InTouch
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2013
MaineGeneral Medical Center Opens Alfond Center for Health, Renovates Thayer
Highlights in this Issue: P. 2: From the President’s Chair P. 2: Promote Events at www.MidMaineFun.com P. 3: Plan to Thrive in 2014 P. 4: Member Events Calendar P. 6: Promoting Literacy at Kringleville P. 8: Member Spotlight: Tree Spirits
The newest health care resource for the Kennebec Valley, the Alfond Center for Health, opened Nov. 9. Moving 120 patients to the new facility marked the completion of the first phase of the $322 million project to transform health care in the region. With the Alfond Center for Health opened, construction began on the Thayer Center for Health. Renovations will make $16 million worth of improvements to the facility. The Thayer Center for Health remains open during these renovations. The construction will provide better patient access to services. “We are pleased to be fulfilling our promise to provide the best care and services to our family, friends and neighbors in the Kennebec Valley,” said Chuck Hays, CEO of MaineGeneral Health. “Through the commitment of so many community members, construction workers and of course MaineGeneral staff, we have taken a huge step to making this dream a reality.” The new hospital at 35 Medical Center Parkway in Augusta consolidated inpatient services from the previous Augusta Campus and the Thayer Center for Health in Waterville. New services in the area
are now possible, including providing 24/7 pediatric hospitalist coverage and a Level II neonatal intensive care unit (NICU II), which was used the first day the hospital opened. Waterville residents Nikkia and Tim Veilleux welcomed twins on Nov. 9, five weeks earlier than they expected, but they were able to deliver their babies and keep the family intact in the Kennebec Valley thanks to the NICU II at the Alfond Center for Health. Thayer continues to serve patients with a 24/7 Emergency Department and outpatient services, including same-day surgery. Just like at the Alfond Center for Health, services at Thayer will enable patients to access their providers, tests, lab work and other services all under one roof. For a patient with a heart condition, for example, the cardiologist and cardiac rehab will both be located on the first floor. Other similar services will be located near each other at the Thayer Center for Health, as well. “The amazing commitment to serving our patients is the key factor in the Alfond Center for Health opening and the planning for the exciting level of care for patients at Thayer,” said Sherri Woodward, senior vice president of Patient Services and chief nursing executive. “I couldn’t be more proud of this team.”
Our 2014 Business Breakfast Series schedule is here! See insert inside or visit our Web site for details on an exciting upcoming season, including dates, speakers and topics.
Join the Breakfast Club! Register now for the entire series for free admission to one Breakfast seminar. Call us at 873-3315 for details. 50 ELM STREET, WATERVILLE, ME 04901 • TEL: (207) 873-3315 • FAX: (207) 877-0087 info@midmainechamber.com • www.midmainechamber.com Brad Fisher, Chair of the Board • Kimberly N. Lindlof, President & CEO
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From the President’s Chair I am constantly amazed and forever grateful at how much our “little” Chamber is able to accomplish in any given day, week, month, year. This fall espeBowdoin Photography cially seems to have been a whirlwind. We recently learned that the Mid-Maine Chamber has moved up in MaineBiz’s rankings to become the 8th largest chamber in Maine (not so “little” anymore). Reflecting on our 2013 accomplishments, we have hosted 10 Business Breakfasts; 10 Business After Hours; 4 Leading Women’s Luncheons (the one last week with Shannon Haines was fabulous!); sold out Annual Awards Dinner (thanks Nikki Desjardins), sold out Golf Tournament (thanks Gary Levesque)and sold out Super Raffle (thanks again Nikki); greatly expanded our Business to Business Showcase (thank you Colby College and Bruce Harrington for your vision); and Jeff Corey seriously took the Taste of Greater Waterville™ to the next level with more food vendors than ever before plus a kicka*^ video thanks to Catharsis Media. We’ve accomplished all of this plus the Meet the Reps series that we partner with KV Connect to host and two “sold out” new member orientations. Mid-Maine Chamber has sold nearly $40,000 in Chamber Gift Certificates so far in 2013, and our holiday sales haven’t even begun yet. We’ve distributed nearly 25,000 Chamber Advantage Discount Key tags and worked on several economic development initiatives including the Summit Natural Gas pipeline and convening the HVAC contractors. The three of us in the Chamber office could never have accomplished all of this without your financial and volunteer support! You make our Chamber shine. THANK YOU for all that you do and for allowing us to work on your behalf. Christian, Amy and I value each and every one of you, our members, and look forward to helping you grow in 2014. Happy Holidays,
- Kimberly
Business After Hours FairPoint Communications at T&B’s Celebration Center 6 Jefferson St., Waterville December 11th · 5:30-7PM Sponsored by:
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and drinks. Many fabulous door prizes, 50/50 raffle & more! Thank you to our 50/50 Sponsor:
For locals and visitors alike, Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce’s online events calendar is the place to go for information on all there is to do in our area. Are your events getting this exposure? Learn more about using www.MidMaineChamber.com to maximize the value of your membership. Chamber members can: Post events on our calendar, www.MidMaineFun.com Share your latest news and “hot deals” Advertise with us! Members have the exclusive opportunity to purchase sponsorship ads on our Web site Download a Mid-Maine Chamber “web sticker” to add to your own site Post job openings on our online job board (see page 3) For these opportunities & more, log in at www.midmainechamber.com. For help logging in, contact Amy at info@midmainechamber.com or 873-3315.
