Epsom Town Band Concerts to Begin!
The Epsom Town Band will begin its summer concert series on Friday,
July 11th, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Webster Park. The band has
increased its membership as well as its repertoire of musical
selections under the leadership of Jim Lukeman from Manchester.
The concerts will feature old-time favorites including marches,
overtures, themes from musicals, and other popular songs from the
past. Additional concerts are scheduled for the Fridays of July
18th and August 1st. The band will also perform on August 9th at
6:30 p.m. during Epsom’s Old Home Day celebration.
For more information, please contact Penny or Bruce Graham at
736-9044.
The University of Hartford is pleased to announce Jacob Courser of
Epsom has been named to its Dean’s List for Spring 2014.
Congratulations Jacob!
Congratulations to Steven Brasley of Epsom who was graduated from
Ithaca College’s Roy H. Park School of Communications with a degree
in journalism. The degree was awarded in May 2014.
Congratulations to Ryan Wessels of Epsom who was graduated from
Ithaca College’s School of Health Sciences and Human Performance
with a degree in health sciences. The degree was awarded in May
2014.
Congratulations to Carolyn V. Steinbeiser, of Epsom, who was
graduated from Becker College with a AS in Veterinary Science as
part of the Class of 2014.
Loudon Food Pantry News
Annual 50/50 Spring Raffle
As of June 20, 2014 we have sold $57.00 in raffle tickets. Check
out LoudonFoodPantry.org for current sales.
Funds and Food
This is the time of the year where funds and food are extremely low.
Please donate and help us to feed people in need. Go to
LoudonFoodPantry.org or visit Loudon Food Pantry, 30 Chichester Rd.,
Unit D, Loudon NH. We are there Monday through Thursday 10 AM – 5
AM (Wednesday until 6 PM).
Upcoming Events
We will have a table at the following events. Please come and check
us out! We hope you have fun! See you there!
July 26th – Canterbury Fair, Canterbury NH
August 9th – Loudon Old Home Day, Loudon NH
August 23rd – Macy’s Shop For A Cause, Macy’s, Mall of NH,
Manchester NH
Items for Sale to Help Support our Cause
All proceeds from these go to Loudon Food Pantry! Please check out
LoudonFoodPantry.org to get a better description for these products
and how to purchase.
Teddy Bear - $9.99
The Dinner & A Movie Card - $10.00
Macy’s Shop For A Cause - $5.00
Grocery List - $1.00
Bookmark - $0.25
Keychain - $1.00
Canvas Tote - $14.99
Wristbands - $1.00 (Blue, Green or Yellow) (They read “Hunger Sucks,
Food Rocks”)
Thank you everyone for your continued support.
Sue, Bill and Sarah
Friends Of The Epsom Public Library Sponsors
A Trip To The Fells
Save The Date! Saturday 7/19/2014
The Friends of the Epsom Library are planning an all-day outing to
The Fells in Newbury, NH, overlooking Lake Sunapee. The property
once belonged to John Hay, an American writer and diplomat; it
consists of a 22 room Colonial Revival house listed on the National
Registry of Historic Places, and renowned gardens - a preservation
project of the Garden Conservancy.We will join docent-led public
tours of the main house (available at 11:00, 12:00, 2 PM, and 3 PM)
and/or a docent-led tour of the gardens (available at 1 PM).
There are no dining facilities available on the property, so plan on
packing a bag lunch to enjoy on the veranda or available benches.
We must pack out any trash we generate.
Bonus! This particular weekend is Artists’ weekend and prominent
New England artists will be practicing their art on the grounds for
all to enjoy. Also, the gardens should be in bloom and beautiful!
Entry fee is $10 per person (seniors/students $8) and includes both
public tours (payable on entry). We will meet outside Epsom Public
Library in the parking lot at 9 am and the group will divide up into
cars of the volunteer drivers. Call 736-9920 to reserve your spot
and please let the staff know if you are able to be a volunteer
driver (and how many your car will accommodate). The group will
agree on a departure time from the Fells and estimate return to the
library parking lot by about 5 PM.
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield,
It looks like an interesting election season this year. With all
candidates filed, here’s a summary, from the bottom of the ballot.
In county races, neither incumbent sheriff Scott Hilliard nor
incumbent county attorney Scott Murray has any opposition; incumbent
treasurer Leslie Hammond faces Ricardo Rodriguez. Erica Davis
challenges incumbent Register of Deeds Kathi Guay, while incumbent
Register of Probate Jane Bradstreet will face Chris Pannapacker. For
county commissioner, in district 1 Ken Georgevits will face the
winner of the Democrat primary between Rick Watrous and Tara
Reardon; in District 2, Logan Barbosa opposes incumbent Bronwyn
Asplund-Walsh.
In the local State Representative races, for District 29
(Allenstown/Epsom/Pittsfield), I’ll meet Nancy Heath of Epsom in
November. In District 22 (Allenstown) incumbent Alan Turcotte will
face Scott MacDonald. District 21 (Epsom/Pittsfield) incumbent Mary
Frambach of Epsom and Denis Beaudoin of Pittsfield will face the
winners of the Republican primary, where incumbent Dan McGuire of
Epsom, David Palfrey, also Epsom, and Michael Brewster of Pittsfield
are competing for two seats. In District 20 (Pembroke/Chichester;
three seats) Democrat incumbent Dianne Schuett and David Doherty,
both of Pembroke, and Richard DeBold of Chichester oppose former
representative Brian Seaworth of Pembroke and Kim Bolt and John
Goldthwaite, both of Chichester.
