Pillsbury Free Library, Warner, NH ~ March 14, 2024 | | |
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Hours
Mon. 10 am -12 & 1- 5 pm
Tues. 9 am - 12 & 1 - 8 pm
Wed. 1 - 5 pm
Thurs. 9 -12 & 1 - 6 pm
Saturday 9 am - 2 pm
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The library is open for walk-in use with no mask.
You can also borrow books by phone 603-456-2289, email, or by placing holds from the website catalog at https://warner.lib.nh.us
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Local News from Your Library | |
NEXT ISSUES: Submit current news and events In brief text please, to Newsletter@library.warnerNH.gov by Tues. March 19, for March 21 issue. | |
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Results of Town and School Elections
Warner Ballot Results | Zoning Ballot Results | School Ballot Results
Zoning Amendment: passed, 432 yes to 242 no
Selectboard number of members increase from 3 to 5: failed, 249 yes to 286 no.
Selectboard 1 yr: Faith Minton (elected) 370 , Karen Coyne 330.
(also elected for 3 yrs: Michael Smith)
Budget comm. 3 yr: Alfred Hanson 400, Richard Bixby 344, James Sherman 335.
(also elected, Bill Hanson, 2 yrs)
See full results for other, non-contested positions.
Of note: Tax collector Marianne Howlett has retired: welcome, Kimberley Edelmann.
Thank you Marianne for (over 40?) years of taking care of our tax questions!
Town meeting warrant votes: The official minutes are being worked on. In the interim, scans of the warrant voting results are online: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Petitions passed: Warner Connects NH free rent; Posting of video of meetings online.
Petitions failed: 4% cap on submitted budgets; Delay of Rail Trail project near Exit 9.
The Annual Water District/Precinct Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 starting at 7PM at Warner Town Hall for residents of the Warner Village Water District. The first session will be Official Ballot Voting. The second session will be Transaction of All Other Business.
DRA Approved Warrant Articles | DRA Approved 2024 Budget
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Got Mud? Reduced Weight Limits on Town Roads - All Class V Roads within the Town of Warner shall be closed to vehicles in excess of 6 tons starting March 1, 2024 until further notice. See the notices page for more info.
Maple Weekend! March 16 & 17
Warner Town Hall is Maple Central. Stop and pick up a brochure of events, restaurants, and sugar houses to visit!
Breakfast Saturday and Sunday from 7:30-11:00 a.m. at a new location, Warner Town Hall, lower level. Plain and blueberry waffles and pancakes, scrambled eggs, home fries, baked beans, sausage, and beverages. $12 for adults, children 7 – 12 $5, six and under free. Contact Rebecca Courser 603-456-3997.
Help judge the maple syrup contenders in the third annual event sponsored by the Warner Historical Society, 9 am to 1 pm both days upstairs in the town hall.
The Library will have a make and take craft Saturday March 16, 9-1:30, and local Sugar Houses will be open, including Kearsarge Gore Farm, Rogers' Maple Syrup, and Courser Farm Sugarhouse.
Artist Denise Green plans to have an open house (just before Kearsarge Gore Farm).
Warner's restaurants will most likely have maple themed offerings also.
Maple Day at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum will be Saturday, March 16 from 10 am to 2 pm. Traditional maple syrup making demonstrations, historical displays, storytelling at 11 am and 1 pm, a maple bake sale, acorn pancake samples, and more. The museum and gift shop will be open.
Yankee Farmer's Market is celebrating NH Maple Weekend at the farm store Saturday, March 16th, 9-4! Stop by for free samples of maple products, fun farm activities, sales, and more at 360 New Hampshire Rte 103 (East), Warner.
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Warner Community Power: You can see options and select which energy choice works best for you, including the % of renewables at the portal at www.communitypowernh.gov/warner or call 1-866-603-POWR or 866-603-7697 to choose your power option, or to opt out. Have your Eversource account number handy. The default CPC rate is 8.1 cents at this time. Eversource is 8.2 cents.
IF YOU HAVE SOLAR net metering: call to confirm PSNH assigned you as NO change.
Warner Financial Audit page: Management and Internal Control Letters and Financial Statements, as well as prior year audit reports.https://warner.nh.us/audits/
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Warner Museums and Groups | |
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NH Telephone Museum, and Warner Firefighters Museum: open Tues & Sat 10-4.
Warner Fall Foliage Festival Board news
*Next meeting Wed. April 3, at 6:00 p.m. inside Sugar River Bank.
*Ginger Marsh is this year's President!
*We will be moving our website wfff.org this month so it may be down for a few days.
*This year's Parade theme is Warner's 250th birthday!
*New crafters applications will open in April.
Pieces and Patchwork Exhibit and Silent Auction Fundraiser. The entire application will be available at the Pillsbury Free Library and Warner Historical Society. Submissions should not exceed 48" in any dimension and are due by April 1, 2024. Square or rectangle is preferred for hanging. You do not have to live in Warner.
The Town of Warner was named and incorporated on September 3rd, 1774.
