May 2019

Membership Refresher Save the Dates

Are you taking full advantage of your Chamber membership? How can you engage with the Chamber and help grow your business? Do you have new employees? Send them our way! Discover ways to get the best value for your Chamber membership by attending our June 17 Chamber Membership Refresher. 11:00 a.m. Shotgun Start FREE to all chamber members. Natanis Golf Course Thursday, May 16 Volunteers Wanted 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. SOLD OUT!

Mid- Chamber of Commerce 50 Elm St., Waterville Complimentary lunch provided by Amici’s Cucina. Seating is limited so make your reservation today! [email protected]

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50 Elm Street, Waterville, ME 04901  Tel: (207) 873-3315  Fax: (207) 877-0087  [email protected]  www.midmainechamber.com Dan Bernier, Chair of the Board  Kimberly N. Lindlof, President & CEO InTouch Newsletter designed by Lavender Designs, www.lavenderdesigns.com 1 From the Board–Sara Barry

It’s always meaningful As Work Health looked to introduce itself to as other sites. Next, they plan to attend the to see the value of this community, the Chamber was the first to Chamber Breakfast Series to meet more Chamber membership offer assistance. The new business attended business leaders and explore sponsorship come to life–especially a monthly Business After Hours (BAH) event opportunities at a wide array of Chamber with new businesses in March and met tons of friendly business events. Whew! The benefits of Chamber to our region. Case in people and made some valuable connections. membership are almost endless! point–Work Health, an At the event, they had the chance to tell the occupational health large crowd about their business. All members But it’s not just NEW businesses that service affiliated with have this opportunity at every BAH–a great the Chamber nurtures and assists–it’s all Northern Light Health, way to put a face to your business and let members–even long-standing members like new to Waterville. (FYI-Besides being a others hear your passion for your work and Day’s Jewelers (20 years!) Waterville Store Chamber board member, I work for Northern company. Manager, Ken Whiting raved about their Light Inland Hospital, so I’m connected to recent participation as on “Chamber Chatter,” Work Heath). In March, Work Health took advantage of the popular Facebook Live business talk show. having a booth at the Chamber’s Business The episode featured Ken sharing beautiful to Business Showcase at Colby’s Field House baubles for people to wear to the upcoming (along with 140 other chamber members)– Chamber Awards Event on April 25. With connecting to 2000+ people who attended more than 900 views, it’s clear people are Chamber the Showcase. watching and engaging! In April, it held a Chamber ribbon cutting at 10 So, if you’ve been thinking about reinvigorating Street location and photos of that your marketing plan this spring, think about event got liked and shared on the Chamber’s including all the ways your Chamber can help! website and social media platforms, as well There’s a way to connect with consumers Chatter and our business community for everyone out there–you just need to decide which one works best for you–or engage in them all and Every Tuesday watch your business grow! 10:00 AM Facebook live Meet The Reps – April 17 at Chace Forum in Watch and listen for the Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons current events, guest speakers, and prize Mid-Maine Chamber Calendar

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2 Ribbon Cuttings New Members

Karen Hardy Counseling TECHNOLOGY Solutions of Maine 28 Main Street Rick Bryant Belgrade, Maine 04917 207-649-2237 207-495-9096 www.techsolutionsme.com www.karenhardycounseling.com Turn-IT Tech Jennifer Kierstead Consulting, Inc. William Oakes Jennifer W. Kierstead 230D Skowhegan Road 179 Main Street, Suite 204 Fairfield, Maine 04937 Ribbon Cutting Waterville, Maine 04901 207-877-1600 May 17 at 9:30 a.m. 207-873-1733 www.turnitech.com Kennebec Montessori School 38 Sheridan Drive MODULA Inc. Waterville SportsClips Fairfield, Maine 04937 Jessica Rossi Chuck Locke 90 Alfred A. Plourde Parkway 40 Elm Plaza Lewiston, Maine 04240 Waterville, Maine 04901 866-764-4936 207-616-3744 www.modula.us www.haircutmenwatervilleme.com

Pegas Technology Solutions Wireless Construction, Inc. William Oakes Alisha Gallant 230D Skowhegan Road 40 Blake Road Fairfield, Maine 04937 Standish, Maine 04084 207-313-4821 207-642-5751 www.pegas.io www.wcitowers.com

