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MAY/JUNE 2021 ADAMS COUNTY

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2 | Adams County Business Board of Directors In This Issue Stacey Schlosser, Chair* Biggerstaff ’s Catering 04-05 Business Briefs Isaac Bucher, Vice Chair* Mister Ed’s Elephant Museum & Candy 06 Member Spotlight: Emporium Shawn Eckenrode, director Wes Warehime, Treasurer* Adams County Technical Institute Aero Energy Darlene A. Brown, Secretary* 08 Advocacy Update Individual Member Chris Bigger* Littlestown Area School District 09 Ambassador Spotlight: Isaac Bucher, owner Lisa Duffy Mister Ed’s Elephant Museum & Candy Emporium UPMC Hanover Sarah Dull 11 Out & About Comfort Suites John Hanner Living Bible Fellowship Church 12 Chamber Events & Community Events of Adams County John Husser 13-14 Chamber News ACNB Bank Sharon Kebil-Whisler M & T Bank Todd King Salzmann Hughes, P.C. Jessica Knouse* Thirsty Farmer Brew Works Peter Martin, Immediate Past Chair* Amblebrook Gettysburg Judy Morley, PhD Intuitively Speaking Bill Shoemaker USI Insurance Services *Executive Committee Member Adams County Business is published and produced by

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Carrie S. Stuart, President [email protected] Jennifer McCleaf, Relationship Director Chartered in 1919, The Chamber of Gettysburg & Adams County is Adams [email protected] County’s oldest and largest business organization. The chamber supports and Edith Waldron, Operations Manager strengthens its members and the Adams County area by promoting diverse [email protected] economic opportunities through advocacy, building relationships, providing timely information and developing leaders for the future. Nearly 530 local businesses and Rosemary Laureano, Relationship organizations have made an investment in Adams County through membership. Assistant of the Hispanic Council [email protected] 1382 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325 | 717.334.8151 [email protected] | gettysburg-chamber.org

