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Is it spring yet? Make your guess, and then your family can search for the groundhog and other animal and plant signs that predict the arrival of spring! Please pre-register.

Please join the Rumney Marsh Toastmasters Club # 8431 on the first and third Monday of each month from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM at the Saugus Laurel Gardens, 2 Rice Street Saugus, MA. Contact Person: Sherri Raftery, DTM, Vice President of Education 978-235-2035 courjestour@aol.com http://rumneymarsh.freetoasthost.org www.district31.org ----------------- WHAT IS TOASTMASTERS? This non-profit organization offers a proven and enjoyable way to practice communication and leadership skills. Members evaluate one another's presentations. This feedback process is a key part of the program's success. Meeting participants also give impromptu talks on assigned topics, conduct meetings, serve as officers in various leadership roles and learn rules related to timing, grammar and parliamentary procedure. Thousands of corporations sponsor in-house Toastmasters clubs. Businesses and government organizations have discovered that Toastmasters is an effective, cost-efficient means of meeting their communication training needs. Toastmasters groups can also be found in governmental agencies, a variety of community organizations, prisons, universities, hospitals, military bases and churches. LEARN MORE ABOUT TOASTMASTERS www.toastmasters.org

2009 FOOTBALL REGISTRATION

Join us for a morning of winter wildlife viewing and look for seals, water fowl, and more! Contact us about equipment rentals. Minimum age is 12. Space is limited.

Tukey, editor and publisher of People, Places, and Plants Magazine, will discuss his surefire method for safe, sustainable, and successful lawns and landscapes. He will also sign copies of his book and answer questions.

The Sisterhood of Congregation Ahavas Sholom of Saugus will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 12:00 noon at the Continental Restaurant on Route 1 North in Saugus. Of couse, visitors are always welcome. For further information or to RSVP call Dottie at 617-846-7421.

Do you know what defines and causes an Ice Age? Did you know that until about 12,000 years ago North America was the greatest land of predatory creatures since the Jurassic era? Or that the entire New England region was under a mile or more of ice at that time? Cape Ann is one of the most significant geological areas in America and one of the best places to see and know the last Ice Age up close and in front of you. Please preregister.

Halibut Point’s dramatic oceanside cliffs are nationally renowned for viewing winter shorebirds. Meet at Halibut Point parking area.

Please join the Rumney Marsh Toastmasters Club # 8431 on the first and third Monday of each month from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM at the Saugus Laurel Gardens, 2 Rice Street Saugus, MA. Contact Person: Sherri Raftery, DTM, Vice President of Education 978-235-2035 courjestour@aol.com http://rumneymarsh.freetoasthost.org www.district31.org ----------------- WHAT IS TOASTMASTERS? This non-profit organization offers a proven and enjoyable way to practice communication and leadership skills. Members evaluate one another's presentations. This feedback process is a key part of the program's success. Meeting participants also give impromptu talks on assigned topics, conduct meetings, serve as officers in various leadership roles and learn rules related to timing, grammar and parliamentary procedure. Thousands of corporations sponsor in-house Toastmasters clubs. Businesses and government organizations have discovered that Toastmasters is an effective, cost-efficient means of meeting their communication training needs. Toastmasters groups can also be found in governmental agencies, a variety of community organizations, prisons, universities, hospitals, military bases and churches. LEARN MORE ABOUT TOASTMASTERS www.toastmasters.org

Walk in the century-old footsteps of Mason A. Walton, the Ravenswood Hermit. We’ll visit the site of his cabin and share tales from his book, "A Hermit’s Wild Friends", along the way. Recommended for families. Please pre-register.

Want to improve your public speaking and leadership skills? Please join the Leading Speakers - Advanced Club # 7572 on the third Thursday Monday of each month from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM at the Square One Mall, Second Floor (Business Office)on Route One in Saugus, MA. Contact Person: Sherri Raftery, DTM, Club Secretary & Lt. Governor of Education & Training 978-235-2035 courjestour@aol.com www.leadingspeakers@freetoasthost.us www.district31.org ----------------- WHAT IS TOASTMASTERS? This non-profit organization offers a proven and enjoyable way to practice communication and leadership skills. Members evaluate one another's presentations. This feedback process is a key part of the program's success. Meeting participants also give impromptu talks on assigned topics, conduct meetings, serve as officers in various leadership roles and learn rules related to timing, grammar and parliamentary procedure. Thousands of corporations sponsor in-house Toastmasters clubs. Businesses and government organizations have discovered that Toastmasters is an effective, cost-efficient means of meeting their communication training needs. Toastmasters groups can also be found in governmental agencies, a variety of community organizations, prisons, universities, hospitals, military bases and churches. LEARN MORE ABOUT TOASTMASTERS www.toastmasters.org

Join us as we build nest boxes to add to our colony for one of Appleton Farms’ coveted residents. You’re invited to stay to help hang the boxes along our bluebird box trail, the most productive in Essex County. You may even catch a bluebird sighting! Minimum recommended age is 6 (16 without adult). Please pre-register.

St Margaret Parish is holding its annual Gourmet Dinner on Saturday evening, February 21 from 6:30PM to 10:30PM. Once again we will have our three Gourmet Chefs preparing three different meals for your enjoyment. You can have one meal or three all for one price of $25.00 per person. Tickets and menu are now available and this event is open to everyone. For further details please call St. Margaret's rectory at 781-233-1040.

Orchids will brighten any room during the winter. Learn new tips for orchid care, discover easy and exquisite varieties, and find out what to do when they stop blooming.

Kids will enjoy the winter outdoors on guided explorations around lovely Coolidge Point. This program is for young children accompanied by their favorite adult. Please pre-register.

How’s the health of the trees that line your streets or shade your community playgrounds and parks? Learn what you can do to help protect your communities’ precious assets. Sponsored by the Putnam Conservation Institute. Please pre-register.