Monthly Archives: December 2011
Holiday event at the P-A Club draws a crowd of partiers
The Christmas Party at the P-A Club on Saturday drew a crowd ready to revel.
Gingerbread emergency!
The annual gingerbread house contest at Waterside Market in Vineyard Haven attracted an unusual entry this year from The Tisbury Ambulance Service.
Bell Choir serenades Main Street in Vineyard Haven
From the entry of the Capawock Theater, the Bell Choir from the First Congregational Church in West Tisbury offered musical decoration to Main Street in Vineyard Haven on Saturday.
Santa Claus is the real deal for Martha’s Vineyard youngsters
Magic or myth, or maybe both, Santa Claus means many things to many people. But everyone loves him at some time in their life.
Vineyard Haven designer still at it at 93
Active and creative, Cecile Mooney fashions clever seasonal gifts.
Pros and cons of Facebook
New Timeline feature makes everything on Facebook more accessible, but could the openness of this site be destroying relationships?
Some winters, snowy owls appear on Martha’s Vineyard
If they run out of food farther north, snowy owls may be forced to spend the winter here.
A new outlook
The literature of cancer survival is replete with stories of the choices both survivor and caregivers must make about their view of life going forward.
Hard times lead Islander to new life view
Unlike the Dickens tale, Mr. Look's metamorphosis did not occur overnight after a bad dream but through a series of actual nightmares over years.
Preschoolers on Martha’s Vineyard make headway
Preschoolers at Project Headway shared the Holiday Villages they made at the organization's Family Celebration on December 21.
Births
Hazel J.
Of Faith: Vineyard Baptists consider a crossroads
The feeling of this space, built shortly after the great fire of 1883, is Victorian, which is to say solid, traditional, and respectable.
Photos: Making centerpieces at Morrice Florist
Attendees tried their hands at arranging greens with decorative berries, ornaments, and more to make the fun table accessory.
Ulysses Lear “” a blessed man
See a small selection of the well-known Oak Bluffs resident's handiwork, currently on display in the main lobby of the Oak Bluffs Library.
Noteworthy events
Though it's nearing the end of the month, there are still a few days left to see Bill Buckley's art exhibit at the Vineyard Haven Library.
Last minute gift ideas
The last push is upon us for gift shopping. Here are some sales, deals, and ideas.
Snacks for Santa
One of the most important questions lingering on Christmas Eve is: what to leave for Santa Claus?
Reel Picks
Steven Spielberg's animated adaptation of the Belgian action-adventure comic strip about Tintin, the boy reporter who teams up with Captain Haddock, bounding around and searching for lost treasure in nonstop action.
Making happiness: Chicken Soup a helpful recipe for Vineyard writer
"I've been writing since I was a little kid. I think writers write because they have to, regardless of whether or not it's published." - Donna Paulson.
Tisbury Business Association announces holiday raffle winners
The Tisbury Business Association (TBA) holiday raffle winners are May Johnson, who got her lucky ticket from the Toy Box and won the $500 grand prize; second place winner Linda LaBrie, who got her ticket at Brickman's and won a $50 Rainy Day gift certificate; and third-place winner Leslie Mackinnon, who got her ticket at LeRoux at Home and won a $25 Brickman's gift certificate.