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3 Calendar of Events

May 8, 7:15 p.m. May 18, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Railroad Square Cinema showing of Office MacKenzie Landscaping Open House (see Space. (see Sm. Biz Wtvl insert) insert) FMI: www.mackenzielandscaping.com FMI: www.railroadsquarecinema.com May 18, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. May 9, 9:00–10:30 a.m. In recognition of National Women’s Health Every Thursday, 2:00–6:00 p.m. SCORE: How Businesses can Win with Month, Northern Light Inland Hospital Head of Falls Facebook. Location: Purdue University invites you to its Free Women’s Wellness Walk by the Two Cent Bridge in Waterville Global in Augusta on Saturday, May 18, at Thomas College’s FMI: conta.cc/2U6gXss Sukeforth Family Trail System. Come anytime May 2, 5:00 p.m. between 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. The Maine Children’s Home for Little May 9, 6:00–8:00 p.m. FMI: www.northernlighthealth.org Wanderers will host its Annual Wine & Beer Join us for an evening of excitement with Tasting at Winslow VFW. Marie Cormier, auctioneer, and her daughter, May 18, 12:00–4:00 p.m. FMI: www.mainechildrenshome.org Karen Cormier, for Northern Light 8th Annual Benton Alewife Festival (see Continuing Care, Lakewood’s annual May insert) May 3, 6:20–9:00 p.m. Day Auction on Thursday, May 9, 6–8 p.m. PechaKucha Night Waterville V.31. is at Lakewood. Proceeds benefit residents’ May 19, 10:00 a.m. presented by a volunteer Team PK, summer trips and activity fund. Fieldstone Gardens, Patio Planters and Waterville Creates!, and the Waterville FMI: 207.873.5125. Baskets, Oh My! Fun filled session creating Public Library. The Colby College patio planters and hanging baskets. This is a Center for the Arts & Humanities is the PK May 10, 9:00–11:00 a.m. make and take workshop. It will have variety Waterville 2018-2019 season sponsor. ×20. SCORE: Financial Cash Flow Projections. of planters and annuals to choose from. Will be held at the Colby College Diamond Purdue University Global in Augusta (Cost: Materials available to purchase at Building. FMI: conta.cc/2U6gXss discount) FMI: 207- 923-3836 FMI: www.watervillecreates.org/event/ pechakucha-night-waterville/ May 11, 8:00 p.m. May 31, 8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. An Evening with Bruce Cockburn at the Modula Inc., 90 Alfred A Plourde Parkway May 3, 6:30–9:00 p.m. Waterville Opera House. Few recording - Lewiston, ME 04240. You are invited to School Street Yoga Intro to Thai Massage. artists are as creative and prolific as Bruce Modula Day! Modula Automated Vertical Friday night only: Get Metta-Physical! Thai Cockburn. Since his self-titled debut in 1970, Storage: Demo, Seminar & Site Tour Day. Yoga Shoulder Massage. $35.00/person. the Canadian singer-songwriter has issued Free and open to the public. Seats are FMI: www.schoolstreetyoga.com a steady stream of acclaimed albums every limited; registration required. Contact couple of years. Jessica Rossi [email protected]. May 4, 8:30 p.m. FMI: www.operahouse.org Coffee & Lunch provided Silver Street Tavern presents Steve Jones Trio. FMI: www.silverstreettavern.com May 15, 7:30–9:30 a.m. June 1, 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. KVHRA meeting! Peter Gore, executive vice Good Will-Hinckley is holding its 2nd May 8, 1:00–3:00 p.m. president for the Maine State Chamber Annual Yard Sale. Your small fee to rent Maine-ly Elder Care hosts a Free blood of Commerce will present a Legislative a space will go towards helping to feed pressure clinic at Waterville Shaw’s. Update. The event will be held at the Best and clothe GWH’s Glenn Stratton Learning Western Plus in Waterville. Please register Center students this summer. The proceeds for the meeting by May 9, 2019. you make on your sales will stay with you. FMI: https://kvhra.shrm.org FMI: www.gwh.org

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4 People News

Golden Pond Wealth Management would like to welcome its newest employee Welcome aboard to Colby College alum Chip Katie Brann. Katie comes to it after being Kelley who is the new ME market president employed by Stone Coast Fund Services of KeyBank, which in ME has 47 branches in Portland, Maine. She is a graduate of & nearly $2.5B in deposits according to Boston University and is studying to obtain MaineBiz. her Series 7. Katie’s goal is to become a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). When she Brian Bernatchez, CFP, of Golden Pond can, Katie enjoys skiing, spending time by Wealth Management, had been listed on the lake, and coaching field hockey with the the 2019 LPL’s Chairman’s Council, an award Maine Majestix. She lives in Sidney with her that’s presented to fewer than 2% of the firms husband, Zach and goldendoodle, Bodhi. ~16,000 advisors nationally. Congrats, Brian!

