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Page 18 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, October 11, 2019 SOUNDS | from page 15 opportunity to celebrate the library and its importance in our community.” All who attend the Gala must be 21 years of age or older. Tickets are $30 per person in advance and $35 per person at the door. Tickets are available online at www.sauguspubliclibrary.org or at the Saugus Public Library. Sponsorship opportunities are available and auction items are welcome. To donate an item, please call 781-245-7070. For further information about the Gala call Ed Jeffrey at 781462-8275. Additional information can be obtained on the Saugus Public Library Foundation website: www.sauguspubliclibrary. org/Saugusplf. Main Attractions at the Saugus Public Library There’s always something interesting or entertaining going on at the Saugus Public Library – for people of all ages – from young children to senior citizens. Here are a few events to check out: Goblins & Giggles: Stories for Halloween! Oct. 17, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Community Room with storyteller Rona Leventhal! Join us for not too scary stories of the season; ages five to eight. The works of Ukraine-born Artist Olga Gernovski will on view in the Library’s Reading Room (first floor) during the month of October 2019. Game Night: Oct. 15, 6 to 7:30 p.m.; join us for an evening of fun and board games in the Community Room. This monthly gettogether is open to anyone and is sponsored by the New Friends of the Saugus Public Library. Getting Into College: Oct. 16 from 6 to 7:45 p.m. in the Community Room. Learn about Admissions and Financial Aid and everything you wanted to know about college planning but were afraid to ask! Preparing for college has never been more complex, and changes in admissions, financial aid and financing only serve to confuse parents more. This workshop provides an overview of the college planning process: how to find and get into the right college, understanding and maximizing financial aid, finding the most efficient way to pay and not wreck your financial future. Join this informative workshop so you and your student can be prepared! Contact: Jack Wang at Jack@longhornfin.com. Friendship Storytime on Fridays continues. This special program for children, which begins at 9:30 a.m., is sponsored by the Coordinated Family & Community Engagement Grant. It can help parents nurture their child’s social and early literacy skills with structured storytime. Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten Playgroup! This playgroup, sponsored by the Coordinated Community Engagement Grant, helps kids prepare for Kindergarten. Fall and Winter hours are Saturdays at 10 a.m. It’s recommended for children ages three through five. Activities change weekly. Halloween Henna: Tuesday, Oct. 22, 3 to 5 p.m. in the Brooks Room. Ages 11 and up. No registration necessary. Fall events at St. John’s St. John’s Episcopal Church at 8 Prospect St. in Saugus is gearing up for several autumn events of community interest. The church will hold its Fair and Yard Sale on the weekend of Oct. 18-19. A Pie Social is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. The cookout is set for Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A Roast Beef Dinner is set for Saturday, Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. Accepting Visa and Mastercard. For more details, call the church office at 781-233-1242. Harvest time at “the Pumpkin Church” If you missed being a part of a unique pumpkin unloading brigade at Saugus Center earlier this month, you have another chance. More pumpkins are coming Saturday. Help is needed! The “Pumpkin Truck” will make its final trip to the First Congregational Church in Saugus Center Saturday, Oct. 19, bringing a fresh supply of pumpkins for the Annual Pumpkin Patch. Volunteers are needed to unload the truck. Those interested are asked to arrive by 9 a.m. The church is again hosting the Pumpkin Patch for the sixteenth year, which will run through Halloween, Oct. 31. Pumpkins of all sizes are displayed on the church lawn and will be available for purchase every day from 10 a.m. to closing. Volunteers are also needed to fill the various all-day selling shifts. Anyone interested in helping should contact Carl Spencer at 781-233-9196. In conjunction with the Annual Pumpkin Patch, the First Congregational Church will also hold a Pie Social, from 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. A slice of pie, a hot or cold drink and a chance to socialize makes for a “pie social.” A large variety of homemade pies will be served. There will also be crafts tables. The following Saturday, Oct. 26 from 1 to 7 p.m., there’ll be an Ice Cream Social. The ongoing Pumpkin Patch is open every day from 9 a.m. to closing through Halloween. Lots of pumpkins are available. There are some beauties of all sizes, perfect for display or carving. A visit to the Pumpkin Patch, the Pie Social and the Ice Cream Social puts one in the fall spirit. Saugus candidates and cable TV Voters really can’t get enough information on the candidates running in the Saugus town elections on Nov. 5. So, as a public service, we will share a letter from Bryan Nadeau, Executive Director, Saugus TV, Saugus Community Television, Inc. as he attempts to reach out to all candidates who are running for office: It is election time once again in the Town of Saugus, and Saugus TV offers a number of different ways for candidates to get information out to Saugus residents. Campaign Slides: Any candidate can place a campaign slide on Saugus TV that can be seen on Comcast Channel 8, during scheduled and non-scheduled Community Bulletin Board times. There is NO COST to place a Campaign Slide. Campaign Slides will air in alphabetical order. Campaign Slides will run until November 5th at 8 PM. Candidate Statement Program: Saugus TV invites candidates for Saugus Board of Selectmen and Saugus School Committee to schedule a time to come to the studio, located at 1 Pearce Memorial Dr., to record their candidate statements. Each candidate is allowed three minutes of airtime to let viewers know who they are and why they are running for office. This statement is intended to