Page 4 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, DECEmbEr 16, 2022 Holiday Happenings and Blessings Still time to write letters to Santa; Town releases details about upcoming Christmas Eve Parade By Mark E. Vogler A fter two weekends chock full of holiday events, there is no letup with nine days remaining until Christmas. There is still time for kids to write letters to Santa Claus Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 and have them dropped off at the Saugus Post Office at 437 Lincoln Ave. Karen Perullo-Coburn retired from the U.S. Postal Service in May of 2019 after three decades – most of it in Saugus. But she still hasn’t given up the volunteer job she began two decades ago, answering letters that kids write to Santa Claus. Karen has continued to receive Santa letters because she couldn’t find somebody to take over the project. For severDan 1972 R.Y.O. TOBACCO ---------TUBES CIGAR SMOKER’S DELIGHT! 15 Handmade Cigars - Long Leaf Filler - Four Year Old Tobacco Wrapped including a Cohiba $43.95 Our 50th Anniversary HOLIDAY SPECIALS * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Vapes * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES al years now, she’s gotten help from her husband, John. He worked for the Saugus Police Department for 33 years, retiring in 2009 at the rank of sergeant. John sits down at the kitchen counter with her and reads the letters. When they’re done, they write letters back to all of the children who included a return address in their Santa letters. The red metal mailbox with the inscription “LETTERS FOR SANTA” sets in the lobby of the Saugus Post Office in Cliftondale – just a short distance down the street from the Coburns’ Lincoln Avenue home. As of this week, Karen said, they have answered and mailed back about 60 letters, and she estimates that they will wind up responding to more than 100 by the time they knock off a couple of days before Christmas. Without somebody at the SANTA’S MAIL ELVES: Between now and Christmas, Karen and John Coburn will again be reading letters to Santa Claus that have been dropped off in the special mailbox near the entrance inside the Saugus Post Office in Cliftondale. (Saugus Advocate file photo by Mark E. Vogler) Chris 2022 * ASHTONS * ARTURO FUENTE * PADRON * PERDOMO * OTHER MAJOR BRANDS PRICED RIGHT! Montecristo White (Good Smoke) Boxes of 27 or 15 - Buy 1st Box at A.B.C. Reduced Price and Get 2nd Box at 50% Off! Limited Time - Act Now! A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 STORE HOURS: Monday - Saturday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday & Holidays: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Post Office willing to take over her volunteer project, Karen said, she’s inclined to continue doing it “for the kids’ sake.” “We try to keep a little magic in their lives,” Karen said. “I have a special place in my heart for the children. If the kids have a positive experience, it makes me feel like it’s all worthwhile,” she said. Karen has some advice for parents to help make this homegrown holiday tradition more enjoyable: Be sure to include the child’s address on the envelope so Santa knows where to send his responding letter. Also include a little information about good things the child has done – something positive or something that really stands out, so that SANTA’S PARADE ROUTE: The route for the town’s Christmas Eve Parade was recently released. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) Santa can get more personal in his letter. “So, that way, the kids believe that Santa is watching them and they have to be good,” Karen said. The town’s Christmas Eve Parade is still eight days away. But the parade route is already posted on the Saugus Christmas Parade Facebook Page (https://www.facebook. com/saugussantaparade/). The parade is set to start on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) at 6 p.m. from the Central Fire Station on Hamilton Street and will finish on Central Street in Saugus Center at 9 p.m. Santa Claus will receive an escort from the police and fire departments. “Santa would like to see as many children as possible, so listen for the sirens and come out and greet Santa as he passes by,” says Buddy the Elf in a note on the parade that was recently released. Here are some other holiday-related activities: Tomorrow (Saturday, Dec. 17) at noon, the Parson Roby Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (MA0136P) will observe its second Wreaths Across America event, helping to remember and honor veterans at both Riverside Cemetery and the Old Burying Ground by laying remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country’s fallen heroes. There will be the lighting of the Menorah in front of SauHOLIDAY | SEE PAGE 15
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