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50 Elm Street, Waterville, ME 04901 Tel: (207) 873-3315 Fax: (207) 877-0087 [email protected] www.midmainechamber.comDan Bernier, Chair of the Board Kimberly N. Lindlof, President & CEO

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February 2019

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What New Investments in Training Mean for Maine Employers and Maine Workers

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February 6, 5:30–7:00 p.m.Chace Community Forum150 Main Street, Waterville

Meet the Reps is held to strengthen relations between local businesses and government. Complimentary beer, wine, other beverages &appetizers will be available.

Through the generous support of the Harold Alfond and KeyBank Foundations, Maine’s community colleges will undertake a major expansion of the short-term training they provide to employers, Maine workers, and those seeking to enter the workforce.

The new investments will enable the community colleges to build their capacity to serve many more individuals across a wide range of industries and are designed to serve both the immediate and long-term training needs of Maine citizens and the state’s economy. The funds will support critical investments in staff, information technology, public awareness, and research that will allow the Maine Community College System (MCCS) to transform its delivery of short-term training in order to respond to the current and emerging needs of employers and the state’s workforce. At the same time, the funds will support the development, testing, and delivery of new training modules. The first of these short-

term trainings will be launched this coming summer and will be targeted to four high-demand industries: health care, information technology, construction, and industrial trades. The added capacity made possible by the grant will enable the colleges to expand their current training partnerships and offer new and innovative training options to many other industries across the state.

In addition, the funds will support the development of new educational pathways that lead from short-term training to college credits and credentials. These will include the introduction of industry recognized badges, awarded in recognition of the specific skills gained through short-term training modules that address immediate workforce needs in key Maine industries. Badges are currently being developed in hospitality and IT and will soon expand to include health care, manufacturing, and other fields.

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We may still be in the heart of a cold Maine winter, but Mid Maine Chamber of Commerce has been actively planning 2019 Taste of Waterville to be held on August 7th in downtown Waterville.

The Chamber conducted surveys and held roundtable discussions with a wide variety of community members to determine how to best bring this festival of foods to Waterville in 2019. We are pleased and excited to share that the Taste of Waterville will be going back to its intended purpose – to showcase the region’s culinary flavors. What does that mean? Details are in the process of being worked out, and we continue to solicit ideas from businesses and community members as we strive to make the 27th Annual Taste of Waterville the best it can be. This year we are planning to add a large seating area on Main

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While it may seem hard to imagine with our current weather, soon the days will be longer, the clocks will be set forward to daylight saving time, the ice will be gone, and it will be time for open water fishing again!

The mid-Maine area has some of the best bass fishing in New England and again, Bassmaster Magazine has rated three of

our lakes in the top one hundred in the country! They are China Lake, Webber Pond and Great Pond. Bassmaster Magazine is the premier bass fishing publication in the country and it certainly shines the spotlight on these and the surrounding lake areas.

On to other exciting news, after a four-year hiatus, Mid-Maine Chamber was able to lure Major League Fishing back to Central Maine. This group said they enjoyed the fishing, accommodations, restaurants and people so much they decided to return. In August of 2018, 30 of the country’s best professional bass fisherman converged in Central Maine.

Major League Fishing is the top circuit for bass fishing in the United States. The show, Major League Fishing has risen to the top of the ratings chart on The Outdoor Channel. The entire tournament took place over six days. This production involved over 40 support staff and over twenty cameras, including drone shots. The first three days were at Great Pond where three groups of ten competed. Each day, six went on, four went home.

The second phase was held on Messalonskee Lake where the remaining 18 competed in a sudden death format. Two groups of nine fished and the first four to catch 22lbs. each day moved on to the final round. On the last day, the remaining eight competed for $100,000 cash, first place prize, on China Lake. The competition was both fierce and intense and there are some great for tv moments.

This was a wonderful opportunity to showcase our beautiful lakes and outstanding bass fishing. Several of the fishing pros took time off to do some quick interviews of their impressions of the fishing, restaurants and people in the mid-Maine area. These videos will be available on www.MidMaineBass.com starting in early February. Major League Fishing show will air on The Outdoor Channel over a six week period. Each show is 2 hours long. The first show will air February 16th. Watch as some of the best anglers slay large and small mouth bass on our lakes!

