Congratulations, Jacquelyn!

St. Patrick’s Dinner

Higher Ground Ministries in Barnstead on Route 126, 2 miles from Route 28 on the right, will be having a free corned beef and cabbage St. Patrick dinner with Irish music. All are welcome on Sunday, March 16th. The church service starts at 10:00 am followed by the dinner at 11:30 am in the function hall. There will be live Irish music by the Sounds of the Isles and bagpiping. If you wish to attend, please call 942-7018 .

Letter

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

As a long time resident of Barnstead and an active and involved member of the community, I have put my name on the ballot as a candidate for our Town’s Planning Board.

As a person with a great appreciation for the outdoors I have called Barnstead my home for 25 years and raised my family here.   I understand and appreciate the rural character and nature of our Town and the community. 

Last June, I was asked to consider serving as an alternate member to the Planning Board.  I saw this as a chance to be an understudy and see what it is all about.  After several months of attending meetings I accepted this invitation and was formally sworn in. Since that time, I have found that my background and experience allows me to contribute to our Town’s Planning Board and I would like to continue doing so.  

My understanding of the importance of the role of a Planning Board in our community is enhanced by my 22 years of professional practice as an architect in New Hampshire.   I also bring a long standing concern for the built environment of NH which is evident through my volunteer work with Plan NH, as a participant in Planning Charrettes for several NH communities, including Barnstead! 

I’d appreciate your vote on March 11th for Planning Board Member, 3 year term.

Thank you,

Karen L. Schacht

Letter

Barnstead residents:

My name is Jim Doucette, candidate for Road Agent in Barnstead.

My wife Beth, has worked at the Barnstead Country store for 19 years. We have been married for 38 years, with 4 children and 6 grandchildren.

I have been at the highway department nearly 14 years, operating the grader for most of this time. I have been the foreman.

I am currently acting Road Agent and have been appointed as such in the past.

I feel the highway department needs a different approach, more on road maintenance, and not big projects which involve a half mile to one mile of road per year. Consequently, the rest of our roads are not maintained as they should be.

I will truly be a working Road Agent, continuing to run the grader using it not to just scuff over the gravel roads, as in the past, but the crew and myself will be ditching, widening and adding gravel to our DIRT roads.

The wheeled excavator will be ditching the sides and replacing culverts on our paved roads. My goal is to have the prep work one year ahead of scheduled repaving.

I will retain my plow route, which has not been done by a Road Agent in many years. This eliminates the need to hire an extra person to plow. In fourteen winters I have never missed a winter storm, and don’t intend to start.

To find out more, I will post detailed plans on my facebook. (Jim Doucette 1956)

I hope to be considered as your next elected Road Agent.

Sincerely,

Jim Doucette

Nighthawk Hollow Seniors

Submitted By Beverly A. Goodrich, Secretary

Due to inclement weather, the Nighthawk Hollow Seniors did not meet in February, but their usual pot luck lunch will be held on Wednesday, March 5, at noon at the Barnstead Town Hall with Bingo games to follow the business meeting. Please bring place settings.

All are welcome to attend, and if you would like to join, dues are a bargain at $4 a year.

For more information, please call the president Christine Sanborn, at 875-2676.

U.S. Senate Candidate Jim Rubens To Address 

Belknap County Republican Committee On

Wednesday March 12

The next monthly meeting of the Belknap County Republican Committee will be held on Wednesday March 12 at 6:30 pm at the Top of the Town Restaurant, 88 Ladd Hill Rd in Belmont.

This month’s guest speaker is former State Senator Jim Rubens. Jim announced last September that he would be challenging current U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen in the November 2014 election.  However, to do so, Jim will have to prevail in a primary against a number of other Republican U.S. Senate candidates.  Rubens will share his reasons for choosing to run, discuss where he stands on the issues, and explain why he feels he’s the candidate who can best represent New Hampshire in Washington, D.C. 

Belknap County GOP meetings are open to ALL Republicans and like-minded independents. Per their usual meeting format, if you’re interested in having dinner (at your option) and/or wish to socialize before the meeting, plan to arrive as early as 5:00 pm.

The Committee is stepping up its request for food pantry donations.  With the winter cold continuing to be a burden for many, the Committee once again reminds everyone planning to attend to bring non-perishable food items to the meeting for distribution to local food pantries.

For more information, please send an email to [email protected]   

Letter

Barnstead Voters,

Before you cast your ballot, which candidates embrace these qualities ?

Seven Principles of Public Life

Selflessness: Holders of public office and public sector employees should act solely in terms of the public interest. They should not do so in order to gain financial or other benefits for themselves, their family or their friends.

Integrity: Holders of public office and public sector employees should not place themselves under any financial or other obligation to outside individuals or organizations that might seek to influence them in the performance of their official duties.

Objectivity: In carrying out public business, including making public appointments, awarding contracts or recommending individuals for rewards and benefits, holders of public office and public sector employees should make choices on merit.

Accountability: Holders of public office and public sector employees are accountable for their decisions and actions to the public and must submit themselves to whatever scrutiny is appropriate to their position.

Openness: Holders of.public office and public sector employees should be as open as possible about all the decisions and actions that they take. They should give reasons for their decisions and restrict information only when the wider public interest clearly demands.

Honesty: Holders of public office and public sector employees have a duty to declare any private interests relating to their public duties and to take steps to resolve any conflicts arising in a way that protects the public interest.

Leadership: Holders of public office and public sector employees should promote and support these principles by leadership and example.

Respectfully Submitted