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Oxford Hills Chamber of CommerceProudly serving Buckfield,
Harrison, Hartford, Hebron, Mechanic Falls, Norway, Otisfield,
Oxford, Paris, Poland, Sumner, Waterford, & West Paris
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Submitted photoLeft to right, Jeanne Silverman, Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce; Mary Briggs and Cindy Creps, managers of Old Squire’s Farm Market; Gail Castonguay, clinical supervisor, R.N. and B.S.N, at Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice; John Brocke, president and CEO of Maine Machine Products; Erika Douglass, human resources director of Maine Machine Products; Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant; and John Williams, executive director of the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce.
Now Taking Reservations for the Chamber’s Annual DinnerT h e C h a m b e r ’s A n nu a l Awards Banquet is coming up on Saturday, March 5 at the Four Seasons Func-tion Center, 187 Main Street, South Paris.
The social hour begins at 5 p.m. with a cash bar and live music by Denny Breau. After the social hour, there will be introductions and a buffet dinner. After dinner, there will be a performance of comedy and spectacle by Celebration Barn Theater. Following the performance is the business and community awards presentation.
This year’s award winners are:
Business of the YearMa ine Machine Products Company
Community Service AwardOxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant
Employee of the YearGail Castonguay, Androscog-gin Home Care & Hospice
Rising Star AwardC & C Farm and Old Squire’s Farm Market
Tickets for the dinner are $50 per person or $400 for a table of 8. Tickets can be reserved now by contacting Jennifer at 207.743.2281 or [email protected]. Seating is limited and early reservations are highly recommended.
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February 2016
Advertising Supplement to the Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine, Thursday, February 4, 20162 OXFORD HILLS CHAMBER
The Chamber Wishes Norway Savings Bank a Happy 150th AnniversarySoon af ter t he Civ i l War ended, Norway Savings Bank was founded in 1866.
In Februar y that year, 14 local men signed the charter. Nat ha niel Gunnison was elected the f irst president one month later when the Bank was incorporated. The Oxford Democrat reported on the birth of Norway Savings on March 23, 1866.
Since t his t ime, Nor way Savings Bank has grown from its headquarters on Main Street, Norway to the third largest Maine-based mutual bank, with 24 branches in western and southern Maine. To commemorate this mile-stone, the Bank is kicking off a yearlong celebration by hosting a 150th Anniversary Party at all of their branch locations on Feb. 5.
T he publ ic is i nv ited to visit any of Norway Savings Bank’s 24 branch locations on Friday, Feb. 5 (snow date, Monday, Feb. 8) for cake and
refreshments. The first 150 visitors to stop by any branch will receive a free copy of an anniversar y book that has been published to cel-ebrate the Bank’s customers, employees and communities.
Attendees to the anniver-sary party will also have the chance to enter to win cash prizes and are encouraged to visit the Norway Savings Bank Facebook page to post the name of their favorite Ma i ne -ba s e d nonprof it , which will be entered into a drawing for $1,500. The Bank also encourages people to post and share stories about how Norway Savings Bank has helped them, their family, their business, their com-munity or a nonprofit they care about on their Facebook page. Every month, the Bank will draw a name from the submitted stories and the winner will receive $150.
“We are proud of our history and honored to have served our local communities for the
past 150 years,” said Patricia Weigel, president and CEO of Norway Savings Bank. “The anniversary party is a way to
thank our customers for their trust and support over the past century and a half.”
To learn more about t he Norway Savings Bank 150th Anniversary Party and view c omplete c onte st r u le s,
please visit www.norwaysav-ingsbank.com.
Submitted photoNorway Savings Bank, Main Street, Norway
The better question might be, “Who doesn’t need marketing?”
Oxford Hills SCORE and the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring an upcoming hands-on eight-part mar-keting series because we believe that every business, large or small, needs to continually market its products and ser-vices to flourish. Are you willing to invest an hour a month to become better at marketing?
Marketing is a broad subject, encom-passing elements such as goal setting, pla n n ing, budget ing, adver t ising, web sites, brochures, business cards, branding, logos, pricing, packaging, networking, social media and more. A “marketing program” is a set of coordi-nated activities to help you achieve your marketing objectives. There are a variety of tools available to help, but key to suc-cessful marketing is to get organized and focused.
