You Are Cordially Invited To The

Oxford County Republicans’

Proud To Be An American 2012 Lincoln Day Dinner

Keynote Speaker: Senator Kevin Raye

When: Saturday, March 3, 2012

Where: Hebron Academy, LePage Center For Arts

339 Paris Rd., Hebron, Maine

Time: 5:30 – Cash Bar and Hors d’Oeuvres

6:30 – Dinner, Evening Program, Live Auction

Cost: $35.00 Per Person

$280.00 Per Reserved Table for Eight

Contact Loretta Mikols for information on Event Sponsorship levels

 

Entertainment Provided By Hebron Academy Musicians

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To purchase tickets, please RSVP to Loretta Mikols at 875-2229 orrepublican@earthlink.net

Make checks payable to Oxford County Republican Committee

Mail Checks to P.O. Box 205, Greenwood, ME  04255

Or

Purchase tickets on-line via PayPal at

www.oxfordcountygop.org

Please note your name, phone number, e-mail address, and number of tickets requested.

Oxford County GOP Announces Annual Scholarship

At their first regular meeting of 2012, the Oxford County Republican Committee was pleased to
announce the establishment of the Oxford County Young Republican Scholarship. This $500.00 scholarship will be awarded annually to an Oxford County high school or prep school senior, or a home- schooled student, whose academics performance, personal actions and behaviors and future goals exemplify republican values, ideals and principles. The scholarship will be valid toward continuing education at a two-year or four-year college program or at an accredited trade school. The recipient of this scholarship need not be obliged to continue his/her education at a Maine based institution of higher learning but the student’s choice to receive post high school education in state will certainly be considered.

In announcing this award, Oxford County GOP Chairman Steve Merrill explained, “We are thrilled to provide a great opportunity by making the best investment in our future, the education of our youth.” This announcement met with unanimous support and great enthusiasm from all members present, especially from the young members of the group. Ryan Lorrain, Treasurer of the Oxford County Republican Committee, a recently elected Selectman from Paris, ME, Sergeant at Arms of the Maine House of Representatives and a 2011 graduate of Thomas College, Waterville, said “we all know how expensive pursuing a college education can be; it’s great to see our party doing its part to contribute
towards a wonderful and rewarding cause.”

The application for this scholarship may be obtained by downloading it from the Oxford County Republican Committee’s website (www.oxfordcountygop.org), from your high school’s principal or headmaster or by request from Tom Curtis at tom12442@roadrunner.com. All completed applications must be received by Tom Curtis, 539 Waterford Road, Norway, ME 04268, no later than March 9, 2012. It is the desire of the Oxford County Republican Committee to have the first recipient notified by the end of March with the scholarship to be awarded to this public service minded student at the next scheduled Oxford County GOP meeting on Tuesday, April 10, 2012.

Click here for the application.

 

Oxford County GOP takes straw poll at fairs

Staff Report

Published on Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:10 am | Last updated on Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 at 9:09 pm

FRYEBURG — The Oxford County Republicans have been conducting a straw presidential poll at the Fryeburg Fair.

The poll was started at the Oxford County Fair and the results will be published on the party’s website when it’s finished, Oxford County Republican Party Chairman Steve Merrill said. Merrill said the poll was open to all voters and all candidates were on the ballot.

“It’s just a straw poll to see where the public is at on the presidential candidates,” Merrill said. He encouraged members of any party or unenrolled voters to participate.

To participate in the straw poll at the fair, visit the Oxford County Republican Party’s booth, which is in the Commercial Building, next to the Pulling Barn.

The booth is staffed from the time the fair opens until it closes, Merrill said.

Rick Bennett, a former state lawmaker from Oxford and the Maine Republican Party’s National Committeeman, will be at the booth Saturday and Maine Speaker of the House Bob Nutting, R-Oakland, will be there Sunday from 10:30 a.m. into the early evening.

The public is invited to stop by and chat with Bennett about the RNC on Saturday and with Nutting about the party’s 2012 Maine legislative agenda on Sunday.

When concluded, the results of the straw poll will be published online at: www.oxfordcountygop.com.

 

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Letter from the Chairman

Dear Fellow Oxford County Republicans,

Several weeks ago, the Executive Board held a workshop to identify and prioritize what we need to do to shore up our organizational structure and prepare for the 2012 General Elections. I am writing to let you know of the progress we have made against that ambitious agenda and outline what needs to be done in the next few months. Our accomplishments are:

• Filled a vacant Regional Vice Chairman position on the Executive Board
• Peggy Matthews from Hartford was elected at the September Meeting
• Revised the County Committee Municipal Delegate formula to be in compliance with the Rules of the Maine Republican Party
• Elected the Oxford County Representative to the State Platform Committee
• Pete Laverdiere from Oxford was elected
• Established Pay Pal functionality on the Oxford County GOP web site
• Donate to OCRC, purchase event tickets, etc.
• Scheduled strategic guest speakers for our County Committee Meetings
• Former House Republican Leader Josh Tardy will speak at the October 11^th meeting in Norway
• House Speaker Bob Nutting will speak at the November 8^th meeting in Oxford
• Participated in the Oxford Fair

Additionally, the State Committee filled a vacancy in the Oxford County contingent. At their September meeting, Tom Curtis was elected to the position of State Committeeman.

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