Mark Alan Lovewell
A cookout for a den of Vineyard Cub Scouts and their parents on Thursday night had an exciting surprise ending when two young scouts discovered an old treasure box deep in the woods.
The rusted World War II-era metal box contained a cache of gold and jewelry, knives and an old revolver. The box and its contents were turned over to the Oak Bluffs police.
Friends, family and colleagues gathered on Tuesday morning to remember Arthur R. Railton at a service in the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown. An editor, writer, sailor and historian, Mr. Railton, who lived in Edgartown and Chilmark, died on Thursday, May 19 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital at the age of 95.
Flight continues to attract enthusiasts of all ages. With advances in technology it is easier and cheaper than ever to build and fly a small model airplane. Recently, one Saturday morning a group of 20 gathered in the otherwise empty regional high school gymnasium. These members of the Martha’s Vineyard Model Flying Club flew their planes, some with wing spans of no more than 20 inches, in small circles in the large, high-ceilinged room against a backdrop of high school basketball banners hanging on the wall.
Since last we celebrated a Memorial Day, Douglas E. Vanderhoop has become one of the highest decorated veterans in the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah). In the annual Ute Tribe’s Fourth of July Pow Wow, Mr. Vanderhoop was initiated into the Red Feather Society, the highest military honor that can be bestowed upon indigenous tribal members in the United States and Canada.
Mary Carr, 88, made a journey back to the Vineyard last Friday. The last time she was here, 67 years ago, war raged in Europe and in the Pacific. It was a time in the nation’s history when people all around her made huge sacrifices. In that year, she lost her husband.
For Mary, this two-day Vineyard visit was a rekindling of fond memories. It was also about Memorial Day and loss and sharing her personal story with others.
The owners of the Home Port Restaurant announced this week that from now on they will only serve locally-caught fish and shellfish at the landmark Menemsha eatery known for its sunsets and swordfish.
The sunsets will of course stay but swordfish will only be on the menu at the Home Port if it has been caught off the Vineyard, restaurant owner Sarah Guinan Nixon told a gathering of Island fishermen on Wednesday night.