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Tuesday - Friday
 
CLOSED Monday
Information Center is open 24/7.
Playing at the Alamo Theatre...
The Girl on the Train   

       
November 11-13, 2016 
Friday &  Saturday  6 & 8:20 
Sunday 2* & 6pm 
Drama/Mystery/Thriller
112 minutes
R
A Century of Movies at the Alamo
Every third Sunday of the month at 6pm through November, the Alamo is going to show a different film from a different decade that the Alamo has served our community. The schedule is as follows:

November 20: Fargo (1996)
Story Time
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The Buck Memorial Library  on Main Street in Bucksport  offers a free story time each 
Wednesday from 10:30AM to 11AM.

Children of all ages are welcome.

offers a  monthly s tory hour o n the first  Saturday of each month  through February  in 
Mary's Room, the library's 
colorful children's room.

12/3, 1/7, 2/4
10:00 - 11:00 am

Children of all ages are welcome!  The library is an all-volunteer  library located on Main Street  in Stockton Springs.  Everyone is welcome.  Light refreshments will be served.  207-567-4147
Free Small Business Advising for Bucksport Bay Area
Thinking about starting a business? Or do you already own one? There's a helpful (free!) small business resource for the Bucksport Bay area ready to help you with everything from starting, to maintaining and growing your business. The business advising is confidential, offered at no charge and provided by the Maine Small Business Development Centers. Space for the consultations is graciously provided by Bangor Savings Bank.

December 2
1/6, 2/3, 3/17, 4/7, 5/5, 6/2, 7/7
Bangor Savings Bank
89 Main Street
Bucksport
By appointment only
Please contact Betty Egner at 207.664.2990
Yoga with Naomi
BEGINNER-FRIENDLY
Healing Hatha Yoga

Tuesdays 4-5pm
Beth Wright Cancer Resource Center, Ellsworth FREE

Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 p.m.
OCC, Orland
$12/class

Wednesdays
3:30-4:30pm
Bucksport Regional Health Center ($12)

Thursdays 1-2pm
Beth Wright Cancer Resource Center Ellsworth FREE

Discounts for first responders
All classes FREE to Beth Wright Center clients

All classes are for adults and teens. Anyone under 18 must have a signed waiver from their parent or guardian. Children under 13 are only permitted by special permission from the instructor. Mats and props are provided and no yoga experience is necessary. 

Questions? Contact Naomi Graychase (Yoga with Naomi) 207.370.9589

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Nov 10, 2016 
Giving thanks
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Counting blessings

It was an intense week for America, and we hope that as we move toward the Thanksgiving holiday, you are able to count some of your blessings today. 

We are thankful, of course, for our members--for all they do and contribute to our communities. 

In this week's newsletter, we announce the November Business Buzz, share news of Christmas events in the Wildlands, and include details about "Wine Down Wednesdays," at Verona Wine & Design.

Also in this edition, a free LEGO group for kids, drinks at the Alamo, and new dates for the free small business advising sessions hosted at Bangor Savings Bank in Bucksport.

Learn more about all of this--and more!--below.

We hope your week is peaceful, lively, and full of grace. Thanks for all you do...send us your news!
Tozier's Turkey Trek 
Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Sends Teams to Local Businesses and Landmarks for fun Scavenger Hunt
Like a traditional scavenger hunt, you'll meet at the beginning, split into teams and compete against each other.  There are 6 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 the complete Thanksgiving meal prepared by MacLeod's Restaurant.  The teams that retrieve the idols, complete the Idol Picture Challenges and bring them back to the Chamber will be awarded one frozen turkey certificate thanks to Tozier's Family Markets. 
 
The race officially begins at 12 PM, November 13, 2016 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  PM.

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. 

For more information please contact Leslie Wombacher, Executive Director of the Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. 
207.469.6818 or  leslie@bucksportbaychamber.com
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November Business Buzz

November Business Buzz is Vital-Life, Preventive Care and Health Promotion. Bonnie Brennan with nearly 30 years of experience offers Therapeutic Medical Massage and Bodywork.

