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BBACC Connects
November 9, 2017
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Last Week's poll results: You said No, your business is not currently open on Sundays.
Did last week's storm result in loss of revenue for your business?
Take the poll at the bottom of the newsletter.
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Tozier's Turkey Trek - Sunday, November 19
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Sunday, November 19, 2017. Registration at 11am – Your quest starts at 12:00pm
Entry fee $4.00 a person or $2.00 a person with a toiletry donation for the Bucksport community Concerns pantry or Pet Supplies for the Bucksport Animal Shelter.
What are we racing for?
Like a traditional scavenger hunt, you’ll meet at the beginning, split into teams and compete against each other. There are 4 hidden Turkey Idols, all within 30 minutes of Bucksport. Teams receive a clue sheet at the start of the race. Each clue will lead you to an idol or other challenge. As teams complete each challenge, which may have them find cool things, solve riddles, take goofy photos and more, they’ll upload their pictures to the Tozier’s Turkey Trek event page on Facebook. If done correctly, each time your team will be entered in the drawing for a turkey fryer. The teams that retrieve the Idols, complete the Idol Picture Challenges and bring them back to the chamber will be awarded a frozen turkey Certificate (Thanks to Tozier’s Family Markets). Limit one TURKEY idol per team.
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I want in! When and where do I need to be?
The race officially begins at 12 PM, November 19, 2017 so please arrive at the Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce office, 52 Main Street, Bucksport at 11 AM. There will be a check-in desk to pay your entry fee and receive your team bibs. Clues will be handed out to the team captains right before the race begins. You only have two hours to complete your quest! Teams will be disqualified if they have not returned to the chamber by 2:00pm.
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BBACC Hosts Ribbon Cutting in Bucksport for Small Business Saturday
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Everyone is invited on Small Business
Saturday, November 25th
to help us cut a ribbon across Main Street in Bucksport at 10 a.m. to officially open the holiday shopping season. We encourage all other towns in our area to do the same. We'd love to see a ribbon cutting in your town. Contact us if you need help organizing your own ribbon cutting across your Main Street. Supporting independently owned businesses helps all of us in our community not just at the holidays but all year round. Invite everyone to come and shop, dine and enjoy the seasons best.
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Welcome New Chamber Members!
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We'd like to welcome the following new Chamber members!
- We've had the pleasure of meeting with Richard Petersen of AskHelpful.com when he came in to the office to join the Chamber. He offers sales and consulting of VOIP Phone Systems, Credit Card Processing, Fiber Optic Internet, MSP- Computer Systems, and secure data backup. If you have questions or want to learn more feel free to call 1-888-782-5178.
- Help us welcome one of our newest Chamber Members, our neighbors, Napa Auto Parts in Bucksport. Stop by 38 Main Street, or give them a call at 207.469.7903. We're excited to have Shane and his crew as a part of the Chamber.
- Blossoms By The Bay Floral Designs has recently opened the doors at 74 Main Street in Bucksport! Have questions about your floral design needs, call 702-9030. Dawna will be there to greet you between the hours of 10am and 6pm. Stop by soon to get a nice surprise for someone special.
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A.D.A.P.T. "Second Chance" Survey
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The Town of Bucksport, in partnership with the Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC), is working to develop a community-supported vision and plan for the future of the former Paper Mill property. The project is being funded through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Area-Wide Planning Program. The outcome of the process will be an achievable and community-driven redevelopment plan for the Bucksport Mill property.
If you missed the Open House event last month and would still like to have your voice heard you can fill out this survey.
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Fall Pledge Drive at WERU
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Fall Pledge Drive, November 4-11!
Let’s work together, on Saturday, November 4 through Saturday morning, November 11, to make WERU sustainable and strong! Our goals through the end of the year are $80,000 and 100 New Members, and we can only do it with your financial support. So please call the pledge line at (800) 643-6273, or contribute online at
weru.org. All the diverse and great music, all the informative news and public affairs programs, and all the interesting spoken short features depend on you. Become a New Member or Sustaining Member. Become a Business Member. Increase your Sustainer amount. Make an additional gift. There are many ways to contribute to WERU. Thank you for your support!
