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Clifton Athearn helped liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. Curtis Jones spent 26 months as a prisoner of war. Nelson Smith was a member of the Navy’s construction battalion, building pontoon barges. These are just a few of the stories and people honored for their roles in World War II last Thursday evening at the 12th annual Evening of Discovery to benefit the Martha’s Vineyard Museum.
Memories of Walter Cronkite — as both a sailor on the Vineyard waterfront and as the nation’s favorite television journalist — were shared Sunday night at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown. Titled A Celebration of the Life of Walter Cronkite, it was an evening of stories, pictures, tributes of Mr. Cronkite and a look toward the leaders of tomorrow.
This is only their second summer, but already those distinctive yellow rickshaws of Vineyard Pedicab have become a staple of downtown Oak Bluffs.
During the recent heat wave, while most people were at the beach or in air-conditioned rooms, the young men and women of the pedicab company could be found pedaling passengers all around town. They perform a valuable service, getting people to their destinations while giving them informal tours of the downtown, always doing it with a smile.
Oak Bluffs Turns Holy Ghost Town
Meals and More in the Meadow
Dance with a cow, sip tequila with a pig, or just chow down with a goat. It’s anything goes, farm style that is, at the Farm Institute’s annual fundraiser, Meals in the Meadow. Casa Noble pours the cactus liquor, Buckley’s Gourmet Catering fills the bellies, and Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish make music to grease your bones. Eat, drink and dance your way to a good time while doing good too.
By BETTYE FOSTER BAKER
The Cottagers, Inc. 28th Annual House Tour, titled Architectural Treasures, Past and Present will be held on Thursday, July 15, rain or shine. In the fine tradition of distinctive homes associated with the tour, five residences will be featured.