This Marketing Roundtable Series will touch on various aspects of market-ing and provide ample opportunity to learn from small business peers through group discussion and hands-on activi-ties. This FREE marketing series will meet from 8 to 9 a.m. on the last Thurs-day of each month starting Feb. 25 and continuing for eight months. The series will be held at the Norway Town Office. Join us for all the sessions or just the ones you want to know more about.
The agenda topics will include:
What is a marketing strategy? An over-view (February)
Product descriptions that sell. (March)
Who is your ideal customer? (April)
Competitive analysis and strategy.
Advertising and promotion: Integrated marketing communications.
Socia l Media: W hat is its role in marketing?
Sett ing competit ive and prof itable prices.
Service business marketing.
Part icipants can attend the entire series or selected sessions, as desired. Each participant will receive a binder containing all slides and reference materials to use as a guide for your indi-vidual marketing plan. Look for monthly announcements to sign up!
Please register to hold a seat for this free event by v isit ing http://conta.cc/1PaKBr8.
You can also contact SCORE at 743-0499 or the Oxford Hills Chamber of Com-merce at 743-2281. Please arrive at the event by 7:45 a.m. Coffee will be pro-vided by Aroma Joe’s.
Marketing — Who needs it?Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice to host February Business After HoursThe February Business After Hours will be on Thursday, Feb. 4 at Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice’s Norway office from 5:30-7 p.m. The Norway office is located on 39 Main Street.
The Business After Hours event brings Chamber members together to support, celebrate, acknowl-edge and network with other area business partners. All members and those interested in learning more about the Chamber are invited to come to Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice to learn more about the agency which also is cele-brating 50 years of service.
Light refreshments will be provided and all attendees will have a chance to win one of the many door prizes. There’s no need to RSVP for this event.
Advertising Supplement to the Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine, Thursday, February 4, 2016 OXFORD HILLS CHAMBER 3
• Oxford SACC (School Age Child Care)
• Palmer Development• Papoose Pond Family
Campground & Cabins• Paricon LLC• Paris Cape Realty• Paris Farmers Union• Paris Kitchen & Design• Paris Public Library• Park Street Press• Pat’s Hot Tubs & Pools• Pawsibilities Thrift
Shoppe• Payroll Management, Inc.• Pennesseewassee
Brewing Company LLC• Perfect Stitch Embroidery• Photography by Trish
Logan• Pietree Orchard• Pleasant Hill Property
Services• Poland Corporation, The• Poland Spring
Preservation Park• Poland Spring Resort• Polly’s Variety Inc.• Portland Computer Copy,
Inc• Posabilities, Inc.• Pro Vision Center• Progress Center, The • Quickbooks Doctor • R.E. Lowell Lumber Inc• Rainbow Federal Credit
Union• RD Johnson Insurance
Agency• Relay for Life Oxford Hills• Reliv• Responsible Pet Care• Rice Tree Services• Richard Bader Physical
Therapy• Richardson Landscape
Service
Fabrics - Notions - ClassesEmbroidery
Barbara Daigle316 Main Street, Norway
739-2065
SEW ORCHID DESIGN
• 76 Pleasant Street Restaurant
• A & W Paving Co Inc• AAH Fireworks• ABC Rubbish Inc• Actnow Rapid Rooter• Advanced Fire Protection
Services• Advertiser Democrat• Affordable Events LLC• Agren Appliance• Allen & Co• Allumbaugh Agency, The• Amato’s Sandwich Shop
of Norway Inc• Anderson Staples Post 112• Androscoggin Bank• Androscoggin Home Care
& Hospice• Androscoggin Valley
Council of Governments • Applebee’s• Arcast Inc.• Aroma Joe’s• Arsenault’s Satellite T.V.