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Bucksport UMC Harvest Dinner
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Friday, November 10
Seating is at 5:30 p.m. - Reservation only
Please call 469-3622 to reserve
Bucksport United Methodist Church
71 Franklin Street, Bucksport Maine
Don't Feel like cooking on a friday night? Bucksport UMC Harvest Dinner with Roast Pork or Turkey at 5:30p.m. This Friday November 10th. All the fixings, beverage and pie for dessert, all for $8 per person. Want to grab and go? we'll do take out for you! Limited number of meals available so call for a reservation 469-3622. If get answering machine leave message and number so we can call you back to confirm!
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Bucksport Area Child Care Center kicked off their annual Sock Drive last week. Every November the children in the after-school program collect new socks for those in need. Last year the children collected 274 pairs of socks to donate! We are hoping to collect even more this year. To donate socks, please call us at 469-7623 to arrange a drop off time. Thank you for your help!
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The Town of Bucksport Holiday decorating committee needs you!
Saturday, November 11
- 10:00 a.m. volunteers needed to help put Christmas trees in barrels
Saturday, November 18
- 9:00 a.m.
meet at the Town Office and help us decorate the downtown! Trees, poles, and buildings downtown will be decorated for the season!
Contact Chris at the Bucksport Town office 469.7368 or 991.7500 for more information.
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Camera Basics Workshop & Toys for Tots at Lighthouse Arts Center!
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Saturday, November 11, 1:00-3:00pm
$25.00
Instructor: Michele Barker
In this class, we will discuss camera modes - Auto, Program, etc., along with what AV, TV, etc, means on the camera. It is helpful for students to bring their camera to make the connection between discussions and the physical camera. This class will benefit students new to photography, and looking to build a foundation for more knowledge in the subject.
Geared towards point and shoot and DSLR cameras.
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Lighthouse Arts Center is happy to announce that they will be accepting donations for Toys for Tots throughout the months of November and December! Stop by to make a donation of a new, unwrapped toy. All donations are greatly appreciated!
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Orland Dog Park Fundraiser
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Orland Dog Park Fundraiser
Your canine friends will be thrilled to hear that there is a local dog park in the works in Orland, ME! The Orland Community Center has a great lot that is quickly turning into a dog friendly hot spot. We cannot wait to get the remaining funds and build another community attraction that is clearly in high demand. The park is due to open mid-November.
Sunday, November 12, Join the 2.6-mile walk on the Wildlands' Valley Road, starting from South Gate on Rte. 1 at 10:00am. Registration is $20/family. No more than two dog-friendly dogs per person; you MUST have leashes and poop bags. Register with Kristina Bowden at
[email protected] or 469.5656. Sponsored by Orland Community Center. Please contact Mike Malenfant or Karen Lanpher at 469.7691 with any questions about the dog park.
Please share this information with your fellow dog families, you can like the
Town of Orland Facebook Page to follow the progress.
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Senior Meals Calendar & Center Activities
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Mondays:
Aerobics 8-9am
Knitting and Crocheting 9:30-11am
Skip-Bo Cards 9:30-11am
"3-13" Cards 12:30-2pm
Poker & Hand and Foot Cards 5:30-9pm
Bridge Games - 6:30pm (not during the summer months)
Tuesdays:
Evening Bingo 5:45-8pm
Day Quilters - 1st Tuesday 9am to 3pm
Wednesdays:
Aerobics 8-9am
Skip-Bo Cards 9:30-11am
Scrabble 12:15-2pm
Thursdays:
Bridge 12:30-4pm
Poker & Scat/31 Cards 5:30-9pm
Fridays:
Aerobics 8-9am
Skip-Bo Cards 10-11am
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Playing at the Alamo Theatre...
