Evergreen Lodge #53 and Ivy Green Rebekah Lodge #36 are sponsoring
another great Dinner/Cabaret Show on Friday, Oct. 10th and Saturday,
Oct.11th 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. The show is
directed by Elizabeth Lent and features all local talent.
Reservations are required and can be made by calling Vickie at
736-4707. Plan to join us for a fun night of great food and
entertainment. Proceeds will be used to continue restoration of the
historic Odd Fellows Hall and support other Lodge projects.
Epsom Food Pantry
A busy week for us at the Pantry. We received good news that we
have been accepted into the Capital Regional Food Pantry. That will
be where our Christmas baskets come from and we will also receive
monthly food from them. That is a blessing as we are growing, so
this source of food is greatly appreciated.
Now for some information that is important to us. First, we served
1656 meals in the month of September. As an aside, let me tell you
that Liz and Ken have a lot of paperwork also. Liz has asked me to
remind you again if you have any coupons you are not using, please
give them to her as she gets the little extras for our families that
make life a little easier for them.
I mentioned last week that we will be doing Thanksgiving for the
members. Now we will be getting the turkeys, but if you folks could
pick up some stuffing or pie fixings when you are doing your holiday
shopping, that would be wonderful. And to our members who read this
article, we will be needing a turkey count. So, if you could call
the Pantry, 736-4024, and leave your name, we will know to put your
name on our list. I believe the turkeys are coming in 8 and 16
pounds, so that will be good for all size families.
Until next time,
Priscilla
Letter To The Editor
Accomplishments Of Democrat Governor/House Majority
Here are a few highlights of the 2013/2014 Legislative Sessions in
Concord:
1. STATE BUDGET: (A) Overwhelming bipartisan passage of State Budget
(B) Restored funding to many previous cuts in education and critical
social services HB 1 & HB 2 (2013)
2. MEDICAID EXPANSION: Bipartisan passage provides insurance
coverage to 50,000 Granite Staters (includes preventative care)
using Federal Funds which otherwise would not have returned to NH SB
413 (2014)
3. FUNDING ROADS AND BRIDGES: Bipartisan passage to maintain/update
infrastructure provides valuable transportation needs to businesses,
tourists, individual citizens as well as long term growth for our
state SB 367 (2014)
4. ENSURE JUSTICE AND SECURITY: (A) “Joshua’s Law” updating Domestic
Violence response SB 318 (2014) (B) Human trafficking law enhanced
criminal penalty for sex trafficking of minors SB 317 (2014) (C) NH
Paycheck Fairness Act increases transparency without fear of
retaliation SB 207 (2014) (D) Added prepaid Home Heating Fuel to
Consumer Protection Act HB 1282 (2014)
5. BUSINESS FRIENDLY: (A) Enacted “Benefit Corporation” (B Corps)
filing which enables investors/employees a venue focusing on social
responsibility and sustainability alongside profit SB 215 (2014) (B)
Extended sunset date of Economic Zone Tax Credits July 1, 2015 to
July 1, 2020 (C) Allows creation of municipal districts to channel
energy-efficient loans ie for deep retrofits to existing buildings
freeing up private capitol HB 532 (2014) (D) Granite State Farm to
Plate Program established official state policy to aid in promotion
of “eat local” and “support local business” movements SB 141 (2014)
6. SAFEGUARDING NH NATURAL RESOURCES: (A) Oil Spill Preparedness
requires pipeline facilities owners to submit spill response plan to
NH Dept of Safety SB 325 (2014)
(B) Updated NH’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative HB 306, HB 630
(2013)
Please commit to vote. Vote to continue Democrats’ agenda.
Nancy Heath
Epsom
(Nancy Heath is candidate State Rep District 29)
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield,
I’ve been working on two study committees, one evaluating the state
procurement process and the other reviewing the regulation of
pawnbrokers and second hand dealers. The first is busily collecting
data from different agencies, other states, and professional
organizations: I have a pile of paperwork to digest, analyze and
figure out what needs to be done, what should be done, and what
should not get done... so far we’ve only agreed to resolve a wording
conflict in the laws, and set up some way for bidders and others
involved in procurement to more easily find out what’s going on.
The committee on pawnbrokers, etc, has been more focused on
identifying exactly what problem we’re trying to solve, and how to
do it without either imposing major costs on small towns or dealers,
or upsetting the reporting systems the larger towns and cities
already have in place. We agree the original legislation was overly
restrictive and expensive, and also the original complaint – that
heirloom jewelry was melted down for the gold before the police
could get to the pawnshop – was likely a special case and very
uncommon. We’re trying to work out a way so that legitimate
businesses can more quickly learn of stolen goods and report
suspicious transactions (or attempts!) to the police even if their
town doesn’t have an ordinance requiring it.
The committee on SB315, creating a board of building inspectors, met
again and agreed that legislation may be needed but we didn’t know
what it would be! A group of stakeholders is continuing to meet away
from the legislature, and if they reach agreement another bill might
be submitted.
Interested readers can email me for my newsletter, with more details
than fit here.
Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918
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