More
special activities are coming right up at the Pittsfield area Senior
Center. On Tuesday, November 16th at 10 am, the Pittsfield Fire
Department will be on hand to give us safety tips and to teach us about
staying safe. They will also be explaining the automatic
electronic defibrillator the center has in its function room in case of
emergency.
On Wednesday, November 17th, at 10 am the activity for the
day will be making turkey decorations using cookies, frosting and
candy. Please bring a 50¢ donation to help pay for supplies.
Free Children’s Bible Club
Fruit of Life Children’s Bible
Club will meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month from 6:30-8:00
pm.
It will include free puppet shows, snacks, crafts, and Bible
lessons.
Children ages 4-12 are welcome.
Higher Ground
Ministry, Route 126, Barnstead.
Contact Rebecca Murzin at 545-5810
for questions or directions.
Ham & Bean Supper
The Suncook Valley Sno-Riders will be holding their 10th Annual Ham
& Bean Supper, Saturday, November 13, 2010. It will take place
downstairs at the Pittsfield Community Center from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
The meal will consist of ham, beans or potatoes, coleslaw, roll,
drink and dessert. The cost is $7.00 for adults, $3.50 for
children ages 6 to 12, children 5 and under are free. Stop by
and enjoy a home cooked meal. If you can not stay, we will have
take-out containers available.
Barnstead
Firefighters Complete Training
Barnstead Firefighter/EMT Gary
Doucette graduated from the New Hampshire Fire Academy Company Officer
Program on October 22, 2010.
The Fire Officer Program and the New
Hampshire Fire Academy are accredited by the National Board on Fire
Service Professional Qualifications. The class is a rigorous 6
weeks program that includes classroom time; practical exercises and
scenarios; as well as take home research projects. The Fire
Officer program is designed to teach firefighters to look beyond the
traditional nut and bolts of emergency response and to focus on looking
at the big picture; command and control; and leadership.
Firefighter Doucette has been a member of Barnstead Fire Rescue since
2002. Gary is a career firefighter/EMT and serves as the
department training officer.
Firefighter/Paramedic Tim Robbins has
completed a 40 hour certification class on child passenger safety seats.
This certification allows Tim to evaluate child passenger restraints and
make recommendations on ways to improve the safety of children riding in
motor vehicles. Nationwide it is estimated that 4 out of 5 child
passenger seats are installed incorrectly. Based on these national
statistics, Tim’s participation in this program will prove to be a
valuable asset to the community. Firefighter Robbins has been a member
of Barnstead Fire Rescue since 1998.
To help ensure your child
passenger seats are installed correctly you can schedule an appointment
to have the seats inspected by calling 269-4121.
Congratulations to Gary and Tim on their accomplishments.
Barnstead
Old Home Day
We Need More People To Help
Barnstead Old Home Day is
in need of volunteers to join the Old Home Day Committee and help
organize Old Home Day 2011. Old Home Day 2010 did not occur
because we did not have enough people to help run the Old Home Day
Committee. Don’t let that happen again this year! We welcomed a
couple of new committee members at our October meeting, but we are still
in need of volunteers.
The 2011 Old Home Day Committee
is having a meeting on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. at Town
Hall. Please join us and show your support for Barnstead Old Home
Day by agreeing to volunteer to help plan the 2011 event.
If
you are not able to attend the November 10th meeting but do want to
help, please call Peggy Sweeney at 435-6505 or Eileen Murley at 435-6692
for more information.
2010 Artist
Showcase At The Barnstead Library
The Oscar Foss Memorial Library in
Center Barnstead is currently displaying the oils and acrylics of local
artists Dick Pratt and Frank Curatolo of Chichester. Please come
by to view their artwork thru November. For more information,
please call the library at 269-3900.
Letter To
The Editor
Dear Editor:
I have a poem I would like to share with
your readers. It was written by my niece, Shanna Tiede, and
presented to my family after my son’s death. Although the pain of
losing a son is still sharp and sometimes overwhelming I have found some
peace in knowing that I will see Patrick again one day. Patrick
left this world with the knowledge that he was going to a better place.
He knew that “Jesus was the way, the truth and the life.” I hope
your readers will find the beauty and hope that is in this poem.
Lily
Clark
Gray was
the day we committed you to rest,
Bleak and veiled from the start
For heavy with sorrow and laden with grief
Were the burdens of every
heart
No waking
thought could capture
The splendor behind those clouds
To where
the veil of mist is ended
And rolled back are the shrouds
Far beyond
our feeble thinking
Beyond understanding and dream
In resplendent
glory lit
By heaven’s holy beam.
Radiance
unmatched, immeasurable
Like a glittering sea beyond this earth
Countless, those who came to mourn you
Surely showed the world your
worth.
But worth
far greater than life on earth
Is your destination in eternity
There is the place Jesus has prepared,
I know you now rest
peacefully.
Whether
this earth be gray or clouded
This knowledge shall I bear;
That
you have reached the shores of heaven
And we’ll one day meet you
there.
In loving
memory
Patrick James Clark
November 30, 1979 - November 12, 2006