THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, March 13, 2020 Page 15 SOUNDS | from page 14 Dog Days are here The New 2020 Dog Licenses are now available in the Town Clerk’s Office – must have a copy of the Rabies Certificate to license your dog or use the new web portal. A chance to serve your town The Saugus Board of Selectmen is accepting applications for appointment to the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Library Board of Trustees in Saugus. These are volunteer / nonpaid positions for Saugus residents. Those interested may submit a letter of interest / resume no later than March 17, 2020, to: Saugus Board of Selectmen Saugus Town Hall 298 Central Street #4 SAVE 2020 Environmental Scholarship available Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment (SAVE) is pleased to announce that it is offering a $500 Environmental Scholarship to Saugus residents of the graduating Class of 2020. This is a scholarship for students who will be attending a two/four-year college or other educational institution and pursuing a degree in an area that would positively impact the environment. Applicants can download the SAVE 2020 Environmental Scholarship Application Form found at www.saugusSAVE.org. Together with the completed application form, please include a separate sheet (identified with your initials only) that provides a brief summary of any of your activities relating to the environment and describe how you feel your career choice will positively impact the environment. Please mail your application (postmarked by April 24, 2020) to: SAVE, P.O. Box 908, Saugus, MA 01906 or email your application (no later than midnight on April 24, 2020) to: SAVE President Ann Devlin at adevlin@aisle10.net. Again, the deadline for applications is April 24, 2020. “Books in Bloom” 2020 gearing up It’s not too early to begin thinking about this awesome, creative event that allows the Saugus Public Library to host a grand celebration of flowers and books at the same time. The Saugus Garden Club, along with the New Friends of the Saugus Public Library, will be holding its 6th Annual “Books in Bloom” event on Friday, April 3, and Saturday, April 4. This exhibit will consist of flower arrangements which interpret a book’s title, cover or theme. Categories include: Fiction, Nonfiction, Children’s Books, Young Adults and Miscellaneous. Entry to submit a design is open to the public, including children accompanied by an adult. To learn more, there will be an exhibitors’ meeting tomorrow (Saturday, March 14), at noon in the community room at the Saugus Public Library. Set up will be Thursday, April 2, from noon to 3 p.m., and the show will be held Friday, April 3, from 9:00 a.m.to closing, and Saturday, April 4, 9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free. Light refreshments will be served. Entry forms are available at the Library front desk or from the Co-Presidents below, and must be submitted by March 31 to: Lorraine DiMilla, 8 High St., Saugus (781-233-7541); lmdimilla@comcast.net Donna Manoogian, 23 Hillside Ave., Saugus (781-233-5640); donna23@comcast.net Call for more information or to get an entry form by mail or email. Saugus Lions Club Comedy night If you love to laugh and want to help a good cause, mark this one down on your calendar. The Saugus Lions Club will hold a Comedy Night, Thursday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m. at Prince Pizzeria on Route 1 South in Saugus. The stars of the show are Tony V, Brad Mastrangelo and Chris Pennie. Tickets, which cover the show and pizza, are $25. There will also be a raffle and silent auction. Call George Meimaris (617771-3293), Frank Rossetti (781-718-4662) or Nelson Chang (781233-8200) for tickets. Proceeds will benefit the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research and other Saugus Lions Club Charities. Breakfast at Legion Hall Cpl. Scott J. Procopio Saugus American Legion Post 210 is in its seventh year of Friday morning breakfasts. The doors open at 7:30 a.m. at 44 Taylor St. in Saugus. Breakfast will be served from 8 to 9 a.m. The breakfasts will run through the end of May, with the exception of school vacations or Fridays when there is no school. A $6 donation is requested, with all proceeds going to help the Legion operate. Everyone is welcome, according to John Cannon, the cook on duty. There is no charge for World War II veterans. Corned Beef & Cabbage Supper at First Congregational The First Congregational Church in Saugus Center will host its popular Annual Corned Beef and Cabbage Supper tomorrow (Saturday, March 14) from 5 to 7 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m. The menu consists of corned beef, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, Irish soda bread, drinks and dessert. The cost is a $12 per person donation. Tickets can be reserved by calling 781-233-3028 and will be available at the door. Come celebrate an early St. Patrick’s Day with some good food and good fellowship! An opportunity for veteran golfers The PGA Tour Superstore in Peabody will be hosting a PGA Hope Veterans Open House next Thursday (March 19) from 5 to 8 p.m. at 210 Andover St. in Peabody. Veterans will receive putting and full swing instruction, PGA Tour Superstore Discounts, free range balls and food and drink. Paid Training Apprenticeship Opportunity for Veterans The Traditional Trades Apprenticeship Program (TTAP) provides hands-on, historic preservation trade skills training during an intensive five-month learning-while-working experience. TTAP allows the important work of preserving the cultural resources and critical infrastructure of national