NORWAY – Special Olympic teams of the Oxford Hills will be participating in a competition at Sugarloaf in Kingfield beginning with trials at 8 a.m. Sunday and Monday, and continuing all day. Finals will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday. Categories will include downhill and cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobile rides for the athletes during off-competition. Dinner for the athletes will be served.

Dems caucus

HARTFORD – Hartford Democrats will caucus at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at the Hartford Town Hall, Route 1. For information phone Cathy Newell at 875-2116 or e-mail: [email protected] for a petition form. Visit a schedule of events at http://www.mainedems.org.

Bicentennial ride

BETHEL – Trail riders interested in participating in and Oxford County bicentennial ride will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at the Bethel Historical Society Building, Main Street. Horseback riders are sought to help in the delivery of the original county charter from Boston to Paris Hill, visiting many Oxford County schools along the way. The ride begins in Boston on March 4, 2005 and arrives at Paris Hill on June 12. For information phone Larry Glatz at 583-4549.

Chorale rehearsal

PARIS – The Hills Alive Chorale choral group will begin rehearsals for its spring production of “Shout With Joy” at 6:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, at the First Congregational Church on East Main Street. Beginning season 12, the chorale is a nonauditioned four-part chorus welcoming singers of widely varied experiences and abilities. Local performance date has not been set, but the chorale has been commissioned to perform in Windham on Friday, April 20. Music selected includes choral versions of Billy Joel’s hit “Daydream Believer” first performed by The Monkeys in 1967. There will also be traditional spirituals, contemporary music, and more. All singers are welcome. For information phone 743-6001 or 743-8022.