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Another strong tournament run by Viking basketball teams
The Vinalhaven Vikings basketball teams are experiencing a resurgence. In the last few years, both the boys and girls teams have performed well in the Maine Principals’ Association Basketball Tournament. This year, the boys appeared in the Western Class D finals and the girls played in the semifinals. In 2008, the boys’ team finished in
Vinalhaven basketball teams have a good tournament run
The Vinalhaven Vikings basketball teams came close to the state championship finals this year. The boys’ season ended last Saturday after an appearance in the Western Class D finals of the Maine Principals’ Association Basketball Tournament, losing to Richmond High 47-32. This team is one only five Vinalhaven boys teams ever to make it this
Vinalhaven students explore ethics
Most high school students will tell you they are not thrilled to go back to school after Christmas vacation. This year the Vinalhaven High School staff found a way to ease back into the swing of things by holding a week-long exploration of ethics. Ethics Week ran January 4-8 and included a viewing of the
Vinalhaven gathers to welcome Flying Santa
It is a beautiful Saturday morning in early December and the playground at Vinalhaven School is filled with about 100 children playing on the equipment and running on the athletic field and about 50 chatting parents. Every now and then someone stops to listen, holding up a hand to suspend conversation. No, nothing. Wait, what
Delsandro enjoys new job as school leader
Vinalhaven School welcomed a new school leader in September, and though she is new to the office, Gloria Delsandro has been a teacher at the school for seven years. “I have gotten lots of support from so many different people moving into this job,” she said. “People have been so welcoming and supportive.” Delsandro received
New island principal left Manhattan for Maine
One might wonder what would prompt a teacher from New York City to accept a job on a Maine island. For Timothy Devaney, the new principal of the Peaks Island and Cliff Island schools, the answer lies in the well-known tourist slogan, “Maine: The way life should be.” “My wife and I wanted to relocate
Vinalhaven childcare program marks first anniversary
Island life doesn’t always afford the same amenities and services that mainlanders often take for granted. Affordable and reliable childcare is one of those. So when several new and expecting Vinalhaven mothers saw a need, they did something about it. Island Village Childcare (IVC) opened its doors in September 2008 and marked its first anniversary
No mystery here: Linda Greenlaw to release new swordfishing book
Fans of Linda Greenlaw are in for an unexpected treat. Greenlaw recently finished her first nonfiction book in five years; publication is set for spring 2010. The book, tentatively titled Seaworthy, chronicles the 52-day swordfishing voyage Greenlaw made last fall, in which she returned to the industry after a nine-year absence. Those anticipating Greenlaw’s third
Islanders excited by wind turbine blade delivery
Vinalhaven’s town wharf was abuzz with excitement on the afternoon of August 12 as Prock Marine delivered the first four of nine wind turbine blades for the three, 1.5 megawatt wind turbines being built on the island. About 100 people gathered to watch the spectacle. Prock Marine’s barge Prock 9 entered Carver’s Harbor guided by
House calls still made on Vinalhaven
The road is puddle-filled from the morning’s rain as Jennifer Desmond, a family nurse practioner, walks down the muddy dirt lane in her rubber boots and rain poncho, carrying her classic black doctor’s bag. She is headed to see her neighbor, 71-year-old Evelyn Ames, for a house call. Ames is diabetic and lives alone. Her