Reminder
The Barnstead Parade Congregational Church will be holding their Annual
Indoor-Outdoor Plant Sale at the Church in Barnstead Parade on June 2,
2012 from 9 to 11 am. There will also be garden ornaments and other
items for sale to help beautify the gardens. This sale benefits our
Special Missions.
On Wednesday, June 6, 2012, the Nighthawks will be meeting at the
Barnstead Town Hall at 12:00 pm. All members please come as this our
last meeting until September 2012. Please bring a casserole and your own
place setting. Hope to see everyone there. Any question, please contact
Miriam Burrows by phone at 603-664-2837 or by email at
[email protected].
The Barnstead Farmers and Gardeners Network is sponsoring an Open Farm
Day on July 22, 2012 to help support and promote our local farms.
Barnstead farms will be open for the day for the public to visit and see
the day to day operations and the products and services they provide. It
will be from 10 am to 4 pm, but each farm will have specific times for
visiting. Maps will be available to purchase to locate each farm that is
participating. Any farm that is not already participating, but would
like to sign up please contact Robin Donovan 269-5591. Last day for sign
up is May 31st.
akes Region Community College (LRCC) President, Dr. Scott Kalicki
(center), welcomes Energy Services Technology (EST) scholarship
recipient, J.P. Hamel (Barnstead- left), and EST Professor, Wes Golomb
(Deerfield- right), to the front at LRCC’s Awards Night held recently.
Hamel received the Second Annual David Peel Scholarship awarded to an
outstanding EST student who exemplifies the spirit of David Peel, one of
the first LRCC EST graduates. "David Peel had great qualities as an EST
student at LRCC," says Golomb, who was one of Peel’s main professors.
"He had an uncanny knack for finding and diagnosing building energy
issues and solving them. J.P. Hamel was given the Second Annual David
Peel Scholarship Award because of similar traits to Peel’s, making Mr.
Hamel one of LRCC’s top EST students.
Summer Season & Summer Picnic Series 2012
The Rochester Opera House presents a summer season of fun-filled
performances and activities for children of all ages. Summer Theatre
Camp designed to give students a joyous hands-on theatre experience,
offers four two-week sessions with all levels of training in theatre
techniques. The program is a great opportunity for children ages four
through teen to dance, sing, learn and grow on our historic stage.
Sessions begin June 25 and run through August 17. Learn more about
Summer Theatre Camp and registration at
www.rochesteroperahouse.com.
The Summer Picnic Series is packed with six entertaining and educational
shows for kids, their families and teachers. The floor is down and the
orchestra seats are removed, so there’s lots of room for dancing and
singing along with the music! Bring your picnic basket and a blanket for
these delightful performances every Wednesday at 10:00 am from July 11
through August 15.
Julie and Brownie kick off the Summer Picnic Series on July 11 with a
jolly ride on the "Streamlined Double Decker Bus." With a rare blend of
original and traditional songs of positive thoughts for children, the
destination is just pure fun.
The duo returns with "It’s A Pirate’s Life For Me" on August 8th to take
the audience for a voyage down the Eastern Coast, around Cape Horn and
up to San Francisco with a cargo of fun with original and traditional
sea songs. Kids sing, clap and interact with musician and teacher Susie
Burke on July 25.
Our talented junior performers present three kid-pleasing shows during
the summer season including the fantastic "Broadway Musical Revue" on
July 18, the engaging "Wizard of Oz" 2012 on August 1 and the happy
"Happily Ever After" on August 15.
All shows are on Wednesdays at 10:00 am and all tickets are $5.00. To
purchase tickets, call or stop by the box office (335-1992) on W/F from
12-5 or one hour before the show. The Rochester Opera House is located
in City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester NH.
Belknap County Democrats To Hold Biennial Elections For NHDP Convention
The Belknap County Democrats will hold their biennial election for a
full slate of officers (Chair, Vice-chair, Treasurer, Secretary, and two
Delegates to next year’s state NHDP convention) Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at
7:00 pm in the Community Room, Busiel Mill, One Mill Plaza, next door to
Laconia City Hall
Any registered Democrat residing in Belknap County is eligible to run
for one of the offices and/or to vote in these elections.
There will also be updates on campaign 2012, upcoming events, more info
on the new downtown Laconia office, and a general discussion. County
Democrats are requested to make sure fellow Democrats know about this
meeting and are encouraged to attend.
Barnstead Library’s Book Discussion Meetings
The Oscar Foss Memorial Library in Center Barnstead continues to sponsor
its monthly Book Discussion meeting at 7pm on the first Wednesday of
every month. The library provides copies of the monthly books through
New Hampshire’s inter-library loan program.
Some of the group’s past books include Kathryn Stockett’s The Help, Sara
Gruen’s Water for Elephants, John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, David
Wroblewski’s The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, Greg Mortenson’s Three Cups of
Tea, Nathaniel Philbrick’s The Mayflower, Thoreau’s Walden, and The
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and
Annie Barrows.
The various discussions over the years have explored authors such as
Donald Hall, Jodi Picoult, Wendell Berry, Geraldine Books, Russell
Banks, Jhumpa Lahiri, Bill Bryson, Sarah Orne Jewett, Jonathan Safran
Foer, Toni Morrison, Cormac McCarthy, and Jeanette Walls, just to name a
few.
Book Discussion chairperson, Heather Carter, is encouraging local
residents who enjoy reading to attend a meeting. "We’ve been getting
together at the library for seven years now and we’re very lucky to have
such a great group of people and such lively discussion! At the end of
every meeting, I always feel so grateful that Barnstead has such
wonderful resources as the library and the book group. We’re always
looking forward to new people joining us and sharing their love of
books. Anyone can drop in at any one of the meetings."
The Oscar Foss Memorial Library is located at 111 South Barnstead Road
in Center Barnstead. For more information, contact the library at
603-269-3901 or email Heather Carter at
[email protected].
Please note that due to Independence Day, the July meeting will be
postponed to the second Wednesday of the month, July 11th at 7pm.