Member News: Silver Spoon Celebrates 30 Years

  The Chamber congratulates the Silver Spoon Restaurant, 73 Main Street, Easthampton, celebrating 30 years of being in business in the Easthampton community. From December 15 to 19, the restaurant will give away thirty $30 gift certificates. The restaurant will also have special pricing for the week, and will donate 10% of its sales for the week to the Easthampton PTO.

Since 1905, at least 12 different families have operated some type of restaurant at 73 Main Street. Starting in December 1984, the Devine family, after they had remolded and breathed new life into 73 Main Street, renamed it the Silver Spoon Restaurant. After being Mickey's for 30 years and a restaurant for most of the 50 years before that, 73 Main Street had become a staple in the community. In 1985, the McCarthy family took over the Silver Spoon and continued the tradition that Albert Elliot started in 1905, serving home-cooked meals at affordable prices. In 1989, the Boulanger family bought 73 Main Street, and the motto "Pleasing you, Pleases us" was born. Thelma also brought to the Spoon great homemade meals and soups.

The tradition of serving great food to locals and travelers alike continued when, in June of 1996, the Doyle family bought the Silver Spoon. It is now the longest-running restaurant business in Easthampton, if not most of the state. The Doyles have continued the legacy of serving great food at reasonable prices, with service that makes their customers smile and feel right at home.

The Silver Spoon is open 7 days a week, serving breakfast all day every day, and lunch Mon.-Sat.. Contact them at 413-527-3363 or see their menu and more at www.silverspooneasthampton.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/silverspooneasthampton.

 

Member News: Next Stop . . . Santa's Trains at Look Park  

All Aboard! This holiday season, Look Memorial Park is celebrating this special time of the year with a selection of running model trains whirling by displays of a whimsical wonderland of Christmas favorites and village landscapes. The Garden House, transformed into a Victorian style train station, offers all the sights and sounds of the holiday season. Chat with our authentic engineers, view our beautifully themed holiday trees and visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus before relaxing with a holiday cookie and hot chocolate. Each evening features a special guest Conductor and Station Master from the community greeting you as you enter our magical world and share in the spirit of the season. Say hi to Santa's Helpers, who will be happy to deliver your letter to Santa personally and let the "Big Guy" know you are ready to visit him.

Santa's Trains at Look Park is open to the public daily from December 10th-23rd from 4:00 to 8:00 PM and on December 24th from 10 AM - 2:00 PM at the Garden House at Look Memorial Park, 300 North Main Street in Florence, MA.   This special holiday event is free for all ages. Visit www.lookpark.org for information.

Look Park Holiday Express: During Santa's Trains at Look Park, step aboard our train on wheels and take a one mile ride around the Park aboard The Look Park Holiday Express and view our over 50 holiday light displays made by our Grounds and Maintenance staff. Cost is $5/pp. The train departs nightly every 20 minutes beginning at 4:20 p.m. Over 20,000 visitors annually visit the Park during the holiday season to visit Santa's Trains, view our handmade Winter Wonderland light displays and share holiday dreams with Santa. 

 

Area News: Third Annual Valley Gives is Dec. 10 

The third annual Valley Gives is a one-of-a-kind celebration of generosity for Western Massachusetts. On December 10, 2014, residents of Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties will join together for 24 hours in special events and online campaigns with the goal of getting thousands of Valley residents to make gifts to their favorite charities. Last year, more than 11,000 people donated over $2 million on Valley Gives day.

Chamber members who are participating charities are: 

• Cancer Connection, Inc. 
• Center for Human Development (various programs)
• Cooley Dickinson Hospital
• Easthampton Community Center
• Pioneer Valley Ballet
• Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity
• Riverside Industries 
• United Way of Hampshire County.

Valley Gives is hosted by the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts and supported by the leading funding organizations serving Western Massachusetts. Sponsors, underwriters and friends of this effort include Chamber members Easthampton Savings Bank, Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy P.C., United Personnel, the Daily Hampshire Gazette, the Hadley Farms Meeting House, and Beetle Press.

Chamber Update  

New Series: Monday Mornings with the Mayor

 

In partnership with Mayor Karen Cadieux, we have created a new event, Monday Mornings with the Mayor. The kickoff event will take place on Monday, January 12, 8-9 a.m., and is hosted by Janel Jorda of Web tactics, inc. (see details here). Future event hosts are Matt Waugh of T. Waugh Agency and David Strong of Strong Bus Corp.  

We will meet every second Monday of the month at a different Easthampton business. Topics will range according to questions being brought by attendees. These informal meetings are open to the public and give the business community a chance to bring their questions and concerns directly to Mayor Cadieux. 

We are looking for hosts who are willing to supply coffee and a space to meet. If you are interested in hosting one of these informative events, call Moe at 413-527-9414.