Pillsbury Free Library, Warner, NH ~ July 3, 2024 | |
Local News from Your Library | |
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NEXT ISSUES: Submit current news and events In brief text please, to
Newsletter@library.warnerNH.gov by Tuesday. July 9, for July 11 issue.
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Happy Independence Day!
Town Offices, Transfer Station, Library, Post Office, Food Pantry, Boys and Girls Club, and Bank will be Closed Thursday, July 4.
Library and Transfer station will be open for usual weekend hours.
Meetings (scheduled in the Town Hall lower level unless otherwise indicated).
-Please check calendar for changes-
https://WarnerNH.gov/calendar
Town Agendas (with Zoom Link) are at https://warner.nh.us/agenda/
Agricultural Commission Meeting
Monday, July 8, 7:00pm
Selectboard Mtg
Tuesday, July 9, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Precinct Commissioners -Joppa Rd
Wednesday, July 10, 3:30 – 4:30pm
Housing Advisory Comm. (if quorum)
Wednesday, July 10, 6:00 – 7:00pm
Zoning Board
Wednesday, July 10, 7:00 pm
Energy Committee
Thursday, July 18, 4:00pm
Planning Board
Monday, July 15, 7:00 pm
Zoom recordings of Town meetings: www.youtube.com/@WarnerNHgov.
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Documents for planning board July 15 meeting: warnernh.gov/landusecases/
https://warnernh.gov/landusecases/#PeterBean (subdivision)
Kearsarge Regional School District
www.facebook.com/KearsargeSAU65
Now enrolling Fall preschool and K!
https://bit.ly/krsdpreschool
Kindergarten Registration: contact Wendy at Simonds School: 456-2241.
2024-2025 KRSD calendar: www.kearsarge.org/district/family-community/pages/calendars
First day of School: August 27, 2024
Kearsarge Schools have NEW scheduled daily start and end times for 2024-25.
Need to Cool Off? The library has A/C & wifi and you are welcome to hang out!
New Postage rates proposed to start July 14, 2024 include $.73 for letters.
Fall Foliage Festival Board meeting: Wed. July 10, 6 pm at Sugar River Bank.
Red Cross blood drive Fri. July 5, 12 to 5 pm, at United Church of Warner. www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=WARNER
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In Warner on Thursday July 4, 2024, Pancake Breakfast: 7:30–11:00 am at United Church of Warner, 43 East Main Street. Pancakes, waffles, scrambled eggs, home fries, baked beans, sausage and beverage. $12 adults, $5 age 6-12, free under 6.
Includes Red, White and Blue bake sale, and 250th merchandise featuring the new t-shirt designed by Denise Green, lawn signs, key chains and magnet.
American Legion display- membership renewals, sale of American Flags, and a raffle!
Discerning Eye estate/ yard sale: 56 Kearsarge Mtn Rd, Sale July 4-7, 10 am - 4 pm.
Free Concert at Beech Hill Farm and Ice Cream Barn: Fri. July 5, 7-8 pm presented by Hopkinton Town Band. Free concerts every Wed. at Lewellen Band Stand in Hopkinton.
The NH Telephone Museum will be closed Thursday, July 4th, thru Saturday July 6th.
The Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum will be closed Thursday, July 4 but open Fri-Sun.
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The new Town website is LIVE and much easier to navigate. https://warnernh.gov/
Also, the Town's YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/@warnernhgov has video recordings of public meetings. Subscribe if you would like to be notified of new postings.
Selectboard meetings will continue every other Tuesday through September for the summer, however, start times will vary. If you are unable to attend a meeting and have an issue to bring before the Board, The Board will do its best to accommodate requests.
Meetings: July 9, 2024 – 9:00 am, July 23, 2024 – 3:00 pm, August 6, 2024 – 9:00 am
(603) 456-2298 ext 1 or selectboard@warnernh.gov
On July 16 at 6 pm at Warner Town Hall, the Town of Warner, FCLSRT, and HEB Engineers want to hear from the public regarding the Exit 9 rail trail project (Warner 44161). HEB will not be presenting specific trail designs. They will not have a completed environmental review of the project. This is your opportunity to make suggestions and express concerns.
A second public hearing will take place once the project is further along. For more details about the LPA process or the project: https://clsrt.org/trail-details/warner-project-news
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The first 2024 property tax bill Payments are due by Monday, July 8. If you did not receive a copy of your tax bill, please call the Tax Office at 603-456-2298 x4 or send an email to: tax@warnernh.gov. If your bill is covered through your mortgage provider, a copy is still mailed to you for your records. Hours: 10 AM - 3 PM Mon-Thu
Tax payments can be mailed, paid in person or placed in the Town Hall's front porch mail deposit box or dropped off at the Town Clerk office during open hours.