park sites to be passed on to the next generation at a time when many employment fields are becoming obsolete through modernization. Traditional trades in their modern form require many of the same materials, tools, ingenuity, skills and hard work that have been required for generations and can never be replaced. The National Park Service has an agreement with Conservation Legacy to recruit and train youths and Veterans in traditional trades. Please note that this is not a federal job. It is a paid training experience that will provide qualifications that will make the successful candidate a stronger applicant for a skilled trade position. Four positions will be available in either Salem or Saugus, beginning in April. Two positions will be available from April 20 to September 4 and two positions will be available from April 20 to November 13. These positions are 40 hours per week at $16 per hour. Two weeks of paid travel to training in Frederick, M.D., from June 8-19 is also required. Eligible candidates are Veterans between the ages of 18 and 35 and must present a DD214 stating service under Honorable or General Under Honorable Conditions. Apply by contacting Ryan Tant at 304-860-5073 or rtant@conservationlegacy.org. Additional information may also be found at go.nps.gov/ttap. Main attractions at the Saugus Public Library There’s always something interesting or entertaining going on at the Saugus Public Library – for people of all ages – from young children to senior citizens. Here are a few events to check out: • Homework Help is provided for elementary school students by the Junior National Honor Society from the Belmonte Middle School in the Community Room, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 3 to 5 p.m. • The library is participating in the final week of the Boston Bruins PJ Drive with a goal of 50 pairs of pajamas – and there are currently about 35 pairs. • Friendship Storytime on Fridays continues. This special program for children, which begins at 9:30 a.m., is sponsored by the Coordinated Family & Community Engagement Grant. It can help parents nurture their child’s social and early literacy skills with structured story time. • Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten Playgroup! This playgroup, which is sponsored by the Coordinated Family & Community Engagement Grant, helps kids prepare for kindergarten. Fall and winter hours are Saturdays at 10 a.m. It’s recommended for children ages three through five. Activities change weekly. • The Yoga Experience. Here’s a free, basic yoga class that is ideal for beginners. This 60-minute slow flow class opens with a brief meditation, followed by a gentle warm up, some core strengthening, standing postures and flexibility poses. Each session winds down with deep relaxation. Lisa Poto is a registered yoga teacher and a member of the Yoga Alliance. She graduated from Barre & Soul’s 200-hour yoga teacher training program. “Yoga is my passion, and has been transforming in my life. I believe that yoga is for everybody. It is your own personal exploration and journey,” Poto said. If this is something that sounds appealing to you or worth a try, show up in the Community Room at the Saugus Public Library on one of the following dates (all times are at 6:30 p.m.): Thursday, March 19; Tuesday, March 24; and Tuesday, March 31. Saugus Affordable Housing grants available The Saugus Affordable Housing Trust, a Town committee created to stimulate housing, announces, in cooperation with CrossCountry Mortgage, housing benefits available to all Saugus residents, Town of Saugus employees, people working in town and those looking to purchase/refinance a home in Saugus. CrossCountry will give a closing cost credit of up to $2,198. There are no income or firsttime-buyer requirements; property can be owner-occupied or investment properties. Properties do not have to be located in Saugus and there is no repayment required. Conventional, FHA and VA loans are eligible. Please call (781)412-3300 and visit ccmaffinity.com/Saugus affordable for terms and conditions. Cub Scout and Boy Scout recruitment Cub Scout Pack 62 and Boy Scout Troop 62 are still seeking new members after a successful recruitment effort on Founders Day. Cubs can sign up on Monday nights from 6:45 to 8 p.m. at the Cliftondale Congregational Church at 50 Essex St. in Saugus. Please use the door marked office in the front of the church. The Cub Scouts are located in the basement. Cub Pack 62 welcomes boys from age five (kindergarten) to age 10 (Grade 5). Boy Scouts can register on Tuesday nights from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. in the basement of the Cliftondale Congregational Church. The Boy Scout program is for young men ages 10 1/2 to 17 (Grades 6-12). For any questions on the Cub Scout program, please contact Cubmaster Bill Ferringo at pack62saugus@gmail. com or bferringo@comcast. net. For Boy Scouts, please contact Scoutmaster John Kane at troop62saugus.org or 781389-2708. Let’s hear it! Got an idea, passing thought or gripe you would like to share with The Saugus Advocate? I’m always interested in your feedback. It’s been four years since I began work at The Saugus Advocate. I’m always interested in hearing readers’ suggestions for possible stories or good candidates for “The Advocate Asks” interview of the week. Feel free to email me at mvoge@comcast.net. Do you have some interesting views on an issue that you want to express to the community? Submit your idea. If I like it, we can meet for a 15- to 20-minute interview at a local coffee shop. And I’ll buy the coffee.
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