Reminder
Don’t forget
the Red Cross Blood Drive being held Thursday, October 30th from 3 to 8
p.m. at the Pittsfield Elementary School. All presenting donors will
receive a Red Cross T shirt and a chance to enter a raffle to win a $100
gas card.
Pembroke Academy Celebration:
“Día de los Muertos”
(Day Of The Dead)
Pembroke
Academy World Languages Department and Spanish Club “Las Americas” are
offering the exploration of Latino Culture and tradition free of charge.
The Day of the Dead is an honored celebration in Latin America in which
all families commemorate the lives of their departed loved ones.
The celebration will take place on Thursday, October 30, 2008, in the
Pembroke Academy Cafeteria.
Children from toddlers to fifth graders are invited to come wearing
their favorite Halloween costumes.
Bring your children to a safe and educational night of fun!
There will be crafts, refreshments, a parade, piñatas and more!
Please call Pembroke Academy at 485-7881 X1213 to register your child
ahead of time. Registration is not required but is highly recommended.
Epsom
Library News
Epsom’s First
Scrap Booking Bonanza hosted by Ivy Green Rebekah Lodge #36 will be held
on Sunday, November 9th from 1 p.m.-6 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall on
Short Falls Road. Cost is $5.00 to reserve your spot, plus bring
non-perishable food items and toiletry items for our local food pantry.
Every item you bring will help you win the door prize. Gift bags will be
given to all who reserve a seat. Call Jennifer, 736-8681 or Jill,
736-9091 by November 1st! This is an event you don’t want to miss so
bring your supplies and enjoy an afternoon of scrap booking and meeting
new friends. The $5.00 fee includes soup, sandwiches, dessert and
beverage.
Story Time continues on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. and Thursdays at 3:30 pm. The
children listen to stories, sing songs and enjoy simple crafts. Toddler
time is on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Library hours are Monday-Thursday
10-7 and Saturday 9-1.
The Epsom-Chichester Lions Club is holding its annual eye screening
at the Chichester Library tomorrow, Oct. 30 at 11:00. This is free
to any child 6 months to 5 years. Contact the library at 798-5613 or
Judi Gibson at 736-9942.
Epsom
Central School Fundraising Calendars
The eighth
graders at Epsom Central School will be selling calendars for an
upcoming class trip. This is an exciting opportunity for these very
deserving children to go on a great trip that they may not have been
able to afford otherwise. These children have worked very hard, so
please consider helping make this trip a reality for these wonderful
children who will have a once in a lifetime trip to Washington, D.C. in
the spring of 2009. This is a one month calendar and every day of the
month wins a prize. So there will be over 30 prizes in all. The calendar
will cost $5.00 and you will be able to be entered into drawings for a
chance to win on every day of the month. Treat yourself to a chance to
win some wonderful prizes or give as gifts for the upcoming holiday
season. For any business owner these calendars would make a great gift
for employees. You would be giving them 30 opportunities to win a great
prize for just $5.00 each. I would like to thank all of the local
businesses that have donated these great prizes! If you know an eighth
grader who goes to Epsom Central School please let them know if you
would like a calendar. For more information or to find out where to
purchase these calendars please contact Vicki at 736-7177. Thank-you for
your support!
Epsom
Library News
Bakers needed
The Friends
of the Library will hold a bake sale at the polls on Election Day,
November 4. Baked items may be dropped off at the library Monday,
November 3, or at the polls Tuesday morning. Items that sell best are:
pies, bread/rolls and quick breads, but the Friends welcome all
contributions.
On November 6 local humorist Rebecca Rule will present a “That Reminds
Me of a Story” at 7 P.M. in the library community room. This program is
sponsored by The Friends of the Epsom Library and the New Hampshire
Humanities Council.
Story Time - Tuesday, 2:00 P.M., Thursday - 3:30 P.M., Toddler Time -
Wednesday, 10:30 AM.
Fort
Mountain Trail Winders
As another
season is about to begin the club is going full swing getting the trails
ready for snow. Some of the tasks this year include brush cutting,
bridge building, and taking care of any washouts that may have occurred
during our rainy summer. We have a small but dedicated group of
volunteers that find a way to get it done each year, it would be very
difficult to perform these tasks without their support and the support
of the local landowners. Thank you! We look forward to seeing you on the
trails and maybe a meeting or two, as always the club meets the first
Thursday of the month at 7 p.m., email
[email protected] or 396-0136 for more info. Safe riding and happy
trails from FMTW.
