As the fall sports season wraps up with the football team’s win over Nantucket, it’s time to look ahead to winter sports. Tryouts begin next week.

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On Wednesday, Dec. 3, Oak Bluffs officially begins the countdown to Christmas with the annual lighting of the tree at Post Office Square. The ceremony begins at 6:30 p.m.

Fanny Howe, whose latest book of poetry, Second Childhood, was nominated for the National Book Award, suggests that readers not try to understand her poems but rather just listen to the music of the words and images. Her collection centers around "the convergence between old age and childhood."

The Steamship Authority said they anticipate ferry service disruptions Wednesday because of the weather; a high wind advisory is in effect from 2 p.m. Wednesday until 3 a.m. Thursday. Extra ferry service was added Tuesday for the Martha's Vineyard route.

My weekend garden activities were cut short this past week. Violet and I took a day trip to Boston. We were privileged to hear a concert at Symphony Hall with Itzhak Perlman.

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, one that commemorates survival through a hard season, friends and family spending time together, communities rallying around and supporting those in need, and food, food, food!

While her personage certainly fit the myriad characters of the town of Oak Bluffs and it could have been possible, it’s unlikely chicken lady Nancy Luce ever visited here in person.

Friends of Aquinnah Public Library will have a raffle of a beautiful handmade Advent calendar created by Alexandra Taylor.

Sub·sti·tute noun — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another. I graciously ask you to understand that I am not Jane, but I will strive to keep you informed and hope that I am rewarded with your approval.