Monday evening, September
10 at 7:00 the Epsom Library will be hosting Stephen Hale, owner of
Open World Explorers, as he brings his program, Back Yard Birds to
our patrons. “The program features common and likely resident
and migrant visitors to any backyard in New England. He will
offer some tips on identifying some challenging birds that live
among us like …Hairy vs. Downy Woodpecker and Purple vs. House
Finch. He will also share information of feeding birds to
attract the diversity.” This promises to be engaging and
interesting evening.
The movie matinee
Wednesday, September 12 at 1:30 is 12 Strong. This film is
based on real-life heroism and follows the first U.S. Special Forces
team sent into Afghanistan in the harrowing days after 9/11.
They must convince the general of the Northern Alliance to join
forces in fighting the Taliban and Al Qaeda. They need to form
an uneasy bond and overcome mutual distrust. This movie is
rated R for war violence and language throughout.
The Epsom Public Library
will be having a community “Touch A Truck” event on Saturday,
September 8th from 10 am to 1 pm. Join us for a fun, hands on
opportunity to explore different community vehicles including a fire
truck, police car, and construction vehicles from local businesses.
We will once again have a Bounce House provided by “Blake’s Bouncy
Business,” coffee and drinks courtesy of White Mountain Coffee and a
raffle of Lego building sets. Refreshments will be provided.
Truck drivers are invited to a complimentary breakfast beginning at
9 am. New drivers/vehicles are always welcome to join us!!!! Call
the library for more information at 736-9920.
Epsom Public Library Teen
Movie
Friday, September 14th
6:30 pm Avengers: Infinity War rated PG 13 includes pizza and
drinks.
Memory Café
On Monday, September
10th, at 2:00 pm, the Chichester-Epsom-Pittsfield Libraries Memory
Café will enjoy a musical performance of harps and vocals at the
Epsom Public Library. The Concord Regional Visiting Nurses
will describe the benefits of music to stimulate the retrieval of
long-term memories. Local caregivers and folks living with
memory loss are invited to come enjoy music and conversation in a
comfortable setting. Refreshments will be served.
Town Of Epsom Accepts
Delivery Of 2019 Ford F550 4X4 Trauma Hawk Type 1 Ambulance
The Town of Epsom New
Hampshire Fire Department is pleased to announce that it has
accepted delivery of a brand new 2019 Ford F550 4x4 Trauma Hawk Type
1 Ambulance. This vehicle was built by American Emergency Vehicles
(AEV) of North Carolina and purchased through Professional Vehicle
Corp in Maine.
Through hundreds of hours
of attention, this ambulance has been customized to best serve our
community. This ambulance has been specifically designed with a
focus on safety, efficiency, and comfort for our patients and
providers.
This unit is equipped
with a Stryker Power Pro XT cot and Power-Load system, designed to
offer increased comfort while moving patients and to prevent one of
the most common and costly injuries among emergency medical services
and municipalities – lifting injuries.
Citizens interested in
getting a firsthand look at the new ambulance may visit the Epsom
Fire Department during business hours. Thank you for your ongoing
support. We serve the Town of Epsom and our surrounding communities
with pride.
Nitronox
This ambulance is
outfitted with a Nitronox Field Unit. Recently, members of the Epsom
Fire Department completed a training program that allows its
providers to take advantage of protocol advancements to allow our
Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics to administer
nitrous oxide, commonly known as “laughing gas,” to patients
suffering from injuries to extremities, such as sprains and broken
bones in the arms and legs. Prior to this system, pain control
medication has been exclusive to paramedics. This is an excellent
and effective alternative to narcotics such as fentanyl, and for
patients who have struggled with addiction.
We are proud to be able
to utilize this service to our community, and to play our part in
fighting the opioid addiction epidemic.
