Hello Paula and Arnie [Reisman]. My name is Lily. We just received your marvelous, Floyd, in heaven. When Floyd told me his story it reminded me so much of my own that I thought I should send you a note. Like Floyd, I am, or should say I was a 12-year-old yellow lab who summered in Martha’s Vineyard with my people.

I lost a friend. Martha’s Vineyard lost a friend. Eddie Belisle was the quintessential Vineyarder. Oh, he tried living off-Island but it just didn’t suit him. He loved the Island and took advantage of her bounty. Whether a smoked bluefish, venison, award winning vegetables or amazing dahlias, he shared all the fruits of his labor with his friends.

The Parents, teachers and preschool students of Grace Preschool would like to thank all of the individuals and businesses who donated to our annual spaghetti dinner and silent auction, which took place at Grace Preschool/Grace Church on Saturday, March 23.

I am a 13-year-old eighth grader at Orchard View Middle School. I am five foot nine and a half inches tall. I am a tech teenager who knows a lot about gaming consoles, computers and cell phones. I basically know as much technology as a 30-year-old would if he is working at Apple, Google, Microsoft or Sony. My favorite gaming companies are Gearbox, Treyarch, Infinity Ward, Tell-Tale Games, Irrational Games and Ubisoft. I wear the size of an average 16 year old, so I am a little overweight.

Have you noticed that the League of Women Voters Candidates’ Forums had to be canceled in Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and West Tisbury due to lack of contested elections? We have just learned that there are no contests in Tisbury and Chilmark, either, so those forums have now been canceled. The filing deadline for Aquinnah has not yet been reached.

I read with more than a passing interest the article, “Looming Federal Cuts May Impact Already-Strained Elder, Education Services” in the March 1 issue of the Vineyard Gazette. The Vineyard Nursing Association (VNA) is a critical health care provider for elders on Martha’s Vineyard and should be added to the list of providers impacted by the sequestration. In fact, the VNA faces larger and more immediate cuts than were discussed in the article.