|
Warner News and Events ~ July 9, 2026
from Pillsbury Free Library
| | This Weekend - so many choices! | | |
Friday, July 10 Blood Drive at United Church of Warner, 12 - 4:30pm. All donors will receive an exclusive Looney Tunes T-shirt! Blood donors needed: sign up here
July 10, 4:30 to 6pm Open House at the MainStreet Warner Lodge on Church St.
Tour the renovated Community Room and Kitchen, and enjoy light refreshments with
Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners. Take a sneak-peek into the Main Hall.
July 10, 6-8 pm Concert by Will Hatch & Co, MainStreet Warner Stage.
July 10, 11, 12 Springfield Summer celebration (Night Kitchen concert Friday at 6 pm)
July 10, 6:30-8 pm New London Bandstand - Peabody Coal Train (country folk)
July 11&12, Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum’s 25th Annual Inter-tribal Powwow
Powwow Volunteers needed: signup here
Artist Weekend at the Fells: Sat., July 11 & Sun., July 12, 10:00am-4:00pm
Wet Paint Sale and Reception to be held Sunday, July 12, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
July 11: Newbury Old Home Day
July 11 Bradford Center Mtghouse Concert (20 Rowe Mtn Rd). The Dobros, 6 pm $10.
July 12 Music at Reed's North: Open Mic with Brian Booth
July 12, 6:30-8:30 pm Fresh lavender wreath making class, $115
Pick your own!
Lavender Fields at Pumpkin Blossom Farm U-Pick Lavender now to July 26th: Open daily rain or shine. 10am - 6pm. PYO bundles $18 Mon-Thurs & $20 Fri-Sun.
Blue Moon Blueberry Farm blueberry picking: Tue-Sun. dawn to dusk. $16 /bucket. Cash, check or Venmo.
Every Saturday:
Warner Area Farmer's Market, 9 am - 1 pm. Local produce, baked goods, art, music.
Family Closet Thrift Boutique 10 am - 4 pm (also on Wednesdays)
Warner Firefighters' Museum most Saturdays, 10am to 3 pm
NH Telephone Museum 10 -2 more info below.
Barn Sale 9-noon, Warner Historical Society (also on Tuesdays 1-4 pm)
Sat. and Sun. Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum: see info below.
Warner Indoor Flea Market every Sat. 8am to 3pm and Sun. 8am to 2pm,
| | |
July 14 NO American Legion meeting.
July 14. 2nd Tues. Open Mic at Cafe One East 6:30-8pm. Door opens at 6 pm.
Wed. July 15 "Mama and me" movement class at 9am at Cafe One East. $20 includes 45 minute pilates inspired class and yogurt parfait bar and coffee provided by Cafe One East. Moms can RSVP to reneelaurencelle@gmail.com.
July 15 Chinese Night at Reed's 5-8pm
July 15 Love of the Lyric - Warner's Carl Beverly, with Bill Wolston and Tom Smith, playing and discussing their music at Newbury Library, 6:30 pm.
July 15 Summer Concert at The Fells: tickets $35. Hot Skillet Club (includes Val Blachly.)
Thurs. July 16: Ryan Allen Meier 5-8 pm at The Local thelocalwarnernh.com/events
July 18 Karaoke at The Depot 7-10 pm
Be A Star! Sun. July 19 at 10am. Volunteers needed as extras for a comedy show. Filming will take place at the Warner Town Hall. See the flyer at the library or town hall. Email rubefogg@gmail.com for more information
Wed. July 22 Fundraiser Night at Reed's North for Warner Fish and Game
Sat. July 25, 10 AM - 2 PM Peyote or Gourd Stitch bead weaving at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum. $30 / $25 for members. Register now!
| | Warner People / in the Media | | |
Condolences to family and friends of Casey Lee Miller, who passed away in June, age 53. https://insidejoplinobituaries.blogspot.com/2026/06/casey-miller.html
Graveside services for Donald H. Wheeler Jr. who died January 5 will be held Sat. July 18 at 11 am at New Waterloo Cemetery. Obituary.
