Logan Arrives

Eryn Kathryn Gillis and Daniel Cournoyer of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Logan James Gillis, on Dec. 10 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Logan weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces at birth.

New Writers’ Group

The Bunch of Grapes Writers’ Group with Cynthia Riggs meets every Tuesday morning from 10 a.m. to noon, upstairs in the Bunch of Grapes Bookstore. New and seasoned writers are welcome, laughter required. For details, e-mail [email protected].

Nursery Decks the Halls

The Oak Bluffs Association has announced that Crossland Nursery is this year’s winner for best business decorations in Oak Bluffs. An award of free membership is given annually to the business which does the best job with holiday decorations.

Crossland Nursery, owned by Mark Crossland, has donated his time and talented crew in an effort to transform Ocean Park, the harbor and Sunset Lake into a magical holiday landscape.

Holiday shoppers can support the Vineyard’s nature sanctuary and find gifts honoring the beauty of nature through fine arts and crafts at Felix Neck’s shop, which will represent selected Island artists and artisans year-round.

Featured are paintings by Vasha Brunelle, Rose Abrahamson, Elizabeth Lockhart Taft, Susan Silva, and Chilmark painters Wendy Weldon, Linda Thompson and Marianne Neill.

Please Adopt Us

A couple of weeks ago a young man named Max had a birthday party, and he asked his friends and relatives to make a donation to the Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard instead of giving him gifts. He collected $170. Congratulations Max and thank you from all the animals at the shelter — what a great idea!

Vineyard environmentalists invite all to a rally on Saturday, Dec.12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at a Five Corners in Vineyard Haven, joining with 350.org to urge global leaders for real progress at the climate change summit in Copenhagen.

“Specifically, our rally will urge President Obama to commit to lowering CO2 levels from the present 387 ppm level (parts per million) back to a sustainable 350 ppm level,” said longtime activist Joan Ames.