Bernard
Herbert has been in the VA hospital in Manchester for the past three
months recovering from a fall.
He is in
good spirits, but would welcome the company of visitors.
Those
interested in sending a card may do so to: Bernard Herbert, VA Hospital,
718 Smyth Rd., Room 113E, Manchester, NH 03104.
Letter To The Editor
To the
Editor,
In our
small rural towns, there are usually various locations where it is
enjoyable to catch up with neighbors and to indulge in a little local
gossip. The Post Office in Barnstead Parade is one such location.
On Tuesday,
January 28, 2014, I witnessed the following events at the Parade Post
Office. There were a few people standing around, indulging in just such
friendly local activities, when Barnstead Selectman Jim Barnard came in
to pick up the mail from his post office box. As part of the casual
greetings, one person commented to Mr. Barnard that the Barnstead Board
of Selectmen have been being “grilled” by the voters recently in
Selectmen’s meeting and in letters to local newspapers.
Selectman
Barnard’s response was, “They are wasting their time!”
Is that how
Selectman Barnard views the residents’ efforts to be informed on matters
crucial to the governance of our town? Is that how much Selectman
Barnard values direct input from the voters to the elected members of
the Board of Selectmen? Apparently, to Mr. Barnard, public input is
only a waste of time!
That is not
the attitude I want in our elected officials and I suspect it is not an
attitude welcomed by very many other voters in our town.
It will be
one more year until Mr. Barnard and others on the current Board are up
for re-election. But at that time, voters in our town will be able to
make their wishes clearly known by voting out elected officials who seem
to take delight in ignoring the wishes of the voters.
David
Murley
Barnstead
Letter To The Editor
Near Miss
On Sunday,
January 19, 2014 I was traveling north on Rt. 28, going over/down the
hill section at the “Locke Corner”, North Barnstead intersection in
Barnstead, when a truck coming up the hill in the opposite lane suddenly
swerved fully into my lane. At that moment I thought that there was no
way to avoid a head-on collision! Nevertheless, I cut the wheel hard to
the right very quickly and missed the other vehicle by inches! I went
down the snowbank into the woods, missed a sign by inches and buried my
all wheel drive van into the snowbank at the road’s edge.
Very soon
people began to stop and to help me to shovel out, and then someone with
chains and a four wheel drive truck stopped to help as well. Within half
an hour we had the van back on the road! There is perhaps no greater
thing in life in general and in particular than to receive help
especially when you really require it! Thank you to all who stopped for
your very good helpfulness!!!
All in a
small miracle that no one was hurt and no vehicle damage!?! I am very
grateful!
The
Burgandy Chevy Astro Van
P.S. There
is relevance here also to our strained town plow budgets (as snow was
not fully, as yet, plowed there) and the strained workload of our local
police, who arrived as the van was then ready to go onward. May our
towns and country soon regain their fuller budgets, enabling them to
function more fully!
Guinta, Kenney To Address
Belknap County Republican Committee
The next
monthly meeting of the Belknap County Republican Committee will be held
on Wednesday February 12 at 6:30 pm at the Top of the Town Restaurant,
88 Ladd Hill Rd in Belmont.
This
month’s guest speaker is Cong. Frank Guinta of Manchester. Cong. Guinta
has decided to challenge current Cong. Carol Shea-Porter in an effort to
win his seat back and return to Washington, DC. However, to do so will
require Cong. Guinta to first win in the Republican primary vs. former
Dean of the UNH Business School Dan Innis. Cong. Guinta will share his
thoughts about the current environment in Washington, and his plans for
the future if the voters return him to our nation’s capitol.
In
addition, Sen. Joe Kenney, the Republican candidate for the District 1
Executive Council seat of the late Ray Burton, will be attending. For
anyone who hasn’t met Joe yet, this will be your last opportunity to
hear from him at a Belknap County GOP meeting prior to the March 11
Special Election.
Belknap
County GOP meetings are open to ALL Republicans and like-minded
independents. 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 5:00 pm.
The
Committee is stepping up its request for food pantry donations. With
the onset of very cold weather and increases in propane and oil prices,
it’s straining the financial resources of those who are less fortunate.
The Committee asks each attendee to please remember to bring
non-perishable food items to the meeting for distribution to local food
pantries.
For more
information, please send an email to
[email protected]
Everyone is Welcome Here
The
Congregational Church of North Barnstead (CCNB) has a long tradition of
welcoming everyone “regardless of who you are, or where you are on your
spiritual journey”. For the past 18 months the congregation dedicated a
time of study, sharing, dialogue and prayer to further clarify this
welcome. They recently voted and approved a covenant to welcome LGBTQ
neighbors and families. CCNB is now an “Open and Affirming”
congregation, joining a growing movement of more than 1000 churches that
welcome LGBTQ members within the United Church of Christ (UCC) and other
Protestant denominations. Visit the CCNB website
ccnnorthbarnstead.org to read the full covenant. Our congregation on
any given Sunday is very joyful – more than one-third of the
congregation is children and youth. If you are looking for a
church family, visit us on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m.