Last summer the eminently credible Walter Cronkite was correct as usual when he predicted, "I'm expecting him to be right up on that platform as he's been all these years, so I'm not going to waste any tears."
Art Buchwald, succumbing to the request of Possible Dreams cochairmen Kerry Scott and Amy Eisenlohr, has rescinded the decision he made in August to step down as auctioneer of the high stakes fundraiser for Martha's Vineyard Community Services.
Ray Ellis: Artist Takes Retrospective on the Road
By C.K. WOLFSON
Ray Ellis is quietly celebrating. The artist, who these days wears the smile of a man whose life has exceeded his expectations, is embarking on a year of extraordinary professional tribute to the body of work that defines him.
Out of Shadows and Into Light, a Mother Marks a Big Moment
By C.K. WOLFSON
She walks through the chilly arena, pointing out details of the rink, the pro shop, first aid room, coaches' rooms and the trophy case, pausing in front of the framed displays, the board posting the week's schedule: open skating, instruction, Mites, Squirts, Bantams, captain's practice, figure skating, boys' and girls' hockey, adult league.
"This is where my heart is," she says firmly.
Island's Clergy Eye Holiday Symbols
By C.K. WOLFSON
"Christmas, like sex, sells," says Rev. Judith Campbell, of the Unitarian Universalist Society.
"I think that any religious significance that might have been attached to the holiday is so completely downed by commercialism. People go broke putting lights up and vie with each other for who has the best display. If it were a toss up between having lights or having more social services, I would opt for more social services."
Halloween Celebration Spans the Generations
By C.K. WOLFSON
Despite whatever contentious spirits might occasionally lurk about, this weekend once again proves the Vineyard is the kind of place where things that go bump in the night are usually giggling, and children who dart around in the dark and cluster at their neighbors' doors are there to receive smiles and sweets.
Mr. Landfear was last seen Tuesday night heading out on a small rowing pram to a boat moored in the harbor. U.S. Coast Guard, state and local police, together with public safety volunteers from three Island towns searched all day yesterday without result.