"Rejoice in the Lord"
Women’s Conference on May 5 from 9 am to 3 pm. Free!
At the American Legion Hall
Short Falls Road
Epsom, NH
Please call 603-736-9954 or go to our web site
www.rfmi.us to register today!
Lunch is provided, special guest speaker
Jamilah Gregory,
awesome woman of God!
Sponsored by Reese
Family Ministries
International.
The Inn at Deerfield, a non-profit organization which specializes in
caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s and Dementia, presents
Entering Their World… Their Reality "How Would I Feel?" by Mal
Allard on May 9, 2012 at 5:00 pm. The presentation will be at the
Deerfield Community Church, 15 Church Street, Deerfield, NH. Light
refreshments will be served. There is no charge to attend, but
donations would be appreciated.
The objective of this presentation is to help the public,
caregivers, and family better understand those with Alzheimer’s.
Mal, a nurse and Alzheimer’s consultant, will address conquering the
day to day challenges as an Alzheimer’s caregiver; how to deal and
cope with these progressive changes and behaviors; as well as
learning to place ourselves in their world of Alzheimer’s/ Dementia
and successfully communicate and interact with them.
For more information, please contact The Inn at Deerfield at
603-463-7002 or
[email protected].
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield:
This week my committee met to hear SB259, on the Pease Development
Authority. This looked like simply technical changes to its
governance, but brought out quite a bit of opposition, mostly from
Newington and Portsmouth. It went to subcommittee, since one element
was authorization to work with the Army Corps of Engineers on
maintenance of the channel in Seabrook harbor. This will save the
state about half a million a year, if adopted. SB407, on the
purchasing policy for information technology, was a very
straightforward government efficiency improvement, allowing agencies
to purchase the standard IT hardware or software up to $5000 rather
than $500.
SB343, establishing an independent board of psychologists, was based
on the work the licensing subcommittee did on HB476 last summer and
fall. The psychologists are still convinced that they deserve their
own board, and that the other professions regulated by the Board of
Mental Health Practice are incapable of fairly judging them. After
two hours of testimony, the committee debated this issue and finally
voted 7-3 to recommend passing SB343. I voted against it, because I
think this is partly in response to old problems, and partly for
status.
We voted unanimously to recommend SB314, on personal use of state
cars, with the amendments we’d worked out to exempt the legitimate
business reasons some employees take state vehicles home. SB407,
with another amendment, was also recommended to pass. SB392,
creating an optional licensing scheme for salt applicators, was
recommended to be killed since the professional applicators are
already moving towards the best practices the state is recommending,
and the committee was very skeptical about the liability
limitations.
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
Letter To The Editor
I trust Ted Nugent is simply longing for his long-lost stardom days.
Looking for ‘attention’ when he screeds for the National Rifleman’s
Association.
You know, unlimited "fire power" ownership by private individuals;
his "right" to carry concealed weapons in public places; stand his
ground; chop off Democrat(ic) heads; eluding to violent revolution
if Americans choose President Obama over Mitt Romney. Either that or
it appears to me as though he and NRA leadership are
paranoid-delusional in need of some serious psychological help.
Speaking as an average citizen, I’m all for protecting hunters’
rights. That’s a piece o’ cake. Trust me! If, in my next life, I
need to reincarnate as a four-legged creature, an incarnation in
which one of my species’ purposes is to serve as a main course for
human consumption, I would much prefer to reincarnate as a hunted
four-legged wild animal or winged bird. I would definitely not
choose to reincarnate as a factory-farmed animal whose days are
numbered from conception to slaughter, fed a diet of grain and
antibiotics, fattened just before slaughter, confined to a pen.
Never to run/fly free. Oh yes, I would much prefer to be part of
"the wild." Can think of nothing better than to lead "Teddy" Nugent
on a ‘Wild Goose Chase’! Ya’ know. Survival of the fittest.
But lately, it seems "Teddy" and the NRA leadership have gone off
the deep end. How does anyone with a minimal understanding of the
English language turn that phrase from the 2nd Amendment "Well
regulated militia..." into "The Second Amendment guarantees me the
right to carry automatic weapons, ie AK47s or M16s, concealed or
otherwise. And while I’m at it, screw the magazines, I want belts of
ammo and what the hell! Shoulder mounted missiles would be nice to
protect myself in Webster Park. The Second Amendment...blah,blah,blah".
Nancy Heath
Epsom
After delivering two truckloads of surplus food to the Friends of
Forgotten Children in Concord on Monday, The White Mountain Chapter
of the Nam Knights of America Motorcycle club received a certificate
of appreciation from the programs director Cheryl Corliss. The Nam
Knights have supported the Friends of Forgotten Children charity by
collecting and delivering food, toys and supplying labor at the
facility over the past year. The Nam Knights of America Motorcycle
Club is a 501-c non-profit organization made up of Law Enforcement
Officers and honorably discharged Veterans.
www.NKnewhampshire.com
Fifth Anniversary For Epsom Public Library
Good Things Come To Those Who Wait!
