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Bangor

LifeFlight anniversary

On Oct. 19, LifeFlight of Maine marked its fifth anniversary. Participants included flight crews and staff of LifeFlight in the Augusta Civic Center parking lot. Tours of the two LifeFlight helicopters, food, door prizes, a raffle and a live remote broadcast from KISS 94.5 radio were provided.

Working together with public safety, emergency medical services and community hospital physicians, physician extenders and nursing personnel, LifeFlight has transported the young, the elderly and everyone in between, with a variety of illnesses or injuries and in need of specialty care.

LifeFlight of Maine has served more than 2,500 patients from every hospital in Maine, and directly from accident scenes in more than 200 Maine communities since its inception in 1998. LifeFlight links Maine’s hospitals, physicians and emergency medical providers.

USDA Rural Development

Michael W. Aube, state director of USDA Rural Development, has announced additions to agency staff:

. Bonnie Hayes of Glenburn is a Rural Development area assistant in the Bangor area office. Her duties include providing technical and general information concerning all Rural Development programs, as well as outreach and public information, loan servicing and processing activities, and general administrative activities.

Hayes is originally from Presque Isle. Before joining USDA Rural Development, she worked at the University Credit Union in Orono for 10 years. She brings 25 years of banking experience to her position.

. Emily Farkas is Rural Development public affairs specialist for Maine. Working under direction of Aube, Farkas will be involved in writing and editing news releases, organizing events, preparing information for meetings and focusing on communication and internal affairs.

Farkas has a bachelor’s degree in business from Husson College and an associate’s degree in communications from the New England School of Communications. She will graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in communications from NESCom, and has worked in newspaper and radio.

. Chris Gray is a single-family housing assistant in the state office in Bangor. Gray provides clerical and office duties related to single-family housing. Gray also handles phone calls. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in finance from the University of Maine.

Financial credentials

Bangor Savings Bank has announced that Scott Kenney of Bangor, investment manager for Investment Services Group, received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, administered by the Association for Investment Management and Research.

The CFA charter is the only globally recognized credential for investment analysis and management. Recipients have completed a graduate-level, self-study curriculum and series of examinations that typically require 800 hours of study. The curriculum and examinations cover ethical and professional standards, accounting and financial statement analysis, economics, portfolio management and analysis and valuation of debt, equity and alternative investments.

Candidates also pledge to adhere to the stringent ethical standards set forth by AIMR and sign an annual statement attesting to their compliance.

Kenney completed an internship at Bangor Savings Bank while attending college, and joined the bank as treasury analyst in the finance division. He later joined the trust department as investment manager. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Maine, and is a member of the Association for Investment Management and the Maine Chapter of the Boston Security Analysts Society.

Basics of starting a business

A three-session workshop, The Basics of Starting a Business, will be held 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mondays, Nov. 10, 17 and 24, at the Career Center, Oak Street. Topics to be covered include assessing one’s skills for business, the business plan outline, marketing and cash flow.

The workshop is sponsored by the Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community and the Women’s Business Center at Coastal Enterprises Inc.

Call Jane Searles at 262-7843, or (800) 42-2092 to register. There is no fee for the program, but seating is limited. Early registration is suggested.

New CPA location

Roy and Associates, certified public accountants, has expanded and moved its offices to the second floor of the 207-209 State St. office building. The new address is 209 State St., the entrance of the building that services two suites on the first floor and second floor suites. For more information, call 990-8909.

Captain’s Club member

Rondi Bennett, a registered representative with Commonwealth Financial Network in Bangor, has earned Planco’s highest honor – membership in the 2003 Captain’s Club. Planco, based in Wayne, Pa., is a wholesaler of investment and insurance products, and distinguishes with Captain’s Club membership those representatives who produce more than $1 million in sales in a calendar year.

Brewer

Restaurant grand opening

BREWER – After more than three months of construction, the new Ruby Tuesday’s restaurant at 5 Walton Drive opened its doors to the public Oct. 22. The 6,155-square-foot facility adds to the activity on the outer Wilson Street corridor, officials said, an area that has seen dramatic new growth in the last two years.

The new restaurant is one of the larger facilities in Maine, seating 258, and includes a bar.

Winterport

Pottery firing demonstration

Great Water Ceramics will hold a raku firing demonstration and reception from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, at 991 North Main St. It marks the closing of a raku pottery course which drew students from throughout the area. Another six-week session begins Oct. 29 for those of all abilities and experience.

Great Water Ceramics is the studio of artist and scholar Jay Hanes, who specializes in making raku tea bowls for the Japanese tea ceremony. Such bowls are collected by international tea enthusiasts. Hanes has worked with clay for 25 years and has been an art teacher for 17 years.

Raku is a fast fire method that historically is linked to the tea ceremony in late 16th century Japan. The process includes extracting glowing-hot pottery from a kiln and cooling it in leaves or sawdust. To learn more, call Hanes at 223-5517.