New
Exhibit At The Epsom Public Library
On display at
the Epsom Public Library through December 6 are paintings by Chichester
residents, Frank Curatolo and Richard Pratt. Working primarily in
acrylics, the artists together cover a diverse range of styles and
subject matter, from whimsical, to traditional.
The exhibit may be viewed during regular library hours: Monday through
Thursday, 10-7, and Saturday, 9-1. For more information, call 736-9920.
Letter
It amazes me
that in this age of advanced identification technology, in both commerce
and in the military, that not one person, not one company, can produce a
simple, fool-proof ID recognition program for voter registration and
voting that we can adopt for each state. Our country has become like one
of those dictator-led countries, where people risk their lives to show
up to vote and it doesn’t matter anyway, since it turns out to be fixed.
But what really bothers me, and it should bother everyone else, Democrat
or Republican, is that Barack Obama has paid hundreds of thousands of
dollars to ACORN to help increase voter registration. This is not some
rumor, it is a fact. It is no coincidence that this voter registration
and voter fraud by ACORN is in states like Ohio, a very important state
in the final count of electoral votes. In fact, ACORN is being
investigated in twelve different states for fraud. Where there’s smoke,
there’s fire. Look out, Senator. We’re smarter than you give us credit
for and we’re on to you.
Joanne
Randall
Selectman, Epsom, NH
Letter
Dear Epsom,
Allenstown, and Pittsfield Citizens,
I am writing this letter in support of Carol and Dan McGuire and John
Klose of Epsom and Ben Fontaine of Allenstown. I am pleased to see that
they have announced their candidacy for the Republican Party to serve as
New Hampshire State Representatives and have been actively campaigning
for your support.
Carol is a present member of the Epsom Budget Committee, and Dan serves
on the Planning Board, while John is a former Epsom Selectman and State
Representative. Ben has served as an Allenstown Selectman as well as in
other positions within the town of Allenstown.
I came to know Carol, Dan, John, and Ben from their involvement in
various state issues during the time that I served this district in the
State Legislature myself. These individuals are civic-minded,
professional people, who, like most of us, are sincerely concerned with
the fiscal and social direction of our state government. For instance,
Carol is currently on the Board of Directors for the Coalition of New
Hampshire Taxpayers, and Dan is currently serving as the secretary for
the Granite State Taxpayers. I appreciate the fact that they would like
to bring that type of pro-taxpayer involvement into our state government
as well.
Please join me on Tuesday, November 4th in voting for Carol and Dan
McGuire, Ben Fontaine, and John Klose to represent us in Concord in
order to ensure sound economic and social policy where it matters most,
here in New Hampshire.
Respectfully Submitted,
Tom Langlais, Epsom
Letter
To the voters
of Merrimack County
There is one person in this upcoming election that deserves our vote as
County Attorney in Merrimack County and that person is Tom Reid. Tom is
an experienced county prosecutor who clearly understands the trials and
tribulations of the office. As an Assistant County Attorney in
Rockingham County, Tom has demonstrated that he and he alone has the
experience to make the tough decisions that go with being a County
prosecutor. He has also prosecuted the tough cases and knows what it
takes to bring a case to a successful close.
Making tough decisions and prosecuting cases is an intricate part of the
job but that is not all. Insuring that we get cost effective service
from the office is very important. Tom, like all of us, has a family
budget to balance and will use that same common sense approach to insure
that the office of County Attorney will operate at peak efficiency. He
will also insure that the programs already in existence and those that
will come in the future are giving the taxpayers the biggest bang for
their buck. I think all of us agree that providing the best professional
services whether they be during an investigation, a prosecution or in
any type of preventative program is of the utmost importance. Tom will
insure that this happens and has been an intricate part of this
happening in Rockingham County.
It is for these reasons that I’ll be voting for Tom Reid for Merrimack
County Attorney. Having been a law enforcement officer in this state for
close to thirty years I know that experience counts. We need Tom Reid
and Tom is the only candidate that has the necessary experience to
insure that we in Merrimack County will have a professional county
prosecutors office providing the services we require.