InterTown Record 7/7 Online or at the library: Jim Mitchell Scholarship recipients (photo); Outside Insides by Linda Magoon; Selectboard meeting and Tom's Pond Rail Trail Concerns by Ray Carbone; Warner Neighbors by Kathy Carson.
The Messenger (free online and Market Basket) 7/3/26: Natalie Wells announces her candidacy for NH House of Representatives; Obituary for Laurie Sweet Brown.
Concord Monitor: Talk of the Towns by Kathy Carson (Saturdays).
News items/ events for the Town columns of the InterTown or Concord Monitor can be sent to Kathy Carson at Townnews.Warner@gmail.com as well as to this newsletter.
Articles about Warner: The library clips and saves news by and about Warner people. Please clip Warner items in the Union Leader, Boston Globe or other sources for us!
| | Warner Town & School News | | |
Meetings (scheduled in the Town Hall lower level unless otherwise indicated).
Check https://warnernh.gov/calendar/
Agricultural Commission
Mon. July 13, 7:00 – 8:00pm
Select Board Meeting
Tues. July 14, 6:00 – 8:00pm
KRSD Facilities Comm. (New London)
Wed. July 15, 5:30 pm
Energy Committee Meeting
Thurs. July 16, 4:00 – 5:00pm
Agendas (often with Zoom Link) are at https://warnerNH.gov/agenda/ Updates:
-Please check agenda AND calendar
| |  | | |
The Warner Supervisors of the Checklist will meet in Public Session for Verification of the Checklist on the 2nd floor of the Warner Town Hall on Monday, July 13 at 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM Monday and July 27 at 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM.
N.H. law now requires the Supervisors of the Checklist to verify the checklist every year. Any person on the checklist who has not voted in an election for the past five years (since November 2020) must re-register to remain on the checklist to qualify to vote in the upcoming elections. The Supervisors are sending notice letters to these voters at the address previously provided. The Supervisors will hold two sessions for those voters to re-register before the elections.
The New Hampshire State Primary is Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at the Warner Town Hall. Voting hours are from 7 AM - 7 PM. If you are a registered voter and would like to help as a Ballot Clerk, please contact the Town Clerk's office.
The Warner Housing Committee has reports to share:
The Housing Needs Assessment examines factors related to housing, including demographics, the housing market, and the zoning and regulatory framework.
The Regulatory Audit provides a detailed audit of the town’s Zoning Ordinance, Site Plan Review Regulations, and Subdivision Regulations.
The Regulatory Audit Appendix offers an in-depth analysis of town land use regulations and provides further data.
The Fall 2025 Housing Survey summarizes the public’s perception of housing in Warner with detailed analysis and responses.
Job openings: Town of Warner is seeking
-
Human Services Director.
- Dept of Public Works: 3 positions. Call 456-3366
- Parks and Recreation Commission is seeking a winter Ice rink maintenance attendant. Contact Parks@warnernh.gov
To apply please send a completed application - with letter of interest and resume via mail or email to: SelectBoard@WarnerNH.gov.
| | Are you seeing ALL of this newsletter? In some emails or devices, the text is clipped or partly hidden, and you may see a note like "Continue reading" The bottom of the newsletter has Notecard images so if you don't see that, you're MISSING OUT! | | |
On-call job: The library is looking for a Substitute Library Aide for occasional times, to fill in when other staff are absent. Library experience a plus, must have computer and social skills, attention to detail. $20/hour. Contact Library Director Nancy Ladd 603-456-2289 or in person.
New Service: the Library now offers FAX service. $1 first page, $.20 each other page, in addition to copies, wifi, privacy booths and computers.
Attending the Powwow? The Transparent Language Online service that the library offers includes 17 indigenous language courses. After you sign up, using your library card and your personal email, choose a language to learn and get started.
| | Miss Sue's Library News (for Kids) | | |
New this year: for Grades 3-4, the NH Purple Finch Award list! Now available for check out. Miss Sue now has a jar on her desk for you to put your name in every time you read one of the Purple Finch books. There will be a monthly drawing for a prize.