be shot in one take. We allow for on-site review of your take, and will reshoot if necessary. There will be no reshoots available thereafter. There is no cost to the candidate for participating in this taping. Starting October 4, candidates running for Saugus Board of Selectmen or Saugus School Committee that are interested in recording a statement should contact Saugus TV Executive Director Bryan Nadeau to schedule a date and time. The deadline to record your statement is October 18 at 5 PM. All candidate statements recorded will then be compiled into a single program that will air on Comcast Channel 8 starting October 25. This program will air three times a day, at random times in the morning, afternoon, and evening until the election is over on November 5th. Air date and times TBD. Saugus TV program schedules are available at www.saugustv.org. The program will also be available to view on our Vimeo page at www.vimeo.com/saugustelevision. Candidate Forums Saugus TV may tape and cablecast other organization’s forums and/or debates, with notice at least 5 days prior to the event, subject to crew availability. Additional Political Programming SCTV encourages all Saugus residents, persons associated with a businesses or organizations (whether for profit or non-profit), including candidates for any political office, to use the public access channel to communicate their political views. Candidates and other providers of political programs, as well as the programs themselves, are subject to the same policies and procedures as any other user of SCTV, including with respect to the use of a bulletin board. Saugus TV is non-partisan, therefore we do not produce programs endorsing specific candidates or ballot questions. We encourage residents, organizations, and businesses to become members of Saugus TV. If a candidate is a member, or becomes a member of Saugus TV, they are entitled to take our courses and learn how to use our video production equipment, and the ability to use it for the purposes of creating a program that will air on Saugus TV. These programs will be shown on Comcast Channel 8 and will air 4 times a week (like any other member production), at random times, and will run up until 24 hours before the start of the November 5 election day. Viewers will be able to find these airings on the Saugus TV Program Schedule as “Candidate Spot(s).” We look forward to working with all of the candidates, and hope that you take advantage of everything Saugus TV has to offer. Bryan Nadeau Executive Director, Saugus TV Saugus Community Television, Inc. 1 Pearce Memorial Dr. Saugus, MA 01906 781-231-2883 www.saugustv.org Haunted Lighthouses at the library Oct. 29 New Friends of Saugus Public Library are pleased to welcome Jeremy D’Entremont back to the Saugus Public Library on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 6 p.m. His program will be “New England’s Haunted Lighthouses.” D’Entremont is president and historian of the American Lighthouse Foundation. He has appeared on shows such as “Haunted Lighthouses of America” on the Travel Channel, as well as appearances on the History Channel, public television and National Public Radio. He has written more than 20 books and hundreds of articles on lighthouse history and other maritime topics. He has lectured and narrated cruises from Maine to California, and his photographs have appeared in many books and magazines. He is the editor of the website “New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide” at www.newenglandlighthouses.net, and he offers tours to lighthouses via minivan, based in Portsmouth, N.H. Join us for this free adult program when Jeremy will tell some of the macabre tales of New England’s coastal beacons, including the piano-playing ghost of Maine’s Seguin Lighthouse and strange happenings at Boston Light. Reservations are not necessary, however, seating is limited. Fall curbside leaf collection begins Oct. 21 The Town of Saugus announces that fall curbside leaf collection will take place during the following weeks: October 21 – 26, November 18 – 22, and December 2 – 6. Residents should place leaves outside by 7 a.m. during their regularly scheduled collection day. Please ensure that leaf containers are physically separated from trash and recycling. Paper leaf bags are the preferred method of leaf disposal. If using barrels, however, they must be clearly marked with yard waste stickers. Stickers, which are free, may be obtained at Inspectional Services in the lower level of Town Hall, at 298 Central Street, Saugus. Barrel covers must remain removed so that the leaves are visible. Plastic bags, cardboard boxes, branches, and brush will not be accepted. Please note that separate trucks collect the rubbish, recycling and leaves, so the leaves may be collected at a different time of day. “Missed pick-ups” will not be conducted. Please contact Lorna Cerbone at 781-231-4036 with any questions. Cub Scout and Boy Scout recruitment Cub Scout Pack 62 and Boy Scout Troop 62 are still seeking new members after a successful recruitment effort on Founders Day. Cubs can sign up on Monday nights from 6:45 to 8 p.m. at the Cliftondale Congregational Church at 50 Essex St. in Saugus. Please use the door marked “office” in the front of the church. We are located in the basement. Cub Pack 62 welcomes boys from age five (kindergarten) to age 10 (Grade 5.) Boy Scouts can register on Tuesday nights from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. in the basement of the Cliftondale Congregational Church. Our Boy Scout program is for young men ages 10 1/2 to 17 (Grades 6-12). Any questions on our Cub Scout program, please contact Cubmaster Bill Ferringo at pack62saugus@gmail.com or bferringo@comcast.net. For Boy Scouts, please contact Scoutmaster John Kane at troop62saugus.org or 781-389-2708. Election Workers Needed Feel like working the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 5? Well, Saugus Town Clerk Ellen Schena is looking for you to help cover the local election. There will be two shifts working – from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. If interested, please call (781SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 19

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