There
will be a yoga class offered at the Epsom Public Library on Sunday
afternoons from 3-4 p.m. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a mat if
you have one. Plan to join the group for this relaxing activity. For
more info call the library at 736-9920. Library hours are Monday
thru Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturdays, 9-1.
Ivy
Green Rebekah Lodge is having another Scrap Booking event on Sat.
Jan. 23rd at the Epsom Public Library from 1-9 p.m. Plan to join the
group for a great time. Cost for the day is $10.00 and includes
snacks and dinner. To register call 736-8681 or 736-9091. If
possible, bring a new or gently worn coat for our coat drive!
A Buffet Breakfast to benefit the Chichester Food Pantry will
be served by the Chichester Fire Association and the
Epsom/Chichester Lions Club on Saturday, January 30, from 7:30 to 10
a.m. at the Chichester Fire Station. It will cost you a cash
donation to the food pantry.
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, & Pittsfield: This week
I introduced HB1191, prohibiting the state fire marshal from
mandating sprinklers in residences, despite what the building code
board voted in November. New Hampshire has the best fire safety
record in the country, so the need for sprinklers is less here; they
are also more expensive since most houses are on wells and any
system would have to be kept from freezing. The opposition at the
hearing was mostly from fire professionals, who tend to want to
prevent fire-related deaths at any cost.
Wednesday the House met
in an extended session. The first bill, HB160, had started as a
confirmation of your right to defend yourself anywhere you had a
right to be. It was amended to clarify that merely showing a weapon,
in a threatening situation, was not subject to criminal penalties as
“brandishing.” We then passed HB523, requiring DNA testing of all
convicted felons, but killed HB665, which would have expanded
driving under the influence to include any chemical. When this
language was described as a “trial lawyer’s dream”, a lot of
Representatives decided not to make the change!
HB368, which
would have imposed strict regulations on homeschoolers, was killed
324-34, with only Representative Yeaton from this district voting to
keep it alive. The many home schooled families present let out a
polite cheer at this result, but were chided by the Speaker on House
decorum. HB642, establishing an income tax, was killed 244-72, with
Representatives Brown and Yeaton voting to keep the bill for further
study.
Anyone interested in what’s going on at the State House is
invited to email or call me; those who’d like a more extensive
report than I can fit in The Sun should email me for my newsletter.
Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918
Letter
So Here It is. What Have We Learned In 2,064 Years?
“The budget
should be balanced; the Treasury should be refilled; public debt
should be reduced; the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered
and controlled; and the assistance to foreign lands should be
curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to
work, instead of living on public assistance.”
- Cicero - 55 BC
Evidently nothing
Jim Breagy Epsom, NH
Child
Screening
The SAU #53 School Districts will be sponsoring a
Preschool Child Screening for children living in the SAU #53
Districts of Allenstown, Chichester, Deerfield, Epsom and Pembroke
on February 4th (snow date Feb. 19th) at the Chichester Central
School. The preschool Child Screening is designed to locate
children, three to six years of age, who have special needs that may
require special attention. Professionals will screen overall
development in motor, cognitive and language skills.
Parents who
would like their child to be screened, please call Sandy Remsay at
485-5187 to make an appointment.
Obituaries
Charles P. Haynes
Epsom - Charles P. "Corky" Hynes, 66, of Meadow Brook, died Friday,
Jan. 8, 2010, at the Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association
Hospice House.
Born March 4, 1943, in Franklin, Charles was the son of John and
Evelyn (Cross) Hynes. He had also lived in Concord, Epsom and
Boscawen for several years before returning to Epsom last year.
A
retired construction worker, Mr. Hynes had been employed for Allied
Concrete in Bow. He enjoyed the outdoors and fishing and hunting.
He
leaves his wife of 25 years, Elaine (Chauvette) Auger Hynes of
Epsom; three sons, Michael Burke of Sweetwater, Tenn., Steve Hynes
of Concord and Douglas Hynes of Nashua; stepchildren, Steve Auger
and Michelle Hughes, both of Epsom; 11 grandchildren; and two
brothers, Jackie Hynes of California and Paul Hynes of Boston. A
Memorial gathering and Services was held Saturday, January 16, 2010
at Still Oaks Funeral and Memorial Home, Epsom.
Memorial donations may be made to Payson Center for Cancer Care, 250
Pleasant St., Concord 03301; or Concord Regional Visiting Nurse
Association Hospice Program, 30 Pillsbury St., Concord 03301.
For
more information, go to
www.stilloaks.com.
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