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BBACC Connects
November 30, 2017
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Last Week's poll results: You said you put up your Christmas decorations in the weeks before Christmas.
BBACC is trying to build a membership committee, are you interested in getting involved?
Take the poll at the bottom of the newsletter.
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Thank You for coming out to our Shop Small Saturday Ribbon Cuttings!
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#ThinkLocalFirst Campaign
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The Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is encouraging people to “Think Local First” by shopping at Home for the Holidays. Supporting independently owned businesses helps all of us in our community not just at the holidays but all year round.
As part of our month long celebration we are bringing back a contest where shoppers can win a prize! $100 Cash provided by Main Street Bucksport, an additional $50 cash provided by Head of the Bay Business Alliance, a BookStacks “Still Mill” prize package, and Bangor Daily News has added a free year subscription to Bangor Metro Magazine.
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We need your help to encourage customers to shop local and show them how they can win! Anytime someone shops with a small business in any of the communities the Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce represents for goods or services and “Thinks Local First” they can present their receipt to the Chamber and fill out a ballot to enter to win. Another way shoppers can qualify is if they take a selfie while shopping, “check-in” to the business and submit it to the Chamber's Facebook page using the hashtag #thinklocalfirst. The final way customers can enter is to sign the pledge to shop at home for the holidays, pledge boards are located at local businesses.
Watch for the shoppers' post on the Chamber’s Facebook page and thanks for helping your communities thrive! Entries will be accepted from Small Business Saturday through January 1, 2018!
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Lighthouse Arts Center upcoming workshops & events including Paint n Sip
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Lighthouse Arts Center is also offering their first Paint and Sip
Friday, December 1 from 6-8 pm. Come enjoy a glass of wine and paint this beautiful scene, and even add holiday lights and ornaments if you wish. Sign up early or come in that night.
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Meet the Author at BookStacks
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Meet the Author: Jennifer Wixson
Troy farmer and author Jennifer Wixson will visit BookStacks Saturday,
December 2, 2017 to sign copies of her new novel, "Maggie's Dilemma," from 1-2 p.m.
"Maggie's Dilemma" is the fifth and final installment in Wixson's popular Sovereign Series of Maine novels. The books are set in the fictitious town of Sovereign, Maine, which she says is situated somewhere between Troy and Dixmont.
Wixson and her husband own Highland Farms of Troy, raising cranberries and Scottish Highland cattle for beef and breeding. Many of Wixson's farming adventures (and other local color) makes its way into her novels, as well as into her regular column for Islandport Magazine, Letter from Troy.
For more information call 469-8992.
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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, December 2nd 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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Where can you find LulaRoe Boutique Jenn Saunders this weekend?
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Jenn will be at the Winter Boutique
Friday, December 1, 2017 from 6pm to 8pm at the Orland Community Center Gym.
Saturday, December 2, 2017 she will have her LulaRoe clothing at the Women empowering Women first ever a craft fair. 9am to 3pm at the St. Patrick's Episcopal Church in Brewer.
Be sure to find Jenn at one of these two places to get your LulaRoe holiday shopping done or just make purchase for yourself.
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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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Only the Brave
Sponsored by Bucksport Garden Club
December 1-3, 2017
Biography/Drama
Friday & Saturday 6 & 8:40pm
Sunday at 2 & 6pm
134 minutes
PG-13
It's not what stands in front of you... it's who stands beside you. Only the Brave, based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, is the heroic story of one unit of local firefighters that through hope, determination, sacrifice, and the drive to protect families, communities, and our country become one of the most elite firefighting teams in the nation. As most of us run from danger, they run toward it - they watch over our lives, our homes, everything we hold dear, as they forge a unique brotherhood that comes into focus with one fateful fire.
Cast: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch, Jennifer Connelly
Fri 1 Dec, 6:00 pm
Fri 1 Dec, 8:40 pm
Sat 2 Dec, 6:00 pm
Sat 2 Dec, 8:40 pm
Sun 3 Dec, 2:00 pm
Sun 3 Nov, 6:00 pm
General Admission $8
Students/Seniors $7
Members $5
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Customer Appreciation Days at PCT Communications
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It's
Customer Appreciation Days on
December 8 & 9 from 8am to 6pm at PCT Communications and just before Christmas!! Stop into any PCT Communications location- Bucksport, Ellsworth, Machias and Calais- and pick up your FREEBIES!!! And they'll have accessory deals so you can fill everyone's stocking this year!!
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'Carols in the Round' at Elm Street Congregational Church
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December 9th! following the parade, the Mount View Chamber Singers will be performing their 'Carols in the Round' program at the Bucksport Elm Street Congregational Church and at 7pm. Parade and song ... what a wonderful way to spend an evening in Bucksport, Maine!
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Parade of Lights and Santa in Bucksport
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The Town of Bucksport is bringing back the Lights Parade on
Saturday, December 9 at 5pm. (Route starts at the old mill down Main Street to the Town Office). This is a great new event - started last year, continuing and growing this year, the event will be a great success. Enjoy holiday themed and lighted floats participate in a parade along Main Street.
If interested in having a float, call the town office, 469.7368 or email Chris to register c
[email protected]
There are prizes for three best floats.
