A public hearing to discuss the proposal to replace the existing Red List bridge carrying NH 127 over the Warner River. The project includes improvements to the intersection of NH 127 and Dustin Road located just north of the bridge and ancillary roadway work. This project may impact historical properties.

The hearing will be held at WARNER TOWN HALL, on THURSDAY, APRIL 27 at 6:00 P.M. The venue will be open at 5:30 pm for the inspection of plans by any interested persons.More at https://warner.nh.us/notices/

White Plains Rd Closure - Per the Town of Webster: The culvert on White Plains Road over Knights Brooks is being replaced. The road will be closed from Monday, April 24th, 2023 at 7 a.m. through Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at 6 p.m. If the project is completed before that time the road will be opened. Please plan an alternative route during this time. Schoodac Rd becomes White Plains Rd upon entering Webster.

The annual Kids' Fishing Derby will be held Saturday, May 6 at Children's Brook on Pumpkin Hill Rd/ Bartlett Loop. Registration begins at 6:30 am at the Warner Fish and Game building, The Fishing Derby runs from 7 to 11 am with cash prizes for biggest fish, smallest fish, first to catch 5 fish limit, youngest and oldest participants (under 16). Hot dog or hamburger and cold beverage provided. 50/50 raffle.

Rollins State Park will open May 13, 9-4 pm. The Library has day passes but only one a day - and you may need to reserve a space at some parks on busy days! www.nhstateparks.org/planning/schedule-and-fees/operating-schedule

There is also a page with links to Recreational Rail Trails information at https://www.nhstateparks.org/visit/recreational-rail-trails

April 23-29 is National Library week, and we have several programs to celebrate the theme "There's More to the Story" (a.k.a Libraries offer more than just books!)

Sue Matott will be putting out fun activities for kids of all ages to enjoy in the library's Children's Room. Drop by any time during school vacation week!

Wednesday April 26, 6:30 pm: Getting the Garden Ready (in person at the library, and also on Zoom). Presented:by UNH Master Gardener Ron Trexler. Best practices for getting vegetable and flower gardens ready for Spring, ensuring that both plants and planting areas are properly prepared for a bountiful harvest, how to bring the lawn out of hibernation, how to care for trees and shrubs, dealing with aggressive weeds, the benefits of composting, managing pests and diseases, and tending to tools and supplies. The Zoom Link is on Warner Events Calendar and Facebook,com/PillsburyFreeLibrary.

There's More to the Story: Come meet four of Warner's talented residents on Friday, April 28 at 7:30 pm at the Library! Warner authors Ian Rogers and Dana Myskowski, and Warner artists Denise Green and Mimi Wiggin will talk about how they do their work! Refreshments provided.

Kendra West-Senor says she will be at the Park and Ride, Exit 9 picking up trash if anyone wants to join her Sat, 4/22 (Earth Day) at around 8:30 am. Boots, gloves, bags and extension grippers are good items to bring along.

The next Warner Democrats meeting will be at 6:30 on Monday, 4/24 at the BookEnds Gallery or outside in Jim Mitchell Park, weather depending. Free childcare provided.

Saturday April 29 – All-Park Cleanup & GEAR SWAP Meeting at Riverside Park, 40 Riverside Lane, at 9am – until done, rain or shine. Bring gloves and any other park and cleanup equipment you might have. This is a combined day for all three parks, Silver Lake, Bagley Park and Riverside Park.

Saturday 4/29 Gear Swap at Riverside Park Bring your gently used youth sporting gear, including baseball/softball pants, cleats, gloves, bats, and shin guards (soccer). You can drop off early by emailing: bloodapryl@gmail.com.

Spring Pickleball outdoor schedule at Riverside Park tennis court: Monday and Thursday 5:15-7:30 pm, Friday 9 am - noon, Sunday 8 am - noon. Beginners welcome!

Get notices, and see who is coming with the TeamReach app at WarnerNHPB. Contact Buzz Whalen for more info 603-717-1579.

Forest Management and climate: May 15 at 7 pm, in-person and Zoom at the Library. UNH Cooperative Extension Forester Matt Kelly will talk about how forests sequester and store carbon, the current state of carbon credit market programs in New Hampshire and the idea of managing forests for carbon resilience. Thank you Jody Sloane for organizing this.

Composting Basics: Wed. May 17 at 6:30 pm, in person and Zoom presented by UNH Master Gardener Ron Trexler (see Warner Events calendar and Facebook.com/PillsburyFreeLibrary/events for Zoom Link.

