Page 12 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 THE SOUNDS OF SAUGUS | FROM PAGE 4 for reelection. And five challengers have surfaced. As a rule of thumb, elections reach the competitive stage when you have twice as many candidates running as the number of open seats. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for the School Committee race, where only two candidates came forward to run against the five incumbent members. We have received one candidate’s forum announcement: “Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment (SAVE) has determined, consistent with other organizations, to take the more prudent path this year, and hold its Board of Selectmen’s Bi-Annual Environmental candidate’s night via Zoom and Cable TV (SCTV), on Thursday, October 14th to begin promptly at 7:00 pm. As we have in the past, SAVE provides this public-service forum for candidates for the Board of Selectmen so that each has the opportunity to share their views of the critical environmental issues facing our Town. While this year’s virtual format is a departure from our usual in-person event, we feel that giving the candidates an opportunity to share their environmental goals and concerns, in any format, is so important for informed voting. “Due to the virtual format, SAVE would like to invite anyone with an environmental question to submit these questions to SAVE01906@gmail.com no later than Oct 7th. “Candidates invitations will be sent out on or shortly after September 20th. “SAVE hopes the public will plan to join us for this informative event. “For more information about SAVE, please visit our website at http://www.SaugusSAVE.org and follow the link to our Facebook group.” SAVE said it will share its “Zoom” link for Saugus citizens who want to watch the virtual forum once that link has been established. Stay tuned for more information. POW/MIA Ceremony tonight Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Stephen L. Castinetti, Commander of the Saugus Veterans Council, wants to remind the patriotic people of Saugus that the council will be conducting its POW/MIA Ceremony remembering all who never came home. Please join them at Veterans Park for this moving ceremony at 6 p.m. today (Friday, Sept. 17). In case of rain, the ceremony will be held at the American Legion at 44 Taylor St. All are welcome. For more details, contact the commander at stevecastinetti@comcast.net or call him at 781-389-3678. Legion Hall News Here’s some good news for people who enjoy those Friday morning breakfasts at the Saugus American Legion Cpl Scott J. Procopio Post 210. Debra Dion Faust, Building Manager of American Legion Post 210, shared this information with us: Legion Hall, located at 44 Taylor Street, has resumed its Friday breakfasts and will continue through the last Friday in May of 2022. The buffet breakfast is served at 8:00 a.m. for a donation of $7. Free BBQ Sunday in Cliftondale The Cliftondale Congregational Church invites you to kick off fall with a community church service and free BBQ on Sunday (Sept. 19). Come meet others from the community, hear an encouraging message, eat good food & play games immediately following the service. The church service begins at 10:45 a.m. and includes a lesson and crafts for kids in pre-K through the third grade. For those folks who are unable to join the service in-person, services will be live streamed from facebook.com/cliftondalecc. The Pumpkins are Coming! The “Pumpkin Truck” will arrive at the First Congregational Church in Saugus Center next Saturday (Sept. 25) at 9 a.m. Volunteers are needed to help unload the truck. The Annual Pumpkin Patch will run from Sept. 25 through Halloween, October 31. Pumpkins of all sizes will be displayed on the church lawn and will be available for purchase every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Volunteers are also needed to help staff the various shifts for the selling of pumpkins. If you are interested, please contact Carl Spencer at 781-233-9196 or just stop by and sign up. “The Pumpkin Patch” offers a great way to get in the fall spirit. Want to be a Knight? The Knights of Columbus is looking for new members to join. If you are interested in becoming a member of this local organization, please call 781233-9858. We have a winner! Congratulations to Sandy Mears for getting her name drawn from the green Boston Red Sox hat as the winner of last week’s “Guess Who Got Sketched” contest. She was one of several who answered correctly. Here’s the answer, offered by the person who goes by the name of The Sketch Artist: “The answer to last week’s sketch is 2016 Woman Of The Year Donna Manoogian! “Donna is a longtime resident of Saugus she moved here when she was about five years old. “She loves our historic Town and has contributed to such a vast array of time, effort and talents. “Green Thumb Donna has been a Saugus Garden Club member for 45 plus years to present. She served as President from 2002-2009 and then as Co-president in 2013 to present. “Donna has served as a Member and on the Board of Directors of Friends of The Saugus Public Library. “Donna has volunteered in the Community Garden with Reverend John’s providing food for Saugus. Through the years she has had many responsibilities with St. John’s Episcopal Church, from writing grants to improve the building to teaching Sunday School, coordinating