Ivy Green Rebekah Lodge #36 is hosting a Scrap Book Event on
Saturday, January 25th from 1-8 pm at the Epsom Public Library. The
fee includes snacks, drinks and dinner. Please bring items for the
Epsom Food Pantry to receive tickets for our raffles. To register or
for more information call Vickie at 736-4707.
The Epsom Public Library will be offering a “Just Dance” Teen
program for teens in grades 7-12. Dates will be Thursdays, January
9, 16, 23, and 30 and February 6 and 13. Time 4:30-5:30 pm. Wear
comfortable clothes, bring water and join the fun!
Please call Mrs. Benner at the library 736-9920 for info and to sign
up. Drop ins are welcome!
Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with a serious illness? Do
you wonder if God cares? Hope for the Hurting is a support ministry
for those who are facing serious health issues and for caregivers.
We invite you to join us at Epsom Bible Church on the second and
fourth Tuesday of each month starting January 14.
We meet from 6:00-7:30 PM at the church located at 398 Black Hall
Rd. in Epsom. We will offer encouragement and hope through sharing,
prayer, Bible reading and discussion. Please call the church with
questions or for more information at 736-9354.
Thank You
Ivy Green Rebekah Lodge #36 and Evergreen Lodge #53 would like to
thank the Epsom Community for their generous support for our annual
Christmas projects. The “Santa” gift stars made wishes come true for
40 children through the “Friends of Forgotten Children.”
Thanks to the Epsom Public Library and Circle Restaurant for
displaying the stars! Special thanks to Tracy and John Chinn and
Carol and Dan Ransom for coordinating this event and delivering the
gifts. Our annual Photos with Santa allowed us to make a generous
monetary donation to Epsom Central School for children and families
in need. Thank you to Jay and Patricia Hickey of McCoy Mountain Tree
Farm, John Emerson and The Epsom Fire Dept. for their donations of
trees, and friends and members from both lodges who donated cookies,
helped wrap gifts and helped on the day of the event.
Epsom Central School Staff And Faculty
Mrs. Darcy May, 3rd Grade Teacher
A visitor to Darcy’s classroom is made welcome by a woman with a
fine sense of humor, one of three 3rd grade teachers at ECS. Darcy
has a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and Special
Education from Notre Dame College. She started at ECS 20 years ago
as a paraprofessional, spending her first four years here in that
position while finishing her degree. Darcy then worked for four
years as a Special Education teacher and is now in her 12th year
teaching the 3rd grade.
Darcy loves to learn from the children. She uses her sense of humor
with them and gets repaid in kind. She says, “If I notice kids
aren’t paying attention, I’ll make some off-the-wall remark just to
see if that gets their attention.” She says her days are full of
laughter with other teachers as well as the kids. Darcy loves the
family atmosphere at ECS and offers an example from several years
ago. She was sick for a while and could neither teach nor care for
her family, but that Christmas turned out to be the “best ever,” due
to improvement in her health as well as strong faculty support. She
says, “My husband stopped at a different staff member’s home each
week while on the way home to pick up family dinners made by the
staff members.”
Darcy would suggest that parents spend as much time as practical
with their children before the quickly passing years are gone. She
and Jamie, her husband of 18 years recently moved to Epsom with
their three daughters, two dogs, and a cat. Before this time, Darcy
and her husband had been “tuitioning” their children at ECS. She
says, “I know what education and care they’re getting here. Hannah,
12, is in the 7th grade; Lillian, 9, is in the 4th grade; and
Isabelle, 7, is in second grade.” Darcy enjoys spending time with
her family, camping, and reading.
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