Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, SEpTEmbEr 30, 2022 Fall Family Festival Tomorrow T he state Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) has big breakheart reservation offers a day of fun and educational activities for young and old ented activities. Here are some plans for the fi rst of its kind Fall Family Festival, which gets underway tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 1) at 10 a.m. and lasts through 2 p.m. This free event will include ongoing lawn games, live snakes with the Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team, a petting zoo, music, a DCR Mounted Unit and family-oriof the highlights: · Thirty minute shows by storyteller John Porcino: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. · Twenty minute programs with live owls by Mass Audubon: 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., noon, 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m. · Discover the park’s trees on a half mile guided walk: noon to 1 p.m. · Relax with a Tai Chi lesson from State Representative Donald Wong: 1 to 2 p.m. 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: Working together with our community partners, the Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) and the Friends of Breakheart, SAVE is excited to sponsor the program “Owl Encounter.” Mass Audubon will present fi ve 20-minute sessions at Breakheart Reservation’s Christopher P. Dunne Visitor Center. You can attend one or more of these sessions to view local wildlife up close and personal, as well as learn more about these incredible animals. SAVE will sponsor an “It’s New To You” SWAP 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 a.m. to 1:30 pm at the Visitor Center. The SWAP is part of SAVE’s continuing eff orts 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 ASKS | FROM PAGE 3 I presented this idea to the Board of Selectmen, Town Manager, School Committee and School Department, and all are onboard with this town event to welcome new residents and provide basic information about the town. I’ve reached out to the Saugus Chamber of Commerce for those things you no longer want but that are too good to throw away) and perhaps fi nd a treasure or two to take home with you. (Please do not bring items that require special disposal.) For more information about the SWAP, please contact Ann at adevlin@aisle10.net. You can also visit the SAVE website at www.SaugusSave.org To help introduce visitors to the large variety of trees within Breakheart Reservation, SAVE and DCR will sponsor an ecological tree tour led by SAVE member Ryan Duggan. Meet at the Visitor Center at noon to join this easy tour. The Fall Family Festival will take place in and around the Visitor Center – rain or shine. Please wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather. Bring drinking water, sunscreen and insect repellent. Look for rangers who will assist with parking. Please observe all COVID protocols. Visit Mass.gov/COVID. Cosponsored by DCR, Saugus Cultural Council, Friends of Breakheart, SAVE and Trader Joe’s. their participation as well. So, I created a committee of a few friends who were interested in helping. Donna Sordello, Jeannie Bartolo, Jean Swanson, and Janice Jarosz from the Board of Selectmen’s offi ce have helped immensely. These ladies are the best, and I can’t thank each of them ASKS | SEE PAGE 7 Monogram D4 Double siding Cedar impression half rounds Harvey Vinyl 64 Replacement Windows Custom Aluminum Trim work Windows & Doors Top quality Vinyl Siding! •Vinyl Siding •Carpentry Work •Decks •Roofing •Free Estimates •Replacement Windows •Fully Licensed •Fully Insured
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