Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce News

Piscataquis Chamber of
Commerce News
Volume 11, Issue I
A word from the President of the Chamber Board of Directors...
Board of Directors:
To be Determined
Executive Director—Chamber
Sherry French, President
French Construction/Zone Radio
Dennis Aplanalp, Vice-President
Freedom House Bed & Breakfast
Rose Durgin, Treasurer
Pleasant River Lumber
Diane Sharrow, Clerk
Charlotte White Center
Ethan Annis
Lary Funeral Home/Piscataquis
Monumental Co.
Deb Boyd
Piscataquis YMCA
LJ Mariotti
Camden National Bank
Seth Ostrosky
Nor’easter Restaurant
Janet Sawyer
As we dive into 2012, the
Chamber is eagerly working on
our first major fundraiser of the
year. Casino Night is scheduled
for Saturday, March 24, 2012.
Last year’s Casino Night was
the inaugural event. It was a
huge success. Casino Night
attendees enjoyed games of
chance, feasting their eyes on
vibrant costumes, enjoying
many forms of entertainment,
and partaking of the bounty of
the Wild West in prepared
vittles. The Chamber hopes to
see YOU at this year’s event!
Be on the look-out for ticket
sales in the near future…..these
are sure to be a hot item!
PCEDC
Teressa Sherwood
Tradewinds of Milo
Arnold Shorey
Foxcroft Academy
Gail Stutzman
Stutzman Business Services
Heidi Thompson
Hardwood Products Company LP
Erin Warstler
Bangor Savings Bank
Gayle Worden
Friends of Community Fitness
Inside this issue:
Chamber President’s Note
Hometown Holidays 2011
Hometown Holiday (cont’d)
Business Fair
Camden National
Recognition
Business in Focus
Ribbon Cuttings
Saturday Night in
Dover-Foxcroft
Musings & Tidbits
Business After Hours
Upcoming Chamber Raffle
Welcome New Members
PCEDC Corner
Save the Date!
Newsletter Sponsor:
Monument Square
Mercantile
Tradewinds of Milo
Chamber Information
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Another exciting fundraising
development is set to take off
soon! The Chamber will be
raffling an Old Town Canoe
Company kayak with a gift card
toward the purchase of a paddle. Tickets are on sale now.
The winner will be drawn at this
year’s Maine Whoopie Pie Festival being held in June. Make sure
to purchase your raffle tickets
from a Board member or at the
Chamber! Keep your eyes open
for kayak viewing locations!
Currently, the kayak is on display
at the Chamber of Commerce
office in Dover.
The Chamber would like to extend a hearty THANK YOU to
the sponsors of the Saturday
Night in Dover-Foxcroft (SNDF)
concert series. Due to the decline in attendance at the individual events, the Chamber and
Center Theatre have made the
decision not to present SNDF
offerings in 2012. In lieu of
SNDF, the Chamber is planning
to hold some themed events –
plans for a mystery theater night
or other theme party are being
explored! Stay tuned for updates regarding such events.
The Chamber Board and individual committee members are
stepping up to fill the current
“Boyd Void”. The Board would
like to thank you for your patience while we diligently work
Hometown Holidays 2011
On behalf of the Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce, and the Piscataquis Holiday Planning Committee,
we would like to thank everyone
who attended all of the activities
during our “Hometown Holiday
Celebration”. Our goal was to help
bring the spirit of the holidays to
Piscataquis County by offering a
variety of free activities for children
and adults in our community.
There was a warm sentiment
amongst the hometown communities that left everyone that attended
with memories that our children will
remember and will be telling their
to fill the Executive Director’s position. Individual Board members have
taken on extra duties such as attending meetings and helping with daily
operations that are traditionally the
responsibility of the Executive Director. I cannot express how much pride
I have in our current slate of Directors. We work as a team - a handson team working for the betterment of our community.
We have a new volunteer, Kathy
Starbird of Sangerville. Kathy augments the current volunteer crew
staff of Gail Stutzman and Rose Durgin. With three volunteers, the
Chamber office is now open from
10am to 2pm on Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday.
We wish our past Executive Director,
Deb Boyd, all the best in her new
Executive Director position at the
Piscataquis YMCA. We heartily thank
her for her service and all the time
she has given to the Chamber and the
community. Furthermore, we welcome her to the Board of Directors
for the PISCATAQUIS CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
Sherry French, President
Chamber Board of Directors
Academy Choir, Foxcroft Academy
Key Club, Freedom House Bed &
Breakfast, French Construction,
children about in years to come.
