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Place to Visit 1
Schedule of Events 2
Member Spotlight 4
New Members 5
After Hours 6
Jim’s Corner 10
PLACE TO VISIT FOR JULY Seven Mountains Wine Cellar Sometimes our worst night-
mare can become a dream fulfilled. It seems that is exactly what happened to Scott Bubb, amateur winemaker (now professional). Bubb was born in Lewistown, raised in Lumber City, graduated from Kish High School and landed a job at New Holland at age 17. Not a bad career decision since he was employed at the Belleville facility for 35 years. The career choice allowed Scott to fully develop his hobby, amateur wine making. As a matter of fact, he got so good at it he garnered several regional and national awards. He is ranked number 12 on the American Wine Societies list of the top 50 amateur winemakers in the United States. Since 2007 when New Holland an-nounced the Belleville plant closing, Scott and his wife, Mary Ann, opted to chase their dream of starting a full time winery on land adjacent to their home in Decker Valley, just one mile off of route 322 between Lewistown
and State College. Following much research, visits to many wineries throughout the country, and some serious budget devel-opment, they built the beautiful facility that is in full swing today. The hemlock board and batten structure features over 2000 square feet of lounge area, featuring a gorgeous stone fireplace, and the tasting room. At the rear is the deck facing the wooded mountainside and a flat area that can handle an event tent that seats up to 200 guests. Parking has been adequately constructed to accommodate the maximum number of guests or visitors. The basement is where the tanks are located and the bottling takes place. Built into the mountainside is one of but a handful of wine cellars on the east coast. You won’t want to visit the winery without asking for the
complete tour. While you are there, spend some time on the deck or in front of the fireplace (depending on the season, of course) and enjoy a glass of your favorite wine and a cheese and meat platter. Seven Mountains Wine cellars is the perfect stop on your way to State College, a place to grab a moment of serenity in the moun-tains, taste some fine wines and procure some varieties for your wine collection. You just might want to plan your next event at the winery to share the ambience with your family, friends, organization members or clients. Seven Mountains Wine Cellars is a welcome addition to our areas fine wineries: Brookmere Winery and Vineyard Inn in Big Valley (route 655) and Shade Mountain Winery between Middleburg and Mifflinburg (route 104). This is a won-derful time of year to take a day and do a wine tour of all three locations. The entire tour is 118 miles. We can assure you; you’ll have a great day and see some beautiful countryside.
Seven Mountains Wine Cellars 107 Mountain Springs Lane
Spring Mills PA 16875
(814)364-1000 www.sevenmountainswinecellars.com
JULY 3RD VICTORY PARK, LEWISTOWN
11am - 11pm
RECURRING EVENTS Belleville Sale & Livestock Auction - Wednesdays – All year (unless a
holiday) in Belleville 7am-3pm. Amish & Mennonite baked goods, produce, quilts, antiques, livestock, and wares. Large Flea Market and food
vendors. 717-935-2146
Dairyland Flea Market - March through December on Wednesdays (weather permitting) Beside the Dairyland Complex in Reedsville, PA
Golden Mile Farmer’s Market - June through October on Tuesday & Friday
Mornings at the Derry Township Community Park in Lewistown, PA
Historic Pennsylvania Canal Boat Ride – WaterSide (formerly Locust Campground) in Lewistown, PA. Departure time and dates on: http://
greatrvplaces.com/ or (717) 248-3974
July Events July 2 Embassy Theatre Concert - held in front of the Embassy Theatre on
South Main Street with the Lewistown Community Band. 717.248.0321
July 3 Juniata RiverFEST – 11am - 11pm @ Victory Park, Lewistown PA Raft Regatta - Rockin’ by the River - River Rampage 5k Race—Community
Float. 717.248.6713 or www.juniatarivervalley.org.
July 9-10 - Touring Friends & All American Cruizers Rally in the Park. Held at Derry Park. Friday: 5-10pm & Saturday 8am-5pm Bike and Car show.