Bodywork offers several health benefits including reducing pain, enhancing physical and emotional well-being, stress reduction, increasing circulation of blood & lymph, pre and post surgical benefits, helpful in the recovery of injuries, and improves mood and reduces winter blues.

For more information please contact Bonnie Brennan at 207.469.6589.
Dental care
New financing option
Ellsworth-Bucksport Dental Associates (Bucksport location only) has recently started participating in DenVantage - a membership plan designed for people without dental insurance which offers low monthly payments, no waiting periods or yearly maximums and no pre-qualification necessary. For more information visit their website financial policy page www.dental-associates.com and click on DenVantage membership plan or contact the Bucksport office at (207) 469-6191.
WERU news
New WERU Board Members

We are pleased to announce two new members of the WERU Board of Directors. Craig Schoppe of Ellsworth is a former member of our Community Advisory Board. John Hunt of Bucksport is the host of Pet Sounds 2.0, every Fourth Thursday at 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., and the short feature, Pet Sounds, every Sunday from 7:30 - 7:35 a.m.  Welcome to both!
Adult beverages at the Alamo
Did ya Know?

The Alamo serves award winning Black Box Wines as well as several craft beers by Vermont's Long Trail Brewing Company and Bangor's own Geaghan Brothers Brewery.  

Just ask at the concessions counter!
Harvest Dinner
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Make a reservation
The Bucksport United Methodist Church will host a Harvest Dinner on  Friday, November 11, 2016 , seating at  5:30 p.m.  at 71 Franklin Street in Bucksport. 

This reservation-only dinner features roast turkey or pork loin, all the fixings, and choice of pie for dessert. 

The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. For more information or to place your reservation, please call the church office at 469-3622.
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness
Hope@Home

In conjunction with its Hope@Home initiative, Camden National Bank has launched a new promotion aimed at increasing support for local homeless shelters in Maine in honor of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week,  November 12th through November 19th . On  Saturday, November 12th , customers are encouraged to use their debit card to earn money for area shelters. For every two purchases made, the Bank will donate $1 through its Hope@Home program, with a total commitment up to $20,000.

"Since starting our Hope@Home initiative in 2015, we've learned that every little bit, from $1 to $100, can make a big difference in supporting the needs of our local shelters," said Greg Dufour, president and chief executive officer of Camden National Bank. "We've already been impressed with the outpouring of support we've received from our customers and communities, and we wanted to think of another way that we could help provide additional assistance during this important week and this critical time of year."

Dufour continued, "We've had so many customers ask us how they could support Hope@Home even if they weren't in the market to purchase a new home. Although many have taken the time to make direct contributions to their local shelters, we felt like this promotion was a great way for us to broaden the scope and allow more people to get involved and help."

Through the community-based, statewide Hope@Home program, for every home Camden National Bank finances, $100 is donated to a homeless shelter in the community of the new homeowner, and in the homeowner's name. In 2015, Camden National Bank financed 442 new home purchases and raised $44,200 for Maine's homeless shelters, and the program is on track to exceed that amount in 2016. As of September, the Bank had donated over $50,000 through Hope@Home this year.

For more information on Hope@Home or the November 12th promotion, please visit CamdenNational.com/hopeathome.
Christmas is for Kids
'Tis the season

The donation cans will be out until early December.

Christmas is for Kids is through Bucksport Community Concerns, the local food cupboard and benefits children from Bucksport, Verona Island & Orland

The angel trees are going up soon!  The first tags can be found at the Seaboard Federal Credit Union and will soon be followed by The Local Variety and MacLeod's Restaurant!   

Please make sure to sign out your tags at the location you pick them up from and return ALL toys (with tags attached!!) unwrapped to Seaboard (regardless of where you picked the tag up from, return to Seaboard!!).  All gifts must be turned in by  Friday, December 9th .