Friends of Community Fitness, GuilThis celebration wouldn’t have been ford Historical Society, Guilford Fire
possible if not for the help of many Department, Hayes Law Office, JDR
generous volunteers and the finan- Transport, JMG, JSI, Lary Funeral
Home, McKusick Petroleum, Milo
cial support of several local businesses. We would like to thank the Fire Department, Milo Key Club,
following businesses and organiza- Milo Recreation Committee, Modtions: 4-H Pony Club, AE Robinson,
Bob’s Home & Garden, Center Theatre, Central Maine Railroad, Charlotte White Center, D-F Fire Department, D-F Homecoming Committee,
D-F Historical Society, D-F Police
Department, Dover True Value,
Forget Me Not Flowers, Foxcroft
Piscataquis
Chamber
Members (unless
otherwise noted
members are
located in DoverFoxcroft):
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Hometown Holiday
(cont’d)
AE Robinson Convenience Store, Dexter
AE Robinson Convenience Store, Sangerville
AE Robinson Convenience Store, Pittsfield
AE Robinson Convenience Store, Brownville
AE Robinson Convenience Store, Guilford
AE Robinson Convenience Store, Monson
AE Robinson Convenience Store, Corinna
ern Image, Monument Square Mercantile,
Nor’easter Restaurant, Penquis, Pleasant
River Lumber, RA Thomas, Ravens Ridge,
Riverside Florist, Save A Lot, Town of DoverFoxcroft, Town of Guilford, Town of Milo,
Tractor Supply, Tradewinds Market, Zone
Radio, and an INCREDIBLE group of volunteers who selflessly gave of their time to
AE Robinson Convenience Store, Corinth
AE Robinson Convenience Store
AE Robinson Oil Company, Greenville
AE Robinson Oil Company, Dexter
AMB Signs
Appalachian Mountain
Club, Greenville
plan and bring our Hometown Holiday Celebration to life.
This is our 3rd year offering this event to the
community and as always, we welcome any
feedback that you might offer to help us to
Bangor Daily News,
Bangor
Bangor Savings Bank
Bear Brook Point Camp
Rentals & Marine
Service, Bowerbank
Bears Den Motel,
Restaurant & Tavern
Blanket Works
Bob’s Farm, Home &
Garden
For the 3rd year, the Piscataquis
Chamber of Commerce has offered a
Holiday Business Passport, with the
goal of encouraging residents of
Piscataquis County to consider shopping locally for the holidays. We
would like to thank all of the businesses that participated in this passport, and extend a special thank you
to our sponsors: AE Robinson, Freedom House Bed & Breakfast,
Nor’easter Restaurant and Center
Theater.
Congratulations to our contest winners:
Eileen Hall: Weekend Getaway,
Sponsored by Freedom House Bed &
Breakfast
Doris Darling: 100 Gallons of
Heating Fuel, Sponsored by AE Robinson.
make next year’s festivities even better! We
also welcome any new hands to our planning committee. If you are interested in
joining in, we encourage you to contact the
Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce at 5647533.
Buck’s Crossing,
Parkman
C L Murphy Bookkeeping & Tax Service, Inc.,
Sangerville
Camden National Bank,
Cedar Winds Stables,
Charleston
The first Annual Angel Ball was held as a
fundraiser for local foster children on
Dec. 3rd. The event was held at DoverFoxcroft’s old bank building on the third
floor in a beautifully decorated ballroom.
Attendees picked a gift from a list provided by local foster children—the gift
was their entrance fee for the ball. Dress
was semi-formal and all enjoyed hors
d’oeuvres, cocktails, desserts , and music!
A committee led by chair, Jodi Arno, and
co-chaired by Katti Webb rallied a team
of volunteers to make this night a huge
success! Melody Porter, Jessica Bentz,
Carol Marden and Elisa Thompson arranged for food and decorations which
were donated.
Milo/Brownville—Many new activities were added including Craft
Activities for children, visits with
Santa, hayrides and a bonfire!
Guilford—Activities relocated to
Friends of Community Fitness to
accommodate more people. Added to previous year’s activities:
Crafts for children, story time with
special characters and holiday
movie viewing.
Hundreds of dollars were raised and
over 150 gifts were donated to “The Angels”. Plans are already in motion for
next year’s Angel event! Endless Thanks
to all involved in making this a memorable night and making local children’s
holidays a little brighter!
Bob’s Sugar House
Brewster Inn, Dexter
Angel Ball 2011
The owner of the building, John Spack,
graciously donated the use of the ballroom and facilities. The ballroom, which
had been out of use for many years,
came alive with the nearly 75 attendees
who danced the night away to DJ Timothy McGee’s music. Mr. McGee donated
his services on behalf of The Center Theatre.