According to MaineBiz, a fond farewell to Welcome to Crystal Stanley, Alfond Youth John Witherspoon, president and CEO, of Center’s new Early Childcare Coordinator. Skowhegan Savings Bank who will retire at the end of 2019. David Cyr, executiveSara Shaw has been named the new director vice president, has been appointed by the of athletics at Thomas College. Sara arrives bank’s board of directors as the bank’s newwith over a decade of experience as an asst. May 17, 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. president. Welcome to your new role! athletic director, coach, & student-athlete Amici’s Cucina, 137 Main Street, Waterville from UMaine at Presque Isle, where she The Thomas College team of Kerri Abbot, was named 2016 Asso. of NCAA Division Jeff Clements, an attorney and author of Kaitlyn Rourke, Amanda Landry, Alyssa III Independents Coach of the Year & 2018 Corporations Are Not People: Reclaiming Joubert and Emma Dimock, led by faculty American Collegiate Athletic Asso. Coach of Democracy From Big Money & Global advisor Rick Saucier, won multiple awards the Year. Welcome aboard! Corporations is a founder and President in the Society for the Advancement of of American Promise will be our guest on Management conference’s Open Division May 17. In his three decade legal career in competition in Orlando, FL recently. public service and private practice, he has Congratulations! been a partner in a major Boston law firm and has served as Assistant Attorney General in . In 2012, he founded Whaleback Partners LLC, which provides sustainable financing to businesses in the local agriculture economy in New England. Jeff has helped to start and been a board member of many non-profit organizations and businesses. Today, in addition to the board of American Promise, he serves on the vestry of Trinity Dedication Episcopal Church in Concord, Massachusetts. Ceremony Fire Twitter: @ClementsJeff Cost $20 chamber House Subs, members & $25 non members (or day of the Waterville event). We strongly recommend you make a donated a River reservation prior to the event to ensure seating. Rescue Boat to Contact [email protected] Town of Winslow or call 873.3315 Fire Department

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6 Member News

So far United Way of Mid-Maine has Congratulations! New England Naturopathic Boards Under My Feet, in addition to collected 2304 lbs. of food for 5 food pantriesHealth is moving over Memorial Day residential home repair, is also a moving in our region. Thank you to February’s Pantryweekend! Its new location is 157 Silver company!Street FMI: 207-313-1830. Project hosts: People’s Salon & Spa and in Waterville (next to the former Waterville Camden National Bank in Oakland & March Pediatrics Building) and it plans to openBecky’s for Seafood and Vegetable opens for Pantry Locations: You Broke It and KV business on Tuesday, May 28th. the season May 1. Open 7 days a week! It Federal Credit Union in Wtvl. If your business will cook the lobsters for you! FMI: 465-9551. is interested in hosting a 2019 Pantry Project, The Last Unicorn would like to announce the contact Sam @ [email protected]. official start to its NEW Sunday Brunch: Run This semester, preservice teachers at Thomas for the Roses! Whether you are coming to College paired up with RSU 18’s Gifted & Congratulations to Cianbro which enjoy the unique food options, the delicious Talented program to create engaging, fun announced recently its acquisition of A/Z and creative Bloody Marys, its Mimosa bar or & relative design challenge STEAM projects. Corp., a CT-based engineering-construction the Grateful Dead tunes, this is sure to be an Projects included creating a toddler-size firm according toMaineBiz . experience you won’t forget! Every Sunday kayak & a 3D model design of a tiny house. from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Now taking Recently, families & friends were able to Eagle Rental will be celebrating 30 years in reservations for Mother’s Day 2019! come to campus to see the hard work of Business in June! these amazing middle school students & preservice teachers!

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Membership Spotlight: Magic Falls Rafting Company

