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It was a cold day for Nantucket in more ways then one Saturday, as the surging Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School football team easily defeated the once mighty Whalers by a score of 43-22 in a game not nearly as close as the final score indicated to take the Island Cup for the sixth year in a row.
Vineyarders coach Donald Herman emptied his bench at the start of the second half and the Whalers got two touchdown passes late from quarterback Chris Welch to make the score respectable, but the outcome of the game was never in doubt.
Margaret Steele and Bill Le Royer are pleased to announce that Jennifer Rouse has joined their team of sales associates. Jen worked in Boston as a human resource administrator for several years before moving back to the Vineyard. The experience she gained in this position will be a tremendous asset as she moves forward into her new career in real esate. Jen Lives in West Tisbury with her husband Jackson, and 10-month-old son Boden. Jen will be a welcome addition to the sales and rental divisions.
Howdy, Damon
Kelley Henry and Antone Silvia of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Damon Robert Silvia, born on Nov. 17, 2008 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Damon weighed 8 pounds, .2 ounces at birth.
Elin R. Nelson, a senior at Falmouth Academy, is one of 12 Falmouth Academy students recognized by the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program because of their high scores on the qualifying test they took last fall. Elin was named a commended student. She is the daughter of Jeffrey Nelson and Dawne Charters-Nelson of Vineyard Haven. Of the more than 1.5 million high school juniors across the country who took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test,34,000 were commended for their exceptional academic promise.
Dr. David Finkelstein of Vineyard Haven recently attended a meeting of the Optometric Retina Society in Boston for the society’s fifth annual conference. Among other things, the conference brought together experts in the field of macular degeneration, retinal vascular disease and cataract surgery in patients with diabetes. There was discussion and information about the many new emerging technologies in the field and advances in nutritional therapy as it relates to macular degeneration.
Island emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are ready to welcome new people to the ranks. Tri-Town ambulance (West Tisbury, Chilmark and Aquinnah) volunteers are people just like you, who wanted to make a difference. Meet them and learn more at an open house on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to noon at the West Tisbury Station (across from Up-Island Cronig’s). Representives from the down-Island squads also will be on hand to help with questions specific to their towns.