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Marshall
Sponsored by Penobscot Film Society
November 10-12, 2017
Biography | Drama
Friday & Saturday 6 & 8:30pm
Sunday at 2* & 6pm
118 minutes
PG-13
Based on an early trial in the career of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. It follows the young lawyer (Chadwick Boseman) to conservative Connecticut to defend a black chauffeur (Sterling K. Brown) charged with sexual assault and attempted murder of his white socialite employer (Kate Hudson). Muzzled by a segregationist court, Marshall partners with a courageous young Jewish lawyer, Samuel Friedman (Josh Gad). Together they mount the defense in an environment of racism and Anti-Semitism. The high profile case and the partnership with Friedman served as a template for Marshall's creation of the NAACP legal defense fund.
*The 2pm Sunday show will feature OPEN CAPTIONS.
Fri 10 Nov, 6:00 pm
Fri 10 Nov, 8:30 pm
Sat 11 Nov, 6:00 pm
Sat 11 Nov, 8:30 pm
Sun 12 Nov, 2:00 pm*
Sun 12 Nov, 6:00 pm
General Admission $8
Students/Seniors $7
Members $5
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The Local Variety Tea Garden Watercolour Doodling Event
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Join The Local Variety and Aeriana Blue for a night of creativity and fun! Treat yourself to an evening tea party complete with relaxing and rejuvinating colorful art. No previous art experience needed!
Aeriana will be showing us how to create watercolour floral doodles. $22 Price includes all supplies (including a frame!) and light refreshments!
Space is limited and pre-registration is required- register
online
or stop in to get on the list!
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Screening Benefits PMM Photo Archives
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Monday, November 13
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Colonial Theater, 163 High St, Belfast, ME
$12 members, children and students
$15 non-members
We are excited to bring Portland based filmmaker Tonya Shevenell to the Colonial theatre to screen her film The Home Road.
Screening Benefits the Penobscot Marine Museum Photo Archives.
For more information or to purchase tickets by phone, please call 207-548-2529.
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Building a Recovery Community
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Potluck and Information Session Set for
November 14, 2017 5:30pm to 7pm
Are you interested in helping those seeking recovery? Would you be interested in becoming a Healthy Acadia volunteer and giving back to families, friends and communities that have been affected by substance use disorders? If so, please join Healthy Acadia’s substance prevention specialists for a potluck dinner and information session from 5:30pm to 7:00pm on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at Your Place, Inc., Old Mill Road, Ellsworth.
Event attendees will meet others who are interested in promoting recovery, discuss recovery supports and building a recovery community, explore ways to develop and become involved in a Recovery Resource Network in Hancock County, hear about existing programs and volunteer opportunities in Hancock and Washington counties, and find out how they can become a Healthy Acadia Recovery Coach Volunteer or a Project Hope Angel, and more.
For more information please contact Denise Black
[email protected] find us on Facebook at Healthy Acadia, or call 667-7171 x15.
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Attention Main Street Businesses in Bucksport:
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Tuesday, November 14 at 5:30pm
Macleod's Restaurant
Main Street Bucksport and MacLeod's Restaurant are hosting a downtown business planning meeting to help coordinate holiday activities. Please spread the word and plan to attend if you own or work at at a downtown business! And big thanks to George MacLeod for hosting!
Downtown business owners and employees are invited to an after work social at MacLeods Restaurant to discuss upcoming holiday events. Share your plans and ideas and learn about Small Business Saturday initiatives, downtown decorating, the tree lighting, the Parade of Lights, and more!
Food and drinks courtesy MacLeod's Restaurant (thanks George!)
