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T’was the night before Christmas, and all through the Shelter, not a creature was stirring — not even a mouse!
The kitties were all snuggled and warm in their beds
While visions of new homes danced in their heads.
Suddenly, all of the animals awoke with a start and started to talk
You see, at midnight on Christmas Eve, all animals can speak —
And the animals at the Shelter had been waiting all week.
Oak Bluffs Association
Names Holiday Winners
The Oak Bluffs Association (OBA) has named Crossland Nurseries, for the second year in a row, as the best decorated business in Oak Bluffs. Once again, Mark and Bernie Crossland have outdone themselves in creating a magical holiday setting for all of Oak Bluffs. Their business, Crossland Nurseries, is located on Dukes County avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Lunchtime at the Chilmark School and the requests were piling up fast and furious.
“Could I have more kale, please?” “Can I have more wheat berry?” “My favorite was the beet chips!”
Beet chips?
It’s true and thanks to the Island Grown Schools’ Chilmark Community Lunch initiative, students could see beet chips replacing generic potato chips more often in the months ahead.
JetBlue Airways, the low-cost airline with a reputation for quality customer service, announced on Thursday morning that it will begin daily nonstop service between the Vineyard and New York city this summer. “During the peak days we’ll operate more than one trip a day,” said JetBlue chief executive officer Dave Barger after a press conference held at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport. Air service between the Island and the John F. Kennedy Airport is set to begin on Memorial Day weekend and run at least through Labor Day.
With West Tisbury footing the majority of the bill, the up-Island Regional School District committee voted on Monday night to certify an $8.35 million budget for next year, a 2.1 per cent increase over last year.
Discussion centered on the possibility of a new kindergarten-first grade class at the Chilmark School and the resulting 4.53 per cent increase in West Tisbury’s $5.8 million assessment compared with a decrease in assessments for Aquinnah and Chilmark. Even without the additional class, West Tisbury’s assessment would still be up 3.99 per cent.
The first rut was late this year. Perhaps it was the warm weather or just the vagaries of love. But it doesn't really matter why. What matters is that the second rut has begun.
What a second rut means for the deer is that the does are in heat again, the ones that didn’t find a mate the first time around or the young does who weren't ready yet last month.