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Newsletter@library.warnerNH.gov by Tuesday Nov.12, for Nov. 14 issue.

Warner People

Nov. 5 General Election voting results for Warner: 1935 ballots were cast!

WarnerNH.gov/Downloads/2024-GeneralElectionResults.pdf

To get notices in your email, sign up at WarnerNH.gov/keep-in-touch

For NH election results by town, county/ district or totals, NHPR.org has AP results:

https://www.nhpr.org/new-hampshire-election-results-state-house-senate

https://www.nhpr.org/electionresults Congratulations to the winners!

Condolences to the family of Derik Bardsley, who passed away Oct 28. Obituary

Tax bills were mailed Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. Payments are due by Thursday, December 5, 2024. This second bill of the year is slightly lower. Anyone does not receive their tax bill by Tuesday, November 12, 2024, should contact the Tax Collector who can either email or mail a copy.

This season's bills are on yellow paper. The tax rate can be found on the Tax Collector page.

The Town is aware of phishing emails purportedly being sent from Town of Warner,

asking for the recipient to pay for copies of property assessing cards. These

are not from the Town. Note that Town emails come from "xxxxx@warnernh.gov"

where "xxxxx" is either a person's name or job position in the Town.

Kearsarge Regional High School is hosting a Veterans' breakfast on Friday Nov. 8, 8:30-9:30 am. Contact senelson@kearsarge.org to RSVP

Warner’s American Legion Post #39 and the 250th Birthday Committee are sponsoring a Veterans Day Dinner on November 11 at 5:30pm at the Warner Town Hall. The menu will be roasted pork and/or chicken with sides. Veterans eat free, and the cost for others is $20. The post will have a short business meeting and present citations for longevity to post members. Crew members from the USS Kearsarge will be there. Ted Young will present a slide program on the history of the post around 7 pm. All are welcome.

Pine Rock Manor Senior Living in Warner invites Veterans to come on November 14 at 12 pm for a Veteran’s Lunch, free.

NH Parks currently offer Day-Use admission at no charge to Active Military and NH National Guard personnel. Due to a legislative amendment to House Bill 1179-FN, it now includes Retired NH Veterans and their spouse or surviving spouse.

Veterans are considered retired after 20 years of service in the armed forces. Military ID and proof of NH residence are required for free admission. Thank you for your service!

Rollins State Park (Warner side of Mt. Kearsarge) is back open for the rest of the season, which is through November 11, weather permitting. Book your parking spot at https://www.nhstateparks.org/find-parks-trails/rollins-state-park. Some other parks will stay open later. Book a Parks pass at the Library! NH Seniors are free always.

The Town of Warner is seeking a Landuse Secretary, a Police officer, a Transfer Station attendant, and DPW crew member with CDL. warnernh.gov/job-openings/

Volunteers for planning board alternates requested. Please fill out a volunteer form available on the Warner Town Website and drop off at the Town Hall with Judy or Kathy.

The 2024 Master Plan Update Draft Chapter 4: Housing https://warnernh.gov/tow/downloads/masterplan_2011/MasterPlan_Chap4_Housing-Draft.pdf

Thursday, November 14 at 10 am, Come learn about Medicare Open Enrollment and what options you have, including Medigap insurance, from Lori Raymond of ServiceLink (now ADRC), at the Pillsbury Free Library. Lori will also share information on Medicare Savings Programs (Medicaid), and SMP (Senior Medicare Patrol), and will be happy to answer any questions after the presentation. Free.

Can't come Nov. 14? Many need to make Medigap / Medicare Insurance decisions before December 7. Medicare Plan comparisons can be found at www.medicare.gov/plan-compare.

Call Merrimack County ServiceLink at 1-866-634-9412 or 603-228-6625 to see if you could qualify for any Medicare cost saving programs.

Open enrollment period for other healthcare insurance: some plans changed, some new ones available. Enroll/change by Dec. 15 for Jan. 1 start. HealthCare.gov

Free trained help with enrolling or changing Medicaid, CHIP, or Health Insurance Market Place is available from grant-funded Foundation for Healthy Communities in Concord: https://healthynh.org/initiatives/access-to-care/get-covered/ (603) 415-4256.

Volunteer!

Window Dressings heat-conserving window inserts: Volunteers are needed to help build the 250 ordered inserts and Volunteers are needed to provide food to the building team. Between November 14th-21st, the window inserts will be assembled during the the community build at St. Andrew's Church at 52 Gould Rd., New London. 

