Sports
Health Fair
The YMCA of Martha’s Vineyard is sponsoring a health fair this Saturday, August 27, from 12 to 3 p.m.
On hand will be a guest pharmacist and pharmacy interns to answer questions regarding drug therapy and provide information on medication safety and proper medication disposal techniques. Bring unwanted medications for proper disposal.
There will also be free blood pressure and glucose readings.
For more details, call 508-696-7171 or visit ymcamv.org.
Dipping the Paddle for Paradise
Time to put your paddle where your mouth is. Huh? How about, getting your big back up for clams and quahaugs.
Flag Football Registration
Registration for the Martha’s Vineyard Boys’ and Girls’ Club Flag Football League opens Tuesday, Sept. 6 for all boys and girls in grades three to six. This will be the eighth season for the popular league, which consists of six teams. Flag football is a fun, noncontact sport for athletes of all abilities.
Skeet Champion
On Sunday, August 14, with beautiful weather and a warm breeze filtering off Sengekontacket Pond, Bill Damora of Oak Bluffs and Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., added to his winning the Klays for Kids Championship in July and captured the 2011 Rod and Gun Club Skeet Championship on Sunday. Bill bested Matt Tobin, second place winner, and Knolls Ward, third place finisher, by crushing 48 of 50 targets to capture top honors.
Yin Yoga Immersion
The summer’s coming to a close and what better way to close it than with a yoga immersion class. That way you don’t sit around hating the end of warm weather, long hours of daylight, beach parties and vacation bliss. Instead, you learn to embrace the moment, even those moments of impending doom as fall beckons, by saying om.
The Holmes Hole Sailing Association continued its summer season of handicap sailboat racing from Vineyard Haven harbor with a Thursday night race on July 28 and a Sound race on July 31.