The
Class of 1966 will be gathering at Pittsfield Elementary School on
Old Home Day July 17th at 5 p.m. Please contact Donna Chagnon at
[email protected] or Linda
Schmidt at 293-4094 if you have not already been contacted for this
social event. Bring your lawn chairs. Hope to see you there.
Stonehill College, Easton, Mass., recently named Epsom
resident Stephanie M. Allen, a member of the class of 2013, to its
Dean’s List for the Spring 2010 semester.
To
qualify for the Dean’s List at Stonehill, students must have a
semester grade point average of 3.50 or better and must have
completed successfully all courses for which they were registered.
There will be an “Usborne” Book Fair at the Epsom Library beginning
on Thursday, June 18th thru July 5th. Plan to check out the great
selection of children’s books and materials for sale and help
support children’s programs!
Story Time at the library continues through the summer on Tuesdays
at 2 p.m. and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m.
Also join the “Lego” Club Thursdays at 3:30 p.m.
Saint Anselm College Announces Dean’s List
Rev. Augustine Kelly, O.S.B., dean of the college, announced that
the following area students were named to the Dean’s List for the
second semester at Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH:
Benjamin W. Carozza of Deerfield, a Psychology major. Samantha L.
Bagley of Pembroke, a History major. William J. Nunnally, Jr., of
Pembroke, a Politics major.
To
be eligible for this honor, a student must compile a grade point
average of 3.0 or better.
Epsom Historical Association And Library
Have you been to the newly renovated Epsom Historical Association
museum & library? A dedicated group of volunteers have worked hard
to renovate the OLD Epsom Public Library building on Rte 4. The
Epsom Historical Association has an amazing collection of photos and
pieces of Epsom History now housed in the old library, now known as
the Epsom Public Library and Historical Center. Historical
Association members are volunteering to open the center on Wednesday
evenings through the summer from 7-9 p.m. Please consider stopping
by to see the beautiful work done to restore this building to its
original beauty and also see some of the many items in the
Association’s collection. For further information, please check out
the extensive website for the Epsom Historical Association.
www.epsomhistory.com Remember EVERYONE can become a member of
the Historical Association for only $10 and your dues help to
continue the wonderful work members are doing as well as assist in
the maintenance of the old library building. Hope you enjoy your
visit to Epsom’s own little museum!
Volunteers Needed!
Attention Epsom residents, history buffs,
tradesmen, and cheapskates! Epsom is in need of volunteers to help
make our historic meetinghouse functional. Even though Epsom voters
decided not to spend as much as a dollar of taxpayers’ money on the
building, the need remains to donate and volunteer. Without spending
any town money to date, we have rescued the building, re-sited it on
a new foundation, restored the exterior from top to bottom and
installed heat.
We are in the home stretch! The tasks that remain
to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy are septic system design and
construction, water hookup to the structure, carpentry (building
stairs and doorways), plumbing (bathroom installation), and
electrical work. The final touches are interior cosmetics and
landscaping.
If you are a painter, carpenter, plumber, dirt
contractor, dry-wall hanger, or electrician, and are interested in
keeping your taxes down while still utilizing the building, please
consider volunteering. Even if you are not a construction
professional, you’re still welcome and encouraged to assist with the
project. We also need fund raisers.
There are many possibilities
for adaptive reuse of Epsom’s Historic Meetinghouse. Several
residents have suggested the possibility of forming a group such as
“The Epsom Players” which could put on plays in the upper level
along with other cultural events. If planned properly, the Town of
Epsom could develop a community center in the lower level. What a
great space for social events, community suppers, town functions,
weddings, etc. The structure could also serve as an emergency center
and shelter. Think of all the possibilities and consider helping us
keep taxes down while benefitting the Town of Epsom!
Please
contact George Carlson at 736-8799, Richard Frambach at 736-9295, or
Bruce and Penny Graham at 736-9044 for more information.
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield: The
licensing committee met this week to review all the hundred or so
licensed, certified, and registered professions in the state. My
hope was that we would be able to quickly triage these professions
into those whose regulation seems about right and those that aren’t,
but none of us had completed the survey yet. I’d only managed to get
through the letter E – and explosives worker regulations seem OK! So
we’ll have to do some more homework before we can get together
again.
