ASKS | from page 12 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, May 15, 2020 SOUNDS | from page 14 trial period for the next couple of weeks. The appointments will be every 10 minutes. Residents can call the Solid Waste and Recycling Department at (781) 231-4036. The Town reserves the right to make adjustments as this is implemented. The site is located behind the Department of Public Works at 515 Main St. Residents will not be required to have a Compost Site sticker at this time. Please be prepared to show a valid identification for proof of residency. The Town will not be selling Compost stickers at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yard waste must be disposed of in brown compost bags or open containers. The Town will accept grass clippings, leaves and brush. As in years past, no branches or limbs larger than three inches in diameter are permitted. The Town thanks everyone for their understanding and cooperation during these challenging times. Residents may call Lorna Cerbone at the Solid Waste and Recycling Department at 781-231-4036 for an appointment or with questions or for more information. For more information about the Town of Saugus, visit www.saugus-ma.gov. A message from the Town Clerk Residents can’t get in to see Town Clerk Ellen Schena these days because of social distancing protocols. But the Town Clerk’s Office has left a special COVID-19 virus message on the Town Website: “The Town Clerk’s office will be processing all Vitals Records via mail. Please submit a mail-In request form or a letter requesting Birth, Death or Marriage Certificates and enclose a check or money for $10 (each copy) with a self-addressed stamped envelope. The Mail in request form can be found on the Town’s website under the Town Clerk’s page. The vital records request will be processed and mailed back to you. “The Town Clerk’s Office will be processing Dog Licenses via TOGETHERNESS: Saugus High School graduate Cherilyn Chadwick – seen at the top of this banner – and her boyfriend, Matthew Lanney, were named “Class of 2020 Class Couple” and “Class of 2020 Most Musical.” (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) yourself like that. Remember our class as the resourceful ones. We’re the class that when times were extremely unprecedented – no one in their right minds four years ago would ever think we’d be going through this right now – remember that this class still did its work. We still took our A.P. exams. We still applied to colleges and universities. We still did scholarships. We still did everything despite everything. That shows we’re truly resourceful; we’re really persistent; we’re really responsible. I feel like that’s the way this class should be remembered. And I hope the town recognizes us and gives us a sendoff that we really deserve. Q: It looks like they did a nice job with the banners around town bearing the faces and names of all 162 graduates. A: Yes. That was great. They’ve done a good job so far. Q: Tell me a little bit about your girlfriend. A: Her name is Cherilyn Chadwick, and she’s on one of the graduation banners with me. Among the class superlatives, we were named “Class of 2020 Class Couple” and “Class of 2020 Most Musical.” She’s in the band and plays the flute and is graduating and, hopefully, will join me at Merrimack College. We first started dating back in middle school in the sixth grade and stayed together until the middle of the eighth grade. And then we got back in November 2017. Q: Anything else that you would like to share? A: One thing that kind of bugs me about all of the end of the senior year, in terms of class ranking and the Valedictorian – they get a lot of attention. Honestly, I was extremely grateful for it, and I wanted to work my butt off for it, and I’m glad I did it. But I don’t want my classmates to be left kind of alone. There are so many people who worked so hard during their time at Saugus High. They worked harder than me or as hard as me – all of them. And they won’t get the recognition I feel they deserve. I want my classmates to know that their work is incredible and their work is always appreciated. And everything that they’ve done, they deserve all the credit. They are the true stars of this class. Even though I am where I am, it’s great. But it can’t equal the amount of work that we’ve all put in as a class. And a message to everyone: Times are really bad and really challenging for everyone. But keep in mind that you are going to be fine. You are going to adapt. You are going to overcome. And you will be okay. You just need to