Inc.• Aubuchon Hardware Co.• Austin Associates• B & C Oil Co.• Ballroom, The• Bancroft Contracting
Corp.• Bearfoot Realty• Bedard Excavation&Rock
Bottom Quarry• Bell Hill Meetinghouse
Association• Beltone• Bessey Motor Sales• Bethel Inn & Country
Club• Betty’s Laundry• Bisco Properties• Biz Realty• Black Dog Timberworks
LLC• Boghooters ATV &
Snowmobile Club• Bolster’s Decorating Inc• Bolsters Monumental
Works• Bonney Staffing• Books N Things• Boomers• Boxberry School• Boyce, J., Builders Inc• Building Solutions LLC• Business Assist• Buy The Fire• C&C Farm Natural Meats• Cafe Nomad• Call of the Wild• Camp Sunshine• Candle Place• CareerCenter, Western
Maine Community Action
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We Love Our Members!To learn more about any of our members, please visit www.oxfordhillsmaine.com
• Carter’s Farm & X-Country Ski Center
• Celebration Barn Theater• Central Maine
Community College• Central Maine Power• Chalmers Insurance
Group• Chandler Funeral Homes• Chrissy’s Down Home
Cleaning• Christian Science
Reading Room• Cindy’s Sweets Bakery• Colby’s Arctic Cat• Common Ground
Counseling, LLC• Community Concepts• Community Concepts
Finance Corporation• Community Health &
Counseling• Concentra• Crazy Horse Racing Parts
& Engines• Crooked River Heating,
LLC• Crossway Family Dental• Cudmore Curbscapes• Cyndi’s Dockside
Restaurant & Boathouse• D.R. Fournier Inc.• Damon Accounting, PA• Dan the Man Real Estate• Dave’s Small Engine
Repair LLC• Dead River Company• Discover Maine
Magazine • DMC Livery Service• DOE’s Inc.• Double T Fence• Dr. Rob’s Garage• Dunkin Donuts• Durgin’s Lawn &
Landscape• Dyer Septic Service &
Excavation• E C I Materials• Easy Payment Solutions• Eco-Enterprises dba
Diapershops.com• Edward Jones• Evco, Inc.• Everett Excavation• Everett Propane• Evergreen Valley Inn &
Villas•
• FairPoint Communications
• Flagship Solutions, Inc.• Flanders Electric• Ford’s Painting &
Drywall Services• Forest Commodities, Inc• Four Seasons Function
Center • Frost Farm Gallery• Gedat, Roy• Giri Hotel Management• Goin’ Postal• Goodwill Workforce
Services• Goodwin’s Chevrolet
Buick• Granite Ridge Estate &
Barn• Grassroots Graphics• Great Scott! Storage• Green Gardens• Green Machine Bike
Shop• Grover Gundrilling, Inc.• H.O.P.E.• Hamlin Memorial
Library• Hamper, Jim • Hanley & Associates PA• Hannaford• Harlow Home Design
Custom Home & Remodel
• Harvest Hill Farms• Healthy Oxford Hills• Heatek Energy LLC• Hebron Academy• Hillside Cottages, Inc.”• Hobb’s Lucky Lanes• Hoisington & Bean, PA• Hungry Hollow Country
Store• Infinger Insurance• Inside Scoop, The• Jeff’s Bait & Tackle Shop• Jerry’s Carpentery &
Painting• Jewell Tire Center• Jones Appliance Service
& Repair LLC• JW Publishing Company• KBS Building Systems,
Inc.• Keiser Homes• Keller Williams Realty• Kentucky Fried Chicken• Key Bank of Maine• King’s Hill Inn & Barn
• Knopp Chiropractic Health Center
• Krack Media• L/A Luxury Limousine
LLC• Lake Region Awards/
Curiosity Sales• Lake Store, The• Lakes Association of
Norway, Inc.• Leading Edge Business
Strategies, LLC• Ledgeview Living Center• Lee Cars of Norway• Lend-A-Hand• Lennox Capital
Management• Len’s Auto Sales &
Service• Lewiston Sun Journal• Liberty Tax Service• Lil’ Leapin’ Lizard• Littlefield’s Flowers &
Gifts• Lively Accents• Lost Corner Land
Surveying• M.E.R. Lawn Care• Maine Bookhouse• Maine Department of
Economic & Community Development
• Maine Foothills Artisan Co-Op
• Maine Machine Products Co.
