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Barnstead NH News
October 31, 2012
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Senior Spaghetti Supper
Support PMHS
Class of 2013
We will be serving spaghetti, garlic bread, and desserts.
It will take place in the Prospect Mountain High School cafeteria.
$5
per person, we will take donations for children under 5 years
old.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
JJ
Goodwins
Hosting A Benefit
Please join us on November 3rd from
7:30 to 11:30 pm for an 80s theme benefit for Heath Cole, who is
battling cancer. So break out the Aquanet and jean jackets and brush up
on your electric slide.
Pumpkin ‘n Pine Fair
Final Reminder
This Saturday, November 3rd is the charming, country
church fair known as the Pumpkin ‘n Pine Fair. There
will be fun, food and treasures at the Congregational Church of North
Barnstead between 9 and 2 pm. Bring your friends, find unique
items for your holiday plans and be sure to join us for a brunch or
lunch in the schoolhouse café. Bring the kids too – there
will be child care available while you shop. Come find unique and
often one of a kind items and know at the same time you are investing in
community.
Many come each year just for the silent auction!
Each year is different and this year there are over 30 items or services
being auctioned. They include a Kindle Fire HD, handcrafted crèche
and a complete lobster dinner for 2 prepared by Hannaford’s. How
about an evening of music with Chris Bonoli, a watercolor by Clare
Bolster or a “real” fireman suit for a youth? The list goes on –
come and bid often and go home with a treasure.
The fair has an
eclectic jewelry selection, holiday crafts, delicious foods and cutting
boards and log carriers for your home. There are collectibles and
hand-made gifts by artists from Ghana. This year there is a new kid’s
gifts selection with a teen overnight bag and PJs, vintage toys and
games, dramatic play props for princesses and pirates and tools for
inquisitive minds with an interest in butterflies, birds, stars, rock
and minerals. Someone has even made washer pitch games popular with
college students. These are kid’s activities for the whole family!
The fair will be held between 9 am and 2 pm at the Congregational Church
of North Barnstead, located at 504 North Barnstead Road near the end of
Peacham Road. Just follow the signs for Pumpkin ‘n Pine Church
Fair!
The money earned at the fair is donated by the Women’s
Fellowship to community outreach and to help renovate this 1820 historic
church of Barnstead. Come early and stay for lunch!
Letter
Thank You!
A heartfelt thank you to my husband, children,
grandchildren, extended family and friends.
Your love and caring mean
more than you’ll ever know. Thank you for all the hospital visits, the
prayers, concerned get well wishes, cards, prepared meals and phone
calls.
Thanks everyone for the special Hugs; they really help! For
all you did and do I’m grateful and Thank You straight from my repaired
heart.
My special love,
Holly Bickford
Letter
Greetings,
We are constantly bombarded with messaging from many media sources.
What do those messages really mean?
According to the Republican
platform, “Pro Life” means abortion is never an option even in the case
of incest and rape. I respect a person’s right to have that belief. I
believe in life but I also believe in choice. I do not support someone
making that decision for another person. Whether the decision is
based on moral or religious beliefs, no one has the right to make that
decision for another person.
Look at “Marriage equality.” The
constitution mandates equal rights for all. If you feel that
marriage is between a man and a woman. So be it. Live your life
according to your convictions but do not restrict the rights of others.
Look at the right to organize in the work place. If you do not
want to join a union, don’t. However, do not restrict the rights
of others. “Right to Work” can be described as Right to Work for
Less.
We have a series of Constitution Amendments on the voting
ballots. Our state constitution has served us well for hundreds of
years. Vote “No” on all three as they will restrict our personal rights
in many ways and for many years.
My opponent, Jane Cormier, and other
Republicans want to impose their moral and religious convictions on all.
Using the words “Liberty”, “Freedom” and “Family Values” to impose their
agenda on the rest of us is not what those words are all about. Fight
back against the radicals in our State Legislature. Know your
candidates. Don’t be fooled. Vote for true liberty, freedom and
your family values.
See you at the polls on November 6th
Tess
Smith
Candidates for State Rep. in District 8
Bill To Benefit
Small Farms And Individuals Signed Into Law
Photo
courtesy of Don Walker
On Thursday, September 20, 2012, HB
1402 was signed into law by Governor John Lynch. Attending the special
ceremony were members of the NH House Environment and Agriculture
Committee, including the primary sponsor, Representative Guy Comtois of
Barnstead.
This bill will allow small farms and individuals to make
home cooked non-hazardous goods for sale from their home, farm, and
farmers market, up to $10,000 dollars a year, without a special license
or commercial kitchen. It also allows for farmers to turn some of
their raw-milk into hard cheese, butter, yogurt and other products.
This bill brings financial relief to the beginning farms, micro farms,
and individuals of New Hampshire, along with giving consumers freedom of
choice.
For more information on this bill please contact
Representative Guy Comtois at 603-776-8989.
Letter
Make no
mistake - the Republicans supporting Romney are not your father’s
Republican party. This party has engaged in unending lying and
deception in their politics.
First, by selecting Sarah Palin,
a grossly under-qualified, vice-presidential candidate, the GOP
guaranteed the Democratic ticket would win the election and inherit the
crippled economy caused by Bush economics, including $175 trillion
bailouts.