Food & Entertainment. www.touringfriends.com or 1-877-861-5218.
July 16-18 Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival - Mifflin County Youth Park Fairgrounds, Reedsville, PA. Visit: www.remingtonryde.com.
July 17 - Lincoln Caverns is bringing some of the purest Blues and Jazz music around to the PA Mountains. Over twelve hours of music with The
Nighthawks, JoAnne Shaw Taylor and many more!
July 22 - 22nd Annual Tuscarora Valley Heritage Days held on Main Street in East Waterford.
July 24 - Mifflin County Garden Club Garden Tour 2010. 10am-4pm.
Wander 7 private and public gardens. $10 ticket get tickets at our office, Honey Creek Inn, Two Sisters in Mifflintown, Dairyland Gift Shop, Deihl's
Flower shop, Brookmere Winery, Lewistown Florist, & Reedsville Seafood.
July 26-30 - Juniata County Youth Fair held at the Port Royal Fairgrounds. 717.436.7744
JULY 27– Juniata Valley EAC Seminar - EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATES with BRUCE BAGLEY, and JOHN BAKER - BOTH ATTORNEYS FROM MCKNEES WALLACE & NURICK LAW FIRM IN HARRISBURG ~ This
could include EFCA, ERISA, Discrimination ETC.
July 30 - Juniata River Valley Chamber Night with the Spikes. Game time is 7:05pm. 717.248.6713
July 31 - 34th Annual Ratha Yatra Festival of Chariots - held at the Gita
Nagari Farm, 534 Gita Nagari Road, Port Royal, PA. 10 am to 6 pm. 717 527 4101 or www.gitanagari.org.
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For your convenience you can also register for his event at http://www.appienergy.com/juniata-river-valley-chamber-
energy-forums
We did the planning. You do the packing.
20 ready-to-ride road trips
through Pennsylvania - just pick
yours and go. Start yours now!
Shutterbugs: No need for picking up any postcards along the way, because you're going to take all the postcard-perfect shots yourself, and we'll help you find just the right spots. We'll show you unfettered valleys, historic towns and imposing mountains that practically pose for a camera
and say cheese. Explore the majesty of the Keystone State with your trusty camera, bring some faithful subjects and get ready for a full-on photo expe-dition. We've got all the hotels, restaurants and other hidden pockets of amazingness picked out. All you have to do is pack.
As many of you are aware, electricity deregulation is on its way in Pennsylvania and could significantly impact electricity rates for your business. The Juniata River Valley Chamber of Commerce has cho-sen Affiliated Power Purchasers International, LLC (APPI), in con-junction with the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, to offer members the Energy Savings Program, an association member benefit that reduces and manages energy expenses. We invite you to an informational session hosted by APPI Energy to learn about the emerging deregulated electricity market in Pennsylvania and what decisions you can make to prepare for rising costs, as well as how your business could benefit from this valuable program. As an independent energy consulting firm, APPI provides businesses and other commercial energy users the market insight and real-time information needed to make prudent business deci-sions regarding electricity and natural gas procurement. APPI has 13 years of energy procurement experience, having assisted more than 2,500 association and chamber members across the United States, including many Pennsylvania businesses. We look forward to educating you on deregulation and in-troducing you to this important program.
DATE: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
MIFFLIN COUNTY: PLACE: Lewistown Country Club
306 Country Club Road Lewistown, PA 17044
TIME: 7:30 am to 9 am
JUNIATA COUNTY: PLACE: Family House Restaurant
24111 Route 35 N Mifflintown, PA 17059
TIME: 12 noon to 1:30 pm
RSVP To: Rhonda Walters at the JRVCC (717) 248-6713 or
We invite you to an informational session hosted by APPI Energy to learn about the emerging deregu-lated electricity market in Pennsyl-vania and what decisions you can make to prepare for rising costs, as well as how your business could benefit from this valuable program. We look forward to edu-cating you on deregulation and introducing you to this important program.