2 | Adams County Business Adams County Business | 3 Business Briefs

The bolded businesses in Business Briefs are Chamber members. Submit news to [email protected] by the second Tuesday of each month for inclusion in the following month’s publication. The Central Penn Business Journal Voices of Adams County - that will be free and open to introduced the Power 100 List, recognizing the public. individuals who inspire innovation, spark The ponds at Knouse economic growth and make decisions in Foods Cooperative, their positions to shape the communities Inc. in Orrtanna and influence quality of life. Stock and feature a new ADA Leader’s Partner, Ronald L. Hershner was wheelchair accessible one of the nominees. While serving as Managing Partner fishing platform for for the last ten years, Hershner worked tirelessly to public use. The inspire and motivate his colleagues to achieve their best sidewalk and platform when assisting the firm’s clients and the community. have been provided by Recently Hershner finished his role as Managing Partner, generous local returning to full-time practice. support, with design assistance from the PA Fish & Boat Debra Westmoreland was recently welcomed to the Commission, in coordination with the Mummasburg board of directors, to serve a three-year term, of the Sportsmen’s Club. A local sportsman, wishing to remain Adams County Arts Council. Originally from the anonymous, provided the financial support for the Reading, PA area, Westmoreland received a B.S. in project and worked with Knouse Foods’ Environmental Design and Merchandising from Drexel University and a Staff members and factory personnel to develop and B.F.A. in Interior Architecture at the New York School of complete the project. Scott Briggs, Knouse Foods’ VP of Interior Design. She was a gallery assistant at the Frank J. Human Resources and Communications stated “Knouse Miele Contemporary American Folk-Art Gallery in New Foods is pleased and privileged to host the site for the York, NY. After working in the design field for several benefit of the community.” years she graduated with an M.A. in Museum Inspired by the life and career of General and 34th Pres- Professions from Seton Hall University in South Orange, ident of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, a new NJ. Since relocating to Gettysburg in 2011, she has Eisenhower Exhibit Spotlight is open in the been active in the Adams County Arts Council as a staff Museum Lobby at the Gettysburg National Military member and instructor of adult and youth classes and Park Museum & Visitor Center. The introductory has chaired the annual Juried Art Exhibit. exhibition, included with a ticket to the Film, Cyclorama The Partners of Stock and Leader & Museum Experience or the Museum Experience, is announced that Steven M. Hovis has been made possible thanks to the generosity of the Pritzker unanimously elected as the firm’s next Military Foundation, on behalf of the Pritzker Military Managing Partner. Hovis, a graduate of the Museum & Library. The exhibit explores the history of University of Pennsylvania School of Law Eisenhower’s life as a soldier, General, President and and Syracuse University, joined the firm citizen, as well as a nod to Eisenhower’s leadership and in 1990 and currently serves on the firm’s features historic information and photos, several Management Committee. He practices public finance, artifacts and a panel including a historic photo municipal law, employment law, and real estate background of Eisenhower on the Gettysburg battlefield. development. Steve is a recognized member of the Tricia (Trish) Heisey, Business Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers and the Development and Financial Education National Association of Bond Lawyers. Representative, for Belco Community Adams County Historical Society (ACHS) is pleased to Credit Union has been named co-chair announce the formalization of a key partnership with of the Harrisburg Regional Chamber & Gettysburg Black History Museum, Inc. (GBHM), who CREDC’s Education & Business like ACHS holds precious archival materials that are key Partnership (EBP) Committee, which to understanding the story of Gettysburg and Adams supports and advances collaborative initiatives and County. This new partnership ensures that the historic relationships with community partners to connect collections of both organizations are properly cared for education and business to promote lifelong learning. The in a secure, environmentally-regulated archives where Committee monitors local, state, and federal education visiting researchers can access many of these incredible and workforce legislative issues, as well as works with resources for the very first time! Set to coincide with the the Pennsylvania House and Senate Education grand opening of the new ACHS headquarters in 2022, Committees on various education initiatives. they will collaborate on exhibits throughout the new museum space, including an inaugural exhibit - Black

4 | Adams County Business The Board of Directors of the Gettysburg Foundation has appointed State Legislative Wayne E. Motts, A long-time resident of Adams County, as the Foundation’s new president to lead the operations of the national preservation and education Luncheon organization, effective May 24, 2021. Motts most recently served as CEO of The National Civil War Museum located in Harrisburg, PA, successfully leading the institution for nine years. Previously, Motts served as Executive Director of the Adams County Historical Society and was named its Director Emeritus in 2019. Motts is an accomplished Rep. Dan Rep. Torren Moderator: author, publishing books and articles about the Civil War moul ECKER GENE BARR PA Chamber President/CEO including, Trust in God and Fear Nothing: General Lewis A. Armistead and Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg: Friday, May 7 | 11:30 am-1:30 pm A Guide to the Most Famous Attack in American History, which he co-authored. Wyndham Gettysburg

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4 | Adams County Business Adams County Business | 5 Member spotlight shawn eckenrode, director Adams County Technical Institute

