Community
The Safe Haven Project got four aces last Saturday night in Oak Bluffs when more than a hundred friends and supporters showed up for a couple hours of gambling.
The event, a first for the nonprofit organization, was Casino Night at the Oyster Bar Grill on Circuit avenue.
Blackjack dealers wore stiff white shirts and dealt like the professionals from Foxwoods. “Oh, they are all local,” said Deanna Ahearn Laird, a longtime supporter of Safe Haven and volunteer on the camp committee.
Volunteer Celebrates Birthday
With Food Bank Fundraiser
Edgartown resident Herb Foster, whose real birthday is Jan. 31, is celebrating his 80th birthday on Saturday, Jan. 26 with his second annual hot dog cookout and fundraiser for the Island Food Pantry. The party is Saturday, Jan. 26, from 4 to 9:30 p.m. at Mr. Foster’s home at 15 Edgewood Drive (Sandy Valley), Edgartown.
Join a Jamaican Feast
An Indian feast earlier this month and, now, a five-course dinner from Jamaica: enjoy dinner on Saturday at the Dr. Daniel Fisher House while supporting the International Travel Fund at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School.
The Big Chili Contest
If you’ve been bragging about your secret family recipe, and know you have the chili the world has been waiting for, now’s your chance to prove it.
Join some of the best chili chefs around on Saturday, Jan. 26 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Portuguese-American Club in Oak Bluffs for the 22nd Annual mvyradio Big Chili Contest.
The day outside was cold. A real winter northeaster was blowing in and the gray clouds above promised snow. The door to Vera Shorter’s Vineyard Haven home, however, was open.
She had just indulged in what is quite possibly her only vice she said as she spread a stack of ginger snaps on a plate. She braved the cold so her home would not smell like the cigarettes she cannot seem to give up. She would hate for the smoke to offend the guests who stop in from time to time.
Katrina Benefit
The pastors of the United Methodist Cooperative Ministry will sponsor a fund-raiser today, Friday, Jan. 18 to help support volunteers who will travel to Slidell, La., to help with post-Hurricane Katrina reconstruction.
The event, which will feature home-made waffles, is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Christ United Methodist Church, Church street, Vineyard Haven. More information is available by calling 508-645-3100.