Businesses that currently have cans:
BookStacks
Bucksport House of Pizza
Coastal Energy
Community Pharmacy
Dave's Auto Repair & Towing
EBS
Fort View Variety
Huckelberries Card & Gift
Grindle's Insurance
Lethabo Massage Studio & Day Spa
Local Variety & Bake Shop
Outback Towing
Snowman's
Studio 83
Toziers Variety
True Value
Verona Wine & Design

Total amount raised from cans so far: $504.36
If any business would like to have a can, please contact Aimee Lozier at 745-4371 - please leave a message.
GPMCT news
Christmas events

Wreath-Making Workshop, Sunday, Nov. 20, 1-3 pm...Learn how to make your own balsam fir wreath and take it home! Connie Tuller will lead this free 2-hour workshop indoors at Craig Brook Nat'l Fish Hatchery 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; you must pre-register at 469-6929 or info@greatpondtrust.org.

Christmas Trees in the Wildlands, Sunday, Nov. 27, 12-3 pm...Find a wild Christmas tree and some old-fashioned fun - a hayride, hot cocoa, goodies and a bonfire! Cut-your-own OR pre-cut trees, both sheared and open-grown available. Visitors may also cut balsam greens for wreaths and decorations. Cost $25 per tree, includes hayride and treats. Cutting help and handsaws available; no chainsaws please. South Gate open on Rte. 1 (near the Rte. 176 junction in East Orland) or North Gate on Bald Mountain Road (0.2 mi from Winkumpaugh). Check web or Facebook for weather updates, changes or cancellations. 469-6929 or info@greatpondtrust.org for more info, or 974-7097 that weekend. Thanks to our sponsors: Ellsworth-Bucksport Dental Associates and Dave's Tractor Services.
Support community radio
e-WERU for November 2016

Vote for Community Radio!
During WERU's Upcoming Fall Funathon Pledge Drive - November 5 to November 12 - we'll be appealing, over the airwaves and Internet, for your endorsement and vote. 
Please call during the drive, mail in your membership renewal today or contribute online anytime. However you give, it really makes a difference! And if you are not yet a WERU Member this would be a great time to become one with your first donation. Vote for Community Radio!  And check out some of our special Funathon programming!
Wilson Museum  Events
Gourd Crafting Course
Date/Time: Mondays, November 14 & 21, 2016
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.      
Location: Wilson Museum, Hutchins Education Center,
112 Perkins Street, Castine, ME

For many generations throughout the world, gourds have been used to craft beautiful creations of fine art, musical instruments, and vessels for food and water. Kevin Campbell will bring his talents to the Wilson Museum's Hutchins Education Center in Castine to teach how to make instruments and other gourd crafts on Monday, November 14  and 21 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. In this two session course, participants will choose whether to design and construct a Shekere (a beaded gourd instrument) or how to craft a gourd into a decorative container. Gourds will be provided, as will the tools and instructions to create gourd designs from a variety of options. Each participant will take home their own hand crafted gourd just in time for the holidays.

For the past 30 years Kevin Campbell, founder of Wide Sea Arts, has performed his music  to the delight of audiences throughout the United States. A multi-instrumentalist and composer, Kevin brings a deep cultural background to his teachings.

The cost for the course is $30. This class has a maximum registration of 10, so space is limited. For more information and to register, contact the Wilson Museum at 326-9247 or info@wilsonmuseum.org.


More upcoming events at the Wilson museum:

Friday, November 18th (6:30 - 9 p.m.)    
Coffee House

As programs are scheduled and information becomes available, it will be added to www.wilsonmuseum.org/calendar.html.

Main Street Bucksport
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Holiday events

Main Street Bucksport (MSB) is pleased to announce a schedule of holiday events planned for downtown Bucksport.

Local merchants and business owners are invited to a planning session at MacLeod's Restaurant on  Thursday, November 10  from  5-6pm  to share the special events you're planning this holiday season and to coordinate with others to make the most out of this holiday shopping season. Free drinks and snacks will be generously provided by MacLeod's. No need to RSVP, just show up. Let's work together to help all business owners in Bucksport find success during this important retail season.

