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CHAMBER March 2016 Monthly publication of Taste of the Town Coming April 3 the Gettysburg Adams Adams County’s culinary showcase, the 15th annual Chamber of Commerce Taste of the Town, is just around the corner. Don’t miss this popular, sell-out event on Sunday, April 3, from 2-5 —InSIDE— p.m. at the Eisenhower Hotel & Conference Center in Gettysburg. Savor delicious offerings from area restaurants, bakeries, businesses and wineries. Dance to live music from Jazz Me Band. Catch the excitement of the Top Local Celebrity Chef Competition. Eat your heart out! Here’s a sampling of this year’s vendors, who are bringing everything from crab puffs and mini crab cakes to fudge and donuts: Business News • Adams County Tech Prep • The Links at Gettysburg 2 • Biggerstaff’s Catering • Mister Ed’s Elephant Museum & • Brookmere Winery & Tasting Room Candy Emporium • Eisenhower Hotel • One Lincoln • Garden Grille & Bar at • Treat Yo Self Gettysburg Hilton Garden Inn Gettysburg • Wolfe Ko. (affiliates 1863 Inn at • Great Gettysburg Coffee Company Gettysburg, N.E.W. A-ville Inn, • Halbrendt Vineyard & Winery Reids Orchard & Winery) The event also includes the Top Local Celebrity Chef Member Spotlight Competition, which pairs four local celebrities with chefs from area businesses to prepare three inventive 5 dishes using unusual mystery ingredients from local vendors. The fast-paced competition is based on the Food Network show “Chopped.” The celebrities competiting are: • Vickie Corbett, executive director of the United Way of Adams County Last year’s Top Local Celebrity Chef Competition winners • Alex Hayes, Gettysburg Times editor (center) Jesse Reichart, executive chef at Cross Keys • Randy Phiel, Adams County Commissioner Village - The Brethren Home Community, and Harry Be Part of the NEW Hartman, Gettysburg Times publisher. • Nina Redding, District Director of PSU Extension Adams County Living 6 Chefs leading the celebrities through the culinary challenge are: • David Haynes, chef and instructor at Adams County Tech Prep • Joseph Holmes, executive chef at the Gettysburg Hotel CALENDAR • Paul Karsteter, executive chef at The Links at Gettysburg OF EVENTS • Ray Tappendorf, executive chef at the Inn at Herr Ridge Taste of the Town is hosted by the Gettysburg Adams Chamber of Commerce and benefits 3/1 Membership Committee, the local business community by helping the chamber provide low-cost programming and 8:30 a.m. 3/3 Business & Industry member investment rates. Last year, the planning committee also presented a check for $573 Committee, Noon to the Adams County Economic Education Foundation, which bridges the gap between the 3/8 Executive Committee, business and education communities to prepare students for higher education and the 7:30 a.m. Environmental Committee, workforce. More than 30,000 students have benefited since 1991 through programs like the Noon annual Adams County Career Fair. Chamber Chat Content Deadline Sponsors for the event include Carl E. Frantz Inc., Susquehanna Style magazine, Gettysburg 3/9 16th Annual Career Fair Day Spa and the Redbud House. 3/11 Legislative Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Tickets are available at the chamber office or online at TasteofGettysburg.org. 3/16 Coffee Talk, 8 a.m. 3/17 Membership Mixer, 5-7 p.m. The Gettysburg Adams Chamber of Commerce is Adams County’s largest and oldest business 3/24 Board of Directors, organization and supports the local business community by promoting diverse economic 7:30 a.m. opportunities through advocacy, networking and information. Nearly 540 local businesses and 3/25 OFFICE CLOSED organizations are members. For more information, visit gettysburg-chamber.org. —BOARD OF DIRECTORS— owOF nTHE TSunday,2-5 Aprilp.m. 3 Eisenhower Hotel & Conference Center Eat your heart out, Adams County. —Chamber staff— Food from 25 Local Businesses | Live Music Top Local Celebrity Chef Competition Tickets: $25 717.334.8151 tasteofgettysburg.org f —BOARD OF DIRECTORS— —NEW MEMbers— Duane Kanagy, Chair* Adams Electric Cooperative Inc. Country Inn & Suites by Carlson Halbrendt Vineyard & Winery Chris Clemmens Noemi Halbrendt Darlene A. Brown, Vice Chair* 5579 Spectrum Dr. 1150 Evergreen Way Adams County Housing Authority/PA Interfaith Community Programs Inc. Frederick, MD 21703 Orrtanna, PA 17353 301.695.2881 717.334.7784 Stacey Green, Past Board Chair* [email protected] [email protected] Biggerstaff’s Catering countryinns.com/frederickmd halbrendtwiney.com Pete Martin, Secretary* OF THE PJ Martin Engineering Donna L. Walker Realtor Terry Lehmer Ryan Fox, Treasurer* 1270 Fairfield Road 1704 Carrolls Tract Road Huston-Fox Financial Advisory Services Gettysburg, PA 17325 Orrtanna, PA 17353 717.338.1488 717.642.5308 Wesley T. Doll, Ed.D.