Community
The curly-headed cherub strumming away on a harp is a time-honored icon. Try and consider Valentine’s Day without the sight of Cupid, his bow and arrows at rest for the moment, offering up a musical interlude. But what if Cupid had been allowed to grow up, pack on layers of muscle and play lacrosse and football, grinding out yards on the gridiron in front of cheering spectators. Would he still play the harp? And if so, what would he look like?
He would look like Nathaniel Horwitz, a 16-year-old junior at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.
The new year started off at the Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard with a wonderful, heartwarming story about a stray cat. Early in November, a young yellow cat disappeared from its home in Oak Bluffs. The cat jumped into a truck and was gone. About a month later a yellow cat appeared at a home in West Tisbury, obviously a stray, very thin and quite shy. The homeowner is a devoted cat lover and took pity on the cat but was unable to catch it. So she fed it and gave it a warm bed outside.
On New Year’s Day there will be a 5K run/walk to benefit the family of Jim Moore who is battling cancer. The run begins at 11 a.m. at Martha’s Vineyard Chowder Company in Oak Bluffs.
The cost is $20 in advance or $25 day of race and $5 for children under 12.
For information, call 508-627-8303.
On Tuesday, Dec. 18, Tisbury School eighth-grader Amanda Bernard was presented with the Tisbury Business Association’s Twelve Days of Tisbury Season of Giving and Sharing Award.
The award was given in recognition of Amanda’s dedication to community service.
Jane Chandler, Beach House manager and leader of the Tisbury Business Association’s Christmas activities, presented the award to Amanda on the school’s morning TV program, Tiger Talk. Principal John Custer was also in attendance.
Cord Bailey stood in the doorway of the regional high school culinary arts dining room, aviator shades on, arms crossed. Tantalizing smells of chicken and bacon floated into the hallway. Inside the dining room the annual Brazilian American Friends lunch was taking place. Only 42 lucky students were granted access.
Years ago, when Lisa Sherman took a part-time summer job at the Edgartown Library shelving books, she did not anticipate how this short break from her harried New York city lifestyle would play a large part in her future. This past fall, more than a decade later, Ms. Sherman became the head librarian at the Aquinnah Public Library. But we are getting ahead of the story.