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It’s that time of year. The American Cancer Society campaign to raise funds through the sale of daffodils is up and running. Dorothy Bangs and her volunteers will be around soon to take orders from many Island businesses and schools.
If you are a business we’ve missed over the years, please help us out and call Debbie Magnuson at 508-693-0081, or Susie Wallo at 508-776-6050.
Sail MV Dinner
Conservation Society Walk
Explores Seven Gates Farm
The Vineyard Conservation Society winter walks program, focusing on the Island’s agricultural heritage, will continue on Sunday, Feb. 10, beginning at 1:30 p.m., with a guided walk at the 1,100 acres of protected open space at Seven Gates Farm.
Island Group Sponsors
Poultry Raising Workshops
The Island Grown Initiative will sponsor poultry workshops on Saturday, Feb. 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the agricultural hall in West Tisbury.
Workshops will be held all day about raising egg layers, housing, processing and marketing. They are open to all levels of interest and experience.
There are at least five good reasons to read Bound, a new novel by Brewster resident Sally Gunning set for release in the spring.
Many threads have woven through history to shape the Valentine’s Day we celebrate today into admittedly a rather commercial holiday. But it’s been industrialized since the mid-1800s when an enterprising Boston artist, Esther Howland, picked up on the popularity amongst wealthy Europeans of exchanging intricately designed Valentine’s cards. Ms. Howland started the first Valentine’s Day card company in the United States, handcrafting cards with ribbons and paper lace imported from England.