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Barnstead NH News

July 4, 2012

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Congratulations to David Croasdale of Center Barnstead, whom has graduated cum laude from Boston College with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University’s College of Arts and Sciences. David majored in Biochemistry.

 


 

Free Septic System Health Workshop

 

On July 18th from 6:30 to 8 pm at the Barnstead Town Hall there will be a free presentation titled How to Have a Healthy Septic System. Presentation topics include: how septic systems work, types of systems, dos and don’ts, maintenance, what to do if you have a failing system, and information on a system recently installed in the Upper Suncook Lake area.

 

Pre-registration by July 16th is suggested. Please call Lisa at 527-5880 for more information or to register.

 

This program is being offered by the Belknap County Conservation District; a non-regulatory agency.

 


 

Correction: Zachary Thoroughgood was inadvertently omitted from the Barnstead Elementary School’s Third Trimester Grade 6 Honor Roll. We apologize for this omission.

 


 

Barnstead Master Plan Makes Progress

 

The Barnstead Master Plan Committee has taken the first steps toward creating a public survey for the planned update. At the May meeting, road agent Chris Carazzo provided extensive information about current road issues, including concerns about paving and maintenance. With his help, the committee has begun to consider the wording for questions in the Transportation/Public Facilities section. Suggestions include questions such as: "Would you be in favor of a raise in taxes or a bond measure to improve the condition of local roads?" The exact wording of all survey questions will be determined with the assistance of professional consultants.

 

In addition, Selectman David Kerr forwarded some comments by the Board of Selectmen regarding the needs of the town. He also talked about public buildings and services, offering background on the town hall, fire department resources and other areas.

 

The committee is still actively seeking information on issues being addressed by the Master Plan update. Categories are: Vision, Land Use/Economic Development, and Transportation/Public Facilities. Anyone who would like to influence the content and wording of survey questions should contact the committee as soon as possible. Decisions will be made over the next few months.

 

More about the Master Plan is available online at www.barnstead.org under Town Business. Committee meetings are open to the public, and new members are welcome. Meetings take place the second Wednesday of each month (7/11, 8/8) at 7:00 pm at the Barnstead Parade Fire Station. For details, contact: [email protected] or call the Barnstead Town Hall.

 


 

Bel Airs Appearing At Barnstead Summer Concert

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The Bel Airs, recently voted "Best Doo Wop and Oldies Group" by NH Magazine, will be appearing at the Barnstead Summer Concerts on the Parade Grounds on Saturday, July 7th, from 6 - 8 pm.

 

During the time of bee hive hairdos, poodle skirts, cars sporting giant tail fins, new 45 rpm records, and shiny metal diners, this new musical sound was introduced to America. The Bel Airs original doo wop sound of using their voices in place of instruments will captivate and entertain audiences of all ages.

 

The joy of their music is contagious! Bring a blanket, chair and prepare to dance, sing along or just chill to the talents of these awesome artists! Various local non-profits offer refreshments as fundraisers. Thanks for your support.

 


 

Gideons International

 

The Gideons International, founded in 1899, serves as an extended missionary arm of the church and is the oldest Christian business and professional men’s association in the United States of America. It’s been nearly 100 years since The Gideons International placed the first Bible in a hotel room in Montana.

 

Today, The Gideons are organized in more than 180 countries around the globe and print Scriptures in more than 80 languages. Through God’s grace and to His Glory, more than 1.3 billion Bibles and New Testaments have been placed by The Gideons, and the work continues.

 

This Sunday, a member from the Gideons will be at the Center Barnstead Christian Church. He will be sharing about his organization and the work they do during the morning service at 10:00 am. Pastor Brian Gower will begin a study of the book of Jonah.

 

Come, join us! The Center Barnstead Christian Church is located on Route 126, next to the Town Hall. For more information please call the church at 269-8831.

 


 

Frank Gaffney, Director Of The Center For Security Policy, To Address Belknap County Republican Committee

 

The next meeting of the Belknap County Republican Committee (BCRC) will be held at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, July 11. Featured this month as guest speaker is Frank Gaffney, the Founder and President of the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C.

 

The Center is a not-for-profit, non-partisan national security organization established in 1988 specializing in identifying policies, actions, and resource needs that are vital to American security. It ensures that such issues are the subject of both focused, principled examination and effective action by recognized policy experts, appropriate officials, opinion leaders, and the general public. Under Mr. Gaffney’s leadership, the Center has been nationally and internationally recognized as a resource for timely, informed and penetrating analyses of foreign and defense policy matters.

 

Mr. Gaffney is the publisher and associate author of "Shariah: The Threat to America" as well as a video course "The Muslim Brotherhood in America". More information about the Center and Mr. Gaffney can be found at www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org.

