Addison Arrives

Brie Barstow and Marty Frederick of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Addison Lee, born on July 10, 2009, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Addison weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces at birth.

Readers take heed: again this year, bargain hunters will be rewarded with a wide selection of gently used books at the Library Friends of Oak Bluffs’ annual summer book sale, some priced as low as three for a dollar. There will be pocket-sized paperbacks, larger softcover books, hardcovers and large print. There will be novels, mysteries, biographies, history, sports, self-help, gardening, cooking, maritime, hobby and more. Martha’s Vineyard books and authors will be for sale, as will books for children and teens, plus videos, DVDs and audio books.

Willing volunteers, no experience necessary, are needed to help on Habitat of Martha’s Vineyard “build days” every Friday and Saturday at a home site at 250 State Road in West Tisbury. Help frame walls and begin interior partitions; the work day begins at 8:30 a.m. and runs until about 4 p.m.

Jakob F. Palches was awarded an associate of science degree in general studies at Massachusetts Bay Community College in Wellesley on May 28, 2009. He was placed on the dean’s list in recognition of superior academic achievement for the spring semester 2009.

He will enter the University of Massachusetts Amherst in September 2009 to continue his undergraduate studies in the arts and sciences.

Jakob is again spending the summer as a volunteer counselor at Camp Jabberwocky in Vineyard Haven.

Please Adopt Us

The Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard has a few nice animals who need good homes.

Owl is a purebred, white Persian cat who is spayed and up to date on all her shots. She is declawed and needs to be an indoor-only cat. She is shy but with some TLC she would make a loving pet; she loves to be brushed.

Miles is a big, all-black neutered cat up to date on all shots; he is extremely friendly and loves to be a lap cat. He is six-plus years old and is a real love.

The former Island councils on aging, now called Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living, has a new logo. A contest among Island high school art students drew 32 entries. Will Fligor, a freshman, is the winning artist; runners-up were Ethan Himel and Megan Pettit.

The center is a nonprofit organization funded through grants, donations and the six towns of the Vineyard.