On Wednesday, January 24
at 1:30 the Epsom Library will be showing the film Atomic Blonde.
This R-rated film is a high-stakes action thriller taking place in
Berlin on the eve of the wall’s collapse. Charlize Theron plays a
top-level spy for MI6 (think female James Bond) who is sent to
Berlin to take down a ruthless espionage ring. She must use
all her skills in pursuing a threat that jeopardizes the West’s
entire intelligence program.
SNHU Announces
Fall 2017 Dean’s List
It is with great pleasure
that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the
following students on being named to the fall 2017 Dean’s List.
Eligibility for the
Dean’s List requires that a student accumulate an academic grade
point average (GPA) of 3.5-3.699 and earn 12 credits for the
semester.
Ashley Lewis and Collin
Ramsdell of Epsom.
Epsom Food Pantry
Good morning everyone.
Another busy week at the Pantry. Along with orders to put away
and general work of the Pantry, the furnace decided to give us a
“fit.” So, when that quits, so does the bathroom. After much
running around and with the help of Don Harty and Ken, we were able
to restore heat to our home of food.
I am still receiving
donations to the Pantry in memory of Bob Hahn. Also, let me
tell you a tale of a church here in Epsom, New Rye Congregational,
that donated their Christmas offering to the Pantry and that same
church’s Ladies Aide group also gave us lovely donation, along
with churches from Pittsfield that through the year never forget us
make me realize what wonderful caring folks that we live with every
day.
We also received a
donation from Steve Hambleton, Camp Carpenter manager, in memory of
Bob. Lastly, our dear friends, the Werner sisters. Thank you
one and all.
I received a thank you
note from the Care Net Staff for our donation of diapers and baby
food. Well, let’s hope the weather improvesand the ice melts. Be
careful and...
Until next time,
Priscilla
Letter
To my constituents in
Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield,
This week, the
legislaturee met to consider the remaining 2017 bills. HB 287,
creating a committee to study sex work, was debated and passed,
177-134. HB 656, legalizing possessing and growing marijuana, was
debated at length, not killed, 162-183, then passed, 207-139. I
supported both these bills because it seems to me that prohibiting
these behaviors causes more harm than the behaviors themselves.
HB 317, prohibiting the
public utilities commission from increasing the system benefits
charge without legislative approval, was debated and passed,
173-171. My committee defended its recommendation to kill HB 92,
updating the building code and HB 168, updating the fire code. After
fairly brief debates, both were killed, 188-157 and 183-149. HB 413,
requiring the state to pay some of the employer contributions to the
retirement system, was also debated and killed, 172-166, since the
House had included funds for this purpose in the budget.
SB 48, creating a
commission to study the funding of the Fish & Game Commission, was
debated at length, not killed, 160-177, not tabled, 164-175, then
passed on a voice vote.
My committee started its
hearings with HB 1738, which transferred the division of film from
natural and cultural resources to the division of travel and
tourism. This bill was supported by both agencies and the division
(one person and $1000 per year for marketing); we were ready to pass
it immediately except the sponsor wanted to change the effective
date. HB 1434, consolidating the council on developmental
disabilities under the governor’s council on disabilities, brought
out more than 30 people who worked with the council and were opposed
to any change. They and the sponsors of the bill gave us different
interpretations of the overarching federal laws, so the bill went to
subcommittee for analysis.
Representative Carol
McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918
Epsom Public Library
Youth Events
Story Times: Mondays
10am, Tuesdays 1:30pm, and Thursdays, 3:30pm. Children and their
caregivers listen to stories, sings songs and enjoy crafts. Themes
include snowmen, polar animals, and winter weather.
Toddler Time: Wednesdays
10am. Children and the caregivers enjoy stories, songs, movement
activities and simple crafts.
Lego Club: Thursdays at
3:30pm Plan to join the fun and build with the libraries large
collection of legos.
Children’s Movie:
Tuesday, January 16th 1:30 pm. Guess How Much I Love You “Someone
Special” Join us for the movie, snack and drinks!
Family Movie: Saturday,
January 27th 10:30 am. Cars 3 The movie is rated G. Donuts, snacks
and drinks will be provided.
Teen Movie Friday,
January 19th 6:30 pm Spiderman Homecoming rated PG 13 and pizza and
drinks are included! Donations of chip, cookies etc. are
appreciated!
Letter
Are You Willing To Share
Your Skills in Epsom?
Do you have an interest
in building and improving Epsom?
We have a number of
positions that need to be filled in the upcoming March elections.
They include the Budget Committee which helps each winter to
establish and recommend a budget to fellow voters, the Planning
Board which directs land use priorities in town and shapes the tone
of development and Trustee positions empowered to protect the
treasures of our community as well the positions of Selectman,
Overseer of Public Welfare and our Town Clerk and Tax Collector.
We are fortunate in Epsom
that the spirit of volunteerism exceeds that of any partisanship.
All committees enjoy support from the town office staff and usually
involve a commitment of 3 or 4 hours a month to help Epsom grow and
prosper. So if you have skills or an interest in finance or
engineering or plain old common sense, we invite you to contact the
Town Clerk’s office at 736-4825 between the filing dates of January
24, 2018 to 5:00 pm on February 2, 2018.
Current positions open
for election in the on March 13, 2018 include:
Budget Committee,
Cemetery Trustee, Library Trustee, Overseer of Public Welfare,
Planning Board Members, Selectman, Supervisor of the Checklist, Town
Clerk/Tax Collector, Treasurer, and Trustee of Trust Funds.
We look forward to having
you join us.
Your Epsom Board of
Selectmen;
Don Harty, Hugh Curley,
Chris Bowes
SNHU Announces Fall 2017
President’s List
It is with great pleasure
that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the
following students on being named to the fall 2017 President’s List.
Eligibility for the
President’s List requires that a student accumulate an academic
grade point average (GPA) of 3.7-4.0 and earn 12 credits for the
semester.
Chelsea Carlson of Epsom,
Randall Dowling of Northwood, Amelia Duane of Barnstead, Sawyer
Fournier of Epsom, Julianna Hromis of Chichester, Conner Martin of
Chichester, Jessica Massey of Epsom, William Ohrenberger of
Northwood, Matthew Olive of Center Barnstead, Eric Ryan of Center
Barnstead, John Sanborn of Chichester, Samuel Schreier of
Chichester, Quinn Steeves of Pittsfield, Kayla Wirtz of Epsom, and
Jason Wynne of Pittsfield.
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