In 1989, Dave and Donna Neddeau of Winslow become personal friends. After thirty years, invested their family savings in a van, one raft, a sons and daughters, and even grandchildren of house trailer for an office and two cabins. That original guests carry on the whitewater tradition summer they carried 38 rafting guests on the rafting with Magic Falls. Kennebec River. Magic Falls offers daily trips on the Kennebec Much has changed. Magic Falls now has from early May to Columbus Day and on high over 40 rafts, 25 inflatable kayaks, two dozen release dates in the spring and fall on the float tubes, volleyball, horseshoes, ½ court Dead River. It prides itself on providing trips for basketball court. A recreation pavilion, base students from middle school through college lodge for check-ins and merchandise sales, at affordable prices. Maine residents receive campground with tent sites and cabin tents, a a 10% discount on all trips. During July and fish or veggie burger, vegetable rice, coleslaw, lodge with king, queen and bunk rooms and a August, youths, 10-16 rafts half price with an rolls, homemade dessert and lemonade. Space restored farmhouse that sleeps up to 16 rafters adult paying that day’s full rate. is limited as the Dept. of Inland Fisheries & showers are all available for its guests. Last and Wildlife has capped the number of year Magic Falls hosted over 5,000 rafters. In On Saturday, July 6, Magic Falls will host rafters on the Kennebec River to protect the 2010, Dave formed a new company, Magic a special Mid-Maine Chamber Day on the environmental quality of the wilderness. To Rivers, to offer high-adventure double run trips Kennebec River. All chamber members and make a reservation, please call Donna at 800- on the Upper Kennebec Gorge. their families (age 10 and over) and their 207-7238, refer to your business as a member employees are welcome to raft for the price of of the Mid-Maine Chamber. One thing has not changed—providing a fun, $59, regularly $119. The state of Maine access safety conscious, value-priced trip. Many rafting fee of $5 will be waived. The raft trip includes a Yee hah, see you on the river! guests come back year after year and have hearty barbecue with choice of steak, chicken,

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May 2: Honing Your Leadership Style. Ellen Belknap, AIA, president of SMRT, Architects and Engineers will share her ideas on creating opportunities inside and outside your organization. September 12: Domestic Abuse in the Workplace - Considerations for Employers. Regina Rooney, educa- tion and communications director at the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, will explore the ways do- mestic violence abusers impact the workplace, and offer opportunities for employers to manage the risks they present. October 10: Legislative topic

November 14: Marketing Your Business. Martha Jones, account executive, & Chris Bernazzani, director of digital sales at NEWSCENTER Maine Media, will share with you ideas on navigating the landscape of media choice. December 5: Doing Business in a Digital World. Andrew Silsby, president and CEO of Kennebec Savings Bank, will discuss the importance of building and maintaining customer service in a digital world.

Cost per person: $18 members/$25 at the door & non-members. Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce, 50 Elm Street, Waterville, ME 04901-6015 Register at [email protected] or call 873-3315 PLEASE NOTE: Cancelations must be (2) business days prior to the event to avoid being charged. Proudly sponsored by

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Wednesday, May 1 · 5:30–7:30 pm Tuesday, May 7 · 1:00–2:30 pm and 2:30–4:00 pm 2nd Annual Pardon the Innovation: Overview of Financial Statements, 1:00–2:30 pm An Entrepreneur Spotlight Allison Watson, Maine SBDC Keynote: Derek Myska, co-founder of “Ping Tank” QuickBooks Intermediate User FAQs, 2:30–4:00 pm Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation Sarah Wadick, OneRiver, CPAs Co-hosts: Cynergy & KV Connect Location: Mid-Maine Chamber Location: Summit Room, Spann Commons, Thomas College 50 Elm Street (2-part class-come to both or either) 180 West River Road Wednesday, May 8 · 4:00–5:30 pm Friday, May 3 · 6:20/7:20 pm How to Start an e-Commerce or Amazon.com Business PK WTVL V31 Mike Duguay Emcee: Mike Duguay Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation Location: Waterville Public Library 6:20 pm Reception 73 Elm Street 7:20 pm Presentations Location: Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building Wednesday, May 8 ·5:00–6:30 pm Colby College Waterville Opportunity Zone Workshop: A Practical Monday, May 6 · 12:00–1:15 pm Guide for Businesses & Investors Featuring Internal Revenue Service and Wipfli | Macpage Maine’s Strategic Plan for Economic Development Location: Bricks CoWorking and Innovation Space Commissioner Heather Johnson 10 Water St. #110, Hathaway Creative Center Maine Dept. of Economic and Community Development Hosted by the Waterville Rotary Club Wednesday, May 8 · 7:15 pm Location: Best Western Plus Grand Hotel 375 Main Street Film Screening: Office Space Optional lunch $15 (no credit cards) Location: Railroad Square Cinema 17 Railroad Square Monday, May 6 · 4:00–5:30 pm $ Monetize Your Idea–In 5 Steps and $500 Thursday, May 9 · 5:00–6:30 pm Mike Duguay Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation Building from a Bird’s Eye View: How Tech has Location: Waterville Public Library Taken Over the Most Dangerous, Expensive Jobs in 73 Elm Street Construction featuring incredible drone footage Tuesday, May 7 · 9:00 am–5:00 pm Brad Stout, Pres. + CEO of Coutts Brothers Inc. Central Maine TechNight Maine Virtual Job Fair Location: Bricks CoWorking and Innovation Space Hosted by Central Maine Growth Council 10 Water St. #110, Hathaway Creative Center Location: centralmaine.org/maine-virtual-job-fair

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