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BBACC Connects
May 24, 2018
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Last Week's poll results: The results were split down the middle 7 of you said yes and 7 of you said not this year! Thanks for voting!
Is your business open on Sundays, at least seasonally?
Take the poll at the bottom of the newsletter.
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Have you seen our new digs?
54 Main Street in the Town of Bucksport, Maine.
Many thanks to the Verona Grange for welcoming us in. We are back in business and ready to serve our members and the communities they are in! See you soon.
We're in the office Tuesday-Friday 9am to 3pm
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Designate yourself as an "Adoption Center" for River Duck Dash
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Get a few ducks together and watch out! Imagine hundreds of them racing down a river towards a finish line where a crowd of people are cheering on their adopted ducks, hoping it will finish first!
Saturday, June 30, 2018 during
Orland River Day is our sixth River Duck Dash.
Hundreds of rubber ducks are "adopted" for $5.00. When you adopt a duck you will receive your certificate with your duck number on it. Each duck has a number on the bottom that corresponds to your adoption certificate. The ducks are dropped into the Narramissic River in Orland, and the first duck across the finish line wins. The grand prize is $500.00!! To encourage participation and attendees for Orland River Day, if the winner is present, you will receive a BONUS prize!
If you are a Chamber member we are hoping you will designate yourself as an "adoption center" and hold the certificates. If you can sell ten duck certificates or more we will have a very successful, fun event to bring to Orland River Day this year. Please contact us at the Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce to request your certificates, 469.6818. You will be advertised as one of the adoption centers to encourage people to come to your business.
We are excited about this event and trust you will want to be involved too! Please feel free to call or email with any questions and let us know if you are interested in being an "adoption center" and selling certificates. 207.469.6818
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Pixie Harbor Hoopla in Bucksport
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Calling all fairies, pirates, elves, wizards, hobbits and gnomes to Pixie Harbor Hoopla in Bucksport!
Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce brings this third year event to Bucksport this summer. Pixie Harbor Hoopla is a "magical" themed festival and a friendly uplifting fun day! Fairies & Pirates of all ages are invited to join us on the waterfront for a day of enchantment on
Sunday, June 10th, 2018 from 11am to 4pm.
Dress in your finest Fairy and Pirate Costumes or come as you are!
Attendees can visit Pixie Harbor Hoopla's “Gnome Depot,” a one-stop-shop for bark, leaves, shells and other natural materials perfect for building fairy houses. Then display your creation for the day on the Bucksport Waterfront. It is said that fairy spirits reside among the trees, flowers, plants, and creatures that live in gardens. The act of building a fairy house is believed to bring good luck as well as help the plants and flowers to grow.
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Help Fight Hunger - Donate PB&J at BSB
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Hooray for PB&J! During the month of May, you can donate peanut butter and jelly at any of the Bangor Savings Bank branches.
These donations will benefit local food pantries across Northern New England in an effort to end the fight against hunger. Learn more at
www.bangor.com/pbj
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Bucksport Regional Health Center May Newsletter
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Penobscot Home Performance is Hiring
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Private Home Care Inc. is Hiring
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Senior Center Meals & 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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Wahl's Dairy Port Flavor Calendar
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Specialty Soft Serve Flavors
Over 30 Flavors of Gifford's Hard Serve
Hours 11am to 8pm Daily
79 Main Street, Bucksport ME
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Memorial Day Weekend!
Drink Wine.
Saturday, May 26
4 to 6 p.m.
I'm pretty sure it's here. Time to relax, look at fresh-mowed grass, and chill with a bottle of something cold and white. Or pink. I'm happy to say we've got a pretty good line-up from Europe this month; France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. And here to present it is our old friend Jack Scully of Easterly Wine, who lead us through the flights and answer questions and comments. Super good prices too, you'll see. Our own Denise will whip up some of her famous munchies to pair with the wines. It should all be just terrific and a great part of the three-day weekend. Hope you can come.
AS ALWAYS, IT'S 10% OFF
THE TASTING PRICE
WHEN YOU BUY ANY 12 BOTTLES
For more information call us at 469-8992
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Playing at the Alamo Theatre...
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Chappaquiddick
May 25-27, 2018
drama/history/thriller
106 minutes
PG-13
On July 18, 1969, Sen. Ted Kennedy drives his car off of a bridge on Massachusetts' Chappaquiddick Island. The accident results in the death of passenger Mary Jo Kopechne, a 28-year-old campaign strategist who worked for Kennedy.
Kennedy left the scene of the accident and didn't alert authorities for ten hours. Kopechne is believed to have been alive for at least four hours trapped in the car before she finally ran out of air. The ongoing investigation into the mysterious and scandalous events forever alters his political legacy -- and ultimately changes the course of presidential history.
Fri 25 May, 6:00pm
Fri 25 May, 8:15pm
Sat 26 May, 6:00pm
Sat 26 May, 8:15pm
Sun 27 May, 2:00pm*
Sun 27 May, 6:00pm
General Admission $8
Students/Seniors $7
Members $5
*The Sunday matinees will feature OPEN CAPTIONS
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Bucksport Garden Club Plant and Bake Sale
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Bucksport Garden Club
Spring Plant and Bake Sale
Saturday May 26, 2018 from 9 am - noon
Main St, Bucksport across from Community Pharmacy
Annuals, Perennials, Baked Goods, Books, Crafts, Raffle and more
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Wilson Museum Opening May 27
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Opening day
May 27 at the Museum means that summer is here! Avoid the crowds and check out what's new for exhibits as well as your old favorites. After a cold winter and a busy spring, we look forward to seeing returning friends and making new ones. And, as always, admission to the Museum is FREE!
