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Barnstead NH News
September 17, 2008
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Join Friends of the Suncook River for a kayak trip on
the Suncook River in Barnstead on Saturday, September
20th at 10:00 a.m. The trip will follow a fairly quiet
stretch of river from Rt. 126 to the Parade Dam. There
is no cost for this event, but we are asking folks to
register with us ahead of time. For further information
or to register, please contact FOSR at
[email protected] or call 269-4264.
Center Barnstead Christian Church
Acts 1:8 Challenge
Join us each Sunday during the month of October, as the
Center Barnstead Christian Church will be having its
Fall Missions Emphasis Month. The theme this year 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.”
Each week we will feature a guest missionary speaker.
They will be sharing about their ministry and from the
Word of God during our Sunday School time which begins
at 9:30 AM, as well as, the morning service beginning at
10:30 AM. Come hear how God is working here in America
and around the world. We welcome all ages to come to
these special services. For more information please call
the church at 269-8831. The Center Barnstead Christian
Church is located on Route 126, next to the Town Hall.
Strafford Women’s Club
The Strafford Women’s Club received a grant from the New
Hampshire Humanities Council to sponsor a
thought-provoking program titled “Women’s Issues in
Russia”. This will be presented at 2:00 p.m. on
September 22, 2008, in the Idle pines Room of the Bow
Lake Church in Strafford (530 Province Road/Rt. 202A in
Bow Lake Village diagonally across from Bow Lake Fire
Station).
This program, which is free and open to the public, will
feature an informal talk by Marina Forbes. Marina is a
native of St Petersburg, Russia who, for more than 20
years, has been an active artist, historian,
storyteller, lecturer and teacher in the area of Russian
art, culture, language and folklore. She has been in the
area before having given a presentation on the making of
Matryoshka dolls at Hill Library. Light refreshments
will accompany the lively discussion afterwards. Over
250 programs and exhibits are available to organizations
Statewide through the Humanities To Go! catalog. For
more information, contact the Council at 224-4071 or on
the web at
www.nhhc.org. The Strafford Women’s Club welcomes
you.
Letter
Health Risks in Barnstead
I heard from my young neighbor, who is a student at the
Barnstead Elementary School, that the administration was
not allowing children to play outside in lieu of the
recent diagnosis of a local emu with triple - E (Eastern
Equine Encephalitis). An over reaction, since mosquitoes
are not out in the middle of the day.
Yet, despite medical evidence of health risks to
children and the elderly, I have not heard of any
reaction against the siting of the biomass plant in the
middle of town by these same health workers and local
officials.
I have asked every medical doctor that I have met over
the last few years, for their professional opinion -
regarding the risks of siting a wood fired boiler in a
residential district, less than 3/4 of a mile from an
elementary school.
Every one of these physicians, two of whom had been
running a community clinic for over thirty years,
responded simply to my question,
“Bad idea.”
When pressed further with details about the super heated
air which was supposed to remove much of the “bad
pollutants” before being released into the atmosphere,
all replied, that as the molecular structure had been
altered by this process, the air was unhealthy to
breathe.
So, protect your children from mosquito bites and then
pollute the air they breathe. Makes no sense to me.
Respectfully,
Gail Darrell, COBALD
Barnstead
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Obituaries
Ernest H. Wentworth
Ernest H. Wentworth, “Ernie” “Winni” “Mankie”, age 82,
formerly of Old Wolfeboro Road in Alton, died September
12, 2008 at the VA Medical Center in Manchester.
Born June 17, 1926 in Boston, MA, son of the late Harold
and Eva (Ouellette) Wentworth, he resided in Alton for
25 years, having come from Waltham, MA. Most recently he
resided at the VA Medical Center Nursing Care Unit.
A United States Naval Veteran of World War II, he was a
member of the Claude R. Batchelder Post #72 of the
American Legion in Alton.
He was a self employed tree surgeon, having owned and
operated Wentworth Tree Service for 50 years.
A hard worker, he enjoyed watching baseball, was an avid
Red Sox Fan, enjoyed horse racing and dog track racing
and fishing.
A devoted family man, he is survived by his wife of 62
years: Barbara A. (Wyeth) Wentworth of Amelia Island,
FL, 2 sons: Frederick E. Wentworth of Stacyville, ME,
Wayne R. Wentworth of Amelia Island, FL, 4 daughters:
Barbara Ann Brooks of Amelia Island, FL, Shirley Ann
Chase of Farmington, Debbie Jean Kivlehan of Amelia
Island, FL, and Lynn E. Wentworth and her husband
William Lambert of Fernandina Beach, FL, 21
Grandchildren and 18 Great Grandchildren, a brother:
Kenny Wentworth of Palm Coast, FL, a sister: Pauline
Vail of Hanson, MA, also several Nieces and Nephews. He
was predeceased by 2 sons: Ernest “Ernie” Wentworth and
Robert H. Wentworth, a brother: Eugene Wentworth and a
sister: June McGowen.
A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday September
17, 2008 at 2:00PM at the American Legion Post #72 on
Route 28N in Alton, NH. In lieu of flowers contributions
in Ernest Wentworth memory may be made to the VA Medical
Center 718 Smyth Road Manchester, NH 03104. Arrangements
are in the care of Peaslee Alton Funeral Home, 12 School
Street, Alton, NH. To express condolences please visit
www.peasleefuneralhome.com
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