Reminder:
In an effort to help manage the cost of clothing for our local
families, Epsom Bible Church will be holding a free clothing swap on
Saturday, October 6th from 9-12 noon. You may bring donated clothing
beginning at 8:30 am. All clothes need to be clean and in good
repair (no rips or stains), and separated by size and gender. There
is no cost and you do not have to make a clothing donation in
order to take items. Call for more information or if you are
interested in volunteering at 344-8843.
Evergreen Lodge #53 and Ivy Green Rebekah Lodge #36 are sponsoring
another great Dinner/Cabaret Show on Friday, Oct.12 and Saturday,
Oct. 13 at the American Legion Hall on Short Falls road in Epsom.
The dinner/show begins at 6 pm and includes appetizers, turkey,
roast beef, salad, vegetables, beverages and dessert. The show is
directed by Elizabeth Lent and features all local talent
Reservations are required and can be made by calling Vickie at
736-4707. Plan to join us for a fun night of great food and
entertainment. Proceeds will be used to help bring the historic Odd
Fellows Hall into code compliance!
Letter
No Joke
I have been reading Nancy Heath’s letters to the editor over the
last few months. I’ve especially enjoyed her references to the power
of the Free Staters, as in her latest letter title ‘Heard The New
Joke?’
Her basic summary of the Free Staters is reasonably sound, her
understanding of their motivation is not.
The Free Staters, of which I am one, generally do not wish to change
your life, nor that of Nancy Heath. I only wish to interact with
others in a manner of voluntary cooperation, mutually benefiting
both parties.
In the unlikely event that a Free State utopia blooms
overnight:
Nothing in your life should change, other than being able to keep
more of what you earn.
Nothing in your life should change, unless you believe that the
state is best at determining how, when, and where your children
should be educated.
Nothing in your life should change, other than being able to protect
yourself and your loved ones without fear of being branded a
criminal.
Nothing in your life should change, unless you believe you should
control your neighbors’ bodies and the substances they consume.
Nothing in your life should change, other than being able to
voluntarily enter into work agreements without asking the state’s
permission first.
Nothing in your life should change, other than it being easier for
you to start and run your own business.
Nothing in your life should change, other than the restoration of
liberties that have been eroding over the last 100 years of the
deluge of government.
Unfortunately, Nancy Heath scoffs at these changes. Fortunately,
Carol McGuire believes in them. That is why I support Carol, and
changes we can believe in.
Fortunately, Carol McGuire is no joke.
Sincerely,
Bradley Keyes
Epsom
Loudon Food Pantry News
Submitted By
Sarah, Sue and Bill
Thanksgiving Box Time
It’s that time of the year again?! Last year we handed out over 120
Thanksgiving boxes. The boxes contained fresh fruit, fresh
vegetables, as well as all the Thanksgiving Dinner fixings.
Anyone who is a patron of Loudon Food Pantry is eligible for a
Thanksgiving Box. All they have to do is complete our sign up form.
These forms will be available during the month of October. If you
come in after that date to sign up, there will be no guarantee that
we will have enough food to fill your order. Please sign up early so
that we know how much food we need to have on-hand. We will be
handing out Thanksgiving Boxes the week of November 12th.
Annual 50/50 Raffle
We are holding our Annual 50/50 Raffle. The raffle starts November
1, 2012 and ends December 13, 2012. Tickets prices: 50¢
each; $2.00 for 5 tickets; or $3.00 for 10 tickets. You can purchase
you tickets at the pantry located at 30 Chichester Rd., Unit D,
Loudon NH on Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday, from 10 – 5 and Wednesday
from 10 – 6. Also, an order form will be on our website
(LoudonFoodPantry.org) as well.
Donations Needed
In 2011 we handed out enough food to feed 67,628 meals to 3,631
households. In 2012 (figures up to July 31) we handed out
enough food to feed 41,726 meals to 2,102 households. We still
have (figure wise) 5 more months to go.
