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Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School students brought home numerous Alliance of Young Artists and Writers Awards sponsored by Scholastic.
Iris Grace, Rose Maidoff and Chelsea Phaneuf all received Gold Keys, the highest level of regional achievement for their General Writing Portfolio submissions. The award core criteria are originality, technical skill and the emergence of a personal voice and vision.
Gold Key awarded works are eligible for the next stage of national competition.
Squash Meadow Construction recently completed an Energy Star Level II qualified home. The home, owned by Peter and Andrea Brennan in Vineyard Haven, underwent rigorous inspections in order to qualify as an Energy Star Level II home.
In Sympathy
The Oak Bluffs selectmen called for a moment of silence at their meeting Tuesday night for Steve Myrick, whose teenage daughter was murdered at Fitchburg State College last weekend.
Allison Myrick, 19, was a student at the college. The incident, which took place on Saturday in Shirley, was apparently linked to an abusive relationship and was widely reported in the regional press throughout the weekend. Ms. Myrick’s boyfriend has been arrested and charged with first degree murder.
The Vineyard boys’ basketball team lost 75-62 to conference rival Bishop Feehan on Tuesday, ending an 11-game winning streak.
Earlier this month, the Vineyarders hit a three-point shot to beat Bishop Feehan in the closing seconds. But this week it was the Shamrocks turn for dramatics; they overcame a 10-point deficit in the first quarter and forced the Vineyard into 24 turnovers.
There will be a yoga class for Haiti this Friday evening at the Yoga Barn, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. All levels are welcome and wanted in the class led by Mollie Doyle.
Class is free, but every dollar donated, up to $1,500 will be matched by the Yoga Barn for the people of Haiti, through Partners In Health (pih.org), which is providing medical care, food, shelter and aid to the people through its existing clinics in Haiti.
With a sold-out venue and nearly 1,600 people set to descend on the Portuguese American Club in Oak Bluffs tomorrow, the Big Chili Contest 2010 is bigger than ever. And the event sponsored by Vineyard radio station WMVY is sure to produce more smiles than ever for all parties concerned, from the chili chompers to the chilly children who receive clothes that the Red Stocking Fund buys with the proceeds.