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The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Freinds of Breakheart Reservation invite you to begin your weekend fireside with a hot cup of cocoa and a family friendly movie in the Christopher P. Dunne Visitor Center. The Show begins at 7pm on March 2nd. Join us in the Hunting Lodge Style Visitor Center located at 177 Forest Street in Saugus off the Lynn Fells Parkway near US Rt.1.Dress the kids in their PJs and spread out a cozy blanket for a FREE family friendly night out. Ample free parking is available. From north or south: Take Rte. 1 to Lynn Fells Parkway exit, follow Lynn Fells Parkway a short distance, take a right onto Forest Street. Park entrance is after Kasabuski Rink. For additional information about this FREE program and the many other activities offered in Your State Parks please call Lynn Hildenbrand at 781 231 1203.

Become the Speaker and Leader you are meant to be! The Saugus Rumney Marsh Toastmasters Club meets on the first & third Mondays of each month from 6:30-8:00pm at 2 Rice Street, Saugus Laurel Gardens. www.toastmasters.org Contact: Sherri Raftery at rafterysher@aol.com

On Saturday, March 10th at 6:30pm, St. Margaret Church 431 Lincoln Ave. Saugus will be holding its Annual Penny Sale in the lower Church hall. Join us for a fun evening. Everyone is welcome.

Become the Speaker and Leader you are meant to be! The Saugus Rumney Marsh Toastmasters Club meets on the first & third Mondays of each month from 6:30-8:00pm at 2 Rice Street, Saugus Laurel Gardens. www.toastmasters.org Contact: Sherri Raftery at rafterysher@aol.com

What is a Pancake without Pure Massachusetts Maple Syrup? Never fear, there?ll be plenty of both here! On Saturday March 17th from 9 am till Noon, the Friends of Breakheart Reservation serve up their renowned Pancake Breakfast once again. Whet your appetite watching DCR staff working in the Sugar Shack to conjure up the syrup from sap for your enjoyment!The $5 admission provides the supplies for the event. 177 Forest St., off the LynnFells Parkway near US Rt. 1 in Saugus.

Traditional Native songs and stories will add an atmosphere of the 1750 era Northeast Woodlands to Breakheart Reservation?s Maple Sugarin? as Material Culture Presenter Jennifer Lee portrays an Algonkian woman in an eighteen foot diameter eastern conical wigwam equipped with the needs of daily life at the time. This program is sponsored by individual contributions to the Urban Park Trust Fund. Next, Tour the History Section, Tree Identification activity, Tap a Maple, watch the Evaporator at work in the Sugar Shack, and best of all, Taste the Results! A $4 admission will directly support the Friends of Breakheart?s purchase of the equipment you will see in action.

Much of Maple Sugaring today is the same as it was three hundred years ago; rooted in methods the early settlers learned from the Native Americans. Nor has the great amount of time and effort involved in producing maple syrup diminished over the years. You too can participate in Breakheart Reservation?s annual Maple Sugarin? on Sunday March 18th from 10am ? 2pm. Tour the History Section, Tree Identification activity, Tap a Maple, watch the Evaporator at work in the Sugar Shack, and best of all, Taste the Results! A $4 admission will support the program, used directly for the equipment you will see in action. Breakheart Reservation is located at 177 Forest St., off the LynnFells Parkway near US Rt. 1 in Saugus

Dress the kids in their PJs and bring a cozy blanket for Family fare in the Christopher P Dunne Visitor Center of Breakheart Reservation. A chilly night will have the fireplace lit. Hot Cocoa will be served and popcorn will be ready. Plenty of free parking. Insider Info: Early birds get the rocking chairs!

So many are enjoying the Breakheart Friday Family Movies, another will be offered in March, on the last Friday March 30th. Cosponsored by the Friends of Breakheart, who provided the audio visual magic machinery to present family friendly fare on the big screen, your organization could sponsor a family night out at Breakheart Reservation's fabulous Hunting Lodge Style Visitor Visitor Center, too. Just send an email to Lynn.Hildenbrand@state.ma.us or leave a voice mail at 781 231 1203 for additional information about this program and the many other activities offered in Your State Parks. Meet at: The Christopher P. Dunne Visitor Center, 177 Forest St., Saugus off the Lynn Fells Parkway near US Rt.1.Dress the kids in their PJs and spread out a cozy blanket for a FREE family night out, including ample parking. From north or south: Take Rte. 1 to Lynn Fells Parkway exit, follow Lynn Fells Parkway a short distance, take a right onto Forest Street. Park entrance is after Kasabuski Rink.