer, and surrounded himself with some amazing food and remarkable sights.
If you haven't already, mark your calendar for the Special Town Meeting at the Chilmark Community Center on Monday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 pm. There are nine articles to be acted upon regarding such topics as funds for the Middle Line Road rental units, funds for repairs at the police station and the Community Center, funds for the removal of dead standing trees, and more. The full warrant can be viewed on the town website or at the town hall or Menemsha Texaco.
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, there will be a flea market at the Community Center on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 9 am to 2:30 pm. Remember that this may be the hot spot to pick up a few holiday gifts. Come by to shop, lunch, or take a break from weekend chores and just be social. The Chilmark School PTO will have a table adorned with pictures of students past and present participating in their multifaceted school life and a DVD display of a Shenandoah adventure. Also, if you didn't have an opportunity to purchase a school cookbook created a few years ago, now is a great chance to pick one up. Call Coco Adams for more information at 508-645-3414.
The big room at the school has been transformed into a cozy and inviting atmosphere with a fireplace, floor pillows, a piano, puzzle table, coloring corner, and a bookshelf filled with glorious tales. Thanks to Dawn Braasch for her truly generous contribution of nearly a shelf full of works by Island authors and stories about the Vineyard. Dawn, owner of Bunch of Grapes, was a familiar face around the school in her former roll as preschool teacher. "Little Streak Wing's Vineyard Adventures" and "Connie - Vineyard Pie Girl," written by Don Davis, are two of my new favorites adorning the shelf. I didn't realize that our own Don Davis of Abel's Hill was an author. Perhaps we could get him to sign his wonderful works the next time he is in town.