“The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” will be presented at the Warner Town Hall on April 21; 7:30 PM, April 22; 7:30 PM and April 23; 2:00 PM, by The Sunapee Kearsarge Intercommunity Theater (SKIT). The tales of the Brothers Grimm - 209 of them (mostly). in a fast paced, rollicking ride as 8 cast members play 40 roles from Little Red, to The Crab People, Faithful Johannes, to Rapunzel with her hair, and many more. Tickets available at Mainstreet Bookends in Warner, or at https://skitnh.org. $20 Adults, $15 Students and Seniors. Questions? Call Kendra 603-455-6934.

Charlotte's Web will be presented on Saturday May 6 at 4 pm at Warner Town Hall by the Pillsbury Free Library's Book Nook Theater Group. Price of admission is an item for the Warner Area Food Pantry. Refreshment sale at intermission will benefit the Library.

Community Reading of Charles Simic poems, "Come Closer and Listen" Sunday, May 7, 3-5 pm at Hopkinton Town Library. Each pre-selected reader will read one poem.

Family workshop on Saturday, May 13 at 10-11:30 am at the NH Telephone Museum! Listen with your child(ren) as the author reads The Colors of New Hampshire, watch a demonstration by the illustrator, and create a bookmark. Members FREE/Nonmembers $5 per person. Sign up at website: www.nhtelephonemuseum.org

Get ready for Spring into Warner on Saturday, May 20! Annual Arts celebration and opening day for Warner Area Farmer's Market. This event is held outdoors along Main Street, with performances by Kearsarge Conservatory for the Performing Arts inside Town Hall. To sell crafts or farmer's market items, or share your musical talents, sign up at https://KearsargChamber.org or contact the Farmer's Market. $15 for vendors, free for art/craft demos or musicians. A great networking event!

Kimball-Jenkins art classes in Concord egistration is open. Some classes are lead by local residents such as Mary Mead. adult classes youth/teen classes & workshops

Considering hosting an exchange student? Host families volunteer to provide room, board and a supportive family environment. Host families can choose a student who looks to be a good fit for their family's interests and lifestyle. Local support is provided to students, host families and schools. Email madeleine@madeleineblanz.com

Coaches, Scout leaders, Faith leaders, Music/drama/art teachers, Rec center leaders, i.e. YMCA - summer camps/programs, Librarians, Anyone in position to mentor youth: The Project ECHO Team at Dartmouth Health invites you to attend the ECHO series

Recognizing and Responding to Youth in Distress. 5 sessions, starting May 2, 2023 Every other Tuesday from 12:00-1:00 pm EST (last 2 sessions are weekly)

This interactive, web-based learning series will provide tools for school staff, coaches, and community youth leaders to better support the increased number of youth under stress and in distress.  To register, visit: https://connect.echodartmouth-hitchcock.org/Series/Registration/1586

Still time to get your teens to vote for their favorite 2023 Flume and Isinglass titles! Voting will be open through the month of April. Isinglass 2023 Voting Flume 2023 Voting

MainStreet Warner, Inc. is accepting applications for the Jim Mitchell Scholarship, awarded annually to graduating high school seniors who have had a beneficial impact on the community. The application deadline is May 1. Details at mainstreetwarnerinc.org.

Charlie Mac’s Pizzaria will re-open Friday April 21 and resume being open Mondays, (7 days /week) starting Monday April 24th.

Sweet Beet Market + Cafe is now hiring part time and full time. Weekends needed most, but weekdays also needed. 25% discount on all products for employees and a meal credit with every shift! Learn more and apply: www.bit.ly/KFHapply or visit 11 West Main Street in Bradford, NH for an application.

Kearsarge Food hub is hosting Farmer meet-ups partnering with Vital Communities: Come tonight April 20th from 6:00-7:30pm to gather over a shared meal for Part 2 of three, Strengthening connections amongst farmers. Talk about the upcoming season, anticipated challenges, and how we can nurture a supportive agricultural community in our area. Learn about the services that Farm Strong NH can provide to NH farmers.

www.bit.ly/farmermeetup 11 West Main Street, Bradford NH (home of Sweet Beet!)

Native American Stories of the Night Sky Friday, April 21⋅7:00 – 8:30pm at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, outdoors. This live program is free, thanks to the generosity of New Hampshire Humanities and is in partnership with the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center. Please dress for the weather and bring blankets and camp chairs for a night of stargazing and storytelling around a campfire at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum. Telescopes will be set up for viewing. This event depends on having clear skies!

