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Warner News and Events ~ Jan. 22, 2026
from Pillsbury Free Library
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Weather watch: Extreme cold and wind chills will be dangerous Friday night through Sunday - wrap up very well or stay indoors if you can!
Snow Sunday and Monday is predicted to be 7-14" total for Warner. Expect delays Monday. The library will announce on Facebook and on www.wmur.com/weather/closings
NH Telephone Museum is open Fridays 10 am-4 pm and Saturdays, 10 am-2 pm
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum open Fridays and Saturdays 10am-4pm.
Friday January 23, 4 pm downstairs at Reed's North, community celebration for Tim Allen's retirement from Warner Public Works Dept. Cash bar and finger food available.
POSTPONED due to extreme cold January 24, "Chill out at Chandler" Community Fun Day (at the old Ski Tow on Mink Hill Rd). A new date will be announced when known.
Sat. Jan. 24 Crochet in the Library with Susan Jenna, and OTHER crafts of your choice Saturdays, 9:30-10:30 am. All ages including adult (parents requested to assist with under- 8 yr olds).
2 pm Sat and Sunday KCPA performs Jack Frost at Warner Town Hall. $10 www.facebook.com/KCPANH, www.nhperformingarts.org/ (check for storm plans)
Jan. 25 Reed's North: Music 4-7 pm. Jody Robichaud. Come watch the game - Chips, Dip, Rings and Wings!! Call to confirm, if snow storm. or check facebook.com/reedsnorth
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COMING SOON
Monday Jan. 26 Pine Rock Manor is hosting a Bingo night 5-7pm, with snacks, drinks and various prizes available. RSVP to (603)-456-3181 by Friday the 23rd.
Wed.Jan. 28 at 7 pm Warner Fish and Game first meeting of 2026.
The annual children's fishing Derby is coming and Now is the time to start planning.
Jan. 30 Snow Train program by Warner Historical Society. $10 includes Apple pie dessert.
Jan. 31 KACC annual meeting and Business Mingle at Cedar and Main, 10 am.
Jan. 31, 7 - 10 pm Karaoke at the Depot:
Feb. 1, 12-2 pm messy worship at United Church of Warner: crafts.
Feb. 3, 6:30-7:45 PM Warner's Writer's Group at Pillsbury Free Library. Come write!
Feb. 4: Warner Fall Foliage Festival Board 6 pm at Sugar River Bank. Come join!
Feb. 5, Paddling Through Time: The Long History of Canoes in New England by zoom, 5:30-6:30 Robert Goodby. Cosponsored by Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum and the Harris Center for Conservation Education.
Friday, Feb. 6 Red Cross Blood Drive 12-4:30 PM United Church of Warner Fellowship Hall. Sign up https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/
Friday Feb. 6 Book Group at 4 pm at the bookstore. Discuss 'The Measure' by Nikki Erlick. www.facebook.com/events/1929316971799217
Feb. 7 NH Humanities Program “Late in Arriving,” by Steve Taylor at 2 pm, Warner Town Hall. Free. How electricity changed rural New Hampshire life. Cosponsored by Pillsbury Free Library and Warner Historical Society.
Feb. 7. 10:30-11:30am Poetry read-aloud group 1st Saturdays at MainStreet BookEnds
4 PM "1st Saturday Night" Communion In The Chapel at United Church of Warner.
Feb 7 Twin Ridge Farm and 5 Star Rider Physio: 223 Pumpkin Hill Road, Warner, rider biomechanics clinic 60 minute one on one sessions. Horse massage available. Sign up at https://forms.gle/evdGrcBDoy2SHvWP9 Some horses may be available for this clinic.
Feb. 8, 9 am to done - Ice day harvest at Kezar Lake and Muster Field Farm -all weathers
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Concord Monitor: Jan 18. Noah Courser-Keller of Alprilla Farm in photo and article about Winter Farmer's Market.
Kearsarge School District January 10 deliberative meeting results. Concord Monitor Jan 12, The Messenger January 16.