Hometown Holiday
Highlights 2011
Bailey Lumber
Company, Milo
Bennett Hill Lodge,
Guilford
Holiday Business
Passport 2011
Dan Morgan: Gift Certificate for
Dinner & Show, Sponsored by
Nor’easter Restaurant & Center Theater.
AE Robinson Oil Company,
AE Robinson
Service Station
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Dover—On top of the spectacular
light parade that delivers Santa to
town, some activities were expanded or added: 2 teams of
horses offering carriage rides on
Lincoln Street, a free showing of
Polar Express at Center Theater,
and letter writing to Santa with
Mrs. Claus!
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Piscataquis Chamber and Foxcroft Academy Partner in Efforts to Serve the Business Community
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The Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Foxcroft Academy hosted their very
first Business Resource Fair on
November 8th. The purpose of
this fair was for local businesses to
learn about resources that are
available to them from various
organizations in this area. This
was a free event that was created
as a community service to connect
business owners and managers
with the tools that they might
need to more efficiently operate
their businesses. Information that
was provided to business owners
at the fair included business planning resources, workforce and
payroll, IRS/taxes, legal resources,
financial/ budgeting, and advertising/ marketing.
In addition to the 30 resource tables that were available in the
gymnasium, Foxcroft Academy
international students filled the
lobby as they provided free food
samples from around the world.
These treats were definitely enjoyed by all attendees, as they
tasted samples from China, Germany, and Ghana just to name a
few!
Deb Boyd, Executive Director for
the Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce states “For our first year, we
consider this event a success!
There were several business owners who left the fair with armloads
of information, and appointments
to follow up with a few agencies
that will help them. I’m so glad
that we were able to help connect
these business owners with the
resources they needed.”
Arnold Shorey, Head of School at
Foxcroft Academy agrees with Boyd.
“We were honored to be a part of
hosting this event. This was not only
good for business owners, but it also
provided an opportunity for the
community members to interact
with our students and experience
the different cultures that are a part
of us at Foxcroft Academy. The kids
signature dishes, and share them
with everyone at the fair, and the
community was very accepting and
supportive of our students."
At the conclusion of the evening,
there were several drawings for
door prizes, with the following individual names being drawn:
Glenda Steward- 13 week Subscription to Piscataquis Observer
Roundi Schoch- Foxcroft Academy
Athletic Basket
Amy Guyotte- Foxcroft Academy
Athletic Basket
Robin Mayo: Foxcroft Academy
Stay Warm Basket
Judy Hayes: i tunes Card compliments of by Foxcroft Academy
Samuel Dwyer: Kindle compliments
of CW & HM Hayes Law offices
Plans for next year include the possible addition of an informative
panel that would offer a Q&A session on a designated topic. Boyd
and Shorey both expressed that
they are looking forward to next
year, and continuing this event as a
service to the business community.
"FAME is pleased to recognize Camden National Bank for its 2011 Financial Institution of the Year Award. We
chose Camden National in part due to
its continuing usage of FAME products and in part due to its commitment to the community,” said Beth
Bordowitz, FAME’s chief executive
officer. “Over the past year, the bank
has partnered with FAME on 56 loans
totaling over $16 million. This in turn
helped to create 87 Maine jobs and
retain an additional 561 jobs. Addi-
tive contributor to FAME’s Lender
Advisory Council. This has provided
several excellent suggestions to help
FAME help its lending partners
better serve their customers."
Loans made in conjunction with
FAME are one aspect of Camden
National Bank’s commitment to
Maine businesses, led by Executive
Vice President Timothy P. Nightingale, commercial lenders and the
loan processing team, all based in
Maine. This effort aligns with the
organizational view of supporting
local businesses and communities
through local decision making.
Center Theater for the
Performing Arts
Charlotte White Center
Chase & Kimball Oil
Children’s Learning
Center
Clark, John W DDS
Clinical Consultation &
Counseling P.A.
Cobweb Corner Antiques
Community Health &
Counseling—Home
Health Services
Community Health &
Counseling—Mental
Health Services
Cornerstone
Communications
Covered Bridge Motel &
Restaurant, Guilford
Darn Good Yarn
Dave’s World
Dental Hygiene Associates
of Maine
Discover Maine Magazine,
Portland
Dover Auto Parts Inc.