What motivates you to jump out of bed every morning? As a business in Adams County, In the late 60s and early 70s, most counties in PA how do you give back to the local established jointly-operated area vocational-technical community? schools – now called area career and technical centers. Our mission of “helping students choose their path to a School districts in Adams County attempted to do the same successful career” and vision of “meet(ing) the needs of the but the project was derailed before construction began. local workforce” is how we give back to the local community. Although school districts individually established tech-ed Local business and industry representatives serve on courses through the years, Adams County students have our advisory committees to help us align our equipment not had the same access to rigorous career and technical purchases, facilities, curriculum, and safety to the needs of education opportunities that their peers in other counties the local workforce. We complete the partnership by training have had for 50 years. Due to the cost of equipment, students to be prepared for local, entry-level employment specialty labs, and certification requirements for teachers, or be better prepared for postsecondary success. A strong districts pooling resources and working together is the partnership with the local community makes it more best way to provide these opportunities. ACTI teachers attractive for graduates to remain in Adams County and and staff jump out of bed every morning and are excited to contribute to a prosperous economy for everyone. If you come to work because we know that we are part of offering would like to be involved in this important partnership, these opportunities to our kids. We are starting with seven contact us through our website at www.acti-pa.org. programs but hope to grow to offer additional programs to be on-par with similar sized counties who have two-to-three times as many programs. As someone doing business in Adams County, how does the chamber help you? As a new school, establishing our initial business and industry partnerships is crucial to our success. The Chamber is our connecting point to hundreds of local businesses and resources to grow our partnerships. Biz buzz Adams County now has an “area career and technical center” that provides career and technical education (CTE) opportunities to Adams County high school students. We offer a unique experience by combining classroom and hands-on learning, job shadowing, internships, cooperative education, friendships with students from other districts, learning from experts, extended time engaged in something that interests students, local, state, and national skill-related competitive events, and scholarships. There are seven programs that help students choose their path to hundreds of careers. Our mission is “Helping students choose their path to a successful career.” Our vision is to “continuously improve and expand career and technical education opportunities to meet the needs of the local workforce and the career goals of our students.”

6 | Adams County Business Awards Luncheon Tuesday, May 18 11:30 a.m. | Lunch & Registration 12-1 p.m. | Program The Lodges at Gettysburg, 685 Camp Gettysburg Rd. Registration deadline: May 11

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Educator of the Year | Megan Aiello, Bermudian Springs S.D. Family Owned Business | Taylor’s Greenhouse, LLC Environmental Stewardship | Knouse Foods Cooperative, Inc. Small Business Person of the Year | Yianni Barakos, owner of Mason Dixon Distillery Sponsors: Nonprofit of the Year | Adams County Comm. Foundation

6 | Adams County Business Adams County Business | 7 Advocacy Update businesses: government in way of economic recovery representative dan moul (r-91)

The House Majority Policy Committee, of which I am a member, recently released the results of its COVID-19 Economic Recovery Business Survey. More than 900 PA businesses responded and nearly half of survey respondents cited the Wolf administration’s COVID-19 mitigation orders and resulting financial hardship as the greatest challenges. Others blamed high business taxes and overregulation. About one-third of businesses indicated the best way to kickstart the economy is simply allowing them to be open for business again. Many who have been impacted, have complained that our Commonwealth’s chief executive has had too much power. That is why the General Assembly voted to put questions on the May 18 Primary Election ballot that will give all PA citizens the power to limit the governor’s authority in an emergency. Two of the proposed constitutional amendments would limit the length of emergency declarations and require more executive/legislative collaboration.

adams county’s first recovery house to open COUNTY COMMISSIONER MARTY KARSTETER QUALLY

At long last Adams County and the RASE Project are ready for the open house of the Mercy House Recovery Center. We will host the public on Friday, May 14 at 45 W. High Street from 12-4 p.m. There will be a few speeches and tours, but mostly we want the community to see the facility and meet staff. All CDC safety guidelines will be adhered to during the event. A Facebook live video will be hosted for those who cannot attend in person. This project could not have been completed without the generosity of local charitable groups and individuals. We would also like to thank The Chamber for donating funds from their annual Prayer Breakfasts for this project. The Board of Commissioners could not be prouder and we hope to see you on May 14th.

