THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, NOVEMbEr 21, 2025 Page 15 SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 13 while you check out the collection of trees. There’s a special treat in store for visitors tomorrow (Saturday, Nov. 22). The MEG will be open from 3 to 8 p.m., with the highlight being a visit from Santa Claus, who will be arriving at 4 p.m. Children can come and meet Santa and have their photos taken with him by photographer Steve Bevacqua from 4 to 7 p.m. There will be refreshments served by Mrs. Claus and a special celebrity. Pancake Breakfast Sunday at Middle-High School The Saugus Band & Chorus Parents Association is holding a Pancake Breakfast fundraiser on Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Saugus Middle High School cafeteria, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for kids and can be purchased at the door. The event will include musical performances, raffle baskets and photo opportunities with Santa Claus. Turkey Trot at Breakheart Sunday The Friends of Breakheart Reservation will again be sponsoring the Annual Turkey Trot on Sunday (Nov. 23). Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. The races will start at 10 a.m. There will be a 5K run and a 3K walk over a mixed terrain, rain or shine. A $10 donation is required to enter. The Friends will use the proceeds for park activities and future events. Cash or check only. No Venmo. Turkeys will be awarded to the fastest male and female runners. Raffle prizes will be open to all who donate. Meet at Christopher P. Dunne Visitor Center, 177 Forest St., Saugus. For more information, please call 781-2331854, ext. 1019. Community Art Project The Saugus Cultural Council is organizing a community art project that everyone can participate in! The submission deadline is Friday, Dec. 5. Paper squares with diagonal or zigzag lines representing parts of a bridge can be picked up at the Saugus Public Library or the Saugus Senior Center. Use the square to show your cultural or personal identity using any art medium: drawing, painting, writing, collage or other. Submit your square before closing BABE RUTH LEAGUE BASEBALL IS BACK! After more than a decade of dormancy, Saugus enjoyed the return of Babe Ruth League baseball in a huge way – a 7-3 record for the season, plus a Fall Championship win over Peabody. And the team looked sharp in their sporty new uniforms that celebrate Sachem pride. Please see this week’s “shout outs” for more details. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) time on Friday, Dec. 5, by dropping it off at the library or the Senior Center in the receptacle provided at each site. Your square will become part of a large-scale community artwork celebrating the diverse cultures and generations of our town of Saugus! This is open to Saugus residents of all ages The assembled final product will be displayed on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at the Saugus Community Festival: Culture & 411. If you have questions, email the Saugus Cultural Council at saugusculturalcouncil@gmail.com Senior Center Basket Raffle underway The Saugus Senior Center has launched the holidays with a Basket Raffle Fundraiser, featuring more than 40 baskets and 25 gift cards. The fundraiser will be open at the center (466 Central St.) Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fifteen tickets cost $10 with a chance to win a door prize. The drawing will be held on Monday, Dec. 15, at 10 a.m. at the center. All proceeds benefit the Saugus Senior Center. Holiday crafts fair at St. John’s Dec. 6 St. John’s Episcopal Church is hosting a Christmas Craft Fair on Saturday, December 6, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 8 Prospect St. in Saugus. We will have a number of assorted crafts, baked goods and vendor tables, as well as an indoor yard sale, snack bar, etc. Wills, Trusts and Asset Protection Presentation Dec. 8 The Saugus-Everett Elks Drug Awareness Committee and Eagle Bank are sponsoring a Free Presentation for Wills, Trusts and Asset Protection. This event will be held on Monday, Dec. 8, from 10-11 a.m. at the Saugus Senior Center (466 Central St. in Saugus). Eagle Bank will be providing an attorney to discuss many issues: estate taxes, Medicaid, probate, property assignments, advantages and disadvantages of wills and living trusts and much more. To attend this free event, please call the Saugus Senior Center at 781-231-4178. Light refreshments will be served and walkin’s are welcome. Library hosts Teen Creative Writing Group Dec. 8 Please join us on December 8 in the Brooks Room of the Saugus Public Library at 4 p.m. for a teen creative writing program! You can work on any creative writing project, such as a story, novel or poem. No registration is required; suitable for fifth grade and up. For details, contact Rachel at 781-231-4168 (Reference) or rhuntington@nobel.org. Opening on the Finance Committee The Town Moderator is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Town’s Finance Committee. The Finance Committee is responsible for reviewing the Town’s annual budget and any financial articles on the Town Warrant and advising Town Meeting on their feasibility. Interested parties should send a letter of interest citing their qualifications to the Town Moderator at precinct4steve@ gmail.com Fall curbside leaf collection dates Town Manager Scott Crabtree announced recently that fall curbside leaf collection will take place during the weeks listed below. • Monday, Nov. 17 to Friday, Nov. 21, 2025 • Monday, Dec. 8 to Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 Residents may dispose of leaves curbside on their regularly scheduled trash and recycling collection day, between Monday and Friday on these dates listed. Leaves should be left outside at the curb by 7 a.m. on the appropriate days. Please ensure that leaf containers are physically separated from trash and recycling. Paper leaf bags are the preferred method of leaf disposal. If you are using barrels, they must be clearly marked with yard waste stickers. Yard waste stickers, which are free, may be obtained at Inspectional Services in the lower level of Saugus Town Hall at 298 Central St., or at the Saugus Department of Public Works at 515 Main St. 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 pickups will not be conducted. Please contact Recycling Director Scott Brazis at 781-231-4036 with any questions. A Call for Art at the library The Saugus Public Library welcomes artists to exhibit work in the Library at 295 Central St. Amateur and professional artists of all ages are invited to participate in solo shows. Artists who are Saugus residents are encouraged to register, along with artists from other communities, on a first-come, first-served basis. Each selected artist will be assigned no less than one month to exhibit work. The spacious, well-lit First Floor Reading Room contains space for up to 15 two-dimensional works (painting, drawings, photographs, etc.) The Library also has a glass-fronted locking display case in the Main Lobby with space for four to eight two-dimensional pieces or up to six three-dimensional objects. • Works will be displayed in the Library for one to two calendar months. • The library’s Art & Exhibit Display Policy must be adhered to. • Sales inquiries and transactions are not the responsibility of the Library or its staff and must be handled strictly buyer to artist. • Replacements for sold work are required. • The artist will place or hang their own show with the assistance of a staff member (a hanging system on slat board is used in the Reading Room). If you are interested in exhibiting your work, please email the library at SAU@noblenet.org. THE SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 16
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