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Page 16 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, MAy 26, 2023 PIZZA PARTY | FROM PAGE 6 gram that pairs up a student with a senior. But she credited Cheryl Roberto as the true catalyst to getting the project underway. Roberto, an outreach worker at the Senior Center, had wanted to bring back the pen pal program once administered at the center. “I’ve always had a love for seniors and I always get along well with them,” said Roberto, who has worked at the center for 18 years. “Everything is computers these days. But I figured if we could get seniors to start writing letters again, it would be fun for them,” she said. “I looked forward to getting letters from my pen pal, Samantha, so I’m sure a lot of seniors would look forward to getting their letters. Once it got startAt the end of the pizza party, Vaudo thanked the adult pen pals for enriching the lives of the fourth-graders. The teacher credited the pen pals with spurring “an interest in reading, writing and new ideas.” “They were excellent role models for my students,” she said. Vaudo then walked to the center of the dining room and clapped her hands before givAnn Swanson (center) with her pen pal, Isla, and Brody, who is the pen pal of Michele Kelle, enjoyed last Friday’s pizza party at the Saugus Senior Center where 90 fourth-graders got to meet their pen pals, most of them senior citizens. Brody is the son of Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) ed, it was all good feedback – all positive.” Roberto said she enjoyed her writing relationship with nineyear-old Samantha Williams, learning about her dogs and ~ Legal Notice ~ Public Notice Notice is hereby given that the Saugus Board of Selectmen will conduct a Public Hearing on the request of Punjab Kesari, Inc, d/b/a Punjab Kesari, for a Common Victualer’s license to be located at 1368 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906. Manager Manjit Singh. The public hearing will be at the Saugus Town Hall auditorium, second floor, 298 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906, on June 13, 2023 at 7:30 PM. Anthony Cogliano, Chairman Janice K. Jarosz, Temp Clerk May 26, 2023 her trip to Aruba. “I enjoyed learning about her and her outdoor fish,” Samantha said. There’s a huge age difference between 99-year-old Annette Slocomb and 10-yearold Scott Brennan. But they seemed to be enjoying each other’s company and communicating just fine – no generation gap during the lunch they shared. “I learned what Annette’s favorite color is – red. It’s the same as my grandmother. She’s red, too,” Scott said. Slocomb learned that Scott likes sports and is a good artist, too. “I loved it,” Slocomb said. “Any time the Senior Center is looking for a pen pal, I do it. I enjoy it. And I enjoyed writing to Scott and getting his letters,” she said. ing the final instructions to her students. “The time has come … please turn to your pen pal, say thank you and goodbye.” But Vaudo said she hopes last Friday’s event turns into an annual occasion. Now in her third year in Saugus Public Schools, Vaudo has spent 24 years as an educator – all of it as a fourth grade teacher. ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ Board of Selectmen Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that the Saugus Board of Selectmen will conduct a Public Hearing on the request of Los Hornito, LLC, d/b/a Los Hornito’s, 323 Main Street, Saugus, MA 0196, for a Common Victualer’s License to operate at that address. The Public Hearing will be held in the Saugus Town Hall auditorium, second floor, 298 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906, on June 13, 2023 at 7: 35 PM. Anthony Cogliano, Chairman Janice K. 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How many European countries have a hereditary monarchy: five, eight or 10? 8. May 28 is National Burger Day; an American doctor with what last name advocated for hamburger meals for digestion? (His last name is the the name of a hamburger dish.) 9. What famous European church is undergoing restoration and will reopen in 2024? 10. What does FDIC stand for? 11. On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to summit what mountain that is the highest? 12. Most of the world’s true cinnamon comes country? 13. Laurence Fishburne III was the first black actor to play what Shakespeare character on film? 14. On May 30, 1922, what Washington, D.C., memorial honoring a president and “the virtues of tolerance, honesty, from what Complete Financing Available. No Money Down. and constancy in the human spirit” was dedicated? 15. What fruit is traditional in Black Forest cake? 16. Queen Victoria had what dogs as pets that had previously been considered shepherds’ dogs? 17. On May 31, 1859, what English clock/bell with a nickname rang out for the first time? 18. Seen through a telescope, the hottest stars are what color: blue, white or yellow? 19. What metal was discovered in Nevada’s Comstock Lode? 20. On June 1, 1813, the Battle of Boston Harbor took place during what war? ANSWERS 1. Model T 2. They were the first players in the Baseball Hall of Fame. 3. They were homemade and were often made of wagon tongue or scrap wood. 4. 25 cents 5. Albumen 6. Fingernails 7. 10 (Belgium, Denmark, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and UK) 8. James H. Salisbury (Salisbury steak) 9. Notre-Dame Cathedral 10. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 11. Everest 12. Sri Lanka 13. Othello 14. The Lincoln Memorial 15. Cherries 16. Collies 17. Big Ben 18. Blue 19. Silver 20. The War of 1812

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