Page 8 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, September 6, 2019 Arts at the Saugus Public Library PHOTO OF THE MONTH: Here’s the photo for the month of September in the Saugus Historical Society 2019 Calendar. More than covering the area where Prankers Pond is today, Lily Pond used to be far more extensive. (Photo Card Courtesy of George W. Brown) ASKS | FROM PAGE 1 MEET THE ARTIST: Local residents who want to know more about the paintings of Olga Gernovski can meet her at a reception hosted by the Saugus Public Library on Sept. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Reading Room. (Courtesy Photo to The Saugus Advocate) kraine-born artist Olga Gernovski, of Peabody, will be the guest at a September 14 reception open to the public. Her paintings are on view in the Saugus Public Library’s Reading Room (first floor) during the months of September and October. Her paintings are held in private collections in many countries, including the United States, Switzerland, Holland, Russia and Ukraine. Gernovski’s art education began in the Ukraine. She trained intensively in painting and drawing for several years. In 1994, Olga and her family moved to Boston, where she completed her formal education at the Art Institute of Boston. Since then Olga has studied and trained with such masters as Kim English, Dennis Perrin and Peggi Kroll-Roberts. U Over time, Olga has developed a unique personal style with bold brush strokes and deliberate color application. “I hope that when people are looking at my paintings they feel the acuteness of a red blossom, the transparency of glass, the rushing forces of nature and the thrill of human emotions. At those moments… lines flow as music and every artwork is a confession.” —Olga Gernovski You can meet Gernovski and other local artists at a free public reception which will be held on Saturday, September 14, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Reading Room. Light refreshments will be served. Editor’s Note: Arts @ the SPL is made possible through a partnership between the Saugus Public Library and Galleries at Lynn Arts (GALA). North Shore Bank announces Saugus business breakfast N orth Shore Bank and Coastal Capital Group will be hosting a complimentary business breakfast and workshop titled “When Your Business is YOUR Retirement.” This session is geared to companies of all types and sizes. We’re confident that the fast-paced, informative program will be extremely beneficial to you and your company. Topics will include the following: • What are the risks of banking on the sale of your business to fund your retirement? • How can you maximize your retirement savings options? • How can you protect your business and retirement potential at the same time? The workshop will be held on Friday, September 20 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Rosaria Restaurant (190 Main St., Saugus). For additional information, email marketing@northshorebank.com or call 978-977-7711. Please register before September 16. A: A lot of it, really, kind of falls into place, because we have been doing it for so long. It’s kind of like a puzzle, when it’s all said and done, and we are trying to make the map. We try to make sure that like items aren’t close by. Q: Assume that you are talking to a Saugus resident who has never been to a Founders Day. Please give me five good reasons why you think they should attend. A: To come out and see familiar faces after the summer ends. Come support local businesses. Support all of the school groups and sports teams. They all do fundraising. It’s a huge fundraising effort for all of the school groups, the kids, the youth groups. It’s a fun time for all of the kids. Right? What else? Q: The performances? A: Yep. Entertaining. The dance studios kind of come together and do really cool things. Yeah, I think it’s really a great day. Q: And then at High Noon? A: Is what? Q: You have the Citizens of the Year … A: Oh, the Persons of the Year – we don’t handle that. It’s still done by Donna [Gould, the town’s founder of Founders Day] and Kathy Blasingame. But they will still be there at noon. Q: Yes. It’s still one of the highlights of the day. Anything new this year? A: The Sachimes, the a cappella group from Saugus High; they do a great job. They’ll be performing at 2 o’clock. They’ve never performed before and this is the first for them. There’s a couple of new vendors – selling homemade goods – that are new. For the most part, I think everything is kind of the same. Like I said, it’s a big fundraising effort for a lot of the school groups. I think they come back every year. One of the girls was telling me, “It’s one of our best fundraising events and I can’t wait for the day.” So, it’s kind of the same thing every year for them to make money for their groups – starting off the school year with a little money in their funds. Q: And this is the 39th year. A: Is it? Wow! Yeah. Donna Gould did it for so long. Q: And how many of these Founders Days have you been to? A: Probably as many as I can remember, and I’m not going to tell you how old I am! So, you can just use your imagination. I think I went to almost every single one when I was in college. I’d come home and see all of my friends. Q: Do you have some pretty good memories of past Founders Days that you attended as a kid? A: Well, I used to perform on the stage. And I would always be scared that I was going to fall off of it. I twirled a baton when I was little. Seeing your friends, that was the big thing. Before school starts, right after school starts, you are excited to see all of your friends that you haven’t seen all summer. I remember when I was little, I was scared of the jail because I was always scared that I was going to get locked into it. Q: And that goes back a while … The Saugus “Band-Its” Jail. A: Yeah. It didn’t happen for a long time, and now it’s back. It used to make me nervous. But I used to love Founders Day – buying special crafts and stuff. Q: Do you have any special memory of Founders Day as a kid? A: I just used to like to perform with my friends – with the baton. And that is always so much fun, other than being afraid I was going to fall off the stage. But I did like to perform. I’m a big ham! Q: How many years now has the Youth & Rec Department had charge of Founders Day? A: I would say at least 15 years. We helped Donna [Gould] at first, and then she finally stepped away. At the beginning, Donna was still here and we were assisting her. Q: Anything else that you would like to share? A: I would just like to thank everybody that puts in all of their hard work. These two girls – Emily Grant and Emily Kay – put in a lot of work for me this year. They were key behind the scenes, doing a lot of the paperwork and doing a lot of the spreadsheets, which was a huge help for me. And then we want to thank the town manager for all of his continued support of all the events – and then to all of the town departments that help us out. It really is a lot of work. A lot of people put in a lot of work and give the extra effort to go out of their way to make this day really nice for the residents, especially Greg, who is one of the hardest working men I know, and I want to make sure everybody gets a big thank you for their help. I hope all of the residents come and have a great day. Hopefully, the weather will hold up for us and everyone will have a great time. I know I will, because this will be my baby’s first Founders Day. I truly hope everyone is able to make it out on September 7th for this wonderful Saugus tradition. Q: Okay, Emily Grant, what would you say about Founders Day – what makes it special? Do you want to share your thoughts? ASKS | SEE PAGE 10
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