SAU 53 Learning Circle Presents Worried Kids
in a Stressed-Out World: How To Manage and Prevent Anxiety, By Lynn
Lyons, LICSW, Tuesday, November 30th, 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Pembroke
Academy Auditorium Pembroke, NH.
Ham & Bean Supper
The Suncook Valley Sno-Riders will be holding their 10th Annual Ham
& Bean Supper, Saturday, November 13, 2010. It will take place
downstairs at the Pittsfield Community Center from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
The meal will consist of ham, beans or potatoes, coleslaw, roll,
drink and dessert. The cost is $7.00 for adults, $3.50 for
children ages 6 to 12, children 5 and under are free. Stop by
and enjoy a home cooked meal. If you can not stay, we will have
take-out containers available.
Christmas Is Coming And The Toys For Tots Program Is Gearing Up For
Another Christmas Season.
The White Mountain Chapter of the Nam
Knights Motor Cycle Club recently spent the day retrofitting the
Toys for Tots Distribution center.
Members of the Motorcycle Club
which consist of Law Enforcement Officers and Veterans volunteered
to build cubicles out of Pallets in the Toys for Tots warehouse at
the Londonderry Marine Corps Reserve Center. Now as the toys
come into the center they can be broken down into specific age
groups and genders to make redistribution of the Toys to those in
need a little easier.
The Nam Knights will also be helping with
the pickup and delivery of toys throughout the state in the upcoming
months. So keep an eye out for the collections boxes throughout the
state and make donations where you can.
Letter
Job Well Done
Reveille! Reveille!
Veteran, it’s time to come
home to me:
There’ll be no need to show your ID.
Whoever you
be or where you are:
The distance for you is not that far.
That which you have done:
Is similar to the gift of my son.
As
you go neath the sky:
You’ll find me, your Father, of most high.
Enter now my servant for your reward:
And thank you for accepting
me as your Lord.
Jim Breagy
Epsom, NH
Worried
Kids In A Stressed-Out World: How To Manage And Prevent Anxiety
Fears and worries are a normal part of growing and developing; but
sadly, excessive worrying and anxiety in kids (and parents) is on
the rise. The good news? Parents, teachers and children
can learn HOW to manage fears, interrupting and even preventing the
“worrying cycle” of thoughts and behaviors.
Free Event Tuesday,
November 30, 2010, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Pembroke Academy Auditorium
Pembroke, NH questions call Vicki Therrien @470-5499 or email
[email protected].
For more information about Lynn Lyons, check out
www.lynnlyonsnh.com.
Reflections Of Carroll D. Stevens
By George S. Foster III
My friends we have truly lost a treasure, Carroll D. Stevens, a
unique individual.
My wife Jeanne and I moved into Epsom 34 years
ago with two young children. Carroll and Beverly were some of the
first people we met because money was in short supply for us and we
could buy raw milk cheaper at their farm. We have always considered
ourselves fortunate to know Carroll, Beverly and their family and
call them friends.
Reflecting on Carroll over the last 34 years,
what comes to my mind are three words LIVE, LOVE and LAUGH.
LIVE
Carroll lived a life true to his family and his community. His word
was always his bond. You could trust he would do what he said and
when he said he would do it. He believed in a fair days work for a
fair days pay. He loved to Farm and had a unique ability at it. He
was noted for his pole beans and once told me that some people call
them Slab Yeaton beans but the original beans came from the Stevens
family.
He had a herd of cows and sold milk to H.P. Hood. Carroll
talked about the jugs of milk that were brought down off Jug City
Road to a landing where it would be picked up for processing.
When you went to Carrollʼs farm there were always chickens running
around, cows in the barn, pigs in their pen and other animals from
time to time.
Carroll raised pigs and beef for sale and would
butcher them at his Fatherʼs farm using the same methods he learned
from his Father. Iʼm told that no part of the animal was ever
wasted.
Each year Carroll would rake up Pine needles at Webster
Park. He would place them around his watering trough and pipes for
insulation. He told me that nothing will freeze under 6” of pine
needles.
Carroll was also a carpenter and shingled the roofs of
many churches, barns, homes and halls in the area. Iʼm sure it gave
him great pleasure to see his son Bill and grandson Dustin Fifield
become carpenters and work on some of the same roofs and buildings
that he had.
Carroll also worked on the Dowst and Cutter chicken
farms. He once told me that he could put a 100 lb. bag of grain on
each shoulder and carry them up stairs.
To Carroll riches in life
wasnʼt the amount of land you owned, nor the amount of money you had
in the bank. Riches were your family, your friends, and the way you
lived your life.
He took pride in preserving his Fatherʼs farm
just the way it was when his father died. He was quite hurt many
years ago when someone broke into his fatherʼs farm and things were
taken. It wasnʼt the monetary value of the items that bothered him
but the thought that someone would take something that didnʼt belong
to them.
