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The Chamber Hosts Successful Business Showcase and Chili-Chowder Contest The Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Business Showcase and Chili-Chowder Contest on Saturday, October 17 in the gym at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. More than 70 businesses, organizations and restaurants participated in what is the Chamber’s largest networking event. “This event gives businesses, community organizations and non-profits, the opportunity to build relationships with each other and the community,” said John Williams, Executive Director of the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce. “The Oxford Hills region is home to several small businesses and the Business Showcase puts their business in front of several potential new customers whether it is another business person or a community member.” The Chili-Chowder Contest takes place during the showcase and this year, there were several chili and chowder dishes to sample. Competing for the best chili were Olde Mill Tav-
See Who Took Home the Chili-Chowder Awards
ern, The Hot Dog Shack, The Progress Center, Norway Center for Health and Rehabilitation and Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice. Competing for best chowder were Olde Mill Tavern, The Progress Center and Norway Center for Health and Rehabilitation. The Olde Mill Tavern of Harrison won both the People’s Choice and Judges’ Choice Best Chili and Best Chowder. “Knowing that people enjoy the food is the best compliment a chef can receive,” said Keith Pacheco, the executive chef at Olde Mill Tavern. “If you didn’t get a chance to come and enjoy our chili or lobstercorn chowder, please come by the Olde Mill Tavern for lunch or dinner some time.” This is the second year in a row that the Olde Mill Tavern won both chili awards. Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice took home second place in the chili contest in both the People’s Choice and Judges’ Choice categories and coming in third in both
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The Olde Mill Tavern of Harrison was the big winner in the Chili-Chowder contest held during the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Showcase. The restaurant won both the People’s Choice and Judges’ Choice Best Chili and Best Chowder. Left to right: Melanie Wright, Walmart Store Manager; Thomas Gough, Olde Mill Tavern cook; Keith Pacheco, Executive Chef at Olde Mill Tavern; Rebecca Dowse, Oxford Hills SCORE; Mary Ann Brown, Oxford Hills SCORE and Jim Bouchard, Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice.
categories for chili was The Progress Center. In the chowder competition, second place for the People’s Choice was The Progress Center and third place was Norway Center for Health & Rehabilitation. The judges chose Norway Cen-
ter for Health & Rehabilitation as second place for best chowder and coming in third was The Progress Center. The chamber received support from several businesses and organizations to make this event a suc-
cess. The Chili-Chowder Contest was sponsored by Walmart and Oxford Hills SCORE. The Business Showcase was sponsored by the following businesses: Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, Norway Savings Bank,
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