Santa Claus will be in the parade and head on down to the
Lighthouse Arts Center after. Also happening at the Lighthouse Arts Center throughout the day: Toys for Tots, collecting letters to Santa, making decorations with kids.
After the parade
Bucksport Heart and Soul will be open and invites the community to come view draft community value statements. The Bucksport Community Chorus will singing holiday favorites following the tree lighting at 6:15 p.m. at Bucksport Heart & Soul Headquarters, 72 Main Street The public is invited to come join us in singing holiday favorites. Hot cocoa and popcorn will be served.
The Local Variety will be open late with a Hot Chocolate Bar and FREE cookie decorating!
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Holiday Fun & Santa Coming to Orland
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Santa Claus is coming to Orland Saturday,
December 9th, 2017 to the Orland Community Center. The Parade Starts at 9am starting at the Orland Fire Department & H.O.M.E. Co-op, heads down the road to the Community Center.
After the
tree lighting and
Christmas carols,
there will be
crafts and snacks for the kids.
Christmas Craft Fair from 9am to 2pm
Open House at Shutter Images 10am-3pm Pictures with Santa
Get your pictures on a Flash Drive for $20.00
21 Schoolhouse Road Orland, Maine at The Orland Community Center
For more information, call Dan 207-702-9285
Appointments with Santa
This option has worked well for many families in previous years. It avoids the line/crowd and rushed atmosphere of the mall. It also gives the more timid kids a chance to warm up to Santa before pictures are taken. Once the photos are done, you can visit with Santa while Dan prepares your images and burns them to a disk.
Total Price is $75 that includes a 1-hour appointment, sitting fee, the disk with the images and release form that allows you to print the pictures at your discretion.
Appt. Days Start @ 9:30am 11/26, 12/2, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17
More dates to follow.....
We will have some week days and evenings
available. Make sure to call for an appointment: 207-702-9285
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Expiring ITINs and the Importance of Renewing Them:
The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers with expiring Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) to submit their renewal applications as soon as possible. Failing to renew them by the end of the year will cause refund and processing delays in 2018. Media Relations issued a news release (
IR-2017-184
and
IR-2017-184SP
) to encourage more taxpayers to take advantage of this opportunity.
We have been asked to share these with your partners and other audiences
Pay As You Go So You Don’t Owe: How to Avoid a Large Tax Bill
The IRS has seen an increase in the number of taxpayers subject to estimated tax penalties, since 2010. There has been an almost 40 percent increase in the penalties, which apply when someone underpays their taxes during the year. These penalties range from less than 25 dollars to several hundred dollars.
IRS, State Tax Agencies and Tax Industry Announce National Tax Security Awareness Week, Nov. 27- Dec. 1
For the second year, the Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and the tax industry will host
National Tax Security Awareness Week
to encourage both individual and business taxpayers to take additional steps to protect their tax data and identities in advance of the 2018 filing season.
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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
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.
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.
Thursdays
1 - 2 p.m.
Gentle, healing hatha
Mats and props provided.
Everyone welcome.
No cost.
No class: November 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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Help Healthy Acadia Build a Recovery Community
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Are you interested in Building a Recovery Community? Would you like to Help People Seeking Recovery?
Please join us for a potluck dinner & explore volunteer and training opportunities
Monday, December 11, 2017. 5:30pm to 7pm
at Your Place, Inc. 8 old Mill Road in Ellsworth.
At this event, participants will: meet people who are interested in giving back to their communities and helping others, talk about building a recovery community, discuss recovery supports. What does that mean and how is it helpful to those seeking recovery?, Identify what recover supports are needed for people to succeed in recovery and MORE! For more information and questions please feel free to call Denise at 667.7171 ext. 15 or email
[email protected]
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Main Street Bucksport Night on the Town
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Thursday, December 14 from 5-7pm: Night on the Town with live music in several stores and restaurants (exact musicians and locations TBD)
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Verona Wine & Design Plans for Holiday Activities
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Friday, December 22 at 5:30pm: Community caroling! Meet at Verona Wine and Design.
December 31 at midnight: Ball drop downtown. More events to be planned. Verona and Wine and Design is offering tapas buffet and music inside and hopefully an outdoor ice sculpture to be constructed during the day.
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Bucksport YMCA Holiday Fayre
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Bucksport YMCA Holiday Fayre 2017
G.H. Jewett School, Bucksport
December 16 10am to 3pm
Call for craft & business vendors!
$10 per space
Please contact Ellie Shorey at 217.8306 or email her at
[email protected] to sign up before the deadline, December 2.
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Bald Mountain Community Center Solstice Celebration
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Please join us at Bald Mountain Community Center for our annual Solstice Celebration.
Friday, December 22 from 5:30pm to 9pm
we'll be having a potluck and an open mic, along with a yule log, a solstice tree for decorating, a bonfire, and good cheer!
Please bring a dish to share, an ornament for the tree (edible for the wild animals), your own beverages (or extra to share), and a sense of adventure. We look forward to sharing light and joy with our neighbors during these long nights.
Members: $5 Non-members: $7
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BBACC is trying to build a membership committee, are you interested in getting involved?
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Yes, I'll reply to this email to let you know I'm interested!
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24/7 Information Center
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[BUCKSPORT, ME, 04416]
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