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The Saugus-based band Ochmoneks will be performing at T.T. the Bear's Place in Cambridge shortly after 10:00 PM.

Saugus, MA - Starting September 6th and every Monday night thereafter, the Dockside Restaurant at the Square One Mall will donate 10% of all sales, both dine-in and take-out from open until close to the Saugus Public School System’s Extracurricular Activities. Recent cuts have called for fundraising efforts to keep the programs up and running. If you have any questions about the fundraising drive, please contact Lisa Urbaczewski at 781-321-3000x204.

The Saugus Housing Authority Meeting will be at 6:00 PM in the Heritage Heights Conference Room.

Soldiers and Sailors: Civil War Monuments of New England September 8, 2004 Saugus Historical Society Almost every New England town has its Soldiers and Sailors Monument, tributes to the sacrifices made by its townspeople in the war that killed more Americans than any other. Often the most conspicuous example of public art, many of these monuments occupy prominent locations while others are tucked away on less visible sites. Some towns have more than one - donated by different organizations or the result of changing tastes and interests which encouraged townspeople to build a new monument of a different style. There are even new Civil War monuments being built today, as well as many that have undergone restorations in the last few years. The statues are often the work of leading 19th and early 20th century sculptors. Favorite motifs include soldiers and sailors in realistically detailed Civil War uniforms, allegorical figures of classical women representing "America" or "Victory", columns, obelisks, and artillery. Have you stopped and looked at the monuments on the North Shore? How about the bronze soldier in New Hampshire which took a bullet hole in the shoulder? Have you seen the spectacular trumpeter on his lively horse galloping in Brookline? Or the infantryman in York, ME that so many people have thought was a Rebel soldier? What about the intricate white bronze monument in Portsmouth,NH with its architectural detail, reliefs of the ships Kearsarge and Alabama, and other figures, that originally stood about 40' tall? There is a golden lady and a granite soldier in a Malden cemetery, and members of all branches of the service in granite on Wakefield Common. National and local history combines with art when you look at the many styles of Civil War monument seen throughout New England. A slide lecture which will give you an "armchair tour" of several of the most interesting and unusual Civil War monuments in New England will be given by Laura Eisener for the Saugus Historical Society at ....p[;-jk,mn 0p , St. John's Church on Wednesday, September 8. The gathering time, with refreshments, will be from 6:45-7:30 PM, with the lecture immediately following the 7:30 business meeting.

A Victorian period bench will be dedicated with a plaque commemorating the occasion. The bench will be placed on the new Town Hall Green, which is in the process of being designed where the former Police Station was. There will be ice cream and cake and entertainment by the "A-Minors" and "The Melodies".

The Saugus Veteran’s Council will have "A Day of Remembrance" this morning on the Taylor Street side of the Town Hall in remembrance of 9/11. The Invocation will begin at 8:30 AM. The Flag will remain at half-staff until Noon.

This yard sale will include toys, furniture, and many household goods.

Tables are available for $15.00 per site. For information and reservations call 781-233-8276.

Saugus Founders' Day is again upon us. See the Founders' Day web page for details on this year's activities.

The annual Founders' Day Pee-Wee Fun Run will start and end at the Saugus High School and will give the youngsters a chance to run. For more information call 781-233-8407.

As part of the Saugus Founders' Day celebration, the William Sutton Masonic Lodge - AF&AM will sponsor a blood drive for Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). Donors age 17 and over are welcome and all blood types are needed. All donor group numbers from fraternal, civic and work groups will be credited. A courtesy brunch will be served to all donors. All donors will receive a free T-Shirt.

The 23rd annual Founders' Day Officer Harold Vitale Memorial Road Race will start and end at the Saugus High School. Please call for more information. Save $2 by registering before September 5.

The Saugus Historical Commission Meeting will be at 6:30 PM in the Local History Room of the Saugus Public Library.

Space is limited, so please call Dineen Minkovitz @ (781) 233-4122 to reserve a spot. Topic: Trigger Point Massage & Stress Reduction Workshop Definition: -What Are Trigger Points? -Relieving Pain Throughout Your Body -Relief From Fatigue & Low Energy

In the early twentieth-century, the Saugus Iron Works site underwent many changes, from the restoration of the seventeenth-century Iron Works House in 1915 to the reconstruction of the colonial iron-making plant in 1954. The story of this transformation is one of competing virtues. Preservation, conservation, interpretation, archaeological process, public access, restoration, reconstruction, and economics were embodied by the many contributors of the early preservation movement. William Sumner Appleton, Wallace Nutting, Louise Crowninshield, and Roland W. Robbins are among the most prominent persons involved in the Iron Works projects. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Iron Works reconstruction, the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site will present a special program exploring these public history pioneers and their association with the Iron Works. A panel discussion that follows will be an opportunity to evaluate their contributions. This FREE event (with an option to purchase a box lunch) is open to all. There will be a 1 1/2 hour break at 11:30 to explore the Iron Works site and get lunch. Registration is requested by September 10.

The Annual Dollhouse and Miniature Show and Sale will be held in the VFW Hall on Main Street. Admission is $4 (children 12 and under free). For more information call Donna or Bernie Carroll at 978-352-7447.

If you go out in the woods today, you may see a lot of basset hounds! The Friends of Breakheart and Yankee Colonial Basset Rescue are hosting a picnic. We will walk in as a group from the Saugus entrance to Pine Tops picnic area and the adjacent fenced dog run, Bark Place. Bring a picnic lunch, we will supply desserts and drinks. A raffle of doggy goodies will be held. Basset wannabes and those who think they might like to own or foster a basset are welcome as well.

2 Family Yard Sale SUNDAY only 9 AM - 2 PM 14 Oakcrest St. - at the corner of Oakcrest and Fairmount Avenue Saugus, MA (off Walnut Street, two streets past the Lynnhurst School if heading toward Lynn from Route 1) Womens' and Childrens' clothing, toys, household bric-a-brac

Bring your family to this easy hike to the beach where we will toast marshmallows around the campfire. Pre-registration required. 617-727-1199 x 212. Meet at the Vocational School parking lot in Wakefield.

Guest speaker will be David Termine, certified massage therapist and specialist in nutritional supplements and their uses for preventive health care and well-being. He will present safe and natural options that are available today to promote a healthier and more enjoyable tomorrow for you and your loved ones.