NH Telephone Museum news in the InterTown Record January 20 (online or at library)
Congratulations to KRSD students who completed their LNA Program and received nursing pins: Klara Byfield of Newbury, Savannah Caswell of Sutton, Madison Gray of Warner, Kinsley Monnat of Bradford, Ava Nolan-Waddell of Springfield, Olivia Quimby of Sutton, Brooke Tatro of Springfield, and Alyssa Wheeler of Newbury.
During November and December of last year, the folks at Reed's North and volunteers made and donated 432 items to the Kearsarge Food Hub FREEdge, including over 200 meals as well as breads and even some sweet treats. If you are interested in donating food items or making monetary donations please contact Carrie at 603 724 7707.
Poverty Plains Rd. solar array https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upp12B1M0O8
https://www.communitypowernh.gov/post/poverty-plains-solar-project-warner
Articles about Warner: The library clips and saves news by and about Warner people. Please save any Warner items in the Union Leader or Boston Globe please save for us!
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Town of Warner is seeking a Human Services Director. https://warnernh.gov/tow/downloads/jobs/jobdesc-HumanServices.pdf. Please send a completed application - https://warnernh.gov/tow/downloads/Employmentapp.pdf, letter of interest and resume via mail or email to: SelectBoard@WarnerNH.gov.
Proposed Zoning Ordinance Changes
There are proposed changes to the Zoning Ordinance that will be voted on, Tuesday of Town Meeting in March. Download the proposed changes.
Declarations of Candidacy: Multiple Town Offices are up for election in March, as usual. Anyone wishing to be on the ballot for any of these positions should fill out a Declaration of Candidacy form and return it to the Town per the instructions on the form.
Please note that signups can only be done from 01/21/26 thru 01/30/26. Any form received outside of this time frame will not be accepted. Town Clerk's office will be open on Friday, January 30 from 3:00 P - 5:00 P. only. List of openings at warnernh.gov/notices/
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The Kearsarge Regional School District is accepting preschool applications for the 26-27 school year for KRPS New London and Bradford. The lottery for full day spaces will occur on March 16. Apply https://bit.ly/krsdpreschool
Free Parent Workshop with free pizza and childcare! (HS students will provide childcare)
January 27, 6:00pm - 7:30pm at Sutton Central School or join by Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83670462225#success How to use positive discipline and more!
Curious what MTSS means? Check out Curriculum Director Andrea Castaldo’s January newsletter to learn more about Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and get a snapshot of learning happening across the district. https://app.smore.com/n/mas5y
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Curious how much power your appliances or devices truly use? Borrow one of our 4 Kill-o-Watt energy meters.
See other handy items in our "Library of Things" collection including a code reader for cars, DVD players, CD and VHS players, a selfie stick, a Radon monitor and puzzles! Need a sewing machine? Use ours! You can even book time in the meeting room to use it instead of lugging it home.
| | Miss Sue's Library News (for Kids) | | | | Miss Sue is collecting empty seed packets for a summer project. Please bring in empty flower or vegetable packets you may have. Also, any food magazines of any type would be great too. | | |
Miss Sue is holding a Creative Writing and/or Illustrating workshop. It will be on Thursday afternoons, 3:15-4:15 for 4 weeks. Any child who loves to create stories is invited to attend. Each child will be given a handbook to work from. Registration required. This is sponsored by Cosmic Writers.
First session was January 15th, at the library, but you can join any time.
Family Crochet AND CRAFT days are continuing! Saturdays, January 17, 24 and 31.9:30-10:30am in the library meeting room with Sue Jenna of Warner 4-H Club. Come learn, or help others - adults welcome too! Come make Valentine cards!
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 Monthly at 10:30am: Feb. 21, March 21, April 18, and May 16.
We're getting closer to spring, at least by the physical calendar!! The Groundhog Day books are now available. Shadow or not on February 2nd?
New Children's Items in our catalog: November, December, January and STEM KITS,
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The Library book discussion group will not meet in January. The next meeting will be on February 11, 2026 at 1:30 pm in the library to discuss The Lost Bookshop. Copies available at the library.
