Don’t
forget the American Red Cross Blood Drive being held on Thursday,
June 30th, at the Pittsfield Elementary School from 1:00 to 6:00 pm
at 34 Bow Street. Childcare provided. Each presenting
donor will receive an incentive coupon from Panera Bread,
participating Walgreens and the M/S Mount Washington Cruise Line.
Be part of something amazing - give the gift of life.
Evergreen Lodge #53 and Ivy Green Lodge #36 wish to thank everyone
who helped make the Spring Dinner Show such a great success. Special
thanks to the businesses and individuals who purchased ads in the
program booklet, and Nancy Claris, Charles Yeaton and Phil Yeaton
for the donations of the delicious homemade shortcakes and dinner
rolls! Proceeds from the dinner show will be used to help bring the
historic Odd Fellows Hall into safety code compliance.
Evergreen Lodge #53 and American Legion Post #112 want to thank
everyone who helped with their annual fishing derby. It was a
wonderful morning for the children and their families. The weather
couldn’t have been better and the fishing was great! Special thanks
to Floyd Graham for the use of his pond and Heritage True Value
Hardware in Northwood for the donation of worms!
4th
Annual Vacation Bible School at Epsom Bible Church on July
11-15. Kids going into 1st grade through 6th grade come join us for
games, crafts, music, food, Bible stories, prizes and fun. It
starts at 8:45 and ends at 12:00.
Epsom
Library News
The Epsom Public Library is having registration for
their Summer Reading Program. Children in kindergarten thru 5th
grade are invited to come to the library to get their reading
packet, schedule of events, reading log and bookmark.
This year
the program theme is, “One World, Many Stories. Young children can
sign up for our “Mom/Dad and Me Read” program. These programs
encourage children to read for pleasure during summer vacation.
Throughout the summer there will be a variety of activities for
children at the library including, crafts, movies and special
programs.
To celebrate the upcoming release of the last movie in
the popular Harry Potter series the library will show “Harry Potter
and the Sorcerer’s Stone” rated PG on Tuesday, June 28 at 6:30 pm.
and “Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire” on Mon. July 11 at 6:30
pm. Popcorn and drinks will be provided.
The Epsom Public
Library is pleased to host, Storyteller, “Nanny Rosebud” on Wed.
June 29 at 7 pm. Please join us for a fun evening of storytelling.
The program is for school aged children and their families.
Refreshments will be served.
Story Time continues on
Tuesdays at 2 pm and Thursdays at 3:30. Toddler Time continues
on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. Library hours are Monday-Thursday 10-7
and Saturday 9-1. For information about any of these programs
call 736-9920.
Town of
Epsom Swimming Lessons
The Town of Epsom sponsors American
Red Cross Swimming Lessons to all Epsom Children ages 5 and older.
Please join us weekdays at Northwood Beach July 18th through July
29th daily.
Registration will be from 8-9am on July 18th
followed by swim testing which will allow children to be placed in
classes according to their skill level. July 18th plan on being
there from registration until 11:30am. On succeeding days children
will be enrolled in ½ hour lessons, scheduled between 9:00 and
11:00.
Children should come prepared to swim. Hair pulled back
from faces, plenty of sunscreen and appropriate clothing for the
weather. There is a $2.00 Red Cross registration fee for each child.
Children will learn swimming and safety skills.
Epsom has had a
successful swimming program for many years thanks to the dedicated
teachers, aides and families who know how important it is to teach
children how to swim and about water safety. We hope to see you at
the beach. If you need more information please contact Sonia Noyes
at [email protected]
Epsom
Conservation Project Hike
The Town of Epsom and the Conservation
Commission is working in the Town Forest with the help of the SCA NH
Conservation Corp(SCA). If you would like to understand what the SCA
is, as well as see the trail they built last year and the work they
are doing this year, we hope you will join us on Saturday, July 9th.
The SCA provides a motivated and skilled crew (College Age) who
make a 10 month commitment to work in the schools teaching
conservation and then in the field doing vital conservation projects
and resource projects throughout the state. They work for
communities and agencies of NH. We are so excited to have them for a
3 week hitch.
The trail they built starts at the mill pond on
the Epsom town forest and travel along Blake’s Brook and an old cart
path. There are many points of interest including a water sluice
that leads to an old mill foundation on a beautiful mill pond that
is now managed by beaver. This area is naturally beautiful as well
as having the reminders of a 18th century farmstead which is now
forest. Stonewalls, the mill pond, wells and foundations are some of
the evidence of the once vital farm.
For some of the crew this
is their 2nd commitment. They have done projects all over the US and
come from other parts of the US to work for the SCA. Perhaps you are
a post high school student trying to figure out what you want to do.
The SCA trains you and pays you a stipend. When not on site working
a project, home base for the crew is Bear Brook State Park for NH.
Our crew is camping at a campsite on the town forest.
They have
an impressive camp site bordering the mill pond. They have set up a
kitchen camp, a pine needle dining area, a tarped den to store
equipment and get out of the weather and individual tents. They are
trained in camping and best practices for trail building. The new
trail is for passive use such as hiking and snowshoeing.
So come
meet this conservation minded crew. Perhaps you know someone who is
interested in applying to this program(SCA) or are interested in
learning about the beautiful trail system we have on the town
forest. Have you hiked Neville Peak? It is a must.