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Survive or Thrive in 2014—Which Do You Want? By William McPeck, MSW, CWWPC
Traditionally, late December is often when you close the books on your business year. How has 2013 been for you? For me, 2013 was a life altering year. I found myself without a job for the first time in my 39 year professional career. Late December – early January is also the time of the year when we think about the year to come. Setting goals and establishing New Year’s Resolutions can be pretty common. For me, I am planning to use 2014 as the year I reinvent myself from employee to successful, independent consultant and mentor in the arena of employee well-being. I want to help employers, particularly small employers, develop healthy, happy and engaged employees. I finished 2013 surviving. I plan to thrive in 2014. How about you? Will 2014 be a year you thrive, or another year you just survive? We all want a life that matters – health, wealth, happiness and success. More often than not though, we run our lives on autopilot and when we make a decision, we often allow our short-term decisions to override what’s best for our long term well-being. So what might your goals be for 2014?
What will you need to do to reach your goals? As you think about your goals, also think about the barriers and issues you are likely to encounter as you pursue your goals and develop a plan for how you might best get past them. When it comes to reaching your 2014 goals, how will you define success? Far too often, we define our success based on someone else’s terms. Far too often, we also measure our success solely on the basis of wealth and/or materialism. Our definition of success often does not include the other elements that make up our wellness and well-being. Will your 2014 goals be growth goals –
“When we were hiring for a Business Loan Officer, we knew that the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce Web site would be an ideal place to post. Professionals from all over the Waterville area read InTouch, and we were able to fill a position with strict requirements by placing an ad on the Chamber Web site. Best of all, this was done at no cost as a member of the Chamber.” -Joe Harrison, Marketing Coordinator New Dimensions Federal Credit Union
goals beyond what you currently expect of yourself? Or will your goals stay within your current comfort zone? How will your goals mesh with your personal values? The quality of our life is directly proportional to the quality of the questions we ask ourselves and to the messages we repeatedly say to ourselves. What are the powerful questions you will be asking yourself in 2014? The questions you ask yourself will help you thrive and adapt. Rather than continuing to beat yourself up for stuff in the past, instead say what you will do in 2014. Our brains love to have an action plan to work on. Above all, in 2014, enjoy life while you live it. Best wishes for this holiday season and a toast to your thriving in 2014. Bill McPeck is a Certified Worksite Wellness Program Consultant, Wellness Culture Coach and Holistic Stress Management Trainer. He is available to help you with all your employee wellness, safety, work-life and well-being needs. Contact Bill with your questions and comments at 355-1203 or williammcpeck@gmail.com.
Post your career opportunities at www.MidMaineChamber.com. Mid-Maine’s source for job postings is free to our members! Call us at 873-3315 or e-mail info@midmainechamber.com to learn more.
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Nov. 15-Dec. 20: Common Street Arts’s Holiday Bazaar with works by 40+ artists and artisans. Wed-Sat. 126PM. FMI: 872-ARTS or commonstreetarts.org.
tion required: adowning@mainechamber.org.
