THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, SEpTEmbEr 26, 2025 Page 17 SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 16 Members of the Saugus Business Education Collaborative have scheduled their popular fundraising event: “Trivia Night”! If you are interested in securing a table for your team, it will be at Kowloon, October 16 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Register your team from businesses, organizations, teachers, PTOs, friends...all are welcome! You will be competing for a trophy, as well as bragging rights! Teams are at least five members, cost is $275.00 per team or $55.00 per participant. Do you want to come and join in the fun as a spectator? The cost is $25.00 each. Cost includes a buffet dinner. A fun-filled night that benefits the students of our town! If you are interested please email ccriley@comcast.net or peterrossettijr@aol.com to register your team no later than October 14. The Library is looking for volunteers If you love being around books, try hanging out at the Saugus Public Library. If you already hang out there, here’s a message from Lisa, the Head Reference Librarian: “We are looking for teens that need community service hours, and adults to volunteer at the library. We currently have openings on Tuesdays and Saturdays. If you are interested, please email Lisa, Head Reference Librarian at lejeune@noblenet.org, call 781-231-4168, or stop by to fill out a Volunteer Application.” Upcoming library events The Saugus Public Library will feature two teen-related events later this month. There will be a Comic Book Workshop for Teens on Monday, Sept. 29, at 4 p.m. in the Brooks Room on the second floor. This program is open to grades 5 and up and requires registration. A program called “Murder Mystery: Everyone’s a Suspect!” is set for Saturday, Sept. 27, from 12:30-3:30 in the Teen Room. Please come if you want to participate in a murder investigation. Please join us to play board and card games in the Teen Room on October 20 from 4:00-5:30. Registration is not required – fifth grade and up. This week’s “Shout Outs” We didn’t receive any nominations from readers this week. I will exercise my editorial prerogative by giving a collective mega “Shout Out” to all the volunteers who plan to turn out at Saugus Center at 9 a.m. tomorrow to unload the pumpkins for this year’s “Pumpkin Patch” on the Hamilton Street side lawn at First Congregational Church. 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 return of the Halloween Pet Parade on Oct. 19 The Friends of Breakheart are gearing up for their Third Annual Halloween Pet Parade, which is set for Sunday, Oct. 19. Registration begins at 11 a.m. at the Christopher P. Dunne Memorial Visitor Center (177 Forest St. in Saugus). A $10 donation is required to enter your pet. The Friends will use the proceeds for park activities and future events. Cash or check. No Venmo. Prizes will be awarded for Best Costume, Best Silly Pet Trick and Best Personality. Raffle prizes are open to all who donate. For more information, please call Joyce at 781-233-1855, extension 1019, or Lisa Mirasola at 781808-7817. Alcohol/Drug Recovery program Oct. 20 The Saugus-Everett Elks Drug Awareness Committee is sponsoring an Alcohol and Drug Recovery presentation from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Monday, October 20, at the Saugus Senior Center (466 Central St. in Saugus). This will be an hour-long presentation conducted by Sober Shuttle, Inc. explaining SAUGUS TOWN HALL: The Town Election is set for Nov. 4. There are nine candidates – including four incumbents – running for the five seats on the Board of Selectmen. Voters will get a chance to see the candidates together at least once at a political forum sponsored by Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment (SAVE) on October 8, starting at 6:30 p.m. in the second floor auditorium at Saugus Town Hall (298 Central St.). (Saugus Advocate file photo by Mark E. Vogler) the benefits offered to recovering individuals. This is a free event, and people who are interested are welcome to attend. If you or someone you know would like to know more about these services, you should not miss this informative event. Services provided are cost-free transportation into treatment, recovery coach services, placement assistance, food assistance, clothing assistance, community engagement and much more. Light refreshments will be served. Call the Saugus Senior Center at 781-231-3178 to attend. Walk-ins are also welcome. 2026 Local Cultural Council grant cycle now open The Saugus Cultural Council has received an allocation of $15,500 from the state to fund enriching and diverse cultural activities, events and school field trips for Saugus and neighboring communities, according to Tori Darnell, co-chair of the Saugus Cultural Council. Grant applications are welcomed between September 2 and October 16. For more information, please email saugusculturalcouncil@gmail.com. Flu Clinics for the fall The Board of Health announced upcoming Flu Clinics on Sept. 26 at the Saugus Senior Center and Oct. 2 in the Saugus Town Hall Auditorium. Flu and Covid-19 Boosters will be available. The clinics are open to the public, with times to be determined. Newspapers at the library Thanks to a donation from a patron, The New York Times is now available at the Library, according to Saugus Public Library Director Alan Thibeault. “You can also stop by and read the Saugus Advocate, Lynn Item, Boston Herald, and the Boston Globe as well!” Thibeault said. Saugus Youth Cross Country 2025 Grades 1-5 and 6-8 not running for a school team can run on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Belmonte; Saturdays 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Breakheart Reservation. The training distances are 1st to 3rd, .7 miles; 4th and 5th, 1.2 miles; 6th8th, 1.9 miles. Practice races are Saturdays (to be determined) at Frey Park in Lynn at 285 Walnut St. Saturday, Oct. 25: Fun Run practice at Breakheart. Athletes are encouraged to wear a costume. Saturday, Nov. 1: 16th Annual Massachusetts State Middle School Cross Country Championship at Willard Field in Devens (more information to be announced). Tuesday, Nov. 11: 11th Annual Massachusetts Elementary School Cross Country Championship, 8:30 a.m. arrival – 9:30 a.m. start; Lynn Gannon Golf Course, 60 Great Woods Rd.; lunch at Prince Pizzeria following the meet. Ending Thursday, Nov. 13: Wrap-up Session at Belmonte. Cost: $150 for first year, $75 returning from Cross Country 2024. If you have any questions, need further information or want to register, please contact Coach T at 781-854-6778 or Christophertarantino24@ gmail.com. Visitor Services at Saugus Iron Works The park grounds at the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site are open now through Oct. 31, 24 hours a day/seven days a week. Restrooms are open Wednesday through Sunday; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Monday through Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Visitor Center is open Wednesday through Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum and industrial site buildings are open Wednesday through Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saugus High Class of 1980 Reunion is Nov. 29 The 1980 Saugus High School Class will observe its 45th Reunion on Saturday, Nov. 29, at the Saugus Elks Hall. Hello everyone. Although our 1980 SHS Class is not merging with any other classes, we wanted to extend the invitation to our friends and family members that would like to join us. I THE SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 18
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