The movie matinee at the Library on Wednesday,
January 30 is “Operation Finale.” Ben Kingsley stars as Adolf
Eichmann, the Nazi officer who masterminded the plans that sent
millions of Jews to their deaths. He fled to Argentina under
an assumed name after Germany’s collapse at the end of World War II.
He had been reported dead but Israeli Intelligence plans a secret
mission to infiltrate Argentina and capture him. The Israeli
agent and Eichmann engage in an intense cat-and-mouse game.
Don’t forget there is Bridge at the Library on
Mondays at 2:00. Play or learn to play. And there is
Mahjong at 10:15 on Tuesdays. Two pleasant ways to spend some time
on cold wintery days.
Chelsea Bard of Epsom was named to the
Castleton University Dean’s List for the fall semester of the
2018-19 academic year. To qualify for this academic honor, the
student must maintain full-time status and a semester grade point
average of 3.5.
Congratulations, Chelsea!
Timothy Bowen of Epsom was named to the
Castleton University Dean’s List for the fall semester of the
2018-19 academic year. To qualify for this academic honor, the
student must maintain full-time status and a semester grade point
average of 3.5.
Congratulations, Timothy!
Brooke
Seymour Wins Local Competition In
Lions
International Peace Poster Contest
Epsom, New Hampshire’s Brooke Seymour of the
Epsom Central School took a step to becoming an internationally
recognized artist by winning a local competition sponsored by the
Epsom-Chichester Lions Club.
Seymour’s poster was among more than 350,000
entries submitted worldwide in the 18th annual Lions International
Peace Poster Contest. Lions Clubs International sponsors the contest
to emphasize the importance of world peace to young people
everywhere.
The poster was chosen by the Epsom-Chichester
Lions Clubs based on its originality, artistic merit, and portrayal
of the contest theme, “Kindness Matters”.
Epsom-Chichester Lions Club President, Judith
Gibson, said she is impressed by the expression and creativity of
the students at the Epsom Central School. “It is obvious that
these young people have strong ideas about what peace means to them.
I’m so proud that we were able to provide them with the opportunity
to share their visions.”
Seymours’s poster is advancing through Lions
District 44 where there is stiff competition
One grand prize winner and 23 merit award
winners will be chosen. The grand prize is a $2,500 award
plus a trip for the winner and two family members for a ceremony at
the United Nations on Lions Day.
You may view the winning posters at
www.lionsclubs.org. The Epsom-Chichester Lions Club has
conducted this contest for many years and encourages other local
schools to participate.
If you would like to visit the local Lions Club
meeting please call 736-9942 for information.
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, and
Pittsfield,
This week, I presented two bills to the
committee on Health & Human Services. HB 284, which simply deleted
“on May 1” from the requirement to take a biennial inventory of
controlled drugs, aroused a great deal of interest from people who
were concerned about the federal requirement (within 2 years of the
previous inventory.) After a good deal of hallway conversation, I
managed to convince them that federal law still applied and the
organizations in question had so many requirements on controlled
drugs that simply eliminating the date would not jeopardize them. HB
113, which allowed applicants for mental health licenses to use
their existing licenses to reduce the amount of supervised training
required, also sparked interest. The hearing started late and was
recessed, and the various groups are trying to come up with better
language to accomplish this goal.
My committee heard HB 108, allowing a
charitable organization to sponsor bingo up to 16 days in a month,
without exceeding the current limit of of 120 games/year. HB 424, on
licenses for game operators, attempted to impose a no-compete zone
within 40 miles of the existing poker rooms. That left only a sliver
of northern Grafton county and most of Pittsburg available for new
games: I can’t support such a protectionist measure.
HB 247, updating the state building code, was
supported by everyone who actually uses building codes, but opposed
at length by people upset that the energy code was not updated as
well. HB 259, requiring any building inspector who pointed out a
code violation to reference the exact section of code (necessary to
find out how to fix the violation) was discussed without opposition.
Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918
Obituaries
Donna L. Brown
EPSOM – Donna L. Brown, 69 of Epsom, passed
away on Sunday, January, 13, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her
family.
Born on October 5, 1949 in Salem, MA; she was
the daughter of Phyllis (Blodgett) Whitcomb of Beverly, MA and the
late William Whitcomb.
Donna worked for several years at Walmart as a
Cashier before her retirement. She enjoyed playing bingo, knitting
and above all else her time with her grandchildren.
Besides her father, she is predeceased by a
brother, William Whitcomb, Jr.
She is survived by her husband Dennis Brown,
Sr. of Epsom, with whom she shared 48 years of marriage, her
daughter, Mary Desjardins and her husband Jerry of Weare, NH, her
son, Dennis Brown, Jr of Epsom, NH, siblings, Michael Whitcomb of
Beverly, Martha Quintana and her husband Eddie of Beverly, Margie
Rodriquez of Beverly, Marilyn Whitcomb-O’Brien of Beverly and Carol
Barton of Laconia, four grandchildren, Vanessa Charles, Amanda
Desjardins, Stasia Brown and Dennis Brown, III, two great
grandchildren on the way and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
A service was held on Thursday, January 17th at
the Still Oaks Funeral and Memorial Home, Epsom. To share a memory
or offer a condolence, please visit
www.stilloaks.com
Susan E (Blouin) Berry
5/15/1964 - 1/15/2019
Susan E (Blouin) Berry age 54, of Epsom, NH passed away
Tuesday, January 15th, 2019 at Concord Hospital surrounded by her
loving family. She was born and raised in Allenstown, NH on May
15th, 1964. She had most recently been a resident of Epsom, NH,
formerly living in Charlotte, NC and Germantown, NJ.
Susan
had a successful career having worked at the corporate offices of
Beneficial Finance Company NJ, Bank of America NC and most recently
worked as the Global Head of Learning at Citibank in NYC.
Susan
was very strong, compassionate, and loved life, living it to the
fullest. She was an inspiration to many.
She
loved her children, family, and many friends. Susan is
survived by her three children: Samantha Berry, Patrick Berry,
Andrew Berry; Her mother Alice I. (Gelinas) Blouin, two sisters
Irene A. Sutton, Mary Jane Ricker and their families. She was
predeceased by her father Roger J. Blouin.
Her
family is very thankful she lovingly spent the last 2-1/2 years with
her significant other, love of her life, Sean Wray of Bow NH.
Susan
is an 18 year cancer survivor. With her belief in God and her dear
friend Miss Patti Johnson she continued to find new treatments.
She never gave up!
There
will be no public services at this time. There will be a
Celebration of Life in the Spring.
In Lieu
of Flowers, to help her 3 children in college, donations can be made
by check for deposit to the Susan Berry Family Fund established at
Bank of NH. Additionally on line donations can be made to the
account set up at GoFundMe.
Her
family thanks all her loving friends and extended family for their
support.
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