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More Town Info

Economic Development Advisory Committee information meeting: Friday, August 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM, Warner Town Hall, Lower Meeting Room:

An overview of the EDAC’s history and purpose, followed by a discussion of EDAC’s current and future projects.

The EDAC is promoting a review of the Warner Community Center, following a successful public survey of that building’s use and opinions about its future service to Warner. The EDAC hopes to present a warrant article concerning the future of the Warner Community Center at the March 2025 town meeting. Supporting that initiative the EDAC intends to offer tours and listening sessions beginning this September.

Additionally, the EDAC is actively pursuing new members interested in the mission: “To support the existing business community and to encourage economic growth that serves local needs, is environmentally responsible, fits aesthetically with the town’s historic architecture, and provides a net increase in municipal revenue”. (Warner Master Plan)

The Town of Warner is seeking a part time Deputy Tax Collector to assist and support the Tax Collector. Openings are also still available in Police and Public Works Depts. warnernh.gov/job-openings/

Electric supply and delivery rate increases begin with the next bill. Community Power basic rates are rising from 8.2c to 8.6c/kWh. Eversource's will be 10.4c. Distribution charges will also rise. See www.communityPowerNH.gov/warner for info.

Bridge for sale! https://www.dot.nh.gov/news-and-media/bridge-sale-route-127-warner

The State Primary Election Day is Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Town Hall will be open for voting from 7 AM until 7 PM. If you are unable to be present, you may submit an Absentee Ballot Request Form to obtain an Absentee Ballot. The absentee ballot request form should be delivered to the Town Clerk's office either in person, by fax to 603-456-2297, or by mail to Town Clerk, Town of Warner, PO Box 265, Warner, NH 03278.

The Town Clerk's office will be closed Tues. Sept. 10, 2024 due to the election.

Related Documents: Application for State Election Absentee Ballot

Sample State Primary Ballots

Volunteer Ballot Counters Needed to count Ballots at close of Election Polls on Tuesday, Sept. 10 and Tuesday, Nov. 5. Must be a registered voter in the Town of Warner. If you are new to Town or new to the Voter Checklist, sign up at the Town Clerk’s Office or reach out to kathy.carson50@gmail.com.

The Supervisors of the Checklist will meet in the Town Hall on Friday, August 30 at 10:00am. New registrations and changes to the Voter Checklist will be done at this time. NO Party Changes can be made. If registering to vote, please provide a birth certificate and/or passport, photo ID and proof of your residency, if not on your driver's license. If you are unable to climb the stairs to our office, we will be glad to meet with you downstairs.  

The Warner Assessing Office will be closed Tuesday Sept. 11.

The Warner Democrats are hosting a "Popsicles and Politics" event on Sunday, August 25 from 3:30-5:00 at Silver Lake, located at 29 Bean Road. Democrat candidates have been invited. This is an opportunity to meet other Democrats in the area and enjoy some end of summer fun. The area is kid-friendly, so all ages are welcome. Donations will be accepted for Democrat candidates' campaigns.

The Town Clerk's office is pleased to announce that Eric Buck of Warner will be the new Deputy Town Clerk.

Reminder: celebration of life for Bob Egan is Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM at 89 Mink Hill Lane Warner, www.chadwickfuneralservice.com/obituary/robert-egan

Warner Farms and Business

Courser Farm stand is up and open with corn on Schoodac Road!

Hopkinton State Fair, Aug. 29 to Sept. 2. https://www.hsfair.org/

Check out the 4-H ice cream booth!

Pine Rock Manor Open House Friday, August 16, 1-4 pm. Stop by at 3, Denny Hill Rd. to see this Assisted Living community. Refreshments, entertainment, and more.

Reed's North: Warner Wednesday Cruise Night August 28! Bring your old or new classic car, truck, or bike to show it off. Every driver gets a special meal. Food & drink promos.

The Local: Trivia is Suspended until the Fall. facebook.com/TheLocalWarner

Warner Area Farmer’s Market: Warner Town Hall on Saturdays from 9am to 1pm.Music and good food, crafts, etc. www.warnerfarmersmarket.org/vendor

Wed. August 21, Code Talkers presentation at Warner Town Hall, 6:30-8 pm presented by NH Telephone Museum and Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum. Judith Avila's book, Code Talker, is the memoir of Chester Nez - the only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII. Chester Nez's grandson, Latham Nez, will accompany Judith and will be available for questions. Signed books will be available for sale. Admission is $10; children under 10 are free. Tickets can be purchased in advance (recommended) or at the door. Click here (or at indianmuseum.org) to purchase tickets.

Come help clean the Lower Warner Meeting House Saturday, Aug 17, 9am-11am. We clean this treasure once a year in anticipation of the United Church of Warner annual service followed by an open house. This is your chance to see the interior of an 1840s era, beautifully preserved meeting house.

The United Church of Warner, together with the Historical Society, will be hosting their annual worship service at the Lower Warner Meeting House on Sunday, August 25 at 10 AM. Light refreshments. Tours of the meeting house after the service until 1 pm.

