Community
From now until Nov. 1, the Mansion House Health Club will donate $18 to the Island Food Pantry whenever anyone renews or purchases a three month or more membership.
MV Toastmasters is holding an open house on Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the American Legion Post in Vineyard Haven.
Beginning Oct. 1, the Martha’s Vineyard Museum began began accepting entries for the second Island Faces contest. Entries will be accepted through March 1, 2015, with the winning portraits debuting next summer on June 12, 2015.
Celebrities abound in the current pet population. There is Harrison Ford, a large black guinea pig and Johnny Cash, a very young tuxedo who will be ready to be adopted once he has been neutered.
In his new book Fighting for My Life, Michael Blanchard recounts the story of how he hit rock bottom, and how he returned to the living through his pictures. Mr. Blanchard's numerous photographs evoke the beauty and serenity of the Island.
The new Coast Guard boathouse, designed to withstand fires and 100-year floods, is up and expected to be done by December. Two stone jetties are set to be replaced by the Army Corps of Engineers this winter. Selectmen toured Menemsha this week to see the work firsthand.