• Maine Mineral & Gem Museum
• Maine PC Solutions• Maine Veteran’s Home-
South Paris• Maine-ly Action Sports• Main-Land Development
Consultants Inc• Mallard Mart• Market Square Health
Care Center• Mason Antler Design• Maurice Restaurant• MCD Communities• McDonald’s• McLaughlin Garden &
Homestead• MetLife Auto & Home• MGA Cast Stone Inc.• Millett, Jr., H. Sawin• Mingle Analytics• Mollyockett Motel &
Swim Spa
• Mt Abram Resort, LLC• Murch, Inc.• Mystery for Hire &
Mainely Improv• NAPA Auto Parts Oxford• Nardi, Gerard• New Balance Athletic
Shoe, Inc.• Northeast Bank• Northeast Rental
Housing • Norway Center for
Health & Rehabilitation • Norway Country Club• Norway Downtown• Norway Library• Norway Paris Kiwanis• Norway Savings Bank• Norway State Armory
Rental Program• Norway Veterinary
Hospital• Norway-Paris
Community TV• OHMPAA• Old Squire’s Farm Market• Olde Mill Tavern• Optimal Energy Group
LLC• Oxford Auto Sales &
Service• Oxford Casino• Oxford County
Agricultural Society• Oxford County
Democratic Committee• Oxford County Mental
Health Services• Oxford County
Republicans• Oxford County Soil &
Water Conservation• Oxford Federal Credit
Union• Oxford Hills Christian
Academy• Oxford Hills Dental
Associates• Oxford Hills
Entertainment Maine• Oxford Hills Law• Oxford Hills Lodging• Oxford Hills Realty• Oxford Hills Veterinary
Hospital• Oxford Networks• Oxford Plains Speedway• Oxford Property
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Advertising Supplement to the Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine, Thursday, February 4, 20164 OXFORD HILLS CHAMBER
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Work begins on
2016 Oxford Hills magazineThe Chamber and JW Publish-ing staff members are hard at work on the 2016 Oxford Hills maga zine. T h is maga zi ne is the Chamber’s only off i-
cial publication and it’s only printed once a year.
The 2016 magazine will be available the first of June and
one of the benefits of being a Chamber member is that your business is listed in the member directory in the mag-azine at no cost.
Members also have the oppor-tunity to place an ad in the magazine at a discounted rate. Non-members can place ads for a higher rate. Jon Whitney, of JW Publishing, will begin ad sales in the coming weeks, so keep an eye out for the ad rates and deadlines.
The Chamber prints 15,000 maga zines which a re dis-tributed throughout Oxford County, to area chambers, Maine Office of Tourism infor-mation centers across the state as well as regional trade shows.
Chamber members are also encouraged to submit upcom-ing events for the magazine’s calendar of events. Events need to take place between June 1 and December 31 and should be submitted to Jen-nifer by May 2 at jennifer@ox fordh i l l sma i ne .com o r cal l the Chamber off ice at
207.743.2281.
• Rick’s Auto Services• Rightstart, Inc• Ripley & Fletcher Ford• Riverside Lodge & Sauna• Rocket Ron’s American
Grille• Rotary Club of Oxford
Hillls• Royal River Graphics• SAD 17 Oxford Hills
School District• Sally A. Morris, Attorney
at Law• Schiavi Custom Builders• Schiavi Enterprises• SCORE, Oxford Hills • Sebago-Long Lake Music
Festival• Second Congregational
Church, UCC• SeniorsPlus• ServiceMaster Fire &
Water• Sessions, Samuel D. Inc.• Sew Orchid Design• Sexual Assault
Prevention & Response Services
• Shawnee Peak• Shooters Sports Pub• Speedway, Inc. &
Madison Avenue Associates
• Stephens Memorial Hospital
• Steve’s General Store • Stonewall & Repair• Storekeepers• Subway• Swett Signs• T.L.E. LLC• TD Bank• Town & Country Mobile
Home Village• Town of Hebron• Town of Mechanic Falls• Town of Norway• Town of Oxford• Town of Paris• Town of Poland• Tri-County Mental
Health Services• Turn Key Homes of
Maine• Turner Publishing, Inc.• Tuscany Hall• Twin City Financial
Group• Twin Town Glass• Twin Town Homes, Inc.• Two Lakes Camping Area• U.S. Cellular• United Insurance• United Way of Oxford
County• University College at
Norway/South Paris• University of ME 4-H
Camp & Learning Center• Valley View Orchard Pies• Varney Agency• Vito DeVito• Walgreens Co.• Walmart
• Ward Cedar Log Homes• Waterford World’s Fair• West Coast Maine
Magazine • Western Foothills Land
Trust• Western Hills Property
Group• Western Maine Art Group• Western Maine Steel• Western Maine Veterans
Advisory Committee• White’s Marina• Wiles Garage & Body
Shop• Williams Broadcasting• Wilson Excavating, Inc.• Wilson Law, LLC• Winsor, Thomas• WJ Wheeler & Co., Inc• Wolf Cove Inn• Wolf Moon Properties,
LLC• Woodman’s Sporting
Goods• Wood’s Lawn Company• WOXO 92.7 Gleason
Media Group• Wrightstone Manor• X-tra Mile ATV Club• YMCA of
Auburn-Lewiston• Young’s Greenhouse
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