The Town of Warner is seeking a part time Deputy Tax Collector to assist and support the Tax Collector and a Part Time Deputy Town Clerk 22 to 30 hrs. weekly. Openings are also still available in Police and Public Works Depts. warnernh.gov/job-openings/
Over 40 residents joined the Community Housing Forums to share their thoughts about housing in Warner. Survey Reports are available on the Housing Advisory Committee page: https://warner.nh.us/departments/hac/
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250th Birthday Celebrations | |
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The Warner Post Office now has a 250th Warner postmark. Any mail handed to the clerk will be stamped with it.
The summer exhibit at the Upton Chandler House Museum Celebrating Warner’s 250th Birthday is now open Tuesdays from 1 – 4 pm and Saturdays from 10 am until 1 pm through the Fall Foliage Festival weekend. Admission free and the museum has AC.
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Warner Museums and Groups | |
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Warner Historical Society Barn Sales: Saturdays 9am to 12 pm, Tuesdays 1-4 pm.
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum will hold its 23rd Annual Powwow Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14, 2024, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. www.indianmuseum.org/calendar/
NH Telephone Museum 2024 Special Exhibit: "The Lines That Connect Us"
The Museum will be closed Thursday, July 4th, Friday, July 5th and Saturday July 6th.
NH Telephone Museum Benefit Night at Reed’s North Restaurant – Wednesday, July 17, Reed's North restaurant in Warner hosts a BENEFIT NIGHT for NHTM. A portion of sales will go to support their upcoming Honor Bear Program. NHTM website
Warner Firefighters Museum summer hours: 10-4 Saturdays; tours 10 am - 3 pm.
About 20 community members gathered at Town Hall on Saturday June 29 to read Frederick Douglass' speech "What to the Slave is your 4th of July?", followed by a thoughtful discussion about the relevance of Douglass' words to us today. Groups met in 16 towns and cities across New Hampshire at the same time to read Douglass' speech.
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JonMichael Tarleton has released a song available on Spotify, etc
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jonmichaeltarleton/while-im-gone
A new exhibit opens July 6 at the MFA in Boston (We have discount "passes" for you!), “Dalí: Disruption and Devotion”
Open Mic at Cafe One East (Second Tuesdays) with Peg Chaffee: Tues. July 9
The Hay Estate at The Fells Summer Concert: Hot Skillet Club (Val Blachly and friends)
Wednesday, July 10, 6:00-8:00pm $35. Bring a picnic! 603-763-4789 x3
At The Local: THU, JUL. 11 at 5 PM Alex Cohen Live @ The Local
THU, JUL. 18 at 5 PM Joel Begin Live @ The Local
Summer concerts in the MainStreet Warner Stage series are posted on the Warner Events Calendar https://www.warner.lib.nh.us/warner-events-calendar/
Shows are free to the public but donations are greatly appreciated and go directly to funding future events at The MainStreet Warner Stage www.facebook.com/warnerstage
Friday, July 12 6-8:30pm The LuggNuts Cosmic Americana
NH Furniture Masters Reception July 17, 4:00-6:00pm at The Fells: The New Hampshire Furniture Masters are staging a summer long exhibit in the gallery at the John Hay Estate at the fells.The pieces on view (and for sale) will be changing as the summer progresses. Register now for a reception for the artists, work and community on July 17th from 4:00 to 6:00pm. A second reception will be held August 8, 4:00-6:00pm for those who are not able to attend. Free, but Advance registration is required. Call 603-763-4789 x 3, or email info@thefells.org!
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New healthcare option has opened in Warner at 51 East Main St, Suite 1: Origins Direct Primary Care with Sarah Mullins, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC https://originsdpc.com/about/
Warner Early Learning Center is looking for a Lead Toddler Teacher, FT with benefits, https://www.nhyouth.org/about-us/careers/
Reed's North Restaurant: holiday this week: closed Tuesday July 2 – July 4, reopening at 4 pm Friday July 5
Now serving Breakfast on Saturdays until 11, as well as Brunch on Sundays.
Warner Wednesdays:
July 10 Bourbon & Bacon Night
July 17 Honor Bear Fundraiser with NH Telephone Museum
The Local is open 11 am - 8 pm Tues-Sat. facebook.com/TheLocalWarner
6-9 PM Team Trivia at The Local Every Wednesday, See Music above
Warner Area Farmer’s Market: Warner Town Hall on Saturdays from 9am to 1pm.Music and good food, crafts, etc. www.warnerfarmersmarket.org/vendor
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We have Library passes for free or reduced cost admission to:
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center Summer hours: open every day, 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM. See starhop.com for SHOW schedules (add $7 /show/person).