Dover True Value Hardware
Dover-Foxcroft
Chiropractic Center
Dover-Foxcroft
Congregational Church
Dover-Foxcroft Historical
Society
Camden National Bank Named FAME’s Financial
Institution of the Year tionally, Camden National is an ac“All of us at Camden National
Camden National Bank was named
the Finance Authority of Maine
(FAME)’s “Financial Institution of the
Year” at its annual Showcase Maine
meeting and awards event in
November.
Members, cont’d:
Bank are honored to be named
the 2011 Financial Institution of
the Year by FAME,” said Gregory A. Dufour, president and
chief executive officer of Camden National Bank. “We are
fortunate to have a great organization such as FAME to help
support Maine businesses. Beth
and her team work collaboratively with borrowers and financial institutions to help improve
our economy. Camden National
is grateful for their commitment
to our state.”
*Press Release from Camden
National
Bank.
Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis
Club
Dover-Foxcroft
Redemption Center
Dr. Dan
Dunham’s Furniture,
Newport/Dexter
Dunham’s Furniture,
Dexter
Eastern Gazette,
Dexter
Eastern Maine Development Corporation
Eastern Maine Healthcare,
Bangor
Eaton Peabody,
Bangor
Engstrom & Tumosa Tree
Service
Essex Street Dental
Associates P A,
Family Eyecare /
Frasz, David P MD
Members, cont’d:
Field of Dreams, Milo
F.I.N.D. Inc./Ready, Set,
Grow
Foggy Mountain Guide
Service, Sebec
Forget Me Not Flowers,
Guilford
Foss Enterprises—
Portable Toilets, Solon
Fox Brook Variety
Foxcroft Academy
Foxcroft Agway
Foxcroft Golf Club
Foxcroft Veterinary
Service
Freedom House Bed &
Breakfast
French Construction,
Guilford
Fresh Air Dogs,
Guilford
Friends of Community
Fitness, Guilford
Gerald A Jackson &
Son. Sangerville
Gordon Contracting,
Sangerville
Goulette’s IGA Foodliner, Guilford
Green Door Gallery—
Art
Green Door—Art
Gallery—Framery &
Stitchery
Guilford Bed & Breakfast, Guilford
H & R Block Tax Service
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Business in Focus: Friends of Community Fitness (FOCF)
31 High Street, Guilford, ME 04443 * (207) 876-4813 * Gayle Worden, Executive Director
Friends of Community Fitness (FOCF) had it’s origins in Vitality, a
privately owned fitness center located in the former Parallel Transportation Building on School Street in Guilford. Vitality resurrected
itself as Friends of Community Fitness. FOCF was established in
2003 as a non-profit 501C3 located at the former Abbie Fowler
Building in Sangerville, ME. In 2010, FOCF had the opportunity to
migrate back to Guilford and is now housed in the former Guilford
Primary School. The migration involved an estimated 3,000 hours
of volunteer time to create the new home. FOCF offers 24/7 access (over 18) with a computerized magnetic card security lock
which tracks members use of the facility. The success of FOCF is
possible due to a combination of collaborations between business,
non-profits and caring individuals who have volunteered their time
and money for a project they feel is beneficial to the health and well
-being of our community.
FOCF offers a wide array of services.
First and foremost is the equipment
available. Currently, the center has 1
Octane Pro 4700 Cross Trainer, 4
Landice Treadmills, 2 Life Fitness
elliptical cross trainers, 2 stationary
bicycles, 1 Concept II rower, cable
TV, one room of free weights and
plate-loaded equipment and one room
of pin-selected, Universal and free
weights.
Hayes Law Offices
Herring Brothers, Inc.,
Guilford
Healthways Silver Sneakers program
Hardwood Products
Company LP,
Guilford
Hibbard Nursing Home,
Inc.
Hobby House
Hobnobbers Pub, Milo
Howard Insurance
Agency—DoverFoxcroft Office
Hutchins Hall—Buie
School of Music
Jemma Gascoine Pottery, Monson
Johnson Foundations
is offered four times a week at
FOCF. This is an innovative health,
exercise and wellness program designed to help older adults live
healthy, active lifestyles. Current
offerings include Yogastretch and
Muscular Strength Range of Motion.
Weatherbee’s School of Dance, Preschool Tumbling and Tai Chi are
other offerings that the center pro-
In addition to independent workout
equipment, FOCF offers a wide variety of group classes ranging from Yoga
to Focused Interval Training to High
Energy Step and even Hula Hooping.
Classes traditionally run for 8 weeks.
Look for the new schedule of classes
starting in early March.
Personal Training services are available thru FOCF. Several trainers with
different strengths and concentrations
are available for hire. For details,
please contact Gayle or refer to the
website.