We have September and October to get through before giving out
Thanksgiving Boxes. During this time, we need funds to purchase food
and pay operating expenses as well. Thanks to 2011 Gift of Lights,
we do not need canned vegetables. But all other items are welcome.
Check out LoudonFoodPantry.org for an updated list.
For Thanksgiving boxes, we need stuffing, cranberry sauce, turkey
gravy, items that can be used for desserts (boxed cakes and icings,
brownies, jello, pudding, etc.) Also, funds for fresh fruits
and vegetables that we’ll need to purchase right before handing out
the boxes.
Are you planning a food drive for us? Please call
(603)724-9731 to let us know so we’ll be prepared for the drop-off.
Gift cards to Sam’s club and Walmart are always welcome as well.
We usually purchase fruits and vegetables from Sam’s and other food
items from Walmart.
Please mail or bring donations to 30 Chichester Rd., Unit D., Loudon
NH 03307. We are there Mon., Tue., and Thu. From 10 – 5 and
Wed. 10 – 6. Can’t make it? Call (603) 724-9731 to make
other arrangements.
Auction Cancelled
For the past month or so a volunteer has been trying to put together
an ongoing auction for the food pantry. Unfortunately, due to
unforeseen circumstances, the auction has been cancelled.
We apologize for any inconvenience that this has caused.
Thank You!
Without our volunteers, donors, and anyone who chips in we would not
be able to accomplish all that we do and help as many in need as we
do. Thank you again for all your help!
Retirement Reception Honoring Carol Neely
Epsom Central School has a retirement reception
honoring Carol Neely on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 between 2:30 pm
and 5:00 pm. Mrs. Neely has been a secretary at E.C.S. for
generations of Epsom Students. Since 1988, she welcomed everyone
walking through the doors and helped brighten everyone’s day. Please
join the E.C.S. staff and the entire Epsom Community as we recognize
and thank her for her career devoted to the students of Epsom. We
would welcome any contribution of refreshments or baked goods for
the reception. If interested, please contact
[email protected]
Letter
The Old Church And What’s Worthwhile
My thanks to Jim Breagy for writing of a worthwhile subject that’s
been on many minds here in Epsom lately. What’s to become of the old
church that the “town” now owns? It’s a subject of relevance to all
of us, and a refreshing change from foolish weekly letters from a
crackpot politician wannabe who vilifies TWA, Big Business, and
Republican politicians.
I’m confident that the residents of Epsom are most interested in
subjects of relevance to their town, and by extension, to the state
of New Hampshire.
By all means let’s do something worthwhile with that old building!
Putting it to use for town purposes would make sense… and if at this
point an addition is needed, then let’s do something about that. If
money is to be spent maintaining offices for the town, I’d rather
that the money goes into offices and a building that actually
belongs to us!
Roger Bennett
Epsom
Epsom Central School Staff And Faculty
Mrs. Barbara Nelson, 1st Grade Teacher
Barbara has been both a registered nurse and a teacher in her
career. She worked as an ER nurse in Detroit for 12 years. Barbara
received her BS in Education from Wayne State University, Michigan.
She then taught Health Occupation Vocation and General Education
Health classes in a Michigan high school for 10 years. Barbara also
taught 2nd grade for five years in Michigan. She is starting her
seventh year at ECS, the last five in 1st grade.
Several reasons factored into Barbara’s decision to switch from
nursing to education: her husband was in education, it was nice to
be home evenings and have weekends off, and she wouldn’t miss the
stress of ER work. She was also drawn to children after her
experience in an ER pediatric walk-in service.
Having come from a much larger environment than Epsom, Barbara
enjoys the small town atmosphere of ECS and appreciates the way the
faculty and staff care for and look out for one another. She has
enjoyed being a chaperone for dances. Barbara loves the fact that
the parents are involved and help in the classroom, and describes
ECS as a “lovely family community.” She would suggest that parents
let their children teach them what they learned in school that day,
and encourage them to talk about their day.