Anyone aged 9+ can volunteer to help build inserts, training provided. Sign up HERE

No special building skills are needed- just an ability to learn and work as part of a team. Especially needed: Sunday evening and Tues-Wednesday, and also 2-4 people and a big vehicle to deliver all gear and unused supplies to Norwich VT Thursday Nov. 21.

Family Closet Thrift Store: FASHION SHOW Coming Saturday December 14, 4:00pm at Town Hall - Looking for volunteer models - men, women, kids, dads, moms, students, grandmas. No special skills necessary. 603-456-2183   familyclosetwcnh@gmail.com. Also needed, store volunteers. Interested in helping from home? a coordinator of schedules, take home laundry (weekly), plastic bag folder.

The Local: Thurs. 5-8 pm Nov. 14: Ian Galipeau an indie-rock songwriter for hopeful cynics. Nov 21: Garrett Smith, a vocalist with both piano and guitar

Team Trivia Nights: Weds at 6 pm.

Reed's North: Trivia on Thursdays. Tavern Night Sat. 6-9 pm. 11/9 Will Hatch, 11/16 Joe Pero, 11/23 Jody Robichaud, 11/30 Arthur James

Warner Wednesday Events at Reed's:

Nov 13 Pint Night with Woodstock Inn Brewery – win an overnight stay at the Inn

Nov 20 Death by Chocolate, Nov 27 Thanksgiving Eve Bash

Trivia with Competitive Edge Trivia Thursdays 6-8

Cafe One East 2nd Tuesdays Open Mic night with Peg Chaffee: November 12, 6-8 pm. Sign ups from 6pm, music starts at 6:30. Audience members also needed!

The United church of Warner is hosting a Community Game Night on Friday, November 15 from 6:30-8 PM. All ages are welcome.

Indoor Pickleball is being held in the Simonds School gym, most Mondays and Fridays 6:30-8 pm. (not Nov. 11). Free. You can see who's coming and sign in on TeamReach app WarnerNHPB, group code WPB21 or just show up! Use the outside door of gym.

Save the Date: Warner HomeTown Holiday:

(Festival of Trees on display inside Town Hall for December)

Artisans Friday Dec. 6, 5-7pm and

Saturday Dec. 7, 10am-4pm at the Upton Chandler House Museum - arts, crafts, decorations and holiday housewares.

Warner Area Farmer's Market at Warner Town Hall (lower level), Sat., Dec. 7 9 - 2

The GingerBread Man free performance by KCPA at Warner Town Hall Sat. Dec 7

Seasonal craft activity at the Library. Time TBD.

Santa and photo op at Town Hall, 1:30 pm

Rebecca Rule, NH Trivia game in the BookEnds Gallery with her newest book, NH Trivia, at 2-4 pm

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/

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The Warner Historical Society is seeking candidates for an Office Administrator position. A complete position description may be found at www.warnerhistorical.org

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum's annual Autumn Auction is going live Friday, November 8. Bid on over 50 unique items and experiences such as Celtics tickets, a ski lesson, a membership to the Currier Museum of Art, a massage, yoga classes and supplies, gift baskets galore, and much, much more! Bidding ends November 18!

Nov. 17, one-of-a-kind concert featuring Apple Hill String Quartet, in MKIM’s Contemporary Gallery.Two ways to enjoy this concert:

As a VIP (tickets $70): Come early for reserved parking, pre-concert refreshments, a “behind the scenes" Q&A at 2:00 with violinist Jesse MacDonald, and reserved seating next to the quartet. Limited to the first 20 ticket purchasers.

As a concert-goer (tickets $35): Arrive at 2:45 for the 3:00 pm concert. There will be a reception for the musicians and audience after the concert. Click here for tickets.

Warner Firefighter Association annual Turkey Raffle will be Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 7 - 9 pm. Raffle tickets on sale soon. Loads of fun - in the Fire Station.

Join Cafe One East for a friendly Chili Cook-off Saturday, November 23, 12:30-3:30 pm to benefit the Warner Food Pantry! All proceeds will be donated to help support the community leading up to the holidays. $25 donation to enter your dish, $5 to taste all of the entries during judging. Email paige@cafeoneeast.com for details / to enter!



Warner Area Food Pantry is trying to secure the remainder of the money needed to replace very tired appliances. They are seeking monetary donations for this project. The target number is $2898.00. Donations can be mailed to Warner Connects NH, PO Box 402, Warner, NH 03278, directly on the website at: https://www.warnerconnectsnh.org/, or dropped off in person T-Thur. 10-1pm. Thank you for your continued support.

Blood Drive at the United Church of Warner on Friday, Nov. 8, 12-5 PM.

The United Church of Warner sanctuary is open 4:30-6:30 PM every Thursday for a quiet place to pray.