Epsom residents gathered together in 2007 for a day that had been
long awaited. Some thought it would never happen, but a hard-working
group of Epsom citizens kept their focus on the goal of providing
our small town with a new library, and five years ago, on January
20, the dedication of the new Epsom Public Library took place. "It
is a testimony to what people can accomplish when they work
together," said Virginia Drew, President of the Friends of the Epsom
Library.
Through the generous donations of businesses and citizens, this
beautiful building was built not only to house our library but also
to serve as a community center to our town.
Genella Baron MacDonald was the Interior Designer who donated her
time and talent to create an atmosphere of welcome and dignity in
the new building. Valerie Long, the Epsom Public Library Capital
Campaign Committee Chairperson, gave her own talents and time to
lead our dedicated committee forward to a vision that many residents
viewed with skepticism and pessimism.
Virginia is very happy about the realization of the plans. "I cannot
believe that so many years have already gone by, and yet each time I
walk into our beautiful building I feel pride in our town for this
wonderful accomplishment," she said.
The library has a wealth of literature for all ages and interests,
including audio, video and access to e-books. In addition, each
month there are displays from wonderful local artists. You may also
enjoy many of the varied adult programs held regularly, as well as
the many wonderful children’s activities. Our library staff is
always there to assist you.
If you have not been to visit our library, then it is time!
Stop in and be amazed.
Gardening Program
On Wednesday, April 25, at 7:00 pm, Terry Paige, a Master Gardener
with the UNH Cooperative Extension, will present a program on
Container Gardening.
Included in the program are such topics as benefits of container
gardening, types of containers and pots, maintenance of container
plants, fertilizers, watering, mulching, and Integrated Pest
Management. Also included in the program will be a PowerPoint
presentation that shows some wonderful color photos of completed
containers.
Photos Wanted
The Epsom Library is planning an All-American Evening on Wednesday,
May 23, at 7:00 pm, to celebrate Memorial Day. As part of the
celebration, the library is seeking to borrow photos of veterans for
a bulletin board display during the whole month of May.
If you have some photos you would be willing to share, please bring
them in with names on the back as well as which war you or your
loved one served in.
If you have any questions or need more information, please contact
Linda or Maggie at the library at 736-9920.
Letter
Last Wednesday there was a public information session to discuss the
proposal to nominate the Suncook River as a "designated river" under
RSA 483. The proposal is available at suncookriver.org, a website of
the Central NH Regional Planning Commission.
If the application goes forward it would put restrictions on what
can be done with various segments of the river. For example, it
allows the DES Commissioner to set a particular flow level, which
can restrict other uses of river water such as agriculture.
Most of the discussion centered around the advisory committee that
would be created by the DES Commissioner, to act as a kind of
regional planning advisory board for the river corridor. They could
comment on any projects that require state permitting going on in a
half-mile wide strip centered around the river. Much was made of the
fact that such a committee would not be elected and would not have
to be landowners on the river.
More troubling to me, and to the many there who own property on the
river, is that these restrictions are in addition to the
Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act, RSA 483-B. In particular,
designation would prevent channel alterations, including dredging.
The problem with the Suncook River is the tons of sand that continue
to migrate downstream. At some point that sand ought to be dredged
out of the river.
The towns themselves seem split on the issue. In Gilmanton,
Pittsfield and maybe Chichester most seem opposed to the project. In
Allenstown and Pembroke they appear to favor it. In Epsom and
Barnstead the landowners were opposed, but town officials spoke in
favor. The current set of State Representatives from this area are
very skeptical. We welcome your input.
Yours,
Rep. Dan McGuire
782-4918
Letter
Citizens of Epsom:
I’m troubled and fearful for our policemen this morning after that
gruesome tragedy in Greenland NH. It can happen here in Epsom or any
of the surrounding communities. It can happen to your child, mother,
father, brother, sister or neighbor.
We don’t pay our policemen enough. They put their lives on the line
every day. They apprehend people just like the one in Greenland.
Look at Briggs and Jeremy; two from our town of Epsom. Remember
Mount Vernon?
Drugs are a huge entity in our lives today. They exist everywhere
and they can take you to places that you couldn’t imagine in your
wildest dreams (or should I say nightmares). Drugs caused these four
policemen to be injured and took one to his death. This and most of
our crimes are drug related. I’d rather be safe than sorry
not only for me and my family but for those heroes whom I call
policemen - our protectors. So people, again, we can show the Epsom
Police Department our gratitude in a small way, through their pay
checks.
My heart felt sympathy goes out to the Police Departments and to the
families and the towns involved.
With deep concern,
Lee Bartlett
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