LISA’S ORDEAL

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

I would love to talk about how Lisa Scannell, known to many as Lisa Ben David, is a dedicated member of the Martha’s Vineyard equine community, about how her passion and discipline is contagious, or how her knowledge of all things horse related is never ending. But none of this is news to anyone. Anyone who knows Lisa knows that’s she is a strong, driven individual who never cuts her students any slack in training them to be the best horse people that they can be.

We the young people of Martha’s Vineyard can help promote healthier living, especially among young Americans, by teaching parents to buy healthier food, getting kids motivated, and helping kids to exercise. By using all of these techniques we could really help a lot of kids lose weight and eat healthier.

To solve the problem of childhood obesity here on the Vineyard and throughout the nation we must start with ourselves. Everyone should make a healthier lifestyle a priority. Parents should be educated on the right food choices they should be feeding their families and exercise should be a must. As the young people of Martha’s Vineyard we can help promote a healthier lifestyle by doing a few things like putting together a “day of play” or going to the elementary schools and encouraging kids to play sports after school instead of Xbox.

Community Services at Half-Century Mark

Saving Grace

From Gazette editions of July, 1956:

I didn’t know that I would ever want to see salt water again,” mused Dr. Robert Boggs of West Chop as he and his family prepared for the beach. Dr. and Mrs Boggs, their daughter Barbara, 16, and son Robert, 12, are all survivors of the sinking of the Andrea Doria off Nantucket last week, and they reckon themselves as being highly favored by whatever gods may be, that they are together, well, uninjured and able to tell of their frightening experience.