Sunday, May 7 is the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum’s 4th Annual Founders' Day in celebration of founders Bud and Nancy Thompson. The Dineh Tah' Navajo Dance troupe will give a cultural presentation and dance performance. Help MKIM appreciate our past and focus on the future; enjoy refreshments, music, raffles, and fellowship. Founders' Day Event Page

The NH Telephone Museum will have its 2023 GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION on Friday May 5 [Cinco de Mayo] from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. register now for a festive evening and unveiling of the 2023 Special Exhibit. Bring your smartphone...this year's exhibit will have you snapping a selfie! Members FREE  Non-Members $10.00 which includes Hors d'oeuvres, and one complimentary glass of sangria. Online registration HERE - will close at 12 pm on Wednesday, May 3.  Walk-ins will be accepted, however admission is $15 with payment at the door.

NHTM will also hold the drawing for a BLUE MAN GROUP raffle at the event– details here – raffle tickets can still be purchased! $10 each or 3 for $25. ​You do not need to be present to win. Proceeds benefit educational outreach & collections care.

The Nature Discovery Center is looking for volunteers for the upcoming season. We welcome retirees, college-age students, and high school students. Please call Sandra Martin, director/founder, (603-822-2334) if you are interested in volunteering.

Located across from the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, Warner, the Nature Discovery Center opens for its 68th year on June 3, 2023, at 10:30 am. Hours will be 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM on Saturdays and noon – 4:30 PM on Sundays, or by appointment on weekdays for groups.  

The Center is also looking for new Board Members. If you think you might be interested, please contact Sandra Martin at the number above. https://ndcnh.org

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April is National Humor Month!

Fair Weather by Richard Peck

"Thirteen-year-old Rosie Beckett has never strayed further from her family's farm than a horse can pull a cart. Then a letter from her Aunt Euterpe arrives, and everything changes. It's 1893, the year of the World's Columbian Exposition-the "wonder of the age"-a.k.a. the Chicago World's Fair. Aunt Euterpe is inviting the Becketts to come for a visit and go to the fair! Award-winning author Richard Peck's fresh, realistic, and fun-filled writing truly brings the World's Fair-and Rosie and her family-to life." GoodReads.com

Burger Wuss by M.T.Anderson

"Anthony has never been able to stand up for himself—that is, not until his girlfriend is in someone else’s arms. Then Anthony vows revenge and devises the Plan. It begins with getting a job at the fast-food restaurant where his nemesis happens to be a star employee. But when the Plan is finally in place, will Anthony’s hunger for revenge be satisfied? Will he prove he’s not a wuss?" -Amazon

The Food Pantry at 49 West Main Street is open Monday to Thursday 11 am to 1 pm

Volunteers and the United Church of Warner are hosting a fundraising pancake breakfast on Saturday April 22, 2023 from 7:30 – 11 a.m. for the town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, a town of almost 1900 people devastated on March 24, 2023 when an EF4 tornado ripped through town killing sixteen people and injuring many more. Pancakes, waffles, home fries, baked beans, sausage and beverages. $12 for adults, children 7 – 12 $5, and six and under free. If you can’t attend but would like to donate, send a check to the United Church of Warner, PO Box 203, Warner, 03278 labelled as for Rolling Fork.

There are still some well water sampling test kits available at the library for sampling your own well water for submission to NH DES (drop off in Concord).

Bradford PD is alerting people about a scam email where users are notified that "Paypal has detected a fraudulent use of their account and for security reasons, the purchase was denied". Users are asked to call into a phone number listed for more information on the transaction. This is a SCAM and the number does not go to PayPal. This group, if you call, will even provide paperwork from your local bank making it all seem real. It is NOT. Do not send them money to offset the transaction while they work to get your money back. It never left in the first place. You can easily log into your account and see messages sent from PayPal. You will NOT have one about this because it's a SCAM.

Warner's new COVID-19 cases reported: 0 since Thursday 4/13/23. Total so far 792 as of 4/20/23 www.wmur.com/article/covid-19-cases-nh-town/37155089#. (Updated Thursdays). Note that reported numbers do not reflect all cases due to home testing.

CDC covid-19 county data site https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view.

FREE At-Home Covid-19 Test Kits can be picked up at the Library, and at Town Hall, courtesy of NH DHHS. Tests are good until October 2023. For businesses and non-profits, or parents who want youth size masks, ask us for boxes of masks.

CDC guidelines for isolation and quarantine:

warner.lib.nh.us/warner-events-calendar, nh365.org, visitnh.gov, kearsargecalendar.com nhhumanities.org/programs/upcoming, centerfortheartsnh.org Arts calendar

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