Weather and phase II work permitting, the Science Playground is open 11am until 3:30pm on days the Discovery Center is open. Pass also covers Super Stellar Fridays
The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester currier.org is open Wed- Sunday.
1/2 price with a library pass. Tours of two Frank Lloyd Wright homes are extra cost.
Museum of Fine Arts in Boston: www.mfa.org/exhibitions
For the promo-code "pass" discount at MFA, for $10 admission, call 603-456-2289.
Coming July 6: Salvador Dali.
New Hampshire Telephone Museum
Now open Tues through Saturday, 10 am - 4pm (May - October).
NH State Parks pass - NH State Parks are open. Rollins State Park on Mt. Kearsarge is OPEN, 7 days a week, 9 am - 5 pm (last entry at 4 pm). Find a park and book a ticket at www.nhstateparks.org/ (you don't have to reserve a space but on busy days it will ensure you don't have to wait for an opening, and you DO need to reserve the library pass to use it for a discount!)
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum Open Mon. - Sat. 10-4 and Sun. noon to 4 pm. Guided tours daily 10:30 am and 1:30 pm depending on staff availability (Sundays 1:30pm only).
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Tech Tips - Kindle and OverDrive/Libby | |
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Recently, OverDrive removed the ability to early return Kindle Books through Libby and your library’s OverDrive website. This change was made to fix an issue where Kindle Book loans could appear out-of-sync with Amazon's systems.
Users can still return Kindle Book loans early. If users finish Kindle Book loans early, they can return them to the library through their Kindle or Amazon account site. Here are two help articles with instructions:
Note: if you use the Libby app and NOT using a kindle-only device, choose Epub format!
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Library Trustee meetings include the Monthly Board Meeting on the third Tuesday of each month (at 6:30 pm, in person). Various Committee meetings, some that meet monthly, vary in meeting schedules.
Trustee meetings are published 24-48 hours in advance on the Warner Events Calendar. Approved minutes are published on the Trustee Meetings page.
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Miss Sue's News (for Kids) | |
New Children's Items in our catalog: , April, May, June and STEM KITS or
NATURE KIT backpacks filled with durable folding identification guides!
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Preschooler Story times with Miss Sue are held every Thursday at 10:30 am - stories, songs, finger-plays, and a craft. This program is held in the Children's Room.
Summer Reading Program
"Adventure Begins at your Library" is this year's theme. Programs for children who have completed Kindergarten and older meet at the library on Tuesdays at 9:30 am and Wednesdays at 1:30 pm, lasting an hour. Registration is required. You can pick and choose which days to attend, or attend all.
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When the Wind Stops is the next book on the Warner Rail Trail Story Walk. Read and enjoy a peaceful walk along the river, and it's nicely shaded!
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Looking for some summer fun? Squam Lakes Natural Science Center is a great place for outdoor fun, great trails, lots of animals to see, and the DINOSAURS are back. Get more information on their website: www.nhnature.org
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Kearsarge Wildcat Football: JULY 12 & 26 there will be a preseason football meeting and skills development session for all 6th, 7th and 8th graders interested in playing football or already planning to play football. https://www.kearsargewildcats.com/
Come meet the coaches, learn positions, try different skills, get advice on preparing for a season, and see what football is all about. Registrations due by Aug. 1, 2024.
5:30-7:30 pm July 12 and 26 on the football field at Riverside Park in Warner
Super Stellar Friday, July 12 (Not July 5) at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: Weather that's out of this world!
Kevin Skarupa, the morning meteorologist at WMUR-TV for the last 18 years will talk about weather in space, what space teaches us about our own planet's climate, and some of the big storms we get here on Earth.
Tickets are available for pre-purchase https://www.starhop.com/ssf (Library pass also available) and can also be purchased on the night of the event. Ticket cost includes admission to the exhibit galleries, presentation, and Tonight's Sky planetarium show. Doors open at 6:30 PM and the presentation will begin at 7:00 PM.
Weather dependent, the New Hampshire Astronomical Society will also set up their telescopes in front of the Discovery Center beginning at dusk. The skywatch is free and open to the public; admission to Super Stellar Friday is not required.
Can't make it in person? Catch the recording of Super Stellar Friday program on the YouTube channel! Recordings will be posted within a week of the live program.