Haley Construction
Inc., Sangerville
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question and answer period. More
such talks are planned for the future—if
there are topics that interest you, see
Gayle.
The gym area is available for pickup
games or even to rent for functions provided it is not already scheduled for
FOCF activities.
FOCF is managed by Gayle Worden,
Executive Director. She reports to the
FOCF Board of Directors. The officers
for the Board are Wendy McKenney
(Parkman), President; Allen Drew,
(Guilford), Vice President; Michelle
Nichols (Guilford), Secretary; Kimberly
Moore (Parkman), Treasurer. The remaining Board members are Kyle
McKenney (Parkman); Anna Beach
(Abbot); Lauren Erickson (Abbot); Sheryl Russell (Abbot); Christina McKenney
(Cambridge); Candice Cyr (Parkman);
Roberta Thomas (Guilford).
vides at different times of the year.
Be-Com-Fit Senior Luncheons are
also offered at FOCF. These take
place on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of
each month. The luncheons are
potluck. Guest speakers attend
each luncheon. ALL Seniors are
welcome!
A new event held last month was an
evening Nutrition Workshop. FOCF
was lucky to have guest speaker,
Angelina Moore Maia speak focus on
the topic of interpreting food labels.
A sizeable crowd gathered to hear
her interactive talk followed by a
Office hours have been expanded to
meet increased demand. Currently, the
business office is open from 8-11AM
and 3-7PM Monday thru Friday. In
addition, appointments can be made
outside of the established business
hours.
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Grand Openings/Ribbon Cuttings
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Volume 1, Issue 1
Sister X Two (Dover) celebrated their
grand opening on Friday, December 2,
2011. Assisting with the ribbon cutting
(below) are Deb Boyd, Executive Director of the Chamber, Dorothy Williams,
co-owner and Nora Dow, co-owner.
Sister X Two provides yarn, fabric and
scrapbooking materials for the crafters
in the area. The store will be offering Tractor Supply arrived in DoverA ribbon cutting was held on No- classes in knitting, crocheting, tatting, Foxcroft! A grand opening celebraquilting, and scrapbooking for all ages. tion was held in conjunction with
vember 12 to welcome Monuthe Hometown Holiday celebration
ment Square Mercantile (Dover)
on Saturday, December 3, 2011.
to the area. The store offers
Assisting in the ribbon cutting are
great merchandise at oldSherry French, Chamber Presifashioned prices. Offerings indent, Deb Boyd, Executive Director
clude a wide selection of general
of the Chamber, Mike Burnett,
goods including furniture, craft
Tractor Supply employee and Ron
supplies, gifts, toys, housewares
Ingalls, Store Manager. (Tractor
and gift cards. Assisting in the
Supply photo courtesy of The Pisribbon cutting (above) are Rose
cataquis Observer.) Tractor Supply is the largest retail farm and
Durgin (Chamber Treasurer and
ranch store chain in the US selling
mother of the business owner),
Sister X Two is located at 25 North
pet food, hardware, tools, lawn &
Julie Heeter (business owner)
Street in Suite A. Stop in to find your
garden and much more. Tractor
and Sherry French (Chamber
supplies locally saving you 50 miles
Supply is located at 1073 West
Board President).
of travel for craft supplies!
Main Street.
Members, cont’d:
Karen Schaller,
Fundraising Database
Consultant, Exeter
Key Bank, Guilford
Lary Funeral Home
Leaves & Blooms
Living Word Assembly of
God
Log Cabin Labradoodles
Lumbra Hardwood Inc.,
Milo
Maine Community Foundation
Maine Highlands
Farmers
Maine Highlands
Federal Credit Union,
Dexter
Mainely Rent to Own
Mayo Regional Hospital
McDonald’s
McKusick Petroleum
Company
Mid Maine Builders,
Charleston
Milo Manor, Milo
“Miss Molly” Music and
Sound, Milo
Modern Image Salon
Monson Town Office,
Monson
Moonlight Adornments
Moosehead Messenger/
Up North Magazine,
Greenville
Saturday Night in Dover-Foxcroft Returns:
Music Maker, Dexter
High Ryders Golden
Oldies took to the Center Theater Stage on
July 16th to kick off the
2011 Saturday Night in
Dover-Foxcroft
Concert series…..
New England Specialty
Turf, Sangerville
Nor’Easter Restaurant
North Country
Properties, LLC, Abbot
Northwoods Computer
Services, Monson
Northwoods Expressions,
Greenville
Pastime Pub
Penquis Community
Action Inc.