Cot and Loading System
Being outfitted with a
Stryker Power-PRO XT cot and Power-LOAD system, this unit is
designed to reduce the risk of injury when loading and unloading
patients by our personnel. This cot lifts and lowers itself and
patient with the push of a button, whereas the loading system
eliminates the need to lift the full load of stretcher and patient
combined.
This system, both
stretcher and loading system, utilize a battery powered hydraulic
lift system and have a maximum capacity of 700 pounds. Epsom Fire
Department Ambulance 2 remains as one of the bariatric
transport-capable ambulances in the Capital Area fire Mutual Aid
compact.
Letter To The Editor
As one of many voters who
is discouraged by the partisan bickering in Washington, I have been
searching for a candidate for congress who will represent those of
us who want what is best for our country and not what meets the
needs of their particular political party. I have found that
candidate in Lynne Blankenbeker.
As a 32 year veteran of
the US Navy and Navy reserve she has served her country as an
operating room and trauma flight nurse deployed to the conflicts in
the Middle East and Afghanistan. This experience has given her great
insight into how to provide for a strong military and also how to
move our health care system in the direction it needs to benefit
both veterans and regular citizens of this country.
As a former State
Representative, she knows how to work with fellow legislators from
both sides of the aisle. This is a skill which, in my opinion,
is lacking in Washington today. She is a firm believer in balancing
the federal budget and getting away from the contentious government
shutdowns that benefit no one.
Finally she is adamant
that government needs to be streamlined in order to meet our needs
and especially the needs of our younger generations that are
struggling to achieve a standard of living that is even close to
previous generations.
I hope that you will join
me in supporting Lynne Blankenbeker on September 11th in the Primary
Election.
Don Harty
Epsom
Letter To The Editor
I’d like to extend my
appreciation to the Granite State Brotherhood Motorcycle Club of
Epsom for their fine example of collective action on behalf of our
community, with the donation of school backpacks. Our diversity is
our strength and in working toward the shared value of
compassionately helping one another, we reach beyond our differences
and make the world a better place.
In the words of Martin
Luther King, Jr., “An individual has not started living until he can
rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to
the broader concerns of all humanity.”
Respectfully submitted,
Kim Gillis
Member Epsom DICE
(Diversity, Inclusion & Community Equity)
Obituaries
Gladys L. Gates
EPSOM – Gladys L. Gates,
69 of Epsom, passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at the Hospice
House in Concord with her family by her side.
Born on May 18, 1949 in
Exeter, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Shirley (Pender)
Gates.
Gladys worked for many
years as a hairdresser, a profession she truly loved. She enjoyed
singing and was in a band during her younger days. She liked going
camping, a chance to gamble and time spent with her family at
gatherings.
Besides her parents, she
was predeceased by her sisters, Donna Gates and Lorraine Rudd as
well as a grandson, Wayne Daniel Shannon.
She is survived by her
daughters, Tina Sprague of Alton, Darlene Labreque of Alton and Toni
Cardinal of New Durham, her siblings, Carol Barrett of Epsom, Ronny
Gates and his wife Patty of Epsom, Dicky Gates and his wife Jeannie
of TN, Darlene Comeau and her husband Tim of Epsom, Cindy Merrill of
Epsom, Debbie Tisbert and her husband Dan of Deerfield, Ricky Gates
and his wife Karen of Pittsfield, Billy Gates and his wife Charlene
of Hillsboro, Donny Gates, Jr. and his husband Steve Hall of Oregon,
Reggie Gates and his wife Lynn of New Durham; grandchildren, Kara
Shannon, Luke Cardinal, Ryan Sprague, Jamie Sprague, Breck Hodgden;
one great grandson, Colton Sprague as well as numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Calling hours will be
held on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the Still
Oaks Funeral and Memorial Home, 1217 Suncook Valley Highway, Epsom. In
lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the CRVNA Hospice House,
30 Pillsbury Street, Concord, NH 03301. To share a memory or offer a
condolence please visit www.stilloaks.com
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