Reminder
The Inn at
Deerfield, a nonprofit home specializing in dementia care, will host
a Community Health Fair on Monday, October 22 from 4 to 6 pm.
Please contact Kelly at 463-7002 or
[email protected] for questions or to make an
appointment.
Nancy Gregory of Epsom is part of the
cast of the Children’s Theatre Project’s production of “The Lion,
The Witch & The Wardrobe” presented at the Concord City Auditorium
on Friday, October 19 at 7 pm and Saturday, October 20 at 2 pm.
Nancy has been cast as a member of the witch’s army. For more
information about the performance, please call 224-4905.
Evergreen Lodge #53 and Ivy Green Rebekah Lodge #36 are sponsoring
another great Dinner/Cabaret Show on Friday, October 12 and
Saturday, October 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.
Reservations are required and can be made by calling Vickie at
736-4707. Proceeds will be used to help bring the historic Odd
Fellows Hall into code compliance!
Please note that
Tuesday Story Time at the Epsom Public Library has changed from 2 pm
to 1:30 pm. Thursday Story Time and Lego Club continue at 3:30 pm.
For more info call the library at 736-9920.
Celebrating National 4-H week the Victory Workers 4-H Club has a
window display on Main Street in Pittsfield. Thanks to Paul Rogers
for the use of windows in the former video store. We also are
holding our Annual 4-H Cookie and Candy Bar Sale this month. Several
varieties are now available for only $3.75 per package. Candy Bars
are $1.00 each. Your support to the 4-H youth in your community is
greatly appreciated. If a 4-H member has not contacted
you, please call 4-H leaders Pamela Clattenburg 269-3200, Pauline
Wheeler 435-8752, Mark Riel 435-6346 or Corine Miller 435-8497.
It is time again, as the trees change, that we need to
start thinking about Thanksgiving and serving our fellow man. If you
would like to help us with food or a time donation, please give us a
call at 603-736-9954. Again this year will be at the Epsom Fire
Station from 12-2 pm, open to all in the surrounding communities.
Please feel free to join us and be blessed.
The
Epsom-Chichester Lions Club and The Epsom Fire Dept Auxiliary will
be hosting another Fabulous All You Can Eat benefit breakfast on
Sat, Oct. 20th at the Epsom Fire Station from 8:00 am - 10:30 am.
Cash donations. Many of you have had the pleasure of enjoying one of
these breakfasts before. We promise you won’t be disappointed. So,
mark your calendars October 20th at the Epsom Fire Station.
Epsom Public Library News
The Epsom Public Library wishes to
thank everyone who helped make our “Touch a Truck” event such a huge
success. Over 200 children and their families attended the event and
had a great time exploring all kinds of vehicles! Thanks to all our
participants including, Rick Davis, Davis Fuels, Shaun Mores, Pinard
Waste, Greg Foss, K&K Landscaping, Ken Brown, Jim Rymes, Rymes
Propane, Rick Landry and Sons, Brad Fuller, Jewell Transport, Bob
Pettingill, Michie Corp., Bob Cat NH, Jay Bouchard, Tree Guy, Gordon
Wheeler, GAW Transport LLC, Lance Robbin, MD Tasker, Bruce
Clattenburg, Pittsfield Towing, Janet and Bruce Porter, Ted Virgin
and Joel French, The Epsom Fire/Rescue Dept. and the Epsom Police
Dept., The Toy Box in Pittsfield for discounts on the raffle prizes,
Richard and Linda Clark, White Mountain Coffee for providing
beverages, and special thanks to Ricky Belanger, owner of Ponderosa
Salvage for his outstanding help coordinating the event again this
year! Thanks to everyone who helped with the breakfast for the
truck drivers. Volunteers included Betsy Bosiak, Carol Brown, Nancy
Claris, Armand Claris, Abby Benner and Gary Benner. Winners of the
Lego sets included Margaret Faneuf, Liam Neisham, and Bailey Keyes.
SAU #53 Child Screening
Do you have concerns about your
child’s overall development? SAU #53, the School Districts of
Pembroke, Allenstown, Chichester, Deerfield, and Epsom, has
scheduled a child screening on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at the
Pembroke Hill School, 300 Belanger Drive, Pembroke, NH.
A child
screening is a free screening of your child’s abilities in speech,
vision, hearing, motor, and learning skills. The screening is
administered by an Occupational and Speech Therapist and Special
Educator.
To be eligible for the free screening: • The child
must live within SAU #53 • A parent/guardian must accompany the
child • The child must be under 6 years of age • Please call
for an appointment
For an appointment, please contact Lisa
Levasseur or Dorothy O’Rourke, Pembroke Hill School, at 485-9000.
Parents with concerns about children 6 years old and over should
contact Dorothy O’Rourke, Pembroke Special Education Coordinator, at
485-9539.
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom,
and Pittsfield: This November 6, New Hampshire voters have to
vote on three constitutional questions. The first question, if
adopted by the necessary 2/3 vote, would amend our state
constitution to forbid an income tax. It reads: “Notwithstanding any
general or special provision of this constitution, the general court
shall not have the power or authority to impose and levy any
assessment, rate, or tax upon income earned by any natural person;
however, nothing in this Article shall be construed to prohibit any
tax in effect January 1, 2012, or adjustment to the rate of such a
tax.”