* [email protected] [email protected] Upper Adams School District Norris Flowers Gettysburg Adams Kiwanis Club n Destination Gettysburg Myra Reichart Eric Gladhill* P.O. Box 4841 w C.S. Davidson Inc. Gettysburg, PA 17325 717.398.2684 own Henry Grossman TREYSTA [email protected] Amanda Hollabaugh Sunday, April 3 Hollabaugh Bros. Inc. 2-5 p.m. Fruit Farm & Market —MEMBER Renewals— T Elizabeth Johnides T The Markets at Hanover Thanks to the following businesses for continuing their commitment to Eisenhower Hotel & Bryan Johnson the chamber and local community by renewing their member investment: Conference Center Brown’s Ranch Inc. Steve Rice* 50-59 Years 10-19 Years Continued Steve Rice Law Crouse Electric Co. LLC Battlefield Harley-Davidson of Ann Stover Gettysburg Members 1st Federal Credit Union 30-39 Years Bermudian Springs School District Mark S. Terry Adams Oral Surgery Inc. Belco Community Credit Union Knouse Foods Cooperative Inc. Campbell & White High Street Brews Gettysburg KOA Kampground Mediation Services of Adams Carrie S. Stuart, President County Gettysburg Adams Chamber of Commerce 20-29 Years Pennsylvania Chamber Insurance ACNB Bank Tigrett Corp. *Executive Committee Member Codori Memorials LLC Central Pennsylvania Transportation 5-9 Years Eat your heart out, Authority C.A.R.E. Property Services Inn at Herr Ridge Gettysburg Fire Department —Chamber staff— Met-Ed Hanover Concrete Co. PathStone (formerly Rural New Age Associates Inc. Carrie S. Stuart Opportunities Inc.) Put On the Feedbag Catering President PNC Bank State Farm Insurance, [email protected] South Central Community Action Michael R. Ball Adams County. Jennifer McCleaf Programs Inc. Food from 25 Local Businesses | Live Music Membership/Events Director Spectra-Kote Corp. 1-4 Years [email protected] Upper Adams Jaycees BottomLine Pros LLC Top Local Celebrity Chef Competition Edith Waldron Law Office of Katrina Luedtke LLC Operations Assistant 10-19 Years Shentel/Sprint [email protected] A+ Self Storage LLC Tickets: $25 Nicole L. C. Bucher 717.334.8151 Marketing Communications Specialist tasteofgettysburg.org f [email protected] 1 Business News The bolded businesses in Business News are Chamber members. Submit news (between 50-75 words) to news@gettysburg- chamber.org by the second Tuesday of each month for inclusion in the following month’s publication. ACNB Bank recently promoted Laurie A. Laub, Douglas Penn State University recently cut the ribbon on new housing A. Seibel and Thomas R. Stone to Executive Vice President. for College of Agricultural Sciences graduate students Reporting to James Helt, ACNB bank president, the officers working with the Penn State Fruit Research & are based at the bank’s Operations Center in Gettysburg. Extension Center in Biglerville to benefit the area’s fruit Laub, who joined ACNB in 2005, will serve as the bank’s industry. The duplex, located near Rice Avenue in Biglerville, chief credit and operations officer, overseeing credit was the result of a $250,000 endowment by the State administration, loan and deposit operations, information Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania. systems and special assets. An ACNB employee since 2008, Seibel will serve as the chief lending and revenue officer, in The Upper Adams School District recently approved charge of all lending teams, treasuring management and new courses for Biglerville High School with a focus on 21st sales development. Stone joined ACNB in 2009 and, as chief century careers. Included are mobile phone applications community banking officer, will oversee retail banking, human designs, introduction to computer science and sound resources, marketing/branding and facilities management. technologies. The school is also moving to allow accounting as a math credit and partnering with HACC on college The Adams County Farmers Market Association algebra, principles of math and principles of chemistry. opens a new Thursday afternoon farmers market on Lincoln Square in Gettysburg beginning in mid-May. From 2-6 p.m. YWCA, one of the nation’s largest and oldest women’s through October, find fresh local foods. This market is in lieu organizations, announced a new brand awareness campaign of the Steinwehr Avenue market, which is closed during the to reintroduce the Y, share its life-changing work and invite construction of Appalachian Brewing Company and Best people to join them on their mission to empower women Western Gettysburg Battlefield. and eliminate racism. The new campaign, “On A Mission,” will better reflect the mission of YWCA USA and its 225 Family First Health’s Kids Against Cavities program associations, including the YWCA of Gettysburg & visited Vida Charter School recently. Dental hygienists Adams County.