The
Granite State Lady Spartans AAU basketball team will be hosting a
team car wash on May 30, 2011 at Arnie’s Place on Loudon Road in
Concord. The car wash will run from 10 am - 4 pm. Please
come and support our team and their goal to attend a team camp in
July.
Ivy Green Rebekah Lodge #36 is having a
“Baby Shower” on Sunday, June 5th at 2 pm at the Epsom Public
Library. The shower is a benefit for Concord Hospital Family Health
Center’s Baby Layette Project. Please join us for a fun afternoon of
tea and refreshments. Your donations will help low income and/or
uninsured families in Merrimack County give their newborns a good
start in life! Items needed include onesies, crib sheets, blankets,
quilts, infant toiletries, sleepers, socks, etc. Please RSVP to
Jennifer Army, 736-8980 by May 26 or for more info call Vickie
Benner at 736-4707.
SAU #53
Superintendent of Schools Search Submitted By: Mr. Kevin
Barry, Chair, SAU #53 Search Committee Ms. Tammy Boucher,
Chair, SAU #53 School Board
Mr. Kevin Barry and Ms. Tammy Boucher
announce that after a careful vetting by the SAU #53 Search
Committee and after a series of interviews, two finalists from a
field of well-qualified superintendent candidates have been
selected. They are:
Dr. John “Jack” W. Billings: Dr. Billings has
been a professional educator for over 30 years with more than 20
years as a school administrator at the early childhood, elementary,
middle, high school and university levels. While he is currently
serving as Principal of Gilford Elementary School, Dr. Billings has
been an acting superintendent, a district curriculum coordinator and
has served on an elected school board.
On the university level,
Dr. Billings has instructed undergraduates through the doctoral
level. Often working with superintendents, assistant superintendents
and district-wide administrators, Dr. Billings has facilitated
dissertations in: innovative budgeting, administrative
reorganization, special education inclusion, curriculum development
and assessment. Dr. Billings has published in the areas of
research-based emerging literacy instruction and school building
reorganization.
He received his doctorate from NOVA Southeast
University and three Masters’ degrees and a B.S. from Salem State
College. Dr. Billings and his wife reside in the Lakes Region of
N.H.
Dr. Middleton K. McGoodwin: As Superintendent of Schools in
Marshfield, M.A. since 2005, Dr. McGoodwin serves a five-member
school committee and has oversight responsibility for curriculum,
instruction, organizational and program development, administration
and management of 4,800 students.
Prior to his current role, he
served as assistant superintendent of Marshfield with primary
responsibilities in curriculum, instruction and assessment. Dr.
McGoodwin has also served as middle school principal in the Whitman
Public Schools in M.A. for over 20 years and he has taught earth
science and math at the middle school level.
Dr. McGoodwin is
actively involved in numerous professional and civic organizations
including the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield and the No Place for
Hate Commission. He received his doctorate from California
Coast University, a C.A.G.S. and M.A. from Bridgewater State
University and a B.A. from Boston University. Dr. McGoodwin lives
with his family in Kingston, M.A.
“We are very pleased
with the caliber of the finalists for the superintendent’s
position,” both Mr. Barry and Ms. Boucher commented. Members
of the school and community should take special note of the “Meet
the Candidates” program on May 31st, where there will be an
opportunity for the community to meet with and ask questions of the
finalists at 7:00 pm at the Pembroke Academy (PA) Library. Staff,
students and others will meet with the candidates during the day on
the 31st, but are welcome to attend the evening forum as well.
Members of the community are encouraged to attend the forum as
feedback forms will be available to provide the SAU #53 School Board
with impressions of the candidates. Board sub-committees are
scheduled to visit the candidates’ home districts in the next weeks
and the full SAU #53 School Board will conduct final interviews in
early June. An announcement on the successful candidate is expected
to be made after the contract is finalized in mid-June.
Thank you
for your support of our work. We look forward to seeing
community members on May 31 at 7:00 p.m. at PA.
Letter
To The Editor
I want to thank the Chichester and Epsom residents,
businesses, and postal employees who pitched in to make the May 14,
2011, National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food
Drive an overwhelming success. It is extremely gratifying to
see the community and the Epsom Postal Team work together to
re-stock the local food pantry shelves and provide assistance to
some of our neighbors that may need a helping hand.
The results
of the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive certainly speaks volumes about
the community’s generosity and the caring attitude of our employees
who worked hard to collect those food donations. As
Postmaster, I see the food drive as a reflection of the tradition
and spirit of community service that postal employees demonstrates
every day. Congratulations to the community and the Epsom
Postal Team for their efforts on May 14, to help Stamp Out Hunger.
Sincerely, Karla Brown, Postmaster, Epsom
New Rye
Church Continues Its Semiquincentennial Celebration
Submitted By: Dorene Young, New Rye Church Secretary
On
Sunday, May 29th, New Rye Church will continue its year-long
celebration of it 250th Anniversary with a Memorial Day Weekend
tribute to the men and women who have served our country since its
founding.
The worship services will include a special visit from
American Legion Post 112, which is named for Elwood O. Wells, the
first soldier from Epsom to give his life in World War II. It is
very fitting that Post 112 should visit New Rye Church since the
Wells family has deep roots in the church. Two of the stained glass
windows in the church are dedicated to Elwood’s ancestors and he
grew up just up the street from the church and attended school at
what is now the New Rye Scout House.
The Legionnaires will
participate in the service and will receive American flags that are
worn or damaged for proper disposal. Anyone is welcome to bring
flags to the service, which will begin promptly at 10 a.m. and is
open to everyone - please join us in this special tribute to our
veterans!
The church is located at 289 New Rye Road in
Epsom. For more information or directions, please contact Rev. James
Young at 736-9279.
Letter
To my constituents: We’re coming up on a very important vote in
the House on May 25th to override the Governor’s veto of
right-to-work (HB 474). Although New Hampshire has weathered the
recession better than most, unemployment here is still 50% higher
than in 2007. Becoming the 23rd right-to-work state and the only one
in New England, would put us on the map when businesses consider new
locations.
What the bill does is simple. It gives an employee the
option of paying fees to a union or not, as they choose. Currently
when a majority of employees choose to be unionized, all employees
have to pay or lose their job.
This is a basic
freedom-of-association issue. Unions should make the case for
membership based on the merits, rather than using the law to compel
participation.
One complaint made against right-to-work is that
even if someone opts out, the union still represents them. The House
decided to eliminate this and added an amendment so that a union
only represents its members. In the Senate, the unions predictably
complained that they wanted to negotiate for everyone. I think they
are worried that some non-union workers will negotiate a good deal,
and others will see that the union isn’t worthwhile. Anyway, the
Senate decided to accede to their request and took the amendment
off.
While I think the right-to-work side will prevail, the vote
will be very close.
While the 2011 legislative year is winding
down, we have an early deadline of June 8 to file 2012 legislation.
If you have an idea for a 2012 bill, please let us know soon. Carol
and I are having an open house for this purpose on Sunday, June 5th,
3pm to 6pm, but it would be best not to wait until then.
Yours,
Rep. Dan McGuire 782-4918
[email protected]
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