Summer
Reading Program events for children include “Exploring Egypt” on
Wednesday, August 3rd from 2-4 pm. Craft activities include sand
art, mummies, and camels. Snacks are provided!
Please turn in
your SRP booklets the week of August 1st and sign up for the SRP
Finale featuring storyteller/musician Odds Bodkin. The finale will
be on Monday, August 8th at 6:30 pm. Join us for a fun evening of
stories, and music as we celebrate all our summer readers!
Children will receive gift bags and we will be doing raffles with
some great prizes. Refreshments will be served! Special thanks to
the Bryne Foundation, CHILLS, the Cogswell Benevolent Trust, the New
Hampshire Library Association and the NH State Library for the grant
which makes this performance possible.
The 2nd Annual
Epsom Youth Athletic Association breakfast fundraiser will be held
on Sunday, August 14th, from 8:00 - 10:30 am. It will be held
under the pavilion at Webster Park on 27 Black Hall Road in Epsom.
The breakfast will include French toast, scrambled eggs, bacon,
watermelon, an assortment of muffins, coffee, tea, and orange juice.
Cost is $7 for adults, $5 for ages 6-12, and ages 5 and under are
free. Come celebrate Old Home Day in Epsom with friends and
family members! Be sure to spread the word as this is for a
great cause. We hope to see you there!
Memorial Concert By Epsom Town Band
The Epsom Town Band will
present its third concert under the direction of Jim Lukeman on
Friday, August 5th, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. at Webster Park. It
will be a memorial concert to honor long time member Wadsworth
(Waddy) Winslow of Deerfield. Mr. Winslow became the director
of the band in 1964 and encouraged many young people to join and
develop their musical talents. He demonstrated his love for
music as he directed and played his cornet throughout the years.
Mr. Winslow passed away in December of 2010 at the age of 92. His
love of music is carried on in many of his children, grandchildren,
and great grand children. His cornet will be placed on an
empty chair in the trumpet section during the concert to honor and
remember him.
The band will play a variety of music including
marches, show tunes, and “oldies” from past decades. Mark your
calendars and invite your friends to attend this “old-fashioned”
concert in the park. For more information, please contact
Penny Graham at 736-9044.
Facebook for Small Businesses
Joanne Randall, CEO of Leap
Year Marketing and the host of the NH Women in Business radio show,
will give a workshop on “Facebook for Small Businesses” to business
professionals at BizConNH 2011 in Peterborough, NH, on Saturday
October 1st.
Randall graduated from the Whittemore School
of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire and has
spent the last 25 years working in management and business. Her
background includes management, sales, marketing, retail, human
resources, and small business social media development. She has been
asked to speak to various groups, including Market Place
Connections, and has participated in various panel discussions for
Women Inspiring Women and the Division of Resources and Economic
Development. She has been a guest on radio and television
throughout New Hampshire and has had articles written about her and
her radio show.
Business owners, managers, sales teams and
executives wanting to connect with other businesses are invited to
attend the all day conference and expo on Saturday, October 1st in
Peterborough. The day includes 24 workshops by experts on social
media, business disaster preparedness, business law, finance, time
management, project strategies, marketing and more.
Over 40
businesses will welcome attendees in the exhibit hall, providing
more learning, networking and lead generation opportunities.
Platinum Sponsor, Connecticut River Bank, is hosting BizConNH along
with the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce. Register
now at
www.BizConNH.com.
Epsom
Public Library
Destination: Greece! That’s where the
Adult Summer Reading Program will take us on Wednesday, August 10th,
with the wonderful sing-along version of the movie Mamma Mia! Meryl
Streep leads an all-star cast in this fun, musical romp filmed on
location in the beautiful Greek Islands. If you love ABBA’s
music, you will love this movie. You may even find yourself up
on your feet and dancing!
The movie begins at 7:00 pm with
popcorn and soda served. A gift certificate to the 99
Restaurant will be the door prize awarded to some lucky attendee.
