Reminder
Epsom Old Home Day August 8
Come out and show your town spirit by participating in this year’s
Parade to kick off Epsom Old Home Day 2009!
For more information & pre-registration, call Scott at 736-9735 or
e-mail @ [email protected].
ATTENTION ALL KIDS AGE 6 - 12
Do you like winning prizes? Eating? Seeing magic?
You are invited to attend the Epsom Bible Church Vacation Bible School
August 10-14 from 9a-12n. Located at 398 Black Hall Rd Epsom NH
Call 736-8668 or see
www.EBCNH.com/DVBS for more info.
Hope you’ll join us and meet Angelo - he lives in a suitcase.
The first rehearsal for this year’s Variety Show “Epsom Loves
a Show” will be Sunday, August 16 at 6 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall. The
show is scheduled for October 16 & 17 and is sponsored by Evergreen Lodge
#53. Elizabeth Lent will be directing the show. For more information call
736-4707.
Members of Ivy Green Rebekah Lodge #36 will be
collecting back to school supplies for Epsom kids in need on Old Home Day,
Sat. August 8th. Please help this worthy cause. Supplies can be dropped off
at the Odd Fellows/Rebekah sausage/french fry booth during the day.
Suggested items include backpacks, lunch boxes, crayons, pencils, markers,
etc. For more info call 736-4707.
Epsom Public Library News:
The Epsom Public Library Summer Reading Program Finale will feature the play
“Pinocchio” by the Hampstead Players Theatre group on Monday, August 10 at
6:30 pm at the Odd Fellows Hall. All participants are invited to join us for
the performance and “Make your own sundaes.” Sign up at the library by
August 6th.
Mark your calendars! The Epsom Town Band will
present a concert on Saturday, August 8th, which is Epsom’s Old Home Day.
The band will play from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Webster Park. For more
information, please call Penny Graham at 736-9044.
OLDE
FASHIONED PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Epsom Old Home Day August 8, 2009
7:30-10
AM Rain or Shine In The Pavilion At Webster Park
Sponsored By
Epsom/Chichester Lions
$4.00 per person.
Celebrate the
Gift of Life and come to the American Red Cross Blood Drive being held at
the Pittsfield Elementary School on Monday, August 10, 2009, from 2 to 7
p.m. The Drive is sponsored by the Elementary School Parent Teacher’s
Organization. Childcare will be provided. A special incentive - make it a
sweet summer - give the gift of life and enjoy life’s sweet rewards,
courtesy of Friendly’s Ice Cream.
All presenting donors in the month of
August will receive a coupon for a free carton of Friendly’s Ice Cream!
Valley Artisans Artist For The Month Of August
Joyce Lemay of Chichester
is our August Artisan. She has been involved with Valley Artisans since it
started in April, 1981. When she first started here she was sewing baby
items and eventually made cut and pierced lamp shades, plus Folk Art
ornaments.
Now she enjoys quilting, and has many wall hangings and table
runners at our shop. Come in and purchase some of her beautiful items. Joyce
has always liked sewing and making handmade gifts, and was greatly
influenced by her paternal grandmother and has taken many courses over the
years.
Her donation for our free raffle is an
appliquéd pillow. To view
this item, go to our store or on line at www.valleyartisansnh.com We
have over 40 juried artisans who are some of the most talented craftsmen in
New Hampshire. For gifts or something for yourself come to Valley Artisans
Craft Gallery at 10 Goboro Rd., Epsom N.H. Located 1/4 mile east from the
Epsom Traffic Circle, Rts. 4 & 202, take a left at the first light. Phone,
603-736-8200.
Epsom Police Notes
The following is a summary of calls made by the Epsom
Police Department for July 13-26, 2009. It is compiled from information
provided by the Department.
Assists Included: Other PDs, 4; Agency With
Arrests, 4; Disabled Motorists, 4; Agency With Service Of Paperwork, 4;
Agency With Investigations, 3; Subjects With Well Being Checks, 2; Agency
With Well Being Check, 1.
Checks Included: Suspicious Vehicles, 2;
Suspicious Subjects, 5; Suspicious Activities, 3; Phone Harassment, 1; Theft
Of Money, 1.
Reports Included: Theft Of Tool, 1; Illegal Dumping Of
Trash, 1; Criminal Mischief To Vehicle, 1; Phone Harassment, 1; Theft Of
Money, 1.
Complaints Included: Suspicious Activities, 5; Civil, 9;
Neighbor, 1; Motor Vehicle, 12; Juvenile, 2; Phone Harassment, 2; Domestic
Situation, 1; Criminal Mischief, 1; Animal, 10; OHRV, 1; Road Hazard, 1.
