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Warner News and Events ~ July 31, 2025
from Pillsbury Free Library
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Road work: On Friday August,1,2025, Melvin Rd, Stagecoach Loop, and Denny Hill Rd, weather permitting, will have one lane traffic while chip seal process takes place.
Friday, August 1
4pm BookEnds BookGroup - 'The Giver of Stars' by Jojo Moyes meet @ BookEnds
6-8 pm Summer Concert at the Jim Mitchell Community Park MainStreet Warner Stage
will be Trade (soul and funk). https://mainstreetwarnerinc.org/events/
Saturday Aug. 2
Kearsarge Reg. HS reunion for all years, at New London Historical Soc, 11am-5pm.
Graveside services for Gloria Mock: August 2 at 11 am at New Waterloo Cemetery. https://www.chadwickfuneralservice.com/obituary/gloria-mock
Yard sale at 526 Schoodac Rd Saturday Aug 2 and Sunday Aug 3, 8 am to 4 pm
August 2-10, 92nd Annual Craftsmen's Fair at Mount Sunapee nhcrafts.org/fair
Includes Ted Blachly and Dan Duston nhcrafts.org/annual-craftsmens-fair-2025/
Every Saturday
Family Closet Thrift Boutique, 10 am - 4 pm (also Wednesdays!) 49 West Main St.
Warner Historical Soc. Barn Sale 9:00am – 12:00pm, and Ralph Pratt Exhibit open.
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).
Warner Area Farmer's Market Every Saturday 9am to 1pm at Warner Town Hall lawn.
Sunday, August 3
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Fairy Festival 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at The John Hay Estate at the Fells.
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Open Mic 4-7 pm with John Farese at Reed's North
Davisville Flea Market Sundays early, ends at 1 pm https://davisvillefleamarket.com
Tues-Sunday: Blue Moon Berry Farm PYO Season is almost over! Best picking is at the far end (south end) of the block closest to the beige house, thanks to more shade.
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A new look for Simonds Playground
The playground at Simonds Elementary School looks very different! The huge trees were removed for safety after a large limb came down.
| | | Commiseration to the two Warner people injured on July 28, in a single ATV crash on the Stark Pond Trail (part of the Hopkinton-Everett OHRV Trail System) in Dunbarton. | | |
Tues. Aug. 5. Warner's Writer's Group reboot! First Tuesday of every month 6:30-7:45 PM at Pillsbury Free Library (Frank Maria Meeting Room), 18 E Main St., Warner.
Wed. Aug. 6 at 5:30 pm celebrate Italian prolific inventor, Antonio Meucci and Italy with KRHS teacher, coach, and world traveler, Theo Selby at NH Telephone Museum $5
The Food Pantry ONLY will be closed the week of Aug. 4 - 8. Family Closet Thrift Boutique will be open normal hours, Wed. & Sat. 10-4.
Thurs. August 7, 7 PM MANHATTAN CHAMBER PLAYERS 2025 concerts in New London https://summermusicassociates.org/
Warner Fall Foliage Board will meet Wednesday, August 6 at Sugar River Bank at 6 pm
Blood drive Friday, August 8, 12:30-4:30 pm at United Church of Warner. appts
Saturday, August 9
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8 am Kearsarge Klassic bicycle ride starts from Cafe One East's lawn. This event's 13th year, in Warner since 2019, supports the Warner Food Pantry and the Friends of the Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail.
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1–3 PM: Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum's third Regalia Revealed lecture: Men’s Northern Traditional regalia and Jingle Dress with Scott and Katie Devoid. Free with Admission.
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WYSA has 50 Discounted tickets for the evening Fishercats game against the Reading Fightin’ Phils on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 6:35pm. Tickets are first come, first serve. purchase at warnersports.org for $15.35 each in the section behind home plate This game has a scheduled firework display as well!
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6pm Concert: North River Band $10 adults, kids free. Bradford Meeting House. www.bradford.center.
Exhibit ends Aug. 9: Dys-FUN-ctional: Creativity Beyond Convention / Art and Creatures by Sandy Steen Bartholomew. https://www.twovillagesart.org/dysfunctional Two Villages Art Society - 846 Main Street, Hopkinton. Gallery Hours: Thurs-Sun 12-4.
Sunday, August 10 - Mount Kearsarge Hill Climb bicycle race. The historic tradition continues as cyclists test their mettle against Mt. Kearsarge's steepness! Riders start on lower Kearsarge Mountain road and finish in the parking lot at the top of the mountain. This event also supports the Warner Food Pantry. Roll-off at 8:15 am.
Find MORE local art, music and Library news and events later in this newsletter.
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Warner Planning Board will hold a public hearing on August 4, 2025, on a Site Plan Review of an application from Charlebois Holdings LLC, 652 Route 103 East, Warner,
Map-Lot: 03-028, District: C-1 Proposed Use: Parking Lot / Sales Lot.
application online at https://warnernh.gov/landusecases/#Charlebois
Warner Select Board will hold a Public Hearing on August 5, 2025 at 6:00 pm for the purpose of hearing public comments regarding: a. Dog Leash, Clean-up Requirements and b. Animal Control.
The Warner Village Sewer Treatment plant aroma is coming from an issue they know about and are working on, but the smell will be present until this issue is resolved.