LOVE
Carrollʼs family was first and foremost to him.
He loved his family and told me more than once that he was a lucky
man to have Beverly by his side.
He loved his community and would
regularly call individuals who had been sick or lost a loved one to
see how they were doing but more importantly, I think, to let them
know someone cared about them.
He had a big heart full of love
and concern for those in need. Look at the 150+ Foster children that
Beverly and he cared for over the years.
LAUGH
And last but
not the least of all Carroll loved to make people laugh. Since 1941
at the age of 17 when he played an end man in his first Minstrel
Show at the Epsom Odd Fellows Hall he brought joy and happiness to
all of us and thousands more.
With his quick wit and wonderful
voice he had the ability through good times and bad to make you
forget your troubles and enjoy the moment. He brought people
together and left them with memories that last a long time.
Carroll was once quoted saying that he would do anything to make
them laugh. Who could ever forget characters like Mr. Bones, Herman
the Hermit, William D. Wino and Harry the Hobo.
Who could ever
forget Carroll singing “Wonʼt you come home Bill Bailey”, “Toot Toot
Tootsi Good Bye”, or “Give My Regards to Broadway.”
It was very
important to Carroll to keep the tradition of 64 years entertaining
people going and it was a proud moment for him when he passed on his
joke book and hat to daughter Sharon Fifield during his last time on
stage.
Yes, Carroll D. Stevens was a true treasure. There was and
still is much to be learned by the way he lived his life. I know he
will live on in our hearts and thoughts, but it is the way we live
our lives that will tell whether we learned anything from being
touched by this man.
I think one of the best traits Carroll had
was Common Sense. He once told me that if you could take an empty
jar and fill it with common sense youʼd really have something
because today it is in such short supply.
I encourage all of you
whoʼs lives have been touched by Carroll D. Stevens to LIVE, LOVE
AND LAUGH.
Nate
Davis shot his 1st deer on Youth Hunt weekend. A nine point
buck weighing 154 lbs. In the picture with Nate, is proud
father Rick Davis of Epsom.
Tradition is put to the test as Tevye’s daughters choose their own
way. Performances for Pembroke Academy’s presentation of Fiddler on
the Roof will begin at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday
nights November 11th through the 13th with a 2 p.m. matinee on
Saturday the 13th at the Pembroke Academy auditorium, 209 Academy
Road, Pembroke, NH. Tickets are $8 in advance, and can be obtained
either by calling Pembroke Academy at 485-7881 to reserve your
tickets or by emailing
[email protected] and leaving your name and the performance
you plan on attending. Tickets are $10 at the door. On
Thursday night’s performance veterans are welcomed free of charge.
Letter
To our constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield:
Thank
you for your votes! We are honored to be your representatives in
Concord and will be working for the next two years to keep you
informed and to accomplish our campaign promises.
We’ll be
working with Representative Brandon Giuda of Chichester and others
on a fix for the Suncook River, with Senator Jack Barnes on getting
tax impacts on the town warrant and with other representatives to
enact a really balanced budget. All of us have our specific
interests, but we are dedicated to getting New Hampshire working
again.
Bills for the next year need to be drafted very shortly,
so if you have any suggestions, we’d appreciate hearing from you.
You can call or e-mail any of us for information or to let us
know your concerns with the state government. Look for our letters
about what we’re doing in Concord.
Representatives Carol
McGuire, Dan McGuire, Jon Richardson and Tony Soltani
[email protected],
[email protected],
[email protected],
[email protected]
782-4918,
545-1788
Letter
To the voters of Allenstown, Epsom and Pittsfield:
The results
are in and I have to thank each and every one of you for your
support throughout the campaign. Due to your prayers, campaigning,
signs, talking to voters, marching, advice, support and of course
your actual vote -- I am proud to announce that I am now a NH State
Representative for the towns of Allenstown, Epsom and Pittsfield.
In the overall results for NH State Representative for the three
towns all four Republican candidates won and the four of us will
work together to make you proud.
Now the hard work begins.
There is a large budget deficit, high taxes and fees, lack of jobs,
burdensome government regulation and a major river crisis that needs
to be fixed. I am committed to being accountable to all voters
in the three towns.
My email:
[email protected],
phone: 603-545-1788 and website:
www.richardsonnh.com will
all remain the same. I cannot stress enough that I am here to
help and serve you and if I can’t give you the answer myself I will
put you in touch with the right person.
I will try to send out a
weekly to every other week email update, and also write the Suncook
Sun and Banner as well. I will try to not be verbose and will try to
keep the emails short and filled only with the vital details and
facts.
Thank you again for all the help and support. As I have
said before, this is an honor and privilege that I do not take
lightly -- I will strive to earn your trust and respect.
Thank
you,
Jon Richardson
NH State Representative
Allenstown,
Epsom, Pittsfield