Pittsfield High Class of 1978

Join your classmates for an informal night of reminiscing on Saturday, October 18th, 7:00 p.m. - ? at JJ Goodwins Lounge, Rt. 28, Barnstead, NH.
 

The first meeting of the Victory Workers 4-H Club for the 2008-2009 year will be held on Monday, October 6 at the Pittsfield Community Center from 6:45-8:15 p.m. (Please note new start time). This meeting will include registration for former and new members, selection of projects and election of officers. Membership is for  boys and girls, ages 8-19 by January 1, 2009. 4-H Cookie Sale will be the first week of October.
 

The Lions are holding a Recycling Event-YOUR Aluminum cans for FREE fries, etc. at Care Pharmacy lot on Oct 4 from 10-3 p.m.
Also available- Epsom Historical Society Calendar Raffle tickets.
 

Local  Students Graduate From NHTI

The following area students have recently graduated from NHTI, Concord’s Community College.

Center Barnstead: Jessica Millette with an Professional Certificate in Dental Assisting, Brittany Rackliff with a Professional Certificate in Dental Assisting & Associate in Science in Health Science
Chichester: Jennifer Edmonds with an Associate in Science in General Studies, Amy Fenlason with an Associate in Science with a Major in Education.
 

Letter

As the largest government bailout since the great depression is being fabricated in Washington, D.C. - a brief observation: “I find it ironic (and somewhat amusing) that, thanks to trickle-down economics, privatization and deregulation, we Americans may all soon become Socialists.”
R. Lincoln Burns

Church Woman Honored

By Joyce Beairsto
The Women’s Fellowship of the Congregational Church of North Barnstead (UCC) held its monthly meeting on September 17th at the Pratt Schoolhouse with a pot-luck dinner and candlelight service at sundown. During the service,  Faith McTigue was honored with a gift and flowers thanking her for all she had contributed to the fellowship and the Church. Faith was instrumental in beginning the fellowship in  2001.  Faith and her husband are leaving NH this fall.

In addition, a new slate of officers to be elected at the Oct. meeting  was nominated. Outgoing President Roberta Pratt, was presented with a prayer shawl made by Marylee Johnson.

The women of the Church are preparing for a fair to be held at the Church on November 8th.

The next meeting will be on Oct.23rd at the home of Barbara Moulton in Alton.
 

Barnstead Historical Society Hosts Cemetery Tour

The Barnstead Historical Society is changing its usual October date and meeting place. On Thursday, October 9 at 4:00 p.m., Twink Merrill will lead us on a guided tour of the Old Parade Cemetery where some of our prominent early residents, including the notable Enos George, are buried.  We will meet at the Parade Grounds and walk the short distance to the cemetery. Part of this cemetery is on a hillside fronting Parade Road. However, there is a drivable rear entrance off Beauty Hill Road for those who are not up to climbing.

The tour will be followed by a pot luck supper at the home of Roger and Bea Nelson on Peacham Road. Please bring the usual dish to share and your own place setting. At some point during the evening, the members who went on the September trip to Concord, Mass. will share their experience with us. That trip was inspired by a desire to see the renewed Snackerty Meeting House at Concord Academy.

At 7:00 p.m. the business meeting will commence and the drawing for the raffle prizes will be held. Tickets are still being sold by society members. There are three items being raffled: 10 quarts of frozen wild blueberries from Ken Pitman, 10 hours of genealogy research and/or assistance by Susan Fraser, and a reprint of Jewett’s 1872 History of Barnstead.

As always, the tour, supper, and meeting are free and open to the public. You are invited and encouraged to attend all or parts of the afternoon and evening events. For more information, call Ken Pitman at 269-5692 or Susan Fraser at 269-8991.
 

