Snow & Ice Winter Concert

February 14th, Saturday Night

Come and make your Valentines Day plans with us at the Barnstead Town Hall!

On Saturday night, February 14th, there may be snow and ice on the ground, but there will be music coming out of the Barnstead Town Hall along with dinner and dessert!  Roy D’Innocenzo on jazz guitar will be featured accompanied by Chris Bonoli on guitar/voice, and Charlie Hausen on bass guitar for a set of jazzy tunes. 

The evening will end with an hour of Barber Shop Quartet acapella music by the local singing group “Slightly Worn.”  The group features Dave Gruette of Barnstead as lead, Lannie Wood of Pittsfield as tenor, Rich Schaffer of Dunbarton singing baritone and Niall Trimby of Laconia is their “big bass.”  All these guys have barbershop in their blood and compete each year in New England. 

As usual, concert tickets include a meal.  The show will be from 7:00-9:15 p.m. The doors open for food at 6:00.  We will provide larger sized plates and trays making it easier to sit and eat.  All proceeds will benefit the children’s summer camper’s fund of the Congregational Church of North Barnstead.  To reserve tickets or for more information call Chris Bonoli at 603-340-1468, leave a message, and your call will be returned in the evening.  Thank you for all your support and success with the New Year’s Eve Milk and Cookies Concert!

Oscar Foss Memorial Library News

Fine Free February

Bring a non-perishable, unexpired food item to the Oscar Foss Memorial Library during the month of February and have your fines forgiven! We will also be accepting monetary donations, all of which will be given to the Barnstead Food Pantry & Thrift Shop.  

Bring Your Child to the Library Day!

The Oscar Foss Memorial Library invites the families of Barnstead to come to the library on Saturday, February 7th any time between 9am-noon for a special children’s day. The children can enjoy lots of fun activities, visit with a special guest, check out all our newest books, and even get their very own library card. They may discover some other surprises as well, so come on in and join the fun!

After School Club

Starting in February the time for our After School Club will be changing to 3-4pm. It will still be held on the first Tuesday of each month for K-3rd graders and the third Tuesday of each month for 4th-8th graders. Sign up is not required and this program is free and open to the public.  

Please call the library (269-3900) or visit our website (www.oscarfoss.org) for more information about these or any of our other programs or events. There is always something happening at the Oscar Foss Memorial Library! Library Hours are: Monday; 2pm-8pm, Tuesday & Wednesday; 10am-5pm, Thursday; 5pm-8pm, Friday; 2pm-5pm, Saturday; 9am-Noon.   

Barnstead Cub Scout News

The current project is The Pinewood Derby. Each of the cubs has received his derby kit and will be racing the cars on January 24th for the first time.  The winners will then go to the regional race at a later date.

Barnstead Pack 43 Cub Scouts have been busy since September. The boys have learned about Family, Town, Nation and World. The boys participated in the Scouting for Food which brought more than 48 bags of food to Barnstead’s Food Pantry, visited the Fire Station, and all received the first Badge, Bobcat (and are working on more).