Graveside Services for Roland R. LaFleur, will be held Saturday, May
12th, 11 am at the McClary Cemetery on Center Hill Road, Epsom.
Followed by refreshments at the Epsom Fire Station on Route 4. The
Bennett Funeral Home of Concord is in charge of the arrangements. In
lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Epsom Fire
Association, 1714 Dover Road, Epsom, NH 03234.
Spring Clothing Swap
Epsom Bible Church
In an effort to help manage the cost of clothing for our community
families, the Epsom Bible Church will be holding a free clothing
swap on Saturday, May 12th, from 9-12 noon at 398 Blackhall Road in
Epsom.
You may bring donated clothing beginning at 8:30 am. All clothes
need to be clean and in good repair, and separated by size and
gender. Both adult and children’s clothing are accepted.
Clothes will be sorted and distributed to tables by the person
dropping them off. Once clothes have been sorted and distributed,
you are free to begin gathering clothing in the sizes you need. You
do not need to make a clothing donation in order to take clothing
for you and your family.
Any clothing left at the end of the swap will be delivered to a
local charity drop off site. Volunteers for the clothing swap would
be appreciated.
The grill will be on for hot dogs and we will be serving
refreshments, come on down.
Call Joanne Randall at 344-8843 for more information or if you are
interested in volunteering.
Epsom Public Library Star Wars Galactic Event
Come join the fun as we celebrate Star Wars 35th anniversary on
Saturday, May 19th from 10 am-2 pm. The library will have displays
of Star Wars memorabilia, crafts, books and snacks all featuring the
Star Wars theme as well as special visitors! If you wish, you can
dress as your favorite Star Wars hero or villain.
Please sign up at the library circulation desk or call the library
at 736-9920 for more info. You may come to the event any time
between 10 am-2 pm.
Volunteers Needed For Meetinghouse Workdays!
On Saturday, May 12th, there will be a Volunteer Workday at Epsom’s
Historic Meetinghouse. Work will begin at 10:00 am and will focus on
the current tasks of dismantling partitions, clearing the back room,
removing duct work, removing the chimney, and disposing of debris.
Please call 736-9295 for more information about working on Saturday.
From 10:00 am to 12:00 pm interested individuals may also stop by to
learn more about the project or sign up for future workdays. Future
tasks include constructing interior walls, installing doors, working
on wainscoting and trim, electrical work, plumbing, installing
restrooms, scraping woodwork, painting walls and ceilings, cleaning,
installing septic and water, landscaping, and site work. There are
projects for all skill levels!
The Friends of Epsom’s Historic Meetinghouse would like to thank the
volunteers who have already donated hundreds of hours to this
project. Please stop by on Saturday morning to see the progress and
learn how you can help. Refreshments will be provided.
Honoring Memorial Day
The Epsom Public Library invites you to an evening honoring Memorial
Day on Wednesday, May 23rd, at 7:00 pm. Boy Scouts will participate
in leading the Pledge of Allegiance and in demonstrating the proper
way to display and fold the American Flag.
Following a brief history of Memorial Day, our guest speaker, Miriam
Yeaton, will talk about her experience as a nurse in the U.S. Air
Force from 1981 – 2001.
Geri Veroneau, singer and musician, will lead the audience in a
Sing-a-Long of patriotic songs, including ones going back to the
Civil War. After some poetry readings, we will recognize and honor
any veterans present, and the program will end with Geri leading us
in "God Bless America."
We invite and encourage all veterans and their families to attend.
There will even be red, white, and blue refreshments! We hope you
will join us as we honor this special holiday.
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield:
This week the House continued committee work, and I presented SB314,
on use of state vehicles, to the Ways and Means Committee. They
seemed a little disappointed that the bill as it came to them did
not include over a million miles a year of "personal" usage, paid to
the state at 55 cents a mile. That’s because my committee had
exempted state business miles that the IRS classifies as "personal,"
including taking emergency response vehicles home because you’re on
call overnight!
My committee looked at SB311, regulations for the Weights and
Measures Division. This bills has changed drastically since it was
introduced, by two Senate amendments and a House amendment. We
discussed whether the director should be a "classified" or
"unclassified" position, since the scope of duties didn’t seem to
warrant being an unclassified position. These are usually
commissioners or other top-level appointees. We finally agreed on
"classified". Police powers were discussed, but no real conclusion
reached; I’ll have to look into it further.
Finally we debated the vexing issue of oil tickets. Many heating oil
dealers and about half the propane delivery services in the state
use older delivery trucks that can’t automatically calculate the
total price and any discounts. This is more work for those companies
with many price levels and different discounts; some of them hand
calculate the bill, others just hand write the price per gallon on
the bill, and a few simply report the gallons delivered. These
latter groups send an invoice with the details.
The committee was divided as to whether or not the laws should
mandate the full pricing on the ticket (as the department’s rules
require), just the price per gallon (as the law currently demands),
or allow customers to request an invoice or not.
Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918
The Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association Hospice team
recently donated furniture and artwork to Epsom HealthCare Center
for hospice patients residing at the facility. From left, Deb Provencher, LPN, Concord Regional VNA Community Liaison, Stacy
Clarke, Social Services Admissions Director, and Katie Russell, LNA,
Epsom HealthCare Center Infection Control Team.
Obituaries
Maura (Martin) Wheeler
Maura (Martin) Wheeler, 59, of North Road, died May 1st at the
Concord Hospital following a sudden illness. She was born and raised
in Manchester, the daughter of James and Mary (Brennan) Martin. She
was a graduate of Immaculate High School class of 1970.
She was a dedicated 40 year employee in the nursing field beginning
at Sacred Heart Hospital and currently at The Catholic Medical
Center. She was a Critical Care Tech and was a dedicated caregiver
and considered her co-workers as a second family. She has lived in
Epsom since 1985 and was an active member of the South Pittsfield
Community Club.
She was the widow of Warren Wheeler, who died in 1998, and she is
survived by three sons, Nathan, Patrick and Joseph Wheeler all of
Epsom; her mother Mary (Brennan) Martin of Hampton; three sisters,
Brenda Riley and husband Dan of Houston, TX, Trisha Plante and
husband Ron of Hampton, and Shauna Sarette and husband Joe of
Merrimac, MA; her fiancé, Joseph Tonery of Manchester; nieces,
nephews and cousins.
A Roman Catholic Funeral Service was held on Saturday, May 5th at
St. Joseph’s Church in Northwood. Maura’s Uncle and Godfather, Rev.
Thomas Bresnahan of Vero Beach FL. officiated. Burial followed in
the McClary Cemetery, Center Hill Road, Epsom.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the South Pittsfield
Community Club, c/o Pauline Wheeler 592 Tilton Hill Road,
Pittsfield, NH 03263.
To sign an online guest book, log on to
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