The Epsom Youth Athletic Association will be holding registrations
for T-Ball, Baseball, and Softball for ages 4-12 on Saturday,
February 4th from 10-11 am and again on Saturday, February 11th from
1-2 pm. The cost is $50 per child with a $100 family maximum. Visit
eyaasports.net for the latest information.
The Concord / Epsom Elks Lodge 1210 would like to thank all the
people who donated to our raffle: Happy Family Restaurant, Natural
Look Hair Salon, Classic U Hair Salon, Deb Sargent Massage Therapy
Services, D’Tangles Hair Salon, Weathervane Restaurant, Sunoco gas
cards, Michele Taillon Massage Therapy, and gift baskets made by our
lodge members. All proceeds went for the homeless Veterans.
Letter
Epsom’s State Representative Carol McGuire reported in a recent
letter to The Sun that State House Bill "HB440 requiring the
state to join the lawsuit against federal health care
reform...passed, 211-83." What a crock!
So, the lawsuit gets to the US Supreme Court where the Court rules
the Individual Mandate is Constitutional using the Commerce Clause.
Or, it rules the Individual Mandate Unconstitutional using the 10th
Amendment or something else. Then what? A week of gloating for the
winning side? Then what?
The faction which demanded the "individual mandate" was the medical
insurance companies. That was in exchange for them agreeing to lower
their administrative overhead from 25% to 15-18% (Medicare’s
administrative overhead is 6%).
All of us agree with the ethical mandate of individual
responsibility. Republicans could push legislation in which, if an
individual chooses not to carry affordable health care insurance,
any medical/hospital bills incurred by that individual will be that
person’s forever. Model the legislation kind of like that in which
students can’t get out from underneath student loan debt, forever!
But instead, we’ll have this silly ideological battle. Whatever
happened to "Liberals ‘liberate’ us from the bad...Conservatives
‘conserve’ the good"?
Oh, I forgot. Everybody knows what the #1 priority of today’s
Republican Party is.
Respectfully,
Nancy Heath
New England College Dean’s List Announcement
The following local students were named to the Dean’s List at New
England College in Henniker, NH, for the Fall 2011 semester:
Edward Hayes of Chichester, who is a Sophomore; Mollie Griggs of
Epsom, who is a Junior; Kelly Bryan of Epsom, who is a Senior; Ariel
Abbott of Pembroke, who is a Junior; Bryan Morissette of Pembroke,
who is a Junior.
Epsom Public Library News
Family Love Letter
On Wednesday, February 8th, at 7:00 pm, Denise Petrin of Edward
Jones will present "The Family Love Letter," a document that will
provide information for survivors during a time of grief and
confusion. It is designed so loved ones can live with the results of
one’s planning and not with the failure to plan.
Jeff Scroggin, creator of The Love Letter, says, "Seventy percent of
Americans do not have an estate plan. Failure to plan and a failure
to provide basic information in virtually every case will create
family conflict, cause the dissipation of assets you have spent a
lifetime building, or result in the payment of income and estate
taxes which might have been avoided easily.
Beyond that, the Love Letter is also a compilation of all the
information your family will need at the time of death or
incapacity, for example, lock boxes, keys, post office box, pet
care, bank accounts, passwords, vehicles, plans for final
arrangements, and much more.
Finally, the booklet ends with what the authors call an "ethical
will" and a family mission statement, where one may write a personal
letter.
All attendees to the program will receive a copy of the well-written
booklet.
Guest Artist
Works of Fiction: Paintings by Marcia Santore will be on view at the
library from January 26th through March 12th during regular library
hours. The public is invited to the opening reception on Sunday,
January 29th, from 3-5 pm.
With vivid color, contrasting texture, and subtle movement, Marcia
Santore’s contemporary paintings use recognizable subject matter as
a point of departure to explore abstract ideas. Featuring imagery
such as imaginary animals and impossible architectural spaces, each
of her oil or acrylic paintings suggests a world of its own.
Find Hope With Al-Anon Family Groups
Has your life been affected by the drinking of a friend or family
member? You are not alone; New Hampshire Al-Anon and Alateen can
help.
The Epsom Al-Anon Family Group invites you to the 4th Anniversary
Open House. Join us on Friday, February 10, 2012 from 6:00 until
8:00 pm at the Epsom Public Library meeting room. There will be
light refreshments, reading materials will be available, and
speakers from Al-Anon and AA will share their stories.
Al-Anon Family Group meetings are held throughout NH. The Epsom
meeting is on Thursdays at 7:15 pm at the Epsom Public Library. All
those affected by the disease of Alcoholism are invited to join in
this anonymous program.
For more information about Al-Anon and Alateen, visit the NH web
site at www.nhal-anon.org.
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield:
This week the House concentrated on committee work. My committee
heard HB1315 and HB1539, two bills that intend to slow the adoption
of updates to the building codes. The problem is that these codes
have two different types of updates: the first permissive, setting
out the proper method of using new materials and technologies; the
second an actual change in what is permitted. Everyone wants to get
the first type approved quickly but the second is more problematic.
These bills went to subcommittee, since we passed major changes in
building code approval in HB137, which is now in the Senate for
consideration. HB1476, prohibiting the enforcement of out of state
rules or fees not specifically approved by the legislature, was
intended as a restatement of the constitutional clause – but as
written it seems to ban things like the interstate toll collection
compact, because it obliges us to enforce Maine or Massachusetts
tolls on our residents in the same way they enforce our tolls on
their residents. This may take some thinking or rewording to avoid
unintended consequences, such as invalidating the compacts the
legislature specifically told the Turnpike System to develop!
HB1647, requiring licensing of supervised visitation centers, was
opposed by the industry. Normally businesses approve of licensing
since it makes it harder for competitors, but in this case they
disagreed with regulation by Health and Human Services, since they
felt they were public safety entities rather than therapeutic
centers. We voted to hold it for interim study, since there are some
issues with these centers, but the bill as written wouldn’t
accomplish the sponsor’s goals.
Interested readers can email me for my newsletter, with more details
than I can fit in a letter.
Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918
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