Share with any and all of your downtown colleagues. We don't have an email address for everyone. Questions? Contact Brook at
[email protected] or 479-3933
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Bucksport Regional Health Center Annual Health Fair
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Bucksport Regional Health Center is holding their annual Senior Health Fair,
Wednesday November 15, 10:00am to 1:00pm. There will be 25 vendors, screenings including blood pressure, blood sugar, balance, and skin cancer checks. There will be prizes giveaways, food tastings, and Bucksport Police will be there to take back your expired medications. This is a great fair so we hope you will be able to attend. If you need a ride, call City Cabs at 942-4990. You can get a ride for just $1.
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Developing Bucksport Community Heart and Soul Statements
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You're invited to discover what matters to the people in our community. Please join us in reviewing all the comments you've shared with Heart & Soul during the last year and a half. Help us create a set of Heart & Soul shared statements of what matters most about our community.
Thursday, November 16, 2017
from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at 72 Main Street, H&S Headquarters. The community theme is education, vibrant downtown, and infrastructure. Food and beverages will be served.
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IRS Statement on 2018 Filing Season Start Date
The IRS has not yet announced a date that it will begin accepting individual tax returns for the 2018 tax filing season. At the present time, the IRS is continuing to update its programming and processing systems for 2018. In addition, the IRS continues to closely monitor potential legislation that could affect the 2018 tax season, including a number of “extender” tax provisions that expired at the end of 2016 that could potentially be renewed for tax year 2017 by Congress.
The IRS anticipates it will not be at a point to announce a filing season start date until later in the calendar year. The IRS will continue to work closely with the nation’s tax professionals and software community as preparations continue for the 2018 tax filing season.
Speculation on the Internet that the IRS will begin accepting tax returns on Jan. 22 or after the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday in January is inaccurate and misleading; no such date has been set.
Refund Timing
In addition, the IRS cautions taxpayers from relying on misleading refund charts on the internet that project tax refund dates. Any speculation about refund dates in 2018 is premature. In addition, these refund charts can overlook that many different factors affect the timing of tax refunds, ranging from the accuracy of information on the return to whether a taxpayer files electronically. In addition, the IRS and state revenue departments have increased their security protocols against identity theft and refund fraud, which also can affect the timing of federal and state refunds.
The IRS issues more than nine out of 10 refunds in less than 21 days. However, it’s possible your tax return may require additional review and take longer. Where’s My Refund? has the most up to date information available about your refund. The tool is updated no more than once a day so you don’t need to check more often. If you use a mobile device you can download the IRS2Go app to check your refund status.
E-File coupled with Direct Deposit remains the fastest way for taxpayers to receive their refunds.
Due to law changes first affecting last year’s returns, the IRS cannot issue refunds for tax returns claiming the EITC or ACTC before mid-February. This law requires the IRS to hold the entire refund — even the portion not associated with the EITC or ACTC. However, there is no need to wait to file such returns since the IRS will process them to the point of refund and then begin refund release when permitted by law.
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Yoga with Naomi
Beginner-Friendly Healing Hatha Yoga
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Orland: Tuesdays
Gentle, beginner-friendly yoga classes for adults and teens.
Tuesday nights, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
November 7, 21, 28; Dec 5, 12 (No class November 14th)
Orland Community Center, Room 20 (Schoolhouse Road)
$12 to drop in
$50 for 5 classes
Discounts for first-responders
Free to cancer patients, survivors, and their caregivers
Bucksport: Wednesdays
Every Wednesday, our longest-running Yoga with Naomi class meets from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at Bucksport Regional Health Center in Bucksport. Gentle, warm and friendly, this class is a welcoming space for yogis of any ability, age, or body type.
Bucksport Regional Health Center
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Gentle, healing hatha
Mats and props provided.
Everyone welcome.
$12 to drop in for a single class.
Sign up at the start of a 5-week series and pay $50 for 5 classes.
No class: November 15th.
Ellsworth: Tuesdays & Thursdays
These classes are gentle, healing hatha classes; free and open to cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. Call the Center at 207-664-0339 or email [email protected]. You can find us at 23 Commerce Park in Ellsworth. Drop-in any time.
