Elks National Hoop Shoot was held Saturday, November 13, 2010.
Here are the results! Boys, ages 8-9 years old: 1st Place,
Jaggar Beauchesne; 2nd Place, Bassil Faraj; Boys, ages 10-11
years old: 1st Place, Mallik Faraj; 2nd Place, Quinn Estes;
Girls, ages 10-11 years old: 1st Place, Erin McFarland.
The children in 1st place will go onto the state competition
which is being held in Nashua.
Elks Halloween party was held on Sunday, October 24,
2010 at the Concord/Epsom Elks Club. (in picture) Jaggar
Beauchesne, Hunter Blodgett, Kaylee Blodgett, Ayden Doliber, and
Rhyana Doliber. Helpers: Mallory Belanger and
Marissa Kibbee. Elks member: Carrie Doliber.
Connor Locke Wins Local Competition In Lions
International Peace Poster Contest
Connor Locke, winner, Dianne Lombardo
Epsom-Chichester Lions Club presenter
Joanne Tuene, art teacher, standing behind Connor
Connor Locke of the Epsom Central School took a step to becoming
an internationally recognized artist by winning a local
competition sponsored by the Epsom-Chichester Lions Club.
Connor’s poster was among more than 350,000 entries submitted
worldwide in the 18th annual Lions International Peace Poster
Contest. Lions Clubs International sponsors the contest to
emphasize the importance of world peace to young people
everywhere.
The poster was chosen by the Epsom-Chichester Lions Clubs based
on its originality, artistic merit, and portrayal of the contest
theme, “Vision of Peace.”
Epsom-Chichester Lions Club President, James Falzone, said he is
impressed by the expression and creativity of the students at
the Epsom Central School. “It is obvious that these young
people have strong ideas about what peace means to them.
I’m so proud that we were able to provide them with the
opportunity to share their visions.”
Connor’s poster is advancing through Lions District 44 where
there is stiff competition.
One grand prize winner and 23 merit award winners will be
chosen. The grand prize is a $2500 award plus a trip
for the winner and two family members for a ceremony at the
United Nations on Lions Day.
You may view the winning posters at
www.lionsclubs.org. The Epsom-Chichester Lions Club
has conducted this contest for many years and encourages other
local schools to participate.
If you would like to visit the local Lions Club meeting
please call 736-9942 for information.
Letter
Yes, it is that magical time of the year! Many
of us are preparing for the holidays, preparing for winter, and
some of us are preparing for our March Town Meetings!
The
members of the Epsom Budget Committee have been holding weekly
meetings for the past few months. The town department
heads have presented their budgets to the Board of Selectmen and
the Budget Committee. I am pleased to note that Epsom
residents should be proud of their diligent and dedicated town
employees and officials. The budgets presented have been
reasonable and carefully prepared. There are a number of
departments and committees who give countless hours of
volunteered time to keep Epsom’s town government running
smoothly and efficiently.
Our Town Office managers, Town Clerk and Tax Collector,
Police, Fire/Ambulance/Emergency Management, Highway Dept.,
Cemetery Trustees, Park Committee, Planning Board, Zoning
Board of Adjustments, Compliance Officer, Conservation
Committee, the library, welfare officer, health officer, and
school board have each brought their budgets to the committee
for review and questions. The budget committee has had the
privilege of learning more about how our town departments
operate and citizens are encouraged to attend the public hearing
on January 13 at 7 pm at the Epsom Town Offices.
The next few meetings on
Thursday evenings will be work sessions and citizens are welcome
to attend to listen. In early February there will be the
deliberative sessions for the Town and School Budgets.
Remember this is OUR town and we can all be part of it!
Join the process!
Virginia Drew, Budget Committee member
Epsom, NH
Letter
To my constituents:
Besides the health insurance
and pension bills described in the last two letters, I’ve filed
four other bills:
• A bill to eliminate the Rail Transit
Authority. Government-funded passenger rail for commuters,
if it is ever appropriate, is for densely populated areas. It is
just plain silly in a rural state like New Hampshire.
Ticket receipts never bring in more than a fraction of the
cost of running the trains, let alone the cost to build the
system. Eliminating the Authority would prevent them
from issuing as much as $125 million in new debt.
• Forming a
committee to study the elimination of turnpikes and tolls, and
replacing them with highway and the gas tax. If
implemented, this would save motorists about $40 million a year.
Tolls bring in roughly $100 million a year, but we estimate that
40% of that is spent on collections: EZ-Pass, armored cars, the
guys with their hands out, etc. The gas tax costs almost
nothing to collect, especially since we already have one.
• A
bill to give teachers who discipline unruly students some legal
protection from lawsuits if they act reasonably. Teachers
should not have to worry about getting sued if they intervene to
stop disruptive behavior.
• Eliminating the concept of over
voting. The explanation of this is a bit longer than I can
do justice to in this short space. If you’ve ever voted
for someone who was not your first choice (because your first
choice “couldn’t win”) then you should like this bill.
I
welcome hearing from you at
[email protected],
or 782-4918.
Yours,
Rep. Dan McGuire
Epsom