 

BCRC meetings are open to Republicans and like-minded Independents in Belknap County. Although the meeting begins at 6:30 pm, if you’re interested in having dinner (at your option) or want to socialize before the meeting, plan to arrive as early as 5:00 pm.

The Committee will be meeting at C.J. Avery’s Restaurant, 10 Railroad Ave., in the Lakeport section of Laconia. For more information, please check www.BelknapCountyRepublicans.org or send an email to [email protected].

 


 

Finishing The Year Long Trip With Russia, Finland, and Iceland

Submitted By Jess Emory

 

After arriving in Moscow, I walked around like a codfish, in the words of Mary Poppins. That is, I stared open mouthed as people walked like city people, the electricity stayed on, water ran from taps and was even hot at times. I didn’t realize the severity of my culture shock until I went to Burger King (I know... but it is such a novelty to see ‘whopper’ written in Cyrillic). Order up and my first instinct was to lunge at the pile of napkins because you just never know when you are going to have anything like a paper napkin again (and by ‘anything like a paper napkin’ I mean towel, toilet paper, note paper, tissue, table wobble stopper, packing material, nose bleed plugger, ear plugs, shoe padding...). It dawned on me just as I went for the grab that I was in Europe, and in all likelihood, napkins wouldn’t disappear and toilet paper was probably something I could bank on. Probably.

 

If Russia was a culture shock to my system, Finland was a full-on panic attack. Cars stopped at pedestrian crosswalks, people waved as thanks, doors were held, eye contact was made, toilet paper existed, houses consisted of at least four walls and a roof, hot water came out of one of the faucets and cold out of the other; in short, I was in heaven.

 

Nora, my best friend who joined me for this part of the trip, happens to be half Finnish and I had the pleasure of meeting her family while we were there. Her grandmother continually force-fed us, though it was only afterward that I found out that the force feeding was in the hopes of me growing a few inches taller (I was aware of the food-growth connection, though I always thought it was horizontally inclined). In terms of my project, these meetings showed me how much people appreciate handiwork. Items were taken out of closets and explained with reverence (in rapid-fire Finnish that had be translated as we went). Everyone seemed to have a sister or a mother or a friend who knit, felted, wove, or otherwise constructed something for them. This work was appreciated and shown off to anyone who would listen- it warmed my heart to see such care.

 

I ended my trip where it began, in Iceland. On my bus ride back into the city (Reykjavik), I kept seeing sights I had seen when I landed at midnight nearly a year ago. I remembered what I had been thinking the first time I saw them, and I felt like a little girl inside me now, getting to watch it all unfold again.

 

Nothing has changed here, or at least that is the way it feels. The construction crane on the corner between my flat and the grocery store is still in place and seems just as inactive as it did last summer. You can still cross the road without looking both ways because there is so little traffic you can hear a car coming a few blocks away. Artistic graffiti graces the buildings, people are generally friendly, licorice chocolate candy is still omnipresent.

 

So it has been a year. In a few days I am on a plane home. I’ve dreamed of the immigration officer taking my passport (now supersized after adding 52 new visa pages having battled the Embassy in Ulaanbaatar for extensions) and the ‘ca-thunk’ that means welcome home.

 

Bits and bobs from the trip home: You will be stared at as you mosey around Moscow. No one, not even the people at Burger King, speak English. In St. Petersburg, a cannon goes off every day at noon. The Russian school children will be better dressed than you - even if you are on your way to prom. These kiddies don’t mess around! Trucks drive endlessly around the city cleaning the streets. Sunbathing on public beaches is a clothing (relatively) optional experience; g-strings are fine, no tops necessary. Cars have ‘tattoos’ or transfers on hoods and hatch backs ranging from hunting and beer motifs to flowers and cartoon characters. It is expected that you will walk the streets with a beer in your hand, regardless of the time of day. Ice cream stands are never more than ten feet from you at any given moment.

 

In Helsinki, business people are given lunch vouchers by their employers and can go for lunch at local restaurants. Many of these restaurants are buffet-style, and you are expected to use only one plate even if you make multiple trips up the line. Cars stop at pedestrian cross walks. Waves of thanks are acknowledged with nods or waves. The amount of food you eat is assumed to be connected to height (by Finnish grandmothers - more cheese?).

 

So I’m off for home. But this is not the end, two more articles to come!

 


 

Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Ovide Lamontagne To Address (BARC)

 

The Barnstead-Alton Republican Committee (BARC) has announced their next monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 10 at J.J. Goodwin’s Restaurant, 769 Suncook Valley Highway (Rt 28), in Center Barnstead. The guest speaker will be Republican Gubernatorial candidate, Ovide Lamontagne.

