Barnstead Police Department
Calls
for service for the week ending 07/18/2009:
ARRESTS
Date:
07/12/09, Name: Female Juvenile, Age: 17, Residence: Barnstead, NH,
Charges: Protective Custody, Bail: Released to DCYF, Court Date: N/A,
Court: No Charges.
Incidents: Domestic Disturbance, (1); Disorderly
Conduct , (2); Suspicious Activity, (8);Breach of Peace, (3); Property
Checks, (5); Assist Other Agency, (10); Drug Investigations, (1); Theft,
(3); Criminal Mischief, (1); Suicidal Person, (1); Identity Fraud, (1);
Harassment, (3); Attempt to Locate, (1); Follow Up Investigations, (10);
Abandoned 911 Calls, (1); Fire/Rescue Assist, (2); Alarm Activations,
(5); Juvenile Matters, (5); Motorist Assist, (1); Service of Paperwork,
(5); Neighbor Dispute, (1); Community Relations, (6); Animal Complaints,
(5); Traffic Enforcement, (3); Police Intel., (8); VIN/HIN Verification,
(4); Fingerprints, (1); Cruiser Maintenance, (3);
Supervisor/Prosecution, (5); Motor Vehicle Complaints, (2); Lost
Property, (3); Motor Vehicle Stops, (7); Abandoning a Vehicle, (1); Road
Conditions, (1); Evidence Maintenance, (2). Motor Vehicle Collisions:
None.
Total
Calls for Service: 163.
Respectfully,
Sgt. Joseph G. McDowell Jr.
State Issues Cyanobacteria Warning For Locke Lake, Barnstead
An
elevated cyanobacteria cell concentration has been measured in Locke
Lake, Barnstead. Samples revealed that the state standard of 50 percent
or greater of the total cells from the bloom were identified as the
cyanobacteria Anabaena circinalis. As a result, the New Hampshire
Department of Environmental Services (DES) has issued a cyanobacteria
warning for those who recreate on Locke Lake. This warning is not based
on a toxin evaluation and is intended as a precautionary measure for
short term exposure. DES advises lake users to avoid contact with the
water in areas experiencing elevated cyanobacteria cell conditions
typically where lake water has a surface scum or blue-green flecks. DES
also advises pet owners to keep their pets out of any waters that have a
surface scum or blue-green or bright green flecks.
Lake
users should be on the lookout for cyanobacteria surface scums. Recent
sightings report congregations of the blue-green scum on the lake’s
edge.
DES
routinely monitors public beaches and public waters of the state for
cyanobacteria. DES monitors public waters issued cyanobacteria warnings
on a weekly basis until the cyanobacteria standards are again met.
Cyanobacteria are natural components of water bodies worldwide, but
blooms and surface scums may form when excess phosphorus is available to
the water. Some cyanobacteria produce toxins that are stored within the
cells but released upon cell death. Toxins can cause both acute and
chronic health effects ranging in severity from skin and mucous membrane
irritations, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea to liver and central nervous
system damage for humans and animals.
The
July 22, 2009, warning will remain in effect until additional samples
reveal cyanobacteria levels have diminished.
NH Route 28 Corridor Safety Study Project Advisory Committee
Meeting
There
will be a meeting of the NH Route 28 Project Advisory Committee (Route
28 PAC) from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Thursday, July 30, 2009. The meeting
will be held at the Pittsfield Town Hall, located at 85 Main Street,
Pittsfield NH. Planning staff from Central NH Regional Planning
Commission will present information on existing land use and potential
future land use recommendations within the corridor study area that
includes the towns of Alton, Barnstead, Chichester, Epsom, and
Pittsfield. The study consulting engineers will present preliminary
findings of the corridor safety analysis being conducted by Vanasse
Hangen Brustlin (VHB). The work of VHB builds on the initial road safety
audit conducted by community representatives appointed to Route 28 PAC
by the Board of Selectmen from each corridor municipality. Ultimately,
the group’s efforts will lead to general corridor-wide safety
improvement recommendations, improvement cost estimates, and preliminary
conceptual designs at the ten leading intersections of concern
established by the Route 28 PAC. Members of the public who are concerned
about transportation safety within the NH Route 28 corridor study area
are encouraged to attend and provide their input. For additional
information about this meeting please contact Michael Izard, Principal
Planner at the Lakes Region Planning Commission at 279-8171 or Rodrigo
Marion, Principal Transportation Planner at the Central NH Regional
Planning Commission at 226-6020.
