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Dean’s List
Morning Star Tarter of Oak Bluffs, a nursing major at Simmons College in Boston, recently was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2008 semester.
Dean’s List
Duncan Pickard of Edgartown recently was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2008 semester at Tufts University.
Receives Degree
Zachary Townes of Edgartown graduated from Castleton State College in Castleton, Vt., in May with a bachelor of arts degree.
You don’t need to surf to be a professional beach bum; if you get good enough, you can travel the world carving sandcastles with a palette knife and an ice cream scoop. That’s what Lucinda “Sandy Feet” Wierenga does. Ms. Wierenga was this year’s winner of the Travel Channel’s Sand Blasters competition. She’s in Italy now, giving castle-building demonstrations. And Ms Wierenga will be here from 2 to 5 p.m.
By LISA VANDERHOOP
Ah, the dog days of summer. It’s an often used term, part of our vernacular, bringing to mind the hottest, most sultry days of the year. But where the did the phrase come from?
“They are cute!” exclaimed four-year-old Liam Rust, an alpaca enthusiast. It’s hard not to become one after seeing the herd at Island Alpaca. The animals graze in a nine-and-a-half-acre gold and green field in front of a Pennsylvania barn that’s nearing the end of its second century.
On a recent summer afternoon, Heather Welch, a 16-year-old caretaker, stood before the barn and sprayed down the alpacas, trying to keep them cool and clean.