Cornerstone Christian Academy, located at 398 Black Hall Road in
Epsom, is now accepting applications for Kindergarten through 8th
grade for the 2010-2011 school year. Cornerstone is a ministry of
the Epsom Bible Church and is committed to truly Christian education
in a discipleship setting that is dynamic, high quality, and with
the goal of training children to live according to their personal
relationship to Jesus Christ. Call Lynne today at 736-8668 to
receive school information or to set up an appointment.
Ivy Green
Rebekah Lodge #36 is hosting another fun Scrap Book Event on
Saturday, March 27th from 1-9 p.m. at the Epsom Public Library. Cost
for the day is $10.00 and includes dinner, snacks and drinks.
Please
RSVP by March 22nd to 736-8681. Bring all your scrapbook materials
and plan to join us for a great time!
New Rye
Union Congregational Church in Epsom has a number of Holy Week
services and celebrations planned and the public is warmly invited
to the following special events:
*3/28 -
Palm Sunday – Special, 10 a.m., Worship Service & music.
*4/1 -
Maundy Thursday – Passover Seder Supper & Tenebrae Service, 6:30
p.m.
*4/2 -
Good Friday – Church will be open Noon-3 p.m. (the hours that Jesus
hung on the cross).
*4/4 -
Easter Sunday – Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m. on the hill by the home
of the Harknesses. (Just follow Baybutt Road next to the church up
to the end of it), followed by a pot-luck Easter Breakfast at the
parish hall and regular Sunday Worship Service, including Communion,
at 10 a.m. An Easter egg hunt for children will follow the worship
service.
Please
contact Rev. Jim Young at 736-9279 for more information/directions.
Spring
Clothing Swap
Epsom
Bible Church
In an
effort to help manage the cost of clothing for our community
families, the Epsom Bible Church will be holding a free clothing
swap on Saturday, May 8th, from 9-12 noon at 398 Blackhall Road in
Epsom.
You may
bring donated clothing beginning at 8:00 am.
All
clothes need to be clean and in good repair, and separated by size
and gender.
Both
adult and children’s clothing are accepted.
Clothes
will be sorted and distributed to tables by the person dropping them
off.
Once
clothes have been sorted and distributed, you are free to begin
gathering clothing in the sizes you need.
Any
clothing left at the end of the swap will be delivered to a local
charity drop off site. Volunteers for the clothing swap would be
appreciated.
Swap will
run from 9:00-12:00 noon.
You do
not need to make a clothing donation in order to take clothing for
you and your family.
Call
Joanne Randall at 344-8843 for more information or if you are
interested in volunteering.
Epsom
Traffic Circle Memorial
Submitted
By
Mike
Dempsey, President
White
Mountain Chapter Nam Knights MC
I would
like to bring to your attention a matter that is important to me and
most Law Enforcement Officers and Veterans in the Epsom Area. The
Epsom Traffic Circle was dedicated to Officers Jeremy Charron and
Officer Michael Briggs, both of whom were murdered in the line of
Duty. I worked with both of these men on the job. We are all Marines
and we were friends. I would like to give you a brief history of the
Traffic Circle and its maintenance.
When the
Traffic Circle was dedicated as a memorial to these two men all the
politicians from Local and State Government showed up and gave
speeches on how important this memorial was to honor our fallen
officers.
However,
since that time, the maintenance of the memorials and flag pole have
fallen through the cracks. Local business and charitable
organizations donated time and money to landscape the memorial and
they did an outstanding job.
The care
of the flag pole at the Epsom Circle however is another Story.
The pole
was donated to the town/state by the Concord/Epsom Elks Lodge 1210 in
memory of all veterans who have served. The donation consisted of a
pole, a US, and POW Flag. There was no plan put in place for the
maintenance and up keep of the pole by the Elks, the American
Legion, the Town of Epsom or the State.
When I
first noticed the flags in disrepair I called everyone to see who
was responsible. The State DOT said the Town of Epsom, The Town of
Epsom said the Epsom American Legion, The Epsom Legion said the
Concord /Epsom Elks, and the Elks said they donated the pole and
first set of flags to the town and so on. Becoming extremely
frustrated, I just did it all myself.
I have
been maintaining the Flag Pole, mowing grass and picking up trash at
the Epsom Traffic Circle since it was dedicated to fallen officers,
Mike Briggs and Jeremy Charron. This includes purchasing and
replacing the US and POW flags, as well as the smaller Marine Corps
Flags and Christmas wreaths several times over the past several
years at personal time and expense. (Not complaining or looking for
any thank you, but these were Brother Marines, fellow police
officers and my friends).
For
example, in the past two months The American Flag and POW flag have
both blown off the pole. I have collected them and replaced all the
brass clips holding the flags. During the last wind storm the main
line (Rope) on the pole broke again due to the high winds. I have
collected the flags and bought a new rope and will replace them as
soon as I can arrange a volunteer with bucket truck or ladder truck
to help me. The pole is about 65 feet tall.
