THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, March 22, 2019 Page 15 SOUNDS | from page 10 gets, including the Board of Selectmen, the Planning Board, the Board of Appeals, the Conservation Commission, the Council on Aging, Veteran Services, the Handicapped Commission, the Fair Housing Commission, the Saugus Public Library Board of Trustees, and Youth and Recreation. The meeting is set for 7 p.m. in the first floor conference room at Saugus Town Hall. In Memory of Pam Harris The Saugus River Watershed Council is now accepting applications for 2019 environmental scholarships. During 2019, the Saugus River Watershed Council will award one $500 Environmental, Leadership Scholarship and one $500 “Pamela Harris Memorial Scholarship” to high school seniors graduating during the spring of 2019 and attending college next fall. This year’s recipients will be selected based upon commitment to environmental protection, academic record, demonstrated leadership in school and community activities, and statement of personal commitment to protecting the environment. Financial need may be considered on a secondary basis among finalists. Applicants demonstrating commitment to public health aspects of environmental protection will receive preference for the new Pamela Harris Memorial Scholarship. “As a nurse, volunteer member of the Saugus Board of Health, and Saugus River Watershed Council Board Member, Pam was committed to improving public health for families in the Saugus River watershed by addressing even the most troubling sources of pollution,” said SRWC Program Coordinator Mary Lester. “We are extremely pleased to provide this scholarship to honor Pam’s tireless efforts to make a difference by protecting public health and promoting environmental stewardship,” said Lester. To be eligible applicants must live in one of the following 11 communities that are part of the Saugus River watershed: Saugus, Lynn, Lynnfield, Wakefield, Reading, Revere, Everett, Malden, Melrose, Peabody and Stoneham. Funds may be used for college tuition, books or fees. Applications must be emailed to marylester@saugusriver.org by Friday, April 12, 2019. The scholarship application form is available at http://www.saugusriver.org/EnvironmentalScholarship.htm. 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: A Books in Bloom Bulletin: The Deadline is in a few days! Spring is here! Well, almost. But if you want a preview of what it could be like, come down to the library and sign up for this year’s annual edition of Books in Bloom. This year’s event – sponsored by the Saugus Garden Club and the New Friends of the Saugus Public Library – is set for Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to closing. The two floors of the library will be beaming with all sorts of spring colors on those two days, as the participants get creative by matching floral arrangements with books. They use flowers to interpret a book’s title, cover or theme. There are four categories this year: Fiction, Nonfiction, Children’s Books and Young Adults. The deadline for entering is March 24. For more information, please contact Lorraine DiMilla (781-233-7451) or Donna Manoogian (781-2335640) of the Saugus Garden Club or stop by the library. “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 skill with structured storytime. “Keeping Us in Stitches” returned recently. It will continue every second and third Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.; Grade 2 and up; older children can learn to sew using needle, thread (and maybe a sewing machine) with teachers Miss Joyce and Miss Margie. “Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten” playgroup! This program, which is sponsored by the Coordinated Community Engagement Grant, runs from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturdays. It’s recommended for children ages three through five. “Fairy Tale Players Theatre Presents: Little Red Riding Hood,” Saturday, March 30 at 11 a.m. This program is supported by a grant from the Saugus Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. “Electronic Music Production” – Thursday, March 28, 6-8 p.m. in the Brooks Room; Grades 6 and up. All of the music you hear today on the radio or in the movies needs electronic components. Whether or not you have played an instrument before, this class will introduce you to becoming an audio engineer. Empow Studios will be back with another great class! Students will get to work with a digital audio workstation. This program is supported Fixed Rate Mortgages NO POINTS 15 YEAR 3.750% R ATE 3.834% APR* EVERET T – 419 BROADWAY LYNNFIELD – 7 7 1 SALEM STREET 61 7-38 7 - 1 1 10 30 YEAR 4.125% R ATE 4.173% APR* For more rates visit our website at EVERETTBANK . COM *Annual Percentage Rate (APR) is effective March 19, 2019 and is subject to change. All rates and APR’s are calculated based on a $250,000 loan for an owner-occupied single family dwelling with a 20% down payment. Rates are also based on Loan to Value and credit scores. The monthly principal and interest payment for a 15 Year fixed rate mortgage is $7.27 per $1,000 borrowed. The monthly principal and interest payment for a 30 Year fixed rate mortgage is $4.85 per $1,000 borrowed. Those payment do not included taxes and insurance. Your payment may be greater if the loan is secured by a first lien. Loans are subject to credit approval. NMLS #443050. Member FDIC Member SIF by a grant from the Saugus Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Poetry Contest! This is open to students in grades 6 through 12. Drop your poems off at the reference desk during the month of April. Celebrate National Poetry Month by submitting as many poems as you like. Winners will be notified at the beginning of May. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place. Winners will receive a poetry journal and a set of 18 fine-point colored pens Make and Take DIY Aromatherapy! Thursday, April 4, 4-5:30 p.m. in the Brooks Room; ages 11 to 18. Learn how to make mini bath bombs and face mists and how to design your own soap wrap. Learn about how aromatherapy works and make your own spa products to take home. Please sign up in advance as space is limited. “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, next Tuesday (March 26) at 6:30 p.m. Homework helpers at the library The Saugus Public Library is again partnering with the Belmonte Middle School to offer free, drop-in tutoring and homework help twice a week to the town’s elementary school students to help foster strong academic and study skills outside of school hours. Members of the Junior National Honor Society from the Belmonte Middle School will work with students in the library’s Community Room on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3 to 5 p.m. Under the program, which has received rave reviews in town, the elementary school students get help while the Belmonte students get credits for community service. No registration is required, but a student must be signed in/out by a parent or guardian. The parent or guardian must remain on library grounds while the student is receiving homework assistance pursuant to an unaccompanied minors policy. This program is open to students in grades K-5. The subjects students can get help with include math, science, grammar, reading, social studies and geography. Hey parents, here’s some help if your child needs it. Of veterans’ interest Veterans Services Officer Jay Pinette has passed along information on a couple of events outside of town that local veterans may be interested in. The first one is a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day, set for Thursday, March 28 at 10 a.m. in Memorial Hall at the Massachusetts Statehouse. Please join in commemorating the lives and legacy of Massachusetts Vietnam Era Veterans. From 11 a.m.-1 p.m. the same day, the VA Boston HealthCare System is hosting a National Vietnam War Veterans Day Ceremony. This is being held at 150 S. Huntington Ave. in Jamaica Plain in the basement conference room of the VA Boston HeathCare System. Vietnam Veterans who served in-country, in-theatre or elsewhere in support of operations between Nov. 1, 1955, and May 15, 1975, will be recognized individually. All veterans and their families as well as members of the area’s communities are invited. The third event is a Veterans Career Day set for Greater BosSOUNDS | SEE PAGE 17
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