fundraisers. “Donna retired as Director of Operations for the Center for Healthcare Financing at U. Mass Medical School. “Family is everything to Donna who is married 53 plus years to high school sweetheart Myron. She has three children Myra, Beth and Myron Jr. “(Myra Is currently the Assistant Principal of the Saugus Middle High school Complex and was featured in a sketch August 6, and Donna was in that sketch also.) “Donna loves and cherishes time with the grandchildren, often taking them to Museums, special places and sleepovers over at her home . “Thanks Donna for ALL you do out there, often humbly and unnoticed. “Your Truly, “The Sketch Artist” A “Shout-Out” to Founders Day participants Debra Dion Faust, House Manager of American Legion Post 210, offered this week’s “Shout-Out.” “The Cpl Scott J. Procopio American Legion Post 210 would like to shout out all the Saugonians behind and in front of the booths who shared a beautiful late summer Saturday on the Twentieth Year commemoration date of the tri-pronged attacks of 9/11/2001 and made our first Founder’s Day in two years so successful. We would especially like to thank the young woman who couldn’t live without the Betsy Ross flag afghan, and all those who participated in our $300 Visa Card raffle. The winner of the raffle was Paul Ciccarelli of Saugus.” 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. A “Shout At” for bad behavior I enjoyed my time at this year’s Founders Day. There were a couple of things that bothered me, though, which I will get off my chest. The two kids fighting near the American Legion booth toward the end of the day should be ashamed of themselves. Fortunately, some concerned citizens broke it up before it got out of hand. But incidents like this bring great discredit upon yourselves, not to mention your school, family and friends. Shame on you both for acting like selfish idiots who detracted from an otherwise great event. Also, shame on the kids who went around blowing their horns, doing it intentionally to get under the skin of other folks, particularly seniors, who were trying to enjoy the nice weather. Again, this reflects badly on yourselves, your families and your schools. Hopefully, the parents of these unruly kids taught them a lesson in good behavior when they got home. Hopefully, their friends told them off. Kowloon events The Kowloon Restaurant continues its Samuel Adams Live Music Concert Series for September with the following lineup: Big Party Orchestra: Friday, September 17, 7:0010:00 p.m. Critics hail The Big Party Orchestra, “Highly trained and skillfully dedicated musicians; wonderfully energetic and cleverly composed.” Boston Renditions: Friday, September 24, 7:0010:00 p.m.; a seven-piece tour-de-force live band and DJ combo whom music critics call “Distinguished musicians at the top of their game playing jazz to hip-hop and everything in between.” Dave Macklin Band: Saturday, September 25, 7:00-10:00 p.m.; named “High energy, and a powerhouse band mixing the best in R&B, Motown, top 40, reggae from old school to today’s hottest dance hits. Peace Love and Funk!!!” For tickets, call the Kowloon Restaurant at 781.233.0077 or go to www. KowloonRestaurant.com. Rockin’ 4 VetsHome Grown Rock for Boston’s Homeless Vets- Concerts For A Cause Showtimes are 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Saturday, September 25, Barry Goudreau’s Engine Room Saturday, October 2 -The James Montgomery Band & Barrence Whitefield, Ilanna Katz Katz and Scott Brown – 50th Anniversary Concert Saturday, October 9 Jon Butcher with Sal Baglio of The Stompers Tickets and prices available at https://gimmelive.com/ClassicRock all shows will be outside from 1:00pm to 4:30pm Healthy Students-Healthy Saugus Program Resumes for the 21-22 School Year. (Editor’s Note: The following is an announcement submitted by Julie Cicolini, a member of the Board of Directors for Healthy Students-Healthy Saugus, providing information about the return of the program for the new school year) Who we are: Healthy Students-Healthy Saugus (HS2) is a non-profit group of volunteers that are helping to offset food insecurity in households. HS2 provides students/families that enroll in the program a weekend supply of nutritious food when school lunches and breakfasts are unavailable to them on weekends. How HS2 can help you: HS2 bags are distributed at school on Fridays to take home. Bags include such items as peanut butter, jelly, a loaf of bread, canned meals/soups/tuna/ vegetables, pasta/sauce, fruit cups, cereal, oatmeal, goldfish, pretzels and granola bars. To sign up go here to complete online form: https:// forms.gle/gmMGguycSHBdziuE9 Want to partner with us: HS2 relies on donations to create take home bags with a weekend full of meals. All food is provided to children free of charge. It is our hope these resources will support the health, behavior, and achievement of every student who participates. We would love to partner with organizations, youth groups, PTO’s, businesses and individuals to assist in feeding students of Saugus. To learn more about how you can partner with us visit the Healthy Students-Healthy Saugus Facebook page or email us at HS2Saugus@gmail.com Checks can also be sent directly to: Salem Five, C/O Healthy Students-Healthy Saugus THE SOUNDS OF SAUGUS | SEE PAGE 13
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