Sports
Spring sports are in full swing at the regional high school, kicking off what promises to be a lively season of interscholastic athletics.
Stewards of Our Island: Local Concerns. Local Solutions. That is the theme of this year’s Wampanoag Environmental Health Consumer Expo 2010, slated for Saturday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. The Expo is open to the entire Island community, free of charge. There’s an exhibitor hall going up in the cafeteria, with representatives from public health, healthy housing, local non-profit environmental organizations, green businesses and others, covering a range of environmental health issues.
Lacrosse Ferry
The usual run for Sea Streak Martha’s Vineyard (formerly New England Fast Ferry) is from the Vineyard to New Bedford, but on April 3, a special discounted charter of the high-speed ferry will bring the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School lacrosse team and their fans to Nantucket for the traditional interIsland rivalry.
A Red Cross community CPR review class, for those who possess a current CPR certificate and would like to renew it for another year, is slated for Saturday, April 10, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. To be held at the YMCA at Cottager’s Corner, 57 Pequot avenue in Oak Bluffs, the course costs $40 and will recertify your current CPR certifcation.
A Chokesaver for Restaurant Emergencies training class will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. in the same location. It is available at a spring discounted price of $20.
It was a roller-coaster ride watching the Squirt C hockey team this season. With four losses in the first four games, things were not looking great. But behind the scenes things could not have been any better. The little team was growing in every sense, supporting each other and gaining confidence. Coaches Julie Hatt and Travis Thurber were teaching, giving these kids more than just hockey moves. The 11 players were given a weekly feed of encouragement and locker room motivational speeches, and the kids were listening.
Summer shellfishermen will have access to Sengekontacket Pond for the first time in several years, so long as there isn’t a big rainstorm.
The State Division of Marine Fisheries has lifted the pond from a routine seasonal closure.
Sengekontacket Pond is overseen by the Edgartown and Oak Bluffs shellfish departments under the watchful eye of the state.