THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, December 6, 2019 Page 11 A Christmas tree exchange The town will welcome Santa tonight along with a new Christmas tree THEN AND NOW: Left to right, the Saugus Town Christmas tree as it appeared last year and the new one which replaced it last week. The town will light up the tree tonight to officially usher in the holiday season. (Saugus Advocate photos by Mark E. Vogler) By Mark E. Vogler F inally, a handsome Christmas tree to replace the old one that was mowed down by a reckless Lynn driver last July has been positioned – and just in time for today’s annual tree lighting and festivities. A 31-inch Norway spruce that was planted in the island near the Civil War monument in Saugus Center last Friday takes the place of the Colorado blue spruce, which stood about 45 to 48 feet tall, according to Tim Wendell, the town’s longtime tree warden and foreman of the Forestry Department. “A lot of people liked the Colhad a bluish, frosty tint, and they were bummed out when it got knocked down,” Wendell said. “This one has got a nice shape to it. I hope everyone enjoys it. We will see how it goes on Friday when they light it up,” he said. The replacement tree weighs orado blue spruce because it more than 15,000 pounds, Plug Into Reliability With Honda Generators! $ ON EM MSR 290! SAVE EM6500S MSRP $3,219* M M6500 0 ONLY $2,929 ** • 6500 watts • Provides 7,000 watts for 10 sec. to start larger equipment • Convenient electric starting • 120V/20A GFCI Outlets • 3-Year Warranty† and it is the centerpiece of the tree lighting that was recently stretched across 36 trees on both sides of Central Street. Wendell and other town workers involved in the tree planting had a short window to get the tree in over the Thanksgiving weekend before the ground froze. “We soaked it pretty good. It wasn’t frozen when we did it,” he said. Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree said the official lighting will happen around 7 p.m. today, coinciding with the arrival of Santa Claus. Last year, a group of children on the steps of Town Hall enjoyed turning on the lights to mark the official beginning of the holiday season in Saugus. Get Prepared For Winter With Honda Snow Blowers! With Honda Snow H H M • $ 100! SAVE HS720AM MSRP $709* ONLY $ • Single Stage 609 • 20" clearing width • 33' maximum throw distance‡ • Uses regular gas • 2-Year Warranty† • 100! SAVE 39* SAVE $ MSRP $1,119* EG2800i $1,029 ** 9 0! E MSRP $2,309* MSR 9* $2,099 EU3000is • 2800 watts • Easy connection for home backup with built-in 30A receptacle • 3-Year Residential Warranty/ 1-Year Commercial Warranty† • 3-Year Warranty† ** • 3000 watts • Super quiet — 50 to 57 dB(A) • Convenient electric starting • Long Run Time — 7.1 hours @ rated load 90! $ 210 SAVE 2 0! E MSRP $4,889 MS 9* $4,449 EU7000is • 3-Year Warranty† ** • 7000 watts with Fuel Injection • 120V/20A GFCI Outlets • Push-button electric starting • Long Run Time — 6.5 hours @ rated load 210! $ 440! SAVE 4 HSS724ATD4 T $ MSRP $2,539* TD $ 2,439 ** Non-Electric Start Model Subtract $ t Model Subtract 70 • Up to 1,500 pounds per minute snow clearing‡ • 23.8" clearing width • Honda Variable Speed Hydrostatic Drive • Electric Joystick Chute Control • Track Drive with easy to adjust Auger Height Control • 3-Year Warranty† Your Authorized Honda Power Equipment Dealer 1865 REVERE BEACH PARKWAY EVERETT, MA (617) 389-7000 www.parkwaycycle.com *Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. **Minimum Advertised Price. †For full warranty details, see your Authorized Honda Power Equipment Dealer or visit powerequipment.honda.com. ‡Capacity and throw distance will vary with conditions. Please read the owner’s manual before operating your Honda Power Equipment and never use in a closed or partly enclosed area where you could be exposed to odorless, poisonous carbon monoxide. Connection of a generator to house power requires a transfer device to avoid possible injury to power company personnel. Consult a qualifi ed electrician. Specifi cations subject to change without notice. Not all dealers carry all products. © 2019 American Honda Motor Co., Inc. 0! $ $ 200! SAVE 0! ! HSS1332A MSRP $3,429* 9* 3,229 ** Non-Electric Start Model Subtract $ Model Subtract 180 • Up to 2,750 pounds per minute snow clearing‡ • 31.9" clearing width • Honda Variable Speed Hydrostatic Drive • Electric Joystick Chute Control • Track Drive with easy to adjust Auger Height Control • 3-Year Warranty† ** • Up to 1,800 pounds per minute snow clearing‡
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