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As a popular and sometimes controversial pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, Bill Lee, also known as the Spaceman, spoke up on just about every subject that popped into his head: Maoist China, population control, school bussing in Boston, Eastern philosophy, double-headers on Sunday and the legalization of marijuana.
Boaters can again buy fuel in the Oak Bluffs harbor after the gas station owned by businessmen Mark and Mike Wallace at Church’s Pier reopened last week, just in time for the Fourth of July weekend. Meanwhile, a town-sponsored proposal to build a new station near the Island Queen dock has been put on hold, at least for the time being.
Jakob F. Palches was awarded an associate of science degree in general studies at Massachusetts Bay Community College in Wellesley on May 28, 2009. He was placed on the dean’s list in recognition of superior academic achievement for the spring semester 2009.
He will enter the University of Massachusetts Amherst in September 2009 to continue his undergraduate studies in the arts and sciences.
Jakob is again spending the summer as a volunteer counselor at Camp Jabberwocky in Vineyard Haven.
In the 1800s, Vineyard farmers moved their goods to market in very different ways than they do now, by cart and buggy or, in some cases, by seacraft, a mark of the Island’s bustling maritime service economy. This week young Islanders and visitors revisited those vintage ways.
“We’re doing a pioneer thing,” said Alex Mahedy, one of the students in a new back-to-the-old-ways program called Mabel to Table, sponsored by the Farm Institute and Vineyard Voyagers.
Please Adopt Us
The Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard has a few nice animals who need good homes.
Owl is a purebred, white Persian cat who is spayed and up to date on all her shots. She is declawed and needs to be an indoor-only cat. She is shy but with some TLC she would make a loving pet; she loves to be brushed.
Miles is a big, all-black neutered cat up to date on all shots; he is extremely friendly and loves to be a lap cat. He is six-plus years old and is a real love.
Unknown to many of the thousands of people on the Island this week, an important group of visitors arrived bearing a special gift. It comes in several forms. In one regard, it is a piece of artwork, a stunning visual display of painstaking intricacy. It also spans educational and therapeutic services, music and dance presentation, and cultural exchange. But most of all, the monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery hope to give all who attend this week’s events a sense of inner peace and compassion.