Commentary
From Teacup Request to Tempest
FALSE AND MISLEADING
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
I write in regards to comments made by Mr. Nixon, principal of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, in the Vineyard Gazette May 28 article, “Parents Appeal in School Marijuana Case.”
Alison Smith was so many firsts for me. She was my first dance, my first crush, and one of my very first friends. She would have been my first date at the sixth grade dance too, but I chickened out. If I was Kevin Arnold, then she was my Winnie Cooper, and those were indeed the wonder years.
By PEGGY STURDIVANT
When we closed the Camp Ground cottage for the winter 40 years ago, it was serious business. The braided wool rugs were rolled, the refrigerator was cleaned and propped open, the water had been turned off and the pipes flushed, the delicate glass pane windows nailed shut. An official sign was affixed: No Trespassing. Oak Bluffs Police Take Notice.
The following letter was sent to the Tisbury board of health:
With all the spring foliage in full array, it is evident that much of the plant life along the utility company’s right of way through our town is dead. All of the oak, pine, sassafras, and chokecherry are without leaves or buds. Only the poison ivy and some ferns remain alive.
Rum Runners
From Gazette editions of June, 1935: