Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, FEbrUAry 10, 2023 ASKS | FROM PAGE 3 “Saugus Over Coffee” forums set for 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Community Room of the Saugus Public Library. She is interested in meeting residents of Precinct 2 and encourages them to attend the forum, which is cosponsored by The Saugus Advocate and the Saugus Public Library. Highlights of this week’s interview follow. Q: What makes Precinct 2 special? What are the special features that make it unique among Saugus neighborhoods? A: Well, I have been there my whole entire life. I think that it’s the residents of Precinct St. Anthony’s Church Flea Market & Bazaar Saturday, February 11, 2023 from 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Featuring Crafts, Nick-Nacks & So Much More! ~ Admission Only .50 Cents ~ For info, call Linda: (781) 910-8615 All proceeds benefit St. Anthony’s Church Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? Call Dennis at (857) 249-7882 for details. Cliftondale Congregational Church houses the Saugus United Parish Food Pantry in its basement and provides food for many of the town’s and area’s needy people on Friday mornings. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) 2. A lot of them are second or third generation. They’ve stayed in their family’s home or moved close to their family’s home. And it’s a closeknit community. People are there for each other. Q: Are there any special landmarks? When people think about Precinct 2, they think of Cliftondale. But it seems like there’s more to it than Cliftondale. A: Yes, there is more. You have the MEG Foundation center. You also have the railroad station on Eustis Street. And I know that the Sweetser School isn’t there anymore. You’ve got the streets where the Sweetser School was. That was a grade school. I went there. Q: And you have the Post Offi ce? A: Yes, you have the Post Everett, MA 617-202-8259 * We work with most Fuel Assistance programs “We’re accepting new customers, no experience necessary” “Aceptamos Nuevos clientes no se necesita experiencia.” ~ Hablamos Española ~ 50 Gallon Minimum (Surcharge Applys) Major Credit Cards Accepted Scan our QR Code Office. And you have the Cliftondale Congregational Church on Essex Street in Precinct 2, and that’s right next to the MEG center. Q: Yes, the Congregational Church is an important place. It’s the home of the Food Pantry. A: Yes. The Food Pantry is there. Q: It’s like a landmark in the precinct. A: Yes, it most importantly is. Q: If there was one person in Saugus history who sticks out in Precinct 2, who would that be? A: Yes – I guess Officer Phillip Pitts. He was a poASKS | SEE PAGE 16 Flowers (A Valentine’s Day poem to inspire Saugus residents who go shopping for fl owers to express their love or friendship) By Joanie Allbee Flowers say so much without ever a word. How can this be? Well haven’t you heard? It’s in the Bouquet that’s where the fl oral secrets lay Out in the open for visual display. What form does it take? Look for the line it’s very opaque A horizontal line implies rest, plenty of time don’t toil Vertical and straight? Punctual, formal and royal. Is the line more angled than straight? This implies energy like a horse coming out of a gate! Always have a focal point where the eye will zoom Give a showy piece plenty of room Make the composition like a peacock plume Give a smaller version for a friend in a hospital room. Love in your heart but you can’t say? A bunch of red roses will pave the way They may even already portray what you can’t display. The container speaks volumes too For there is another component to the clue Smooth and shiny formality of brass Gentle elegance of glass, baskets and pottery informal ease. A garden fl ower fi lled basket for a nice country breeze Such a sensory gift to cherish, please and appease. Editor’s Note: Saugus resident Joanie Allbee, a local artist and frequent contributor to The Saugus Advocate, off ers this poem as a Valentine’s present for Saugus. She hopes it might be benefi cial to people picking fl owers out for Valentine’s Day and flower painting – perhaps inspiring others to buy flowers with a little understanding of the languages of fl owers known by fl orists. Allbee acknowledges that being born on Valentine’s Day has inspired her artistic talents and interests. “My birthday, Feb14th, that’s why I think I love roses, hearts, and the color ‘red’ so much I believe it’s been embedded and enmeshed throughout my DNA!” she says. “The poem I wrote for my book, ‘Tapestry,’ ...many moons ago, came out of the knowledge I learned from taking a Floral Design Program (After work hobby). With all the fascinating floral design knowlA VIRTUAL BOUQUET OF FLOWERS: An artist’s creative paint strokes can work on Valentine’s Day when you can’t get to a florist. (Courtesy photo and painting to The Saugus Advocate by Joanie Allbee) edge learned, I wanted to fi nd a way to share the knowledge with others so I wrote it in the form of a poem; short, concise and factual.” FLOWERS SAY SO MUCH: Joanie Allbee takes time to appreciate these rose bushes. Red roses are a popular Valentine’s Day gift for wives, moms, grandmothers and sweethearts. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler).
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