For the past few years, The Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Bucksport, and Main Street Bucksport have worked together to sponsor pop-up shops, temporary retails spaces downtown in empty buildings. This year, due to an influx of new businesses, there will be no pop-ups. Bucksport is growing! 

In addition to hosting the planning meeting, Main Street Bucksport will work with the Chamber of Commerce to promote several holiday events in downtown. On  Saturday, November 26 at 10am  there will be a ribbon cutting on Main Street to kick off Small Business  Saturday . Skip the driving and the crowds by shopping in downtown Bucksport this holiday season. Not only will you save time and gas money, but shopping locally has a real impact on the economy. A recent study conducted in Maine concluded that for every $100 you spend locally, $55 goes back into the local economy compared to only $38 when you shop at a big box or national retail store. ("Going Local: Quantifying the Economic Impacts of Buying from Locally Owned Businesses in Portland, Maine." Garrett Martin and Amar Patel, Maine Center for Economic Policy, Dec. 2011.)

On  Thursday, December 8  from  5-8pm , local shops and restaurants will feature free live music and stay open late for holiday shopping. Spend the evening in downtown Bucksport and enjoy some live music and holiday cheer. Schedule to be announced.

On  Saturday, December 10 , Santa arrives at BookStacks, accompanied by the Bucksport Fire Department. Time to be announced. Bring the kids and tell them to bring their wish list for Santa!

On  Friday, December 16  from  5-7pm , Main Street Bucksport hosts a holiday party! Thanks to a generous grant from the Hancock County Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, we'll host our second fundraiser of the year. Special holiday-themed drinks, live music, delicious food, and plenty of holiday cheer to celebrate with your friends and neighbors. Location to be announced.

On  Sunday, December 18  from  1-3pm , volunteers will be at the Heart and Soul Building to wrap your gifts! We'll have gorgeous wrapping paper, bows, and special decorations and all you have to do is bring in your unwrapped gifts. Drop off your gifts and pick them up later in the afternoon or stay and enjoy cookies, hot cocoa, and holiday music. Free! 
Special music Sunday
Congregational Church at Sandy Point
Special Music Sunday, is November 20th the third Sunday of November. This month we will feature Chris Gray, a multi-talented Celtic musician and composer from Mount Desert Island who plays the Irish tin whistle, Uilleann bagpipes and bodhran (drum). This promises to be a very lively and joyous celebration. Everyone is welcome to our services and to the fellowship and refreshments following. Service is at 9:00 a.m. Sandy Point Congregational Church is on 698 US Rt.1 in Stockton Springs. FMI call 567-3073.
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Maine Department of Labor
Free classes
Above is a list of Maine Dept. of Labor's free workplace safety and information classes for the rest of 2016. Note that we are offering two opportunities to attend a class on the new federal overtime rules.
 
To register for any of these classes, please call 623-7900 or visit  safetyworksmaine.gov.
"WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS"
Happy hours

Join our friends at Verona Wine and Design from 4 - 6 PM every Wednesday

$5 Appetizers and $5 Glasses of Wine

Come celebrate mid-week with friends!

LEGO group 
Free LEGO Club at the Stockton Springs Community library

The Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) is proud to offer free LEGO programs on the 3rd Thursday of every month from 4:00 - 5:00 PM starting November 17th 2016 through April 20th 2017.

Focus age group is 4 through 10 years old, however children of all ages are welcome to participate in the LEGO Fun! No registration is necessary.

The purpose is to become a creative, engaged, lifelong learner while having fun. The library provides the LEGO bricks and participants provide their imagination and creativity! LEGO creations will be displayed in the library until the following month's LEGO Club.

Mark your calendars:

November 17, 2016

December 15, 2016

January 19, 2017

February 16, 2017

March 16, 2017

April 20, 2017

No registration necessary! SSCL is located at 6 Station Street in Stockton Springs. For more information call 567-4147.

Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce | office@bucksportbaychamber.com | www.bucksportbaychamber.com
207.469.6818
52 Main Street | Bucksport, ME 04416