Recreation
The Yoga Collective is in the giving mood and is offering a week of free yoga to all new students. The free classes are from Dec. 16 to 22 and are unlimited. Now is the time to find out what all the fuss is about and which type of yoga — Anusara, Vinyasa, flow, power — is right for you.
Michael Ferry of West Tisbury and Richard Carlson of Oak Bluffs took top honors at the Rod and Gun Club’s 2012 Black Powder Championship on Sunday, Dec. 9. Mr. Ferry captured the modern firearms title for the third consecutive year; Mr. Carlson was named the winner of the primitive firearms title. Mr. Ferry also came home with a win in the individual bulls-eye competition. Ladi Navratil picked up an individual award in the standing deer event. Dick Carlson won the two timed shot event.
For the second year in a row, Richard Carlson of Oak Bluffs has been named Top Gun at the Rod and Gun Club’s annual Fall Shoot, held Sunday, Nov. 25. Past winner Cooper Gilkes III earned second place; Michael Ferry captured third. Participants were ranked based on their participation in three categories of competition.
Prizes were also awarded to the following people for their individual performances: Mike Ferry for the Bulls Eye competition; Dick Carlson for the Over the Shoulder competition, and Matt Gamache for the Standing Deer competition.
A little over a year and a half ago, Om of Motion opened its doors on State Road in West Tisbury. The premise was a spinning class that brought a meditative aspect to a normally inert form of exercise. What could be a grind — pedaling in one place while staring at a wall or hyper-caffeinated talk show hosts and news anchors — became a way to wind down while still winding up the heart rate.
As one hunting season goes out with a bang, another begins. The Martha’s Vineyard Rod & Gun Club will host its 13th annual Black Powder Shoot on Sunday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., one day before primitive firearm deer season opens on the Island.
The muzzle-loading marksmanship competition gives Island black powder shooters an opportunity to sight in their ancient guns and hone their shooting skills before going out into the field. Members and the public are invited to participate.
A total of 173 deer had been taken yesterday in the first week of shotgun season. The three primary deer check-in stations on the Island reported Thursday that the number of deer taken so far is about the same as in recent years. The two-week shotgun season for deer ends on Saturday, Dec. 8.
State wildlife forester Brian Hawthorne has been counting the deer checked in at the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest. Mr. Hawthorne said, based on what he has seen so far, the deer population is healthy and well-fed.