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The Martha’s Vineyard Museum has extended its option to buy the former Marine Hospital property in Vineyard Haven for four months while it evaluates fund-raising sources for what could be a $20 million relocation and renovation effort.
Museum director David Nathans said this week that building on the enthusiasm of abutters, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission and of the community at large, the board of directors voted last Friday to extend an option that expired on Jan. 31 until May. He said the move signals the museum’s commitment to the site.
The winter of 2011 is one for the record books throughout the Northeast, but on the Vineyard it has been a different story altogether. Snow on the mainland has been measured in feet, while on the Vineyard it has been measured in inches. Ice has been the Vineyard’s most steady winter companion so far.
James A. (Jim) Tuck, an archaeologist who has sifted through coastline soil looking for stories that go back centuries here and afar, gave a talk Saturday night at the Barnacle Club. Mr. Tuck, a resident of Hines Point, has been exploring the earliest history of whaling in Labrador waters. His search has taken him back to a time well before the Vineyard was discovered by European explorers.
Photo Contest
The 21st Century School Fund, Healthy Schools Campaign, and Critical Exposure announce Through Your Lens, a photo and essay contest showcasing the reality of our nation’s school facilities. Students, teachers and community members are invited to show the world what they see every day at school: the good parts, the troubling parts, the parts to be proud of and the parts we must work to change.
Five doubles teams representing the Vineyard Tennis Center traveled to Falmouth Sports Center to compete in a ladies doubles team competition on Saturday, Jan. 29.
The competition was fierce.
Perhaps exhausted by the choppy ferry ride, the Island team of Doreen Rezendes and Merle Lincoln fell short in a second set tiebreaker 3-6, 6-7.
Eating Well, Doing Good
’Tis better to give than to devour. Even better to give while feasting.
That’s right, the shark is looking to do good while still doing what comes most natural. Eating.
On Tuesday, Feb. 8 Sharky’s in Edgartown will be holding a benefit for the Friends of Tisbury Council on Aging. Best of all, you don’t have to do anything more than enjoy great food to be a part of the benefit.
A percentage of all food sales on that day will go to this good cause.