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Congregation Ahavas Sholom, 343 Central Street, Saugus High Holiday Schedule: Wed. Oct. 1 Second Day of Rosh Hashanah 9:30 AM For more information, call Bill or Maureen 781-231-3562.

Essex County Pet Parade: 4:00; Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride: 7:00; Live Cooking Demos by Health Craft: 4:00; Picnic Area Stage: Deep Fried Blues; Trianon Stage: 97 North; Midway Ride Special: 4 to 10.

View Juniper, Venus, and fall constellations through powerful telescopes! Please pre-register.

Opening Day Parade: 9:00 AM; Opening Ceremonies: 10:30 AM; Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off: 9:00 AM; Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride: 2:00 & 7:00 PM; Youth & 4H Cattle Show: 3:00 PM; Polo: 7:30 PM; Live Cooking Demos: All Day; Grandstand Entertainment: Andy Pratt Band: 2:00 & 7:00 PM; Colgate Country Showdown: 4:00 PM; Trianon Stage: Joshua Allen, Singer; Jr. King & Queen Contest; Jason Hudy, Magician; 97 North; Midway Ride Special: Noon to 5:00 PM

The Saugus Coalition Against Domestic Violence is having their annual walk at Breakheart Reservation, Saturday, October 4th, from 10:00 to Noon. The cost is $7.00 per individual, $10.00 per family. There will be refreshments afterwards. It?s a great way to spend a Saturday morning, with friends and family. All are welcome to attend.

The Class of 1953 is celebrating their 55th reunion at the Continental Restaurant on Saturday, October 4, 2008 from 12:00 - 5:00. For more information, please contact Lois Hobbs Thomas at 781-233-1758, Bill & Betty Stirling at 781-231-1350, Marsha Blake Swenson at 781-233-9089 and Lucille Losano St. Pierre at 978-304-1953. Other organizers are Betty Rumson Hamilton and Jean Melanson Muise. Please help find the 1 missing in the class Alice Hubbs.

Church Services: 10:00 AM; Youth & 4H Cattle Show, AM Classes; Horse Pulling; Hallamore 8-Horse Hitch; Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride; Cooking Demos on Big Stage; Paul Parent: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM; Thal Fruit Carving: Noon to 4:00 PM; Grandstand Entertainment: Andy Pratt Band: 2:00 & 7:00 PM; Trianon Stage: Jason Hudy, Magician; Swany River Band; Agape the Band

Horse Pulling; Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride; Hallamore 8-Horse Hitch; N.S. Christian Men's Choir; Live Cooking Demos; Grandstand Entertainment: Tracilynne 2:00 PM; JoDee Messina: 7:00 PM; Trianon Stage: Wakefield Retired Men's Band; Jason Hudy, Magician; T-Bone; Simulcast of JoDee Messina. Senior Citizen Day! 7:00 admission for seniors.

Oxen Pulling; Hallamore 8-Horse Hitch; Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride; Live Cooking Demos; Grandstand Entertainment: The Pete Best Band: 2:00 & 7:00 PM; Trianon Stage: Jason Hudy, Magician; Michael Trautman; Larry & The Bluescasters; Eric Colville Band; Midway Ride Special: 5:00 to 10:00 PM

Collect pine cones, leaves, dried flowers, and twigs to create a decorative wreath for your fall door display. For ages 4 and up. Please pre-register.

Hallamore Clydesdale Hitch; Draft Horse Show, Farm & Fun Classes; Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride; Solstice Singers; Draft Horse Barrel Racing; Live Cooking Demos; Grandstand Entertainment: Andy Pratt: 2:00; AMERICA 7:00 PM; Trianon Stage: Jason Hudy, Magician; T-Bone; Drift Session; Garfish

Congregation Ahavas Sholom, 343 Central Street, Saugus High Holiday Schedule: Wed. Oct. 8 Kol Nidre Service 6:30 PM For more information, call Bill or Maureen 781-231-3562.

Saugus Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 8, 2008. Gathering Time: 6:30 - 7:00 Business Meeting: 7:00 Note Location Change: American Legion Hall 44 Taylor Street. Parking in the hall parking lot or on Taylor Street. Guest speaker will be Richard Provenzano who will discuss the Salem Witchcraft Delusion. Just in time for Hallowe'en. Light refreshments will be served and desserts are always appreciated. For more info call: 781-233-7232 and leave a message. Visitors are always welcome.