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8 | Adams County Business How do you define success? I define success as working toward being better than you were yesterday. The only person in the race is yourself. Who inspires you? My wife Nicole inspires me the most. She has more talent in her little finger than I could ever wish to have. ambassador If you could choose anyone as a mentor, who would you choose? spotlight I had a pretty great mentor, Mister Ed. I had the privilege ISAAC BUCHER, owner of his mentorship for more than a decade. I am very proud Mister Ed’s Elephant Museum & Candy Emporium that I have the opportunity to take the best things he taught me, adding a dash of my own intuition, and continuing the legacy of having “The Sweetest Family Tradition in Adams County.” How long have you been a member of The Chamber of Gettysburg & Adams County? What’s one thing - either industry-related or not - you learned in the last month? Mister Ed’s has been a member for 14 years and I have been active since joining the business in 2009. I was recently reminded of the importance of self-care. Going on vacation has been more challenging this past Why did you join The Chamber of Gettysburg & Adams year, but it is more important than ever. I always come County? home with a fresh perspective or new idea the helps me I firmly believe that membership in the Chamber is a in business. tremendous way to develop connections with other What’s something about you (a fun fact) that not many businesses. Those connections have helped my business people know? grow in a variety of ways. At one point in my life, I was a competitive horseback What committee do you currently volunteer with? rider. Now my tall boots are just a decoration in my house! Board of Directors (Chair-Elect), Executive Committee, What’s the last book you read? Ambassador Committee and Awards Committee The Kaiser’s Web by Steve Berry. I love historical fiction What do you enjoy most about volunteering? books and this author in particular. I have even met him a I enjoy getting to meet new people and encouraging other couple of times. businesses to get (or stay) involved with The Chamber. If you had to eat one meal every day for the rest of your What is your current occupation? life, what would it be? My wife, Nicole, and I own and operate Mister Ed’s Hard Shell Crabs! Elephant Museum & Candy Emporium. What’s one thing you want to try but haven’t gotten What do you love most about the confectionery industry? around to it? I love that we get to make people happy and feel like a kid I would like to one day see an elephant in its natural again. Candy has that effect on people. habitat.

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10 | Adams County Business Adams County Business | 11 Chamber Events community Events

MAy 7 MAY 8 State Legislative Luncheon | 11:30 a.m., Wyndham Farmers Market Opening Day (runs through October) Gettysburg N. Stratton St. | 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. acfarmersmarkets.org MAy 11 MAY 13-16 Executive Committee | 7:30 a.m., Chamber office 80th Gettysburg Spring Bluegrass Festival MAy 15 - registration open Granite Hill Camping Resort Adams Apple Bike Ride | 7 a.m., Amblebrook 717.642.8749 | gettysburgbluegrass.com Gettysburg MAY 15 MAy 18 - registration open Gettysburg Outdoor Antique Show | 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. Business Excellence Awards Luncheon | 11:30 a.m., Downtown Gettysburg The Lodges at Gettysburg gettysburgretailsmerchants.com MAY 20 MAy 19 Optimist Club’s 11th Annual Golf Tournament Wine Festival Committee | 11:30 a.m., Comfort Suites The Links at Gettysburg | 1:30 p.m. may 20 - registration open gettysburgoptimist.com Membership Mixer | 4-6 p.m., Thirsty Farmer Brew MAY 31 Works Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies may 27 Parade at 2 p.m. – Ceremony at 3 p.m. at the Rostrum in the Soldiers’ National Cemetery Board of Directors Meeting | 7:30 a.m., Comfort Suites JUNE 5 may 31 5th Annual Hoffman Homes Charity Ride Memorial Day Holiday | Chamber office closed Starts/Ends at Bourbon Mill | 9 a.m. registration JUNE 8 717.359.7148 | hoffmanhomes.com Executive Committee | 7:30 a.m., Chamber office JUNE 5-6 6th Annual Strawberry Festival | 12 – 4:30 p.m. JUNE 17 - registration open Hollabaugh Bros. Inc. Golf Outing | 7:30 a.m., Hanover Country Club 717.677.8412 | hollababughbros.com JUNE 23 JUNE 7 Ambassador Committee | 11:30 a.m., Mamma 24th Annual Golf Tournament presented by Hoffman Ventura’s Homes for Youth JUNE 24 Hanover Country Club 717.359.7148 | hoffmanhomes.com Board of Directors Meeting | 7:30 a.m., Comfort Suites

