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Warner News and Events ~ October 9, 2025
from Pillsbury Free Library
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Warner Fall Foliage Festival October 10-12, 2025 https://wfff.org/
www.facebook.com/WarnerFallFoliageFestival Parking $10, shuttle buses!
FRIDAY is Warner Night: 6-9 PM Midway All-U-Can-Ride (Bracelets are $25)
6-9 PM Live Music at MainStreet Warner Stage: The Dobros
Crafts, food trucks, lobster and chicken dinners, music!
The Kids' Parade is Saturday, Oct. 11 at 1:00 pm! No registration necessary, just line up between the TDS building and the Post Office parking at 12:45pm.
The Grand Parade is Sun. Oct 12 @ 1pm. The theme is "Mythical Creatures Throughout History". Truck floats, walking floats, entries w/animals, etc. - by various organizations/clubs, businesses/non-profits, families/friends (& Kindergarten cyclists!).
Don't miss the Ox Pull (Saturday) and Woodsman's Contest (Sunday)
Lumberjack Contest: www.facebook.com/events/760083369974865
Saturday 5K walk/run www.facebook.com/events/24840932705512776
Remember to buy Booster Tickets for Raffle Drawing at Information Booth 3 PM Sunday.
MUSIC! All day at both Warner Stage and Festival Beer Tent near Reed's North.
Catch the Library's Book and Bake Sale (indoors & out) 9 am - 4 pm both days. Sign up to help before, during or after the event at https://signup.com/go/FhWPdAO
Warner Historical Society: The Barn and the Pratt Exhibit at Upton House will be open from 9 am to 3 pm Sat. and Sun.
NH Telephone Museum $1 Admission this weekend only. Open 10 to 2 on Saturday
and 10 to 1 on Sunday.
Warner Firefighters Museum $1.00 per person donation requested for all age 10 and above. Saturday: open 10am to 4pm, Sunday: open 10 am to 11:30 am then Museum will reopen after the parade until 4pm. Museum will be selling shirts and Challenge Coins.
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum will be open usual hours: .Sat. 10- 4 , Sun. 12- 4
Reed's North will be serving some breakfast items out front in our food Tent. Sausage, biscuit and gravy, egg sandwiches, breakfast casserole, and home fries, Starting at 7 am.
MainStreet BookEnds:
Saturday noon to 2 pm Mel Allen, Longtime editor for Yankee Magazine will be outside meeting folks and 2 pm in the Gallery, Mel will read from his book and answer questions!
Saturday 10 am to noon ~ Children's author Matt Forrest Esenwine
Sat and Sun: Meet nature writer Tom Eid, author of Forests For Us: 41 Hikes in New England Town and Community Forests
Bagley Pond Farm "pop-up" at 15 E. Main St. (next to The Local) of nature-inspired vintage treasures and butterfly/bee-loving native perennials. Sat. 9-5 and Sun. 9-4.
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Hay Day Fall Festival Sunday, October 12, 2025 11 AM- 2 PM at the John Hay Estate at The Fells: live music, local vendors, old-fashioned games, wagon rides, crafter demonstrations, food, children’s art projects, and more! Explore nature trails, create a fairy house in the Fairy Village, exhibits and art installations. Tours of the Main House and gardens, Food available for purchase on site. Members free, Non-members: included with regular admission fee.
Monday Oct. 13 Indigenous Peoples' Day a day to honor America’s first inhabitants and the tribal nations that continue to thrive today, will be celebrated at MKIM with free admission and a special program welcoming Native artists as they discuss their unique styles and creative processes. Admission includes access to the museum, Medicine Woods, and Arboretum throughout the day during the museum hours of 10 am - 4 pm!
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We recently learned of the passing of: Charles Paul Eastley Sept. 14, 2025. Obituary and condolences to Debra Vassillion on the loss of her father Richard L. Foy on Sept. 2.
Articles about Warner in local Newspapers: The library clips and saves all news by and about Warner people. If you see any Warner items in the Union Leader or Boston Globe please save for us to copy or clip!
Concord Monitor: October 6, Warner Sewage Treatment plant
October 7 Fall Foliage Festival
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Meetings (scheduled in the Town Hall lower level unless otherwise indicated).
Check https://warnernh.gov/calendar/
Parks and Rec Mon. Oct 13, 7pm
Agricultural Commission
Monday, October 13,7:00 – 8:00pm
Select Board Meeting
Tuesday, October 14, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Budget Committee
Thursday, October 16, ⋅7:00 – 10:00pm
Supervisors of the Checklist 2nd floor of Town Hall,10 to 11AM Fri. Oct. 17.