Library patrons may continue to sign up for the Adult Program,
thus becoming eligible for the following weekly prize drawings:
August 8, a D’Tangles gift certificate for a pedicure; August 15, a
$25.00 gift certificate for Dante’s Oven; and the Grand Prize on
August 17 at the program’s finale; two lobster dinners at the
Weathervane, a handmade basket by Betsy Bosiak, a $25 Gift
Certificate for Gibson’s Book Store, and a beautiful mum, courtesy
of the Friends of the Library.
Valley
Artisans Artist Of The Month
Jeri Mills is our Artisan for this
month, she specializes in creating fabric dolls, fairies and she has
taken classes with Eleanor Peace Bailey on doll making, she also
sews American Girl Doll clothes.
In 2009 she started
taking quilting classes and now she creates lovely place mats and
table runners.
For the Artisan of the Month there is a Free
Raffle, Jeri will be donating an item to be raffled. There are
many wonderful artistic items to behold.
We are celebrating our
30th season! We have many new members and consignors, and are
looking for talented N.H. Artists. We are a juried craft co-op.
Bring three of your items in before the first Thursday of each
Month.
Our hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday thru Monday.
We’re located at 10 Goboro Rd. Epsom, NH; 1/2 mile east from
the Epsom traffic circle on Routes 202/4, take a left at the first
traffic light. Our phone number is 736-8200.
Epsom Old Home Days
Epsom Old Home Days will be held on August
12, 13, and 14, 2011. This year’s theme is: “The River Runs
Thru.” For details on the weekend events go online to:
www.epsomnh.org. There are also postings at local store
fronts and at Webster Park. Come out and show your town spirit
and enjoy the festivities.
Any one interested in participating in
our parade contact Georgia at 736-9456 or 736-8802. Let us know what
you have and we can get you registered. Parade time starts
10:00 am on August 13th.
For Antique/Classic Cars contact Bob
Hahn 736-8164 or Scott Hahn 736-9735.
New this year
we have dancing on Saturday, August 13th at the Elks on Rte 28 So.
Starting at 8:00-12:00 pm. There will be a cash bar and snacks with
a DJ/Karaoke.
On Sunday there is a 4K Road Race and 2K walk being
sponsored by Delta-Dental. For race info and applications go
to
www.coolrunning.com.
A Duck Race is scheduled for Sunday,
August 14th at 2:30. Tickets are $5.00 ea. or 5 tickets for $20.00;
available during Old Home Day weekend. We have a full weekend of
activities scheduled.
To be a general sponsor please make funds
payable to Friends of Webster Park. To submit a Citizen of the
Year e-mail:
[email protected] or send all mail to: Georgia Perry 190
North Rd. Epsom, NH 03234.
Letter
To The Editor
Took a couple of days and went to a place where
people and dogs can ride in the back of pick-up trucks without
someone getting their undies in a bunch because they knew better.
Where the crown in the road is as much as 5% hype and ditches 4 to 5
feet right off the edge of the road and no one’s warping. Where
everyone waved, smiled or nodded and spoke to you on the street warm
and friendly; reminds me of here a few years ago. What happened?
They all pretty much had a few thoughts in common like the
government shouldn’t be able to spend more than it takes in, global
warming is just a money making scheme, should be term limits and if
the Federal Government stopped meddling with oil, the price would be
less than $2 a gallon.
We, the Highway Department, have finally
almost fixed the worst road in town; Mount Delight. Hundreds of
trees were cut, ledge was blasted, under drain was installed,
culverts replaced, thousands of rocks put back on stone walls that
had fallen off over the years, gravel brought in and compacted and
paved. We still need to pave some swales and gravel the shoulders.
On a much lesser scale we also did part of New Rye Road and are
looking forward to working on Old Town Road.
Bless You,
Gordon
Ellis
Your Road Agent
Epsom
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