Congratulations to Emily Barrett of Center Barnstead, who
was among 1,553 SUNY Oneonta students who earned Dean’s List honors for
the spring 2015 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must
earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher while carrying a course load
of 12 hours or more.
Suncook Lake
Annual Meeting
June 27,
2015 • 8:30 AM
Barnstead
Town Hall
Regular
business agenda, By Laws vote and summer activities schedule. Please
come and meet your neighbors and old time freinds.
BES
PTO
Notice of
Elections
The
Barnstead Elementary School PTO will be holding elections in July in
order to finalize board positions prior to the start of the next school
year and allow for back-to-school planning over the summer. The board
consists of seven members, including a President, Vice-President,
Secretary, Treasurer and three members-at-large. Any persons interested
in holding office and having their name placed on the ballot should
contact Lyla Adkins at [email protected]. A special
meeting to conduct voting will be held on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 6:30
pm in the Library at BES. Whether running or not, please consider
coming to vote and show your support for the candidates. Must be
present to vote. Thank you.
Barnstead Parks And Recreation Reminder
On July 1,
2015, Barnstead Parks & Recreation will begin accepting registrations
for fall soccer for children entering kindergarten (or age 5) through
grade 6. Registration may be completed online at
www.barnsteadrec.org/soccer, or by printing out a registration form
and waiver from the BPR website. Fees are $35.00 per player, with a cap
of $70.00 per family.
All players
must be registered no later than August 1.
Volunteers
are sought to serve as coaches and assistant coaches for all levels
(K-6). Please contact BPR on Facebook or at
[email protected] if
you are interested in coaching.
Keith
Munslow At BES!
Children in
grades K-6 had a great time listening to and interacting with Keith
Munslow during his hilarious performance at Barnstead Elementary School
on June 3rd. His show was presented by the Oscar Foss Memorial Library
to help kick-off their 2015 Summer Reading Program. Funding for this
Kids, Books and the Arts event was provided by the Oscar Foss Memorial
Library, the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, CHILIS, Cogswell
Benevolent Trust, and was supported in part by a grant from the NH State
Council on the Arts & the National Endowment for the Arts as well as
funds administered by the NH State Library and provided by the Institute
of Museum and Library Services.
Local
Artist To Exhibit Works At Mill Space In Newmarket
Green Eyes
Shawn Smith
in his studio.
Local
artist, Shawn M. Smith, winner of the Helen Orre Memorial Award for
excellence, from the prestigious Rockport Art Association, will be
having an exhibit at the Mill Space in Newmarket, NH. This will be a
solo show with many new pieces from the artist.
Smith,
mostly known for his portraits, will have some exciting new works for
the show, including a slide show presentation of Make-A-Wish portraits
currently in production.
The artist
has teamed up with Russell Architectural Finishing and Break Water
Construction of Gloucester, Massachusetts to offer portraits to the
parents of Make-A-Wish children.
Donations
from Barton Lumber, Goose Bay Lumber, and the Building Center of
Gloucester, Massachusetts make it all possible. The exhibit runs through
the week of July 18th, with a reception on that Saturday, open to the
public, where you can meet the artist from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The Mill
Space is located at 55 Main Street Unit 1 in Newmarket, NH and can be
located on the web at Millspace.org for info.
Barnstead
Elementary School
Third
Trimester Honor Roll List
The
following students in Grades 4-8 at the Barnstead Elementary School have
earned HIGH HONORS or HONORS for the Third Trimester. Students who have
received A’s in all of their subjects qualify for HIGH HONORS. Those
students who have earned A’s and B’s in all of their subjects qualify
for HONORS. In addition, students qualifying for HIGH HONORS and HONORS
must have received grades in effort and conduct that are average or
above.