2 Locations and 2 Times
Free event—breakfast and lunch will be provided.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
To those who
respond to the
colors… Victory Park
Veterans Mural
Brick Paver Project is
in Full Swing! Reserve your place in Lewistown’s history today by being part of the Victory Park Veterans Mural Brick Program. You can help continue honoring and remembering the men and women who have served pre-serving America’s freedom. This mural is in honor of Veterans who have fought for our country past, present, and future. Each brick you order will be engraved to your speci-fications. The brick can include the name, rank, branch of service, and the dates of the years served by the Veteran. Bricks may be personalized with up to 15 characters per line. If you do not wish to purchase a brick, contributions to the Victory Park Veterans Mural are also welcomed. For more information call 717.248.6713 or email [email protected] for a paver form. Thank you for your support!
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Hartman Center, located in Milroy, is a conference, camp and retreat center. It has been owned by the Penn Central Conference of the United Church of Christ since 1964. Located in the “Seven Moun-
tains” area of central Pennsylvania, Hartman Center is comprised of 192 acres of open and wooded areas, within easy access to nearby streams, hiking trails and state parks. It is on Old U.S. Highway 322 West near Milroy. The complex not only serves over 200 United Church of Christ congregations that make up the Penn Central Conference, they offer their various facilities for many community and regional conferences, training events and meetings. They do have some general rules and restrictions that apply which are viewable on their web-site. On a recent tour of the complex we were im-pressed with the beauty of the location, the wide variety of available facilities and the warmth and graciousness of the director, Bruce Druckenmiller, and his staff. The center is a growing operation, originating from a William Penn grant, developed as a farm and eventually sold to Christian Hartman in the mid 1800’s. The farm stayed in the Hartman family until 1932 when it was willed to the White Memorial Congrega-tional Church in Milroy and developed into an outdoor ministry site. The Congregational Church became a part of the new United Church of Christ in 1957 and the prop-erty was later deeded to the Penn Central Conference for the development of Hartman Center. Recently, a new addition to the dining hall was completed so that between 150 and 175 people can be served. It provides the perfect place for banquets, meet-ings and parties. It is a beautiful facility that features a large, fully equipped cafeteria style kitchen and a large fireplace. It also is equipped with WiFi and a state of the art sound system. It is available for reunions, banquets and meetings.
For more information contact the Hartman Cen-ter, (717) 667-2431, www.hartmancenter.com, or
email: [email protected].
Member Since 1994!
MEMBE R SPOTLIGHT
South Hills School of Business and Technology will offer
two new medial programs in the fall after research showed
that health care jobs are in demand. Along with the two
health programs, the school also has redesigned its computer
information systems program to include courses in ethical
hacking and defense, computer forensics and game program-
ming. For more information about South Hills, visit
www.southhills.edu or call 248-8140.
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Please join us in welcoming our new Chamber Member by patronizing their businesses! Their membership
reflects their integrity as a responsible business owner and demonstrates their commitment to the community.
Miller-Gentry CPA's McDonald's Lemed Associates First National Bank of Mifflintown Twin Kiss D. K. Hostetler, Inc. Crown Motel Century 21 - Above & Beyond Kish Financial Solutions, Wade E. Curry Juniata County Historical Society Alexander's Honey House
Jeff Tate Paving, Inc. Jack Gaughen Network Services, Hower & Associates Mifflin County Historical Society Yoder's Tees & More Friends of the Embassy Theatre, Inc. Creekside Hearth & Patio, LLC Stone Arch Players Business To Business, Inc. Edward Jones Investments
Ashford Staffing Automated Record Centre Breezewood Publications Sheetz, Inc. Store #158, Lewistown Schwan Food Company Beer & Soda City Dairyland Gift Shop Lewistown Pharmacy Caretaker LLC Employee Advisory Council Locust Grove Retirement Village
Bender's Signs and Tees Lewistown Borough Zeke Acker's Quality Cars Mifflin County Dairy Princess Committee Harpster Electric, LLC Mifflin County School District Treat Time Ice Cream / Food Vending Truck Iskon Port Royal Home-Aid Handyman
H A P P Y A N N I V E R S A R Y !
