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Baseball for Hospice
The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks — the Island’s own baseball team — will host a Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard night July 15 at 5 p.m. at the regional high school in Oak Bluffs. Supporters of Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard will get to meet the members of the board of directors and its fundraising volunteers.
The Sharks will be playing the Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide.
“Forward, march!” he commanded for the 43rd year, and the parade began its journey down the West Tisbury Road.
All eyes in Edgartown were on Col. Fred B. (Ted) Morgan Jr., as he performed his last march as grand marshal and chief organizer of the Edgartown Fourth of July parade.
He marched upright, as always, in perfect time with the drumbeat, while spectators shouted in appreciation from the sidelines. “Let’s go, Ted!” “Alright, Ted!” “Yeah, Mr. Morgan,” they cheered.
Biggest Party in Town
It is the week of two big birthdays. There was that affair of the country on July 4, red, white and blue with flags waving and fireworks bursting.
Closer to home, there is the birth of Tisbury.
This is the 41st year for the street fair, established in 1971 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the town. The revelers will throng to Main street in Vineyard Haven on Sunday, July 8, beginning at 6 p.m.
All teenagers have to do is show up. Everything else is paid for, and it is state-of-the-art quality. The Alexandra Gagnon Teen Center at the YMCA is entering its first summer at its permanent location. The center has been open for six months, and in that time the bright green walls and larger-than-life Spiderman wall decal have witnessed hundreds of Island teenagers dropping by to play guitar, hang out with friends, watch TV or even create full length CD’s at Studio 57, the Teen Center’s recording studio.
Summer Programs
The high school summer program is now registering for its summer session. Activities taking place at the regional high school include sports clinics, arts and crafts programs, robotics, cheerleading, even vocabulary for life classes.
To find out more, visit mvrhs.org/clinics.
Tea Talk
Tea is good for you. Tea tastes good. But have you ever thought about making it yourself? And we’re not talking about dipping a bag in a cup of hot water here.
On Tuesday, July 10, Holly Bellebuono of Vineyard Herbs is heading to Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury to teach the art of tea blending. Sample some of her teas while learning the secrets of which herbs can help your aching tummy, cure insomnia or stop the flu.
The talk is from 1 to 3 p.m.