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Jill Robie, the new interim executive director at the YMCA of Martha’s Vineyard, began her first day on the job Tuesday wearing a hard hat and walking through the new $12 million facility in construction off the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road.
While she was touring the concrete swimming pool with Chuck Hughes, president of the board, and Bill Skinner, board member, there were loud roofers outside overhead hammering in new shingles.
Over the years she has sold a lot of eels and given out a lot of advice about how and where to catch fish.
And last month Ruth Meyer, former longtime owner of Larry’s Tackle Shop and a quiet unsung hero in the fishing community, was inducted into the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby hall of fame.
On a rain-streaked morning last week, Ms. Meyer sat at her home in Edgartown and recounted a few memories. “I didn’t choose to run a fishing tackle shop because sales was my profession. I inherited it,” she said.
The American Red Cross will be holding an adult CPR/AED and First Aid class on Nov. 14 at 57 Pequot avenue in Oaks Bluffs.
From 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the class covers rescue breathing, first aid for choking, recognizing a heart attack, CPR skills, and care for injuries and sudden illness.
Cost is $50 for adult CPR/AED, or $60 for adult CPR/AED and first aid.
The first aid certification is valid for three years and the adult CPR/AED certification for one year.
Please Adopt Us
Last Night
The Tisbury Volunteer Ambulance Association does not plan to organize the Last Night First Day event for New Year’s Eve this year. The group would like any other group or organization interested in picking up the event for this year to contact them; they would be pleased to assist by providing the template and materials they have used.
For information, contact Jeff Pratt, ambulance coordinator, at 508-696-4214.
Donate Your Mobile
The Rotary Club is collecting cell phones for charity, with drop-offs at West Tisbury, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven libraries; Alley’s, Cronig’s and Stop & Shop. For details, call 508-696-0714.