Barnstead Parks And Recreation Reminder
Barnstead
Parks & Recreation has begun 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.
A benefit
Dance is being held on Friday, August 7th, from 7-11 p.m. at the Epsom
Elks to help raise money for medical expenses for Baby Hayden. Hayden
was born with Down Syndrome and a Congenital Heart Condition (full
Atrioventricular Canal Defect) that will require her in the next month
or so to have open heart surgery. Medical expenses add up quickly even
for this hard working family. Please help out this local family in this
difficult time. Mike and Caitlin (Twomey) Shultz would greatly
appreciate it. There will be a DJ, raffles, appetizers and a cash bar.
Tickets are $20 each or $35 for a couple. Please contact Tammy
Montambeault for more information or to purchase tickets
[email protected] or
566-5771.
Letter To
The Editor
Dear
Editor,
Does
Barnstead need a dollar store? It’s a simple question and one that has
many residents concerned. I count myself among them.
Barnstead
has always had a rural flavor; a character reminiscent of bygone times.
This heritage has been repeatedly expressed in town meetings. Language
to that effect has been added to Barnstead’s Master Plan, with the input
of our community.
Adding a
dollar store on Route 28 will bring no value to Barnstead. These types
of businesses are unsightly, adding traffic to an already congested
area. We have accidents in that area now. Can you imagine the problems
we will have with the addition of this store?
In my
personal opinion, adding this type of business does nothing to enhance
Barnstead, our tax revenues, our community, or our rural character. What
it does bring is more traffic, more possible accidents, an unsightly
building, and the beginnings of additional businesses just like it. We
have seen what happens in town after town in New Hampshire once that
starts. Will that happen to our town?
If you are
of like mind, please go to Change.org and look up “We Say No To Dollar
General” petition. Have the courage of your convictions and sign it.
Pass it along to your friends and family too.
Thank you.
Respectfully submitted,
Don Walker
Barnstead
Lt. Matthew
and Sarah Currid of Ventura, CA announce the birth of their daughter,
Emmaline McKenna Currid. Emmaline arrived at 8:52PM on Thursday, April
30, 2015, at St. Johns Hospital, Oxnard, CA. She weighed 7lbs 15 oz and
measured 19 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Glenn and Paula
Rogers of Center Barnstead, NH. Paternal grandparents are Mike and
Sandra Currid of Chichester, NH. Great-grandparents include Patricia
Baxter and Dale and Eleanor Goodman.