Find their upcoming events for the summer
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Bucksport Community Walking Club
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Bucksport Community Walking Club
Hosted by Maine Naturalist Almanac
Wednesday, May 30 at 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
One of the Bucksport Heart & Soul ideas is to form a community walking club. There are many ways to do this and the first event will be to meet at the Senior Citizen Center Parking on Broadway in Bucksport lot at 7:30am and take a walk on the Miles Lane trails. Plan to join us!
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Unique Rock Shop is now OPEN!
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Thank You Customers for the Great 1st week of the 2018 Season!
Schedule for months May and June:
OPEN Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 10:30am-5pm each day
~Closed Tuesday and Wednesday~
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Winner Winner 7 Dinners on sale NOW!
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Buy yourself a chance to win 7 dinners out. We are only selling 100 chances so you have a 100 to 1 chance to be the lucky winner! The winner will be drawn as soon as 100 chances are sold so hurry in to BookStacks to get yours. $20 per chance to win and only 100 chances up for grabs. The winner will receive a coupon book with 7 dinner coupons ($25 dollar value) to local eateries. HINT HINT Crosby's Drive-In is one :)
You may also purchase a chance or two at the chamber's new office space at 54 Main street, Bucksport but BookStacks is open more hours if you can't catch us.
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Seasonal and Part-year Workers:
Time for a “Paycheck Checkup”
If you work a seasonal or part-year job, a “paycheck checkup” can help make sure your employer is withholding the right amount of tax from your paycheck for your situation. A “paycheck checkup” is
important after changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Taxpayers can use the
Withholding Calculator
on IRS.gov. It can help estimate income, credits, adjustments and deductions.
If you work part of the year, it’s best to check early in your employment period so your withholding is the
most accurate.
The Internal Revenue Service encourages taxpayers who typically itemized their deductions on Schedule A of the Form 1040 to use the
Withholding Calculator
this year to perform
a “paycheck checkup.”
People who have itemized before may be affected by changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Taxpayers who itemize should use the IRS Withholding Calculator to make sure their employers are withholding the appropriate amount of tax from their paychecks for their financial situation.
The law changes are effective in 2018 and affect the tax returns taxpayers will file in 2019. The new law makes a number of major changes, including:
- Limiting the deductions for state and local taxes
- Limiting the deduction for home mortgage interest in certain cases (see IR-2018-32 for more information)
- Excluding deductions for employee business expenses, tax preparation fees and investment expenses, including investment management fees, safe deposit box fees and investment expenses from pass-through entities
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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
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.
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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Learning Opportunity with Breaking Even
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I know so many people paying $10/month for Wix or similar and not really knowing what to do with their site.
Friday, June 1 9am-12pm
Ellsworth City Hall
We'll do another class for people who already have websites sometime (more SEO, content, user experience stuff) but this class is for people with no website or who want to start completely over with a new website.
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17th Annual Book, Bake, and Plant Sale at Stockton Springs Community Library
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On
Saturday, June 2nd from 9 am to 2 pm the Stockton Springs Community Library will host its Annual Book, Bake, and Plant Sale at the library on Main Street in Stockton Springs.
Library volunteers are busy dividing perennials for this popular fundraiser. There will be a wide variety of flowers and herbs to brighten your gardens. You can stock up on books for summer reading while snacking on delicious homemade baked goods. There’s always a great variety of sweet and savory baked goods available. Also for sale will be DVDs, VHS films, and audio books.
The Stockton Springs Community Library was founded in 2001 and is located in the historic Colcord House, which is owned by the Stockton Springs Historical Society. The library is run by a group of dedicated volunteers and new volunteers are always welcome. For more information visit
www.stockstonspringslibrary.org personal bios, and more. Use images that complement your message, and link your images to supporting resources.
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“Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Seniors at Home in Stockton Springs”
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Sunday, June 10, 2018 from 1-3pm the Stockton Springs Community Library’s “Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Seniors at Home in Stockton Springs”
2018 Speakers’ Series is presenting Eliza Eager of Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County, discussing “Dying Better by Talking Sooner”
Eliza works with Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County, developing and presenting programming to build better communication
skills around health issues. She is available to support individuals and communities in thinking about advance health care directives.
These workshops are very interactive, creating a space in which participants can reflect on experiences with family at the end of life and how these memories shape our attitudes toward end of life choices.
Advance care planning materials and handouts with technical information provided. The discussion of the forms and various ways to complete will be central to the talk.
Light refreshments will be served at end of talk.
If you have questions please contact the library at: 207-567-4147 or go to the website: stocktonspringslibrary.org.
Many thanks to the Maine Charity Foundation Fund of the Maine Community Foundation for their support.
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Wednesday on Main Kicks off with Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers
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Wednesday On Main, Bucksport’s premiere summer event series, which brings a live event to Main Street EVERY Wednesday of the Summer, returns on
June 13, 2018, at The Alamo Theatre. The Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers encore production of “The Banana Kid.”
This show runs approximately 50 minutes, and is suitable for audiences ages 4 and up COME EARLY AS THIS SHOW COMPLETELY FILLS UP – AND FAST!!
All Events Begin at 5:30 unless otherwise noted.
Doors open at 4:45 pm. Suggested Donation $5. Come early, full house every year.
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Is your business open on Sundays, at least seasonally?
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24/7 Information Center
[52 MAIN STREET]
[BUCKSPORT, ME, 04416]
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