The Epsom Central School PTO will be hosting a
Scholastic Book Fair now through December 15. The book fair is open
during school hours Tuesday through Friday, as well as Saturday from
11:00 – 2:00 pm during Santa’s Workshop. For more information or if
you’re interested in volunteering, please contact Diane Proulx at
738-2037 or
[email protected].
Correction
B.C.E.P. Public Hearing for the proposed budget will be held on
Thursday, December 13, 2012, at the B.C.E.P. facility at 7:00 pm.
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield:
Continuing with my bills for this year, I cosponsored a bill with
another representative, then picked it up when he didn’t get
elected. He’s a barber, and wanted to delete the one year of
experience required before a barber can get a shop license; last
year’s bills about cosmetologists and barbers had shown me that
requirement was not really necessary. Sure, a high school grad who
goes on to beauty school may well need a year’s experience before
opening a shop – but many people go into barbering or cosmetology as
a second career.
I also took up one of Representative Brandon Giuda’s bills, putting
into statute the basic principle that you are not responsible for
the uses a criminal may make of an item stolen from you. It seems
obvious to me, but apparently the courts don’t see it my way!
Another obvious bill repeals the special personnel rules granted to
employees of the Department of Health & Human Services, allowing
them to retain benefits indefinitely if affected by a
reorganization. Nice, maybe, but unfair to workers in other
departments since this was put in place for the reorganization in
1995!
I also submitted a bill for a constituent, simplifying the
regulations on health clubs. These laws were passed in the 1980s,
when gyms were notorious for violating consumer protections with
their aggressive promotions and “special offers.” Since then, gyms
have become more responsible, but the laws haven’t changed, and
they’re written to be applicable to a lot of businesses besides
gyms. So, after talking with people in the industry, I spent some
time cleaning up the statutes to be less burdensome.
Interested readers can email me for my newsletter, with more details
than fit here.
Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918
Epsom Central School Staff and Faculty
Mrs. Lisa Bauer, Social Studies Teacher, 6th and 7th
Lisa is starting her 26th year of teaching at ECS. She graduated
from Keene State College with a BS in Education, and is currently
taking graduate courses geared toward anti-bullying instruction.
Aside from teaching social studies, Lisa manages the magazine drive
fundraiser and is in charge of the National Geographic Geography
Bee, in which a number of ECS students have made it to the state
final round. She served as union president for 12 years.
When asked about her favorite aspect of teaching, Lisa says, “The
Epsom kids are awesome! They make me laugh. I love what I teach.”
Lisa enjoys traveling and brings back to the classroom stories and
power point presentations based on her travels to such places as
Plymouth Plantation, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and the Tower of
London. She particularly enjoys the annual ritual of meeting with
ECS graduates as they prepare to graduate from high school, playing
Jeopardy and listening to the kids talk about their plans for life.
Lisa enjoys the small, rural nature of Epsom. She is happy to find
in her class, children of former students. Lisa says she works with
“an amazing team who are not only colleagues, but also my friends.”
She enjoys the support of the Administration as well. Lisa would
recommend that parents spend 15 minutes or more each day talking
with their children about their day, asking what they did in school,
and relating one thing that they learned today.
Lisa and her husband of 27 years, Randy, live in Dunbarton. She is
in the local Garden Club, loves to travel, and spends a great deal
of time with her nine grandchildren, aged seven to 20. Lisa hopes,
when she has retired, she is remembered for more than her
spectacular sneezes and raucous laughter.
Valley Artisan’s Free Raffle
For December our Artisans for the Month are two very talented
artists.
Donna Tracy is an accomplished soap maker, she has been with us for
over 10 years, she produces different types of soap, from gardener’s
soap with a fine natural grit to help clean those dirty hands, to a
soap gentle enough for children. Her soaps come in many different
designs, scents and colors, plus she offers bath salts and bath teas
to give yourself that spa like experience.
Flo Parlangeli is our second artist, she is an accomplished Plein
Air Painter. These paintings are painted outdoors and are vibrant
landscapes in oil. She is selling the original paintings and
greeting cards. She also produces gorgeous beaded necklaces,
bracelets and earrings.
Both of these members have donated an item for our Free Raffle. To
view a photo of these items, go to our Facebook page.
Come on in and check out the one of a kind items that are here in
our shop. We have over 40 juried artists at our shop, there is warm
mulled cider for drinking and the smell of fresh Balsam is in the
air. We have a Christmas tree all decorated with ornaments just for
you.
Our hours are from 10 am to 6 pm, 7 days a week until
December 28th when we close for the season. We are located at 10
Goboro Rd. Epsom, N.H. Check out our website at
www.valleyartisansnh.com or
give us a call at 736-8200.
Obituaries
Roberta L. Mongeon
Roberta “Bobby” Lynn Mongeon, 64, of Epsom, died suddenly on
December 4 at Concord Hospital.
She was born in Rochester, NH, the daughter of George “Ted” and
Phyllis Reese. For 31 years she taught Family and Consumer Studies
and Culinary Arts at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy. She was loved by
her students, many who pursued careers in the culinary arts because
of her enthusiasm and attention to detail.
She was instrumental in bringing a new library to the Town of Epsom
having been a long-time member of the board of Library Trustees. Her
passion for reading centered around mysteries, cookbooks and reading
to her four grandsons.
She worked part time for Historic New England taking particular
pride in Hamilton House and its history. She was a member of the
Epsom Fire Department Auxiliary for many years, the Epsom Historical
Society and recently a member of the Epsom Rebekah Lodge.
Her hobbies included architecture, gardening, baking, throwing
parties, boating, swimming, kayaking, walking, playing cards and
shopping. She could often be found outside with her grandsons piling
leaves to jump into or inside making gingerbread houses and birthday
cakes. She loved cats, cars, travel and anything to do with the
‘50s’. She loved summer best of all and spent countless hours on
Pleasant Lake with her family.
She leaves behind her son, Joel Dail and his wife, Meggin and their
sons, Earnhardt and Carson of Epsom; her daughter, Brett Gagnon and
her husband, Jason and their sons, Brannock and Elyas of Dover; her
mother Phyllis Reese of Northwood; her brother, George Reese Jr.,
his wife, Karen and their sons, Ian and Sean of Epsom; her brother,
Charles Reese, his wife, Nancy and their sons, Tyler and Cooper of
Deerfield.
Memorial donations may be made in her name to the Epsom Public
Library. A Celebration of Life will be scheduled in January.
The Perkins & Pollard Memorial Home, Pittsfield, is assisting the
family with arrangements. To sign an online guest book, visit
perkinsandpollard.com.
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