Wild West Casino Night
2012—
You won't want to miss this exciting night so grab yer partner, saddle
up and join us for a night of Poker,
Blackjack, entertainment and some
mighty fine grub at The Saloon &
Chuck Wagon! It's sure to be a
stompin' good time!
Kick back and enjoy a fun night with
friends while supporting the efforts of
your local Chamber of Commerce.
The proceeds from this fundraiser
will directly support the Chamber in
carrying out its mission to "unify and
promote business and stimulate regional growth". There will be hundreds in prizes to play for... so come
try your luck at the tables!
Call The Chamber (564-7533) for your
tickets or purchase them at Mr. Paperback in Dover-Foxcroft. $25 gets you
into the event, 25 poker
chips to start playing, all
you can eat, and a night of
entertainment! Buy your
tickets today - space is limited and tickets are sure to
go fast this year!
Penquis Higher Education
Center
PHD Consulting Inc.,
Newport
Pine Tree Hospice
Pine Tree Storage
Piscataquis County Commissioner
Members, cont’d:
Piscataquis County
Economic Development Council
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Chamber musings and tidbits…..
ter Olympics at Hermon Mtn, in
Special O basketball tournaments
in March, and start Special O
Cheering in February! * The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation has
launched its statewide Community
Matters More program— there are
three organizations on the ballot
from Piscataquis County: Pine
Tree Hospice, The JD Foundation,
and Moosehead Historical Society
& Museum. Voting begins Monday, January 23, 2012 and runs
through Monday, March 5,
2012—support your local nominees! * New 8 week fitness class
session begins March 5th at
Community Fitness.
www.friendsofitness.com for details. * Check with Sister X Two
for local craft classes! * Pleasant
River Lumber has a new crane in
operation! *
Prouty Ford Chrysler
Congratulate Fox Brook Variety
owners (Steve Boyd & Karen
Jankunas) on reaching their 20
year anniversary of ownership! *
Hardwood Products/Puritan Medical
Products is expanding their facility
with new warehouse space. *
Tradewinds is doing a pumped up
to fight cancer fundraiser: 1 cent of
every gallon of gas purchased at
the Milo store will be donated to
cancer research at Mayo Regional
Hospital—this runs thru 2012! *
Don’t forget to keep Charlotte White
Center (CWC) in your spring gardening plans! Their greenhouse is
already planning for the upcoming
growing season. February is Special Olympics for CWC - athletes
will take part in Special O, the Win-
Red Maple Inn,
Guilford
Business After Hours (BAH)
Upcoming Chamber Raffle
Results Physical
Therapy & Wellness
There were no Business After Hours events in November (due to Business Fair) or in December.
Please be on the lookout for BAH events in 2012!
Please make a 2012 resolution to try to attend a
BAH event—great for supporting/learning about a
featured business in the local region, for networking
with fellow business people, and for enjoying a
laugh or two!
The Chamber has obtained a beautiful kayak that
will be raffled off in the near future (Tickets have
been printed)! Keep your eyes open for ticket
availability. Tickets will be available at the Chamber during business hours (where the kayak can be
viewed), with each Board member (list on front),
and in select businesses.
Piscataquis County
Soil & Water Conservation District
Piscataquis
Democratic Party
Piscataquis Observer
Piscataquis Regional
YMCA
Piscataquis Valley
Adult Education
Cooperative (PVAEC)
Piscataquis Valley Fair
Association
Piscataquis Valley
Snowmobile Club
Pleasant River Lumber
Prepaid Legal Services
Rideout Seasonal
Services LLC
Riverside Florist
Rowell’s Garage
S & L Auto Parts, Milo
Submit Tidbits to the Chamber!!!!
Save-A-Lot
Sebasticook Family
Doctors, Newport
If you are interested in
hosting a BAH event,
please contact the
Chamber.
Sebec 4 Corners
Event Center, Sebec
Shaw’s Supermarket
Shiretown Pizza
Skowhegan Savings
Bank, Dexter
Spencer’s Bakery &
Café
St. Augustine
Episcopal Thrift Shop
Steinke & Caruso
Dental Care
Stutzman Business
Services, Sangerville
Subway
Sunbury Exchange
LLC
Sunbury Village,
Bangor
Sunset Tan & Spa,
Guilford
Sutton’s Tractor,
Atkinson
The General Store &
More, Brownville
Welcome 2011 New Chamber Members!
Thanks to the Chamber newsletter committee for the 2012 1st quarter edition: Seth
Ostrosky, Janet Sawyer, Heidi Thompson
and Gayle Worden.