Preschooler Story times every Thurs. at 10:30 am with Miss Sue: stories, songs, finger-plays, and a craft - in the Children's Room. Saturday Story times monthly at 10:30am, will begin again in September.
Summer program activities start July 7. "Plant a Seed, Read!" is the theme, and the program of activities for grades K and up is now available. Registration is required, sign up now. library.warnernh.gov/summer-reading-program-2026/ Ask about T-shirts!
Writing and Illustrating workshop - Miss Sue is offering this fun "Monster Handbook" workshop again since so many missed it during the school year. It will run for 4 weeks, a solid hour each week. Probably a Tuesday afternoon, starting on July 28 , at 2-3pm. Please contact Miss Sue to register and get more information. Free.
New Children's Items in our catalog: April, May, June and we have STEM KITS.
| | |
The new book on the Story walk is The Gigantic Turnip by Aleksei Tolstoy. This goes along well with the "Plant a Seed, READ!" theme for the summer program. Enjoy! Kids in the program also can get credit for reading this on the story walk.
| | |
Water Quality map: www.des.nh.gov/water/healthy-swimming/healthy-swimming-mapper
Reminder: TDS is discontinuing its email service effective October 21, 2026. https://tdstelecom.com/tds-email-faq.html. Anyone wishing to continue to use a TDS email account must sign up with the new hosting provider when activated in July and before August 31, 2026, or find a new email. Beware of Scams: call TDS if you have questions.
If you change your email, remember to update any accounts that use the TDS email for multi-factor authentication. Remember to sign up any new address for our newsletter
Roadwork on Rte 127 details at NH DOT website. NH Traffic: newengland511.org/
Starting Monday, July 6, weather permitting, traffic will begin using the new hybrid roundabout at the intersection of US 202 and NH Route 127 / Old Concord Road near the Henniker-Hopkinton town line. A 35 mph speed limit will be in effect in the work zone. There have been some recent delays on Rte 127 /103 near the Davisville Warner River bridge for road improvements.
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has launched public access to more than 1.2 million newly available records of historic U.S. Government publications, making it easier than ever to find documents published between 1895 and 1976. The records are now live in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) https://catalog.gpo.gov/F?RN=722797338
NH Historical Society's 603 History Hunt started July 1 and ends August 1 with an ice cream social! info and App at https://www.nhhistory.org/Educate/603-History-Hunt
| If this was in your Spam folder, add newsletter@library.warnernh.gov to your email contacts and/or whitelist addresses or mark it as "not spam". | | |
Velvet Moose Ice Cream Shoppe summer hours: Tues.-Sun. 2-8
MainStreet BookEnds regular Hours: Tues-Fri. 12 - 6, Sat. 10 - 4.
Reed's North: Trivia every Thursday. Hosted by Competitive Edge Trivia. Teams of 2 to 6. Play for fun and prizes. Come early to get your seat -- usually a full house.
July 15 Chinese Night 5-8, July 22 Fundraiser Night Warner Fish and Game
Music Sundays 4-7 pm: July 12 Open Mic, July 19 Mikey G.,July 26 Bill Coffill.
July 18 Karaoke at The Depot 7-10 pm
The Warner Area Farmers Market is now having a weekly raffle! Win a $15 voucher to use at any vendor you choose the next time you attend the Warner Area Farmers Market!
| | Warner Groups and Museums | | |
American Legion thanks to all who provided a donation to the American Legion Post 39 poppy drive and all who purchased raffle tickets at the July 4th breakfast.
Meeting update - There is no Post 39 meeting in July or August. Our next meeting is in September. (usually 2nd Tues. at 7pm)
Sat., August 8: Warner Area Farmers Market hosts Kids Day on the Town Hall lawn. Looking for young makers aged 6-16 to sell one-of-a-kind, handmade creations. To reserve a table, contact Alyssa at alyssakreilick@protonmail.com
The Warner Fish and Game Club meets the 4th Wednesday, Bartlett Loop.
United Church of Warner: Thurs. July 30 from 4 to 5:30 PM: Panel Discussion to learn about Religions, Beliefs, and Neighbors in NH. Free and all welcome
NH Telephone Museum May thru October - Tuesdays thru Fridays 10-4 and Saturdays 10-2. The last admission is a half hour before closing.