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12 | Adams County Business Member Renewals 40-49 Years Goin’ Postal Gettysburg Dobbin House, Inc. Hanover Country Club El Vista Orchards, Inc. Hilton Garden Inn - Gettysburg Historic Round Barn & Farm Market Keystone Fur Dressing, Inc. National Circulating Co., Inc. KPI Technology Mason-Dixon Endodontics, PC 30-39 Years Mediation Services of Adams County Adams Oral Surgery, Inc. Mr. G’s Ice Cream Berkshire Hathaway Homesale Realty Pennsylvania Chamber Insurance Bettina T. McBeth, D.M.D. Put On The Feedbag Catering Bream Orchards Quail Valley Golf Club Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz (BSSF), CPAs SAGR Products Int’l Codori Memorials LLC School Express, Inc. Fairfield Area School District Sharrah Design Group, Inc. Gettysburg Cancer Center SpiriTrust Lutheran Home Care & Hospice, Inc. Gettysburg Eddie’s The Lodges at Gettysburg Gettysburg KOA Kampground Village Book and Table Gettysburg Pediatrics 5-9 Years Graphcom, Inc. Gettysburg Times Brother Floyd’s Pickles Hartman & Yannetti Howard, Betty Hickory Bridge Farm, Inc. Law Office of Katrina Luedtke LLC Knouse Foods Cooperative, Inc. Littlestown Veterinary Hospital M & T Bank PSI Pumping Solutions, Inc. Miller Enterprises T/A MacDonald Cleaning Co. 1-4 Years Myers Electrical Repairs bare Skin Care & Laser Center PathStone HD Entertainment Peters Funeral Home, Inc. Hill Financial Solutions Sandoe’s Mini Storage, Inc. Jerry Justice Excavating Inc. South Central Community Action Programs, Inc. Kanagy Communications The Horse Soldier Thirsty Farmer Brew Works United Lutheran Seminary Upper Adams Jaycees 20-29 Years Adams County Arts Council Cannon Cleaning Service, Inc. Central Pennsylvania Transportation Authority dba rabbittransit Heritage Assembly of God Church Norma L. Calhoun, CPA PCA Corrugated and Display, LLC Schmuck Lumber Company Inc. Sixeas Premier Marketing 10-19 Years Adams County Children’s Advocacy Center Adams County Farmers’ Market Association Inc. Aflac Alexander’s Plumbing & Pumps, Inc. Big Hill Kennel Brienna Richelle Photography C.A.R.E. Property Services Celebrate Gettysburg Magazine Comfort Suites Courtyard by Marriott Gettysburg Gettysburg Dental Associates

12 | Adams County Business Adams County Business | 13 new Members Adams County Technical Institute Musselman & Creager, LLP Shawn Eckenrode Larry Musselman 1126 Old Harrisburg Rd. 251 Baltimore St. Gettysburg, PA 17325 P.O. Box 3423 717.334.6254 Gettysburg, PA 17325 [email protected] 717.334.9181 acti-pa.org [email protected] Education musselmanandcreager.com Services----Certified Public Accountants Gettysburg Montessori Charter School Faye Pleso The Marketplace at Gettysburg 888 Coleman Rd. Lori Stewart Gettysburg, PA 17325 361 E. Water St. 717.334.1120 Gettysburg, PA 17325 [email protected] 717.357.3333 gettysburgmontessoricharter.org [email protected] Education marketplacegettysburg.com Agribusiness----Fruit Growers/Farm Markets Hartzell Home & Garden Services, LLC Georgia Hartzell Terra Little-Taylor, Realtor at 380 Fox Hill Rd. RE/MAX of Gettysburg Biglerville, PA 17307 Terra Little Taylor 717.334.7861 261 Fairgrounds Rd. [email protected] Biglerville, PA 17307 hartzellhgs.com 717.309.0373 Homes & Real Estate----Handyman Services [email protected] Homes & Real Estate----Real Estate THE CHAMBER YWCA Hanover Janise Bankard 23 W. Chestnut St. Membership Mixer Hanover, PA 17331 Co-Hosted Mixer 717.637.2125 [email protected] ywcahanover.org Human Services

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