News
Announcing Addison
Lynn C. and Erik G. Blake of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Addison Chang Blake, born on Oct. 20, 2008 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Addison weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces at birth.
A meteorologist from the National Weather Service was on the Island recently servicing its two weather stations. Alan Dunham, 55, the regional observing program leader who made the visit from headquarters in Taunton, has Island ties.
His uncle was the late David W. Dunham, a resident of Vineyard Haven who died in January 2000.
Vineyard native Theresa Carroll and her therapy dog Winston are among the top 100 finalists in the Milk-Bone Moments nationwide search to find America’s first-ever Milk-Bone Spokesdog.
First thing Ms. Carroll and Winston got was their own spokesperson — “my dog has a publicist in Los Angeles!” laughed a thrilled Ms. Carroll, who is hoping for online votes to take Winston all the way (and to get Ms. Carroll out of the doghouse with her husband, who noted it was payback time for all the food, care and training bills Winston has racked up).
Hello, Dreyden
Ariel Sylia Thomas and J.R. Thomas of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Dreyden Albert Thomas, born on Oct. 15, 2008 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Dreyden weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces at birth.
The Edgartown Board of Trade will be holding elections for a new board of directors on Monday, Nov. 17. The elections will take place during the annual meeting, which will be held in the Baylies Room of the Old Whaling Church at 5 p.m. The board is seeking business owners who are willing to share their thoughts and ideas and work together towards becoming an even stronger business community.
On Saturday, Oct. 18, the Edgartown Yacht Club came ashore and held a dog show. This went well, though it was entirely unnautical.
There were 17 dogs all let loose into the greensward at the Edgartown Yacht Club Tennis Club. They played, they sniffed, they chased balls and Frisbees, and there was not a single angry snarl. It was neutral territory, so no one had to pretend to be alpha dog.