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Birdies for Baseball
The fifth annual Birdies for Baseball Charity Golf Tournament was held Saturday, Oct. 24 at Mink Meadows Golf Club. First place went to the REMAX team of Duncan Cooper, Joyce Cooper, Wes Nagy and Chris Chvatal. Second place went to the Island Propane Inc. team of John Dutton, Bob Murray, Andy Downs and John Rancourt. Third place went to Breese Architects team of Cheryl Crowther, Cindy Anderson, Sasha White and Steve Pogue. The weather was great and baseball players of Martha’s Vineyard were the ultimate beneficiaries.
Garcia’s Deli & Bakery, the take-out eatery behind Alley’s General Store in central West Tisbury, hung out “everything must go” signs last weekend and closed its doors Monday afternoon, not for the season but for good.
By Kate J. Conde
Gazette Closed Monday
The Vineyard Gazette office in Edgartown will be closed on Monday in order to allow the staff to take a day off in place of Veterans Day. The national holiday will be observed on Wednesday, Nov. 11, when schools, banks and post offices will be closed. The Gazette office will be open that day as the staff works to prepare the Friday edition.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Information: 627-7084.
All meetings are nonsmoking.
Sunday, 6:45 a.m., open discussion meeting, First Baptist Church, William street, Vineyard Haven.
Sunday, 10 a.m., open discussion, State Beach, first bridge, Oak Bluffs, (weather permitting).
Sunday, 11 a.m., open discussion meeting at the Council on Aging on Wamsutta avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Sunday, 7 p.m., grapevine meeting at old Oak Bluffs School, School street, Oak Bluffs.
Sharky’s Cantina of Edgartown presents Wingfest 2009, a fundraiser for the Martha’s Vineyard Boys’ and Girls’ Club, on Saturday, November 7, from noon to 3 p.m. Twelve organizations will come together to try for the honor of Wingfest Champion. Booths include the Edgartown Police Department, Edgartown Firemens’ Association, Oak Bluffs Fire Department, Edgartown Town Hall, the Edgartown School, the Martha’s Vineyard Harley Riders, Nectar’s, the Black Dog, Vineyard Vines and others.