Barnstead Old Home Day 2009
Looking For Our Own
American Idol!
Is
there a young American Susan Boyle living in the greater Barnstead area?
Do you have hidden talent just waiting to bust out? Then we want
you to register for the annual Barnstead Old Home Day Youth Variety
Show. If you can sing, dance, juggle, play an instrument or otherwise
entertain us, live in the Barnstead area, and are under age eighteen we
can offer you fun, prizes and your very own 15 minutes (or so) of fame.
Register for your spot now, while space is still available.
The show will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Old Home Day, August 29, 2009,
under the tent on Barnstead Parade.
All
acts for the Youth Variety Show must be of a “family oriented” nature.
Shirts, shoes and appropriate clothing are required. Youth
performers will require signed parental permission. Registration
forms can be obtained from the town website at
www.barnstead.org,
click on the green fire truck and select the Youth Talent Contest form.
Registration forms can also be obtained at Town Hall and at the Summer
Band Concerts on Saturday evenings at Barnstead Parade Grounds.
And
KARAOKE will return again this year, immediately following the Youth
Variety Show. Last year, we had an unbelievably lively group of talented
karaoke singers who had lots of fun entertaining us with their
performances. Following last year’s huge success, we are bringing back
karaoke again this year. No prior registration is required. Stay
around right after the Youth Variety Show, stroll on up to the
microphone and belt out your song!
This year’s
Old Home Day will have loads of activities for everyone in the family.
Look for more information to come about all we will have to offer: Fire
Department mini-muster, kids games, bicycle parade, rock climbing wall,
jailhouse, basketball contests, road race, canoe and kayak race, baking
contest and Barnstead Citizen of the Year. See you at Old Home Day!
Music In
The Park
Four-part harmony in the Barbershop Quartet style comes to Barnstead
with the Concord Coachmen Chorus on Saturday, August 1st at the Town
Hall. Old favorites, doo-wop, pop and patriotic songs performed by
this high-spirited family-friendly group is sure to have everyone
singing, smiling and having a great time.
Please note that
this “Music in the Park” performance will be held indoors at the
Barnstead Town Hall, on Rte. 126, from 6-7 p.m. So, sorry, no pets
- but bring your neighbors, friends and kids!
Bailey
Jennings, 2009 Recipient Of State Of NH 4-H Beekeeping Essay Award
Bailey Jennings, a resident of Center Barnstead and member
of the Farmyard Friends 4-H Club, is this year’s recipient of the 2009
State of NH 4-H Beekeeping Essay Award, from “The Foundation for the
Preservation of Honey Bees, Inc.” Bailey’s essay, entitled
“Dancing with the Bees” was also recently recognized by the NH
Beekeeper’s Association.
Jennings’s essay, entitled “Dancing with the Bees,” is known to seek
out new and different ways to challenge herself. This past spring
she decided to learn more about honey bees and how they communicate,
resulting in her award-winning essay. She discovered that “When a
bee finds a nearby source of unexploited food, they perform the Round
Dance. The bee performs this dance in a small circle and then every one
or two circles the bee will switch and circle in the opposite direction.
If you’re having difficulty picturing this, imagine Rhett Butler and
Scarlett OHara doing the Virginia Reel. The other bees that were
given information by the dancing bee will go looking for the food in
every direction and as far as the dance indicates. In addition,
the dancing bee gives off the smell of a flower(s) it has found to make
it easier to find the food source.” The judging committee mentioned that
her essay was well thought out and reflected a significant amount of
research into the behavior of honey bees.
The Foundation for the
Preservation of Honey Bees, Inc. has released their 4-H essay topic for
2010. It is; Is My Community Honey-Bee Friendly? Essayists
are invited to survey their communities to see what is being done, or
could be done to help honey bees. And, conversely, what activities, if
any, are harmful to honey bees.
Youth who are interested in writing
and are members of a 4-H club are encouraged to participate. If
you would like more information on, or becoming a member of the
Strafford County 4-H program you are invited to call Linda Willard,
Educational Prog. Coord., 4-H Youth Development at 603-749-4445 or
linda.[email protected] for 4-H
program information and contest details. The University of New Hampshire
Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
UNH, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and New Hampshire counties cooperating.