Kathie Olsen
Aquinnah
Last Saturday the Aquinnah Circle was crowded with hundreds of people gathered for Aquinnah Public Safety Day and for the Aquinnah Cultural Center’s Native...
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It seems to me that this is a moment when we need to stop being intimidated by all that is wrong. We need to...
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In this country, whether in city or town, there has almost always been at least some form of bakery that offers up a variety...
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COVID seems to be having something of a flare. I’ve been down with COVID and know of several people besides me who have been...
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As we prepare for the holiday week, I’m thinking about the Fourth of July, and as I do, I’m troubled. For thousands of years,...
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Last week Gabbi Camilleri and I spent about an hour cleaning out the storage area next to the stage in the Town Hall. We...
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As I write this, it is gray and has a slight chill to the air. I’d say that this spring has been a lovely...
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Time to get organized for summer folks. First, take care of your trash by picking up a valid dump sticker so you can use...
Aquinnah – Select board, voting, kid friendly movie, Wednesday luncheon
I serve as a registrar of voters here in Aquinnah. The election on May 16 was a doozy. We had a respectful but energetic...
Aquinnah: Variety Show, community spirit, and Climate Action Fair
Sunday, May 12, found me waking up singing “There’s No Business Like Show Business.” The night before had seen our Town Hall, with an...
Aquinnah: Motherly heart, Chilmark School Maypole, trustee retiree, and Aquinnah Variety Show
I’m writing this on Sunday morning. It’s late for me to be doing this. I have been distracted. Distracted partly by being back at...
Aquinnah: Emergency response, town election, lighthouse, variety show, and writing workshops
I attended two wonderful Aquinnah events last week. The first was a gathering of almost all of the core movers of the Aquinnah Community...
Aquinnah: Family and community, beach grass, Earth Day clean-up, and Conservation Festival
Last week I found me riding the Peter Pan bus to and from Logan Airport all in one day. I took that trip in...
Aquinnah: Springtime birds, candidate forum, Island Grown Initiative, and solar eclipse
As the impact of spring gets more and more apparent (leaves are showing!), and we have the occasionally truly sunny and warm day, I...
Aquinnah: Council on Aging, Polished Dental, candidate forum, beach grass, and Earth Day
I’m down with some kind of stomach bug, which isn’t any fun at all. There’s something about not feeling well that fights against any...
Aquinnah: Early spring, town library, ‘Food, Inc. 2,’ CPR training, and beach grass
The weather is giving us a bridge, a chance to lose our winter fur or feathers, days that aren’t warm yet, but that aren’t...
Aquinnah: CERT volunteers, positive media, food pantries, egg hunt, and First Light Café
My friend Carla Cuch and I are part of the Aquinnah Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Our volunteer assignment is to oversee a daytime...
Aquinnah: Joan LeLacheur, Council on Aging, volunteers for IGI, and Chilmark School
I’m one of those people who don’t feel fully dressed unless my ears have earrings dangling from them. One of my most precious pairs...
Aquinnah: Town clerk, Council on Aging, new apartments, ACE MV, and Chilmark School
You may recall that last week was the presidential primary election. I am a registrar here in Aquinnah, and had the joy of watching...
Aquinnah: Garden Club, Meat Ball, Soup Social, beach grass, and Nancy Aronie
Last week was one of the quietest weeks of the year around the Island. School was out, skies were mostly gray, and, with winter...