THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, September 13, 2024 Page 5 Seventh Annual Lantern Walk T he Seventh Annual Lantern Walk took place on August 24 on an afternoon with perfect weather. Attendance was slightly larger than last year! As we reported previously, we made some changes to take into account our changing circumstances. A few points: • We bought 70 small LED light strings and have fi ve left, so 65 went into lanterns – our most accurate measure of attendance. Using these lights also meant that we didn’t have to spend time on sticking candles to lanterns or on lighting them. • Most of the lanterns went home with their creators this year, as well as a large number of lanterns from previous years. We think this is also due to the LED lights, as they are safer and more likely to be used indoors. • Tess Fredette covered nearly all of our “blank” lantern bodies with white tissue paper, neatly edged with diff erent colors. These were very popular, both for coloring and for stickering. We will be talking about bottle collection in a future blast. As many of you know, our Lead Lantern Artist, Ginny Remedi-Brown, has been dealing with major health issues since the last Lantern Walk. We were very pleased that she was able to attend and to support the lanEastern Bank Building on Rte. 1S 605 Broadway, #301 * Saugus (781) 233-6844 www.bostonnorthdental.com Mayor Gary Christenson colors a lantern (Courtesy photo) The Lead Lantern Artist, Ginny Remedi-Brown, enjoying the Lantern Walk (Courtesy photo) Dr. Priti Amlani Dr. Bhavisha Patel Magic tricks for all ages! VP Bob Doolittle bewitches our Treasurer, David Miller. (Courtesy photo) * Restorative Dentistry * Cosmetic Dentistry * Implant Restoration * Zoom Whitening * Teeth in a Day - All on 6 tern coloring table. She even got Malden’s Mayor, Gary Christenson, to embrace his creative side and color a lantern! We are especially grateful to Malden River Works and the Friends of the Malden River for the loan of their tents. We have A young artist and her work (Courtesy photo) big plans – or perhaps I should say high hopes – for next year’s Walk. We hope you’ll join us then! SABATINO/MASTROCOLA INSURANCE AGENCY 519 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 Auto * Home * Boat * Renter * Condo * Life * Multi-Policy Discounts * Commercial 10% Discounts * Registry Service Also Available Sabatino Insurance is proud to welcome the loyal customers of ALWAYS READY TO SERVE YOU: Our Staff are, Emma Davidson, Jeimy Sanchez, Josephine Leone, Marie D’Amore, Rocco Longo, Z’andre Lopez, Anthony DiPierro, Darius Goudreau, Laurette Murphy, Danielle Goudreau and Tina Davidson. PHONE: (617) 387-7466 FAX: (617) 381-9186 Visit us online at: WWW.SABATINO-INS.COM (Single Visit Crowns) * Root Canal Treatment * Sedation Dentistry ~ Full Mouth Rehabilitation ~ Before After * Invisalign * CEREC Crowns
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