Epsom’s American Legion Auxiliary To Hold
Children’s Christmas Store
Do you have children who are 16 years of age and younger? If so,
reserve Saturday, December 8th, and take them to the American Legion
Post Hall on Short Falls Road in Epsom so they may shop for family
and siblings.
The Elwood O. Wells, Unit 112, American Legion Auxiliary will be
holding a Children’s Christmas Store from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on
Saturday, December 8th. It will be Children Only, geared
specifically to their shopping needs. A hospitality room will be set
up where adults should wait while children shop. Children will be
guided through the “store” by elves who will assist them with ideas
of purchases for those on their lists; parents, grandparents, aunts
and uncles, and their brothers and sisters of all ages. Items will
be sold at vary reasonable prices; affordable for children. Once
their gifts have been selected, they will then be taken to the
cashier, and on to the gift wrapping tables. Adults will wrap and
gift tags will be filled out by or for the children so that when
they leave the building, they will be completely ready for
Christmas.
In the Hospitality Room, Dunkin’ Donuts coffee will be provided and
pastries will be available for sale, while they last. So that the
elves may more easily assist your children, it would be helpful for
you to have lists ready for whom shopping will be done.
The auxiliary is looking for donations of suitable sale items for
young children to teens, and for adults. Collection boxes have been
placed in a few locations such as Care Pharmacy, Thompson Century 21
Real Estate, M&M Ford, and The Sterling Cleaver Butcher Shop. Gift
wrap, gift bags, ribbon, bows and scotch tape would be appreciated
as well.
We hope that you will support and participate in what should be a
fun time for your children.
Moose Jr.
Giving Thanks
Submitted By Meggin Dail
So much to be thankful for – tongue in cheek, a lot of time I will
say to friends; “Just when you think you’re having a bad day, think
of someone you know who has it worse than you. If you can’t, go
online, look up the news; there’s always something horrible going
on. There, now don’t you feel better?”
As I learned in my many years in community theatre: It doesn’t
always get better but it can always, always, always be worse… Trust
me, I’ve seen it happen. What is there to be thankful for?
I’m thankful I have a job and a warm house to sleep in. I’m thankful
to have two gorgeous boys; Carson, 7, who says he wants to live with
me forever and sends me little loves notes and Earnhardt, 12, who is
just old enough to start defying me yet be a really good sidekick.
Thankful for my husband, Joel, who puts up with me even where my
parents leave off. Thankful for two brothers who will always see me
as their “little sister” therefore, I will always be young in the
eyes of two men. Thankful for two parents who can’t stop loving us
or each other, no matter the circumstances. Thankful for in-laws
who make my family look less crazy.
Thankful for ice coffee and breakfast sandwiches. Thankful for Book
Club and the people it’s brought me closer to. Thankful for hot tea
that provides me with calm and antioxidants. Thankful for support of
all kinds from friends, family and strangers who seem to be there
when I’m raising money, asking for pie donations, need a village to
raise my children or having a bad hair day. Thankful for everyone
who’s asked if I’ve lost weight, ‘cause I haven’t. Thankful for
magazines and cookbooks that I can peruse for hours again and again
filling me with ideas and inspiration.
Thankful to be forgiven, understood, admired and loved. Thankful for
pumpkins and cousins. Thankful for the pumpkin farmer too. Thankful
for the change of seasons, of hearts, of minds. Thankful for diet
Pepsi and homemade Butter Rum muffins and customers of coffee shops.
Thankful for summertime and lake time and bed time. Thankful for
texting and digital cameras and Facebook and face time and stuff in
the mail and walks for exercise and leisure. Thankful for
afterschool visits with friends and dinner with family and so much
more. And while things might not get better and can always be worse;
thankful I’ve been taught that life is what you make it, no matter
what.
Obituaries
Clarence W. Walch, Jr.
Mr. Clarence W. Walch, Jr. 71, died Thursday, November 15, 2012, at
his home on Dover Road.
Born on April 4, 1941, Clarence was the son of Clarence Sr. and
Loretta (Kingsbury) (Walch) Roddy. He had spent several years in
Acworth and Newport before making Epsom his home. Prior to his
retirement Mr. Walch had worked for Dorr Woolen Mills. He was an
avid hunter and fisherman.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Rose Marie (Butterfield)
Walch of Epsom; three children, Duane Walch of Laconia, Lee Walch of
Epsom, and Nora Kefick of Portsmouth; three grandchildren, Jacob
Paul, Dalton Kefick, and Diane Walch; his step-mother, Ruth Ripley
of Newport; seven siblings, Melvin George of Newport, Roger Walch of
Las Vegas, NV, Michael Walch and Waunita Hurd, both of Lempster,
Michelle Rummill and Diane Chambers, both of Charlestown, and Gloria
Walch of FL; and many nieces and nephews.
Friends and family are invited to gather at the family home at 2137
Dover Road in Epsom to share memories of Clarence on Saturday,
November 24th at 2 PM.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations should be made to the American
Heart Assn., PO Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241 or the American
Diabetes Assn., 249 Canal Street, Manchester, NH 03101.
Tom Petit of the Still Oaks Funeral & Memorial Home is assisting
with arrangements and offers an on-line guestbook at
stilloaks.com.
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