Milo Manor (Milo) Bed & Breakfast offering en suite bathroom, sitting room, queen bed, flat
screen TV w/satellite, books, movies,
and wireless connection.
Thanks to the Piscataquis Observer for the
Tractor Supply ribbon cutting photo.
Gordon Contracting (Sangerville) Landscape and erosion control contractor. Federal and State Contracts. We
are certified HUBzone small business.
Serving all New England.
New England Specialty Turf
(Sangerville) We grow and install specialized turf
used for erosion control and slope stabilization. We also grow wild-flower and
blueberry sod.
NEWSLETTER THANKS
Thanks to Katti Web for the Angel Ball information and photos.
Did you know?
Originally, Piscataquis County
extended north to the Canadian border, but in 1844 its
northern portion was annexed
by Aroostook County.
- Wikipedia
Thanks to Deb Boyd for her press release
articles/information/photos while Executive
Director.
Thanks to Sherry French, Diane Sharrow
and Arnold Shorey for photos contributed.
Thanks to Erin Warstler and
LJ Mariotti for Casino Night
promotional material.
-Heidi
Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce News
Page 7
PCEDC Corner
territories
includes changing its name to the
Land Use Planning Commission; increasing representation of county
commissioners on its board; and allowing counties that meet certain requirements to provide their own oversight for land use planning and permitting in their unorganized territories.
The public is invited to explore what
these changes may mean for land use
and regulation in western Maine’s
unorganized territories.
WESTERN MAINE – In late February
and March, economic development
entities in western Maine in conjunction with the Western Mountains Alliance will host a regional public forum
series exploring land use and the impacts of new LURC legislation in
western Maine’s unorganized territories. Forums will feature a broad
range of presenters including residential and woodlot property owners, policy experts and tourism interests. Forums are scheduled for February 27 in
Bethel, February 28 in The Forks, and
March 1 in Carrabassett Valley. A
fourth forum in Piscataquis County is
yet to be scheduled.
The public forum series is supported
by the Emanuel and Pauline A. Lerner
Foundation in partnership with the
Western Mountains Alliance, Somerset Economic Development Corporation, Piscataquis County Economic
Development Council, Greater Franklin Economic Development Corporation, the Western Maine Economic
Development Council and the Western Maine Legislative Caucus. See
below for information on locations,
dates and panelists. Refreshments
will be provided; RSVPs are requested. FMI: contact Tanya Swain, Western Mountains Alliance, at (207) 7783885 or
[email protected]
Regional Forum Series to explore land use and impacts of
proposed LURC legislation in
western Maine’s unorganized
In 2011, the LURC Reform Commission charged with making recommendations to improve the Land Use Regulation Commission released its suggestions. A small state agency with
oversight for over 10 million acres in
Maine’s unorganized territories, LURC
is responsible for permitting projects
such as new home development, as
well as resort and large scale wind
projects.
Legislation introduced this session to
improve how the agency operates
FORUM INFORMATION:
Oxford County:
Monday, February 27 (snow
date: February 28), 6:30-8:30
p.m. at Telstar High School Lecture Hall, Bethel
FMI: Western Maine Economic
Development Council, (207) 7396543, [email protected]
Somerset County:
Tuesday, February 28, 5:30-7:30
p.m. at The Forks Town Office
FMI: Somerset Economic Development Corporation, (207) 474-0166,
[email protected]
Franklin County:
Thursday, March 1, 6 – 8 p.m. at
the Eustis Community Building,
Stratton
FMI: Greater Franklin Development Corporation, (207) 778-5887,
[email protected]
Casino Night
May 17, 2012
Chamber Annual Meeting
June 30, 2012
Whoopie Pie Festival
(Center Theater)
July 21, 2012
First Chamber Theme Party at
Center Theatre (Look for details in
future issues)
The Hitching Post Bed &
Breakfast, Milo
The Junction General Store,
Brownville
The Land Camping Area,
Brownville
The Maine Ingredient, Monson
The Wild Monkey Salon
Three Rivers Community,
Milo
Town & Country REALTORS
Town of Dover-Foxcroft
Piscataquis County:
Town of Guilford,
Guilford
March date to be announced.
Town of Milo, Milo
FMI: Janet Sawyer, Piscataquis
County Economic Development
Corporation, 800-539-0332, [email protected]
Tractor Supply Company
Panelists:
Norton H. Lamb, Jr., Maine Natural
Resources Council Board of Directors
Gary Lamb, LURC Reform Commission and Town of Greenville
Town Manager
Steve Tatko, Appalachian Mountain Club Land Manager, Piscataquis County area
Additional panelists to be confirmed.
