THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, OCTObEr 7, 2022 Page 9 The Sounds of Saugus By Mark. E Vogler A “Pink Out” fundraiser for Sunday If you are in a caring and generous mood on Sunday and are game to help out a good cause, head down to the Christie Serino, Jr. Memorial Athletic Complex. Greg Bluestein, president of Saugus Youth Football and Cheer, and his supporters have a special afternoon and evening of fun in store for folks who head to the stadium. It’s a nice community event for families with children, particularly in the Middle School grades. I’ll yield to Greg, sharing the article he wrote about Sunday’s (Oct. 9) event: “Saugus Youth Football and Cheer will be hosting its annual Pink Out Night, this Sunday, Oct. 9th, from Noon to 7 p.m. at the Christie Serino, Jr. Memorial Athletic Complex. This community fundraiser aims to donate $3,000 to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute from donations and raffle proceeds collected at the event. Some examples of raffles that guests of the event will be eligible to enter for are: a Jason Tatumsigned basketball, a scratch ticket basket, and various gift card baskets. “One of the biggest nights of the year for Saugus Youth Football and Cheer, Pink Out Night offers players and cheerleaders, grades 1 to 8, the opportunity to play on Saugus’s beautiful new field, culminating with the 7th and 8th grade team playing under the lights. Players and cheerleaders will be sporting pink socks, bows, and other accessories in support of cancer research. Cancer has affected so many families throughout Saugus and the world and the Saugus Youth Football and Cheer family plans on acknowledging survivors or anyone affected by cancer personally at halftime of each game. Saugus Youth Football and Cheer wants the Pink Out Night to be a night of solidarity, fun, and community bonding. Everyone is invited to this special occasion so please come support our young student-athletes and go Sachems!” One-day holiday trash pickup delay Town of Saugus trash and recycling collection will run on a one-day delay from Tuesday (Oct. 11), through Saturday (Oct.15), due to the observance of Columbus Day. There will be no collection on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, due to the holiday. Services will resume on a one-day delay from Tuesday, October 11, 2022, through Saturday, October 15, 2022. Residents whose collection day falls on Monday will be collected from on Tuesday. Collection will continue to run on a one-day delay for the remainder of the week. The compost site will be open normal hours, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., on the following days: Saturday, Oct. 8, Wednesday, Oct. 12. The Town of Saugus would like to thank everyone for their cooperation. Town-wide Fall Street Sweeping begins Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree and the Department of Public Works are pleased to announce that the Town’s Annual Fall Street Sweeping Program will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 11, weather permitting. Sweepers will start in the area of north Saugus (Precincts 5 and 7) and work their way across town, working from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The town asks that residents keep vehicles off the street when sweepers are in the area. Locals may assist the Department of Public Works by sweeping their driveways or sidewalks into the gutter area prior to the program’s start. But they should not sweep driveways and/or sidewalks once the sweepers have swept. Residents should keep in mind that street sweepers are unable to collect stones, branches, leaves or other foreign objects. In addition, residents are asked to be mindful that sweepers cannot pick up large piles of sand. Please contact the Department of Public Works at 781231-4143 with any questions. Historical Society meets next week The October meeting of the Saugus Historical Society will feature Andrew Biggio, whose March 2022 program had to be canceled due to exposure to COVID. It will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. at 30 Main St. in Saugus. Andrew Biggio is the author of “The Rifle: Combat Stories from America's Last World War II Veterans, Told through an M1 Garand,” which was published in 2021. Biggio, the former Veterans Service Officer from Saugus, is currently a Boston Police Officer. He served as a Marine in Iraq and Afghanistan. He founded the “Wounded Veterans Run” and is president of “New England Wounded Veterans, Inc.,” a nonprofit organization. To gather material for the book, Biggio interviewed Army, Navy, Air Corps and Marine veterans from around the country, bringing an M1 Garand rifle to trigger memories of their experiences. Two hundred veterans signed the rifle, and the book includes personal experiences of many of them, including the longest surviving Marine Medal of Honor recipient, Hershel “Woody” Williams, who passed away in June of this year at 98 years old. Biggio will have copies of his book available at the meeting. Light refreshments will be provided. Autism Eats and Wally Lenard Zohn, owner of Prince Pizzeria, is hosting the restaurant’s annual Autism Eats With Red Sox Wally event on Oct. 13 at the restaurant on Route 1 South in Saugus from 6 to 8 p.m. Zohn and Delphine Zohn autism friendly environment” at the restaurant “where all behaviors are welcome” – as the parents of a child with autism. Their son Adin got stressed out by the dining experience several years ago, so the family stopped dining out. Then they came up with the idea of “Autism Eats.” They trained staff on how to make customers with autism feel comfortable. And they made adjustments in the restaurant environment as well. “Autism Eats is here to give autism families an opportunity to enjoy restaurant meals without the stress that often accompanies these outings,” a promotional poster says about the special dining program. “Since everyone in our private room ‘gets it,’ there’s no need to explain any behavior or feel that all eyes are on us. It is a wonderful way to spend time with other families in an autism-friendly, nonjudgmental environment.” Reservations are required at were motivated to create “an www.autismeats.org Calling Saugus 4-1-1 – Oct. 15! Selectman Corinne Riley and a number of volunteers in various segments of the community continue to push forward with their ambitious “Saugus 4-1-1” event, which is set for Saturday, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Saugus Middle-High School. This is shaping up to be a classic mega-orientation session for Saugus newcomers as well as a refresher course for folks who are already rooted in the community but might be interested in getting reacquainted with their hometown. In case you missed it, Selectman Riley was a subject of an “Advocate Asks” interview that was published in last Friday’s (Sept. 30) edition of The Saugus Advocate. The article can still be accessed online through www.advocatenews.net “Saugus 4-1-1 is putting on the finishing touches,” Riley wrote in an email this week. “The event is scheduled for Saturday, October 15th, 9:00 THE SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 11
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