Dale (Goofy) Robinson died on March 21 after a prolonged battle with cancer. Goofy was Dale’s favorite Disney character and also his C.B. handle. In 1981 we teamed as occasional partners, at which time he bestowed upon me the handle of Wildflower.

The media has been saturated with the gripping story of four athletes who went fishing off Clearwater, Fla. National Football League players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith along with former University of South Florida football players Will Bleakley and Nick Schuyler were thrown into the sea when their boat capsized.

Small Turbines: Where to Put Them

Everybody wants one but nobody wants one in their neighbor’s back yard. This is the common theme when it comes to small wind turbines, which are starting to pop up all over the Island landscape.

And for those who can afford it, why not? Doing something that is good for the environment and good for your pocketbook in the long run is smart, sensible, and of course green.

Sunday To-Do List: Call Mom

Just as there are stages of child development, there are stages of development in every child’s appreciation of her mother.

A Merry Month

From earlier May Gazette editions:

May is here again with bird song and budding leaves. The month in Vineyard history has its unique significance, for it was on the 24th of May in the year 1602 that Bartholomew Gosnold in his “small barke” named Concord doubled a cape which he and his men called Dover Cliff on account of its great white outcroppings, later identified as Gay Head.

JUST THE FACTS

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

We all expect that no good deed will go unpunished. That’s just the way it goes, right? But it seems reasonable to expect that those who administer the punishment will do it accurately.

The Gazette suggests that the houses at 250 State Road are estimated at $400 per square foot. Nothing could be further from the truth.