Please contact Janet Sawyer for
more information.
Press Release from Western
Mountains Alliance.
SAVE THE DATE—Upcoming Chamber Events:
March 24, 2012
Members, cont’d:
Where is the geographic center of
Maine?
Answer: In Piscataquis County, eighteen miles north of
Dover-Foxcroft at
Longitude: 69
14.0'W and Latitude: 45 15.2'N.
-DownEast
Magazine
Tradewinds Market,
Milo
Trask Insurance, Milo
United Country Upper
Kennebec Properties, Bingham
United Methodist Church
Varney Agency
Watch Me Shine
Developmental Preschool
Webber Ace Hardware
Welsh’s Property Services
Whitetail Golf Course,
Charleston
Wilderness Sled Dog Racing
Association,
Greenville
Wildwoods Trailside
Cabins, Brownville
Will’s Shop N Save
Womancare Aegis
Association
Zone Radio Station
MEMBERSHIP
BENEFITS
Benefits of belonging
to the Chamber include but are not
limited to:
*Ribbon cuttings
*BAH events
*Newsletter
*Training sessions
*Chamber Bucks
*Co-op Ads
*Discounted YMCA
Membership
*Enhanced Visibility
in the Community
*Discounted Friends
of Community Fitness
membership
BUSINESS NAME
Welcome to the Chamber!
INFORMATION:
1033 South Street
Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426-1224
Phone: (207) 564-7533
Chamber Office Hours:
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10-2
(Check for additional hours
once a new Executive Director
is hired.)
We’re on the web:
piscataquischamber.com
THANKS TO THE SPONSORS OF THIS ISSUE OF THE CHAMBER NEWSLETTER:
MONUMENT SQUARE MERCANTILE AND TRADEWINDS OF MILO
Monument Square
Mercantile
2 East Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426
(207) 564-5705 * Julie Heeter, Owner
VOLUNTEERS—THANK YOU!
The Chamber would like to
extend a huge thank you to the
volunteers that help keep the
Chamber running on a daily
basis:
*Rose Durgin
*Gail Stutzman
*Kathy Starbird
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Interested in getting involved in
your community? Interested in
having some fun? Contact the
Chamber to see how your talents can benefit your local area
Chamber of Commerce!
E-Blast Reminder: Contact
the Chamber to purchase an
e-blast! Your e-mail will be
delivered to all current Chamber members.
Piscataquis County was incorporated on 23 March 1838, taken
from parts of adjacent Penobscot
and Somerset counties.
- Wikipedia
INTERESTED IN SPONSORING A FUTURE NEWSLETTER? CONTACT THE
CHAMBER FOR DETAILS!
Monument Square Mercantile carries a variety of
furniture including recliners, dining room sets,
coffee tables, pantries, bookcases, bureaus, bed
frames/headboards, mattresses and box
springs. Unfinished furniture is also part of our
inventory. In addition, we carry everyday
housewares, yarns and craft supplies, toys, tools,
jewelry, gift items and
many adorable animalthemed house
-hold items. There’s
something for everyone!
Normal business hours
are 9AM to 4PM Monday thru Saturday.
During February and
March, hours of operation will be limited to Saturdays 10AM to 4PM
and by appointment (weather permitting) .
Please call 717-5948 for an appointment.
We offer seasonal decorations and special gifts
for all holidays. In addition, we are planning to
stock a wide variety of camping and outdoor
items for spring. We have some exciting ideas
and plans for the new season beginning April 1,
2012. Don't hesitate to call if there's something
you want or need. We are very happy to open
any time
to take care
of our
customers’
needs!
55 Park Street, Milo, ME 04463 * (207) 943-8855
David Butterfield, Owner
A hometown grocery store located in the center of
Milo, Maine, Tradewinds proudly offers groceries at
prices that are seen in the Bangor market.
We have 24-hour gas pumps that accept cash, debit
and credit –convenient for the late or early travelers. All cash transactions done at the pump receive a
$0.03 discount off the posted rate.
Tradewinds is currently in the process of remodeling
to expand our grocery selections for our customers.
This remodel will include a state of the art beer cave,
as well as increased perishable selections. Look for
the completion of this project sometime in the spring.
In addition to our remodeling, we are proudly announcing that Dunkin Donuts will be joining us in the
Spring! Dunkin's will have convenient early morning
hours as well as excellent coffee and pastries to satisfy your morning appetites.
Tradewinds is proud to be in Milo and looks to continually improve its offerings for our customers. Please
come check us out—leave any
comments so that we may continue to serve our community with
quality grocery items at reasonable prices.