REMINDER
Barnstead
Historical Society
The
Barnstead Historical Society will be meeting on Thursday, September 24,
2015 at the Barnstead Town Hall. There will be a pot luck supper at 6PM
and the business meeting and election of officers at 7PM.
We invite
all to our meetings, to enjoy the history of our town. We are greatful
to accept any pieces of history that would add to our collection.
We look
forward to seeing you on September, 24th. For information call: Jeannie
at 269-5441.
Letter To The Editor
Way to go
Barnstead!
Give up any
idea of Barnstead being a charming New England town. We can look forward
to The Dollar Store; a chain corporate store that sells cheap stuff much
of which is produced in China. Walk right in to an overwhelming,
overstocking abundance of Stuff that lacks quality in form or function.
And expect it to break in a short period of time and then throw it away
to our ever accumulating mass of plastic garbage that is polluting the
earth.
We’ve lost
the Barnstead Country Store. We thankfully still have Duane’s Family
Farm and Market and Salty Dog Pottery on the main road, Rt 28. Both of
these businesses are producing locally grown and handcrafted products
along with a charming presentation of beautiful gardens and attractive
old buildings. There are other unique places in our town on side roads
that offer hand made, homegrown, locally produced items.
Why… I ask
why would Barnstead allow a chain like the Dollar Store? What happened
to American made? What happened to locally produced?
I am so
disappointed in our planning board.
Teresa
Taylor
Resident of
Barnstead since 1973
Oscar Foss Memorial Library News
Learn
Photography at the Library!
Want to
learn how to compose a photograph? Interested in getting to know your
camera better? Come to the library! Beginning September 24th, Janet
Leavitt will be teaching a series of classes designed to help you become
a better photographer. Classes can be taken individually or as a group
and suit skill levels from beginner to intermediate. Pre-registration
for one or all six classes is required. You can register online at
oscarfoss.org or at the library. A Facebook group page has also been
created for class participants to ask questions and share their
photographs.
The Oscar
Foss Memorial Library will also be collaborating with the Barnstead
Grange on a Beautiful Barnstead Photo Contest, where you can show off
your new skills! Details will be posted as we get closer to the contest
date.
Please call
the library (269-3900) or visit our website (oscarfoss.org) for
more information about these or any of our other programs or events.
There is always something happening at the Oscar Foss Memorial Library!
Library Hours are: Monday; 2pm-8pm, Tuesday & Wednesday; 10am-5pm,
Thursday; 5pm-8pm, Friday; 2pm-5pm, Saturday; 9am-Noon.
Letter To The Editor
Preserve our
New England Town Barnstead
I agree
with Teresa Taylor wholeheartedly – What is happening to Barnstead?? I
have lived here twenty eight years, raised a family, volunteered in my
community – and now learn our community is waiting for the Dollar Store
to break ground on Route 28??? Why are these stores popping up all over
rural New England – within a twenty mile radius of Barnstead there are
several Dollar Stores.
These
stores sell products made in Taiwan, China and other foreign countries –
products made inexpensively and hold little value. They sell smaller
sizes of products we purchase at larger grocery stores and consumers
think they are getting a bargain, but the product has less – so where is
the bargain?
I am so
disappointed to see this store come to our community- perhaps it will
employee a dozen local residents, but a restaurant or independent store
would bring character and charm, especially to tourists and locals.
Products
Made in America are coming back and we need to find a way to support
them. Shame on our planning board and other town officials
for allowing this type of business to be built on Route 28.
Judey
Clemons
Letter To The Editor
A special
meeting is arranged at 7 PM, September 23rd at the Barnstead Town Hall
to discuss the pros and cons of the entrance of Dollar General.
The film
“The Economics of Happiness” will be shown at the conclusion of the
meeting.
Please be
there.
Barnstead
Concerned Residents
