Page 14 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, July 31, 2020 SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 13 towel. They were robbed of their fi nal weeks together as a class, and all of the events they looked forward to for years were on the chopping block. They didn’t give up. I never heard a single complaint. They worked harder than anyone with us to build new traditions that I think every successive class will want to carry forward. They’ll never forget their senior year, and neither will we.” A “Super Shout-Out” for Bob Davis Eugene and Arlene Decareau nominated Bob Davis, the superintendent of World Series Park, as deserving of high praise and recognition for all the volunteer work he does for the town. The Decareaus passed on this note to express their appreciation and publicly thank Bob for his contributions: “He’s totally responsible for the ball park. If it weren’t for him, the park wouldn’t be there. He’s truly unique. He’s the most dedicated person we know. He’s there at the park every day. People either forget or don’t know how much work he does over there. He could use some volunteer help for all he does. And we hope that the community supports him in his fundraising eff orts as he tries to get lights installed to expand the use of the park.” A “Special ShoutOut” for the Walnut Street Cleanup Hats off to Precinct 5 Town Meeting Member Ron Wallace for organizing that special work party two Saturdays ago (July 18) to clean up the Walnut Street area. Wallace actually credits Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony Cogliano for helping to set it up. “It was planned at the last minute,” he wrote in a recent text message. Wallace sent me anothgus PD offi cers, Tim Fawcett & Kevin Nichols. Saugus DPW All Saugus residents who helped and anyone else I may have forgotten.” It’s always great to see townspeople come together on events like this. It’s also great that so many people will get up early on a Saturday morning to demonstrate by action that they take pride in the way their community looks. er text, to sum up the story behind the cleanup: “I had a Elm Street resident reach out to me several years ago about cleaning up the trash on Walnut Street. Just recently another resident on Sterling Avenue asked again so I knew this time I had to get right on it. My house abuts the Walnut Street Lynn Woods so I already pick up the trash that blows behind my house. “Ironically just days before the clean-up someone illegally dumped a load of construction debris at the end of my street adding to the workload. GUESS WHO GOT SKETCHED? In this week’s edition, we continue a new feature where a local artist goes out and mingles with town folks and sketches them. Got an idea who this Saugus resident might be? If you do, email me at mvoge@comcast.net. I understand there might be a small prize if you identify the person sketched correctly. But you have to enter to win. Look for the winner or identifi cation in next week’s “The Sounds of Saugus.” (Courtesy illustration to The Saugus Advocate by a Saugonian who goes by the name of “The Sketch Artist”) I reached out to Selectmen Cogliano and he was a great help setting it all up. Huge thank you to all that helped on a very hot Saturday including State Rep Wong, Selectman Cogliano, Selectman Riley, Selectman Panetta, Town Meeting Member Chris Riley, Retired SauWant 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. “Guess Who Got Sketched?” last week’s answer A friend who reads the paper emailed me two answers for SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 15
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