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Warner News and Events ~ Dec. 4, 2025
from Pillsbury Free Library
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Dec. 5: Donate Blood at United Church of Warner, 12 - 4:30 pm. Get free socks!
Dec. 5 BookEnds BookGroup meets at 4pm at MainStreet BookEnds. Rocky Road.
Home Town Holiday event: Dec. 5 & 6
Holiday Artisans: Friday Dec. 5, 5-7 pm and Sat. Dec. 6, 10-4 at Warner Historical Society's Upton Chandler House.
Holiday Farmer's Market in the Town Hall Basement, 9 am - 2 pm
Reed's North: Craft Fair with 19 vendors at The Depot, 9-2pm.
Storytime with craft at Pillsbury Free Library, 10:30 am
Crochet class 9:30 am and Gift wrapping with fabric, (Furoshiki), at the Library - Come learn or have your gift wrapped! Bring your fabric, or use some of ours, free!
Author David Elliott will be reading and signing copies of his newest book Boar and Hedgehog at MainStreet BookEnds at Noon.
The Indian Museum will be hosting a workshop at 1 pm to decorate Snow Snakes, a traditional Native Pson-Skoks winter game to be used on February 21. Limit 12 premade "snake" sticks, so please register. there are a few open spots left.
Holiday Pop-Up 2-6pm, at 19 East Main Street (the old Warner Public Market) local crafts, art activities, NOK vino wine tasting, vintage and mended clothing, treats.
Festival of Trees display inside Town Hall will open Saturday 12/6 and continue all month.
Saturday Night Communion (1st Fri) In the Chapel at United Church of Warner. 4 pm.
7-10pm Karaoke is back at The Depot (under Reed's). Hosted by The Edge Karaoke
SUNDAY Dec 7, 1:30 PM. create Christmas cards for shut-ins (or anyone), led by Stampin Up! demonstrator Lorraine Tierney. Supplies provided. United Church of Warner.
Dec. 7, Gingerbread House party at The Depot. 1-3pm kids, 4-6pm adults.456-2143
https://www.facebook.com/events/1547737089545164 or reedsnorthstaff@gmail.com
Dec 7, 4-7 pm: Reed's North Music: Open Mic with Don Bartenstein.
Dec 7: 2nd Annual Ugly Sweater 5K Fun Run —New London: supports youth scholarships and programs at The Outing Club. Festivities start at 8:00 AM | Race begins at 9:00 AM All ages. Register https://secure.qgiv.com/for/2025uglysweaterfunrun/event/2025u
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Meetings (scheduled in the Town Hall lower level unless otherwise indicated).
Check https://warnernh.gov/calendar/
Trustees of Trust Funds
Mon., Dec. 8, 5:30 – 7:30pm
Select Board Meeting and hearings
Tues., Dec. 9,6:00 pm
Precinct Commissioners
Wed. Dec. 10, 3:30 – 4:30pm Joppa Rd
Housing Committee
Wed., Dec. 10, 4:30 – 6:30pm Library
NO Zoning Board Wed. Dec. 10.
Budget Committee
Thurs., Dec. 11, 7:00 – 10:00pm
Agendas (often with Zoom Link) are at https://warnerNH.gov/agenda/ Updates:
-Please check agenda AND calendar
January Special Town Meeting status:
Cancelled (verify with Town Clerk).
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Kearsarge Regional School District www.facebook.com/KearsargeSAU65
School Board Meeting - 6:30 pm Thurs. Dec. 11 (New London) Minutes at https://www.kearsarge.org/district/school-board-mbc
Municipal Budget Committee hearings
Dec. 9 &/or 16, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Kearsarge Professional Devel Ctr, New London or Zoom
https://www.kearsarge.org/district/family-community/pages/calendars
Deliberative session for KRSD warrant articles: Sat. Jan. 10 at KRMS, 9 am.
Facilities tours will be happening in each school in turn.
School Facilities Tour at NLES Wed Jan 7, 5:30pm & Board Meeting at 6:30 pm Public welcome.
See below more KRSD information.
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Kearsarge Regional School District News
November's Curriculum Newsletter from Director of Curriculum, Andrea Castaldo. This month’s theme is data—how we use it, talk about it, and learn from it.
Read the full newsletter: https://app.smore.com/n/heaf4
KRSD Municipal Budget Committee Public Budget Hearing - December 9, at 6:30pm at Kearsarge Professional Development Ctr, 165 Main Street, New London (enter from Main Street near the cupola). Snow date Dec. 16.