GRADE 4
HIGH
HONORS: Luke Carter, Alexina Charity, Ashley Chmiel, Maddison Corey,
Olivia Fanjoy, Brook Fournier, Melisande Gautreaux, Kirstin Howe, Owen
Mahanes, Glidden Martin, Lia McDermott, Ella Misiaszek, Madelyn
Penfield, Hailey Pitman, Bruce Rawnsley, Madilyn Ray, Kaylee Riel, Amber
Shine, Jillian Simpson, Mallory Smith, Michaela Vernazzaro, Ian West
HONORS:
Autumn Beaudet, Jayden Booker, Sam Caldwell, Connor Catauro, Samantha
Christiansen,Tyler Cote, Lauren Croft, Zoey Crossman, Thomas Duquette,
Peyton Enis-Yearout, Cameron Gagnon, Tyanna Gagnon, Jeremy Hayes, Lainie
Hobbs, Brendan Jacques, Madelyn Kelley, Brooke Pepe, Anthony Powers,
Makayla Richard, Savannah Russo, Ainsley Sabean, Willow Sanborn, Zack
Sullivan, Abigail Wittenberg
GRADE 5
HIGH
HONORS: Colby Beauregard, Hannah Capsalis, Kailee Cody, Emma Graffam,
Spencer Grow, Kathryn Hamilton, Ethan Howe, Jeremy Lincoln, Steven
Littlefield, Lyndsay Lytle, Emily Sanschagrin, Don Terrio, Jaren Unzen,
Ryan Warr, Liam White
HONORS:
Rachael Adkins, Emalee Bunker, Megan Burnette, Savannah Cheney, Kyle
Cookinham, Ean Corliss, Meado Detris, Rylee Duquette, Abigail Eaton,
Juliana Grillo-Moore, Nathaniel Hannaford, Cloe Hillsgrove, Trevor
Lavigne, Conner Lebrun, Ally Long, Alexis Lyle, Rylee Marchildon,
Jon-McKaie Normand, Tazanna Roberts, Sophie Sarno, Dennis Simpson,
Gilbert (Deuce) Smith, Melody Sylvester, Cody Tiede
GRADE 6
HIGH
HONORS: Lucas Bilodeau, Payton Everett, David Fossett, Jenessa Harding,
Xena Hill, Audrey Jacques, Kassidy Kelley, Madeline Kriete, Skylar
Presby, Autumn Sheets, Emma Vignola, Becca Wenzel, Fiona Wilson
HONORS:
Conner Benninghove, Joseph Boudreau, Owen Chase, Emma Doyle, Hannah
Errington, Makayla Gagnon, Kaci Janczak, Taylor Kiley, Trevor Smith,
Caleb Towle, Ryan Treadwell, Ashley Vatcher
GRADE 7
HIGH
HONORS: Ava Blair, Tessa Carter, Ariel Cormier, Sara Frenette, Reilly
Gray, Ava Misiaszek, Samantha Simpson, Keegan Unzen, Gwen West
HONORS:
Kylie Beauregard, Ryker Burke, Zach Chouinard, Amberlyn Cookinham,
Alyssa Craig, Aiden Gehly, Kayla Graffam, Aaron Haynes, Thomas Howlett,
Elise Langlais, Georgie Martin, Cameron Michaud, Lily Michaud, Ryan
Nolin, Rhiannon O’Gara, Noah Sanville, Megan Sarno, Lexie Tallent,
Marcus Terrio, Joel White
GRADE 8
HIGH
HONORS: Hannah Robitaille, Mikayla Towle, Rebekah Wheeler
HONORS:
Cooper Adjutant, Madelyn Chase, Tyler Chase, Emily Feinberg, Gabrielle
Fossett, Haley Gagnon, Laura Hamel, Helen Johnson, Lanni McGrath, Diana
St. Laurent, Tovah Stonner
Nighthawk
Hollow Seniors
Submitted
by Beverly A. Goodrich, Secretary
Members of
the Nighthawk Hollow Seniors met at the Barnstead Town Hall on Wed.,
June 3.
Our newest
member gracioiusly provided lunch and beverages for all to enjoy.
Following
the business meeting, we all enjoyed playing LCR.
A
delightful day was had by all.
There was
much interest in the senior offerings for the month of June.
The July
meeting on Wed., July 1 will be hosted by the President, Christine
Sanborn, at her summer cottage on Suncook Lake. For more information,
please call her at 875-2676.
The
Barnstead Parks and Recreation Summer Concert series continues with an
appearance by the Blues Tonight band on Saturday, June 27. This
five-piece hard hitting blues band is not your typical act covering
blues songs we are all familiar with. Instead, Blues Tonight performs
songs that not everyone has on their set list. In addition, their show
features many of their own original songs which they are fast becoming
known for. Come and enjoy for yourselves what a powerful sound Blues
Tonight can create! The concert begins at 6:00 pm on the Parade Grounds
in Barnstead Parade. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and a friend or
three. As always, smoking, alcohol and glass containers are prohibited
on the Parade Grounds.
Maine
Maritime Academy Announces Graduates and Dean’s List for Spring, 2015
Maine
Maritime Academy recently announced their spring graduates and named 367
students to their Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement in
the second semester of the 2014-2015 academic year. Students named to
the Dean’s List earn a grade point average of 3.3 or above on a 4.0
scale.
Graduated
from Maine Maritime Academy this spring include:
Sydney
Robertson of Ctr. Barnstead, B.S. International Business & Logistics.
Sydney also earned a place on the Dean’s List.
Obituaries
Andrew
A Houle
Center
Barnstead: Andrew A Houle, 65, of Shackford Corner Road, died June 18th
at the Concord Hospital, following a sudden illness. He was born in
Virginia, the son of Leonard and Irene Houle. He was raised in
Haverhill, MA. and has lived in Barnstead for over 30 years. He was the
owner-operator of Andy Houle Enterprises, appliance sales and service
business. He was a member and former Deacon of the First Congregational
Church in Pittsfield. He was a member of the Blazing Star Eureka Lodge
in Concord and a Master Mason. He had served Barnstead as a selectman.
He was the widower of Paula (Burbank) Houle who died in 2001 and is
survived by a brother Dennis V. Houle of Bartlett, NH and a nephew,
Dennis A. Houle of Barnstead.
There are
no visiting hours. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday June 27th
at 10:00AM in the 1st Congregational Church, Pittsfield. The Rev. David
Stasiak, Pastor, will officiate. Donations in his memory may be made to
the Church. The Perkins & Pollard Memorial Home is assisting with
arrangements. To sign an on line guest book, log on to
perkinsandpollard.com