Responses Included: Accidents, 3; Juvenile Complaint, 1; Alarm Activations,
2; Neighbor Complaint, 1; Domestic, 1.
There were 8 Arrests.
Letter
DES Wetlands Report Is In On 40 Unit Epsom
The Epsom Planning
Board will once again meet on August 12 at around 6:30/7:00 PM to discuss
the proposed 40 unit Bartlett Housing Development on Goboro and Depot Roads.
Of particular interest at this meeting, will be the review and discussion of
a report from the Department of Environmental Services emphasizing Wetlands
Impact!
Because of the MAJOR impact of this proposal, the DES has
expressed their strong concerns, along with specific restrictions to be
imposed on the Nashua developer.
The impact on existing wetlands has
always been of major concern to the town as well, in addition to concerns
for the projected financial hardship to all residents of Epsom!
Major
road improvements, adding 80 new children to the school system, and
additional Town services, will cost Epsom dearly. 420 additional vehicle
trips forecast for Depot and Goboro roads will adversely affect property
values for ALL who live in that part of town… and of course Taxes will of
necessity go up for everyone in town!
Rebuilding of the intersection of
Depot road, Chichester’s Main Street, and Route 28… along with a new Traffic
Light, would be made necessary. More expense to the public, and to the state
of NH! The “bottom line” is that a tremendous amount of Public money would
be spent on this cluster development, so that the Nashua developer could
make his profits. Not a good thing for the rest of us!
The conditional
DES permit is a matter of public record, to be viewed at the Epsom Town Hall
offices. Please continue to make your voices heard at the town meetings, or
by writing the Planning board and This is a matter of great concern for ALL
residents of Epsom!
Marilyn Key
Epsom
Epsom Library
The Library will hold a book sale from August 15- 22.
Donations of clean books, audio books, and videos in good condition may be
dropped off from August 10 to August 13 during regular library hours.
Please do not leave donations outdoors.
The Library does not accept
donations of encyclopedias, textbooks, or Readers’ Digest condensed books.
Remember to get your lemonade and cookies at the Friends’ stand on Old Home
Day, August 8. The Friends will be sponsoring a program of music by Jus’
Plain Folks at 2:00 pm at the park.
The library is now taking orders for
the Friends’ annual mum sale. The plants are $8.00 each or 5 for
$35.00 and are available in red, yellow, white, pink/lavender, bronze, or
orange. The order form is due no later than Wednesday, August 12, and
delivery is scheduled for September 8. Plants may be picked up in the
afternoon on the 8th or anytime during library hours that week. Profit from
the sale of the mums will be used for plants for the landscaping of the
library.
The library’s new Lego Club meets on Thursday afternoons from
3:00 to 5:00 pm. Thank you to Michelle McFarland and Pat Crafts for their
generous donation of Legos. Any children who are Lego fans are invited to
attend.
The library offers passes to the Currier Museum of Art, the
Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, the SEE Science Center, the Mount Kearsarge
Indian Museum, and Shaker Village. Stop by or call the library to reserve
passes for the day that you would like to use them.
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, & Pittsfield:
Starting
in August, the Legislature is working on “retained bills”: promising bills
that need more work to resolve differences, identify all the impacts, or
incorporate clauses from all the stakeholders. I’m on the Executive
Departments & Administration Committee, and I’ll be working on HB 42,
allowing the state veterinarian to employ meat inspectors, and HB 410, on
the licensing of alcohol and drug counselors. Others from my committee are
working on HB 268, transfers from the judicial branch to the executive or
legislative branches of state government; HB 401, on the membership of the
retirement system board of trustees; HB 510, on the director of vital
records; HB 617, permitting private employers and others to join the state
health insurance program; and HB 673, on withdrawing from the New Hampshire
retirement system.
Representative Brown is on the Public Works and
Highways Committee, which has retained HB 124, on the gas tax; HB 564, on
wheelchair van accessible parking spaces; and SB 186, about the
establishment of a statewide transportation policy and a transportation
advisory commission. Representative Porter is the vice-chair of Fish & Game
& Marine Resources, which has no retained bills this year.
Representative
Yeaton is on the Education Committee, which has five retained bills: HB 327,
eliminating median family income as a factor in calculating fiscal capacity
disparity aid; HB 368, annual goals in a home education program; HB 560, on
using state funds for extended learning opportunities for certain pupils; HB
615, on withdrawal from a school administrative unit; and SB 59, about the
renovation and replacement of school buildings.
All committee meetings
are open to the public. Anyone interested in what’s going on at the State
House is invited to email or call me.
Representative
Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918