Dec. 13: Sunset Home of WaterDec. 7: Railroad Square Cinema screens ville Open House. Tours, complimentary reJustice Is Mind, starring Waterville actors freshments, door prizes & more. 9-11AM. Nov. 29 - Dec. 22: Waterville Main Street Kim Gordon & Richard Sewell. 1PM. Intro- FMI: 872-8414. presents Kringleville. Bring your children to duction by writer/director & actors. FMI: visit Santa at REM, 93 Main St., Waterville. 873-4021 Dec. 13-15: Bossov Ballet Theatre’s The NutFMI: www.kringleville.com cracker. Waterville Opera House. FMI: opeDec. 7: Mid-Maine Regional Adult Commurahouse.org or 873-7000. Dec. 3: Cookie Lee Jewelry by Michelle nity Education bus trip to see I Love Lucy! presents Santa’s Speedy Networking Holiday the musical in Boston. FMI: 873-5754. Dec. 14: Turbo Tabata class at Champion’s Social. 5:30PM in Chamber Boardroom. ProFitness Club. 9AM. Free to members; child ceeds benefit Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter. Dec. 8: Warming Up for Christmas, an annual care available. FMI: 873-0571. FMI: facebook.com/events/581563085225256 Christmas concert with Steve Fotter & Friends at Waterville Opera House at 4PM. Proceeds Dec. 4: GHM Agency Open House 10AM- benefit Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter. FMI: Dec. 14: Lamp Light Night at Stained Glass Express with refreshments, displays from 3PM. Refreshments, live broadcast by 93.5 873-7000 or www.operahouse.org. local artists, sales & more. 4-6PM. True Oldies, & toy drive to benefit Maine FMI: info@stainedglassexpress.com. Children’s Home for Little Wanderers. Dec. 9-14: Good Will-Hinckley’s 21st annual FMI: 873-5101 Festival of Trees, featuring Christmas trees Dec. 16: Maine Film Center Monday Night decorated by local designers, community tur- Movies series presents Comfort & Joy. Dec. 6: Kennebec Valley Community Col- key dinner on Wed., craft fair on Sat. & more. Waterville Opera House. 7PM. FMI: lege’s free, non-credit welding program be- FMI: getinvolved@gwh.org or 238-4280. mainefilmcenter.org. gins, along with several other free, non-credit programs that still have openings. FMI: Flora Dec. 10: My HealtheVet enrollment support at 453-5014. available at Waterville Public Library 4:306:30PM. No appointment necessary. Monthly Dec. 6: Join KV Connect for a tour & tasting on the second Tuesday. FMI: 872-5433 at Tree Spirits and participate in its annual holiday donation drive for Family Violence Dec. 10: WordPress Users & Developers Project. All are welcome. 6PM. FMI: Group meets 6-8PM at Maine Technology info@kvconnect.org or Group. FMI: Tracy O’Clair, TOCmedia, facebook.com/events/1432892600257631 toclair@toc-media.com.
Dec. 17: Katie Leighton of Day’s Jewelers at Social Media Breakfast Central Maine on marketing with Pinterest. 8-9:30AM. Hosted by Thomas College; sponsored by TOCmedia, Little Pictures of Maine & KV Connect. FMI: info@smbcme.com.
Dec. 18: Information session with Women Unlimited at Waterville Public Library. 10:30-11:30AM. Learn how Women UnlimDec. 7: Waterville Main Street’s Downtown Dec. 11: Maine Development Foundation ited’s programs can help you. FMI: 872-5433. Waterville Holiday Open House. See what our presents Leadership Unplugged with Kristen downtown businesses have to offer. FMI: 680- Miale on hunger in Maine as an economic Dec. 18: Waterville Opera House presents 2055 or info@watervillemainstreet.org. issue. 7:30-9AM at Unum, 2211 Congress St., The Metropolitan Opera’s Falstaff in HD. Portland. FMI: mdf.org or 622-6345. 7PM. FMI: operahouse.org or 873-7000. Dec. 7: Humane Society Waterville Area Open House 1-5PM. Live broadcasts with 92 Dec. 12: Maine State Chamber of ComMoose and B98.5, dog sled team rides, crafts, merce hosts Federal Health Care Reform: In Dec. 20: C’est Noël at Waterville Opera House with mezzo-soprano Joëlle Morris & auction & more. FMI: 873-2430. the Here and Now—After Oct., 2013 from 8pianist Bridget Convey in concert. 7PM. FMI: 12PM at Senator Inn, Augusta. Free; registra- operahouse.org or 873-7000.