Expedition Inspiration Announces Fifth  Annual New Hampshire Take-a-Hike To Benefit Breast Cancer Research

At The Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Mt. Major Near Alton Bay, New Hampshire

The Expedition Inspiration Fund for Breast Cancer Research invites everyone to its Fifth Annual New Hampshire Take-A -Hike, on Sunday, October 12, 2008.  It will benefit The Norris Cotton Cancer Center in affiliation with The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the Expedition Inspiration Fund.  The family oriented hike will take place at Mt. Major, near Lake Winnipesaukee. This unique fundraising event will feature different level hikes, geared to adults and children of all ages and fitness levels.  In addition, information will be available about breast cancer services & prevention, exercise and nutrition.  Refreshments and snacks will be provided.  Each hiker will receive a Take-A-Hike t-shirt and a gift bag with fun items such as beauty products, outdoor gear, and magazines.  The New Hampshire based volunteer steering committee has put together a wonderful raffle that includes products such as sports bags, spa items, and gift certificates to area restaurants, local stores, entertainment, and sports.  The day’s activities will include Expedition Inspiration’s heartwarming Tribute Flag ceremony, honoring those who have fought the disease.   This special event in the great outdoors, held in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, is designed to raise awareness about the disease and to pay tribute to those who have fought, or are still fighting, breast cancer.

Breast cancer affects one in every eight American women.  Every eleven minutes breast cancer claims the life of a mother, a daughter, a sister, a friend.  Come Take-A-Hike to raise funds to support promising new research at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center/Norris Cotton Cancer Center, under the leadership of Peter A. Kaufman, MD.   The Fourth Annual New Hampshire Take-A-Hike raised over $15,000. for Dr. Kaufman’s research and the Expedition Inspiration Fund.

The New Hampshire Take-A-Hike event will begin with Check-In and On-Site Registration at 8:30 a.m., Welcome and Warm-Up at 9:30 a.m., Tribute Flag Ceremony at 9:45 a.m. and the Hike begins at 10:00 a.m.  Festivities will wind down around noon.  Ask friends and neighbors to sponsor you with a donation of any amount.  We encourage each hiker to raise a minimum of $250 in pledges.  Go to: www.EITakeAHike.org to set up your personal fundraising page and watch the donations come in on your behalf!  Hiking as a team can make even more of a difference.  Don’t forget to ask employers about matching gift programs!  Prizes will be given at various pledge levels and the top fundraising team will receive special recognition.

The hiker pre-registration fee, which includes an Expedition Inspiration New Hampshire Take-A-Hike t-shirt, gift bag, refreshments and Tribute Flag, which can be dedicated to a survivor or in memory of a loved one, is $20 through October 3.  To register online or to get additional information about Expedition Inspiration’s Fifth Annual New Hampshire Take-A-Hike, please call (866) 319-6456 or visit www.EITakeAHike.org.  You can also register at the event on Sunday, October 12.  Mt Major, overlooking beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee, is located 5 miles west from the Alton traffic circle, on Route 11.
 

Jim & Carole Wickliffe
To Speak At Center Barnstead Christian Church

The Center Barnstead Christian Church begins its Fall Missions Emphasis Month this weekend. Our theme for the month is “The Acts 1:8 Challenge - Empowering the church to be on Mission.” Acts 1:8 says, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem , and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” On Saturday, October 4th we will be holding a Children’s Pizza Party Lunch for kids ages 4 years old to 6th grade. The lunch will begin at noon and continue until 2:00 PM. All children and their families are welcome to come to the church for this special lunch geared just for kids. This will be a fun time, as we hear from our featured speakers this weekend, Jim and Carole Wickliffe.

Both Jim & Carole will be visiting with us this weekend. Jim is the President/CEO of Children’s Bible Fellowship of New York, and Carole is his Administrative Secretary. Their burden is to reach the unreached through all means available, so that they may know and experience the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Jim is a graduate of Philadelphia College of the Bible. His major was Christian Education. After graduating in 1968, Jim spent many years in “part time” ministries. These ministries included: Interim Pastor, Sunday School Teacher, Bus Ministry, Youth Director, Vacation Bible Schools and work with homeless teenage boys. In 1978 God led Jim and his wife to full time service with Children’s Bible Fellowship of New York, Inc. Since then Jim has worked in many areas: Street Evangelism, Bible Clubs, Rallies, Clowning, Teacher Training and he directed Camp Joy. Jim’s burden is to realize God’s vision for Children’s Bible Fellowship, which is “Making Disciples of New York City’s Forgotten Fields.” Those forgotten fields include the saving of the poorest of poor, lost, hurting and broken children and their families in New York City.

Come and hear more about the Wickliffe Family’s ministry both during our Sunday School hour which begins at 9:30 AM and during our Morning Worship time beginning at 10:30 AM. For more information, please contact the church at 269-8831.
The Center Barnstead Church is located on Route 126, next to the Town Hall.