Ivy
Green Rebekah Lodge #36 is having a Scrap Book Event on Saturday,
November 6th from 9 am to 9 pm at the Epsom Public Library. Plan to
join the fun for a great time of scrap booking with friends. Food
and beverages will be provided. Please bring items for the Epsom
Food Pantry. For info call 736-8681 or 736-4707.
Christmas Bazaar
Our Lady of Lourdes and the St. Joseph Women’s
Club will be holding their Annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday,
November 6th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm in the parish hall in
Northwood, NH. (Route 4, next to the town hall.) There will be
craft items, knitted goods, books, puzzles, a white elephant table
with some brand new items, raffles, and a bake sale where you can
purchase your homemade baked goods for Thanksgiving. We will
again have our ever popular cookie walk with some new and different
varieties. We will have morning muffins and coffee and will be
offering a luncheon with some delicious choices. Drop by for a
visit, you will be glad you did.
The Pittsfield Area
Senior Center has several special activities coming up early in
November. On Friday, November 5th, the Concord Regional VNA
will be holding a Flu Shot Clinic from 10 am to noon. This is
a free clinic if you bring your Medicare/Medicaid, BC/BS or Harvard
Pilgrim insurance card with you. All others will need to pay
$25.00.
On Monday, November 8th, there will be a Winter Wellness
luncheon presentation by Jennifer Brechtel of the Concord Regional
VNA. This will also be the monthly birthday celebration.
On
Tuesday, November 9th from 10 am to noon we invite you to come and
help us create greeting cards. Bring in cards you have
received and no longer want. We will cut, glue and stamp to
make new cards. The center needs to restock its supply of
“thinking of you/hope you are feeling better” and “get well
soon” cards. Come and bring your old cards to help us create
new cards.
Mark your calendar! The Dorcas Guild
of the First Congregational Church, 24 Main St., Pittsfield, is
holding their annual Christmas Fair Saturday, November 20th from 9
am to 2 pm. There are many hand-fashioned items to choose from, as
well as gourmet products, baked goods, “Unique Boutique” and the
fabulous silent auction. Corn chowder and sandwich lunch is also
available. Plan to be there for this handcraft bonanza!
Epsom
Public Library News
The Epsom Public Library will be hosting an
“American Girl” Holiday Tea Party on Saturday, November 13th at 1:30
pm. Plan to join the fun for a wonderful afternoon of
activities including stories, crafts and refreshments.
The Tea will feature readings about how the historic American Girl
characters celebrated the holidays during their specific time period
and we will have girls and dolls modeling fashions of those eras.
Girls and their guests are invited to dress in their favorite
holiday outfits.
The Tea will include finger sandwiches, tea
breads, assorted desserts, fruit, lemonade and tea. Reservations are
required and can be made by calling the library at 736-9920. We
are having a raffle for the new American Girl doll for 2010 “Lanie.”
Tickets are on sale at the library and on the day of the party. All
proceeds benefit children’s programs. If anyone has children’s or
doll clothes that we could borrow for the tea please call Mrs.
Benner at the library.
Thanksgiving Is Here!
Maybe, Not Just Yet But It Is Coming Fast!
Please help Loudon Food Pantry make this a successful Thanksgiving
Holiday for those who can’t make it happen for themselves and their
families!
Last year we gave out 120 Thanksgiving Boxes.
(Please forgive my error in our last article. I stated our
estimate of 150 boxes.) This year we are estimating about 140
Thanksgiving Boxes will be going out.
We are handing out
Thanksgiving Boxes the week of November 15, 2010. We do this
so our patrons have time to defrost their turkeys for the holiday.
Because we will be closed the week of November 22, 2010 our patrons
will be given enough food for 10 days (which includes their holiday
dinner). Doing this puts an additional strain on pantry
resources but we don’t want our patrons to go without food that
week.
All donations that will be put into our Thanksgiving Boxes
need to arrive at our pantry on or before Friday, November 12, 2010.