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Diane’s Travel Agency Diane Roderigue 197 Main St., Waterville, ME 04901 873-9500· www.dianestravelagency.com diane@dianestravelagency.com
Eaton Mountain Ski Area David & Donna Beers 89 Lambert Rd., Skowhegan, ME 04976 474-2666· www.eatonmt.com info@eatonmt.com
Knowles Mechanical, Inc. Christina Knowles 1097 Route 3, S. China, ME 04358 445-4092· www.knowlesmechanical.com knowlesmechanical@fairpoint.net
Maine State Landscaping Company Jesse Trudeau 105B Main St., Waterville, ME 04901 877-4860· www.mainestatelandscaping.com info@mainestatelandscaping.com
Mount Saint Joseph Linda Lowell 7 Highwood St., Waterville, ME 04901 873-0705· www.mtsj.org llowell@mtsj.org
O’Reilly Auto Parts Chris Watters 337 Main St., Waterville, ME 04901 62 Bay St., Winslow, ME 04901 859-9251· www.oreillyautoparts.com cwatters@oreillyauto.com Sleeper’s Clothing & Footwear Neil Landry 11 Elm Plaza, Waterville, ME 04901 877-0520· neillandry.sleepers@gmail.com
Mike Reny, Board of Trushost of Silver tees & owner of TSSD SerStreet Tavern’s Open Mic Night each Wednes- vices, Inc., and Kelly is a volunteer assisday, is now also its day manager. Drop by tant coach with the Women's Soccer to visit Mike and have lunch! Team. At the dedication, skydivers with Vacationland Skydiving landed on the Spectrum Generations announced that newly named field. Since the opening of Kristin Overton, director of its Bridges the all-weather turf fields in 2012, over Home Care division, was awarded the 3,000 middle & high school students from Distinguished Service Award at the Home central Maine have utilized the fields. Care & Hospice Blaine House Tea held in November. Congratulations! Camden National recently announced Plum Creek Timber Co. announced re- promotions for three individuals: Arissa cently that Scott Henker has been promot- Egan to assistant vice president, market ed to general manager of the company’s research analyst, Camden National Bank; Northern Hardwoods Region where he Devon Perry to assistant vice president, will oversee the company’s operations in 6 compliance officer to vice president, Camstates – ME, NH, VT, WI, MI & WV. den Financial Consultants; and Chad Place Additionally, Ben Dow has been named to assistant vice president, commercial senior resource manager of the NE Re- portfolio manager, Camden National Corgion, which encompasses ME, NH & VT. poration. Congratulations, all! Dow will oversee all land management Kennebec Savings Bank announced that activities for Plum Creek’s approximately President & CEO Mark Johnston will re976,000 total acres in those states. tire on June 16, 2015, with Executive VP/ Doreen Brown of Hampton Inn Water- COO Andrew Silsby as his successor. ville was recently awarded the Spirit of Johnston has been with KSB for 21 years Pride Award for consistently exceeding & served as president & CEO since 1999. expectations, living brand pillars, and positively impacting others. Doreen was nominated to receive the award by her fellow team members. Great job, Doreen! During Homecoming & Family Weekend at Thomas College, both all-weather turf fields were dedicated: "Red Field" was dedicated to Brian '88 & Amy Bernatchez and was renamed Bernatchez Field. Brian is a member of Thomas College's Board of Trustees and president of Golden Pond Wealth Management, and Amy is the director of the Maine Majestix Field Hockey Club. "Black Field" was dedicated to Todd '92, M.B.A. '99 and Kelly Smith M.S. '12 and was renamed Smith Field in honor of their commitment to the Thomas Soccer program. Todd is co-chair of the
Charlene Joy has been presented with Bridges Home Care’s 2013 Employee of the Year Award for going above and beyond in serving her clients. Great job, Charlene! Suzanne Uhl-Melanson, CFP®, AAMS, CLTC, AIF® of Uhl-Melanson Investor Services recently attended a national educational conference for independent financial advisors. The conference provided more than 850 participants with useful and strategic ways for advisors to enrich their businesses, including educational sessions on a range of topics from privacy and information security and investment strategies to social media and integrated marketing.
