For many hunters Monday’s weather wasn’t a deterrent to opening day of shotgun season. Shots rang out in my neck of the woods around 7 a.m. and the periodic reports that trickled in from hunters, police officers and more were all positive with the exception of Mother Nature’s uncooperative behavior.

Commercial scalloping also opened on Monday. Again, comments about Mother Nature weren’t the greatest with descriptive works like dreary, cold and blustery topping the list. John, Steve, Scott, Denny and Karsten all made their way up the pond and although the bounty was not overwhelmingly abundant they seemed satisfied with their catch.

Sally Cook shared the most Thanksgiving news so the Fischer-Scott clan will be highlighted in this weeks edition of my Chilmark news. Doors were open at Lindsay (Hauck), Josh, Tristan and Charlotte Scott’s house on Basswood Lane eagerly anticipating the arrival of extended family and friends. Jon and Marie (Fischer) Scott traveled to town from their winter home in Vermont. They were joined by fellow Vermonters, daughter Andrea, her husband Bill Suhr and their children Rupert and Rosa. Also in the mix were Malia (Scott) her husband Chris Stanley and their children Eva, Theo and Quinn who all traveled from their home in Boston with the exception of Eva who, like so many others, traveled from her freshman year at Middlebury College.

After the clan had various opportunities to give thanks they conjured up one more. The whole crew gathered at the Cook’s South Road residence to celebrate Malia’s 50th birthday. The showpiece of the party was the decadent chocolate cake hand crafted by Eva.

Sarah Levy, daughter to Bernard Levy of Newton and Prospect Hill, mother to the amazing teens and tweens Josh and Sam, and bride to Eugene Langner, was recently quoted in an article that made the front page, above the crease of The Boston Globe. The article was titled “Draconian state child care assistance leaves too many working poor with debt, advocates say.”

Sarah was quoted in her position as a senior attorney with Greater Boston Legal Services which is petitioning the state to revise its child care fee schedule.

This past week’s Offerings of Music and Light, despite the dreariness of the evening was a rousing success. This Sunday Dec. 8 at 5 p.m. at the Church you will find musical instruments galore and more with Rick Bausman, Adele Dreyer, Susan Klein, Susan McGhee, Stephen McGhee, Ed Merck, Jessica Sanseverino and Valerie Sonnenthal. In addition to the entertaining program, Claire Ganz will have offerings of homemade refreshments. Apparently her curry butternut squash soup is heavenly.

I’ll leave you with this. While organizing some family items, Aleta Bezanson found a sweater. At first glance it was simply a lovely blue cashmere sweater. Upon inspection of the tags (we all look at tags as if they are going to provide some profound insight, don’t we?) one read Made in England by Alan Paine and another tag included the name David Golart, with Vineyard Haven, Mass. underneath his name. She did a little research and it appears that David Golart was born on the Vineyard around 1909-1910, but further information was not readily available.

Does anyone recognize this name? It is pure curiosity that prompts us to ask. Do tell.