Barbara lives in Dover with her husband, an administrator in
Manchester schools, and Abby, their lovely golden retriever. Their
two sons are happily married and have provided Barbara and her
husband with three grandchildren. One son lives in Michigan and one
in Boston, the latter with a new baby. Barbara and her husband plan
to retire in three years and travel, particularly to England and
California. She loves gardening and tending flowers in her spare
time.
Letter
Chicken Little
Republicans
Post WWII, America’s national debt was 121% of GNP. Eisenhower era
Republicans did not yell “The sky is falling, the sky is
falling...”! They did not try to “confiscate” social security funds
to pay off war debt. They did not wring their hands over debt while
cutting growth to the bone. They did not gnash their teeth
blaming all disease and ill on government.
The “greatest generation” rewarded its veterans with a GI Bill
guaranteeing modest homeownership and college education to those who
served. The top marginal income tax rate was 91%. They built a
highway infrastructure that was the envy of the world. They gave us
a phenomenal public university system, a public health system which
ended the scourge of polio, sent a man to the moon in less than a
decade.
Today’s Republican Party? New Hampshire’s 2010 Legislature had
promised “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs”. Instead, “No jobs” to stimulus money
for high-speed rail. “No jobs” setting up insurance exchange under
Affordable Health Care Act. They said “No!” to University of NH,
cutting funding by 50%.
My opponent, Republican Carol McGuire, along with the so-called
Liberty Caucus, so-called “free-staters” and branded tea-partiers
did manage to get on the November ballot a Constitutional Amendment
guaranteeing New Hampshire will never have an income tax.
Who benefits? If you ask me, a few egotistical, self-centered
out-of-staters who delight in never having to pay their fair share;
who do not want a debate about the definition of broad based taxes,
who relish the ‘poop-kickers’ being under their thumbs.
If you support my candidacy, please mail a check for
$3 to Supporters of Nancy Heath, 27 Windymere Drive, Epsom,NH 03234
or go to:
http://secure.actblue.com/page/nancyheath
Nancy Heath
Epsom
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield:
Legislative study committees are starting to look up from the piles
of data we’ve collected and think about where to go from here. My
committee on fees and rules is considering rolling back some license
fees, since after recent budget cuts the license boards more than
pay their expenses. Any fee that is collected to provide general
revenue becomes a tax, and the licensed professions shouldn’t be
paying this way: their fees are intended to pay for their
regulation.
We’ve decided to stop meeting on the management structure of
government, since our studies have not found any glaring
shortcomings that require legislative action. If the new governor
wants to consolidate some departments, there seems to be at least
two logical combinations: Labor with Employment Security, and
Cultural Affairs with Resources and Economic Development.
Departments vary so much in size that grouping the smaller
departments together makes sense because the Governor’s span of
control is extremely large: more than 20 disparate departments and
commissions report to him.
The Liquor Commission’s insensitivity to their public image was
highlighted this week by their sending every legislator a flyer for
the new Concord store, including a set of discount coupons.
Residents of Concord and nearby communities (Pembroke, definitely)
were sent these as well, as part of the usual advertising effort,
but for legislators outside Concord this is an impermissible
gratuity of more than $25. Epsom appears to be beyond the Liquor
Commission’s boundary, so we won’t be using the coupons.
Interested readers can email me for my newsletter, with more details
than fit here.
Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918
Epsom Library News
There’s color everywhere at the Epsom Library as we present a dual
exhibit; vibrant contemporary quilts by Jane Martin and exquisite
dichroic glass jewelry by well-known glass artist, Susan
Pratt-Smith. Both artists live in Northwood and have combined forces
to present a dynamic exhibit of strong, sure forms and glowing
colors; a feast for the eyes – and one not to be missed.
The show runs through October 27, and may be viewed
during regular library hours; Monday through Thursday, 10 am to 7
pm, Saturday, 9 am to 1 pm. For more information call 736-9920
or visit our website:
www.epsomlibrary.com
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