THE SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 17 Page 18 Disco Dance Party at the Kowloon The Kowloon Restaurant is set to host an outdoor Disco Dance Party featuring the Cover Girls performing live in concert. The event is set at the Kowloon’s outdoor venue on June 18 (rain date June 19), Route 1 North in Saugus. Showtime is 7 p.m., and doors open at 6 p.m. General admission is $39 per person, and V.I.P. reserved seating is $59 per person. Guests are invited to dress in disco wear. Tickets are available at online ordering, front desk or charge-by-phone: 781-233-0077. The Cover Girls are an all-female, New York City-based freestyle group that achieved most of its chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Among the group’s best-known songs are “Show Me,” “Because of You,” “We Can’t Go Wrong” and “Wishing on a Star.” Opening for the Cover Girls is Vinyl Groove. Vinyl Groove is a multitalented vocal group that sings the best R&B dance music from the 70’s — including Motown-Philly and classic disco dance music — including songs from Tavares, The TramTHE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2022 mps, The Stylistics, The O’Jays, The Temptations, Blue Magic, Smokey Robinson, Earth Wind & Fire, Donna Summer, The Spinners and the Four Tops. This week’s “Shout-Outs” It’s always great when we receive multiple “Shout-Outs” from readers. Precinct 6 Town Meeting Member Jeanie Bartolo submitted two this week. She nominated former School Committee Chair Tom Whittredge, who recently stepped down as Chairman of the School Committee “so he could be at home for his children when they need him the most after the loss of their mother and his beloved wife Theresa.” “He certainly accomplished the impossible during his two and a half years as Chairman; leading a board who all worked together as a team. Changing the school system, consolidating and closing the old schools, opening the new Middle-High School, updates to the Belmonte Steam Academy, the COVID-19 Pandemic and remote learning, the retiring of one School Superintendent and the hiring of a new one. Tom is well known and respected by so many and he knows we are there for him. At this moment in time Tom, you are doing the right thing for your family.” Jeanie submitted her second “Shout-Out” to fourth grade Belmonte Steam Academy teacher Brigitte Vaudo: “Mrs. Vaudo’s project on ‘What Makes Saugus Special: History and Heroes of Saugus’ was such a great way for her students to learn about their hometown. Saugus is so rich in history, but with our busy lives we forget what came before us and all that is possible now because of our history. I would like to thank her for an invaluable lesson for her students, they will never forget all they learned about their hometown. I hope she is able to continue this project every year!” Board of Selectmen ViceChair Debra Panetta, who once served on the School Committee, also praised outgoing School Committee Chair Whittredge: “I would like to thank Tom for all his years of service to the Town of Saugus. I appreciate everything he’s done as the Chairman of the School Committee, always looking out for the best interest of the students. I also appreciate all his years of service as President of Saugus Little League. Tom goes over and above with everything he does. He has a deep sense of community, and he is well respected throughout Town.” Town Clerk Ellen Schena: “I have known Tom for many years and I’m sorry to see him resign from the School Committee. However, I do work with him and have the pleasure of seeing him most week days.” Yet another shout-out: “Recently we had occasion to call the Fire Department. Captain Nolan and the crew on Truck Five came, did what they had to do and quietly left in the night! We were glad to have their assistance! They may be paid to do this but the expertise, respect and peace of mind they left us with is priceless. We really appreciated their help. “Thank you for the opportunity to thank them again. “Al and Joyce Rodenhiser” 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. Bishop plans to bless the Community Garden The Right Rev. Alan Gates, Episcopal Bishop of Massachusetts, will be blessing the Community Garden ground at St. John’s Episcopal Church next Friday (May 27) at 9 a.m. Meanwhile, The Rev. John Beach of St. John’s Episcopal Church continues to search for a few good men, women and children who would like to join a noble cause — the second year of the church-sponsored community garden. “We are inviting all interested persons to join us in producing vegetables for those who are suff ering from food insecurity in Saugus,” Rev. Beach wrote in a recent letter to the community. Rev. Beach is looking for a variety of help as the garden approaches planting time for its second year: If you are able to grow a few seedlings in your home, we would like to bring the seeds, soil, pots, and instructions in the next few weeks.
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