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Visitors to the American Youth Hostel in West Tisbury now can bathe in solar-heated water. A 3-by-8-foot collector has been attached to the roof of the hostel’s bike shed, and heats water for the nearby outdoor shower.
Inside the collector are six cylindrical tanks. They’re filled with water, and when exposed to four hours of strong sunlight, enough water is heated for five hot showers.
The following Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School students were recognized for achievement in the annual honors night ceremonies, held Thursday night at the high school performing arts center.
Art: Excellence in drawing and painting, Janelle Fortes; excellence in photography and graphics, Raymond Ewing; excellence in 3D design and architecture, Phuong-Lan Ho and Frank Williams; excellence in crafts and sculpture, Chad Curtis.
The board of trustees at Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank has promoted Paul Ryan of Vineyard Haven to the position of vice president and Sarah Mayhew Shipway of Chilmark to the position of senior trust officer.
Mr. Ryan relocated to the Island in 1988 when he became senior trust officer at Martha’s Vineyard National Bank, and joined Dukes County Savings Bank (now incorporated into the Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank along with Martha’s Vineyard Co-operative Bank) in 1991 when that institution initiated its trust operations.
In one of the more exciting high school games in recent memory, the girls’ varsity lacrosse team scored two goals in the final two minutes to win yesterday’s quarterfinal game of the MIAA Division II South tournament by a final score of 13-12.
With the win, the fifth-seeded Vineyarders (14-4-1) advance to a semifinals game against eighth-seeded Duxbury (14-4-1). The game will be held on the Island Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at the regional high school main athletic field.
The Edgartown North Wharf fueling dock remained closed today — much to the chagrin of early summer boaters and Edgartown harbor master Charles Blair among others — as the latest in a series of deadlines to ready the station were missed by fueling company R.M. Packer Inc.
“They changed some rules on us,” said Mr. Packer yesterday, referring to increased state fire safety requirements, “and there will be more changes in the fall.”
The Edgartown tennis courts will host an adult tennis camp to be held on June 21 and 22. The camp will feature instruction from local tennis professionals and will be held from 9 a.m. to noon both days. The cost is $99. All ability levels are welcome.
More information is available by calling 508-560-0525 or e-mailing [email protected].