Page 16 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, MAy 10, 2024 SOUNDS| FROM PAGE 15 are asking people to bring their own water ‘containers’ as the DCR has banned giving out any plastic in all the parks.” The 5K race or 3K walk, which will be cosponsored by the Friends of Breakheart and the state Department of Conservation & Recreation, will begin at 10 a.m. on May 19. Registration is at 9:30. The event will go on, rain or shine. A $10 donation is requested to enter. Cash or check only. The proceeds will be used by the Friends of Breakheart for park activities and future events. Prizes will be awarded to the fastest male and female runners. Raffle prizes will be open to all who donate. Garden Club Fundraiser May 22 The second floor auditorium at Town Hall will host the Saugus Garden Club’s Annual Fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22. Guest Speaker Neal Sanders will present “Gardening is Murder.” Why is so much gardening information on the internet so awful? Why is it impossible to do just one thing in the garden? Why should you never compute the value of your labor when you garden? And, why do we have garden benches if we never sit in them? These are the questions that keep Neal Sanders awake at night. As the spouse of an avid gardener with no ‘real’ responsibilities other than to dig holes and move rocks, Neal has lots of time to observe gardeners and their foibles. “Gardening Is Murder” weaves those observations into an illustrated talk that is humorous, informative and poignant. Is it a gardening lecture? Is it a comedy routine? Whatever it is, it is laughout-loud funny while managing to impart a modicum of useful and genuine horticultural information and knocking down some gardening myths. And it all comes to Saugus on Wednesday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m. when the Saugus Garden Club opens its doors to guests. MEETING | FROM PAGE 3 said there was “a defect in the posting,” which required a new vote. ● Article 12: To see if the Town will vote to authorize amounts to be expended After a 35-year “corporate” career, Neal Sanders turned his attention to writing and has since authored 15 mysteries, many of which revolve around horticulture or use garden club settings. He writes the popular “The Principal Undergardener” blog, which addresses gardening as a non-gardener who loves gardens. He lives near Boston and speaks across the country. Upcoming Garden Club events The Saugus Garden Club has a busy schedule through the spring. Here are some upcoming events: ● Saturday, May 18, the Saugus VFW will host a workshop at noon to make 20 small floral centerpieces for a fundraiser to benefit Wounded Warriors. ● Saturday, May 25, St. John’s Episcopal Church will host a workshop to make container gardens for the Garden Club Plant Sale at next month’s Strawberry Festival. ● Saturday, June 15, the Saugus Historical Society will host its annual Strawberry Festival from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the American Legion Hall while the Saugus Garden Club holds its annual plant sale on the front lawn of the Roby School on Main Street. CHaRM Center is open The Town of Saugus recently announced that the CHaRM Center is open Wednesday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Residents will be required to buy a $25 Sticker to use the Compost Facilities as well as to recycle hard plastics. The rest of the Facility’s features are free to use for any Saugus resident. Residents are also allowed three TVs or computers/CRT monitors for free per household each year. The Town of Saugus reserves the right to refuse any material if quantity or quality is questionable. The final date the CHaRM Center will be open for the season is December 14. However, the Facility will be open the following winter dates, weather permitting: January 18, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; February 15, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; March 15, 2025, from each of these revolving funds: Saugus Senior Center Programs and Activities, Saugus Senior Center Lunch Program, Water Cross Connection Program, Town of Saugus Compost Program and Youth and Recreation Programs and from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Please contact Solid Waste/ Recycling Coordinator Scott A. Brazis at 781-231-4036 with any questions. Spring curbside leaf collection begins next week The Town of Saugus announced that spring curbside leaf collection will take place during the week of May 13. Residents may dispose of leaves curbside on their regularly scheduled collection day, between Monday, May 13 and Friday, May 17. Leaves should be left outside at the curb by 7 a.m. on the appropriate days. Please ensure that leaf containers are physically separated from trash and recycling. Paper leaf bags are the preferred method of leaf disposal. If you are using barrels, they must be clearly marked with yard waste stickers. Stickers, which are free, may be obtained at Inspectional