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WALK FOR GOOD COURTESY HEIDI HOLDGATE This past weekend, "Kelly's Nantucket Pinks" participated in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Boston. They walked 26 miles on Saturday and 13 miles on Sunday in memory of their close friend Kelly West, who at the age of 35 lost her courageous battle with the deadly disease last April. West left behind her three beautiful children, her beloved husband, her devoted parents and many other friends and family. There were 19 walkers from Nantucket participating in this walk. Each raised the required goal of $1,800, and then some, per person and a team goal of $50,000. (at press time they were at over $38,000 with more being added) For information regarding the event, please visit www.avonwalk.org. The Nantucket team was among the 10 top fundraisers at the event. The Boston event raised over $6 million.

IT'LL BE OFFICIAL Join the Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission, Nantucket County Commissioners and other special guests for the ribbon cutting of the Old South Road Bike Path this Friday, May 25, at 2 p.m. at the corner of Macy's Lane and Old South Road. Take the NRTA, pedal on the orange color-coded bike path or walk to celebrate the completion of this important and anticipated project. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Andrew Vorce at 228-7237

ADOLESCENTS AND IMPLICATIONS The Nantucket New School will host "Middle Ground," an interactive workshop on development characteristics of young adolescents and their implications for teaching and parenting middle school-age children, on Tuesday, May 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Nantucket New School, 15 Nobadeer Farm Road. The workshop will be lead by NNS Head of School David Provost. Parents and teachers are invited to attend.

Provost, who has 20 years experience working with young adolescents, will invite parents and teachers to first reflect on their own experiences as middle school students and then examine the experiences of the young adults in their lives. The discussion will include information from physical, emotional, social, and cognitive perspectives. For more information about the free workshop, call the Nantucket New School at 228-8569.

HULL RECEIVES YOUTH AWARD Olivia Hull was honored as a recipient of the Pope St. Pius X Youth Award at St. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River last night.

Hull was one of 49 teens from parishes throughout the Fall River Diocese to be selected for the award that is named for the pontiff who created the Fall River Diocese in 1904. She was nominated by St. Mary's Our Lady of the Isle pastor, the Rev. Paul A. Caron, for her extensive work and dedication to the parish. "I'm honored to be able to have nominated her," Father Caron said. "It's a very special award."

The last to receive the honor from Nantucket was Craig Davis in 2003.

Those nominated are recognized for their selflessness and for serving their parishes in a number of ways, including as assistant catechists and youth council members. Among her volunteer efforts, Hull has been training new altar servers for the past three years. Hull is a junior at Nantucket High School and is the daughter of Diana and George Hull.

CHAMBER ANNOUNCES STAFFING CHANGES Sarah Strubel has been hired as the new office administrator & special projects assistant. Hailing from Perth Amboy, N.J., Sarah came to the island in 2001 as the production manager for Nantucket Map & Legend. She has held positions at Eleventh Hour Design, The Camera Shop and most recently Annye's Whole Foods. Current staff member, Stacey St. Peter who previously held the position of office administrator/event coordinator since 2005, is now the member services & events manager. In her new position, Stacey's primary focus will be maintaining the administration of the ever-growing

Chamber membership as well as organizing Chamber-sponsored events. I