Have You checked Your Website Listing? To ensure that your business is represented
properly to visitors and residents, please review your listing information at
www.juniatarivervalley.org to ensure it is correct. If you see that there are modifications to make, please email [email protected] your changes.
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H & R Block 57 Nelson Road
Mifflintown PA 17059 Marian Kerchusky
(717)436-8035 [email protected]
Curry Limousine Jeff Curry
146 Birch Drive Lewistown PA 17044
(717)248-4877 www.currylimo.com [email protected]
Middlecreek Area Community Center
PO Box 65 Beaver Springs PA 17812
Rich Hess (570)658-2276
www.maccrec.org [email protected]
Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival 4648 U.S. Highway 522 N.
McClure PA 17841 (717)348-3537
Ryan Frankhouser www.remingtonryde.com [email protected]
Venango Steel, Inc. 1655 Pittsburgh
Road Franklin PA 16323
Michael Ruhlman (866)437-9353
www.venangosteel.com [email protected]
Central PA Dock and Door The June, 2010, Business After Hours networking event was hosted by Central PA Dock and Door on Rothermel Drive just off of the Ferguson Valley Road (Red Lane) in Yeagertown on
June 10th. This is the brand new, expanded location that recently began serving as home to the company. They were located next door to Creekside Hearth and Patio on Freedom
Avenue in Burnham. Owners; Mark Zong, David Oburn and Jeff Baumgardner, along with their friendly staff, made every-
one feel at home in the showroom and shop of the attractive facility. Tristan Lawson, Food and Beverage Director at Lake Raystown Resort and Lodge, catered the event. Many door prizes were awarded. Central Pa Dock & Door specialize in sales, installation and service of commercial and residential garage door and openers, rolling steel service & fire doors, high speed doors and loading dock equipment. With over 100 years of combined dock and door experience, the company staff has the knowledge and know how to solve any dock and door problem.
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2010 Board of Directors
Meetings Notice:
Visitors Bureau Meetings: Thursday, July 15th
Thursday, October 21st
Chamber of Commerce Meetings:
Monday, July 19th Monday, October 18th
All meetings will be held at the Historic Courthouse conference room on the second
floor at noon.
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UPCOMING AFTER HOURS:
2010 After Hours: July 21 - South Hills School of Business &
Technology of Lewistown August 17th - Goin’
Postal & Curry Limousine September - Walnut Springs Racquet Club, Ed’s Train Repairs &
Sales, Yoga Massage & Body Works &
Rittenhouse Busing October 13th - Paint OUR Town Pink with Mary Kay Cosmetics &
Pink Connection November - Rich Coast
Coffee December - Holiday Gathering hosted by
Lewistown Country Club
2011 After Hours: January - Hoss’s Steak &
Sea House February - Paisley Bride March - Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish and School
April - Belleville Mennonite School
May - After Hours EXPO June - Tillie’s Sunshine
July - Lerch’s RV August - WaterSide
Campground & RV Park (formerly the Locust
Campground) September - One-Stop
Communications October - Keystone
Complex, LLC November - Mifflin
County Library December - Holiday Gathering hosted by
Quillas Creek
It's an all summer long festival of fes-tivals in PA. From music to art to wine, to our renowned county fairs, if there's a reason to get fun people to-gether, we're making it happen. Bring your family, your neighbors, and maybe even your pets. It's going to be a festive summer. Find out more
here.
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August Events August 5 - 6pm – 9:30pm Dale Carnegie Training. Contact: JEFF DAVIS
at [email protected] or Phone: 412.471.3500. www.centralpa.dalecarnegie.com. Held at the Quality Inn Hotel
Conference Center.