Tuesdays
4 - 5 p.m.
Gentle, healing hatha
Mats and props provided.
Everyone welcome.
No cost.
No class November 14th.
Thursdays
1 - 2 p.m.
Gentle, healing hatha
Mats and props provided.
Everyone welcome.
No cost.
No class: November 16th, 23rd
David Walker also teaches a Beth Wright-sponsored gentle yoga class for cancer patients and survivors at Blue Hill Yoga on Mondays 3-4 p.m. There is no cost for the class and all are welcome.
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MEMA Economic Recovery Efforts - Business Survey
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Maine Emergency Management Agency Economic Recovery Efforts - Business Survey
Surveys must be received by TODAY Thursday, November 9th at 10 am.
After last week’s devastating storm, the state is currently trying to calculate both direct and indirect damages from the downed trees and power lines that resulted in more than 400,000 electricity consumers losing power for days, including businesses across the state.
On behalf of the Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is the lead state agency for economic recovery efforts following a major event such as the late October storm. In order to begin that effort and to seek available resources, MEMA must assess the damage and prepare documentation to submit to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) all within 30 days.
To help DECD capture as much information as possible from impacted businesses, we would like you to complete the following
survey and e-mail it back to the Department. Completed surveys may be emailed back to DECD at the following address: [email protected]. If you know of businesses still without power, individuals may contact the Department by phone in an effort to complete the form by the deadline.
The form is asking for an estimate of uninsured losses as a direct result of the storm and sustained power outage. According to DECD, the goal is for businesses to be able to access the Small Business Administration’s federal resources to cover those uninsured losses.
For more information, please feel free to contact Deborah Johnson, Director, Office of Community Development (DECD) at (207) 624-9817, fax (207) 287-8070,
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BRHC Free Medicare Eduactional Meeting
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Attend a FREE Medicare Educational Meeting
Hurry! Learn More about your Medicare options this fall from October 11th - November 28th.
Remember the Medicare Annual Election Period runs from October 15th through December 7th. This is a great time to review your health care coverage. *Not to be confused with the Affordable Care Act. The ACA or Obamacare open enrollment runs Nov. 1-Dec. 15. Call Denise, the Certified Application Specialist at 469.7371, option 6, to answer questions or walk you through the process.
All meetings are from 10am to 12pm
Bucksport Regional Health Center
Education Room
110 Broadway
Bucksport, ME 04416
11/15, 11/22, & 11/28
Call Today to Reserve Your Seat:
1.844.879.4369
8:30am to 5pm Monday-Friday.
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Paint a Turkey at Lighthouse Arts Center
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Paint a Thanksgiving Turkey Decoration at Lighthouse Arts Center on
November 18, 10am-12pm. $25 in advance!
Visit their website or call to register so they know they have enough supplies.
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Sandy Point Congregational Church Christmas Fair
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The Ladies Aid of the Sandy Point Congregational Church will hold its Christmas Fair on
Saturday, November 18 from 9:00 am till 1:00 pm. There will be luncheon served at 11:00 with homemade sandwiches, soup and dessert. The feature raffle item is a handmade quilt with the pattern called Wonky Stars. A wheel of Vermont Cheddar Cheese, gift baskets, cutlery, jewelry and homemade candy, fudge and baked goods are all for sale and plenty of good will for free. Everyone is welcome. The Fair is at the American Legion Hall on 685 Rt. 1 in the Sandy Point village of Stockton Springs. FYI call 323-7900
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DIY Shampoo, Conditioner & Lip Balm Class
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Monday, November 20
6:00pm to 7:30pm
The Local Variety , 79 Main Street Bucksport
Students will create two 8 oz bottles of herbal shampoo or 4 shampoo bars, two 8 oz bottles of conditioner, and 6 lip balms. Join Sean and Sonja Twombly of Lally Broch Farm as they walk you through creating a simple herbal shampoo made from all natural ingredients like goat's milk, herb infused water, honey, aloe vera gel, Vitamin E, infused olive oil and essential oils. You'll love creating a hair-loving conditioner which features, sweet almond oil, Vitamin E, and Vegetable Glycerin. Sonja will talk you through using emulsifiers to help your finished products to stay combined and discuss the use of preservatives. Finish off your class by creating six tubes of vegan lip balm from Candelilla wax, cocoa butter, coconut oils, and flavorings (optional).
