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Epsom NH News

October 10, 2012

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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

 

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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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