In the state senate, Howard Pearl of Louden challenged incumbent
John Reagan of Deerfield; the winner of that Republican primary will
face Nancy Fraher, of Chichester. Jim Adams, of Pittsfield, is in a
primary race with Robert Burns of Manchester, for Executive Council,
District 4; incumbent Democrat Chris Pappas has a primary opponent
as well, Maria Chilson, both of Manchester.
Interested readers can email me for my newsletter, with more details
than fit here.
Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918
Letter To The Editor
A very interesting study of state legislators was published recently
by the Sunlight Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization
whose goal is to promote open, accountable government. You can view
their report online at tinyurl.com/legstudy. To see the New
Hampshire House results, select “NH, lower” from the menu at the top
left of the graph (you can also select the NH Senate or other
states).
Each legislator is shown as a spot on the graph. The horizontal
axis represents the usual left-right split with Democrats to the
left and Republicans to the right. The vertical axis represents
“effectiveness”, which they define as the ability of a legislator to
get their bills passed. By moving your mouse over a spot you can
see the name and photo of that legislator.
I’m sure it is no surprise to regular readers of The Sun that the
most effective legislator in the entire House is none other than
Carol McGuire. This is particularly impressive as she is currently
in the minority, which makes passing legislation especially
challenging.
From my front-row seat I can tell you that Carol is extremely
well-liked and respected by members of both parties, despite her
position as a leader of the conservatives. She does her homework
and knows how and when to compromise to get things done. I’m
certainly biased, but we could not ask for a better Representative.
We’d be foolish not to reelect her in November.
Yours,
Rep. Dan McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918
Epsom Public Library News
On Wednesday, July 9, at 7:00 p.m., Wild Canid Ecologist Chris
Schadler of Project Coyote will present “Becoming Wolf: Eastern
Coyote in New England”. While wolf recovery was the focus of her
early work, Chris’ attention shifted to eastern coyotes when she
moved to New England. She chose a farm with known coyote problems to
raise sheep and train her border collies. Using sound livestock
management and common sense she has avoided any predation for over
two decades. Refreshments will be served.
Epsom Food Pantry
Again, another good week at the Epsom Food Pantry with 2 more new
families joining our membership. And on the funds side, it was just
absolutely great. One of our Epsom Businessmen, Larry Wiley, on
behalf of Circle Market, Wendy’s and the Epsom Storage facilities
gave us a generous donation for the running of the Food Pantry. It
goes without saying, we are delighted with his donation along with
all our supporters of the Pantry. As far as food goes, we can always
use eggs, and now at this time of year, fresh veggies. At this time
I would like to publicly note the hard work of Ken Brown, Liz and
Jim Robinson and Cheryl Arvanitis, who make this Pantry the success
that it is with their constant work to make the Pantry function
efficiently and full of all the food necessary to supply our
members. And we all enjoy doing it.
Until next time,
Priscilla
Epsom Old Home Day’s
Aug 9th & 10th 2014
“Alternative Energy”
Come out and show your town spirit and enjoy the
festivities. Aug.8th -traditional burying of the beans 5:45 pm. Any
one interested in participating & to register in our parade on Aug
9th contact Dick Verville at 857-205-2841 or Georgia Perry at
736-8802. For the Antique/Classic Cars contact Jay Beauchesne at
969-0914 or e-mail:
[email protected]. Sunday 10th 4K
Road Race & 2K walk sponsored by Northeast Delta-Dental. For race
info and to register go on line to:
www.running4free.com/RaceDetails.aspx?raceid=286. A Duck Race starting time12:00-1:00pm tickets $5.00 ea.
or 5 tickets for $20.00 available during Old Home Day weekend. For
details of the weekend events go to
www.epsomnh.org.
To submit a Citizen of the Year –entries must be
received no later than July 30th e-mail:
[email protected] or send all mail
to Georgia Perry, 190 North Rd, Epsom, NH 03234. To be a general
sponsor please make funds payable to Friends of Webster Park. Your
support is so important and appreciated.
Letter To The Editor
It is my understanding that under Federal Reserve /International
Monetary System, it is production of goods and services which expand
our economy, not some stash of gold harbored in Fort Knox, Ky!
America needs Congress to pass a trillion dollar infrastructure
bill. In my opinion, the bill needs to be crafted in such a way that
the minimum wage paid by all contractors and subcontractors is
$12.00 per hour, pretty close to a living wage. It is my
understanding that the moment a trillion dollars is printed by the
Fed through Act of Congress, our economy grows by a trillion
dollars. We now have an 18 trillion dollar economy with 17 trillion
dollar debt.
It is also my understanding that the “velocity of money” (the number
of times new currency exchanges hands in a year) would enlarge our
economy by a minimum of another 2 trillion dollars! You know. All
those flag persons, truck drivers, concrete makers will be buying
new cars, houses, appliances; taking vacations, going out to dinner,
having pedicures etc. Voila! We have 3 trillion dollars worth of new
wealth and a revitalized middle class! A 20 trillion dollar economy!
Not to mention increased tax revenues from all those new salaries
and wages.
But, all today’s Republicans want to do is shrink our economy. In
2010, President Obama asked Congress for a 2.8 trillion dollar
Recovery and Reinvestment package. The Tea Party gave him a paltry
792 billion to recover from worst financial disaster since Great
Depression (we were on gold standard then). Note: Financially, war
creates nothing but destruction of wealth.
Today’s Republicans focus on debt (and fear), which would be
excellent if we were on the gold standard. Problem is, we severed
all final ties with the Gold Standard in 1971!
Nancy Heath
Epsom
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