Epsom Bible Church choir will be presenting an Easter Cantata titled
"I’ve Seen Jesus" on Saturday, April 14th at 6:00 pm. Everyone is
invited and there will be childcare available. There is no cost for
the event.
Epsom Bible Church is located at 398 Black Hall Road, Epsom, NH
03234. Please call (603) 736-9354 if you would like more
information.
Epsom Hazard Mitigation Plan 2012 Public Information Meeting
Local community leaders are taking steps to reduce the effects of
Epsom’s next natural, technological, or human disaster event. A
Hazard Mitigation Committee, comprised of Town Departments and
emergency personnel, has completed development of the Town’s updated
Hazard Mitigation Plan. This updated Plan is required for continued
eligibility for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster
and project funding.
A Public Information Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 27 at
6:00 pm at the Town Office at 940 Suncook Valley Highway, Epsom, to
discuss the Plan and to solicit public feedback on the document. All
are invited to attend and participate.
The updated draft Epsom Hazard Mitigation Plan 2012 is available for
review at the Town Office. The Maps are also available for review at
the Town Office.
For more information, please contact Debbie Tibbetts, Hazard
Mitigation Plan Coordinator, at 736-9002.
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield:
This week the House is meeting three days, and fortunately we’re
sticking to the 5 minute limit for speeches. A motion to allow
questions to exceed the time limits was narrowly defeated, 159-164.
We debated two bills on end of life treatment: HB1216, eliminating
the option to withhold treatment "in accordance with the facility’s
standard protocol", passed 206-118, and HB1217, allowing different
forms for advance directives, passed 214-110. Both help to ensure
that’s one’s wishes for end of life treatment are carried out,
without bureaucratic obstacles.
HB1264, creating a religious exemption for individuals who don’t
wish to provide services for weddings (presumably gay weddings), was
killed, 246-85; Dan and Tony Soltani voted for it, I voted to kill
it because I believe vendors already have the ability to refuse
service to anyone and don’t need this exemption. HB1659, expanding
the information to be provided to women before an abortion, passed
189-151, with all Representatives from this district in favor. We
also voted for HB1679, banning partial birth abortions, which passed
224-110.
The House passed several right to work bills, including HB1677,
which prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require
employees to join a union, and eliminates the requirement for unions
to represent employees who choose not to pay dues or agency fees to
the union. This passed 198-139; HB1645, which allows a public
employer to request a decertification election when the number of
union members falls below a certain level, passed 194-141. Dan and I
voted for both, Tony opposed both, Jon Richardson voted for HB1645
but didn’t vote for HB1677.
Interested readers can email me for my newsletter, with more details
than I can fit in a letter.
Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918
Epsom Public Library News
New England K-9 Search And Rescue Presentation
On Tuesday, March 27, at 7:00 pm, Paula Harper will discuss her work
as a volunteer for the New England K-9 Search and Rescue airscent
search dog team, wilderness, water, and debris searches in NH and
VT.
All airscent dog/handler teams are trained to find the "out of
place" human, whether the person is dead or alive. Working within
sight of their handler, off lead, the dog persistently checks the
air for human scent. The body of the missing person, whether dead or
alive, constantly emits microscopic particles bearing "human" scent,
and the airscenting dog is trained to locate the source of this
scent.
It is the handler’s job to grid search the assigned area so that if
the subject is there, his scent will reach the dog. That means
searching into the wind and accounting for how terrain and weather
will affect the dog’s scent picture.
The New England K-9 Search and Rescue has 10 certified airscent
dog/handler teams, and for most searches, they are able to send out
6 – 10 teams immediately.
Come and hear firsthand about K-9 rescues and meet Paula and her
canine friend. Also included in the program will be a short film,
"Lost and Found, Safe and Sound," narrated by an 8 year old child.
Library Passes
The Library has recently received two passes to Strawberry Banke
which provide free daily admission for two adults and up to four
children 17 and under. In addition, the library also offers passes
to the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, the SEE Science Center,
and Shaker Village.
Book Sale
The library’s book sale continues through Saturday, March 24, during
library hours: Wednesday and Thursday, 10 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday
9:00 am to 1:00 pm. The books include non-fiction and fiction for
both adults and children; paperback books; puzzle books; videos, and
DVDs.
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