This would have no effect on the existing interest and
dividends tax or any business taxes; it would simply prohibit a
state tax on wages, pensions, capital gains, self-employment income,
or any other personal income. If you want a state income tax, or
want to be able to debate a state income tax, then vote “no” on
Question 1. Otherwise, I hope you will join me and vote “yes.”
One fallacy spread by proponents of income taxes is that they reduce
property taxes. Unfortunately, that has been shown not to be true.
In the 1990s, the states of Connecticut and New Jersey both adopted
an income tax to provide property tax relief. Less than 20 years
later, they had not only the income tax (plus casinos and sales
taxes!), but also property taxes nearly as high as they were before
the income tax. I grew up in Connecticut, and last year my mother’s
property tax rate was as high as mine, not to mention sales and
income taxes and the highest gas tax in New England.
Interested
readers can email me for my newsletter, with more details than fit
here.
Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected] 782-4918
Epsom Library News
The Epsom Public Library will show the movie, “The Best Exotic
Marigold Hotel”, as part of its Adult Programming, on Wednesday,
October 10, at 7:00 pm. Judi Dench heads an all-star cast in this
PG-13 rated film which Roger Ebert calls “charming, funny, and
heartwarming.” You don’t have to be of retirement age to enjoy this
group of people who are trying to find a new life in India.
Each of them, of course, has a story which includes an unhappy past,
and each hopes to begin a new life in what they have been led to
believe will be in a resort-like setting. However, the
“resort” turns out to be a hotel long past its prime.
Popcorn and
soft drinks will be served.
Neighborhood News: Epsom
Submitted By The Meetinghouse Committee
Over this summer the
Friends of Epsom’s Historic Meetinghouse Committee have held “Work
Days” on alternating Wednesday mornings and Saturdays. The times and
dates were posted at the Post Office and the Library. A small group
of regulars have been able to remove most of the walls and the
chimney. Thanks to Nancy Clark, the old storm windows were scraped
and painted and are ready to be hung up.
There was a problem with
one of the stained glass windows. One of the top sashes fell down
and slammed into the lower half causing it to destroy the top of its
frame and all the pieces of glass along the top of the window. The
window was covered temporarily with one of the old storm windows. We
had the damage appraised and all the other windows evaluated. After
learning that they weren’t covered by our insurance, we were looking
for a way to pay for the repair. The new round of grants from LCHIP
gave us an opportunity to apply for some funds for that purpose.
A study was done by J M C Code Specialist, LLC for the proper design
of the ADA rest rooms and the things that we needed to do to come
into compliance with the fire codes. After a few modifications, our
design was approved and accepted by the Select Board.
The septic
system design will soon be approved and we will be ready to start on
that as well.
We talked to a lot of tradesmen this summer, who
expressed an interest in helping us as we start to construct the
walls, install the wiring and the plumbing. We need your help this
fall getting started with the new construction. Please contact one
of us to sign up for a Saturday or a time during the week.
Please
contact Richard Frambach at 736-9295 or Penny Graham at 736-9044 if
you can give us some time to work on the new construction.
Epsom Central School Staff and Faculty
Mrs. Carol Neely, Front Office Secretary
Carol’s pleasant
smile welcomed visitors to ECS for 24 years. As school secretary,
she answered the telephone and doorbell, and tried to help everyone
who came to her. Carol also kept track of student attendance and use
of the building for non-academic purposes. When asked about her
short commute - about 100 yards from her door to the school door -
she laughed and said that walking gave her an excuse to buy shoes,
lots of them. Carol still has over 60 pairs of shoes, but only wears
sneakers now.
Carol jokes about her first year at ECS, when one
of her tasks was public address announcements in the morning and
afternoon. She was always afraid she’d make a mistake and, the day
before Thanksgiving break, her fear became reality. As she signed
off, she wished everyone a “Happy Easter.” When she apologized
profusely to the principal, he answered, “Carol, everyone who left
here today did so with a smile on their face!”
When working at
ECS, Carol loved to see the children every day and work with the
“fantastic and caring staff.” Carol and Bill, her husband, met in
Milford, CT, and have been married for 52 years. Their son, Billy,
works at ECS and lives in Epsom, daughter Colleen also lives in
Epsom, and daughter Corrine lives in Barnstead; the three have
provided Bill and Carol with seven grandchildren. Carol says she
loves dogs more than antiques now, and cares for several rescued
canines.
Carol would like her friends to know that she’s doing
OK. She does everything she wants to do, but it takes a little
longer than it used to. One reason she fondly remembers her friends
at ECS is because of how they helped her when she had to leave due
to a long term disability. She only had enough sick leave to last
through February, but the faculty and staff gave up enough of their
leave to allow Carol to be paid through the end of the school year.
A drop-in reception will be held for Carol at Epsom Central School
on Tuesday, October 16th from 2:30 to 5:00 pm. All friends, family,
and citizens are welcome to stop in and say, “Hi” to Carol as we
celebrate her twenty-four years of dedication to the students of
Epsom.
Retirement Reception Honoring Carol Neely
Epsom
Central School has a 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]
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