Page 18 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, March 27, 2020 SOUNDS| from page 17 A “shout-out” for Dr. Edmund Nazzaro Saugus journalist and community leader Janice K. Jarosz says public recognition for Dr. Edmund Nazzaro is long overdue. And that’s why she nominated him this week for a “shout-out.” “Ed’s name was submitted to the Person of the Year group, but missed by two votes. One vote for him was misplaced. This man should have been in the POTY long ago,” Janice wrote in J& S LANDSCAPE & MASONRY CO. MULCH SALE! Discount Spring Special PICK-UP or DELIVERY AVAILABLE 617-389-1490 Premium Hemlock or Pitch Black BELOW WHOLESALE COSTS LANDSCAPERS WELCOME $43 yd. $38 yd. an email to us this week. Janice, who was a recipient of the 2008 “Person of the Year” Award, was the one who nominated Nazzaro as the man recipient of the award for 2016. Janice sent us a copy of the recommendation she wrote for Nazzaro that year. Janice said she had met him two years earlier when her grandson played on the American Little League team in Saugus that he coached. “I was impressed with his professionalism, respect and knowledge of teaching and learning skills in coaching the baseball team, [I] wrote in the nomination letter, which also noted he had coached for 40 years. The letter was accompanied by 140 signatures of Saugus residents. “When I first asked about his career, he just spoke about how much he loved teaching young children about the value of good sportsmanship and fair play along with learning the game. “Ed is a very quiet and sincere gentleman who likes to stay out of the spotlight and would rather the attention went to his young ball players. “Many of his former students come back year after year to help out and to tell him how much his tutoring helped them in later life,” she wrote. “Dr. Nazzaro earned his doctorate at the University of Mass; an M. Ed at the University of Mass Boston and a B.A. at Boston College. “He served two years as a member of the Saugus School Committee, a former director of pupil personnel services, an assistant principal and a special ed teacher. He has received many awards during his career one being the Golden Achievement Award of the National School Public Relations Association for a lifetime of accomplishment on behalf of children.” Sounds like Nazzaro could be a worthy candidate for Person 1. On March 27, 1869, instead of the era’s usual portraits on postage stamps, what method of transport was shown? 2. Who is the oldest golfer to win a Masters Tournament? 3. What was the first computer mouse made of? 4. On March 28, 1885, what Christian charity organization began in the United States? 5. Toilet paper was created first in what country: China, England or USA? 6. What is the “common cold” caused by: bacterium, protozoan or virus? 7. In Sonnet 98, what playwright, who was born and died in April, wrote that April “Hath put a spirit of youth in everything”? 8. On March 29, 1973, the United States withdrew from what country? 9. What is the most expensive spice? 10. Who is the youngest person to become U.S. president? 11. On March 30, 1854, the Reading Room of what N.E. library opened, which was the first U.S. large free municipal library? 12. What does the French fashion word “prêt-à-porter” mean? 13. On March 31, 1889, what became the then world’s tallest tower? 14. In what country did the games Chess and Pachisi originate? 15. On April 1, 1979, what U.S. president visited the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant? 16. Who won the most FIFA World Cups? 17. What is the second-smallest U.S. state? 18. “Zoo” is short for what? 19. On April 2, 1827, what kind of pencils were first manufactured in Salem, Mass.? 20. The oldest aerial photograph – called “Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It” – was taken in what century: 19th or 20th? Answers below, please no cheating! FROM PAGE 18 of the Year again some time. If not, we’ll recognize him today for helping to make Saugus a better place to live. “It’s so important to recognize those wonderful Saugonians who do so much yet never look for acknowledgement,” Janice told us this week. 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 the 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 photo. Veterans Service Officer still on duty With this week’s shutdown of Town Hall – and perhaps many more weeks or even months to continue – Saugus veterans shouldn’t feel ignored because they can’t get in the front door of the old wooden government building. “I wanted to let you know that, like the other offices in Saugus Town Hall, Veterans’ Services will still be available to assist Veterans and their dependents during the COVID-19 emergency,” Veterans’ Service Officer Jay Pinette wrote in an email to us. “Might be worth sharing!” Okay – veterans who need help can contact Jay at (781) 2314010 or by emailing him at Veterans.services@saugus-ma.gov. So, no need to feel isolated, all of you veterans out there. Selectmen meetings update – annual Town Meeting Warrant The Saugus Board of Selectmen announced, after consultation with Town Counsel and considering the Governor’s mandated shutdown of all nonessential activity, the meetings scheduled on March 17 and March 24 would be rescheduled to be held on April 14 and April 21. Further, the Board will close the Annual Town Meeting Warrant at their April 14 meeting. That gives an additional week to citizens of Saugus who are interested in submitting Articles to be included on the Warrant for this year’s May 4 Annual Town Meeting. The Town Meeting is currently scheduled for 7 p.m. in the second floor auditorium at Town Hall. Anyone who may have an Article they want to be inserted in the Annual Town Meeting Warrant may submit the Article with appropriate number of signatures to the Selectmen’s Office or may bring it to the April 14 meeting. For more information you may contact the Selectmen’s Office at (781) 231-4124 or wreed@saugus-ma.gov. An offer to help Saugus Youth Sports organizations Now that spring is once again upon us, many Youth Sports organizations will be looking for a place to hold meetings and recruit their players. The American Legion / Post 210 wishes to extend an invitation to any & all Saugus youth sports, the use of our Hall for meetings. We encourage all Youth Sports coordinators and managers to utilize Post-210. This includes, but is not limited to, Little League, Bath Ruth League, Pop Warner League, Youth Soccer, Girls Softball. The hall is free of charge to any Saugus Youth Sport for recruiting and for scheduling meetings. Please contact John Cannon at 857-588-3180. Dog Days are here The new 2020 Dog Licenses are 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. 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. Paid Training Apprenticeship opportunity for veterans The Traditional Trades Apprenticeship Program (TTAP) provides hands-on, historic preservation trade skills training during an intensive fivemonth 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 reSOUNDS | SEE PAGE 19 1. A locomotive 2. Jack Nicklaus 3. Wood 4. 5. The Salvation Army China 6. Virus 7. William Shakespeare 8. Vietnam 9. Saffron 10. Theodore Roosevelt 11. The Boston Public Library 12. Ready to wear clothes 13. The Eiffel Tower 14. India 15. Jimmy Carter 16. Pelé 17. Delaware 18. Zoological garden 19. Lead (by Joseph Dixon) 20. 19th (1860 by hot air balloon)
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