I have
worked closely with the Epsom Police who have collected the damaged
flags when I am out of town so I can fix them when I return.
The word
has gotten around town that I do this on a voluntary basis and every
time the rope breaks or flags need to be replaced or the circle is
in need of being cleaned. My phone and the EPD phone rings off the
hook with local veterans and citizens complaining that we are not
fixing or cleaning things fast enough. As a volunteer, I do not
think this is fair but it is what it is.
I am a
retired disabled veteran and my fear is that when and if I am not
able to continue what I am doing, no one will take responsibility to
see that it is done.
Out of my
duty to the memory of my friends I am respectfully requesting that
you all help me in a grass roots effort to influence our elected
officials to have the State DOT or one of the Epsom Town Departments
take up the maintenance of the pole and the flags for a more
permanent solution.
I have
sent letters to the town selectmen, our State Senator Jack Barnes,
our local state representatives and Governor Lynch without any
solid results to date. So please help me to keep the flags flying in
the circle by contacting these peoples as well.
Thank you
for anything you can do to help.
Fort
Mountain
Trailwinders Annual Meeting
On
Friday, April 2nd at 6:30 p.m., the Fort Mountain Trailwinders,
Epsom’s local snowmobile club, will hold its Annual Meeting at the
Happy Family Restaurant in Epsom. There is a suggested donation of
$10 per person for a buffet dinner. The Annual Meeting includes
election of officers and the development of goals for the upcoming
year.
Voting
privileges are based on membership categories. Single memberships
are allowed one vote and Family memberships are allowed two votes.
All voters must be at least eighteen years of age and present at the
Annual Meeting. If you are interested in running for election to the
Board of Directors, please contact a member of the Nominating
Committee at [email protected].
The Fort
Mountain Trailwinders have completed all of the goals set for this
year including the development and launching of a club website; a
20% increase in the general membership; significant trail
improvement including re-routes and bridge building; involvement in
local activities such as Epsom’s Old Home Day; participation in
community projects such as roadside trash collection; and the
offering of an OHRV safety course. The club was also able to
purchase a small groomer and has submitted a grant application for a
larger, more efficient groomer. Positive working relationships with
local landowners have always been the goal and the club is pleased
to have built some new relationships as the trail system was
re-routed. Help us continue this successful trend in the future.
Your
input is needed for the development of club’s long-term plans. Let
us know about trail improvements you would like to see. Suggest
programs or events you would like to have offered. Share your ideas
about fundraising.
For more
information, go to:
http://fortmountaintrailwinders.snowclubs.com
Epsom
Historical Society To Present “Epsom Brass Band Through The Years”
Submitted
By Virginia
Drew
Epsom
Historical Society
The Epsom
Historical Association will present a program on the “Epsom Brass
Band Through the Years” with Bruce and Penny Graham. The Epsom Brass
Band has a proud heritage and long history. Few musical
organizations can boast of a similar longevity. The program will
include photographs, documentation of events and performances, a
display, anecdotes, and reminiscences. Many residents remember
Johnny B. Yeaton and his big bass drum, a constant favorite of
everyone. He organized the band’s many activities, as his father
before him. Concerts in the park and in the parades!
The
program will begin after a short business meeting, and will be
followed by refreshments. The public is cordially invited to attend
this glimpse back into an important part of Epsom History.
The
presentation will be held at the Epsom Public Library on Sunday,
March 28th at 2 PM.
March is
also membership month for the Historical Association, and the
meeting is also a time to renew or become a member. Family
memberships are $15.00, individual memberships, $10.00. For more
information email: [email protected]
or check us out on the web @ epsomhistory.com.
Letter
To my
constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield:
In
session this week: HB1661, repealing the LLC tax, went to Interim
Study, 190-140 vote, allegedly because there are a lot of bills on
the budget. I was the only Representative from the district to vote
against interim study in the hope of actually passing this bill.
HB1343,
which would establish a joint committee to evaluate the
constitutionality of federal laws and regulations, is probably not
strictly necessary, as any legislator introduce legislation to keep
the state out of an unconstitutional federal law or rule; but
considering the flood of federal laws, rules, regulations, acts, and
orders, having a specific group charged with looking out for us
seems like a good idea to me. It was killed, 208-123.
HB1670,
establishing special license plates to benefit the state parks,
passed 222-113; I voted against it because I’m skeptical that enough
people will pay $85 a year to cover the cost of managing these
plates, not that I disagree with having supporters voluntarily fund
the parks.
HB1216,
raising the self support minimum in child support cases to 115% of
poverty, passed, 257-51. I supported it because it seems unjust to
leave a parent in poverty from extreme levels of child support;
parents in such a position will also avoid paying child support.
HB1580,
which frees home school programs from school supervision, was a
clear divide between those who accepted that parents know best for
their children and those who were terrified at the thought of anyone
not being under government control. The bill failed, 175-144, with
Representatives Brown, Porter and Yeaton all voting to kill it.
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.
Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918
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