My beloved nephew Robert Walter Christopher Heine-Manning passed away in Falmouth on Tuesday morning unexpectedly. He was the son of our youngest sister Jyl Manning and the late Robert C. Heine. It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I even write my column this week. Private funeral services will be held. A full obituary will appear in a later Vineyard Gazette. For now, please respect our privacy.

The Aquinnah Public Library has a full schedule for the month of December. Every Thursday at 3 p.m., there will be stories and crafts for little kids and their caregivers. On Saturday afternoons from noon to 3 p.m., there will be crafts after lunch — come and do fun crafts and activities. Every Saturday through March, there will be all day coffee hour. Tomorrow will be the holiday greens workshop — come and make a centerpiece, decorate a wreath or make a holiday swag for your door.

Community Baptist Church of Gay Head will observe the first Sunday of Advent on Dec. 7 at the 9 a.m. worship service conducted by Rev. Ellen Tatreau. Reminder — your donations for the Red Stocking Fund will be collected in the foyer as you arrive at church.

Tomorrow is the annual West Tisbury Congregational Church Christmas Faire from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; nice gifts, great baked goods, and an abundance of good cheer.

Chilmark Community Church will hold its annual Holiday Fair on Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Chilmark Community Center.

Mocha Mott’s on Main street in Tisbury will have a display and sale of Matt Castro’s paintings throughout the month of December. He had no sooner finished hanging them on Monday when the first one was sold. There are beautiful scenes of his days spent on the beaches of Aquinnah.

Get well wishes to Patt Burgess who has been a patient at Massachusetts General Hospital for the past few weeks. She is doing a lot better, but has a long way to go.

Thank you to Chris and Kendra Carroll and their daughters Oona and Emme for their Thanksgiving hospitality. There were 19 of us for dinner including Emmett and Kathy Carroll, Paul, Theresa and Noah Manning, Tim Carroll and Genc Brinja, Tauras and Ellen Biskus and their children Kestutis, Grazina and Tauras, Troy and Susan Canham, and yours truly. It was a bounty of food from one end of the table to the other, warm friendships, and a wonderful afternoon of giving thanks.

Ava Louise Dubno, 11-month-old daughter of Drew Dubno and Jessica Seeman, spent her first Thanksgiving in Aquinnah with grandparents Tom Seeman and Marsha Shufrin and uncles Seth and Matthew.

Welcome to Charles Hoye and Katherine Olsen who arrive today from the West Coast for their annual winter sojourn in Aquinnah. They will spend time with their daughter Noli and her husband Isaac Taylor and especially their grandchildren Emmet and Tillie.

Happy 15th anniversary wishes to Leigh and Christy Vanderhoop on Dec. 12.

Happy birthday wishes this week to Marjorie Spitz, Jonathan Klaren and Anna Alley who share the day on Dec. 7. Candace Nichols shares the day with twins Robin and Russell Smith on Dec. 8. Polly Renear observes her special day on Dec. 9 and shares the day with Paul Henry Jeffers-Mayhew and Deborah Hancock. Tamara Buchwald parties on Dec. 10. Christopher Manning will celebrate on Dec. 12.

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