BookEnds BookGroup meets at 4pm on the first Friday every other month at MainStreet BookEnds. Next meeting Friday Feb. 6 at 4 pm at the bookstore. We will discuss 'The Measure' by Nikki Erlick. www.facebook.com/events/1929316971799217
| | Warner and NH Legislators | | Kearsarge Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 31, at 10:00 AM at Cedar & Main in Contoocook. After the short meeting, stay for a Business Mingle hosted by the restaurant—an easy way to connect with fellow members and local professionals. Details coming soon. | | Warner Groups and Museums | | |
The Warner Fall Foliage Festival Board's first 2026 meeting is Wed. Feb. 4 at 6 pm at Sugar River Bank. Come get involved in planning!
NH Telephone Museum Jan.- April Hours: Fridays 10-4 and Saturdays, 10 am-2 pm
The New Hampshire Telephone Museum has been selected for another string of dates at the Revo Casino and Social House! Charitable Gaming is a way for non-profits to get funds. Game nights are January 31 thru February 9 at the Revo Casino located in Keene at 172 Emerald Street.
Warner Firefighters Museum is CLOSED for the winter.
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum HOURS: through April, the museum is open Fridays and Saturdays 10am-4pm, with tours at 10:30am and 1:30pm. Accessible trail photos slideshow on the trail page.
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum Snow Snake Games on Saturday, Feb. 21 from 10am-2pm. The museum will be open, hot cocoa and smores.
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.
Cookie walk Sunday Feb 14 at Upton Chandler House Museum.
Saturday Night Communion In The Chapel at United Church of Warner. at the back entrance of the Parish House, The first Sat. every month, at 4 PM. - Feb 7
Every Sunday at 10 AM: Worship services.
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Poetry read-aloud group 1st Saturdays at MainStreet BookEnds 10:30-11:30am - Feb. 7.
Crochet in the Library with Susan Jenna, and OTHER crafts of your choice will continue Saturdays, 9:30-10:30 am. All ages including adult (parents requested to assist with under- 8 yr olds).
Reed's North: Music SUNDAYS 4-7 pm. 1/25 Jody Robichaud.
Jan. 31 Karaoke at the Depot (under Reed's): 7 - 10 pm
Warner's Writer's Group First Tuesday of every month 6:30-7:45 PM (Feb. 3) at Pillsbury Free Library (Frank Maria Meeting Room), Enjoy an hour+ of dedicated writing time.
Open Mic at Cafe One East is the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Door opens at 6 pm.
Thurs Feb. 12 Warner Underground Comedy is back! Celebrate Valentine’s Day with dinner and laughs with Boston Headliner Mark Riley, Tim McKeever and Jolanda Logan. $50 Dinner 6:30, show at 8:30 pm.
The Local: Music most Thursdays 5-8 pm.
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Ice Rink at Bagley park: facebook.com/WarnerParksAndRecreation
From Parks and Rec: If the “RINK CLOSED” sign is up please stay off the ice.
Local sports news and signup www.warnerparksandrec.com/ or Warnersports.org/
Indoor Pickleball at Simond's: Mondays and Fridays 6:30-8:30pm. NOT Jan. 23. Use TeamReach WarnerNHPB, code WPB21 for attendance. If fewer than 4 sign up in the app, by 2pm it may be cancelled for that date unless comments in app indicate it's on.
Two New London groups play Sundays at Colby Sawyer College, sometimes Fridays.
Volleyball: Simonds School gym, Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 pm.
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February 13-16 is the NH Audubon's Society Backyard Winter Bird survey. This statewide participatory science project invites you to watch and report the birds visiting your backyard, helping track winter bird populations across New Hampshire. Whether you count for 15 minutes or all weekend, your observations matter. www.birdcount.org
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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). 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.
MANY thanks to all who have donated to support the library in the past year or as a result of the Annual Fund campaign. If you lost or did not receive a letter and envelope you can pick one up at the library, or simply use a method described below. Thank you!
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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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