The Rebekahs will also be having a special Ladies Night dance on Saturday,
May 9th at the Odd Fellows Hall from 7:30-11 p.m. Ladies, bring your special
guy and join us for a fun night of music! The dance is BYOB! For further
information, call 736-4707.
Epsom Public Library News
The Epsom Public Library will be hosting an American Girl Tea Party on
Saturday, May 16 at 1:30 p.m. Girls and their guest are invited to a fun
afternoon of proper English tea complete with finger sandwiches, desserts
and tea/punch. Dress up in your party clothes and bring your favorite doll
or stuffed animal. Music will be provided by Jennifer Yeaton-Parris and
Cathy Kaplan. The American Girl doll was created in 1986 to educate and
entertain young girls in American history. The library will also be having a
raffle of the 2009 American Girl Doll, Chrissa, complete with a handmade
outfit by Nancy Yeaton. Tickets will be available at the library. The tea is
free but reservations are required as seating will be limited. For
information or reservations call the library at 736-9920.
Story Time continues on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. The
children listen to stories, sing songs and enjoy simple crafts. May themes
will include farm and pond animals, and Eric Carle will be our featured
author! Toddler Time continues on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Library hours are
Monday-Thursday, 10-7 and Saturday, 9-1.
May Meeting of the Epsom Historical Association
Submitted By: Virginia Drew
The Epsom Historical Association will present its second program of the year
at the Epsom Public Library, Route 4, Epsom, Sunday, afternoon, May 17th at
2 p.m. The program, Epsom History From Old Newspapers, will be a
presentation of Epsom news, taken from old newspapers starting around the
time of the American Revolution. Presented as a newscast, items feature
everything from fires, weather, crimes, death, public notices and
advertisements. Commentary and ‘the rest of the story’ bring the old news
back to life. Politics and public events of the day will also be featured.
The public is invited and a short business meeting will precede the program
followed by refreshments.
This special presentation is free to the public and always entertaining and
educational.
For more information please email:
[email protected] .
Epsom Public Library
Reception In Honor Of Art Students
A reception in honor of Epsom Central School art students will be held at
the library on May 11 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The public is invited to
view the art display, enjoy refreshments, and mingle with the students. The
artwork will be on display from May 8 to June 20.
On Friday, May 8th at 7:00 PM, The Friends of the Epsom Public Library will
host “Two (Poetic) Tramps in Mud Time, An Evening of Poetry,” featuring the
poets Maren C. Tirabassi of Portsmouth and Neil English of Epsom. The
evening will begin with readings of several spring poems by Robert Frost,
and Frost-inspired poems by Tirabassi. The remainder of the first half of
the program will showcase the poetry of Tirabassi and English.
After a break for refreshments, the featured poets will turn the performance
over to the members of the audience for a traditional “open mic” reading.
This is the perfect opportunity for you to share that poem you’ve written
that’s been languishing on the top of your bedroom dresser for waaay too
long, or for you to share a favorite poem written by someone else.
Come prepared to listen to the stories of the poems, come prepared to hear
the words sing from the page and come prepared to watch poetic images appear
in your mind’s eye. But most of all, come prepared to enjoy an evening of
the spoken word.
Valley Artisans Artisan for the Month of May
We are proud to announce that Rachel Brown of Rachel B. Originals is our
Artisan for the Month of May.
She designs and sews strip pieced handbags that are based on the same
quilting style without the batting and using coordinating thread work sewn
on the seams.
This year she has started creating gorgeous handbags with a handmade
material made from yarn fibers The effect is stunning and is a one-of-a-kind
handbag that no one else will ever have.There are 7 styles and sizes to
choose from. She is donating one of these beautiful handbags to our monthly
Free Raffle. This will be her 3rd season with us.
We still have over 40 crafters at our shop, so come in and enjoy.
Store hours are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday- 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
www.valleyartisansnh.org, 603-736-8200. Located in Epsom, N.H., 10
Goboro Rd., 1/4 Mile east of the Epsom Traffic Circle, Rts. 4 & 202. Take a
left at the first light.
Obituaries
Llewellyn “Lee” Morton Cushing Jr.
Epsom - Llewellyn M. Cushing Jr., age 86 died on Tuesday (4/28) at Lakes
region General Hospital.
Lee was born on January 24,1923, in Tilton, NH, son of the late Llewellyn M.
Sr. and Edna (Hill) Cushing.
He attended Newport Schools.
He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps Fire Hazard Reduction in 1940
in the White Mountains Patrol area in North Woodstock.
He entered the US Navy in January of 1941 serving during WWII at Pearl
Harbor on the USS Battleship New York, Gun Boat Erie Panama, Puerto Rico
Armed Guard, Trinidad Armed Guard and Cuba Armed Guard, He was honorably
discharged April 26, 1945.
He served the Epsom Fire Department for 33 years as a Firefighter,
Lieutenant, Captain, Assistant Chief and Chief for the last 5 years before
retiring as an honorary member in 1980.
In 1976 he formed the Epsom Rescue Squad. Lee was also a Guard at the NH
State Prison in 1956. He was a lookout Ranger for the State of NH from 1978
to 1983 at the Fire lookout at Mt. Kearsarge, Oak Hill and Warner Hill. He
was caretaker of the Ballard State Forest where he ran the historic water
powered Sawmill from 1983 to 1993. His family owned and operated the Epsom
Circle Market from 1967 to 1977. He was the owner of Lee & G Cushing and
Sons Inc. Trucking, working with Agway from 1983 to 1993 and Webber Energy
from 1993 to 1995.
He was predeceased by his wife, Grace Emily Yeaton who passed away in 1996;
and one sister, Bernice A. Cushing.
He is survived by his 2 sons, David Cushing and his wife Arlene, and Robert
Cushing and his wife Laurie all of Epsom; 1 daughter, Bonnie Locke and her
husband Arthur of Florida; 8 grandchildren, Patrick Clarke, Michelle Fraser,
Brian Locke, Michael, Daniel and Rebecca Cushing, Stacy Hayes, and Kristy
Miller; and 9 great- grandchildren, Kelsea, Clayton and Cameron Clarke, Ray
and Heather Sherburne, Matthew Locke, Brooke, Kaleb and Brendan Miller; and
2 brothers, Clarence Cushing and Richard Cushing; 4 sisters, Bessie Hickey,
Brenda Lord, Elizabeth Audette, and Gloria Cushing; many nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Service was held on Monday, May 4, 2009, in the Chapel of
the Waters Funeral Home.
Burial followed at the McClary Cemetery in Epsom.
Lee requested in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Epsom Fire
Department Rescue Assoc., 1714 Dover Road, Epsom, NH 03234 with his love to
all of them.