Aug 2 - National Night Out Splash Hop held at the Rec Park Pool. 6:30 – 8:30 pm. 717.248.9606
Aug 3 - National Night Out at the Derry Township Community Park. 6–
9pm. 717.248.9606
Sunday, August 15, 2:00 pm. Second Annual Memorial Butterfly Release Lewistown Home Health & Hospice: The Bridge. The ceremony will be held at the ―The Tree of Life‖ Lewistown Hospital, Lewistown, PA 4th
Floor Surgical Center Entrance.
Mifflin County Youth Fair - Mifflin County Youth Park - Reedsville (717)248-9618 www.mcyouthfair.com
Aug 21 - Touring Friends & All American Cruizers Cruize-In. Held
downtown Lewistown on Monument Square. 5-10pm. www.touringfriends.com or 1-877-861-5218.
Annual Boy Scout Golf Tournament at Lewistown Country Club. (717)667-
9236 or www.jvcbsa.org
Pennsylvania Canal Celebration at the Lewistown Narrows Canal Park Community Partnerships RC&D (717)248-4901
September Events Sept 10 - Touring Friends & All American Cruizers Cruize-In. Held
downtown Lewistown on Monument Square. 5-10pm. www.touringfriends.com or 1-877-861-5218.
SEPTEMBER 28 – Juniata Valley EAC Seminar - OFFICE LEADERSHIP
TRAINING LETA BEAM - VANTAGE INTERNATIONAL – CERTIFIED BUSINESS COACH INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER AND AUTHOR ~ Lead by Doing Nothing – Successful Delegation Accountability
That Works AND MUCH MORE!
9 AM—5 PM, Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 25th & 26th, FAME EMS Building, 701 Valley St., Lewistown, PA . FAME EMS offers FREE 2-Day Course on
Infection Control This Program is a joint offering from the Mifflin County Local Emergency Planning Committee and FAME EMS. The course and
associated materials are being provided free of charge to local First Responders, Community Service Pro-viders and Business / Industry
members. Take this opportunity to protect your staff, community and business Register early as seating is limited. Lunch is provided each day.
Contact: Mick Abrashoff Fame EMS or [email protected], 717- 248-5553 ext 103. Deadline for registration, September 1, 2010, Don’t
miss this rare opportunity to attend this class!!!
September 29th – Goose Day in the Juniata River Valley! Otherwise known as St. Michaelmas Day. 717.248.6713
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60-Second Guide to Managing Cash Flow
A common problem for small busi-ness owners is the struggle to main-tain adequate cash flow levels. Without cash, a business must eventually close its doors. Under-standing and managing your company’s cash flow will help you measure the amount of cash on hand and prepare for cash flow shortfalls in the future. In just 60-seconds, we’ll show you how to be vigilant about cash flow. 0:60 Do the Math Cash flow is the movement of money in and out of a busi-ness. Cash inflow is the movement of money into your busi-ness, and most likely comes from the sale of goods or services to your customers. Cash outflow is the movement of money out of your business, and is generally the result of paying expenses. By projecting the inflow and outflow of your busi-nesses cash, you can determine the amount of cash that will be available during a designated period of time. 0:48 Prepare Your Profit and Loss Statement Your business plan should contain several financial state-ments. If you’re a start-up business, base your estimates of cash inflow and outflow on the revenues and expenses listed in your profit and loss statements. Complete your profit and loss statement before completing your cash flow statement. Over time, you will be able to base cash inflows and out-flows on actual historical data. 0:30 Develop a Cash Flow Statement A cash flow statement measures cash flow over time. During your first year in business, you should include a month-by-month cash flow statement in your business plan. If you’re seeking a loan, an important feature of your cash flow statement is that it will show the lender exactly how you’re going to afford loan payments. 0:16 Get Help from SCORE Learning to produce and analyze cash flow is essential for business success. If you need help computing your cash flow, or if you’d like to learn more about financial management, visit the SCORE chapter near you or Ask SCORE for advice right now.
