Page 14 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, SEpTEmbEr 16, 2022 THE SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 13 Joe Johnson and U.S. Marine Veteran Michael Arsenault and the Rolling to Washington trip! Joe Johnson and Michael Arsenault are two of the eleven Saugonians that headed out to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. on September 11, early Sunday morning for a fiveday, four-night excursion. (See Saugus Advocate September 2,2022 front cover and page 3 ,7 article & pictures. Rolling to Washington By Mark E. Vogler). “The article also mentions ‘one Vietnam Veteran who won’t be joining the trip but was credited with helping to organize it and was a generous donor is VFW Post Commander Jim Marshall . He volunteered for the Seabees after graduating High school and served from 1969-1972, including 8 Months in Vietnam, where he was a gunner on an 81 mm Mortar team.’ ‘Commander Jim Marshall of VFW Post 2346 was the biggest individual Supporter ‘ Dennis Gould. The top Company Supporters were WINN Waste Innovations and GLSS! “Jay Pinette stated “it’s great to be able to get a group together for some much-needed recognition. “Veteran Michael Arsenault served as an E-4 Corporal in the U. S. He stated he was with the third battalion third Marines and there were 100 men in battle that lost their lives- seven he knew. “Veteran Joe Johnson served as a specialist 4 with the U.S. Army. Joe stated in the article ‘Just being with the guys from the same era is going to be part of the healing process for me. These are guys who served their Country during crazy timesduring a period when Vietnam Veterans were not treated well’. “May they all get the recognition, dignity and honor they all deserve and respect; that has —Cont est— CONTEST SKETCH OF THE WEEK been long overdue! “Thank you to All those who served. Enjoy your Rolling to Washington trip! “Yours Truly, “The Sketch Artist” What’s happening at the Saugus Public Library For schoolchildren looking for interesting projects and programs to participate in this fall, there’s plenty to do at the Saugus Public Library. Curious about snakes? See you tomorrow! Cape Ann Vernal Ponds will present “Snakes of New England & the World” tomorrow (Saturday, Sept. 17) at 10:30 a.m. outdoors at the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site. This special program, which is cosponsored by the Saugus Public Library and the Iron Works, is open to folks of all ages – from children to senior citizens – of people who are interested in learning more about snakes. No registration is required. Please check the library’s online event calendar for weather-related updates. Just Sew! Saugonians are welcome to join a new monthly sewing class for adults that will be held the third Monday of each month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room of Saugus Public Library. The next meeting is Monday, Sept. 19. The class will cover basic topics like sewing buttons, hemming clothing and mending torn fabric and will move onto more advanced topics in the coming weeks. This class is free. (See sauguspubliclibrary.org) A neat, new teen club: new Manga & Anime Club starting in September! Chat with friends! Make crafts! Try Japanese snacks! Grades 6 & up. The first meeting will be tomorrow (Saturday, Sept 17) from 10-11 a.m. in the Teen Room. Club meetings will continue on Saturdays through May from 10-11 a.m. They will be held on Oct. 1, Nov. 12, Dec. 10, Jan. 7, Feb. 4, March 4, April 1 and May 13. Please sign up in advance: call GUESS WHO GOT SKETCHED! If you know the right answer, you might win the contest. In this week’s edition, we continue our weekly feature where a local artist sketches people, places and things in Saugus. Got an idea who was sketched this week? If you do, please email me at mvoge@comcast. net or leave a phone message at 978-683-7773. Anyone who between now and Tuesday at noon identifies the Saugonian sketched in this week’s paper qualifies to have their name put in a green Boston Red Sox hat with a chance to be selected as the winner of a $10 gift certificate, compliments of Dunkin’ in the Food Court at the Saugus Square One Mall. But you have to enter to win! Look for the winner and identification in next week’s “The Sounds of Saugus.” Please leave your mailing address in case you are a winner. (Courtesy illustration to The Saugus Advocate by a Saugonian who goes by the name of “The Sketch Artist”) 781-231-4168 or stop by the Reference Desk; https://www. sauguspubliclibrary.org/newmanga-anime-club.../ –Saugus Public Library, 295 Central St., Saugus Owls for Oct. 1 at the Iron Works! “The World of Owls” – presented by WINGMASTERS and the Saugus Public Library – will be at the Saugus Iron Works on Saturday, October 1 at 10:30 a.m. Bring a chair or blanket to sit on! No registration is required. This free program is recommended for adults, teens