Agendas (often with Zoom Link) are at https://warnerNH.gov/agenda/ Updates:
-Please check agenda AND calendar
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Kearsarge Regional School District www.facebook.com/KearsargeSAU65
School Board Meets - 6:30 pm Thurs. Oct. 23 (New London) Minutes at https://www.kearsarge.org/district/school-board-mbc
Municipal Budget Committee Meeting
Tuesday, October 14, 6:30 – 8:30pm
https://www.kearsarge.org/district/family-community/pages/calendars
Facilities tours will be happening in each school in turn. See Facebook page.
Facilities Tour & Meeting at KRHS
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 5:30 – 7:30pm
Kearsarge Professional Devel Ctr, New London or Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81388639749.
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Sunday, October 19 1-3pm Foster Farm Historical Walk. Join Rebecca Courser for a walk and talk around the Foster Farm property. Free, with donations accepted for Kawasiwajo Community Land Trust. www.facebook.com/events/1354830889490467
Monday, October 20 Gluskabe – The Magical, Powerful Culture Hero Central to Wabanaki Storytelling. 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM. Anne Jennison.
Thursday, October 23: Warner Underground Comedy in the DEPOT under Reed's North. Doors open for dining: 6:30 PM (You have the option of purchasing the buffet at checkout). Showtime: 8:00 PM Show Tix $25, Show and Buffet: $47.95
Find MORE local art, music and Library news and events later in this newsletter.
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Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in May-Oct, the museum is open daily: Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm, Sunday noon- 4pm with the last admission at 3:00pm for all days.
Gluskabe – The Magical, Powerful Culture Hero Central to Wabanaki Storytelling
Monday, October 20, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM. Anne Jennison, a traditional Native American storyteller and historian of European and Abenaki heritage. Free.
Warner Historical Society Barn Sale is open on Saturdays 9-12 and Tuesdays 1-4pm.
Upton House Museum, 2025 Exhibit, Ralph Farman Pratt, Landscape Painter and Photographer. Come experience Pratt's exquisite representations of our local landscapes in his oil paintings and photographs, many of which are deftly hand-colored. Ends Oct. 12.
NH Telephone Museum May - Oct. hours: Tuesday thru Friday 10 am to 4 pm and Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm. Warner Firefighters Museum is open Saturdays to 3pm.
Warner Fish and Game club next meeting is Wed. Oct. 29 at 7 pm; voting for officers.
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Every Saturday
Family Closet Thrift Boutique 10am - 4pm (supports the food pantry.)
NH Telephone Museum and Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum are open. see Museums...
Warner indoor Flea Market 139 Kearsarge Mtn Rd. Sat. (8am to 3pm) Sun. (8am to 2pm).
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Reed's North: Tavern Night SUNDAYS 4-7 pm. 10/10-10/12 Kearsarge Jam at WFFF, 10/19 Arthur James - NH Bluusman, 10/26 Tyler Marshall
Warner's Writer's Group First Tuesday of every month 6:30-7:45 PM (Nov. 4) at Pillsbury Free Library (Frank Maria Meeting Room), 18 E Main St. Warner. Bring your laptop or notebook, settle in, and enjoy an hour+ of dedicated writing time with others who get it. Snacks are allowed, and there is a sink, a microwave, mugs, Keurig, and tea kettle.
The New Hampshire Furniture Masters celebrate their 30th anniversary with a major exhibition at the Currier opening October 9. Joined Together: 30 Years of the New Hampshire Furniture Masters features mostly new works by 17 Furniture Masters including Ted Blachly of Sutton.
The Women's Caucus for Art New Hampshire Chapter, with Concord Makerspace, NH Craft Club, and Kimball Jenkins, invites all to the “I Am Grateful for You” Community Postcard Project on Saturday, October 18, 1-3pm. free. Drop-in to KJ’s Carriage House to decorate and send handmade postcards expressing gratitude to friends, loved ones, neighbors, or strangers. WCA/NH will provide supplies - and postage!
The Local: Music most Thursdays 5-8 pm.
| | "Banned books I'm glad I read" by Friends of the Library | | History of Book Banning in the US and NH by Stephen Woodman and Sara McNeil | | |
"Censorship is So 1984"
Banned Books Week Oct. 5-11, 2025
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Preschooler Story times Every Thurs. at 10:30am with Miss Sue: stories, songs, finger-plays, and a craft - in the Children's Room.