We are normally closed on Fridays but are making an exception due to
the holiday. If your donation is received after that date, we
cannot guarantee that it will be used in a Thanksgiving Box.
Any donations not used in a Thanksgiving Box will be used for our
normal distributions.
Items needed for our holiday boxes are:
Turkey (whole or breast), cranberry sauce, canned yams, turkey
roasting pans, turkey stuffing (in the bird), boxed cakes and
frostings, puddings & jello, canned turkey gravy, and rice.
The
following items we are hoping to get fresh (if funds and donations
allow) and need to be purchased during the week of November 12th to
make sure they are in good condition for the boxes: Apples,
bananas, squash, carrots, onions, potatoes, and Brown & Serve Rolls.
If you can help with these items, please call us at (603) 724-9731
so we can make arrangements for pickup or delivery.
What food we
don’t receive will need to be purchased. We are short on funds
and need donations to make this happen. All donations, small
and large, will be helpful and greatly appreciated. Gift cards
to Sam’s Club or Wal-Mart are great as well.
Donation and Contact
Information
If you can help, please mail or drop off donations
to: Loudon Food Pantry, 30 Chichester Rd., Unit D, Loudon, NH
anytime Monday – Thursday between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Please
make checks payable to Loudon Food Pantry. If you cannot make
it during these times, please call (603) 724-9731 to make alternate
arrangements.
Food Drives
Are you planning a food drive for
us? Please call (603) 724-9731 and let us know. We are
servicing five towns out of three rooms and handing out food Monday
– Thursday. Letting us know in advance will allow us to be
prepared to receive it – even if its on a Friday or Saturday.
Have you signed up for your Thanksgiving Box yet?
If
you are eligible to receive food from Loudon Food Pantry, you
qualify for a Thanksgiving Box. But you need to sign up to
receive it. Don’t wait until the last minute to sign up.
Call (603) 724-9731 to make an appointment and sign up today.
Thank You!
We would like to take a moment to thank all of our
volunteers and donors for all you have done. All your help and
hard work has allowed us to provide enough food for 51,522 meals in
2010 (so far). Without you, this would not have been possible.
NH Made
Open Doors Weekend At Valley Artisans
November 6th and 7th is a
special weekend for NH Made. We are members and are
participating. Our hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
There will be home baked goodies and mulled cider, plus jam tasting
and some of the most uniquely talented artists in N.H. Go to
www.nhopendoors.com for
more information.
This month our Artist of the Month is Beverly
C. Lussier, she has been a member for many years. Let me
tell you her story, she is a graduate of the University of New
Hampshire with a BA degree in Fine Arts. She formed the Dream
Weavers Company in 1992, and her craft choice is hand woven baskets
which are primarily made of reed, in traditional, contemporary and
original designs. Her work has received many awards and
distinctions at exhibits in several galleries throughout the U.S.
We have a Free Raffle every month for the Artist of that month and
she will be raffling off one of her gorgeous baskets. Come in
Wednesday thru. Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. We are also on the
web at www.valleyartisansnh.com or call us at 736-8200.
We are
located at 10 Goboro Rd. Epsom NH. Traveling from Concord, go
east at the Epsom traffic circle on Routes 4/202, go 1/2 mile and
take a left at the first light. Traveling west on Routes
4/202, take a right at 2nd light after Epsom Fire Station.
Letter
To my Constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield:
As my
final act of the 2009-10 legislature, the committee on municipal
sprinkler mandates issued its report this week. It was finely
nuanced, being generally pro-sprinkler but anti-mandate. The most
useful information came from Salem, which instituted a sprinkler
mandate recently. Salem is a large town, over 28,000 residents, with
a large, full time fire service and city water in most areas of the
town. Still, they experienced some significant problems after
mandating sprinklers, most seriously with manufactured homes and
private water systems. Manufactured homes must incorporate
sprinklers at the factory, and not all purchasers wanted the extra
cost. In addition, the existing parks had invested in other fire
control measures but often could not support sprinklers.
