Still beautiful weather in Aquinnah with temperatures in the 70s during the day. It was a great day for the cranberry harvest and nearing the end of the MV Bass and Bluefish Derby for this year.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, the Aquinnah Police Department will be wearing their new uniforms with pink stripes, as well as wearing new pink badges. The first annual Coffee with a Cop, which was held a week ago, was a success with people stopping by the town hall to socialize with the police officers in a more relaxed atmosphere.

All the best to Jennifer Burkin as she has moved on from her position at the Aquinnah Public Library and is now teaching in Brookline. Many thanks to Jennifer for her creativity, artistic abilities and all that she shared with the residents of Aquinnah and especially the youth. She will be greatly missed.

Fossil Fred Hotchkiss, wise paleobiologist that he is, invites one and all to National Fossil Day at the Oak Bluffs Library on Oct. 18 from 4 to 7:45 p.m. Bring fossils to show others or to ask about. Many presenters will display materials and share their knowledge. Kendra Buresch will be one of the presenters from Polly Hill Arboretum.

The Up-Island Council on Aging is offering a trip to the Peabody Essex Museum on Saturday, Dec. 8. Please call 508-693-2896 if you would like to sign up for the trip or stop in to the Howes House and welcome Diana Braillard, our new administrative assistant, to sign up. There will be an exhibit that focuses on the impact imperial women of China had in creating what we know as the Qing Dynasty, the era of 1644 to 1912. With almost 200 objects on display, learn the stories of the women who influenced an entire country through art, religion and politics.

Kathie Carroll and yours truly traveled to Falmouth Academy on Oct. 5 in celebration of the 30th annual Grandparents and Friends Day. Patricia Knapp and Deborah Athearn were in attendance as well. Our three grandchildren Clara Athearn, Oona Carroll and Noah Manning are in their first year at Falmouth and all in the seventh grade. Noah’s maternal grandparents, Bill and Joan Kistner, were enjoying the day with us, traveling from their home in New York. It was nice to meet many of their teachers while we attended classes with our students. Many Vineyard grandparents were in attendance as there are 40 students from the Island out of an enrollment of 200.

Oct. 5 was an evening of memories for the patients at Windemere while they danced the night away with crew members from USCG Station Menemsha. Members of the crew included BM2 Joshua Boytek and his two-year-old son, Logan, BM2 Montgomery Buffington, SN David Galan, SN Daniel Gonzalez-Respito, M3 Ryan Martyn, FN Christian Ortega-Santiago, BM1 Adam Smith and MK2 Jacob Waters-Maciel. A fun evening was had by all.

Happy 23rd anniversary wishes to Marshall and Katie Tamoshunas Carroll on Oct. 14 as they will certainly celebrate while busy at Menemsha Texaco.

Happy 18th anniversary wishes to Chris Carroll and Kendra Buresch on Oct. 14.

Happy 21st anniversary wishes to Peter and Rita Suarez Jeffers on Oct. 14.

Happy birthday wishes to Jeff Ciciora as he parties on Oct. 12. Oct. 13 is a day of celebration for Anthony Belain and David Grunden. Brenda Duart parties on Oct. 14. Forrest Alley will observe his special day on Oct. 15. Louis Belain parties on Oct. 19.

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