Lloyd S. Doughty, II; Retired Sergeant Manchester Police Department
Epsom, NH
Halloween
Can Kill Your Diet
Local fat
loss expert Nancy Carlson PFT, YFS, has information that every dieter
needs to know: Halloween is when the holiday weight gain really starts.
While the month of December is typically blamed for holiday weight gain,
Carlson warns those wanting to lose weight that thanks to Halloween the
pounds actually start to get packed on in late October. “The amount of
eats and treats that people consume is alarming,” Carlson was quoted as
saying. “One of the main problems is the smaller ‘snack sizes’ that the
candy manufacturers have made available. Eating several ‘mini’ chocolate
bars is something people see as ‘ok’ because of their smaller size. In
other words, it becomes a lot easier to convince yourself to indulge in
these gut-swelling goodies and then you end up eating even more than
before!”
Carlson recommends the following three figure-saving tips she has used
with great success with her own clients for keeping the pounds off while
still allowing for the occasional Halloween treat during pumpkin season:
1) Workout with Pumpkins: It doesn’t take a bunch of fancy equipment –
you can engage in some amazingly fun and effective seasonal fat loss
workouts involving only your body weight and you guessed it… a pumpkin!
These high-intensity, metabolism-boosting workouts will have you burning
tons of calories during the workouts AND even more calories while you’re
resting... or having those naughty Halloween treats!
2) Make Healthier Halloween Recipes: You can still enjoy the holidays
without loading up on the extra calories. Nancy’s most popular Halloween
recipe is her Pumpkin Pecan Shake loaded with muscle-building,
fat-starving protein plus the optimal dose of healthy fats, fruit, and
fiber for a “complete better body meal.” It is imperative to be able to
think outside the box by substituting healthier ingredients where
possible without overly sacrificing the taste you crave for a more
figure-friendly Halloween.
3) Use Common Sense:
- Only buy enough candy so that you expect to run out before the evening
is over. It’s crucial to weight loss success to not have “trigger” foods
lying around – the temptation is often too great.
- Allow yourself just one piece of candy in the morning and then one at
night. Skip any desserts that you would normally eat after dinner. Also,
be sure to increase your exercise activity by thirty minutes on every
day that you eat your two pieces of candy. This will counteract the
increase in calories that you are consuming.
- Furthermore, if people indulge a bit too much it’s important to
forgive themselves and move on. Dwelling on the past will not help their
success.
Carlson believes that we must break out of the frustrating emotional
eating patterns that sabotage our fat loss efforts during the holidays.
She states: “Our brains are wired to crave the sugar-laden treats that
typify the Halloween season. So, our approach has been to take the exact
opposite approach with our clients. Instead of using Halloween as a
reason to justify eating a bunch of junk food we spin the seasonal event
to spice up our boot camp workouts by using pumpkin exercises. Halloween
thus becomes a fat loss tool for us and our clients- this approach is
key to adopting a healthy lifestyle for long-term success.”
Carlson’s local “Get Fit NH” bootcamp (www.GetFitNHbootcamp.com)
will be holding their annual “Freaky Fat Loss Workout” on Friday,
October 31st at her studio in Epsom. The event features a fat loss
workout, using pumpkins, that Carlson claims will “scare the fat off of
your body.” If you want to be part of this fun event, and get a great
workout, email Nancy for more information at
[email protected]
Nancy Carlson is the co-owner of Cr8 Health & Fitness, and a Certified
Personal Fitness Trainer and Youth Fitness Specialist. As a busy mom of
six, she understands what it takes to integrate a healthy lifestyle into
a hectic schedule. Nancy is also a fitness boot camp instructor and runs
the highly popular Get Fit NH Bootcamps (www.GetFitNHbootcamp.com)
with her husband and co-trainer Dean in Epsom, NH.
Richard and
Annetta Thurber of Epsom wish to announce the engagement of their son
Jonathan, to Jessica Van Sickel, daughter of Phil and Nancy Van Sickel
of Gibsonia, PA. Jonathan graduated from Grove City College in PA with a
degree in Mechanical Engineering. He presently works in Manchester at
Deka Engineering Company. Jess graduated from Grove City College in PA
with a degree in Biology and Math. She is presently working on an
Associates Degree in Veterinary Technology. A May 2009 wedding is
planned.