Voters’ Ink

Recycle your ink jet and small laser cartridges as well as your old cell phones, by dropping them off in the cartridge and phone collection box located at the rear of Educomp in Vineyard Haven, provided by the League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard.

The idea is, your empty cartridges and old cell phones will not be harming the environment and the League will receive reward dollars from the recycling company, helping with the cost of our annual voter forums in each of the towns.

Open Chamber

The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce Open House and Business After Hours is on Saturday, Sept. 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Grange Hall in downtown West Tisbury. Refreshments will be provided by Sharky’s Cantina and Jim’s Package store. Bring a non-member friend to double your chances of winning a door prize, and vote online for the 2009 Chamber Business Awards by visiting mvy.com and signing in to the Members Only section.

WISP Enrollment

WISP, the Work Income Sharing Project at the Farm Institute in Katama, is accepting enrollments for full and half-day farm apprenticeships for middle and high school students on Wednesdays from Sept. 15 through Nov. 20. Learn to tend the fields and greenhouse, and how to market produce. For details, visit farminstitute.org or call 508-627-7007, extension 104.

Littlefield Celebration

Memorial Celebration and Potluck for Al Littlefield of West Tisbury is on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 11 a.m. at the Polly Hill Arboretum. All of Al’s friends are invited. Park across State Road and enter through Littlefield Lane. Bring a favorite side dish or salad.

Helen Phillips, a former summer intern for the Vineyard Gazette, was chosen to receive a 2009 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer’s Award, the foundation announced this week.

The Rona Jaffe awards are given annually to six women writers who demonstrate excellence and promise in the early stages of their careers.

Congratulations, Angela

Angela Francis has successfully completed her registration exams and is a registered architect and a member of the American Institute of Architects in the State of Massachusetts.