Second, as stated by GOP leader Mitch McConnell, the party
enacted its number-one priority of making Obama a one-term president by
blocking Obama’s recovery programs - and then exploiting the economy’s
weakness for political gain.
Third, promoting tax cuts for the
wealthy as a job creation tool and praying that Americans will fail to
recall that this scheme almost destroyed our country under the Bush
administration.
Fourth, blame the lack of revenue created by
middle-class job losses and Wall Street scams - which resulted in a
massive redistribution of wealth from the middle class to the wealthy -
on a “bloated government” - and then promote the privatization of those
government services, allowing wealthy individuals to obtain lucrative
government contracts and employ low-wage US or third-world workers.
Fifth, malign Obamacare. Label as socialist attempts to assist
hard-working uninsured families impoverished by medical expenses, or
condemned to quietly die in the shadows due to the lack of medical care
- while insurance CEO’s are paid billions for denying life-saving
procedures. This has become a party of religious radicals - who oppose
all abortions – including pregnancies caused by rape - but refuse to
help the destitute to feed those infants. A party that enriches
itself by creating low-wage business models and then labels its
employees as irresponsible when they are forced to access government
programs. This is not the party of Abraham Lincoln or of Christians. It
is the party of the corrupt.
Claire Gendron
Center Barnstead
Ladies’ Ministry At CBCC
Secret Sister, Sister Circle, Ladies’
Ministry, Girl’s Night Out, or SisterChicks... It has several names and
several purposes. One is for fellowship. We, as females, need to
talk a lot sometimes and this definitely meets that need. Another
need is for guidance. We have the capacity to know the truth through
God’s Word, and we share it one with another, building one another up
and encouraging one another through some of life’s difficult
circumstances.
There are lots of exciting things happening at Center
Barnstead Christian Church... One of which is the Ladies’ Ministries.
One fun activity we have is every month on the first Monday we have a
special time just for ladies. It begins at 7:00 pm and usually runs for
2 hours. We have different ladies assigned for each month, so the
activities vary according to the lady in charge.
Our next meeting is
Monday, November 5th. We will be making gifts for the caregivers
of the Angel Tree children our church will support. What better way to
start the Christmas season then by thinking of others. “Every good and
perfect gift is from above” James 1:17.
We have a special bond,
a special purpose and truly enjoy getting together to share with one
another and help one another through different times in each others’
lives. We would welcome any and all who are interested in being a part
of our Ladies’ Ministry.
If you have any questions, please feel free
to contact the church at 269-8831, and we would be more than happy to
give you information regarding our events. The Center Barnstead
Christian Church is located on Route 126, next to the Town Hall.
Letter
I would like to let the voters know how my husband, Guy
Comtois, conducts himself as a representative. Yes, you can look
up his voting record, but that won’t tell you the countless hours he
spends with his constituents. Constituents contact my husband for a
variety of reasons, from voicing their opinions regarding an upcoming
vote, to calls for assistance in Concord when they’ve exhausted all
other options. This does not happen often, but when it does you
need a representative who will step up to the plate and be the voice you
deserve.
My husband is that such person, and will continue to
be a Representative you can count on. Constituents have written
letters, called, and come directly to the farm for assistance. My
husband listens to their concerns, collects all the facts and usually
sits down with them to review the issue. He has spent hours on the
phone obtaining answers, and following up with the constituent to assure
they are satisfied with the outcome. Sometimes they are, and sometimes
they are not, but it is not due to his inaction. He has been told
by some, that out of all the phone calls and letters they’ve made to
their representatives, he is the only one who responded. Being a
Representative is much more than a voting record.
I hope you
will consider voting for my husband Representative Guy Comtois in the
upcoming election, the one with the purple signs.
Thank you
for your time,
Barbara Comtois
Letter To The Editor
It
will take time to undo the damage inflicted by regressive bills enacted
over the past two years in New Hampshire. Fortunately, across the state
we have a good number of candidates who offer a clear alternative to the
extremist legislators who, in the last legislative session, orchestrated
a race to the bottom for New Hampshire families.
In Barnstead we have
the opportunity to elect a reflective and clear-thinking advocate to
represent us in the NH House. Bruce Marriott has a history that
demonstrates a deep understanding of the challenges families face. He
understands the impact of a sound education, adequate health care, job
security and a healthy environment on the quality of our lives and the
future of New Hampshire. He is willing to take the lead and bring to
Concord his understanding of our needs.
The current legislature has
enacted bills that have triggered a dangerous downward spiral. We are
headed to a place where a college education is unaffordable for our
children, where our public schools lack the human resources critical to
educating children, where our right to vote is impeded by unnecessary
obstacles, where women’s rights are demeaned and whittled away, and
where the wealthy are excused from paying their fair share--shifting
responsibility to our towns and raising our property taxes. This is the
agenda embraced by Guy Comtois, Bruce Marriott’s opponent.
Bruce
Marriott will stand up for the principles and policies that address the
needs of our families. We need to elect him to the New Hampshire House.
We must take this responsibility seriously. Vote for Bruce
Marriott on November 6th and get your family and friends out to vote for
him too.
Diane St. Germain
Center Barnstead
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