I also met with the committee working on HB42,
establishing a state meat inspection program. It turns out that
since we last met in October and put the bill into study pending a
way to cover the start-up costs, several issues have been resolved.
First, the state veterinarian has an unpaid intern this summer, who
is going to develop the program rules; then the Agriculture
committee is working on an exemption from inspection for small scale
poultry farmers, which is nearly all the poultry producers in the
state. Finally, a donor is interested in making a large contribution
towards the program startup costs. All in all, it looks as though
the state will be able to start inspecting meat processors next
year, which will provide more farmers with a bigger market for their
animals. The committee will be working on the language for a bill
for next year throughout the summer and fall.
Anyone interested
in what’s going on at the State House is invited to email or call
me; those who’d like a more detailed report than I can fit in The
Sun should email me for my newsletter.
Representative Carol
McGuire
[email protected] 782-4918
Graduate Announcement
The following area students received
degrees at New England College in Henniker, NH, on Saturday, May 15,
2020:
Krystin Cooney, of Allenstown, received a Master of
Education in ED: literacy and language arts.
Ashley Langlois, of
Deerfield, received a Master of Education in ED: literacy and
language arts.
Bethany Koehler, of Pembroke, received a Master of
Education in special education.
Erin Webber, of Pittsfield,
received a Bachelor of Arts in art.
Obituaries
Robert M. Paris, Sr.
Robert M. Paris Sr., 76 of Epsom died Friday, June 11, 2010, at his
home following a lengthy illness.
He
was born in Biddeford, ME, the son of Maurice M. and Alice E.
(Gilbert) Paris. In his early years he lived in Maine and then moved
to Epsom in his early twenties living with his aunt Rose Witham.
Robert served in the Air Force during the Korean War where he was
stationed in Japan. He then went to work for Allied Leather for 32
years. He then worked as a Maintenance Technician for the City of
Concord in the Water Treatment Department retiring in 1997.
Robert’s greatest pride and joy were his children and grandchildren.
His favorite hobby was woodworking in which he excelled and
remodeled several homes. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing with
family and friends.
Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Carole Jean (Anderson) Paris
of Epsom. They married in Epsom October 29, 1983.
Other survivors include his sons, Robert of Pittsfield, Christopher
of Epsom, Danny of Gilmanton; daughters, Lynda Paris of West Palm
Beach, FL, Megan Goodwin of Hooksett; grandchildren Vanessa Stephen,
Ryan Paris, Renee Goodwin, Katherine Paris, Eric Goodwin and Scott
Reed; great-grandchildren, McKenzie and Madison Stephen; a sister,
Priscilla Desmond of Biddeford, ME.; and brothers, Donald Paris of
Loudon, and Paul Paris of Biddeford, ME.; nieces and nephews.
A
celebration of his life was held Saturday, June 19, 2010, in the
Church Street Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, Concord.
Memorial donations may be made to the CRVNA Hospice Homecare, 30
Pillsbury Street, Concord, NH 03301.
Bennett Funeral Home in Concord handled arrangements.
Virginia Bried
Virginia Bried, 85, passed away June 8, 2010, in Epsom, NH.
She
was born in Rockaway Beach, NY, on October 31, 1924, to Edith and
John Rutter. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and
great-grandmother.
Virginia was devoted to her family. She was a caretaker for many
friends in need.
After leaving New York, she and her husband moved to Antrim, NH,
where they had summered for many years. They eventually retired to
Hartwell, GA. After her husband’s death in 2008, she moved to Epsom,
NH, to be near her daughter.
Mrs. Bried leaves behind her daughter, Judith and husband William
Boyd, Pittsfield, NH; her sons, John and wife Marge, Moorhead City,
NC, James and wife Melissa, Hudson, FL, and Eugene and wife Kathy,
Forest, VA; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
She
was predeceased by her husband of 66 years, Eugene; and her
daughter, Julia.
Perkins and Pollard Memorial Home of Pittsfield is assisting with
arrangements.
Private services will be held in the fall.
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