Thursday, April 4, 7pm Warner Town Hall, 5 East Main St.
The Warner Historical Society invites you to a Community Conversation. Our conversation, “Why Warner?” will be an opportunity to share our stories about how and why each of us and/or our families came to Warner.
Saturday, April 6, 7 pm Warner Town Hall, 5 East Main St.
Warner’s Agricultural Trends: Then & Now by Rebecca Courser, a program sponsored by Warner’s Agricultural Commission and the 250th committee.
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Easter cookie walk Sat. March 23 9:30-12:30 Warner Town Hall – and an appearance by the Easter Bunny is expected! Sponsored by the Warner 250th birthday committee.
You're Invited to join in activities for Holy Week at Magdalen College in March
All liturgies are open to the public. https://magdalen.edu/holyweek/ If you would like to attend the Easter feast on Saturday night or the Easter brunch on Sunday morning, please RSVP https://magdalen.edu/easter-meals-rsvp/ for these meals by Wednesday, March 20th. A $5 donation for each meal is requested to help cover the cost of food.
EASTER EVENTS AT UNITED CHURCH OF WARNER - ALL ARE WELCOME.
- Good Friday Service in the sanctuary, March 29, 6:30 PM
- Easter Egg Hunt at the church, Saturday March 30, 3 PM. The Easter bunny will be there, and light refreshments will be served.
- Sunrise Service, Burnt Hill Road, 6 AM, Sunday March 31. Muffins and coffee available at the church after the service.
- Easter morning worship service at UCW, 10 AM
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The Warner Housing Advisory Committee survey is online at surveymonkey.com/r/WarnerHousing24. Paper surveys are available at the Town Hall (outside the Town Clerk's office), Pillsbury Free Library, United Church of Warner (first floor), and Sugar River Bank (front entry). Return your completed paper surveys to the survey boxes.
The Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Committee wants to hear YOUR extreme weather experiences and concerns. Only 79 responses so far - let's get 100!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WarnerNH-HazMit Paper copies are available at the library, Church, Bank and Town Hall.
All are welcome to participate. Next meeting: Wed. Mar. 20, 9-12 at EOC (Fire station)
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Warner Area Business News | |
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Many thanks to all who have contributed to the Library's Annual Fund since the December mailing. Donors have contributed over $7100 as of 3/14/2024! Your donations are providing programs, passes, online resources, and books/ mags in 2024.
We welcome renewed trustees Dana Myskowski and Michael Simon, and are happy to report that Arlon Chaffee is willing to be appointed to fill the third spot vacated by Nathan Kendrick. Arlon ran as a write-in when it was learned that candidate Glen Kerkian indicated he would be unable to fulfill the role, too late to change the ballots.
We wish to thank Nathan Kendrick for his immense contribution to Board work during his term, especially as Treasurer and on the technology committee.
Warner Writers Group with David Elliott - next meeting, Thurs. March 21 at 6:30 pm. Please sign up to help plan handouts/ send updates: https://signup.com/go/biWjiqL
Annual Indoor Flea Market April 6, 9 am - 2 pm at Warner Town Hall: ALL vendor spaces have been filled, and we are not taking any more bookings.
The Circle of Friends of Pillsbury Free Library will once again have tables of items at the Flea Market. Donations of saleable items may be dropped off at the Warner Town Hall on Friday afternoon, April 5 with price labels please. If you need to make other arrangements call Joan Warren (603-456-3664) or Carol McCausland (603-456-2393). Please, no Christmas items.
Next Circle of Friends meeting: Thursday April 11 at 1:30 pm
Save the dates for future library happenings!:
Saturday, March 16: Maple Weekend make and take kids craft in the library
Saturday, April 6: Town Hall Indoor Flea Market, 9 - 2 (vendor spaces are gone!)
Wednesday, April 10: Local Author/ Artist program in the library, 7 pm. Author Matt Forrest Esenwine, Artists Susan Beere, and Jim McLaughlin will talk about their work.
Refreshments. Free.
Saturday, April 20: Earth Week. Watch for details of ACTIVITIES AND DISPLAYS.
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Library Passes and Other Resources! | |
Miss Sue's News (for Kids) | |
New Children's Items in our catalog: , January, February March STEM KITS
NATURE KIT backpacks filled with durable folding identification guides!
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Dooby Dooby Moo by Doreen Cronin is the new book on the Warner Railtrail Story Walk. Read along while you enjoy a nice spring walk!
Enjoy Maple Weekend, March 16 and 17. Miss Sue will have a quick craft to make and take and/or time to get more books. (Only on the 16th, 9:00-1:30)
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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 library's Children's Room. If bad weather, call to be sure that we are open.
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4th Graders and up. April is fast approaching! Don't forget to read as many Great Stone Face list books as possible for the GSF party and voting! See Miss Sue for details and to register.
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
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Outdoors, Fitness and Environment | |
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Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair
NexTREX stretchy plastic recycling progress report: we have now collected 800 pounds of the target (1000# by August) to win a bench for Simonds School. Clean plastic bags and stretchy film, including bubble wrap can be brought to the library or the School. Many thanks to Judy Pellettieri for weekly weighing and reporting.
