MV TIMES Gone Fishing': Wounded Veterans Enjoy Derby's Healing Waters by N. Siegelman. Oct 1, 2009 In mind and spirit the Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby and fishing the waters that surround the Vineyard are a long way from the confines of a military hospital and the mental and physical struggle to recover from grievous injuries. Read more: www.mvtimes.com
BOSTON.com Mark Shanahan Sept. 24, 2009 David Kinney, whose book about the monthlong Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby has been optioned by Steven Spielberg, returned to the Rock today. This year's derby is underway, but Kinney wasn't there ... Read more: www.boston.com MV GAZETTE Veterans Visit the Vineyard for Tast of Derby Action by Mark Alan Lovewell. Sept 25, 2009 Kattrina (Tina) Sangillo of Windham, Me., held hard onto the fishing rod and cranked slowly with her right hand. She was reeling in the biggest fish she’d ever caught in her life. The striped bass pulled and tugged at the line, flashing silver in the water. Read more: www.mvgazette.com MV GAZETTE Derby to WelcomE Disabled Veterans For Fishing by Mark Lovewell. Sept. 18, 2009 More fishermen are coming: the Vineyard community, sportsmen and local businesses are pooling their resources to greet the Monday arrival of five men and two women who were recently seriously injured during military service. The veterans are coming to fish the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby, now entering its second week. Read more: www.mvgazette.com
MV TIMES Town Column: Chilmark by Katie Carroll. Sept. 17, 2009 Jack Nixon is by far one of the coolest eight-year-old boys I know. Jack's family and ours have been friends for 15 years. I remember meeting Jack when he was only a couple of months old. I have seen him swim, ride a bike, and feed the fish that he cares for in a tank in his room. I have seen him grow into the delightful young man that makes me proud. Read more: www.mvtimes.com
MV GAZETTE Derby to WelcomE Disabled Veterans For Fishing by Mark Lovewell. Sept. 18, 2009 More fishermen are coming: the Vineyard community, sportsmen and local businesses are pooling their resources to greet the Monday arrival of five men and two women who were recently seriously injured during military service. The veterans are coming to fish the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby, now entering its second week. Read more: www.mvgazette.com MV TIMES Good Idea Spurs Invite for Soldiers by N. Sigelman. Sept. 17, 2009 On Monday, seven men and women, wounded in the service of their country and bound by their love of fishing, will arrive on Martha's Vineyard where they will be treated to five days of Island hospitality, inspired by gratitude for their military service and their sacrifice. Read more: www.mvtimes.com
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