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Bring your questions, but leave your horse at home. On Wednesday, Oct. 3, the Martha’s Vineyard Horse Council will host a seminar with visiting equine veterinarian Dr. Andris (Andy) Kaneps. An author and surgeon, Dr. Kaneps specializes in lameness diagnosis and treatment, rehabilitation and sport horse performance issues and equine surgery.
The music sounds so sweet these days at the Chilmark Community Church, thanks to the addition of a new pipe organ. It is not only a lovely instrument to hear, its pipes singing, it is a sight to see. The church organ, custom made by Stephen J. Russell, arrived this summer and its lyrical sounds, under the hands of a talented musician, is already a source of inspiration to many.
The Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard has three cats and one guinea pig available for adoption.
It was not as ambitious as Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition to find a route to the Spice Islands in 1522, and certainly not as dangerous. But Dana Gaines of Edgartown and his two friends, John Karoff from Milton and Tucker Lindquist from Ipswich can nevertheless be credited with plenty of pluck and explorers’ ambition for completing a circumnavigation of the Vineyard in kayaks in a single day last Saturday.
The Martha’s Vineyard Community Health Initiative is seeking one-year proposals for up to $5,000 in grant money. A total of $20,000 in mini-grant funding will be awarded to address unmet needs in the areas of behavioral health, public health, chronic disease management and healthcare access. Grant awards must be utilized within one year of receipt of funding.
Among the green-trimmed houses on High street in Edgartown, Norman Bridwell’s home sticks out. The shutters and doors are bright red. And in the window hangs a paper-sized illustration of a familiar dog —a big, red dog to be exact.
“Red has been good to me,” said Mr. Bridwell (84) at his home last week.