Fall Book Sale Hours Thursday, September 26th 5pm - 8pm, Friday, September 27th 2pm - 5pm, Saturday, September 28th 8am – 12pm

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast Cancer Awareness Month, is an annual campaign to increase awareness of this disease. Be sure to stop by the library for more information.

New Hampshire’s One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality, Friday, October 11, at 7:00pm, Barnstead Town Hall 108 South Barnstead Road. 

Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.

This presentation is sponsored by the Barnstead Historical Society and the Oscar Foss Memorial Library, with funding provided by the New Hampshire Humanities Council.

ABC’s of the Affordable Care Act, Tuesday, October 15th at 7:00pm. Whether you have health insurance or no coverage at all, find out what the health care law means for you and your family. Join a representative from AARP to learn more about the law’s benefits and protections and new coverage options.

Cooking on a Budget, Monday, October 21st at 7pm. Join Chef Liz Barbour for Cooking on a Budget. The program will include tasting samples and demonstrations of 2 recipes. Spice up your dinner with new recipes from a renowned chef! Sign-up for this free program today! Space is limited.

Something is always happening at the Oscar Foss Memorial Library. Mon. 2:00pm – 8:00pm, Tues. and Weds 10:00am – 5:00pm, Thurs. 5:00pm – 8:00pm, Fri. 2:00pm – 5:00pm, Sat 9:00am – 12:00pm

Men’s Breakfast

The Center Barnstead Christian Church will be hosting a free Men’s Breakfast this Saturday, September 28th at 7:30 am. All men are invited to come and enjoy breakfast. The Center Barnstead Christian Church is located on Route 126, next to the Town Hall. For more information contact the church at 269-8831.

Local Author Naomi Avery Present At Fall Open House

Barnstead Community Market will be hosting a Fall Open House on Saturday, October 5, 2013 from 9 am to 4 pm.

Local author Naomi R. Avery of Barnstead, NH will be at the Barnstead Community Market from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. She will be available to sign her book, “Jeremiah and His Donkey.” There will be a reading by Mrs. Avery of her book at 11:00 am to all children who are present.

Alpacas will be hanging out all day, munching on hay and looking forward to visiting with you. The Kidders will be available to explain raising, breeding and managing alpacas. Some of their alpacas are available for sale.

The last Yard Sale of the season will be going on from 9 am – 3 pm. There is a large piece of land next to the building which is perfect for many tables to be set up. Parking is also not a problem with a large lot in front 

Refreshments will be available all day. There will be a raffle of door prizes. Barnstead Community Market is located at 13A Parade Road, Barnstead, NH 03218. Hours are Friday 1 – 7 , Saturday 9 – 4 and Sunday noon - 4.

For more information check us out on Facebook or on our website www.barnsteadcommunitymarket.com.

Letter To The Editor

If you are a resident of a rural community, you have probably heard the gunshots of hunters sighting their guns, or hunting - if you live near an un-posted tract of land - and you probably have, for the most part, co-existed peacefully with responsible gun owners. 

However, the gun industry, the NRA and the right-wing have been fabricating propaganda about Obama, which includes an intention to deny citizens’ second amendment rights by confiscating their guns, and which has resulted in the proliferation in the ownership of hand guns and assault weapons by yahoos with no previous experience or need, past, present or future, for a firearm.  As a result, many rural neighborhoods have been turned into virtual firing ranges by individuals who have no knowledge of firearm etiquette or responsible gun ownership, and who feel that their second amendment rights trump everyone else’s constitutional rights. 

Most rural residents are aware that the discharge of firearms are generally allowed outside a 300 foot perimeter of a residence; however, they may not be aware that they do not have to live in fear of their neighbors’ stray bullets and do not have to tolerate the conversion of a peaceful neighborhood into a virtual war zone.

 NH RSA 644:2 - Disorderly Conduct, protects citizens by prohibiting purposely causing “a breach of the peace, public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creates a risk thereof, by….making loud or unreasonable noises….which noises would disturb a person of average sensibilities.” 

This legal information was, ironically, taken from the website of the Gun Owners of New Hampshire.  The site includes detailed legal information regarding this issue that citizens can use to protect their rights and enable them to live without fear of injury to their family from an uninformed neighbor’s stray bullet.  

Claire Gendron