Ready Rides a volunteer driving organization for our residents of 55 + and disabled is hosting it’s first fundraiser.  The events is a night of comedy and tale telling, featuring Denise Gordon, Rebecca Rule and the Unregistered Maine Guide “Willey Phinedit”  Date:  Feb. 22nd at 7:00 pm at the Northwood Congregational Church Rt 4, Northwood.  A limited number of tickets will be sold at a suggested donation of $12.00 each.  This events benefits Ready Rides - providing neighbors free transportation to medical appointments.  For more information or to purchase tickets please call Meri at 244-8719.  You can always like us on Facebook!

NHCRN Meets 2/16/2014

Quarterly Meeting of the New Hampshire Community Rights Network,  Sunday, February 16 from 2-5 pm at the Barnstead Town Hall to welcome new board members.

For more information, contact [email protected] or phone 269.8542.

Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Hemingway To Be Guest Speaker At Barnstead-Alton-Gilmanton Republican Committee (Barc’g) Meeting On Wednesday, February 19

 The Barnstead-Alton-Gilmanton Republican Committee (BARC’G) has announced that their next monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 19 (note the change of date) at 6:30 pm at J.J. Goodwin’s Restaurant (upstairs dining room), 769 Suncook Valley Highway (Rt 28), in Center Barnstead.  

This month the Committee’s focus will be on three different elections – Sen. Joe Kenney’s Executive Council District One election on March 11 (Alton is part of District 1, while Barnstead and Gilmanton are not), the town-wide elections on March 11, and this November’s gubernatorial election.   The guest speaker this month is the recently announced Republican gubernatorial candidate, Andrew Hemingway.  Hemingway, who is challenging Gov. Hassan, will share his thoughts about the race, why he’s decided to run against her, his position on the various issues, and the support he needs from the voters to be successful.   

BARC’G meetings are open to Republicans and like-minded Independents from Alton, Barnstead, and Gilmanton, and any other towns in New Hampshire.  The meetings offer a great opportunity to meet new people or to renew old friendships while at the same time discussing the Republican Party’s renewed focus on grass roots politics and party unity.  

Per their usual meeting format, if you’re interested in having dinner (at your option) or wish to socialize before the meeting, plan to arrive as early as 5:30pm.  

With renewed emphasis on assisting those who are having a difficult time making ends meet due to the cold and snowy winter, and an economy that is still attempting to recover, the Committee asks that each attendee bring non-perishable food items (cans of soup, tuna fish, etc, etc) to the meeting for distribution to local food pantries.    

For more information, please send an email to [email protected] or [email protected]. 

Meet The Candidates

Meet the Candidates Night will be held Thursday, February 27th at the Barnstead Town Hall at 7:00 p.m.  The Oscar Foss Memorial Library is pleased to sponsor this event. All candidates for Town and School offices have been invited to participate.  Bring along your questions and have a chance to hear the candidates speak on the issues.

There is parking at the Town Hall and also parking behind and beside the Library.

PLEASE NOTE: The snow date for this event is Friday, February 28th.

Oscar Foss Memorial Library

Photographic Art Exhibit 

The beautiful photography of Udo Rauter is on display at the Oscar Foss Memorial Library in Center Barnstead. Rauter lives in Chichester and since his retirement from the Dept. of Health & Human Services has enjoyed watching and photographing birds in their natural habitats. His spectacular action photos of warblers, owls, and various other birds can be enjoyed and appreciated by all. This exhibit will be on display at the library until March 3, 2014. There’s Always Something Happening at the Oscar Foss Memorial Library! 

Monday; 2-8pm, Tuesday & Wednesday; 10am-5pm, Thursday; 5-8pm, Friday; 2-5pm, Saturday; 9am-Noon.   

Snow & Ice Winter Concert

Put plainly, the Saturday Night, February 22 “Snow & Ice Winter Concert” is going to be a fabulous concert night at the Barnstead Town Hall on Route 126, Center Barnstead!!  Chris Bonoli is thrilled to be bringing you 3 fine musicians ~ Paul Hubert of Ashland, Roy D’Innocenzo of Barnstead and Craig Werth of Newmarket for a 2 ½ hour show from 7:00-9:30.  The ticket includes food and beverage and doors open at 6:00 p.m.

Paul Hubert of Ashland has performed extensively as a solo artist on classical guitar and as a singer/songwriter with various musical groups since 1973 to the present. Paul will bring his voice and guitar to the stage along with songs from his two latest CD’s “High Tide Will Come” and “Back to the Living Room.”

Roy D’Innocenzo has played guitar since 1963 and is known to many of us in the community from his work teaching private, semiprivate, group guitar lessons, solfege and music theory at his home studio in Barnstead.  Roy freelances playing guitar in various rock, blues, jazz and swing bands. He will be the featured guitarist for a set of jazz tunes with Chris Bonoli on vocals/guitar and Chris Gilb from Tilton on bass.

Craig Werth of Newmarket will close out the evening on voice and guitar. Craig shines as a natural story-teller, humorous and poignant, with a keen eye for all our flaws and passions. His instrumental accompaniment and songwriting makes him a captivating player and singer. In recent years Craig has been applying his considerable talents as a multi-instrumentalist to accompany Juno award-winning songwriter David Francey and Gaelic-Americana artist, Kyle Carey.  Craig will bring to the evening four CD’s, “Ten Miles Out”, “Loose Gems”, “Sideview”, and “The Spokes Man.”