The Empty Bowls Fundraiser will be December 10 at 5pm, before the KRHS Winter Concert - all proceeds go to the food pantry at the high school.
Did you know our District has an online store that you can order from at any time?! https://merchloop.com/collections/kearsarge or go to kearsarge.org and click on the tab in the upper right hand corner titled: "Kearsarge Gear Store."
Understanding Our School Facilities as We Plan for the Future
As the district undergoes a Comprehensive Facilities Review, it’s important for our community to understand the age, size, and evolution of the buildings. Overview of facilities: facebook.com/KearsargeSAU65?ref=embed_page
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Dec. 8, 6-7 PM Warner 4-H Club will meet at the United Church of Warner for the holiday pot luck supper meeting. Families should bring a dish to share. warner4hclub@gmail.com
Wed. Dec. 10: 1:30 pm Library book Group: Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper.In the Library (upstairs this month!)
Wed. Dec. 10 at 7:00 p.m This year's Warner Fall Foliage Festival annual meeting will be held inside of Town Hall. The entire community is encouraged to attend. We will be voting in new board members, discussing ways to improve the Festival and announcing Grant application awardees.
Thurs. Dec. 11 Property Tax payments due. Tax Collector hours: 10 AM - 3 PM Mon-Thu
Barn Sale pop-ups at the Upton Chandler House 10 W. Main St, Saturdays, Dec. 13, 20, and Sunday Dec. 21, 9am to noon. Seasonal decoration and home goods!
Crochet with Susan Jenna December Saturdays, 9:30-10:30 am in the Library. All ages including adult (parents requested to assist with under- 8 yr olds).
Sunday Dec 14,
2-4 pm Boxwood Tree Workshop Call 456-2143 or reedsnorthstaff@gmail.com
2-3 PM. Christmas Vespers: Christmas hymns at United Church of Warner.
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Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum HOURS CHANGE: From November through April, the museum is open Fridays and Saturdays 10am-4pm, with tours at 10:30am and 1:30pm.
Warner Historical Society Holiday Artisans event Friday Dec. 5, 5-7 pm and Sat. Dec. 6, 10-4. The Main Street Office (15 W. Main St.) is open 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Tuesdays and by appointment. info@warnerhistorical.org or leave a message at 603-456-2437.
Barn Sale pop-ups at the Upton Chandler House 10 W. Main St, Saturdays, Dec. 13, 20, and Sunday Dec. 21, 9am to noon. Seasonal decoration and home goods!
NH Telephone Museum Dec. hours: Saturdays 10 am-2 pm and Tuesdays 10-4.
Warner Firefighters Museum is open Sats 10 am to 3pm December 6, 13, 20.
Saturday Night Communion In The Chapel at United Church of Warner. at the back entrance of the Parish House, The first Sat every month, starting on Dec. 6, at 4 PM.
Dec 14, 2-3 PM. Christmas Vespers. Join us to sing all your favorite Christmas hymns.
Dec 21, 12 PM. Join us as we travel around Warner to sing carols to local shut-ins.
Every Sunday at 10 AM: Worship services featuring live appearances from the historical figures who wrote your favorite Christmas hymns. Coffee and refreshments after worship.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship Service. Thurs, Dec. 24, at 6:30 PM. An offering will be taken to support local charity organizations.
Super Stellar Friday at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center- Friday, December 5
What happens when circus meets science? The Science of Juggling is a fun, family-friendly performance by the Flying Gravity Circus Circademic Squad.
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Crochet with Susan Jenna will continue in December! Saturdays, 9:30-10:30 am in the Library. All ages including adult (parents requested to assist with under- 8 yr olds).
Authors: take note: Anthropic (the company that developed Claude.ai) lost a class action lawsuit, Bartz vs. Anthropic. Authors can search the database by publisher or author https://www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/ to find out if their titles are on the list and file a claim for $3000 Without a claim, there is no payout.
SUBMIT works to the 2025 Teen Writers Contest. Winners of the competitions in each genre will receive prizes from local businesses and publication in the Teen Writers Project. Open to all writers between the ages of 12 and 18 and who live in or attend school in Andover, Bradford, Danbury, Grantham, New London, Newbury, Newport, Springfield, Sunapee, Sutton, Warner, or Wilmot. Submit your entry at www.centerfortheartsnh.org/teen-writers-contest
Reed's North: Music SUNDAYS 4-7 pm. Dec. 7, Open Mic with Don Bartenstein, Dec. 14 Brian Booth, Dec. 21 Jimmy Howe.
