Well, Saturday was a washout with about two inches of rain and high wind. Boats were canceled most of the day. Thousands of leaves fell but not much damage was reported. On Monday, we were treated to a tornado warning covering all of Dukes County. Most everyone’s cell phone started beeping with the warning. A picture of a waterspout was taken off the Lambert’s Cove area and posted by Steamship Authority boat crew that was traveling in Vineyard Sound. It came ashore in Woods Hole and damaged trees and threw furniture around at the golf course and caused a power interruption in that area. A wind gust exceeded 60 miles per hour and hail also fell in some areas of the Vineyard. In our town, more leaves and a few limbs came down and the sun was back out shortly after it passed.

We will return to standard time on Sunday morning, making the daylight hours mighty short with darkness falling not long after 4:30 p.m. Be sure and turn your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night so you can get to church on time in the morning.

Tara Whiting, town clerk, reports that early voting in the midterm election started last Monday and ends Friday. Absentee ballots are available until noon on Nov. 5 if you are not going to be in town. She is available every weekday at the town hall. It is expected that there will be a good turnout of voters given the fact that it is an extremely important election which also includes three ballot questions and two races on the county level. Ms. Whiting wishes to thank her poll workers in advance for all their hard work.

Harry Athearn reports that the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society’s annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Agricultural Hall on Panhandle Road. The annual Barn Raisers’ Ball will be held Saturday night at 7 p.m. at the Agricultural Hall.

Eileen Maley, of Music street, will talk about her book, No Fixed Address, at the library on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 4:30 p.m. The book recounts Eileen’s decision to leave Canada in 1971 and sail to Australia. On board the S.S. Iberia, she met Timothy and they’ve been together ever since. From Australia, they traveled through the South Pacific, Southeast Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Mediterranean, as economically as possible, to go as far and as long as they could. The book is a story of adventure, travel, snakes, a plane crash, a war and two recipes. It is also a Vineyard story with a light touch and a few references to me.

Olivia Larsen, over at the library, reports that tomorrow, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., the library will host a reception featuring local artists Valentine Estabrook and Anne-Marie Eddy. This collaborative exhibit will be on display throughout this month. On Monday at 7 p.m., all are invited to Avian Improv, a collaboration between bird photographer Lanny McDowell and piano innovator David Stanwood. The event features a slideshow of bird portraits, along with the improvised piano accompaniment of David Stanwood. This musical and visual show will entertain, inform and perhaps inspire you.

Karen, over at the Congregational Church, reports that a church dinner will take place in the fireplace room of the Agricultural Hall on Panhandle Road on Wednesday. Appetizers will be served from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Dinner and conversation will begin at 6 p.m. If you need child care in order to participate, or more information, please call her at the office at 508-693-2842.

Happy birthday to Peter Gallagher, Julie Skinner, Mike Rouse, Doug Kent and Sarah Rubic Friday; Charlene Douglas, Mary Lee McCormick and Gail Rowe Saturday; Mike Lynch and Sarah Monast on Sunday; John Mansfield, Steve Pietruska, David Sprague and Aaron Metell on Monday; Marian Irving, Pat Waring, Dawn Feinsmith, Peter Huntington and Bruce Fernie on Tuesday; Vickie Thurber, Fred Estabrook and Janice Rattet on Wednesday; Mary Lee Schroeder, Joe Turney and Autumn Richards on Thursday; Happy 11th anniversary to Nicole Alley and Arsen Hambardzumian next Sunday.

Well, that is all of the social news for this week. If you have any news please call or e-mail me. Don’t forget to vote and see you at the polls. Have a great week.

West Tisbury town news can be sent to alleys@vineyard.net.