Services in the lower level of Town Hall at 298 Central St., Saugus. Barrel covers must remain removed so that the leaves are visible. Plastic bags, cardboard boxes, branches and brush will not be accepted. Please note that separate trucks collect the rubbish, recycling and leaves, so the leaves may be collected at a different time of day. “Missed pick-ups” will not be conducted. Please contact Scott Brazis at 781-231-4036 with any questions. This week’s “Shout Outs” We received nominations from two of our readers this week for citizens who are deserving of public praise for acts of kindness, contributions to the betterment of Saugus or significant achievements. Precinct 8 Town Meeting Member Tom Traverse offered this compliment in his role as a member of the Disabilities Commission: “‘Shout Out’ to Town Manager Scott Crabtree and staff. The handicap ramp behind Town Hall were redone, repairs were made to ramp/stairs at the Annex and safety grab bars were installed at the Senior Center.” Loyal Saugus Advocate reader Sue Fleming was so Activities. ● Article 14: To see if the Town will borrow money at zero percent interest from the MWRA Local Pipeline Assistance Program for designing and constructing improvements to water pipelines. thrilled about last weekend’s “Welcome to Cliftondale” that she sent us a nice email, complimenting the people who worked behind the scenes to make the event a special one: “I would like to give a ‘Shout Out’ to Janice Jarosz and everyone who was involved in the “Welcome To Cliftondale” event at The MEG last weekend. It was so well organized and interesting to see the old Cliftondale School and how well maintained it is. There were lots of photos of former students and some history of what the Cliftondale area was like back then. Well done!!!!” 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. Food Pantry notes The Saugus United Parish Food Pantry is open today (Friday, May 10) from 9:3011 a.m. Legion Breakfast today There’s a good breakfast deal for Saugus veterans and other folks who enjoy a hearty breakfast on Friday mornings. The American Legion Post 210 at 44 Taylor St. in Saugus offers Friday morning breakfasts in 2024. Doors open at 7:30 a.m., with breakfast served from 8-9:00 a.m. for an $8 donation. Veterans who cannot afford the donation may be served free. “Distinguished Trees of Saugus” Thursday night On Thursday (May 16), Laura Eisener will present a program on “Distinguished Trees of Saugus” in the Community Room at Saugus Public Library from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Beautiful and old trees around town – on streets, in parks and in our forests – will serve to inspire you. This program is connected with the ● Article 15: An appropriation of $350,000 from certified free cash for construction or reconstruction of roadways and sidewalks for several areas of town, but not limited to Jamaica Road, Lake Street, Pinehurst Street and Steven’s art workshop taught by Kelly Slater in April, which provided the art on display in the library reading room this month. Learn more about trees like the beech on the ironworks lawn, the old elm at Main Street and Route 1 that survived Dutch elm disease, our spruce in the rotary, the grove of birches at Breakheart Reservation and more. Get some tips about choosing trees for your own garden, too! Laura writes the “Saugus Gardens” column in The Saugus Advocate. She is also a garden designer, horticulture teacher and president of the Saugus Historical Society. Laura will discuss how these trees or their fellow species members have been intertwined with the town’s history. Registration is recommended but not required. For more information or to register, contact Mary McConnell at the Saugus Public Library at moconnell@noblenet.org This program is supported in part by a grant from the Saugus Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. What’s going on at the library? There’s always something interesting going on at the library. Here’s a few activities worth checking out: ● Check out Toni Gangi’s Italian American Street Culture & the Street Organ on Monday, May 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room. The hand-cranked street organ has a historical connection to Italian-American culture, particularly in Boston. Italian immigrants brought the handcranked street organ to the United States, where it became a melodious fixture in Italian neighborhoods. Join Gangi and hear him play the music of the streets on his Barrel Organ. He may even make his talk really hit home, as he’s researching Saugus history involving organ grinders for his talk. ● Come relax with our continuing Adult Coloring Group on Wednesday (May 15) at 10 a.m. in the Brooks Room on the second floor of the library. It’s a great opportuniPlace. ● Article 16: An appropriation of $150,000 in certified free cash for replacement of guard rails that have been determined to be a priority because they have been damaged by a vehicle or are old.
17 Publizr Home