We hope you
will join us on July 9th. We will meet on Tarlton Road at the
parking area for the town forest at 10am. We will hike the new trail
and view some sites. Bring your lunch and picnic at the SCA
campsite. For directions and to RSVP please contact the Epsom
Conservation Commission at
[email protected] or 736-9744 eves.
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield:
This
week we passed the budget, 274-108, and the accompanying trailer
bill, 259-119. The debate was extensive, about equally divided
between those who wanted to make more cuts or more drastic actions,
and those who felt the budget cut their favorite program too deeply.
It is a reasonable compromise, meeting the goals set when we started
the budget process: spending within revenue estimates; no new taxes
or fees; no bonding to cover operating expenses; cities and towns
receive as much as they did last year; and the most vital services
covered. Everyone feels they could have done better, but we don’t
agree on which trade-offs to make!
The House and Senate also
overrode the Governor’s vetoes on three bills. HB109, forbidding
planning boards from requiring sprinklers in one or two family
homes, was only briefly discussed before we voted for it, 294-72.
Since sprinklers are still available in a negotiated agreement, this
will only stop planning boards from using sprinklers as a growth
control feature. HB133, my bill deleting the state minimum wage, got
more debate than this purely symbolic bill deserved! It passed,
261-110. HB329, parental notification before a minor’s abortion, was
also briefly debated. The most telling point was made by the
committee chair who pointed out that despite his veto message, the
Governor had never sent his concerns to the House while they worked
on this bill. The vote was 266-102.
After some debate, we passed
SB52, which fixes last year’s SB500, on parole. Sexually violent
criminals will only get supervised parole, and the parole board has
more discretion to authorize release or return any parole violator
to prison for longer periods.
Anyone who wants more information
than I can fit into a letter should email me for my newsletter.
Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918
Local
Businessman Inducted To
Pembroke Academy Hall Of Fame
Since 2005 Pembroke Academy has honored alumni who have made a
difference in their local communities and the business world.
This year local business owner and a graduate of class of 1979, Jeff
Eames was honored at Pembroke Academy’s senior convocation.
Jeff received his award on June 17 after addressing the
graduating class, faculty, and parents. He urged all in
attendance to always be reaching for the next level; to push
themselves to get a higher education and always to be open to learn
new skills. “Continuing education has always played an
important part in my life, in order for me to reach the next level
and be a better business owner I knew that I needed to attend
school,” Jeff told the students.
After completing his Thompson
School studies in 1981, Jeff purchased his first cable skidder and
became a logging contractor. Over thirty years later, Jeff and
the Fort Mountain Company crews are supplying domestic and foreign
markets with high quality forest products including fuel chips to
local power plants and industry. What started as a one
man operation has grown into one of the most innovative forestry
companies in New England that employs 18 full time and 2 part time
people.
For more information on Fort Mountain Companies please
visit their website at
www.nhforestry.com.
If you would like to nominate a
Pembroke Academy graduate to the Hall of Fame please visit their
website at www.sau53.org
Epsom
Central School Effort Roll Term 3
Grade 4
Christian Army,
Madison Bennett, Meredith Bingham, Dylan Canning, Emily Duffy,
Kelsey Larson, Jakob Mavity, Ashton Ramsdell, Constantina Tsirovakas
Grade 3
Sydne Armstrong, Esa Barway, Jaggar Beauchesne, Madison
Bowen, Nathan Carter, Caleb Cogburn, Nathan Fries, Ian Hallowell,
Lillian Hodapp, Nadia Kozinski, Austin Ladd, Maria Lamontagne, Dale
Lavoie, Calvin Michael, Madison Prusia, Cayla Rondeau, Robert Ross,
Mitchell Stebbins, Samantha Williams
Epsom
Central School Honor Roll Term 3
Grade 8
High Honors
Seth
Bean, Drew Dustin, Megan Ryder
Honors
Conor Dougherty,
Brianna Douglas, Kyle Hoisington, Allison Jones, Kristin Kezar,
Haley Lavigne, Jennifer O’Brien, Rebecca Porter, Eric Tsirovakas
Grade 7
High Honors
Melissa Allen, Matthew Paige
Honors
Luke Andrews, Lila Bradley, Jayla Decker, Cameron Ellsworth, Emilia
Ferrera, Nancy Gregory, Sarah Jacques, Tyler Josephson, David Miner,
Nicholas Muise, Collin Ramsdell, Kaitlyn Roukey, Nichole Wilson
Grade 6
High Honors
Lauren Graham, Derek Ladd, Jensen Stam
Honors
Katie Baker, Aaron Gagnon, Samantha Kelsea, Connor
Locke, Emily Marston, Kiley McGrath, Christian Murchison, Mackenzie
Pettigrew, Megan Tremblay
Grade 5
High Honors
Earnhardt
Dail, Sydney Juranty, Jackson Thomas
Honors
Morgan Allen,
Jaydon Anderson, Chandler Bean, Ryan Burns, Jonatha Decker, Tucker
Jones, Bryan Lavoie, Michael Perry, Renee Proulx, Tyler Reed, Azlynn
Shaikh, Robert Skaff
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