Enjoy your kale while helping the planet - online program
The first presentation from NH Network's new Environment Working Group
March 20, 5pm ~ Register at bit.ly/TrueCostOfFood
Prepping for the Solar eclipse? Be safe! https://www.wmur.com/article/rossen-reports-watch-out-for-these-fake-solar-eclipse-glasses/46872432
American Astronomical Society has a list of verified, safe vendors for glasses - https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/viewers-filters
https://www.education.nh.gov/educators/resources-teachers/2024-solar-eclipse
Saturday, March 23 from 10am-12pm: Finding Your Story in the Climate Movement
A gathering at South Church in Concord to talk about finding your place in the climate movement, and telling your story to move others to take action.
The Warner Parks and Rec CoEd Adult Recreational Softball League: register now! Deadline March 18. http://www.warnerparksandrec.com/coed-recreational-softball/
Pruning season! UNH Extension Food & AG fruit pruning demonstrations across the state include ornamental tree and shrub sessions! Free. Ornamentals: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟴, 𝟱 𝘁𝗼 𝟳𝗽𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟯𝟬, 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟮𝗽𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟱, 𝟱 𝘁𝗼 𝟳 𝗽𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗲. Schedule of pruning demos: https://extension.unh.edu/resource/pruning-trees-shrubs
Warner Indoor Pickleball at Simonds School is Fridays and Mondays 6:30-8:30 pm in the Gym unless no school. Use the gym's outside door. Use the Team Reach app to find out about attendance and cancellations. WarnerNHPB code WPB21
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Warner Parks & Rec. Old School P.E.. meets at Simonds on Thursdays at 6:30 pm. All adults welcome. Floor hockey, Volleyball; the activities rotate and are posted on FB!
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Warner Music, Crafts and Authors | |
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Reed's Tavern Night Music: Sat. March. 16, 6-9 pm McAdams Duo
3/23 Miner & Ryan, 3/30 Colin Nevins.
Warner Wednesday at Reed's: 3/20 Girl Scout Cookie Pairing
The Local Thursday Night Music at 5 pm: March 21 – Danny McCarthy
Adult Networking Art and Craft Group, 3rd Saturday of every Month (March 16) at Bradford Community Center, 9 AM - 11 AM. supplies provided, Bring your own project to work on or teach.Teenagers welcome, Email Heather at forfengdesigns@gmail.com
Ash Bark Basket Making at Mt Kearsarge Indian Museum: Saturday, April 13th!
Five spots left in this workshop by Jennifer Lee! All materials provided. Register here.
Warner Area Farmer’s Market – May 18 (Spring into Warner) to Oct 13 (Warner Fall Foliage Festival) Welcoming new vendors and organizations to set up tables on Saturday mornings from 9am-1pm at Warner Town Hall. Table fee is $10/week. Money supports musicians. Complete vendor form to participate: www.warnerfarmersmarket.org/vendor
The NH State Council on the Arts is now accepting Letters of Intent for its FY25 Arts Conservation License Plate Grant.
New Hampshire Water Poetry Contest – Free nhwaterfestival.org.
Open to all New Hampshire students in grades 3-5, including homeschoolers. Contest theme: Imagine a Day Without Water (and no bottled water either!). Submission deadline: March 31, 2024. Questions? lara.hooper@des.nh.gov. https://
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KRHS National Honors Society is hosting a blood drive at the High School gym on Friday, March 15th from 3pm to 5pm for the public.
The Family Closet Thrift Store VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION Monday March 18, 2:00-4:00pm at the store (refreshments) RSVP: familyclosetwcnh@gmail.com
Spring/Summer Donations begin in April. No more Winter stuff please. Towels and jewelry accepted. Clearance on Winter clothing and Bedding 50% off now, $1 Days starting Saturday 3/16 - most clothes, BAG SALE Saturday 3/23 - stuff a bag for $5.
Warner Area Food Pantry. https://www.warnerconnectsnh.org.
Wishlist: Shampoo, Conditioner, Dish Soap, Baby Wipes, condiments.
Pantry Client Hours: TUESDAY 4:00-6:00 & THURSDAY 11:00am- 1:00 pm .
Office Hours: Tues - Thurs., 10am - 3pm.
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Belknap-Merrimack County Community Action has office hours in Warner at 49 W. Main Street next to the Family Closet Thrift Store. Public hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. Stop by for assistance with Energy cost applications etc. or visit https://capbm.org/ or call 603-456-2207 (x 6301 is Joe Cullen).
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.
IRS Tax help: call 211 to make an appointment with Tax aides. Also, nhtaxhelp.org lists sites around the state where people can schedule free sessions to help with their taxes.
Tax forms! The Library has 1040 and 1040 SR forms, AND instruction books, and can help you print other forms you may need. Need help filing? Call 211 for an appointment for free assistance or go to NHTaxHelp.org. File online free at https://directfile.irs.gov/
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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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Your Donations Keep Library Services Strong! | | |
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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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