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The Vineyard Nursing Association has announced the addition of a new and yet familiar face. Katie Ferreira, a 2000 graduate of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, will join 14 other nurses on the VNA staff.
Prior to coming to Vineyard Nursing, Ms. Ferreira’s worked at Rockville General Hospital in Vernon, Conn. and Cape Cod Hospital, where she gained valuable experience in the medical/surgical ward, the intensive care unit, a medical telemetry unit and the cardiac step-down unit.
It’s A Wonderful Life, for anyone who has accidentally missed the 20th century, was originally a 1946 movie directed by Frank Capra starring Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, and Lionel Barrymore. This weekend, the Vineyard Playhouse is rebooting the story as a radio drama written by Phillip Grecian, the kind where the audience is stationed in front of a clutter of equipment and watches while a character actor takes out a stick of gum and chomps on it, and the sound guy hits the glockenspiel.
It’s the most famous Island landmark hardly anyone has ever seen. Built in 1895 as a marine hospital, the old plantation-style manor, with gray shingles, white trim and a sweeping balcony, on its 4.4.-acre hilltop, once commanded a view of Vineyard Haven harbor. At some point over the years the building acquired a white clapboard façade, enhancing its resemblance to Tara in Gone with the Wind. Across the broad lawn, a ring of pine and oak trees grew tall, obscuring the water vistas, and, at the same time, the long deserted building too.
Top Black Powder Shot
Michael Ferry took top honors at the Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club’s 2011 Black Powder Championship on Dec. 11. Mr. Ferry, who lives in Oak Bluffs, captured the modern firearm title for the second year in a row, and was also presented with the Bill Nicholson Award. Named in honor of Mr. Nicholson, a Civil War and primitive firearm enthusiast, the award has been given annually since 2007 to honor an outstanding black powder championship participant.
Teddy Bear Suite
For those who missed it during the hundreds of other events during Christmas in Edgartown, or for those who missed the weekend altogether, there is still time to check out the Teddy Bear Suite at the Harbor View Hotel. The teddy bears have postponed hibernation and are waiting with open, furry, arms to hand out some holiday hugs.
They come in all sizes, even 6 feet tall (Bear, Edgar Bear, if you please).
Hockey Helps Out
What the heck is a Stuff-a-Bus you may ask? Well, it’s something you want to be a part of.
The Martha’s Vineyard boys’ hockey team is teaming up with the Island Food Pantry and trying to fill a bus with food for needy families. But they can’t do it without your help.