The weekend weather was a mix, first pure Indian summer that allowed you to get a lot of outdoor chores done in preparation for winter without freezing. Then late Sunday afternoon after the Patriots win, we began to get hit with high winds, loss of cable, internet everything.

Limbs went down causing brief power outages. For the people with wood stoves it was their first fire of the season to take the chill out of their houses. Winds gusted in excess of 65 mph and most all boats were cancelled on Monday. The sun is setting at 5:30 daylight time but wait until Sunday when we will return to Standard Time at 2 a.m. making the daylight hours mighty short with darkness falling shortly after 4:30 p.m. Be sure and turn your clocks back one hour before you go to bed tomorrow night so you will get to church on time in the morning.

The annual Barn Raiser's Ball will be held tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at the Agricultural Hall. The tellers and staff of our branch of the Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank outdid themselves on Halloween. The bank was appropriately decorated and fresh baked cookies and cupcakes were available for the customers.

Anna Alley went up to East Taunton to visit the grandchildren and their parents. She took them to several events leading up to trick or treat. She got to see them in costumes and about 100 neighborhood children in their costumes as well. She returned home on Wednesday.

Sandra Polleys has been attending a conference here and visiting old friends as she lived at Cove Apartments for nearly two years while she was writing a thesis on health care.

Lisa Epstein reports that her mother Ruth will have an exhibit at the library starting tomorrow. There will be a reception on Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. The exhibit will be on display through November.

Olivia Larsen over at the library reports that there will be a lot of musical events happening this week. On Sunday at 3:30 p.m., join them for a concert with the Vineyard Jazz Trio. It features Eric Johnson on upright bass, Jeremy Berlin on piano, and Tauras Biskis on drums. On Monday at 7 p.m. there will be live music provided by Noah Maxner and Anthony Esposito. The library will be closed on Tuesday from 10 a.m. till 3 p.m. for staff training.

Work began on Nov. 1, 1950 on a fire station on Edgartown Road. The site, a two-acre parcel, was donated by Susan Scott, directly across the street from her home. This climaxed several weeks of discussion by the selectmen to find a home for the town’s new fire truck. Nelson S. Bryant, chairman of the selectmen, expressed pleasure yesterday with the chosen location. He said her offer was far and away the most practical that they had received. John G. MacKenty, president of the Agricultural Society, wrote a letter indicating that the society was willing to donate some of their land for that purpose and it was approved by their membership. However, the letter clearly pointed out the donated land was to be accessed only from school property. When objections arose about that, Mr. Bryant said the entire project was up in the air again. The board then voted to accept Mrs. Scott’s offer which was the first proposal discussed by the board.

Happy birthday to Henry Gallagher, Charlene Douglas, Mary Lee McCormick and Gail Rowe today; Mike Lynch, John Mansfield, Sarah Monast and Lara Ulva tomorrow; Steve Pietruska, David Sprague and Aaron Metell on Sunday; Marian Irving, Pat Waring, Dawn Feinsmith, Peter Huntington and on Monday; Vickie Thurber, Fred Estabrook and Janice Rattet on Tuesday; Mary Lee Schroeder, Joe Turney and Carol Kenney on Wednesday; Sharon Estrella, Jane Coakley, Erin Leighton, and Diana Gilmore on Thursday. Happy 10th anniversary to Nicole Alley and Arsen Hambardzumian next Friday.

Well that is all of the social news for this week. If you have any news please call or email me. Have a great week.

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