Wellness
Dr. David S. Martin, deaf education specialist and Professor and Dean Emeritus at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, will speak at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22 at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Martha’s Vineyard in Vineyard Haven. His talk, titled One World: Unity Among Differences, will focus on his research and teaching of problem-solving strategies. Dr.
The Vineyard Health Care Access Program is holding a public information meeting for legal permanent residents who used to have Commonwealth Care health insurance and lost their coverage due to state budget cuts. The new plan, called Commonwealth Care Bridge Health Plan, began for most of these members on Martha’s Vineyard on Nov. 1.
Representatives of CeltiCare, the health insurance company that offers the Commonwealth Care Bridge Health Plan, will discuss the benefits, costs and participating providers, and answer questions.
The American Red Cross will be holding an adult CPR/AED and First Aid class on Nov. 14 at 57 Pequot avenue in Oaks Bluffs.
From 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the class covers rescue breathing, first aid for choking, recognizing a heart attack, CPR skills, and care for injuries and sudden illness.
Cost is $50 for adult CPR/AED, or $60 for adult CPR/AED and first aid.
The first aid certification is valid for three years and the adult CPR/AED certification for one year.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Information: 627-7084.
All meetings are nonsmoking.
Sunday, 6:45 a.m., open discussion meeting, First Baptist Church, William street, Vineyard Haven.
Sunday, 10 a.m., open discussion, State Beach, first bridge, Oak Bluffs, (weather permitting).
Sunday, 11 a.m., open discussion meeting at the Council on Aging on Wamsutta avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Sunday, 7 p.m., grapevine meeting at old Oak Bluffs School, School street, Oak Bluffs.
Thirty-six weeks pregnant, Elissa Lash is practicing yoga, as she will continue to do until she delivers her second child. The difference is that now on the mats alongside her each Monday evening are other women with swelling bellies, all able, again, to have this hour and a half of prenatal yoga at absolutely no charge.
After more than 100 Island high schoolers called in sick on Wednesday — including 10 football players, 10 members of the boys’ soccer team and the cheerleading coach — Saturday’s football game and the season’s final two soccer matches were canceled, beginning a cascade of sports suspensions and other precautions as cases of suspected H1N1 flu spread quickly among Vineyard youths.