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Friday, February 8 7:30 a.m. Public Policy Committee

Friday, February 15 8:00 a.m. Executive Committee

Friday, February 22 7:30 a.m. Board of Directors’ Meeting

Wednesday, February 27 3:00 p.m. Marketing & Membership Committee

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February 1–10Maine Film Center hosts a state-wide festival marking 125th anniversary of John Ford’s birth.FMI: www.ford125.com

February 1, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.Soup Day at New Dimensions FCU to benefit Ending Hunger Campaign and Special Olympics MaineFMI: www.newdimensionsfcu.com

February 1, 2, 7:30 p.m., 3, 2:00 p.m.Waterville Opera House presents Fox on the FairwayFMI: www.operahouse.org

February 2, 12:55 p.m.The Met: Carmen at Waterville Opera House FMI: www.operahouse.org

February 7, 3:30–4:30 p.m.CMSC Club Time Trail at Quarry Road Trails FMI: www.quarryroad.org

February 9, 11:00 a.m.Alfond Youth Center hosts 26th Annual Polar Bear Dip at Snow Pond Center for the Arts FMI: www.snowpond.org

February 9, 12:55 p.m.The Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote at Waterville Opera HouseFMI: www.operahouse.org

February 10 1:00–5:00 p.m.Vassalboro Annual Ice Fishing Derby & Raffle at The Olde Mill PlaceFMI: call Ray Breton 207-877-2005

February 12Colby College hosts ScheckMate Music in the Museum – Alex Katz Gallery in the Colby College Museum of ArtFMI: www.colby.edu

February 13, 7:30–9:00 a.m.KVHRA hosts monthly breakfast meeting at Augusta Civic CenterFMI: www.kvhra.shrm.org

February 13, 1:00–3:00 p.m.Maine-ly Elder Care hosts FREE blood pressure clinic at Skowhegan Hannaford FMI: www.maine-lyeldercare.com

February 14, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.Belgrade Regional Health Center hosts food mobile distributionFMI: call 207-495-3323

February 14, 5:00–7:00 p.m.Humane Society Waterville Area hosts a “Kitten Shower” collecting kitten foster supplies and welcoming new foster familiesFMI: www.hswa.org

February 15, 7:30 p.m.#Bernsteinat100: Children art at Colby College Lormier ChapelFMI: www.colby.edu

February 16, 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.MACE and Cirque du Geek’s Valentine’s Cosplay Tea Party at Waterville Public LibraryFMI: www.watervillelibrary.org

February 18–23, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Waterville Opera House hosts The Snow Queen Theatre CampFMI: www.operahouse.org

February 18, 6:00–7:00 p.m.Kiwanis Monthly Meeting at Northern Light Inland Hospital CafeteriaFMI: www.watervillekiwanis.com

February 20, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.KVCOG hosts a Staff Services Open House at 17 Main Street in Fairfield, lunch is providedFMI: [email protected]

February 20, 1:00–3:00 p.m.Maine-ly Elder Care hosts FREE blood pressure clinic at Waterville Shaw’s SupermarketFMI: www.maine-lyeldercare.com

February 23Kennebec Valley Community College hosts BLS Healthcare Provider CPR course fee-$65 at Fairfield CampusFMI: www.kvcc.me.edu

February 23 & 24, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Butchery Workshop at Kennebec Valley Community College $425 workshop $825 with side of pigFMI: www.kvcc.me.edu

February 24, 1:00 p.m.National Theatre Live: Macbeth at Waterville Opera HouseFMI: www.operahouse.org

February 25, 5:00–6:30 p.m.Waterville Lions Club meeting 2nd & 4th Monday of every month at Maine Children’s Home for Little WanderersFMI: www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/watervilleme

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Northern Light Inland Hospital is proud to announce two new officers for its board of trustees. Tom Davis of Winslow begins a three-year term as chair; and Jim Nicholson of China Village/Searsport, becomes vice chair. Davis is owner of Are You Ready to Party? in Waterville and has been a member of Inland’s board for 10 years. Nicholson is a semi-retired CPA with Nicholson, Michaud & Company in Waterville.

Ely Yang, a 17-year-old senior at Winslow High School also studying videography at Mid-Maine Technical Center in Waterville, has been selected by Kennebec Federal Savings as the winner of the preliminary round of the “Lights, Camera, Save!” video competition sponsored by the American Bankers Association. The competition, open to those between 13 and 18 years of age, solicits original short videos from teens nationwide; each video must promote the value of saving money and using money wisely among teens.

Waterville Creates!, one of Maine’s leading arts and cultural organizations and a key driver in making the city a vibrant destination in central Maine, is pleased to announce it has expanded its staff by three, hiring Bethany Savage as development director, Phoebe Sanborn as administrative assistant, and Tamara Casoria as marketing coordinator.

Northern Light Inland Hospital is pleased to welcome two new providers: Anne Marie Hendzrak, MD, Women’s Health and Jennifer Maki, NP, nurse practitioner, Primary Care.

