This event will be held at the Oakdale Country Club in Mexico and is one of the Chamber/Rotary’s biggest events. The event features the following: 18-hole, four-ball scramble format Team entry to the putting challenge for $300 prize Hole-in-one contest Long-drive prize (Men’s and Women’s categories) Awards for top-gross and -net teams Accuracy drive Closest-to-the-pin […]
Specials
Calendar of Events
May 17 — Rumford Hospital Yard Sale May 18 — River Valley Healthy Communities 5K at 10 a.m. May 21 — MedCare Business after Hours 4-7 p.m. May 24 — Lee Hodgkins Memorial Poker Run hosted by Roxbury ATV Riders May 29 — Ribbon Cutting at Mexico Rec Center for Ralph’s Driving School
Chamber’s 2014 annual dinner and awards
Business Person of the Year—Nicols Bros. Volunteer of the Year—Jon Holmes Customer Service of the Year—Paradise by Sherry Non-Profit/Community Service Leadership Award—Tri County Mental Health Congratulations!
Healthy Hearts 5K Run / Walk
Time: 10 a.m. Sponsor: River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition Location: 94 River Street, Rumford What to do: Registration/Packet Pick Up Begins at 8 a.m. Closes at 9:30 a.m. Family Entry Fees $10 for the first through four family members $5 for each after the first four entries In order to receive a team shirt, registration […]
Chamber mission statement
Mission Statement: The River Valley Chamber of Commerce is your voice, leading you and your business to professional growth and prosperity here in the Western Mountains of Maine.
Wet spring snows hit Rockies, Nebraska
DENVER — Trucks began rolling again across a southern Wyoming artery that had been shuttered for more than 24 hours and officials in Nebraska made plans to move some primary polling locations Monday following a powerful spring storm that brought up to 3 feet of snow to the Rockies and spawned thunderstorms and tornadoes in […]
Strong earthquake shakes Mexico’s Pacific coast
ACAPULCO, Mexico — A strong earthquake shook the southern Pacific coast of Mexico as well as the capital and several inland states Thursday, sending frightened people into unseasonal torrential rains that were also bearing down on the coast. The 6.4-magnitude quake in southern Guerrero state was centered about 9 miles (15 kilometers) north of Tecpan […]
Graduations at a glance 2014
Buckfield Jr./Sr. High School, 6 p.m. Saturday, June 7, at the school Dirigo High School, 6 p.m. Friday, June 6, at the school Edward Little High School, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee Fryeburg Academy, 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25, at the school Gray-New Gloucester High School, 6 p.m. Saturday, June […]
Woman’s Literary Union of Androscoggin County
The Woman’s Literary Union of Androscoggin County is a §501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization established in 1892 that seeks to further the intellectual, cultural and educational advancement of its members and the community. The organization’s name is purposely spelled with an “a” in Woman as at the time the organization was established, it was the era […]
Auburn Manufacturing: The safest name in extreme temperature textiles
Since its founding in 1979, Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. has become the industry’s leading expert in the development and production of high performance textiles for extreme temperatures. According to president and CEO, Kathie Leonard, AMI’s textile solutions have been utilized around the world, selling through distributors and also to manufacturers for hundreds of extreme-temperature needs. Designed […]