and children ages six and up. Check the website after 9:15 the day of the event for weather-related updates. Owls are probably more misunderstood than any other kind of bird. These are hunting birds, yet their sharp beaks and talons are partly hidden under feathers. Owls have more and softer feathers than most other birds, and this unique plumage gives them a plump, rounded look. Add an upright posture and huge eyes set in front like ours, and you have what looks irresistibly like a small, bemused person wearing a fur coat. In reality, owls are superbly adapted nocturnal hunters. This program shows how owls use their specialized powers of sight, hearing and flight to survive and thrive. A variety of live North American owls provides the focus of this presentation. WINGMASTERS is a partnership of two people dedicated to increasing public understanding and appreciation of North American birds of prey. Julie Anne Collier and Jim Parks are both licensed wildlife rehabilitators based in Massachusetts. Together they care for injured birds of prey at their center in Leverett, Mass. Most of the birds they rehabilitate can ultimately be released back into the wild, but in some cases the birds are left permanently handicapped. Julie and Jim are further licensed to provide a home for these non-releasable raptors and to use them for educational programs. Since 1994, WINGMASTERS has presented over 10,000 programs at schools, libraries and museums throughout New England This program is supported in part by a grant from the Saugus Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Saugus Public Library contact info: 295 Central St., Saugus, MA 01906; 781-231-4168; sauguspubliclibrary.org–facebook.com/ SaugusPublicLibrary/ First Annual Family Fall Festival features owls There will be a free family-friendly live owl show titled “Owls: Silent Hunters of The Night” at Breakheart Reservation next month. Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment (SAVE) is pleased to sponsor the following free educational program as part of Breakheart Reservation’s First Annual Fall Family Festival on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Working together with its community partners – the Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) and the Friends of Breakheart – SAVE is excited to sponsor the program “Owls: Silent Hunters of the Night” as a wonderful opportunity for everyone to view local wildlife up close and personal, as well as learn more about these incredible animals. This environmental education program about owls will be presented by York Center for Wildlife of Maine at 11:00 a.m. and again at 1:00 p.m., both at the Breakheart Gazebo area located next to the Visitor’s Center. The entire Festival will run from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with a number of activities available. SAVE will also sponsor the “It’s New to You” SWAP once again this year at the Festival. The SWAP – an effort to help keep usable items out of the waste stream – will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Breakheart’s Christopher P. Dunne Visitor Center. The SWAP is part of SAVE’s continuing efforts to increase recycling by repurposing still usable goods and reducing what is put out as trash and incinerated. The SWAP is another free event – no money, just a simple swap. You can bring items or take items; you do not have to do both. Bring usable items in good condition to the SWAP, typically those things you no longer want but that are too good to throw away, and perhaps find a treasure or two to take home with you. (Please, do not bring items that require special disposal.) SAVE and DCR will also sponsor a short ecological tree tour, led by SAVE member Ryan Duggan, to help introduce visitors to the large variety of trees within Breakheart Reservation. Meet at the Visitor Center at noon to join this easy tour. For more information about the SWAP, please contact Ann at adevlin@aisle10.net. You can also visit the SAVE website at www.SaugusSave.org. Peter A. Rossetti Jr. of the Friends of Breakheart was optimistic about the fall festival – despite the fire that was burning for several weeks. DCR has had tree cutting crews set to go into the woods to remove the dead wood so that visitors are not exposed to the dangers of falling trees. “This will be the First Annual Breakheart Family Festival,” Rossetti said. “It had been called the Fall Festival in the past and it was something we had been going to for 20 years. It’s going to be the same idea, but they will do away with pumpkin-decorating, which DCR just doesn’t have the staff to do anymore,” he said. “DCR is downplaying the hands-on arts and crafts decorating of pumpkins. We do expect face-painting, some music activities and games for kids to play.” Rossetti said he believes the festival will include a petting zoo. 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