Congregation Ahavas Sholom, 343 Central Street, Saugus High Holiday Schedule: Thurs. Oct. 9 Yom Kippur 9:30 AM Thurs. Oct. 9 Yizkor 11:30 AM Thurs. Oct. 9 Closing Service 5:30 PM (break-the-fast table after service) For more information, call Bill or Maureen 781-231-3562.

Congregation Ahavas Sholom, 343 Central Street, Saugus High Holiday Schedule: Thurs. Oct. 9 Yom Kippur 9:30 AM Thurs. Oct. 9 Yizkor 11:30 AM Thurs. Oct. 9 Closing Service 5:30 PM (break-the-fast table after service) For more information, call Bill or Maureen 781-231-3562.

USDHS Beagle Brigade; Hallamore Clydesdale Hitch; Live Cooking Demos; Chef Landry's Comedy Cooking Show; Grandstand Entertainment: Shana Stack & Flastlane: 2:00; The Village People: 7:00 PM; Trianon Stage: Jason Hudy, Magician; Michael Trautman; The Boomers; Simulcast of the Village People; Midway Ride Special: 5:00 to 10:00 PM

CYO Basketball Sign-ups CYO Basketball sign-ups for boys grades 5-8 and girls grades 5-8 will be held October 9th at St. Margaret's hall at 7pm. The fee is $125.00 which must be paid in full at time of registration. We are also looking for volunteers, coaches, and team parents. CYO is a great way for families to share time together. Please call Keith with any questions at 781-233-1278.

Llama Show; Live Cooking Demos; Chef Landry's Comedy Cooking Show; Hallamore Clydesdales; Antique Farm Tractor Pull; Grandstand Entertainment: Shana Stack & Flastlane: 2:00; LONESTAR: 7:00 PM; Trianon Stage:T-Bone; Blind Billy & the Spectacles; Simulcast of Lonestar

Join the New England Wildflower Society on a guided botanical field trip to Pine Hole Bog and Holt Hill. Bring lunch and a hand lens if you have one. Space limited. Please pre-register.

Animal Planet's Jeff Corwin 11:00 AM (there is an extra $15 charge to see this show); Hallamore Clydesdales; Dog Obedience; Live Cooking Demos; Barrel Racing & Pole Bending; Grandstand Entertainment: The Orville Griddings Band: 2:00 & 7:00 PM; Trianon Stage: Michael Trautman; Michael & Marisa; Brian Maes & Friends

Cow join us at the Breakheart Fall Festival featuring: Free pumpkins for kids, pumpkin decorating, candy in the hay pile, stuff a scarecrow, face painting, balloon sculptures, bubble art, donuts, cider and music by the Jolly Rogues. And it's all free!!!! For additional info call 781-245-1789 or email breakheart1@aol.com

One man's discard is another man's treasure. SAVE & the Friends of Breakheart Reservation have joined together to present the second "It's New To You" Swap meet to help keep usable items out of the waste stream. This is a free event. No money. No bargaining. A simple swap. Bring something. Everyone is invited to bring one or more items in usable and good condition to the swap. Please do not bring any items to the swap that require special disposal. Take something. And to complete the (re)cycle, we're sure that you'll find some "it's new to you" items to bring home!

Enjoy various habitats, including woodlands and rare species, on a summit hike featuring splendid coastal views. (Access ordinarily closed to public.) Please pre-register.

Draft Horse Show (All Breeds) 11:00 AM; Hallamore Clydesdales; Draft Horse Barrel Racing 7:30 PM; Open Goat Show; Mrs. Essex County Pageant; Grandstand Entertainment: Grupo Fantasia: 2:00 & 7:00 PM; Trianon Stage: Church Services: 10:00 AM; Tom O'Carroll; Rince Cois Fharraige Irish Dancers; David LaFleur; The Dave Sammarco Band

Draft Horse Show (All Breeds, ALL DAY); Hallamore Clydesdales; Figure "8" Racing: 7:00 PM; Dairy Goat Show; Grandstand Entertainment: Cocabanana Band: 2:00 & 6:00 PM; Trianon Stage: Agnes Stecker Dance Group; PI Alley Band

CYO Basketball Sign-ups CYO Basketball sign-ups for boys grades 5-8 and girls grades 5-8 will be held at Blessed Sacrament hall on October 13th at 7pm. The fee is $125.00 which must be paid in full at time of registration. We are also looking for volunteers, coaches, and team parents. CYO is a great way for families to share time together. Please call Keith with any questions at 781-233-1278.

