The outpouring of love, respect and admiration for Wes Craven from colleagues and fans has been so heartening for our family.

With each shout of “Pull!” came a loud crack as the competitors tried to find their target at the Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club’s annual skeet shooting championship Sunday. With guns loaded, ear plugs in and glasses on, Bill Damora, Brian Reed, Laurence Clancy, Bill Shanok and Brian Welch hoped they had luck on their side as they sought glory in the competition’s first flight.

The feeling of not wanting summer camp to end is familiar to many — and at Camp Sizanani, even the counselors want it to last forever. Founded in 2003 by Philip Lilienthal, a seasonal resident of Menemsha, the camp’s aim is to educate HIV-at-risk kids, either those who have it or have been affected by it, in Soweto, South Africa.

He was a soldier, reaching the rank of major general, and a humanitarian. He was captured by a group of Confederate partisans that included his future brother in law. His career included the battles of Antietam, Chickamauga and the Geronimo campaign during the Apache Wars. Yet George Crook’s story has remained mostly untold until now.

This month, after 11 years researching and writing, Paul Magid has published the first of a two-volume biography of the general, called George Crook: From the Redwoods to Appomattox (University of Oklahoma Press, $39.95).

“He’s food, I’m house,” April Levandowski said of her husband, Michael, and the way they have successfully run LeRoux at Home, one of the longest running and most successful businesses on Main street, Vineyard Haven.

Mrs. Levandowski laughed as she explained their division of labor: she is responsible for the domestics (linens, curtains, pillows, etc.) while Mr. Levandowski takes the kitchen side of things.