"Messy Worship: Creative Praise and Play." One Sunday a month at the United Church of Warner starting August 25, from 12-2 PM. Children and adults of all ages are welcome for snacks, songs and some worship-inspired arts and crafts. Projects include Tibetan prayer flags, message rocks, trees and leaves, and Dia de Los Muertos shrines.

NH Telephone Museum Exhibit: "The Lines That Connect Us". Tues- Sat 10am -4pm

Warner Firefighters Museum summer hours: 10-4 Saturdays; tours 10 am - 3 pm.

An American flag installation took place at the New Hampshire Telephone Museum on Saturday, July 20th to honor the memory of the many suicides of service members, first responders and veterans every year. The installation will be in place until Monday 8/19.

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum is seeking donations for their Fall auction. If you have something you can contribute, call 603-456-2600 or email info@indianmuseum.org.

Warner Historical Society Barn Sales: Saturdays 9am to 12 pm, Tuesdays 1-4 pm.

Save the Date! - Andover Open Barns Saturday, September 7, 2024

This year's Warner Fall Foliage Festival (October 11-13) All WFFF volunteers will receive a commemorative T-shirt for Warner's 250th birthday so sign up for your 2 hour shift ASAP at https://signup.com/go/PSmTgMv. Help with parking, sell booster tickets, etc.

Thanks to funding from The New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA), DayStar Builders have begun renovating the MainStreet Warner Lodge, formerly known as the Harris Masonic Lodge, in the center of Town. Details at mainstreetwarnerinc.org/blog/cdfa-grant-awarded-to-mainstreet-warner-inc-

250th Birthday Celebrations

The summer exhibit at the Upton Chandler House Museum Celebrating Warner’s 250th Birthday is now open Tuesdays from 1 – 4 pm and Saturdays from 10 am until 1 pm through the Fall Foliage Festival weekend. Admission free and the museum has AC.

"03278 - 250th Birthday" T-shirts are for sale at Warner Historical Society.

The Warner Post Office has a 250th Warner postmark. Any mail handed to the clerk will be stamped with it.

250th Birthday Scavenger Hunt during the month of August. Pick up your clues and directions at the Pillsbury Free Library or Sugar River Bank anytime in August. Raffle prizes to be awarded on September 14 at the Incorporation Day Event & Warner Town Picnic. Join the fun with this entertaining hunt around the village! Open to All! 

September 14 Incorporation Day Event at Riverside Park 4 to 7 pm: Picnic Food will be sold, Hopkinton Town Band at 4 pm, Caleb Parsons will read the granting of the township in September 1774. Sponsored by Greenleaf Irrigation.

Reed's North: Saturday Aug. 17 Tavern Night: Brian Booth at 6-9pm

Bradford Center Meetinghouse 24 Rowe Mountain Road, Bradford,

Sunday August 25, 4-6pm Kearsarge Community Band & Ice Cream Social, on the lawn, fun for all ages. Free admission and ice cream! make a donation

Summer concerts in the MainStreet Warner Stage series are posted on the Warner Events Calendar https://www.warner.lib.nh.us/warner-events-calendar/

Shows are free to the public but donations are greatly appreciated and go directly to funding future events at The MainStreet Warner Stage www.facebook.com/warnerstage

Friday, August 23, 6-8:30pm  Grain Thief Bluegrass, Americana

Saturday, Sept 7, 3-9pm Local Music Fest featuring: Night Kitchen, Will Hatch, Corridor Management Plan, and more.

Currier Museum Exhibits: https://currier.org/ Art for Vets program at the Currier: the The 3rd Saturday of each month (Aug. 17) is Art for Vets Family day, when Veterans and Active Duty military can attend the museum for free with family, and a Family Art Activity.

Live@The Local: Thursday Aug. 22, 5-8 pm Dan Fallon live

Thurs, Aug. 29 at 5 PM Ken Budka Live

Saturday Aug. 31, 2024 is Play Music on the Porch Day playmusicontheporchday.com/ Register to be placed on the worldwide map!

The Racial Unity Team sixth annual Art & Poetry Challenge deadline is August 31, 2024. NH residents K-12 are invited to submit a poem or visual work of art inspired by this year’s theme: “Belonging.” https://racialunityteam.com/art-and-poetry-challenge

Other Event listings online : warner.lib.nh.us/warner-events-calendar, nh365.org, visitnh.gov, kearsargecalendar.com nhhumanities.org/programs/upcoming, centerfortheartsnh.org Arts calendar, facebook.com/NHMusicCollective/

Help your neighbors with Capital Region Habitat for Humanity projects in Warner: https://www.habitatconcordnh.org/volunteer for sign up and online waiver form. Daily schedule is 8 am – 4 pm but any day or portion of a day you can help is welcomed.

Local Projects: a roof repair/ porch on Brookmeadow Lane, Warner (August 19-20.)

Red Cross Blood Drive: Fri., Sept 6, 12 -5 pm at United Church of Warner. To help or donate blood, www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=WARNER

Warner Area Food Pantry. https://www.warnerconnectsnh.org.

