The Mulberry Tree & The Logo
This wonderful tree has become the focal point for the Jim Mitchell Community Park, and the logo for MainStreet Warner, Inc. as designed by Colin Nevins.
About MainStreet Warner, Inc.
MainStreet Warner, Inc. became a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation in August of 2002 to further an appreciation for Warner; our businesses, organizations and schools; our writers, artists, musicians and theater groups; to promote historic preservation and community building; and to assist in child and adult literacy.
In keeping with our mission, our current programs include:
- the construction of the Jim Mitchell Community Park and the MainStreet Warner Stage in the Central Village of Warner NH, through donations and volunteers, based on the principles of sustainability
- the MainStreet Warner Annual Literacy Project, bringing influential local authors and their books to each student at Simonds Elementary School
- the Jim Mitchell Annual Scholarship, awarded each year to students entering college who demonstrate having made a positive impact on the Warner community
- the Jim Mitchell Local Hero Book Award at Simonds School, honoring one graduating fifth grade boy and girl Simonds Elementary School End of School Celebration 2016
- the promotion of local authors, musicians, artists and performers through public appearances
- weekly Farmers Markets in the park
Community Involvement
MainStreet Warner, Inc. is housed in MainStreet MarketPlace & Gallery, part of MainStreet BookEnds. It is a member of the Kearsarge Chamber of Commerce. The non-profit works with the Pillsbury Free Library, and with other non-profits such as the Warner Fall Foliage Festival, Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, Warner Historical Society, and New Hampshire Telephone Museum, and works to support all the small businesses including Warner's four restaurants; The Foothills, The Local, Charlie Macs, and The Schoolhouse Cafe. We are maintained in all things computer by CherryWind Technologies, Inc. The Jim Mitchell Community Park has been designed and built by Pellettieri Associates. The MainStreet Warner stage was built by an amazing band of carpenters, led by Peter Ladd, Robert Shoemaker and Charlie Betz. The rainwater irrigation system was designed and constructed by Greenleaf Irrigation, and the solar array was installed by Harmony Energy Works.
MainStreet Warner Board of Directors
Neil D. Nevins Matthias Nevins
Deb Cantrell Chuck Huckins
Lucinda McQueen Ben Dobrowski
Faith Minton Chuck Austin
Katharine Mitchell Nevins George Smith
Jim Mitchell
From The Warner Town Report of 2009, which was dedicated to Jim:
" 'Just one more reason why something wonderful is happening in Warner' is the phrase from Jim Mitchell, as he tirelessly promoted the virtues of life in the town of Warner. Jim died on June 4, 2008, but not before leaving an indelible mark in creating, along with his sister and brother-in-law, MainStreet BookEnds of Warner in 1998. The bookstore became the focal point and gathering place for the town. Here he coordinated over 300 events a year, including concerts, lectures, classes, story hours and the meeting of presidential primary candidates. He was a former director of the Warner Fall Foliage Festival, served on numerous town committees, and was named Warner's Citizen of the Year in 2004.
Jim had influence on people far from Warner, but he most loved to promote and encourage all artists, writers, musicians, and children who live in Warner. To help promote all things cultural and educational in Warner, he created the non-profit community foundation, MainStreet Warner, Inc. in 2002. For his support of the children and education, The Simonds Elementary School named their library after him. To honor Jim's spirit and life work, his dream for a community park between the bookstore and the Pillsbury Free Library is currently coming to fruition, his gift to the town he so loved, through MainStreet Warner, Inc. also named in his honor."
The Jim Mitchell Community Park will serve as a magnet for the gifts, talents, and resources that the people of Warner and the surrounding area have to give, as well as provide an inviting outdoor place for people to relax, meet, and talk with friends and neighbors. The park will stand as a daily reminder to us to move respectfully, with humor and grace towards others and to always remember that..."Something wonderful is happening right here in Warner."