The
committee agreed that the most appropriate measures to take were
educational: educate home builders and remodelers how to efficiently
incorporate sprinklers, if customers wanted them, and educate
planning boards on options to ensure fire safety. For example, new
developments may require cisterns to provide water supplies and
roads wide enough for fire trucks to turn around; sprinklers might
be a cost-effective alternative system. One-size-fits-all mandates
tend to suppress options that work better in some cases.
Anyone
interested in what’s going on at the State House is invited to email
or call me; those who’d like a more detailed report than I can fit
in The Sun should email me for my newsletter.
Thank you for your
vote!
Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected]
or 782-4918
Fiddler
On The Roof
The PA Players of Pembroke Academy proudly present
their fall musical production, Fiddler On The Roof, the Tony award
winning musical that has captured the hearts of people all over the
world.
Directed by Mr. Peter Mehegan, with Musical Director Ms.
Cheryl LaFond, and costumes designed by Ms. Sharon Burnston, the
performances will begin at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday
nights November 11th through the 13th with a 2 p.m. matinee on
Saturday the 13th at the Pembroke Academy auditorium, 209 Academy
Road, Pembroke, NH.
Tickets are $8 in advance, and can be
obtained either by calling Pembroke Academy at 485-7881 to reserve
your tickets or by emailing
[email protected] and leaving your name and the performance
you plan on attending. Tickets are $10 at the door. On
Thursday night’s performance veterans are welcomed free of charge.
The musical concerns Tevye, a poor Jewish milkman living in Russia
in 1905, and his struggle to maintain his family’s religious
traditions amid changes in his community and country. The production
features songs, including “Matchmaker,” “If I Were a
Rich Man,” “Tradition” and others.
We’d love to have you come out
and enjoy a fantastic show put on by these very talented students.
The original 1960’s Broadway production of “Fiddler on the
Roof,” with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and book
by Joseph Stein, won 10 Tony Awards. This play is produced by
special arrangement with Music Theatre International.
Obituaries
Carroll
D. Stevens
Mr. Carroll D. Stevens, 86, died Wednesday, October
27, 2010, at his home on Jug City Road with his family at his side.
A lifelong Epsom resident, Carroll was born on March 21, 1924 to
Albert and Alice (Dow) Stevens. He was a 1942 graduate of Pembroke
Academy and had spent most of his life self-employed, running a
dairy farm and selling the milk to HP Hood Company He
also worked as a carpenter and had been employed for a time by Bob
Cutter Chicken Farm.
After his wife and children, the second love
of his life was being on stage and making people laugh, which he did
for 68 years. He and fellow-actor, Sue Bickford, were a pair for
years at the annual variety shows.
Mr. Stevens is survived by his
lovely wife of 63 years, Beverly (Carlson) Stevens of Epsom; 3
children, Sharon Fifield and her husband Richard, Albert Stevens and
his wife Kathy, and William Stevens and his wife Diane, all of
Epsom; 5 grandchildren, Dustin Fifield and his wife Sarah of
Barnstead, Shannon Carignan and her husband Derek of Epsom, Luke
Stevens and his partner Mallory Drew of Chichester, Bruce Stevens
and Dave Stevens, both of Epsom; 5 great grandchildren, Danny,
Riley, and Charlie of Epsom, Tyler of Chichester, and one month old
Emma of Barnstead; and his cousin, Robert Wolf.
Rev. Dr. James
Young, Sr. officiated at the funeral service held on Monday,
November 1st at the New Rye Union Congregational Church.
Memorial donations should be made to the Evergreen Lodge #53, PO Box
505, Epsom, NH 03234 or CRVNA Hospice Program, 30 Pillsbury Street,
Concord, NH 03301.
Family and friends may sign an on-line guest
book by visiting stilloaks.com.
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