Connie Coggins, HealthReach Community Health Center’s President and CEO is pleased to announce that five new members have joined the Governing Board of Directors. Terry Brann currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at MaineGeneral

Health. Elmer Doucette is the Chief Financial Officer at Redington Fairview Hospital. Norman Keith Durland, a lifelong Mainer is currently working towards a bachelor’s degree in Human Services at University of Maine, Augusta. Bruce Harrington is a native of Maine currently working in engineering consulting at Energy & Resource Solutions as Vice President of Operations and Implementation Services. Brenda Stevens is a Maine native who retired from the field of education having served in roles of teacher, principal, and superintendent in Western Maine over a 40-year period.

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February 27, 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Amici’s Cucina, 137 Main Street, Waterville

Deirdre Frey is a computer programmer turned veterinarian who founded Vet at Your Door in 2015 to provide veterinary house call services in Maine. Join us at Amici’s Cucina 137 Main Street in Waterville to hear her story.

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As we welcomed back two board members, from left to right, Dr. Richard R. Hopper, presi-

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Packed house at KeyBank’s Business After Hours. Congratulations, Paul Grenier on

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Leading with Culture. Neil Kiely, president of Androscoggin Bank, will discuss building a sustainable advantage through engaged and empowered employees. Cost per person: $18

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Champions Fitness Club and its certified personal trainers are now offering eating plans. The three plans to choose from are: The 5 Week Plan for $125; The 10 Week Plan for $175 and The 15 Week plan for $225. You will get an interactive meal plan that allows you to track on your phone or on a computer. The plan allows you to interchange foods, track your food intake, goals, calories, macro nutrients, exercise and more. This is the best plan you will ever find! You have a Trainer for your questions, support and motivation. You have many foods to choose from that you can swap out. You can chart your progress and you have so many tools at your fingertips!

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In 2018 the Evening Sandwich Program Soup Kitchen [ESP] at the Universalist Unitarian Church of Waterville served nearly 53,000

meals to those in need. Since its beginning in 1990, ESP has served over 730,000 meals. More than 2,200 volunteers from churches, school groups, Colby College and the community have helped prepare and serve these meals.

Perry, Fitts, Boulette & Fitton CPAs (PFBF CPAs) located in Bath and Oakland has taken steps to solidify its brand reputation within our community and beyond. As it celebrates the 2019 New Year, they are excited to announce that going forward, its regionally recognized and trusted name in tax and accounting expertise will be known as One River CPAs.

Sukeforth Family Festival of Trees raised $39,801 for the Maine Children’s Home in 2018! Its Christmas Program provided gifts for ~1800 children in 2018.

United Way of Mid-Maine (UWMM) partnered with local businesses and organizations in a fun, new way to gather

non-perishable food items on Jan. 5th. UWMM & 6 teams held the 1st Community CANstruction Contest, a food sculpture contest & community food drive as part of Gov. Janet Mills’ Day of Service. 50 volunteers participated, which collected 2,200 lbs. of food at Colby College’s Bill and Joan Alfond Main Street Commons. Teams included Waterville Creates!, MaineGeneral Health, Colby College, KV Federal Credit Union, Waterville Sunrise Rotary Club, and UWMM. The only requirements were that the structure had to fit into a 5x5 space and be made primarily of food. Over 100 community members attended or voted online for their favorite sculpture. All food collected was donated to local food pantries across the mid-Maine region.

Pool Tech now does plowing and is looking for new clients in Waterville and Winslow. Call 872-6085 to use its new services!

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Community Colleges, noted in accepting the Alfond Foundation’s $3.6 million grant: “This gift recognizes the critical role our community colleges play as engines of economic growth and upward mobility. It will provide critical fuel for the engine and will allow the colleges to speed delivery of new training programs and partnerships at a time when they are so badly needed across the state.”

We are grateful to the Harold Alfond Foundation and to the KeyBank Foundation for their ongoing, generous support of our important work and for their belief in the power and potential of our colleges.

Street, that will include alcoholic beverages, available to individuals dining on Main Street while enjoying the sounds of DownEast Brass.

What would the Taste of Waterville be without great entertainment! Thanks to the support of Kennebec Savings Bank, once again our entertainment sponsor, we will have live music that appeals to everyone performing in the “Beer Garden.”

We are interested in expanding the “food entertainment,” that currently includes a cooking demonstration, meatball and chicken wing eating contests. What would you like to see at the Taste of Waterville? If it’s food related, we want to hear from you! We

welcome your suggestions. Maybe you have an idea that you’ve seen in your travels. Share your thoughts and ideas with Mid-Maine Chamber at 207-873-3315 or email [email protected]. If you would like to join the Taste of Waterville Committee let us know. We are an enthusiastic and energetic group and welcome everyone. Consider being a part of making central Maine’s largest outdoor food and music festival the biggest and best on August 7th.