I Love Dogs and Trees, Darn It! Maybe… As a pre-schooler, our family dog’s name was Wimpy. He was a huge black dog, probably quit old, and was the most lovable, non-aggressive animal known to man. He spent all his waking hours hanging out with me. I’m sure the only reason was the fact that toddlers are human garbage pails. If I had food, he’d certainly get his share just waiting for the fall-out. I learned early on, if I didn’t like it; wait for the right moment and Wimpy would eat me right out of my problem. It was a reciprocal arrangement, he didn’t like milk bones and I did, so I gnawed on them and he ate almost anything else, except pickles. Speeding ahead a decade, long after Wimpy relocated to dog heaven, a family in our neighborhood had a sweet long haired, black and white terrier mix named Amos. He lived in a very small dog house, was tethered on a very short chain and ab-
solutely never was unattached to the dog house. It gets worse. Amos was rarely fed and his water dish was generally bone dry. For three years I would fill his water bowl twice a day and fill his food bowl every morning. One day Amos and his chain were both gone. The house was empty and no one knew where the residents were and exactly when they left. I assumed they took “my” dog with them. A few days later a neighborhood friend told me Amos was tied to a tree about a mile from our homes, deep in the woods, abandoned to die. I raced to the area, found Amos, carried him home, fed him, gave him water and hoped to adopt him. Mom had a different agenda. “We already have one dog and that’s enough”. For the next few months Amos wandered the neighborhood, returned regularly to our house for food and drink, and was a friend to all the kids up and down the street, especially to me. Then one day he disappeared again. I was fran-tic. I searched everywhere until he showed up one morning at our back porch food bowl, belly sagging, breasts laden with milk. It turns out Amos was really Amy and she had given birth to a litter of pups under an old out building three doors up the street. As the pups reached eight weeks old I managed to find homes for all four of them and Amy returned to original form, entertaining me and the neighborhood. Then the unthinkable happened. Unbeknownst to me Amy had been sleeping on our next door neighbor’s front porch. The neighbor, who didn’t like dogs, called the police and had Amy picked up. By the time I found out what had happened, Amy had been put to sleep. My heart was broken into a million pieces. I truly loved that dog. I cried until there were no more tears to cry. The culprit neighbor was Mr. Cook, a mean cuss of a guy whose passion was his prized cherry tree that sat firmly on the property line between our house and his. I knew from science class that trees rely on nutrition delivered from the root system through the bark to feed the tree. If the bark is interrupted, the tree dies. I waited until Mom was soundly asleep for the night and I visited that cherry tree with a small shovel and a sharp ax. I dug a neat trench around the base, carefully saved the sod, and chopped a two inch circle in the bark all the way around the pe-rimeter of the tree. Next I filled the trench in, carefully replaced the sod and cleaned the area of dirt and bark chips. Mr. Cook’s tree died just as Amy had a few weeks earlier. I’d like to say venge-ance was golden, but it was ill gained. I was experienced nothing but guilt. A life for a life was not justice. Not only was Amy still gone, that beautiful, stately cherry tree was gone as well, never to bloom or
produce those delicious cherries again. I’ll always miss that special homeless dog and wish I could have saved her. I’ll also always miss that cherry tree and wish I had saved it. Two wrongs don’t make a right. There’s a great lesson here that goes much deeper than dogs and trees. However my new eight month old, seventy pound puppy sure does like trees. He leaves his scent on every one he encounters. Maybe trees and dogs do share a special relationship that some how helps define life and relationships. Maybe.
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Contact Us: Historic Courthouse - One West Market Street - Lewistown, PA 17044 Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Phone: 717.248.6713 Fax: 717.248-6714 Email: [email protected] Web: www.juniatarivervalley.org