THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, DECEmbEr 2, 2022 Page 13 THE SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 12 held its popular Thanksgiving Centerpiece workshop at St. John’s Church recently and 43 beautiful flower arrangements were made, including some for shut-ins who might like something to brighten up their surroundings! There were ample refreshments, worthy of a Thanksgiving table, and a wonderful time was had by all. Volunteers prepared the containers in advance by attaching floral foam. Participants got a nice selection of ferns, varied chrysanthemum stems, purple statice, small carnations, wheat stalks, and plaid ribbon in fall colors to design their beautiful creations. The next Garden Club event will be wreath decorating on Saturday December 3 at 1 p.m. at St. John’s Church. If you wish to attend, call Donna Manoogian at 617-240-9003. Reservations are required because space is limited. Legion breakfasts Saugus American Legion Post 210 is hosting its popular breakfasts from 8-9 a.m. on Fridays. The price is $8 for those who are looking for a delicious meal at Legion Hall. Bon appétit! Drivers, beware of the deer! It’s about this time every year that I start thinking about deer and the damage they can do to your car if you’re not careful. Just last week, as I pulled into my driveway, I saw a deer leaving my yard and going into the street. A few weeks earlier, I had to make a quick stop to avoid hitting a deer that darted out of the woods and pranced in front of my car. I’ve had a lot of close encounters with deer over the years, perhaps none as earth-shattering as the time I got knocked down by one inside a store. Back in December of 1975, when I was the Williamstown bureau chief for The North Adams Transcript, I had a notorious encounter with Mother Nature. I was picking up some laundry at Drummond’s Cleaners when I got knocked down while leaning over the counter. A scared 150-pound doe came crashing through the side window, cutting itself and scaring witnesses inside the store. “Deer season opened today, but merchants on Spring Street are probably wondering who is hunting whom,” I wrote in my lead paragraph for that afternoon’s front-page story. “Three large plate glass windows were shattered within a few minutes. There were no injuries, but the doe did brush up against the back of this reporter after breaking the first window at Drummond’s. “This reporter was trying to figure out whether a sports car had crashed up against the side of the building. Once he got his bearings straight, he was staring down at the nose THE SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 12
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