New Hampshire Telephone Museum guests receiving food assistance (SNAP benefits) can enjoy reduced admission. (Warner residents can use a library pass for free entry)
Warner Firefighters Museum OPEN most Saturdays, 10 am - 3 pm. NOT July 4.
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum HOURS: Daily Mon-Sat 10 am - 4 pm and Sun. Noon - 4, with tours at 10:30am and 1:30pm. The library has passes!
Fundraiser Auction for NASCAR racing package for August 23 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The race begins at 3:00 PM. Auction is open through July 20.
Warner Historical Society The 15 W. Main Street Office is open 1 to 4pm Tuesdays and by appointment. info@warnerhistorical.org or leave a message at 603-456-2437. Barn Sale open Tuesdays, 1-4 pm and Saturdays from 9- noon. The museum will be open Tuesdays from 1 pm – 4 pm and Saturdays from 10 am - 1 pm until mid-October. Exhibit "Warner in Winter" is open Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Annual Multi Class Reunion for KRHS Alumni: August 1, 1-5 pm New London Historical Soc. No fee to attend the event, but donations appreciated to defray rental & insurance.
Kearsarge Trail Snails Meeting: 2nd Fri. of every month @ 6:30pm (590 Schoodac Rd)
| | More Arts, Music, Games, etc | | |
Kearsarge Conservatory of the Performing Arts Preschool camp and kids camp, July 20-24. Dance intensive camp July 20-25. www.nhperformingarts.org
MainStreet Warner Stage summer concert series. Free (donations accepted for park events). 6-8 pm. July 10, Will Hatch & co, July 24, Decatur Creek
Writer's Group: in person meetings on 1st Tuesdays at 6:30 pm in the Library for August, then will become an online group, along with the third Tues. of the month on ZOOM: register at https://forms.wix.com/f/7310701228889997828
NH Authors' Directory, at nhauthors.com, created by area author Heather Turner.
Newbury Summer Concert Series at The John Hay Estate at the Fells.
Bradford Center Meetinghouse Concert Series (20 Rowe Mountain Rd)
Reed's North: Music SUNDAYS 4-7 pm, see listing in Business section.
Trivia Thursday. Hosted by Competitive Edge Trivia. Teams of 2 to 6. Come early!
Open Mic at Cafe One East the 2nd Tues. of each month. 6:30-8pm. Door opens at 6 pm.
The Local: Music most Thursdays 5-8 pm. https://thelocalwarnernh.com/events
July 9 Chris Lester, July 16 Rudy Allen Meier, July 23 Anthony St. Peter
| | |
Family Closet Thrift Boutique
Wed. and Sat. 10am-1 pm 603-456-2183 familyclosetwcnh@gmail.com
Warner Area Food Pantry
Wish List: Brownie mixes, Cake mixes, Muffin Mixes (not corn), Cooking oil, Sugar
Coffee/Tea, XL Depends womens, Tissues,
Paper towels. warnerconnectsnh.org
Drop off items during office hours or leave items in the outside cupboard. Thank you! Office: Tues.& Wed. 10-1pm.
Pantry Client Hours: Facebook
TUES. 4-6 pm & THURS. 11:00am- 1:00 pm.
Food Pantry 2nd Quarter Stats: Individuals Visiting (can come once/ week):
April 397, May 353, June 427 (school out).
20% 0-18 years old, 45% 19-59 years old, 35% 60+ years old.
| | |
The Food Pantry is in need of a person to install our logo decals on our box trailer; reach out to warnerpantry@gmail.com
Belknap-Merrimack County Community Action hours in Warner at 49 W. Main St.
Tues. and Thursdays, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm or call 603-456-2207 New location after June 30: at Senior housing office.
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
| | Your Donations Keep Library Services Strong! | | Library Trustee meetings include the Monthly Board Meeting on the third Tuesday of mo month (at 6:30 pm). There will be no regular meeting in July or August 2026. 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 website. | | | | |
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.
| | | | |