Cost for this class is $60. Payment can be made online using a credit or debit card or stop in to the store to pay with cash, check or a card. Pre-Registration is required and class size is limited!
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Fir Tipping & Wreath Making Workshop with GPMCT
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Fir Tipping & Wreath Making Workshop
Sunday, November 19 from 10:00-11:30 am in the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands to gather balsam fir tips, then come to our Wreath-making Workshop from 12:30-3 pm at Craig Brook Nat'l Fish Hatchery. Tipping is free and open to the public; non-commercial tippers only. Meet at the Wildlands South Gate at 10 am on Rte. 1 near Rte. 176 with your own snips to collect balsam greenery. Guidance provided! At 12:30 pm, make your own balsam fir wreath to take home. Connie Tuller will lead this free workshop indoors at Craig Brook Nat'l Fish Hatchery on Hatchery Road in East Orland for ages 8 to 88. Wreath rings and wire and fir branches will be supplied; bring your own sturdy snips. Space is limited for the workshop; you must pre-register at 469-6929 or
[email protected]. You're welcome to do one or both activities; snacks provided in the afternoon, but BYO lunch.
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Orland United Methodist Church is holding its Annual Christmas Craft Fair on
Saturday, November 25
from 9:00am to 2:00pm at the Orland UMC Church on Narramissic Drive in Orland. Always a good time, everyone is welcome!
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Small Business Saturday - Nov. 25
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Did your business sign up for your materials to give to your customers on Small Business Saturday? If not, you can still create custom materials to download!
The Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is a champion of Small Business Saturday and have some really great materials for our Chamber members to use on Saturday, November 25!
If you are interested please feel free to pick up at the Chamber office (52 Main Street, Bucksport), first come first serve. We have limited materials.
Show love for your favorite places!
#shopsmall
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Christmas Tree Sale Benefits GPMCT
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Christmas Tree Sale
Sunday, November 26, 12-3 pm
Choose and cut a Christmas tree in Orland Village this year; proceeds will benefit your local land trust, GPMCT! Join us at John & Diane Barlow's, 15 Cross Road, where both sheared and open-grown fir trees, large and small, await. Cookies and cocoa, cutting help and handsaws available; no chainsaws please. Take Dark Mountain Road off Rte. 166 in Orland Village, turn left on Cross Road; follow the signs. Check
web or
Facebook for weather updates or cancellations,
[email protected], or 930-9730.
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FREE Senior Exercise Class Begins in Bucksport in January
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Seniors, Be Safe and Become Stronger through Bone Builders
In collaboration with the Bucksport Area Senior Center, the University of Maine Center on Aging is planning to offer a free senior exercise class beginning in January called Bone Builders through its Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). The class will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-2:30pm.
Osteoporosis is a condition in which bone mineral density decreases, resulting in the bones becoming thin, brittle, and easily fractured. According to the National Institutes of Health, 10 million Americans already have osteoporosis and 34 million more have low bone mass, placing them at increased risk for the disease. The RSVP Bone Builders Osteoporosis Exercise and Prevention Program is an evidence-based program originally developed by researchers at Tufts University who found that adults can improve their strength and fitness at any age. Researchers have demonstrated that this low-impact weight-training exercise program can improve balance, bone density, and muscle strength, and promote increased leisure time physical activity in seniors. These improvements reduce the risk of falls which can have devastating health and financial effects on older adults, in some cases, compromising their ability to live independently.
