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BBACC Connects
March 22, 2018
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Last Week's poll results: The majority of the responses said yes, you do feel it is important to actively pursue new customers.
What are your early predictions for the upcoming season?
Take the poll at the bottom of the newsletter.
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2018 Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony
TONIGHT!
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The Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce will hold their Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony
Thursday, March 22, 2018
at The Alamo Theatre in Bucksport.
6:00pm: Pizza, wings, and salad catered by Bucksport House of Pizza & Cash bar
7:00pm: Guest Speaker, David Grima
& Awards Ceremony
Come celebrate a year of Bucksport Bay Area Chamber accomplishments while highlighting those members that have had an exceptional influence on the Bucksport Bay Area community and economy. Board Members are celebrated for their commitment to the Chamber including announcing new Board Members and thanking out-going Board Members. For more information please contact Leslie or Alecia at 469.6818 or email
office@bucksportbaychamber.com
$20.00 per person, space is limited
Make checks payable to BBACC, send to BBACC, P.O. Box 1676 Bucksport ME 04416
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Congratulations Award Recipients
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New Business of the Year
Verona Wine & Design, LLC
Business Person of the Year
Dino Kisamitakis,
Bucksport House of Pizza
Non Profit of the Year
Bucksport Heart & Soul
Hans Honders
Valorie Shaffner
Chamber Volunteer of the Year
Amber Harvey
Super Supporter
Adele Berzinis, Camden National Bank
Long Standing Chamber Member
Jerry Harriman, Bucksport True Value
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Thank you Golden Globe Sponsors
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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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Game Night
Sponsored by Penobscot Film Society March 23-25, 2018
comedy/crime/mystery
100 minutes
R
Bateman and McAdams star as Max and Annie, whose weekly couples game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's charismatic brother, Brooks, arranges a murder mystery party, complete with fake thugs and faux federal agents. So, when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all part of the game...right? But as the six uber-competitive gamers set out to solve the case and win, they begin to discover that neither this "game"-nor Brooks-are what they seem to be.
Over the course of one chaotic night, the friends find themselves increasingly in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn. With no rules, no points, and no idea who all the players are, this could turn out to be the most fun they've ever had...or, it's game over.
Fri 23 Mar, 6:00pm
Fri 23 Mar, 8:10pm
Sat 24 Mar, 6:00pm
Sat 24 Mar, 8:10pm
Sun 25 Mar, 2:00pm*
Sun 25 Mar, 6:00pm
General Admission $8
Students/Seniors $7
Members $5
*The Sunday matinees will feature OPEN CAPTIONS
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Blush Salon and Boutique March Offers
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March into Spring
15% off full balayage, highlights or all over single process color
10% off shellac manicure or luxury pedicure
add partial highlights to any color service for only $25
$5 brow wax with any service
20% off salon products
Give us a call or message us on
Facebook, 469-2500
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Looking for work? These folks are now hiring!
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Crosby's Drive In is now hiring for the 2018 season!
Seasonal short order cook
30-40 hours week
mid april - labor day
pay based on experience
If interested please call 991.2878
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Carrier's Mainely Lobster is hiring for the 2018 season
Customer service representative/ Cashier
$10 / hour
Full-time
Looking for happy, hard working individuals for fast paced work place.
Pay depends on work ethic.
Get it back to us by US Mail or contact us via
Facebook
10 Duck Cove Rd
Orland, ME 04472
Island Pool n Spa
JOB OPENING: Service Assistant
Full Time, Seasonal Employee
$12 an hour after 2 week trial
We are in need of hard-working, fun-loving,
all-around-great-and-outgoing personalities
to join our GROWING Service Team Family!
Click on the link below to apply or stop in to Island Pool & Spa, Verona Island
to get an application.
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Island Rise & Shine is now hiring!
Cook or server
Part-time job
Spring is coming soon and we need more help! We could use another cook and another server. Flexible hours and friendly so if you're interested message them on
Facebook, call 469-1110 or stop by in person, 1 Maple Street on Verona Island.
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Friends of Fort Knox is hiring for the 2018 season!
Fort Knox and Observatory Staff
Part-time job
Fort Knox and Observatory seasonal part-time Friends of Fort Knox are looking for tour guides, observatory and gate attendants. Six month positions send resume to
FOFK1@aol.com, or FFK, PO Box 456, Bucksport, ME 04416, respond by March 23rd, no phone calls, please.
