Barnstead Old Home Day - August 25, 2007
Barnstead Parade Grounds, Barnstead NH


Main Exhibit
The theme for Barnstead's Old Home Day 2007 was "Horse and Carriage".  A small parade arrived at the event and were available for viewing. 

The Oldest Carriage was submitted by Jim and Nancy Burnham of Antrim, NH.  It was a late 1800's Concord Buggy pulled by Bjart a Norwegian Fjord Horse.

Our second entry entered was by Patti Sanborn of Barnstead, NH with a 2000 Bird In Eagle Carriage pulled by Elijah, an Arabian Horse.

Thank you Jim, Nancy, Bjart, Patti and Elijah for braving the heat to give us our parade.

Entertainment

Summer Concert Series | Double Vision | Hampstead Players

Competitions
The 5K Road Race    Results
Old Home Day in Barnstead kicked off with 134 runners and walkers completing the 5K road race course on a steamy morning...

Kid's Fun Run    Results
...and the kids sprinted around the Parade grounds in spite of the heat.

The Canoe/Kayak Race    Results

It didn't get any cooler for the afternoon canoe/kayak race.  The field gets bigger every year with eleven boats entered this year.

The Horse Shoe Throwing Contest

Blueberry Baking Contest
This year's winner was Pam Plante of Center Barnstead who submitted a delectable German Blueberry Cobbler.   Recipe

Youth Talent Show  New
Photo/Art Contest  New

Coloring Contest New

NEW THIS YEAR!  

This year, we added two new features to Old Home Day – a Photo/Art Contest and a Youth Talent Show. 

The Photo/Art Contest allowed town residents to submit their photos and artwork for consideration by a panel of judges.  Entrants were judged by age groups.  There was also a coloring contest for the kids.  The winning entries were displayed at Old Home Day on the Parade Grounds. 

We looked for performers of all talents to enter our first ever Old Home Day Youth Talent Show and what a turnout we got.   The entrants were eighteen or younger who could sing, dance or play an instrument.  We are not the Barnstead chapter of American Idol, so there was no judging but the showcase of talent was phenomenal! 

Auction & Raffle
Barnstead welcomed back George Twigg, NH Auctioneer of Gilmanton
Raffle items:
Kayak and Paddle from Suncook River Canoe and Kayak

DVD Player from Andy Houle Enterprises, LLC

Kids Games

The Bounce House came back to Barnstead and was once again a great hit!

Barnstead Citizen of the Year Award
The title “Barnstead’s Citizen of the Year” simply means that the nominee must be a town resident.  This doesn’t mean they’ve lived here all their lives or spent years on town committees or even been someone that’s known by everyone in town.  ALL nominations were accepted and reviewed by a group of judges. 

The 2007 Citizen of the Year was awarded to Ed Neister by an overwhelming majority of nominations.  His contributions to Barnstead, not only this past year with his tireless efforts to clear the Milfoil weed from the Barnstead lakes and rivers systems but also by his serving on the Planning Board in year's past and his dedication to making Barnstead a better place to live in, have earned him one of Barnstead's most prestigious awards.  Thank You Ed for all you have done for our town!

Food
Dinner was hosted by the BES PTA at the Parade Fire Station
Cake Walk
Vendor fare
Cake and Watermelon was served to celebrate Barnstead's 280th Birthday

Fireworks
This year's display was fired by American Thunder Fireworks who gave Barnstead a great show!

Media Notices
Baysider/Suncook Valley Sun

Week of:
June 6, 2007 

July 5, 2007 | July 19, 2007 | July 25, 2007

August 1, 2007 | August 8, 2007 | August 15, 2007 | August 23, 2007 | August 30

Special Thanks
The Old Home Day committee would like to extend a heartfelt Thank You to the following individuals and businesses for the extra support they gave toward making Barnstead Old Home Day 2007 such a success:

Andy Houle - Andy Houle Enterprises, LLC for his donation of a HDMI DVD Player with Built In Conversion for the raffle

Alan Williams - East Coast Wholesalers, LLC and Vinyl Signworks for donating labor and materials for the making of the Route 28 Old Home Day signs

Kerry Guptil - Suncook River Canoe and Kayak for the favorable pricing on the Kayak and Paddle for the raffle and for being the corporate sponsor of the Kayak Race

Audrius Pauliukonis - Midnight Moon Tatoo for donating the graphic artistry for the Old Home Day and Runner T-Shirt designs.

The following sponsors for the 5K Road Race:

Northeast Delta Dental of Concord - Richard D. Bartlett, Associates of Concord - Ruffined Pooch of Barnstead - Meister Restorations of Alton - New Hamshire Technical Institute, Concord Cross Country Team - Loco Running Shoes of Newmarket - Grapone Automotive of Concord - Tire Warehouse of Alton - Tracings Graphics of Wolfeboro - Richard Farina, DMD of Rochester - Globe Manufacturing of Pittsfield - Union Communications of Farmington.

The many people who donated items for the 2007 Old Home Day Auction.

Auction Donations

A special heartfelt thanks goes out to the many individuals who donated their time to the numerous logistical events that make Old Home Day a success. 

Thank You!                                                                            Volunteer Page

Members

Contacts
For more information on how to volunteer or donate:
Eileen Murley   603-435-6692
Catherine Kowalski   603-556-0181

Town of Barnstead, Old Home Day

PO Box 11

Center Barnstead, NH 03225

Email: oldhomeday@barnstead.org