REMINDER
Barnstead
Youth Baseball/Softball Association will be holding early sign ups for
the upcoming season. Sign up prior to 2/1/14 and get a discount of
$5.00 per child. Sign ups will take place at the Oscar Foss Memorial
Library on January 31, 2014 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Future sign up dates
will be posted at a later time. Please contact
[email protected] with any
questions.
Oscar Foss Memorial Library News
Kindle
E-reader
The OFML
has a new Kindle E-reader that patrons can check out for two weeks. We
are thrilled to be able to offer this device to the community. Be sure
to come in and check it out!
Bring Your
Child To The Library Day!
The Oscar
Foss Memorial Library invites the families of Barnstead to visit the
library on Saturday, February 1, 2014 for a special children’s day. Join
us for fun activities and discover all the free programs and resources
the library has to offer.
AARP
TaxAide Program
An AARP
TaxAide Program is being offered at OFML starting Wednesday, February 5,
2014. This is a free tax preparation and e-filing service. Call 211 or
email
[email protected] after January 20th for an appointment.
Please call
(269-3900) or visit the library for more information on any of these
programs or events. Library Hours are: Monday; 2-8pm, Tuesday &
Wednesday; 10-5pm, Thursday; 5-8pm, Friday; 2-5pm, Saturday; 9-Noon.
BEA
Negotiations
The
Barnstead, NH School Board and the Barnstead Education Association are
pleased to announce they have reached a tentative four year collective
bargaining agreement that if approved by the residents of Barnstead
would serve the district through the 2017–2018 school year.
The
agreement follows several months of negotiations where both parties used
district priorities and a highly collaborative negotiation process to
improve key areas of the contract. The school board and teacher
association focused on student performance, hiring and retaining quality
teachers and promoting a positive learning environment as core values to
drive meaningful contract revisions.
Goal
alignment enabled the negotiation team to appreciate differing
perspectives and find common ground. Both parties are pleased with the
results and look forward to the Barnstead School District Meeting in
March.
Obituaries
Ethel L. Pinkham
Ethel L.
(McAllister) Pinkham, 96, peacefully passed away at the Merrimack County
Nursing Home with family members by her side on January 15, 2014.
Ethel was
born in Pittsfield, Maine, on May 14, 1917. Her family moved to Nashua,
N.H. for a short period before settling in Center Barnstead, N.H. She
grew up in Center Barnstead and graduated from Pittsfield H.S. class of
1935. She attended the University of N.H. and graduated in 1939 with a
Bachelor of Science in home economics and was a lifelong member of the
Kappa Delta Sorority. On December 1, 1939, she married John (Jack) H.
Pinkham.
During WWII
Ethel and John resided in Portsmouth and started their family. After
the war Ethel and John moved their family to Center Barnstead. While
being a homemaker for their six children, Ethel worked part-time for the
United States Postal Service and later became Postmaster. She retired
from the Postal Service after 30 years.
On May 14,
2011, her 94th birthday, Ethel was presented the Boston Post Cane by the
Selectmen of Barnstead. Ethel was a life member of the Earl B. Clark
Post #42 American Legion Auxiliary in Barnstead Parade, former president
of the Barnstead PTA, charter member of the Center Barnstead Fire
Department Auxiliary, member of the Pleiades Chapter 41 Order of Eastern
Star in Pittsfield, NH, member of the Rural Letter Carriers Association
Auxiliary, and a member of the National Association of Postmasters and
the National League of Postmasters.
Ethel
enjoyed quilting, sewing, gardening, reading, traveling the country and
spending time with her family and friends. Her family and friends loved
her cooking especially her pork roast and chocolate cake.
Ethel is
survived by four sons; John A. Pinkham of Texas, Larry B. Pinkham of
Oregon, Philip J. Pinkham & Alan W. Pinkham of New Hampshire, two
daughters; Christine A. Wheeler & Mary E. Pinkham-Langer of New
Hampshire, seven grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, a
brother-in-law David B. Pinkham and his wife Ursula of Connecticut,
sister-in-laws Doris Welch and Shirley Pinkham of New Hampshire and many
nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband John in 2009 and
by her brother Robert W. McAllister in 1979.
At her
request, there will be no services. After cremation, burial will be in
the family plot in the Durham Cemetery. The family would like to
express their sincere thanks to the staff at the Merrimack County
Nursing Home and Hospice for the excellent care and compassion.