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Tozier's Family Markets
Stop in to any of our three locations Searsport and Bucksport or Brewer and fill out an application today.
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Bucksport United Methodist Church Holy Week Services
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The following is a list of the scheduled 2018 Holy Week Services for Bucksport United Methodist Church:
March 29
: Maundy Thursday Service- Franklin Street Chapel @ 6:00 p.m.,with Seder Meal, Program and Worship (Bucksport)
March 30
: Good Friday Service- Franklin Street Chapel @ 6:00 p.m., (Bucksport)
April 1
: Easter Sunrise Service- East Chapel @ 6:00 a.m., with a Potluck Breakfast., (East Bucksport)
Easter Morning Service- Franklin Street Chapel @ 10 a.m. and also 6:00 p.m., (Bucksport)
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Design Norvmbega is back at the Alamo
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Thursday, March 29, 2018
Reception: 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Lecture: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
The Alamo Theatre, Bucksport, Maine
The title of the lecture is 'The Quiet Place Between the Rapids.'
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1. Winter storm extension: Businesses have extra time to request tax extension
Many businesses affected by severe winter storms have been granted additional time to request a six-month extension to file their 2017 federal income tax returns.
The IRS is providing this relief to those affected by two recent storms — known as Winter Storm Quinn and Winter Storm Skylar — that primarily hit portions of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
2. Businesses can now file 2017 returns claiming retroactive energy-related tax incentives
The Feb. 9 Bipartisan Budget Act resurrected a wide range of individual and business tax benefits that had expired in 2016. Last week the
IRS announced
it is ready to process tax year 2017 returns claiming the four energy-related tax incentives renewed retroactively into law.
3. Filing season resource: IRS guide for businesses with tip income
Publication 3114
, “Tips on Tips – a Guide to Tip Income Reporting for Employers in Businesses Where Tip Income is Customary,” will help businesses timely and accurately report the tip income of their employees.
4. Tax pros urged to protect their identification numbers
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Yoga with Naomi
Beginner-Friendly Healing Hatha Yoga
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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.
Free to cancer patients, survivors, and their caregivers.
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 info@bethwrightcancercenter.org. 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
*March 22nd will be the last class during this time period*
1 - 2 p.m.
Gentle, healing hatha
Mats and props provided.
Everyone welcome.
No cost.
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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Get Paid to Talk/Intro to Voiceover Acting
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The Riverside Adult Ed Partnership with RSU 22/RSU 26/ RSU 34 Spring 2018 Session offerings are now available.
Included in this issue is the second "GET PAID TO TALK/Introduction to Voiceover Acting” workshop held by Voice Coaches of Albany N.Y. in cooperation with My Thrill Studio located at 46 Blueberry Hill in Winterport.
The offering will be held on
Thursday, May 3rd from 6:30-9:00. This session is designed to introduce adults to the voice over field in a manner that is easy to understand, upbeat and fun. Voice overs are everywhere, from commercials, audio books, cartoons, gaming and documentaries.
You’ll learn about the business and you’ll have an opportunity to record a real script under the direction of a producer in the studio and have it played back to be assessed. If you have interest, call the studio @ 207-223-5082, text 207-944-9509, email
mfrancis@mythrillstudio.com or
Facebook message us. You may also call the RSU #22 Adult Ed office at 207-862-6422 or to register on-line visit their
website
The fee is $25.00. Registering on-line is the fastest way to insure your spot. The number is limited to 15 and there is presently a wait list from the last session. Thanks for your time.
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Healthy Acadia Food Drive
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Healthy Acadia partners with UMaine Cooperative Extension, United Way of Eastern Maine, Maine Community Foundation, Star 97.7, Maine Coast Mall, and food security organizations across Hancock County to implement the Food Drive each year during the month of March. This collaborative effort to collect food and funds benefits a number of Hancock County food pantries, community meals, and school backpack programs. Donations are collected through businesses, schools, churches, and other organizations that agree to be official collection sites and sponsors for the drive.
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Seaboard Federal Credit Union Receives Funding from Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston to Support Housing for Homeless Families in Maine
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Seaboard Federal Credit Union (Seaboard FCU) was awarded funds through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston’s Affordable Housing Program to create six housing units for homeless families in Ellsworth.
