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Island youths run Vinalhaven’s first Internet cafe
Spring is a time of renewal, and this season the Vinalhaven Arts and Recreation Center (ARC) is enjoying a renewal of its own with the implementation of the Vinalhaven Youth Zone (VYZ) and the ARCafe. The VYZ is a supervised space for student socializing and the ARCafe is the island’s first Internet cafe. ARC Director
Maine granite graces Yankee Stadium
With all the hoopla surrounding the opening of the new, $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium, most media have overlooked one irony: as fans stream through the massive gates, they walk right by Deer Isle granite, quarried by die-hard Red Sox fans. The granite rings the base of the stadium’s façade and was also used for the
At tourney time, island schools were there
It was a great year for Penobscot Bay basketball teams. Both the North Haven and Vinalhaven girls’ teams made the quarter finals of the Maine Principals’ Association Western Maine Class D tournament, while the Vinalhaven boys went as far as the semifinals. The annual competition is held every February. One might wonder how island schools,
Vinalhaven teen realizes dream to fly
Who among us has not had a childhood fantasy to be a fireman, a doctor, a ballerina, or a rock star? It is less common for those dreams to be realized, and even rarer still for such goals to be attained as a teenager. Chad Guilford, 18, of Vinalhaven, dreamed of being a pilot for
Maine island native lends a hand through journey to India
When Britt Crossman graduated from college last spring she had no idea what her future held. Her plan was to return home to Vinalhaven for the summer, and hope that something presented itself. By mid-summer, it had. Crossman has incorporated her dreams of travel and desire to volunteer into a compelling job: she is currently
Vinalhaven student raises funds for school defibrillator
How old must one be before becoming a contributing member of society? At what age should one begin giving back? For Vinalhaven High School senior Olivia Chilles, the magic number is 17. With the support of her parents and key community leaders, Chilles made it her personal project over the last several months to obtain
Vinalhaven veteran: “My sacrifice was worth every second of missing home and fear of death”
Last November, in honor of Veterans’ Day, Vinalhaven resident and Working Waterfront writer Kris Osgood interviewed Sergeant Kenny Spalding of the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. Spalding, the son of Lainey Young of Vinalhaven, served three tours in Iraq. The first began Dec. 4, 2004 and the last ended March 12, 2008. Spalding has left
Art for the Sky project brings together Vinalhaven students
All dressed in blue and black, and giggling, the entire student body of Vinalhaven School huddled together on the baseball outfield on the morning of October 1. To an average bystander the students and staff may have looked like a disorganized mass, but from above one could see they formed the shape of a blue
A yarn about sheep: Vinalhaven farm provides wool for island fiber arts shop
Do you know how much wool sheep produce? Wanatha Garner does. Garner is the owner of Long Cove Farm on Vinalhaven, and this question was the impetus for the creation of Long Cove Wool, yarn made from the wool of her sheep and sold at Island Home, a new fiber arts shop on Vinalhaven. Among
Author-artist shares his secrets with Vinalhaven students
“For me, practicing drawing is like practicing eating,” says children’s book author and illustrator Kevin Hawkes. That’s how much he enjoys his craft, and his enthusiasm was obvious in his May 9 presentations to Vinalhaven School’s students. The Maine author spent time with students in every grade level at the school, telling about his life,