A special afternoon fundraiser for the Mendes family is planned at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown on Saturday, Jan. 17, from 3 to 5:30 p.m.

Chef Justin Melnick prepares a sumptuous winter meal and helps you decide which wine pairs nicely with it during a special cooking demonstration that benefits the Vineyard Montessori School on Friday, Jan. 23.

The annual auction to benefit the boys’ high school hockey program is on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 6 p.m. at the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown.

Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, Island Grown Schools and Vineyard Nutrition have teamed up to offer a series of nutrition workshops for high school students.

Bradly Smith and Mylan Lam purchased 4 Oxcart Road in Aquinnah from Deborah Walker for $609,000 on Jan. 8.

Liam M. Wallace, son of William and Jil Wallace of Vineyard Haven, was named to the fall 2014 dean’s list.

Augusta Dillon of Vineyard Haven and Chilmark was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2014 semester at Simmons College.

Jamily Santana and Carlos E. Santana of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Emanuel Carlos Santana, born on Jan. 8 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Tonight at 10 p.m. the Discovery Channel premieres a new series called Big Giant Swords. The reality show features the Vineyard's Michael Craughwell, who creates swords of up to six feet long and weighing 80 pounds.

Well, the weather has made itself known — bitter cold, light snow, high winds and temperatures all over the map. Most all of the daytime SSA trips had to be cancelled last Friday due to the wind that gusted up to 65 mph.