Engagement

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Karako of Edgartown and Mr. and Mrs. William L. Spruill of Chesapeake, Va. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Sarah Kendall Spruill to Marc Wayne Coull. A wedding is planned for June 23 at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown.

Hello, Lucas

Brenna and Jeffrey Westover of Norwood announce the birth of a son, Lucas, on Jan. 10 at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Lucas’s grandparents are David and Donna Parsons of Wolfeboro, N.H., and Gerald and Colleen Westover of Wolfeboro, formerly of Martha’s Vineyard.

Hello, Blanca

Simone Damaceno and Adilson Nunes of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Blanca Damaceno Nunes, born on May 17, 2012 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Blanca weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces at birth. She joins brother João.

Moms of the Year

Ben Mulvey, Anya Dwane and Mackenzie Condon are the winners of the Mom of the Year essay contest held in conjunction with the Edgartown Board of Trade’s Pink & Green Weekend. The three winners read their essays and acknowledged their moms during a Mother’s Day brunch at the Harbor View Hotel.

CCCC graduates

The following students have been awarded degrees from Cape Cod Community College: Mary Kathryn McDonough of Vineyard Haven, Associate in Science Dental Hygiene; Melissa Diane Callahan of Vineyard Haven, Associate in Science Nursing; Rebecca Tremblay of Edgartown; Associate in Arts, and Danielle Michaela Sedlier of West Tisbury, Associate in Arts.

Yoga Festival

The third annual Martha’s Vineyard Yoga Festival is now selling tickets. The event takes place on Labor Day weekend from August 30 to Sept. 3 and features a cast of thousands. Or at least that’s the way it seems based on the both the quantity and quality of instructors, cooks and health professionals taking part in the festival from both on and off-Island.