Please visit our website at www.tasteofwaterville.com or visit us on Facebook www.facebook.com/tasteofwaterville/ for details as they emerge on what is sure to be a great evening of fun in downtown Waterville.

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For the past 27 years, Maine Wilderness Tours has been helping locals and travelers alike enjoy the Maine outdoors. Based on the shores of Messalonskee Lake, a.k.a. Snow Pond in beautiful Belgrade, MWT offers vacation planning, lodging and guide services for fishing, canoeing/kayaking, foraging for fiddleheads and wild mushrooms, photography, hunting and much more. In the colder months, you’ll see MWT’s guides drilling holes in the ice for fishermen or cross-

country skiing and snowshoeing the trails in the Belgrades and the Kennebec Highlands.

The business all started back in 1992 when Mike Guarino was working on his MBA at Thomas College. The year prior he and his family went on vacation to Aruba and Mike chartered a fishing boat for the morning. When the guide started setting out the rods, I noticed there weren’t any hooks on one plug and the other was completely rusted out! At first, I thought it was a joke but soon realized that this guy was serious. I reeled in the rods, put hooks on the lures and started fishing. After that rather odd experience, Mike wrote the business plan as part of this MBA and put together a team of local, professional guides in an effort to ensure travelers to this area would never have a negative experience like that. The business quickly grew and now has 14 guides on staff. To this day, after thousands of trips, I still take great pride in

what they do. Guides can’t always make the fish bite or get a big Maine buck in your scope, but they can definitely up the odds and help make your experience safe and enjoyable.

The best part of years of guiding are all the relationships and friendships you form (and of course, THE STORIES! - that seem to get embellished more and more every year!). Mike has friends from all over the country and the world, and even though they only get to see each other once or twice a year, the bonds are tight. It’s also fun to watch the kids grow up and see how their passion for the outdoors has become a part of their lives. He likes to think he helps make memories that last a lifetime.

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Organizational Excellence (LA)

Mondays: March 4,11 18, April 1. 8, 15Meeting Time: 2:15 - 5:15 p.m. Cost: $225* (Value: $450)Room: AL-228Instructor: Dr. Jeremy Pare

Organizational Behavior is one of the most important, yet overlooked aspects of business. This program will focus on creating a dynamic company culture and environment for learning and peak performance to help your organization succeed. Traditional businesses, nonprofit, and governmental enterprises can all benefit from this program. Topics covered include motivation, satisfaction, stress, trust, and learning through the lens of performance and commitment to enhance your teams and mission.

Technical Writing (SC)

Mondays: April 1, 8, 15Meeting Time: 2:15-5:15 p.m.Cost: $112* (Value: $225)Room: AL-116Instructor: Dr. Robert Bruce Kelsey

Learn how to present technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences, in both informational and instructional formats. The course surveys best practices in document design, documentation management, and internal review processes, with an emphasis on policies, procedures, and specifications.

High-Performance Sales (SC)

Thursdays: April 4, 11, 18Meeting Time: 2:15-5:15 p.m.Cost: $112* (Value: $225)Room: AL-228Instructor: Mike Duguay

Designed for sales professionals, administrators or managers. The program will focus on value-added sales activities and an empathy-based sales approach. Become skilled in listening to your customer, understanding their needs and making a winning sales pitch.

Spring 2019 Professional Development Series

Augusta Programs:Leadership Symposium (LA)

Wednesdays: March 6, 13, 20 April 3, 10, 17 (snow date May 1)

Meeting Time: 2:15-5:15 p.m.Cost: $225* (Value: $450)Room: Meeting Room #21Instructor: Dr. Jeremy Pare

A six-week intensive program for managers, directors and executives. The program focuses on the aspects of leadership through influence without authority, high-performance teams, strategic planning, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.

Grant Writing Boot Camp (SC)

Thursdays: March 14, 21, 28 (Snow date April 4)

Meeting Time: 2:15 - 5:15 p.m.Cost: $112* (Value: $225) Room: Meeting Room #17 & #19Instructor: Shonna Milliken Humphrey

This interactive, high energy course explores the steps necessary for successful proposal research, writing, and stewardship. During three concentrated sessions, participants will evaluate the readiness of a project, draft a proposal, and explore potential funding sources. Participants will leave class with a polished proposal draft, as well as a list of potential funding sources.

Effective Teamwork (SC)

Thursdays: April 11, 18, 25 (Snow date May 2)

Meeting Time: 2:15 - 5:15 p.m.Cost: $112* (Value $225)Room: Meeting Room #17 & #19Instructor: Chris Toy, MAT

Become the quintessential team player! Learn individual and team building skills by completing interactive team challenges in this highly participatory and hands-on course. Learn how to contribute at a greater level to your work team, build better relationships and bring out the best in your teammates.

Harold Alfond® Institute for Business Innovation

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