Thinking back on Thanksgivings of years past it occurs to me that this might be such a popular holiday not just for its family focus, but that it is a guaranteed four-day weekend.

The dogs are still on daylight saving time. They sit by their bowls with a forlorn expression in their eyes for one whole hour before feeding time.

The Board of the Chappaquiddick Island Association (CIA) thanks the Edgartown Fire Department for their successful Chappy Fire Prevention Day that was recently held at our firehouse.

Chappaquiddickers refer to the SSA ferry service as the Big Ferry to differentiate it from the Chappy Ferry.

Chappaquiddick Wildfire Preparedness Day is this coming Sunday, Nov. 2. At the Chappy fire station from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. you can learn how to keep your family, pets, home and island safe against wildfire.

I inherited the Chappy column from Margaret Knight a couple of decades ago. She told me that she made sure to keep in mind the folks who are not here on Chappaquiddick but still want to know what is happening here.