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If you are a non-profit volunteer group or team and looking to raise some money you can earn a monetary contribution for 6-8 volunteers, for handling parking for the Kearsarge Klassic bicycle ride on Saturday August 9 out of Cafe One East from 6:00 a.m. until a little after 8:00 a.m. it's really fun, early and done! Contact Arlon Chaffee. This ride supports the food pantry and the rail trail group.
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.
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.
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.
Medicine Woods Trail Guide and Self-Guided Tour Guide for our seven galleries is now available online www.indianmuseum.org/guides. You can also Download and print.
Enjoy free live music at the Pedaling for Payson "Who Do You Ride For" kick-off event at Gould Hill Farm on August 14, from 5 - 8 PM. Free. Food and beverages will be available for purchase, and donations are welcome for the annual cancer care fundraiser.
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Warner's Writer's Group reboot! First Tuesday of every month 6:30-7:45 PM at
Pillsbury Library (Frank Maria Meeting Room), 18 E Main St. Warner. Starts Aug. 5.
This is an informal gathering with no critique or pressure, just a supportive space to write, connect, and maybe share what you’re working on if you wish. 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.
Summer Concerts at the Jim Mitchell Community Park MainStreet Warner Stage:
Aug. 16, 6-9 pm Morris Manning and Steve McBrian, Sept. 6 Night Kitchen and DoBros.
https://mainstreetwarnerinc.org/events/ https://www.facebook.com/warnerstage
Hopkinton Town Band concerts, around the area, including every Weds. 7-8 pm from July 18 at Riverway Park, Contoocook.
Reed's North: Trivia, Thursdays 6-8 pm, Music Bingo once a month.
Tavern Night SUNDAYS 4-7 pm. 8/3 Open Mic with John Farese, 8/10 Jimmy Howe, 8/17 Joe Leary. Warner Wednesdays: 8/13 Chinese Night, 8/27 Cruise Night
The Local: Music most Thursdays 5-8 pm Team Trivia Nights: Weds. at 6 pm.
Reminder: Warner artist Susan Beere's ceramic work, paintings and water colors can be viewed in the Community Room at Woodcrest Village - across from The New London Inn -through August. 356 Main St., New London. Call 603-526-2300 for hours - the Room is sometimes in use. Coming Aug. 21: works by Warner's Kristyn Riley.
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A hot and toasty field day for the summer program, but we kept stopping for ice water. We played several new games and had some yummy ice pops at the end. We're all winners having fun this summer!
Thank you, Parks and Rec for the space!
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Preschooler Story times with Miss Sue: stories, songs, finger-plays, and a craft - in the Children's Room.
Every Thursday at 10:30 am.
New Children's Items in our catalog: May, June, July and STEM KITS, Nature field ID kits.
| | Children's Summer Program events: (To register - call 456-2289) Tues. Aug. 5, 9:30am, make your own trading/playing card set; Wed. Aug. 6, 1:30pm, making game-related book marks. . Sign up now for end of summer program party, Wed. August 13, 5:30pm. | | |
Kids' craft fair at Warner Area Farmer's Market, will repeat on Saturday, August 16, from 9-1 in front of the Warner Town Hall. Tables cost $5. Contact Emily at 603-969-7856 to reserve a space or for more information. Please spread the word to all (16 and under).
Baby Beet Farm invites local kiddos ages 5-12 for *FREE* gardening fun on Wednesdays, 9am-11am, from July 16 through August 20. 2211 NH-114, Bradford. Free. Space is limited - registration is appreciated but not required: www.bit.ly/BabyBeetGardeners Email xochi@kearsargefoodhub.org with any questions
Grades 1 through 12 Wildcats tackle football and cheer programs begin in Aug for the season. https://www.kearsargewildcats.com/
Kearsarge Regional Middle School is on the lookout for coaches for the fall! Boys A Soccer Coach, Boys B Soccer Coach, Girls B Soccer Coach, Head Cross Country Coach, Assistant Cross Country Coach, Golf Coach. https://www.applitrack.com/kearsarge/onlineapp/default.aspx
WYSA Fall Soccer Ages 4 through 6th Grade. Register by 8/1 WarnerSports.org
WYSA is in urgent need of volunteers to join our board to continue offering community athletics. There are several open positions available. Email president@warnersports.org
No child should have to experience hunger or the negative effects that accompany it. Food For Thought NH provides area children with healthy food for times when free or reduced cost school breakfasts and lunches were not available. To enroll a child in the program or learn how you can support this mission please contact Susan Morrison at foodforthoughtforkids@gmail.com. 100% volunteer and a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit.
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Family Closet Thrift Store
Open Weds. and Saturdays 10am-4pm 603-456-2183. (including Aug 4-8)
Volunteers needed, especially Saturdays.
Warner Area Food Pantry Wish List for August (CLOSED AUG 4-8)
100% juice boxes, snacks (whole bags/ boxes), granola bars, boxed cereal (any variety), Gluten Free dried goods (ie: pasta, snacks).
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 Thursdays 1-4 pm on the 3rd floor of the Community building. Contact Peter Flynn, Warner Welfare officer at 603-456-3004 or 456-2298 x1229, or email help@WarnerNH.gov.
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/
| | Your Donations Keep Library Services Strong! | | Library Trustee meetings include the Monthly Board Meeting on the third Tuesday of each month (at 6:30 pm, in person). NO AUGUST Meeting! 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. | | | | |
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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