Discovery Center's STEM Summer Camps! https://www.starhop.com/camp
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Outdoors, Fitness and Environment | |
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Check out pictures on the website of the Warner River Local Advisory Commission (LAC) as they work on monitoring water quality and habitat in 10 Warner streams. Volunteers are still needed. https://www.wrlac.com/trout-unlimited-in-nh
A proposed multi-use, mountain bike trail in Rollins Park on Mt. Kearsarge is being proposed by the New England Mountain Biking Association (NEMBA) and has been flagged by the applicant. An Application to the State of NH to develop the trail will be submitted in August. The State of New Hampshire is the permitting authority for a mountain bike trail in the State Park. If you would like more information or have questions and concerns, please contact Erik Nelson at erik.a.nelson@dncr.nh.gov.
Free bikes available. Help yourself at 29 Pumpkin Hill Rd Warner, while they last.
Outdoor pickleball at Riverside tennis court has a special time for beginners or less confident players on Sundays at noon. All players: Wednesdays and Sundays at 9am, Weds. and Fridays at 5:30 pm and 2nd and 4th Mondays at 5:30pm. Use the free Team Reach app to see attendance: WarnerNHPB (code WPB21.)
Be Tick Safe: https://tickfreenh.org/tick-safe-elearning-course/
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Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair
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Get ready for Plastic Free July: www.plasticfreejuly.org/get-involved/what-you-can-do/
A relevant film free online: We're All Plastic People Now: Emmy Winning Film 2024
Reduce your taxes: Recycle! Fees for solid waste disposal in 2023 (not including demolition waste and special disposal items) were $76,091 ($85/ton)!
Food waste and how to keep it out of landfills, which can cause environmental harm and contribute to global warming. https://video.nhpbs.org/video/waste-not-want-not-jtr2xd/
Stretchy plastic recycling NEWS:
The United Church of Warner has taken on the role of community partner in the ongoing TREX plastic collection project at Simonds School. Stretchy plastics may be dropped off downstairs in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday and Tuesday mornings from 9 AM to noon, Thursday afternoons from 4:30-6:30 pm, and at other times in the week when the church is open for public events.
Acceptable items stretch when you pull. If it tears like paper, or is shiny or makes a crinkly/crunchy sound, do NOT recycle in the bins. https://nextrex.com/view/educate
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Warner Area Food Pantry. https://www.warnerconnectsnh.org.
Free garden vegetable plants donated by Five Acres - help yourself from the table!
Wishlist: Creamed Corn, Canned Beets, Canned Kidney Beans, Jam/Jelly, Condiments (mayo, oil, vinegar, ketchup, mustard).- and anything else, always, especially Proteins!
Pantry Client Hours: TUESDAY 4:00-6:00 & THURSDAY 11:00am- 1:00 pm .
Office Hours: Tues - Thurs., 10am - 1pm. --CLOSED THURS July 4--
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553264195575
The Family Closet Thrift Store Wednesdays and Saturdays 10am-4pm
Wed. July 3 & Saturday July 6: Anything with Red, White or Blue in the pattern 3o% off.
603-456-2183, 49 W. Main Street, Warner. Donations: Limit of 2 tall kitchen bags/visit.
We are low on TOWELS (in good shape), MATERNITY CLOTHES, King & Queen Sheet sets (summer), Children's (especially sizes 4-5), Men's Belts, Men's Jeans (esp 34,36’s).
Welfare Office Please email [welfare@warnernh.gov], stop in, or call [603-456-2298 Ext 1229] with questions, concerns, or need. Applications are in the plastic tub labeled 'Welfare' in the front of the Town Hall - 24 hours a day.
Save a Life! Learn how to recognize opioid overdose symptoms and how to administer Naloxone (Narcan) There is a ten minute online self-paced session at https://extension.unh.edu/health-well-being/programs/community-first-responder-program
Contaminated unregulated medications available online are one of the risks. Add Narcan (Naloxone) to first-aid kits! Free Opioid rescue kits with fentanyl test strips available via Warner Welfare office or the library, or call 211 or https://www.thedoorway.nh.gov/
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Help your neighbors with Capital Region Habitat for Humanity projects in Warner: https://www.habitatconcordnh.org/volunteer for sign up and online waiver form. Daily schedule is 8 am – 4 pm but any day or portion of a day you can help is welcomed.
Projects in Warner and Hopkinton this summer:
July 15-19 (Mon-Fri) - home on Brookmeadow Lane, Warner.
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Contributions to the library may be donated online, mailed to P. O. Box 299, Warner NH 03278 or put in the book drop!
Stained glass theme "Thank You" cards (3 for $5), or other non-specific library stained glass cards (5 for $10), pictured here. Buy online and/or Call 603-456-2289 to arrange for pickup.
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