Halloween books are out. Great stories but also ideas and how to books for costumes, food, crafts, and DVD's.
POKEMON Club- Tuesday, October 14, 3 -5:00pm in Miss Sue's room. Sign up required each month. Simonds kids are walked down. A snack is offered.
The new story on the Story Walk is In the Woods: Who's Been Here? by Lindsay Barrett George. Enjoy an autumn story on a gorgeous fall day along the river!
After School Crafts will restart in October. Specific dates will be sent out in the next PTO newsletter, here, and to Simonds students. Sign ups required each month.
Planning ahead--October 24th, 5:30-8PM, Halloween party, 4th grade and up. Costumes required, pot luck meal, games, and announcement of the next play!
New Children's Items in our catalog: August, September and STEM KITS,
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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.
Nov. 12: One Day I'll Grow Up and Be a Beautiful Woman by Abi Maxwell (NH Resident).
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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Already Planning for Halloween? Of course you are!
Warner Family Closet Thrift Boutique have Halloween costumes! Please consider sharing costumes you no longer use.
Pumpkin Carving/ Decorating/ display: October 10 at Pine Rock Manor, and
October 25 & 26 at Warner Town Hall Lawn, (bring your own tools), sponsored by Ross Mingarelli and others. Reed's North will have a kid friendly food tent for the Pumpkin Carving weekend!
October 24th, 5:30-8PM, Halloween party, 4th grade and up - at the Library. Registration required. Costumes required, pot luck food, games, and announcement of the next play! Contact Miss Sue 603-456-2289 or Library.WarnerNH.gov/contact-us
A Spooktacular Family Day at The [McAuliffe-Shepard] Discovery Center! Sunday, October 26, 2025! 10:30am - 4:00pm Free for members; $13 for adults, $10 for child, $12 for senior/students. For tickets visit: starhop.com/discover/family-fright-fest
Trick or Treat Night: Friday, October 31, 5-8 pm Downtown Warner.
NEW this year, NO CARS on the "dingle" which Includes Roslyn Ave., Geneva Street and Kirkland Avenue on Halloween Friday, October 31 from 4:30 PM until 8:30 PM, approved by the Warner PD. Residents of the neighborhood will be able to come and go but it will be closed to all other traffic. You can park at the Old Graded School Parking lot to allow your trick-or-treaters to roam the neighborhood.
Ross Mingarelli's animatronics Halloween display will be at Sugar River Bank in Warner for the Bank's Trunk or Treat event on Halloween night.
10/31 Halloween Party & Dance 6 pm at The Depot at Reed's North.
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Family Closet Thrift Store
Open Weds. and Saturdays 10am-4pm 603-456-2183. Volunteers needed. Fall clothing and Halloween Costumes!
Warner Area Food Pantry
October Wish List: Veg. Oil (cooking oils), Boxed Cereal (no corn flakes or plain cheerios), Boxed Oatmeal Packs, Canned Kidney Beans, Dried Fruit & Nuts, Brownie Mixes, Dish Detergent, Tissues, Baby Wipes.
Statistics for 3rd Quarter July-Sept (closed 1 week in August): assisted 549 Households, 1077 Individuals (19% children, 42% adults, 39% seniors, 26 Veterans), Supplied food =7539 meals.
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/
Sugar River Bank is hosting a free paper shredding event on Saturday, October 18 from 10 am to 1 pm. For more information, contact the bank at 603-456-2281.
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Local sports schedules and signup www.warnerparksandrec.com/
(Fall soccer signups at Warnersports.org/) see also YOUTH section of this newsletter.
Pickleball at Riverside tennis courts: Use TeamReach WarnerNHPB, code WPB21
Indoor Pickleball at Simond's: Monday and Friday from 6:30-8:30pm. Not Oct 10. 13 or 17. Use Team Reach app for attendance (see above).
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The Library Trustees will be holding a Public Hearing in compliance with RSA 202-A:4-c for the purpose of accepting and expending gifts, at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, October 21 at 6:30 PM at the Pillsbury Free Library, 18 E. Main St., Warner.
Library Trustee meetings include the Monthly Board Meeting on the third Tuesday of each month (at 6:30 pm, in person). Trustee meetings are posted 24-48 hours in advance online and at the USPO and Library, and on the Warner Events Calendar. Approved minutes are published on the Trustee Minutes page.
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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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