On Sunday evening January 12th at 6:00 PM at the Center Barnstead Christian Church in Center Barnstead, NH, Bill Blount, President of Blount Communications, will be sharing pictures and stories of his recent trip to both South Korea and Viet Nam.  While in Seoul, South Korea, Bill and his daughter, Shayne, attended the dedication of Far East Broadcasting’s new 30 million dollar broadcast facility, which beams Christian programming throughout South Korea and surrounding areas.

Additionally, while there, they visited the DMZ between North and South Korea.  At the DMZ, they toured one of the tunnels that the North Koreans had built to invade South Korea, which had the capability of moving thousands of troops through in an hour.

After leaving South Korea, they travelled to Ho Chi Min City, in Viet Nam and toured the war museum.  They also visited several ministry areas for Far East Broadcasting, including a trip by boat in the Mekong Delta area.  One of the people they met was a former spy against South Vietnam during the Viet Nam war.  Bill will share his story on what happened to him after the war was over, including the assassination attempt on his life.

All are welcome to attend, and there will be a dessert fellowship to follow.  If you need further information you may call the church at 603-269-8831 or visit our website @ http://centerbarnsteadcc.org

BARC’G To Meet

The Barnstead-Alton-Gilmanton Republican Committee (BARC’G) has announced that their next monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 14 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 will turn its attention to the 2014 elections – town-wide (non-partisan) in March, and state-wide in November.  The guest speaker for the meeting will be announced shortly, but all candidates - that’s right, ALL candidates - for office are invited to address the Committee’s members to share their thoughts and ideas.  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. 

And, with jobs and the economy still an issue, there are many who are having a difficult time making ends meet.  So, with this in mind, the Committee asks that each attendee bring a non-perishable food item (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].