Lamontagne will speak to the Committee about his reasons for running, and his plans for the "corner office" in Concord should he be elected. In addition, with numerous candidates having signed up for county positions, as well as for the State House and Senate, plus the recent Supreme Court healthcare decision, the Committee is sure to have a lot to discuss.

 

BARC meetings are open to Republicans and like-minded Independents from Alton, Barnstead, and any other towns in New Hampshire. Per the usual meeting format, if you’re interested in having dinner (at your option) or want to socialize before the meeting, plan to arrive as early as 5:30 pm.

 

For more information, please send an email to [email protected] or check out the Committee’s website at www.BARC-NewHampshire.org

 


 

Letter To The Editor

 

Dear Editor:

It used to be that New Hampshire was a bustle with agricultural activity. Much of the foods we consumed were grown locally. Every family had a working knowledge of how to preserve the yearly harvest. What a family could not grow for themselves was augmented by what the community’s farms could grow. We were more self-reliant, healthier and happier.

 

Many of us lament the passing of our former community spirit. We fondly remember going with our moms to the local butcher, the local baker, and, yes, the local candlestick maker. This was a part of who and what we used to be. Now we drive to some mega store and fight the crowds for food that is often raised outside of our country. Like so much of what we consume, it is mass produced and the quality can be inferior.

 

Part of rebuilding "community" is buying our foods locally. So visit your local farms and let the work begin!

 

Don Walker

Barnstead

 


 

Local Community Invited To Meet The Candidates

 

The Barnstead, Alton, and Gilmanton Democrats, a newly-formed group of local citizens, are hosting a "Meet The Candidate" series at the Barnstead Town Hall, open to the community. The series offers local residents a chance to learn about New Hampshire candidates and engage in the question-answer session of the evening.

 

In May, local residents met former State Senator Jackie Cilley, a Democratic candidate running for New Hampshire Governor, and June’s forum was a community potluck followed by an intimate meeting with Carol Shea-Porter, Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative from New Hampshire’s 1st congressional district.

 

The tri-town group is excited to announce the next meeting in the series to be held on Monday, July 9. Everyone is invited to the Barnstead Town Hall to meet former Senate Majority Leader Maggie Hassan, another Democratic candidate vying to be New Hampshire Governor. She’ll be there from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm to speak and take questions from the crowd.

 


 

Barnstead Historical Society To Visit Sanborn Mills Farm

 

Barnstead Historical Society members, guests and all others interested in our agricultural history will meet on July 10th at the Barnstead Town Hall, at 9:00 am, to carpool to the Sanborn Mills Farm in Loudon, NH. The tour will begin at 9:30 am.

 

The Sanborn Mills Farm includes a water powered sawmill and grist mill, a blacksmith shop, timber framed barns and out buildings and two houses, all dating from the 1830s. The farm "is dedicated to the teaching of traditional skills"... Visit their web site at www.sanbornmills.org

 

We will meet for lunch, at a nearby restaurant, after the tour.

 

Please join us. For more information, call Sandy 776-7000 or Jean 269-5441.

 


Obituaries


 

Ethel Diane Crary

 

On May 17th, 2012, Ethel Diane "Swamplady" Crary passed away after a short illness.

Born in Germany during the early 50s, Diane spent her childhood traveling the world. She lived in Korea, Alaska, and all over the United States. She settled in Los Angeles California, where she met her husband, Jeff Crary.

 

After one year of courtship, Jeff proposed with a rose and later an emerald. Diane said yes, and their honeymoon was spent traveling the country until they ended up in Barnstead, NH.

 

There, Diane had two children, Kate and Josh. She spent her spare time making Kate and Josh’s childhood magical, crafting, and being awesome.

 

Diane worked for many years as a bartender at "The Whistling Post" restaurant, and became a tax preparer. She served as the Barnstead Library Treasurer, and was a substitute teacher at Barnstead Elementary. Tough but fair, she infused her classroom and her home with imagination, creativity, and humor. A friend to everyone, and a force to be reckoned with, Diane will be deeply missed. Her husband will miss her green eyes, her son and daughter will miss her magic, and her grandson will miss his best friend.

 

The Crary Family would like to thank Brian White, Rita Kiley, Micky Pratt, and Jon Crary for their assistance through this difficult time. A celebration of Diane’s life will be held at the Crary Home on August 25th from 1 pm to 4 pm. Feel free to wear a costume.

 

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Choroideremia Research Foundation in Diane’s name by visiting www.choroideremia.org.

 


 



 

 











 

 

 

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