Warner's Writer's Group First Tuesday of every month 6:30-7:45 PM (Jan. 6) at Pillsbury Free Library (Frank Maria Meeting Room), Enjoy an hour+ of dedicated writing time with others who get it. Snacks are allowed, hot drinks are available.
The Local: Music most Thursdays 5-8 pm.
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Welcome back, Sherry Colfer to the Pillsbury Free Library Trustees (as an Alternate)!
Link to list of new adult books (November 2025) More new titles will be ready next week!
New Children's Items in our catalog:September, October, November and STEM KITS,
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A digital Radon Detector/Monitor is now available to borrow from the Library, thanks to a grant made available to NHDES. This will passively measure the radon levels over each 24 hours and let you know if you need to take action to make your home safer. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in NH.
You also learn more and request a Free one- time radon test kit from NHDES at https://www.des.nh.gov/news-and-media/blog/new-hampshire-radon-program-offers-free-radon-test-kits. Order one while you wait your turn to borrow our detector!
See other handy items in our "Library of Things" collection including a code reader for cars, a selfie stick, a Kill-a-Watt meter, and DVD players. Need a sewing machine? Use ours! You can even book time in the meeting room to use it instead of lugging it home.
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Our Famous Christmas Cactus has had babies! Come claim one (to give as a gift! Or send a note with our colorful Library stained glass note cards (image and store link at the end of this newsletter). Also available: cotton Tote/Book bags $10.
Museum and Parks passes for free or reduced admission are available:
Full list and more details at: https://library.warnernh.gov/services/passes-2/
A few Museum happenings:
The MFA (Boston): new exhibit “Rachel Ruysch: Artist, Naturalist, and Pioneer”.
“Of Light and Air: Winslow Homer” Watercolors: timed tickets needed (includes general admission) $10 with a library promo code.
Currier Museum of Art exhibit Embellish Me: Works from the Collection of Norma Canelas Roth and William Roth. 1/2 price with our passes.
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center schedule: Wed. through Sun., 10:30 AM – 4 PM.
ALSO Open on Monday, Dec 29 and Tues, Dec. 30 and New Year's Eve Wed, Dec. 31.
closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
3 pm Planetarium Show for December 1 -14 is Super Massive Black Holes.
and for December 17 -31, 3:00 PM show is Asteroid – Mission Extreme.
For other shows check starhop.com/planetarium.
Borrow our pass! Special First Friday events and Sky watches.
Museum of Science in Boston, all year, for 1/2 price entry!
Nominate books to be considered for the NH Teen Book Awards (Isinglass and Flume). Any book published since September 2024 can be considered as long as it is appropriate for teens and can stand on its own (if part of a series). Please share the nomination link with the teens in your life. Check out the blog to see what has been nominated so far!
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No new pennies are being made - but businesses still need them to make change! Bring your hoard (you KNOW you have one!) to the Bank to help out, while you still can!
"The typical household is sitting on $60 to $90 in neglected coins, enough to fill one or two pint-size beer mugs, according to the Federal Reserve. Americans throw away millions of dollars in coins every year, literally treating them like trash."
| November is National Games month! Borrow some, or hang out and play in the library! | | Miss Sue's Library News (for Kids) | | | | The next POKEMON club gathering is Tuesday, December 9th, 3-5:00pm. You must register with Miss Sue and Mrs. Grimes if at Simonds. A snack is provided or you can send one with your child. Parents pick up at the library at 5:00 pm. | | |
Calling all young actors and actresses! If you love, or want to try theater, please contact Miss Sue. We need more kids to join the cast for the next play A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (adapted by K. S. Miller) to be presented May 9 at Town Hall. Rehearsals will be Wednesdays at 3 pm, Jan.-May.
Family Crochet days are continuing! Saturdays, Dec. 6, 13, 20, and 27 at 9:30-10:30am in the library meeting room with Sue Jenna of Warner 4-H Club. Come learn, or help others - adults welcome too! Also on Dec 6: gift wrapping with fabric!
This year's Ladybug Award books are here. Currently no checkouts while they are being read at story times but they can be read in-house. Voting by K-3rd graders for their favorite will be near the end of December. At that time they will be available to borrow.