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Mid-Maine Chamber & Marden’s Partner with Waterville Main Street to Promote Literacy at Kringleville
Tues., Dec. 3
8:00 AM
Business Expansion & Retention Chamber Boardroom
By Kim Lindlof
Fri., Dec. 13
7:30 AM
Executive Committee Chamber Boardroom
For those of you who
Wed., Dec. 18 8:00 AM
Membership Services Committee Chamber Boardroom
Fri., Dec. 20
Board of Directors’ Luncheon
have been around a while, you may recall that it was the MidMaine Chamber that founded Kringleville back in the late 60’s. Eventually, we worked with various partners including the city of Waterville to create the building and Volunteers sort & label books to be distributed free of scenery that is displayed charge to children at Kringleville in downtown Waterville. in Castonguay Square. Since then, Kringleville has been turned over to the downtown association which is now Waterville Main Street. Last year, over 2,000 area children visited Santa in downtown Waterville. What a huge opportunity to attract sales to downtown businesses. This year, its committee has decided to move Santa and Mrs. Claus to the front window space in The Center, 93 Main Street. This will allow passersby to watch the scene in action, and permit the line of waiting parents and family members to stand in the warmth that the building provides, hopefully enhancing the overall experience. In addition, Waterville Main Street has purchased bags and Marden’s and the Mid-Maine Chamber have joined together to purchase enough reading books to provide each child with one. Our goal is to reach our area toddlers and encourage the love of reading, thus promoting early childhood literacy. Developing the foundational building blocks in our infants and toddlers so that they are able to learn is key to developing our future workforce. If this program is successful, we plan to continue it annually, and we’re in discussions to provide books to children who attend the Taste of Greater Waterville™ as well. Again, I’d encourage any of you who have waiting areas to add children’s reading books to your collection of magazines or toys. Working together we can raise the bar on reading proficiency in our region. Let’s all take ownership of this. Thank you to Marden’s, Christian Savage, and all of the volunteers who helped us label and sort these books for Santa.
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Upcoming Events December 5: Meet the Reps 5:30-7PM at Hampton Inn Waterville 425 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Waterville Join Mid-Maine Chamber and KV Connect for Meet the Reps, a chance to meet and interact with your representatives at the local, state, and national level in a casual setting. Free and open to the public. Please RSVP to Christian at prog.asst@midmainechamber.com.
December 12: Business Breakfast Series 7:15-9AM at Thomas College Oak Room, Spann Student Commons “The Impact of Energy Efficiency to Your Bottom Line” with Mike Stoddard, executive director of Efficiency Maine To register, visit www.midmainechamber.com or email Christian at prog.asst@midmainechamber.com.
December 11: Business After Hours 5:30-7PM with FairPoint Communications at T&B’s, 6 Jefferson St., Waterville Join us for networking and more. As always, this is a great way to mix and mingle with other business professionals! Remember your business cards. No registration required. Join us!
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Maine State Chamber of Commerce and Maine Development Foundation recently released Making Maine Work: Growing Maine’s Workforce, the fourth report in a series the organizations are partnering on intended to provide strategies for raising incomes and improving productivity in our state. This most recent report makes recommendations to grow Maine’s workforce by 65,000 by the year 2020. Read the report at www.mainechamber.org/makingmainework. Tree Spirits won a Silver Medal at the New York International Spirits Competition with its Applejack recently, making each Tree Spirits wine and spirit entered in international competition a medal winner! Nice work.
On October 30, Bangor International Airport (BGR) started offering non-stop, twice weekly flights to Ft. Myers/Punta Gorda, FL. The new destination is the third route of service on the discount air carrier Allegiant. Red Sox fans, it’s not too early to start planning your Spring Training getaways! Book today at www.allegiantair.com. Alfond Youth Center and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine announced a new therapeutic mentoring program, Reach & Rise, a national YMCA initiative designed for youth living in communities faced with a range of social issues. Young people will be matched with mentors who are at least 23 years old and committed to spending 1-3 hours per week with their mentees for one year. If you are interested in becoming a mentor, contact Denise at dgianini@alfondyouthcenter.org or 873-0684 ext. 255.