Saugus Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at Hammersmith Nursing Home on Chestnut Street Saugus Program: wild flower arrangement workshop - materials fee: $5.00 Light refreshments will be served. For more info call: Donna 781-233-5640 Visitors are always welcome.

The Saugus TRIAD senior council will be hosting a special program for Saugus seniors and the disabled on Thursday, October 16th at the Saugus Senior Center from 9:30-11:00 am. Debra MacGregor will deal with the proper disposal of prescription drugs (bring your list of prescriptions), and SGT Mike Stewart will brief on the Alzheimer?s safety program. There will be stations offering the ?file of life? and ?yellow dot? programs, along with a photo ID station. Light refreshments will be provided.

Join FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH for a ?SLIMY? good time! There will be games, crafts, treats, stories (where YOU get to get slimy) and even a parents corner for some time to just relax & enjoy the evening. There will be fun for everyone! COST: a donation of non-perishable food to the Pantry of Hope AGES: 12 and under and their parents DATE: Friday, October 17, 2008 TIME: 6:00 p.m. ? 8:00 p.m. WHERE: First Baptist Church Melrose 561 Main Street (follow the sound of fun to the Fellowship Hall) DRESS: Feel free to wear your cutest Halloween costumes (please no scary or violent costumes) for more information contact the church @ 781-665-4470

Lots of different items for sales, ranging from baby items and toys to housewares and tools. We have a brand new Disney pop-up tent for girls, and a new NASCAR lamp for boys, and a battery-operated swing for baby. We also have clothes for men, women, and children.

On Saturday, October 18th from 10am-4pm at our MetroRock Climbing Centers in Newburyport will be hosting our first indoor Bouldering Competition. We are giving away thousands in prizes and will have a ton happening at the event. Please help us spread the word to help us build the sport of climbing!!!

Quilts, Boutique, Penny Sale, Door Prizes, Raffle Quilt, Challenge Quilts, Viewers' Choice Voting, Vendors

Learn the basics of birding while enjoying a stroll about the weather-beaten bluffs ? shorebirding at its best! Meet at parking area.

Antique and Contemporary Toy Soldiers of all Periods. Civilian, Farm, Zoo, Hunt, and Railroad Figures. Cowboys, Indians, Knights, and Christmas Figures. Marching Bands and Military Miniatures. Plastic Figures and Playsets, Miniature Gardens. Books, Uniforms, and Badges, Artillery and Vehicles. Marx, Heyde, Elastolin, Lineol, Britains, Dimestore, Dinky, Manoil, Barclay, Gray Iron, Timpo, and others. Over 50 Vendors and 100 Tables and more, more, more... Donation $5. Children under 12: FREE!

Quilts, Boutique, Penny Sale, Door Prizes, Raffle Quilt, Challenge Quilts, Viewers' Choice Voting, Vendors

Sisterhood of Congregation Ahavas Sholom 343 Central Street, Saugus Will hold its next monthly meeting on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 12:00 Noon In the downstairs meeting room. Guest speaker will be Jim Cunningham of Chelsea Revere Winthrop Elder Services. For more information and to RSVP call Dorothy at 617-846-7421 Visitors are always welcome.

Entries for the eleventh annual Saugus.net Halloween Ghost Story Contest must be received by midnight at the absolute latest. Submitting earlier is recommended

Ghosts and goblins and things that go bump in the night return to Breakheart for their annual visit. May not be suitable for small children. But then your kids may be scarier than our ghouls!

Congregation Ahavas Sholom 343 Central Street, Saugus Will hold Friday Night Services on October 24, 2008 at 8:00 PM For more information call Bill or Maureen Appel at 781-231-3562 Oneg Shabbat follows. Visitors are always welcome.

Ghosts and goblins and things that go bump in the night return to Breakheart for their annual visit. May not be suitable for small children. But then your kids may be scarier than our ghouls!

The Class of 1963 is planning their 45th reunion on Saturday October 25, 2008. The reunion will be at The Hilltop Steakhouse on Route 1 in Saugus. The reunion will start at 6:30 with a buffet dinner at 7:30.

Please join us for an evening of Metaphysical Messages brought by the Medium Linnea. Linnea is well known throughout New England for her outstanding readings in clairaudience (hearing messages that are being conveyed) and precognition (the prediction of the future). (Fundraiser for the M.E.G. Foundation)

Winning entries from the eleventh annual Saugus.net Halloween Ghost Story Contest will be posted online live.