Trick or Treat in Epsom will be on October 31, 2012 from 5:00 pm to
8:00 pm.
You are invited to an Open House to Celebrate the 50th Wedding
Anniversary of Herb and Emily Yeaton.
When: Saturday,
October 27th
Time: 1 pm-4 pm
Where: Epsom Fire
Station, Dover Rd,
Epsom, NH
Loudon Food Pantry News
Annual Fall 50/50 Raffle
Remember our 50/50 Raffle starts November 1, 2012 and ends December
13th 2012. Get your tickets at Loudon Food Pantry, 30 Chichester
Rd., Unit D, Loudon NH or use our handy order form on our website at
LoudonFoodPantry.org.
Ticket prices are: 50¢ each, 5 tickets for $2.00 or 10 tickets for
$3.00. Buy a ticket today and see how lucky you are. The
winner receives 50% of the ticket sales. Good Luck!
Thanksgiving Boxes
At the time of this write-up we have 70 Thanksgiving boxes to make
up. It is only the 15th of the month and people have until the
end of the month to sign-up. We usually average between 120
and 125.
We need the following donations to help fill the Thanksgiving Boxes:
Money or gift cards (Sam’s Club or Walmart is preferable) that can
be used to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables when needed,
Stuffing, Cranberry Sauce, Turkey Gravy, Turkeys (the more we have,
the less we need to rely on the NH Food Bank to help us), Turkey
Breast (used for single households), Pumpkin Pie Filling, Evaporated
Milk, Pie Crust, Brown and Serve Rolls (we can freeze these),
Dessert items (boxed cakes and icings, brownies, jello, pudding,
etc.)
Donations can be brought or mailed to Loudon Food Pantry, 30
Chichester Rd., Unit D., Loudon NH 03307. We are here Mon., Tue.,
and Thu. From 10 – 5 and Wed. from 10 – 6. Call (603) 724-9731
with any questions you may have.
With your help, we can make this a holiday to treasure! Thank you
for your continued support.
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield:
The third question on the ballot this November 6th is whether a
constitutional convention should be called. Since any amendment
developed by such a convention would require the same 2/3 vote of
the people as an amendment passed by the legislature, and the
legislature has considered so many amendments lately, I don’t really
see the need for such a convention.
The committee on a defined contribution pension plan for government
employees (similar to the 401(k) plans in private industry) has
reviewed the reports from various actuaries and retirement
professionals. There are several options to provide reasonable
pensions, while causing less risk to the taxpayers. Right now, and
probably for the next 30 years, about three quarters of the pension
contributions from the employers (state, towns, school districts)
are not actually paying for the pensions earned this year, they’re
paying off the unfunded liability. Some of that is due to the stock
market collapse in 2008, but more is due to a series of poor
decisions by the legislature. A defined contribution plan has the
significant advantage that it’s hard to fiddle with, and there is
almost no way promises can be made without paying for them
immediately.
The committee investigating the Liquor Commission is still
collecting data. It seems clear that the tension between trying to
operate as a profitable business and acting as a government agency,
with all actions open to the public, is a big part of their
problems. The current commissioners have no experience in state
government, which in my opinion is one reason for their
difficulties: they aren’t used to being in the spotlight!
Interested readers can email me for my newsletter, with more details
than fit here.
Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918
Letter
“I Hate My Government!”
I was stunned when a recent acquaintance made that emphatic
statement. Rather than argue, I listened intently to his passionate
anger. While I agreed with much of what he said, I came away
thinking it is more the representation we are getting than our
democracy itself he was angry about. He blamed both parties equally
for “the mess we are in.” I blame extremist elements in the new
Republican Party.
I believe most of us do not trust an unfettered Wall Street with our
financial futures. Most do not approve of Republicans placing the
“Grover Norquist Anti-Tax Pledge” over the wishes of constituents.
Most of us believe Medicare should be able to use its buying power
to negotiate drug prices for seniors. Most of us believe it is
immoral and unethical for medical insurance companies to charge 25%
of premiums to “administrative costs” while denying coverage to
those they have “insured.” Current Republicans do not hold
those beliefs.
On the local level, most of us do not appreciate the disrespect
shown by the libertarians, branded tea partiers and so-called “free
staters” for Democrats, a free press, even fellow Republicans who
did not follow their hard line. I believe most of us wanted to move
forward with jobs in high speed rail and health care exchanges.
Instead, we got the wild west and defunding of Planned Parenthood.
No one said it better than defacto Republican leader, Senator Mitch
McConnell: “Our number one goal is (not jobs, deficit reduction or
affordable health care reform), to defeat Obama” (thru obstruction).
Nancy Heath
Epsom
Epsom Central School Staff And Faculty
Mrs. Joy Cheney, Kindergarten Teacher
From the time she was a child, Joy knew that she wanted to be a
teacher, and she still enjoys it. She says, “I’m doing what I love.
I never call it ‘work,’ I call it ‘school.’ I think of school as my
life.”
Joy always loved K-8 schools, having grown up in one, and, when she
was hired by Epsom, she felt as though she were coming home. She
finds the environment at ECS very comfortable and nurturing for both
staff and students, as in a big, loving family.
Joy got her BS in Education at Plymouth State, and her M.Ed at NEC.
She is certified for grades K-8 and for Special Education. She
taught for two years at schools in Jefferson and Whitefield, NH and
has been in Epsom for nine years, four years as a Case Manager and
five teaching Kindergarten. She also worked for one year each on RTI
for Reading and Math.
Joy asks parents to be an active part of their child’s education, to
let your child know that you value their time at school. She
welcomes all adults to the school for open house, field trips, or
volunteering in the classroom. She believes such support makes a
significant difference in a child’s attitude and effort.
Joy lives in Concord with her husband Kevin, 11 year-old stepson,
seven-month-old son, and two dogs, a yellow Lab and a French
bulldog. Joy says her dogs love the baby; when the baby cries, her
bulldog gets to the baby’s crib before she does.
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