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MAY/JUNE 2021 ADAMS COUNTY A Path to Success Special Digital Edition Only BUSINESS BRIEFS ADVOCACY UPDATE EVENTS CALENDAR When you’re sick, the last place you want to be is a waiting room. WellSpan Urgent Care’s Reserve My Spot offers fast care so you can book a time in advance and avoid the wait. You’ll be treated by one of our highly skilled providers and on your way home in as little as 35 minutes. Please note: WellSpan Urgent Care should be used only for non-emergency conditions. If you are experiencing an emergency, call 911 immediately. Your health and safety is our No. 1 priority. Visit WellSpan.org/Safe to learn the steps we are taking to provide safe care for all. NEW HOURS! 8 a.m.-8 p.m., 7 days a week WellSpan Urgent Care 455 S. Washington St., Gettysburg Reserve your spot at WellSpan.org/UrgentCare 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 CHAMBER STAFF 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 Presented by: 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.