Free COVID Test kits: (4) free COVID-19 test kits per household, COVIDTests.gov.

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

Family Closet Thrift Store Open Weds and Saturdays 10am-4pm 603-456-2183.

Warner Area Food Pantry.

www.warnerconnectsnh.org.

Wish List: Creamed corn, Jam/jelly, condiments, Hamburger helper.

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

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

Pantry facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553264195575

Welfare Office Thursdays 1-4 pm on the 3rd floor of the Community building. Contact Peter Flynn, Warner Welfare officer 24/7, at 603-456-3004 or 456-2298 x1229, or help@WarnerNH.gov.

November 15 is National Recycling Day! Reduce Warner's Tipping cost by sorting!

Political signs? https://www.nrrarecycles.org/news/roadside-signs-can-i-recycle

Food waste: https://www.nhfoodalliance.org/brief-tracker

Electronics: https://www.epa.gov/recycle/electronics-donation-and-recycling#where

Stretchy plastics may be dropped off in the TREX box on the porch of the Parish House next to the United Church of Warner or at Simonds School to recycle for the TREX bench project. The plan is for the bench to go to the Food Pantry, for clients to sit on while waiting. Acceptable items stretch when pulled. /nextrex.com/view/educate

Want to get together with others to talk about solutions to NH environment and energy concerns? Find online meetings and activities at https://www.newhampshirenetwork.org/

The library book discussion group meets the 2nd Wed. each month at 1:30 pm in the library. All welcome! The library has copies to borrow.

November 13: The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman

(members will make dishes from the book & meet at a member's home for this meeting! Contact the library for location information.)

December 11 The Christmas Train by David Baldacci

BookEnds BookGroup Meets at 4 pm the first Sunday of the month at MainStreet BookEnds terrace or on Zoom, depending on weather.

Dec 1 : And There was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle



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.

“Sew and Take” free sewing workshops at the Library:

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 6:30 pm

Make Cozy Neck-warmers for yourself or others!

Many fleece and flannel fabrics available free - or bring your own! Limited space: Sign up at https://bit.ly/sew-take2024

Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 6:30 pm

Comfort Packs: Sew re-usable warmable or freezable comfort packs out of cozy fabric, any shape! Many fleece and flannel fabrics available free - or bring your own! Limited Space: Sign up at https://bit.ly/sew-take2024

PLUS! Saturday, November 23 at 10:30am to noon: Furoshiki gift wrapping – reduce waste and save $ with reusable and elegant fabric gift wrap! Bring your own fabric to cut to [square] size and/or practice, or just watch and learn simple techniques for no-tape, no-ribbon gift wrapping. Drop in!

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

NH State Parks pass - NOTE: Rollins State Park on Mt. Kearsarge has reopened after completion of Parking lot paving. bookings and Mt. Kearsarge Summit weather forecast link: https://www.nhstateparks.org/find-parks-trails/rollins-state-park.

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).

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.

1st Wednesday Memory Cafe: Wednesday, November 6, 1-2 pm.

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.

Current exhibits: Salvador Dali: Disruption and Devotion to Dec 1, 2024.

NEW: Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore to Jan. 20, 2025. Timed tickets required.

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum October hours: 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). November hours: Saturdays 10 am to 4 pm, Sundays noon to 4 pm.

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

November - Dec hours: Tues. and Sat. 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 schedules. WELCOME new Trustee Hannah-Leigh-Brown

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

The Kearsarge Food Hub is gearing up for its 4th Annual Love Local: Meet Your Farmers + Makers event, Nov. 12th, 6-8pm , a free online educational event with short videos and a live Q&A that’s open to all. Register at www.kearsargefoodhub.org/love-local. This year’s event is highlighting the folks in the “middle” of the food chain who ensure access to fresh, local food: nonprofits Fresh Start Farms, New England Young Fishermen’s Alliance, and Food Connects.

Job openings in the Kearsarge Regional School District www.kearsarge.org/careers 

Also, Bus drivers are still wanted!

Lavender Fields at Pumpkin Hill Farm needs a bookkeeper, flexible hours. Reach out to ashley@pumpkinblossomfarm.com.

Pine Rock Manor is hiring! If you have a passion for working with seniors,

Click here to view the available positions: https://bit.ly/3YI1Ytn

Winter Parking Ban: The Town of Warner's Parking Ordinance is in effect and states that no vehicle may be left on any street, road, or highway in the Town of Warner between the hours of 12:00 a.m. midnight and 6:00 a.m., from November 1st until May 1st of each year. Any vehicle found to be in violation of this ban will be towed away at the owner’s expense.