Wishlist: Creamed Corn, Cream of Mushroom Soup, Juice Boxes, Diapers: Size 4 & 5 (pampers/huggies). Market basket disposable bags (can be dropped off in the bin)

Pantry Client Hours: TUESDAY 4:00-6:00 & THURSDAY 11:00am- 1:00 pm .

Office Hours: Tues - Thurs., 10am - 1pm.

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The Family Closet Thrift Store- Sidewalk Sale Sat. Aug. 17, Early birds 9 am - 3 pm .

No Donations taken during the month of August. Fall/Winter donations accepted in September. Donations: Limit of 2 tall kitchen bags/visit. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays 10am-4pm 603-456-2183, 49 W. Main Street, Warner.

Welfare Office hours on Thursdays 1-4 pm on the 3rd floor of the Community building (above the Thrift Store). Peter Flynn is our new Warner Welfare officer. Contact him 24/7 if in urgent need of assistance at 603-456-3004 or 603-456-2298 x1229, or email help@WarnerNH.gov.

Health care crisis? www.dhhs.nh.gov/programs-services/health-care/crisis-services

The library book discussion group meets the 2nd Wed. each month at 1:30 pm in the library. All are welcome! The library has multiple copies of the book to lend about 4 weeks before the discussion.

September 11: Travels with George by Nathan Philbrook

October 9: What an Owl Knows by Jennifer Ackerman

BookEnds BookGroup Meets the first Sunday of the month at 4 pm via Zoom or at MainStreet BookEnds Gallery. All Welcome. Book Group participants receive 20% off the book prior to the event. Contact info@mainstreetbookends.com to join and for more information. September 8: The History of Warner by Walter Harriman

If you are part of a different book group, you can also request copies via the library through inter-library loan for your group members.

We have Library passes for free or reduced cost admission to:

McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center Summer hours: open every day, 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM. See starhop.com for SHOW schedules (add $7 /show/person).

Science Playground is open 11am until 3:30pm on days the Discovery Center is open. Pass also covers Super Stellar Fridays

The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester currier.org is open Wed- Sunday.

1/2 price with a library pass. Tours of two Frank Lloyd Wright homes are extra cost.

Museum of Fine Arts in Boston: www.mfa.org/exhibitions

For the promo-code "pass" discount at MFA, for $10 admission, call 603-456-2289.

Recently opened: Salvador Dali.

New Hampshire Telephone Museum Tues through Sat., 10 am - 4pm (May - Oct).

NH State Parks pass - NH State Parks are open. Rollins State Park on Mt. Kearsarge 7 days a week, 9 am - 5 pm (last entry at 4 pm).

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum Open Mon. - Sat. 10-4 and Sun. noon to 4 pm. Guided tours daily 10:30 am and 1:30 pm depending on staff availability (Sundays 1:30pm only).

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. There will be no August board meeting.

Trustee meetings are published 24-48 hours in advance on the Warner Events Calendar. Approved minutes are published on the Trustee Meetings page.

Outdoor pickleball at Riverside tennis court has a time for beginners or less confident players on Sundays after 11 am. All players: Wednesdays and Sundays at 9am, Weds. and Fridays at 5:30 pm and 2nd and 4th Mondays at 5:30pm. Use the free Team Reach app to see attendance: WarnerNHPB (code WPB21.)

Thanks Lois Shea for sharing this late Sunday/ early Monday morning snapshot of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) from Horne St. in Warner!

Want to get learn more about and get involved in NH environmental issues? Check out NH Network. Various sections hold zoom meetings and events on climate, energy, waste, plastic reduction, etc. https://www.newhampshirenetwork.org/

Please don't burn your trash! Burning a week’s worth of trash from a single home in an open barrel can put as much of some toxic chemicals, such as dioxin and furans, in the air as a well-controlled municipal incinerator burning the trash from thousands of homes! Source: USEPA Report on Barrel Burning, January 2000.

"Fake" Eco-friendly terms?

"Compostable" plastics and picnic items? Read the fine print: only compostable in a commercial facility, (nearest one is in Maine) so choose paper or reusables instead!

Plant based plastic? Well, so is petroleum, oil and gas, and just like petro-based plastics, the chemical changes make it non-biodegradable. So yes, "forever" plastic just the same. (PLA is one variety). Choose re-usables, paper, glass or metal!

Reduce your taxes: Recycle! Warner Fees for solid waste disposal in 2023 (not including demolition waste and special disposal items) were $76,091 ($85/ton)!

Paper, corrugated cardboard and metals create income, so please don't put these in the compactor, which costs Warner $$ per ton and fills the landfill with unnecessary waste ash. Recycling plastics and glass also reduces tipping fees and ash.

Stretchy plastics may be dropped off in the TREX box on the porch of the Parish House next to the United Church of Warner for the Simonds School TREX bench project.

Acceptable items stretch when you pull. If it tears like paper, or is shiny or makes a crinkly/crunchy sound, do NOT recycle in the bins. https://nextrex.com/view/educate