Seaboard FCU worked with Families First Community Center, an Ellsworth-based nonprofit organization that provides transitional housing and training programs for homeless families, to participate in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston’s annual competitive affordable housing round.
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (FHLB Boston) provided a grant and a $300,000 subsidized loan (issued by SFCU when we closed on the house, October 27, 2017) to assist Families First Community Center with the acquisition and rehabilitation of a vacant home in Ellsworth to create multifamily housing for families technically “earning up to 50 percent of the area median income”, though all Residential clients will be coming from homelessness. Seaboard FCU will provide permanent construction financing through the subsidized loan.
“Seaboard Federal Credit Union is proud to partner with FHLB Boston to help Families First in their innovative approach to create support systems and safe shelter for those most at risk,” said Kyle W. Casburn, president and CEO of Seaboard Federal Credit Union. “Together, we are transforming and making our community stronger.”
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Snow can't stop Private Home Care, Inc.!
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When the roads are covered in snow, plows are out in full force, and the churches, school’s, government offices, and businesses shut down, Private Home Care, Inc. stays open. While our office personnel may not be in that day, our caregivers and coordinators are out!
More...
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Bucksport YMCA Father/Daughter Dance
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Tickets are now on sale for our father/daughter dance
April 13th from 6:00pm-8:00pm! Pick up your tickets at either the YMCA office at 66 Bridge Street in Bucksport or at the Miles Lane school office. Space is limited to 400 participants, $10 covers one caregiver and up to two children. Our theme is Think Spring!
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Penobscot Bay Stewards Program Accepting Applications
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Applications are currently available for the Penobscot Bay Stewards Program
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition in partnership with Searsport Shores Oceanfront Camping will offer the Penobscot Bay Stewards Program to area residents. This is a unique opportunity to learn about the Penobscot Bay region and ways to conserve its resources.
The program will run all day on Tuesdays and Thursdays from April 24 through May 24. It will include classroom presentations, short hikes in nature preserves and state parks, and field trips to Rockland, Hurricane Island, Indian Island, Blue Hill / Stonington, Searsport, and the Belfast area. Some days will require early morning departures and boat trips. Participants should be prepared to car pool and bring a bag lunch.
The course is free of charge, and is limited to 20 enthusiastic participants who will participate in the entire program.
After completing the program, participants commit to volunteering thirty hours with local conservation efforts of their choice.
Applications are now available online:
The application deadline is April 1
or call Edie at 207-338-0048 or Ernie at 207-505-1767
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Participate in the BMS Voice 2 Voice Poetry Contest by reading a poem to Students!
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In collaboration with Opera House Arts, 5th grade ELA classes at Bucksport Middle School are participating in the Voice 2 Voice poetry declamation contest, which kicked off the morning of 1/19 with a visit by Maine’s Poet Laureate, Stuart Kestenbaum. Mr. Kestenbaum spoke about why he writes poetry, where he finds his inspiration, and how to get on “poetry time.” He also shared some of his poems, including the first poem he wrote many years ago as a 5th grader!
Voice 2 Voice is part of our year-long theme of “Telling Our Stories” and is focused on the speaking and listening standards in the ELA curriculum and providing students an opportunity to learn and practice public speaking skills. The project begins with a 30-day poetry recitation run where students hear one poem read aloud each day from the project’s anthology of 30 poems. After the recitation run, a teaching artist will visit throughout the month of March to help student select, analyze, memorize, and present a poem. Students will connect their voice to the voice of the poet through the poem. Winners from the class round will perform their poems for the school and three winners will travel to the Stonington Opera House to compete against students from other Hancock County schools in April.
Our goal is to invite community members in to read the poems as part of the recitation run so that the students can hear a variety of voices from our community and see that poetry is something that people from all walks of life are interested in. The recitation run stretches from 1/19 to 3/2 and would involve a 5 to 45 minute commitment, depending on how many classes the speaker reads to, so there is a lot of flexibility to work around people's busy schedules. If you are interested please contact Todd West, Principal of the Bucksport Middle School.
Phone: 207-469-6647
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Friday, March 23 at 1 PM - 3 PM
Celebrate Spring with a stroll down Main Street and check out the LuLaRoe loveliness happening with
Jenn Saunders! She'll be taking over the 2nd floor at The Local Variety with buttery soft and colorful leggings, tops, dresses, skirts and more. Come check it out, try on things you like and shop!
