The beat goes on here at the Caribou Area Chamber of Commerce. The Caribou Fall Arts & Crafts Festival has officially filled up with vendors making this 40th Anniversary edition sure to be a success. There will be door prizes and other surprises, so make it a point to put October 26 and 27 on your calendar. The doors open at 10 a.m. on both days at the High School and run until four in the afternoon. Forty years! Wow!
Have you ever participated in an election and, when you were presented with the local ticket, had no idea who some of the candidates were? Yes, me too. Perhaps the following information will help.
The Caribou Area Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring a locally televised meet and greet with candidates for both the Caribou City Council and for the RSU 39 School Board. We will televise the event on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Caribou Council Chambers at 9 a.m., and the taped version of the broadcast will play several times during the week leading up to the election. Candidates will be allowed to introduce themselves and then submit to some questions concerning their candidacy. The public access channel that hosts the City Council meetings themselves will be where you can view the broadcast.
Election Day is coming soon and we all want to make informed decisions in these critical times.
Ah me, it is always bittersweet when Houlton Farms Dairy dairy bar and Burger Boy close up after the summer season. Both had important and successful seasons. Houlton Farms Dairy celebrated their 75th anniversary and this was Burger Boy’s first year under new owner, Spenser Ouellette. Spenser did a great job continuing the fine tradition of the previous owners and added some great new items. We look forward to seeing both places open again in the spring.
What a great stretch of weather we have had! You could not have asked for a better stretch for the farmers to harvest and everywhere I have driven, I have seen full loads of potatoes and broccoli heading somewhere. While there are less of a percentage of us harvesting the land like there was even 50 years ago, this is still a huge deal for our local economy. And there are some basic and warm feelings from seeing food coming off the land.
I also love the comeback that local produce stands are making. What is better than making a stop and buying a fresh head of cauliflower or cabbage? Yum.
I have said it before, but it bears repeating: We should all take a cue from David Sleeper over at Sleeper’s Market. His weekly e-mail not only highlights (in vivid color) the good prices he has on any given week on selected items, but he also keeps us informed on the factors in the meat and produce markets that affect prices. This is marketing at its best. If you are not on David’s weekly e-mail list, give him a call and get yourself added. It’s great!
Executive Director William Tasker may be reached in the CACC office at 498-6156 or e-mail him at cacc@caribou maine.net.