put your mind in the right mindset, and you will be okay. mail. Please submit your dog application and a copy of your rabies certificate with a check with the appropriate fee of $12 or $15 per dog and with a self-addressed stamped envelope. The dog license will be processed and mailed back to you. “The Town Clerk’s Office will be accepting Marriage Licenses by appointment only. If you are getting married within the next 60 [days] and require a marriage license, please call the Town Clerk’s office during Town Hall hours at 781-231-4102/4103/4104 to schedule an appointment to come to Town Hall to complete the forms. Cost is $30 cash or check only. “All voter registration can be down on line at https://www. sec.state.ma.us/ovr/ “Please call the Town Clerk’s office for any other questions. Time for the U.S. Census Town Clerk Ellen Schena has been reminding all residents to fill out and file their forms for the U.S. Census. The deadline has been extended to August on account of COVID-19. But you can still do it by mail, email or phone – It is important to respond though. If you ignore it, you could find yourself being harassed and hounded by a Census worker making repeated trips to your home, as happened to me 10 years ago. If you are civic-minded, you don’t need me to explain why it’s incumbent upon you to fill out the Census form. The information you provide is used to determine how much communities receive in state and federal money for important resources, like public health, transportation and education, to name a few. For more details, please visit www.my2020census.gov and do your part to make sure your town’s population count and other information being sought is complete Main attractions at the Saugus Public Library All programs and events scheduled at the Saugus Public Library are cancelled until further notice. Anyone who has books to return to the library gets a pass during the time the library is closed, according to Library Director Alan Thibeault, who requested that we provide this message to all potential library visitors: “We ask that patrons hold onto any items they have borrowed and NOT return them to our book drops. Additionally, while folks are passing time by cleaning out their homes, some have been dropping off old books and media at the Library. We ask patrons NOT to donate items to the library, please. Everything people leave here has to be disinfected and we don’t want to bring any of it into our facility. Therefore, we will simply throw away any non-library items brought to us.” If anyone in town has any ideas they want to bounce off Thibeault, you can call him by phone at 781-2314168 x3122 or email him at athibeault@noblenet.org. Let’s hear it! Got an idea, passing SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 16 Page 15 1. The third Friday in May is a day honoring what kind of transport? 2. What book has the subtitle “Or There and Back Again”? 3. Do penguins have knees? 4. On May 16, 1991, Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to speak before what U.S. group? 5. Where is Peter Pan’s home? 6. What is the 1933 XXI Constitutional Amendment? 7. What movie has the songs “Jailhouse Rock” and “I Want to Be Free”? 8. On May 17, 2004, the first legal U.S. same-sex marriages were performed in what state? 9. The Zodiac signs are in what language? 10. In 1968 for what did Robert Crumb originate the slogan “Keep on Truckin’? 11. On May 18, 1980, what volcano erupted in Washington state? 12. In baseball what is a hot corner? 13. “The Cosby Show” and “Cheers” were the top sitcoms in what decade? 14. On May 19, 1971, what American humorous poet and author of “Candy is Dandy” died? 15. In what movie would you Auntie Em’s farm? 16. What desert is affogato? 17. On May 20, 1969, the Battle of Hamburger Hill ended in what country? 18. In the movie “Top Hat,” who sang “Cheek to Cheek” to Ginger Rogers? 19. Which U.S. president was the only one sworn in by a female (Judge Sarah Hughes)? 20. On May 21, 1901, the first U.S. speed limit law passed in Connecticut – for 12 mph in cities and how many mph outside of city limits: 15, 20 or 25? ANSWERS 1. Bicycle (Bike to Work Day) 2. “The Hobbit” 3. Yes; they are hidden by feathers. 4. Congress 5. An island called Never, Never Land 6. Repeal of Prohibition 7. “Jailhouse Rock” 8. Massachusetts 9. Latin 10. A one-page comic 11. Mount St. Helens 12. Third base 13. The 1980s 14. Ogden Nash 15. “The Wizard of Oz” 16. Vanilla ice cream and espresso 17. Vietnam 18. Fred Astaire 19. Lyndon Johnson 20. 15
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