Make a LuLaRoe purchase upstairs with Jenn and you'll receive a coupon for 20% off any retail shopping downstairs at The Local Variety!
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Rug Hooking Workshop at Wilson Hall
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Rug Hooking Workshop with Guest Speaker, Judith Burger-Gossart
April 3, 2018 - 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Wilson Museum, Hutchins Education Center, 112 Perkins Street, Castine, ME
Attention all hooked rug artists, enthusiasts and historians! The Wilson Museum and Castine Woman’s Club are co-hosting a day of rug hooking at the Museum’s Hutchins Education Center in Castine, Tuesday, April 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Do you have a UFO (Un-Finished Object) hooked rug project you would like to finish, or a new one to begin? Bring it to work on at this day-long workshop: hook, visit, share ideas, and meet new friends. You will be in good company with other area rug hookers. The Museum will provide lunch, along with what promises to be a rug hooker’s dream of a program with speaker Judith Burger-Gossart, rug hooker, artist, designer, and author of Sadie’s Winter Dream: Fishermen’s Wives & Maine Sea Coast Mission Hooked Rugs, 1923-1938. Judith’s presentation will focus on her research for Sadie’s Dream with photos of the Mission hooked rug collection and the women who made them. Her presentation will begin at 1:00 p.m.
This program is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Wilson Museum at 207-326-9247 or visit the website at
wilsonmuseum.org.
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Buck's Mills Rod & Gun Club Upcoming Events
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Wahl's Dairy Port Opening Day
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This weather has me thinking about spring and when I think of spring I think of waiting in line at Wahl's Dairy Port. Sometimes it's raining, snowing, we're in our hats and gloves, standing in line for ice cream! Get ready,
March 31st is the day! Pay attention to their Facebook page to vote for your opening day flavor!
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Django ME Gypsy Jazz Workshop
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Who is this for? This workshop series will focus on Gypsy Jazz style and repertoire. Also covered will be basic concepts of ensemble playing, improvisation and performance technique. Typical instruments in the style are guitar, violin, clarinet, and upright bass, but all musicians are welcome! (Ages 15 and up) mandolin and ukulele too!
What kind of skill level is required? Students should have some basic proficiency on their instrument and some background with music theory, as well as knowledge of noted and chords. Reading music is not required but would be helpful. Tab will be provided for string players who don't read notation.
What will you learn? Each week students will have a one hour group lesson specifically for their instrument, followed by an hour of ensemble playing. Ensembles will be formed with a brief introductory lecture followed by rehearsal. The goal will be for each ensemble to learn, arrange and play a minimum of one new tune each week, while maintaining the music from the previous weeks. The workshop will culminate with a student ensemble and faculty concert at the Lighthouse Arts Center.
How do I pay? There is a PayPal button at
https://wellsgordonmusic.com/ - Payment must be in full to reserve your seat - make sure to mention what instrument you will be bringing to the workshop. Please provide contact information so we can reach you if plans change.
You can mail a check to: Wells Gordon, 232 River Road, Bucksport, ME 04416
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Free Paper Shredding Event in Bucksport
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Saturday, May 5th
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Bucksport High School
Parking Lot
102 Broadway
Bucksport, Maine 04416
Get ready for spring cleaning now and safeguard your identity from being stolen!
Every two seconds someone’s identity is stolen. Shredding confidential documents you no longer need is one good way to protect yourself, your donors, and your customers. The AARP Fraud Watch Network wants to help. Bring any confidential documents to the Operation Stop Scams event, and we’ll shred them for free. It only takes a few minutes and can save you lots of headaches later on!
This event is sponsored by AARP Fraud Watch Network – Operation Stop Scams and supported by Age-Friendly Bucksport, RSU 25,
BBHCC's Senior Resource Committee, and the Bucksport Police Department.
For more information, please call 469-2335.
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Bridge the Gap Race seeking volunteers
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We need volunteers for the following work the day of the race, April 8:
Main Street Bucksport needs one more small group of people (3-6 adults or kids) to volunteer at a water station for the Bridge the Gap Race. The commitment is from roughly 10am-12pm (possibly ending earlier depending where you are on the course) on Sunday, April 8. We provide the table and all the supplies. All you do is show up, cheer on the runners, hand them water and pick up their cups when they toss them on the side of the road. It's a fun activity for families, groups of friends, etc.
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What are your early expectations for the upcoming season?
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