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President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Joe DiasClifton O’Donal

Marty ZaseSvetlana Smith

Joe Broder**Director Emeritus

iteChuck Maynard

Ash Bashir

Jack Faski

Greg Barden

Ginger PensaCarol Wierzbinski

Cindy KlajaRon SilbermanAngela Zizik

Hello Fellow CBA Members,

It was great to see everyone at the October Meeting. I am glad we were able to facilitate an introduction to this year’s candidates for the local election. There were some great questions and discussion. If you were not able to make the meeting I encourage you to reach out to the candidates directly and become an informed voter. Consider which candidates will best meet the needs of the citizens and our businesses in Colchester. I urge everyone to get out and vote on November 5th in Colchester or wherever you are registered.

We had another successful Scarecrow decorating contest again this year. We had 21 registered contestants this year and voting just wrapped up. The winners will be announced at the next dinner meeting. A big thank you to Angela Zizik, Tiffany Quinn, Pat McCarthy for their assistance in organizing and setting up the event. Thanks to our staff Jake Snyder and Meredith Eisenberg for their support and Cliff O’Donal for sponsoring the hay again this year. As some of you may be aware we had to postpone the parade of costumes that normally kicks of our scarecrow event. The town cancelled all activities on town property after dusk due to the EEE virus concerns. It was the right thing to do and I am happy to report that Park & Rec asked us to include our parade of costumes with their Trick or Trunk and Fireworks (the parade kicks off the event promptly at 5:30pm) rescheduled on November 1st at the recreation complex.

After our November 5th meeting, our next big event will be our Holiday Auction On December 3rd at the Polish Club. Our committee chair Ash Bashir and his committee: Svetlana Smith and Taylor Sasman are working diligently to make this the largest auction ever. We ask for your support with some great auction Items this year. Please invite your friends and family to participate in the auction. The more the merrier! It is for a great cause, to support the Colchester food & Fuel bank (Santa’s Anonymous) as well as the CBA Scholarship Fund.

Thank you all for your continued support. I look forward to seeing you at the November meeting.

Warmest Regards,Chuck Maynard

Services CoordinatorMeredith Eisenberg

info@colchesterctbusiness.com

Media CoordinatorJake Snyder

860-334-3649mediacoordinator@colchesterctbusiness.

com

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November 2019

WINTER IS COMING… One thing we can be certain of living in the northern states is snow. With the snowfall and various other freezing precipitation, we can count on a few things. Happy skiers and rusty cars. While the snow itself does not cause the rusting of the cars, the chemicals used to treat the roads do.

Here is your chemistry lesson for the day; rust is the result of an electrochemical reaction combining iron and oxygen to form iron oxide. When water is added, it steps up the process, partly by bringing more oxygen and carbon dioxide in contact with the metal, and also by acting as an electrolyte (an agent for electrolysis). However, pure water doesn’t function all that well as an electrolyte. In order for water to function as an electrolyte, it needs some impurities. This is where road salt comes into the picture. Towns and cities spread both salt and sand on the roads during the winter for different reasons: Sand provides traction, while salt both melts the ice and snow and prevents it from refreezing. So…when road salt is working, it’s introducing a lot of free floating ions into melting water on the road that your tires kick up into your wheel wells and other moisture-trapping crevices. Sodium chloride is not the only treatment used. It’s just the cheapest. Other treatments include calcium chloride and magnesium chloride which are even more damaging to your vehicle.

Once the rust starts, it works quickly. Iron oxide molecules take up more space than iron atoms, so they start to expand. Carbon dioxide in the water combines with the iron to create iron hydroxide, another form of rust that easily separates from the base metal. None of these processes stop unless all the corrosion is removed and the base metal is protected by some form of barrier.

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Business Briefs November 2019

We would like to welcome our newest members, Carl Guild of Carl Guild & Associates, as well as Janet Lawley of Lawley Accounting Services.

Carl can be reached at 860-474-3500 and Janet can be reached at 860-467-3116

Janet Swider - Wirth is a community-driven Realtor

with eXp Realty. That is why Janet became a sponsor and ambassador for

parkbench. Parkbench is a platform for small businesses owners as well as other services in

the community to reach out to them and build relationships in their community. This service is

completely free for companies, schools, and other professionals in our community. Janet is offer-ing this opportunity to Colchester businesses,

and she looks forward to connecting your business with the residents of

Colchester!The Holiday shopping sea-

son is coming and the new homeowners want a local alternative to the malls and chain

stores. As a Neighbor - to - Neighbor sponsor, you are the first business of your kind that these newcomers

hear about. That is because of the exclusive that only Neigh-bor - to - Neighbor can provide as well as the interactive format that is used to promote your business or service.

For more information, please contact Paula Weber, area representative at 860-295-0111 or email at

PJWEBBS1@JUNO.COM. Also check out the website at ntnoa.com.

State Farm, Colchester

would like to introduce their new honorary employee, Air Force Tech Sar-

gent Jack. Jack is a 4 year old German Shep-herd/ Malinois who spent the last 3 years at Balad

Air Force Base, Iraq. Jack was decommissioned due to an injury that he sustained while serving. Jack was brought home through an amazing program,

K9 Hero Haven. Please come visit Jack any-time, he works 9-5 during the week.

Want 500 reasons to move your business checking to Dime? Start with 500 free transactions!*You know what it takes to run your business right. That’s why Dime Bank offers simple, secure, conve-

nient business checking accounts tailored to fit the needs of any size business. Dime Select is our most economical low-cost account for businesses. For more information please contact

Dime Bank at 860-531-1120 or stop by our local branch at 139 South Main Street in Colchester. * Transactions are defined as: any deposit, withdrawal, check paid, check deposited, ACH debits/

credits, ATM deposits/withdrawals, and POS/NYCE purchases. Other fees may apply.

Escapes Hair Salon & Spa

attended hands on Kevin Mur-phy cutting classes and Eleven

Australia Styling classes as well as attending the Evolve Salon Systems

hair show.We are also happy to acknowledge our six years

in business.

GARAGE DOORS AWNINGS ROOFING/WINDOWS

Three Locations: 88 RT 2A, Preston, CT70 Merrow Rd, Tolland, CT93 Hartford Rd, Brooklyn, CT

Overhead Door Company Of Norwich, CT

Daniel Currie(860) 334-8184

DCurrie@ohdct.comhttp://www.ohdct.com

November 2019

Chuck Maynard Assistant Vice President Branch Manager

139 South Main StreetColchester, CT 06415860.531.1120cmaynard@dime-bank.comNMLS #758603

dime-bank.com

Colchester’s #1 Selling Agent 2016-2018Chairman’s Circle – Top 2% Nationally

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Each Offi ce Independently Owned & Operated

Joyce M. CovoneRealtor®, ABR

www.joycecovone.com

860-608-170811 Hayward Ave.

Colchester, CT 06415

November 2019

P.O. Box 453Colchester, CT, 06415

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CBA: Colchester Business Association @ColchCTBusiness

Don’t miss our next CBA meeting!Date: 11/5

Location: Colchester Polish ClubSponsor: Smarter Appliance

Dinner will be provided by Papa Z’sSocial hour begins at 6

Dinner will be served at 6:45

The dinner is $15pp, with an RSVP by 11/1 to info@colchesterctbusiness.com, or call (860) 537-0340

This months meeting speaker is Michael Hinchliffe from SCORE. Topics to be highlighted include who and where

SCORE is, information on financing and building a business plan, and much more. Don’t miss it!