Bone Builders requires two trained leaders. We are looking for candidates who are 55 years of age or older, with medical clearance, willing to undergo training both in leadership and in conducting osteoporosis education and exercise classes. Once trained, the lay leader will undergo periodic monitoring and a yearly retraining.
Bone Builder classes accommodate 12-15 male and female participants who are 50 years of age and older with stable health (medical clearance is required). Classes run one and a half hours and meet twice weekly for six months or longer.
If you are interested in leading or attending a Bone Builders class in Bucksport, contact Paula Burnett at the UM Center on Aging RSVP at (207) 262-7926 or
paula.burnett@ maine.edu
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RSVP Bone Builders receives partial funding from the United Way of Eastern Maine and the Corporation for National and Community Service.
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Camden National Bank Launches "CamdenCircle"
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Camden National Bank Launches Customer Experience Program “CamdenCircle”
And intensifies commitment to delight customers and meet their evolving banking needs.
Camden National Bank recently announced the launch of a new customer experience initiative called CamdenCircle, aimed at continuously collecting and processing customer feedback in order to meet customers’ evolving needs. CamdenCircle brings to life the bank’s vision of providing simple, secure, and innovative banking products and services. As the CamdenCircle effort has developed, customer loyalty has increased significantly as measured through ongoing listening channels, including customer surveys and a newly launched feedback submission portal.
Chief Experience & Marketing Officer, Renée Smyth shared, “In today’s financial services landscape, we recognize that it isn’t enough to offer incredible customer service alone. At Camden National Bank, we also strive to empower our customers to bank the way they want with innovative products that make banking convenient and secure. CamdenCircle is our commitment to listen to our customers and employees for the input that shapes how we do business and implement new technology. CamdenCircle functions as a positive feedback cycle—as our customers and employees speak, we continue to develop products and services that speak to them.”
Last year, Camden National Bank was the first Maine-based bank to offer 24/7 live phone support and to issue 77,000 EMV chip debit cards with enhanced fraud detection. This year, they added Live Chat as a resource for customers in online and mobile banking. They have innovated in the digital space with MortgageTouch, a simplified online mortgage application tool for those looking to buy or refinance a home, and with TreasuryLink, a comprehensive online treasury management system for business customers.
A community bank headquartered in Maine, Camden National Bank prides itself on providing smart and friendly financial service in addition to the latest digital banking products for its customers. Smyth added, “We are proud to be a bank that can offer the best of both worlds for our customers: competitive products across innovative user platforms and the financial expertise of local decision-makers. With CamdenCircle at the forefront of our company ethos, we will continue to deliver the online and in-person banking experience that our customers have told us they want and need.”
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Non Profits invited to speak on the air at WERU as part of Giving Tuesday Nov. 28
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Giving Tuesday is celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, this year on November 28. Giving Tuesday is all about celebrating and supporting nonprofit organization that do important work in local communities and statewide, everything from fighting poverty to developing our Main Streets to promoting the arts and more.
WERU Community Radio in East Orland will celebrate Giving Tuesday by airing two hour-long live special broadcasts at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the theme of “Giving Voice to Our Community.” Nonprofit organizations of all kinds are invited to call the WERU studio at 469-0500 or toll-free at 866-625-9378, and speak over the airwaves to share a little bit about their organizations and the ways that the public can support them. Each nonprofit representative will have three minutes to speak.
Learn more at http://weru.org or by contacting Matt Murphy at
[email protected]
or 469-6600. WERU is a not-for-profit organization and a proud member of the Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. Listen to WERU at 89.9 FM along the coast from Waldoboro to Gouldsboro, 99.9 FM in Greater Bangor and online at
our website.
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Did last week's storm result in loss of revenue for your business?
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24/7 Information Center
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[BUCKSPORT, ME, 04416]
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