The
World Languages Department of Pembroke Academy will be holding its
20th Annual International Dinner on Thursday, April 20th from
5:30-7:00 p.m. Admission is $6.00 for adults (ages 13-60); $4.00 for
children under the age of 13 and Senior Citizens. Kids ages 5 and
under, eat free. Please call 485-7881 for further details.
Earth Day Woodcock & Owl Prowl
Bear-Paw Regional
Greenways and the Epsom Conservation Commission are planning a
special fieldtrip for Earth Day, April 22 from6:30-8:30 p.m.. Please
come along with Mark West, Bear-Paw Board member and wildlife
biologist, on a woodcock and owl prowl at the Harkness property
located at 65 Baybutt Road in Epsom. Mark will lead the walk and
provide information on woodcock and the owls that call the Bear-Paw
region their home. Cookies and cocoa will be provided!
A Roast Turkey Dinner, sponsored by American Legion Post 112, Short
Falls Road in Epsom will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2010, 4:30
to 6:30 p.m. Donations: Adults, $7.00; Children, 6-12 years,
$3.00; Under 6, Free.
The Menu will consist of turkey, stuffing,
mashed potato, vegetables, rolls, dessert and beverage.
There
will be Door Prizes and 50/50 Raffle. Bring your family and friends
to join us for another great supper.
Proceeds to benefit Post 112
Community Activities.
Poor
Weather Ends Snowmobile Season Early
Recent flooding and this
winter’s ice storms have wrought havoc on Epsom’s local snowmobile
trails. Downed limbs and trees, leaf debris and overflowing streams
necessitated an early end for the snowmobile season this year.
There is a lot of work to be done to get the trails passable for
summer recreation and usable for snowmobiles next winter. Work crews
from the Fort Mountain Trailwinders, Epsom’s Local Snowmobile Club,
will be out on the trails during the spring, summer and fall getting
ready for what we hope will be a better season next winter.
The
Trailwinders will be sponsoring a Black Fly Breakfast on Sunday,
April 18th from 7 am to 11 am at the Epsom Fire Station to raise
funds for purchase of equipment and materials needed for clearing
brush, removing ice-damage debris and rebuilding bridges that have
been eroded by recent flooding.
The club is working on a
long-term maintenance plan for the 40+ miles of trails in Epsom and
is seeking feedback from landowners and recreational users for
particular areas needing improvement. Please submit your comments in
writing to FMTW, PO Box 61, Epsom, NH 03234 or email to
[email protected]
For more information about
the club, the trail system or events, please visit the website at:
http://fortmountaintrailwinders.snowclubs.com
Ivy
Green Rebekah Lodge
Ivy Green Rebekah Lodge #36 had two guest
speakers at their recent meeting. Dennis Lauze is a board member for
the Pease Greeters and spoke about what the organization does. The
greeters welcome home or send the troops off at Pease in Newington.
The group has sent over 13,000 care packages to the troops overseas
and over 50,000 greeters have come to Pease. He shared stories about
many veterans who now are part of the greeter’s organization. The
Rebekahs are hosting a special dance on May 15th from 8-midnight
with Nazzy Entertainments DJ to raise money for this worthwhile
organization. For info call 736-8681 or 736-4707 or 736-9091.
The
group also enjoyed a presentation by Karla Roth, Director of
Volunteer Services at Concord Hospital. Karla talked about the
Infant Layette Program at the hospital. Volunteers put together
about 100 layettes per year for low income parents, homeless women,
and those without insurance. Each layette bag includes knitted
garments, blankets, diapers, wipes etc. What a wonderful program
this is! Special thanks to Jennifer Army and Jen Prusia for inviting
these great speakers to our meeting.
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, & Pittsfield: There was
no House session this week, so we concentrated on committee
business. My committee developed an amendment to SB463, regarding
the board of mental health practice, to more explicitly deal with
inactive licenses, proctored examinations, the use of alternates to
meet quorum, and board responsibility for training investigators.
The full committee recommended the amendment and the bill to the
House. SB344, regarding benefits of some employees, was about one
person who was caught between state employee benefits and the
Manchester retirement system. The committee recommended it; I, and
three others, voted against because we oppose changing the system
for one person.
We heard SB499, from the committee on committees
I served on last summer, on consolidating the administration of 18
regulatory boards for various health related professions. The
professional functions of the boards would not be changed, but the
offices will be co-located and the staff cross trained. Since many
of these boards have part-time staff, sharing staff and coordinating
office procedures will improve service and probably save money once
the break-in is complete.
SB478 combined housekeeping changes to
the board of home inspectors, and establishing a “retired” category
for architects, with a realignment of the plumbers’ board into the
building code enforcement division of the state fire marshal’s
office. Last year a performance audit found that the plumbers’ board
was rife with conflicts of interest, inefficiency, and the
appearance, of least, of corruption. The fire marshal’s office
currently oversees the electricians’ and gas fitters’ boards, and
provides an appeal process, when necessary.
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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