KV Connect kicked off its annual holiday season donation drive for Family Violence Project. If you are interested in donating household and/or personal items to help KV Connect support the work of this organization, e-mail info@kvconnect.org for more Hammond Tractor has a huge selection of information. toys! Stop by to check out toy tractors, construction CareerCenter’s Maine Job Bank reached a equipment, farm toys & new record of open jobs in Oct., topping books, as well as ride-on 7,600 positions! Make sure your jobs are on bikes and tractors. All toys its free job board, too, by going to will be 20% off from www.mainecareercenter.com. Thanksgiving through Christmas, excluding batSummit Natural Gas of Maine announced tery operated toys. recently that the Augusta-based company has signed an agreement with Skowhegan Sav- Woodfords Family Services has received a ings to supply 8 branch locations with natural grant from the Dave Thomas Foundation for gas line and utility service reducing Adoption, a national nonprofit whose mission Skowhegan Savings’ energy costs by 30%. is to find forever families for children in foster care. The grant is dedicated to funding a
child-focused adoption recruiter for Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, a signature program of the foundation, and Woodfords has hired adoption recruiter Mindy Williams to focus on matching the longest-waiting children in foster care with loving adoptive families through the program. Kennebec Savings Bank announced recently that it has officially opened the doors of its second 24Hour Electronic Banking Center on Civic Center Drive in Augusta. Called KSB Anytime, the facility is fully automated, allowing customers to make transactions around the clock. Construction is underway at Railroad Square, where Maine Film Center is renovating Railroad Square Cinema and Buen Apetito. Plans are to increase the restaurant’s seating capacity with a 500 square foot addition while also expanding and reconfiguring the cinema lobby to allow for more community interaction. Both businesses remain open, so stop by! If you have news you’d like to share with other members of Mid-Maine Chamber through our newsletter, please send a brief announcement to info@midmainechamber.com by the third Friday of the month preceding the edition in which you would like your news to be included.
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Tree Spirits Offers Unique Local Wines, Spirits & Gifts Bruce started making wine 16 years ago when he and Karen got together and they couldn’t afford to keep buying it! Since then, they’ve embarked on lots of wine making adventures including pressing apples and tapping the maple tree in their backyard and boiling the sap on the stove (not recommended if you have any wood in your kitchen!) Three years ago, Bruce took the leap from hobby to business with a partner and last year took another leap by buying out his partner. Tree Spirits’ mission is to make great wines and spirits using local products and to have fun doing it. In the three years since the first leap, Tree Spirits’ products have won two Double Gold Medals (Sparkling Apple extra dry and Pear Brandy 80 proof spirit), one Silver (Sparkling Maple demi-sec) and one Bronze (Knotted Maple 80 proof spirit) at international competitions in San Francisco, which definitely adds to the fun, as well as testifying to the taste. Tree Spirits uses local apples and pears
from The Apple Farm in Fairfield and maple syrup from the Bacon Farm in Sidney. The wines were initially all sparkling but they recently added a still apple wine and have plans for a pear. The spirits are 80 proof and all distilled from the wine, making them distinct
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from other flavored spirits that often begin with neutral spirits to which they add flavor. They’re also working on a fortified maple wine, similar to a port, and an Absinthe. This summer, Tree Spirits served a Sparkling Sour Apple and Pear Sangria that people loved so much they plan to bottle the mix for next year. Tree Spirits’ tasting room is located at 152 Fairfield Street in Oakland. They’re open from now through December, Thursdays through Sundays, from noon til 5:30 pm—and any other time Bruce’s delivery van is in the yard. In addition to the wines and spirits, Tree Spirits has maple vanilla made from our Knotted Maple spirits, maple balsamic vinegar, flutes, mini brandy snifters, and lots of other gifts for the holidays. They also offer private tastings and tours so if you’re looking for something special for your office staff for the holiday season, or to celebrate a special occasion, a pre-dinner outing or just a get together with friends, give them a call at 861.2723. They’d love to help!
Have some news you would like to share? Submit a short announcement to the Chamber office by the 3rd Friday of the prior month. Inserts are also available for $125 per month. Call 873-3315 or email info@midmainechamber.com. Disclaimer: Mid-Maine Chamber’s InTouch newsletter is published monthly as a benefit to members and affiliates. All member news is compiled and submitted solely by our members; therefore, we reserve the right to omit and/or edit as appropriate and cannot guarantee complete accuracy of all announcements. Sponsorship inserts do not necessarily reflect the position of Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce.