Page 12 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, FEbrUAry 10, 2023 The Sounds of Saugus Good Morning Saugus! If you are a resident of Precinct 2 and you have never had the chance to talk to any of your five Town Meeting members, here’s your chance. Stop by the Saugus Public Library at around 6 p.m. on Monday (Feb. 13) and have a coffee with one or more of your precinct 2 representatives. Then at 6:30, sit back and watch the second in a series of forums titled “Saugus Over Coffee.” Hear what your Town Meeting members have to say about what makes the precinct special, hear their take on the challenges or tough issues they see facing Precinct 2 and then take the opportunity to speak your mind on what you think should be the priority issues for Precinct 2. With town elections set for November, voters in every precinct will be better informed on the issues and where candidates stand in the respective Town Meeting races by watching “Saugus Over Coffee” live or on https://vimeo.com/saugustelevision or on Channel 8. The Saugus Advocate and the Saugus Public Library are cosponsoring this special series of forums that will spotlight one precinct a month through October. Also, a very positive aspect of Monday night’s forum is that folks who can’t attend can still view Vimeo Saugus TV on Channel 8 via a computer at any time during the day or week. Residents can watch this coming Monday night’s forum on Channel 8 of SaugusTV at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. For complete schedules, please visit www.saugustv. org. Here is the remaining schedule: Precinct 2 – Feb. 13 Precinct 3 – March 13 Precinct 4 – April 17 —Cont est— CONTEST SKETCH OF THE WEEK Precinct 5 – May 8 Precinct 6 – June 12 Precinct 7 – July 10 Precinct 8 – Aug. 14 Precinct 9 – Sept. 11 Precinct 10 – Oct. 23 Please check with The Saugus Advocate or library for any changes in dates. Residents can check the programming guide on the station’s website (www.saugustv.org) for dates and times. A video of the forum will also be available for viewing on the station’s vimeo page within a day or two after the event (www.vimeo. com/saugustelevision). Comedy at the Kowloon The Kowloon Restaurant has set its latest comedy lineup featuring Frank Santorelli on Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. Here’s the rest of this month’s lineup: Feb. 17: Paul Gilligan, 8 p.m., $20; Feb. 24: Mike Donovan, 8 p.m., $20. Here’s the comedy lineup for March: March 3: Paul D’Angelo, 8 p.m., $20; March 10: Corey Rodrigues, 8 p.m., $20; March 24: Jimmy Dunn, 8 p.m., $20. Tickets are $20 and showtime is 8 p.m. at the Kowloon Restaurant (Route 1 North in Saugus). For tickets, call the Kowloon Restaurant at 781233-0077. Bingo is back! The Kowloon Restaurant announces Bingo every Wednesday, 7 to 9 p.m., in the Hong Kong Lounge. Prizes will be given away each week with a grand prize set at the finale in March. A full Chinese gourmet spread is available during Bingo – featuring pupu platters, egg rolls, crab Rangoons, Saugus Wings, General Gau’s chicken, lobster sauce, fried scallops, lo mein, moo shi pork, salt and pepper calamari and sushi – along with a full bar menu, including the signature mai tais and scorpion bowls. GUESS WHO GOT SKETCHED! If you know the right answer, you might win the contest. In this week’s edition, we continue our weekly feature where a local artist sketches people, places and things in Saugus. Got an idea who’s being sketched this week? If you do, please email me at mvoge@ comcast.net or leave a phone message at 978-683-7773. Anyone who identifies the Saugonian sketched in this week’s paper between now and Tuesday at Noon qualifies to have their name put in a green Boston Red Sox hat with a chance to be selected as the winner of a $10 gift certificate, compliments of Hammersmith Family Restaurant at 330 Central St. in Saugus. But you have to enter to win! Look for the winner and identification in next week’s “The Sounds of Saugus.” Please leave your mailing address in case you are a winner. (Courtesy illustration to The Saugus Advocate by a Saugonian who goes by the name of “The Sketch Artist”) Celebrating the Saugus High band The Saugus Historical Society is planning its spring season of programs and a new exhibit which will open in March. The exhibit will feature Saugus High School band memorabilia from several time periods and some Color Day posters recently donated to the society. Anyone who was a band member at any time, or who had an ancestor who was a band member, is invited to share some of their memories. Please call Saugus Historical Society President Laura Eisener at 781-231-5988 to share your story. “We are looking for some anecdotes and stories from people involved in Saugus High School Band at any time,” Laura says. “The Historical Society is putting together a display of band uniforms, parents’ jackets, photos etc. which will be ready by the first meeting in the Spring,” she said. Laura can be reached at 781-231-5988. Craft Fair and Flea Market The Knights of Columbus Council 1829 will host an indoor craft fair and flea market on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 57 Appleton St. in Saugus. A snow date has been set for Feb. 25. Vendors/ Table cost: $25. There will be refreshments, a cash bar and raffles. To reserve a table or obtain more information, please call Paul Giannetta 978-239-1392 Help this Eagle fly It sounds like Jake D’Eon has a great public service project in pursuit of his Eagle Scout Badge. His project is doing picnic tables at Pinetops at Breakheart Reservation. But Jake is appealing to the public for a little help in getting the supplies he needs for his project. If you want to help Jake out while also enjoying a night of a few good laughs, then check out the Pizza and Comedy Show set for Prince Pizzeria on March 9 at 6:30 p.m. There are basketball raffles for adults. Tickets cost $35. All proceeds go to Jake’s picnic table project. Check it out! Food Pantry The Saugus United Parish Food Pantry is open today (Friday, Feb. 10) from 9:30-11 a.m. “Shout Outs” We have two this week. Janice Jarosz offered one for the town’s cold weather heroes: “I want to give a Shout Out to Building Maintenance Director Tommy Whittredge and his crew for spending many hours checking and rechecking our town buildings for potential leaks and frozen pipes during one of the coldest weather days this recent weekend. Thanks to their diligence, the town was spared thousands of dollars in repairs by their concerted efforts in preventing serious flooding. Thanks guys!!” And we have an editor’s choice this week: Here’s a heartfelt “Shout Out” for Joanie Allbee, a frequent contributor to The Saugus Advocate, with her articles and photos. Joanie gets to enjoy a lovely day next Tuesday (Feb. 14), when she celebrates Valentine’s Day and her birthday. She should get lots of hearty hugs on her special day. Want to “Shout Out” a fellow Saugonian? This is an opportunity for our paper’s readers to single out – in a brief mention – remarkable acts or achievements by Saugus residents or an act of kindness or a nice gesture. Just send an email (mvoge@ comcast.net) with a mention in the subject line of “An Extra Shout Out.” No more than a paragraph; anything longer might lend itself to a story and/or a photo. We have a winner! Congratulations to Frances Palczynski for making the right identification in last week’s “Guess Who Got Sketched” contest. Fran was one of several readers answering correctly. But she was the only one to have her name picked in a drawing from the green Boston Red Sox cap. For winning last week’s contest, Frances gets a $10 gift certificate from Jimmy’s Steer House at 114 Broadway (Rt. 1 North in Saugus). Here’s the correct answer offered by the person who goes by the name of The Sketch Artist: “The Answer to the sketch is Bob and Linda Teal “Now some words from Linda and Bob: “‘I, Linda grew up in Lynnhurst and I am a 1970 Saugus High School Graduate. “‘A week after graduation I started working full time at New England Telephone Company in the Yellow Pages Division in Lynn, Mass. A year later I was promoted to Executive Assistant working for various District Managers over a 10 year period. “‘For several years I was a member of the Yellow Pages bowling league in Lynn and played on the Yellow Pages Women’s Softball Team that played against other business teams in Lynn. “‘I met Bob in 1979 while working in Lynn at the New England Telephone Company. I was his boss’s Executive Assistant in Yellow Pages Sales at the time. Bob showed up at THE SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 13
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