Preschooler Story times every Thurs. at 10:30am with Miss Sue: stories, songs, finger-plays, and a craft - in the Children's Room.
Saturday Story times are back! Monthly: next is Dec. 6, at 10:30am, in 2026 planning a bit ahead, January 17th and February 21st.
New Children's Items in our catalog: September, October, November and STEM KITS,
December holiday books and DVD's are now available. Come in and get some for the long cold days and nights and snow days!
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The Library book discussion group meets on the 2nd Wed. each month at 1:30 pm in the library. All are welcome! The library has copies to borrow up to 4 weeks ahead.
Wed. Dec. 10: Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper.
BookEnds BookGroup meets at 4pm on the first Friday every other month at MainStreet BookEnds. On Dec. 5 the group will be discussing ' Rocky Road by Josi Kilpack. www.mainstreetbookends.com/event/firstfriday-bookends-bookgroup
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Extended Holiday hours at MainStreet BookEnds: Tues. through Sat. 10 am to 6 pm
CHRISTMAS TREES. Warner Aubuchon has trees out for sale already, and Five Acres Garden and Pet supply in Bradford always has trees. Also Smith's Tree Farm 1487 Battle St, Webster. Pine Hills Tree Farm NH 48 Shadow Hill Rd in North Sutton opens the day after Thanksgiving and then weekends only, until Xmas
Reed's North December:
Sunday Dec 7 Gingerbread House Workshop Kids 1-3 Adults 4-6 Call 456-2143 or email reedsnorthstaff@gmail.com tio register
Dec. 14 Boxwood Tree Workshop 2-4 Call 456-2143 or reedsnorthstaff@gmail.com to register
Dec. 31 New Year's Eve Chinese Food packed to go, bar open until 8. Preorder.
BUY LOCAL! Many local businesses are listed at /kearsargechamber.org/page/members
https://www.facebook.com/Buttonwood.shop https://www.mainstreetbookends.com/
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Family Closet Thrift Store .
Open Weds. and Saturdays 10am-4pm 603-456-2183. Volunteers needed. Fall clothing! familyclosetwcnh@gmail.com
Warner Area Food Pantry
November Wishlist: Jams/Jelly, Cooking Oils, Coffee/Tea, Hot Cocoa, Sugar, Flour, Cake Mixes/Frosting, Baby Wipes
www.warnerconnectsnh.org
Drop off items during office hours only, Tues.-Thurs. 10-1pm. Thank you!
Pantry Client Hours: TUES 4-6 pm & THURS. 11:00am- 1:00 pm. Facebook
Office Hours: Tues - Thurs., 10am - 1pm.
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Belknap-Merrimack County Community Action hours in Warner at 49 W. Main Street. Tues. and Thursdays, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm or call 603-456-2207
Welfare Office - hours by appointment: Contact Warner Welfare office at 603-456-3004 or 456-2298 x1229, or email help@WarnerNH.gov. Urgent? Dial 211
AA Meetings: Weekly Sat. 7:00 – 8:00pm, Mon. 6:30-7:30pm, and Wed. 7:30-8:30 pm at the United Church of Warner. nhaa.net/meetings/warner-group
Legal help: https://www.603legalaid.org/
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Sugar River Bank has set out the Warner Christmas Project tags - come claim one to fulfill: or drop by with a $25 Market Basket gift card to help someone with the holidays.
To donate to the Warner Food Pantry, online at www.warnerconnectsnh.org or by mail at P.O. Box 402, Warner, NH 03278. Food and personal care items can also be dropped off.
Reed's North "Friendly Freezer" is preparing meals on Mondays to donate - contact them to see if you can help! Not a cook? Help package the meals!
There are still some boxes of cereal in the lower entry of the library, which are available for anyone who has a need. Simply pick out what you want!
Concord Coalition to End Homelessness Emergency Winter Shelter opened Monday, December 1st. Volunteers play an important role: Sign up https://pointapp.org/orgs/5016
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Local sports schedules and signup www.warnerparksandrec.com/ or Warnersports.org/
Indoor Pickleball at Simond's: Mondays and Fridays 6:30-8:30pm. Use TeamReach WarnerNHPB, code WPB21 for attendance. If fewer than 4 sign up in the app, it may be cancelled for that date unless comments in app indicate otherwise.
Planning a walk/hike? Wear ORANGE - it's Deer hunting season: Rifle season goes to Dec. 7. www.wildlife.nh.gov/hunting-nh/dates-and-seasons.
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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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