Info booth, yard sale at the Dixfield Outdoor Market Aug. 17

BRYANT POND — The Oxford County Democrats will hold their annual summer barbecue and fundraiser on Sunday, Aug. 24, with the top of the ticket candidates, Mike Michaud for Governor, Shenna Bellows for U.S. Senate, and Emily Cain for Congress in attendance.

The event will provide attendees with a great opportunity to meet and talk with the special guests as well as future and present legislators and county officials, to meet special guests and party leaders and to meet the team working to elect Democrats in Oxford County.

The event will be held at the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center on the shores of Lake Christopher, beginning with a social hour on the waterfront at 4:30 p.m. and continuing with a barbecue meal in the dining hall, followed by remarks by candidates.

The ticket prices are $20 per person and may be reserved by calling County Democratic chair Cathy Newell at 875-2116, or emailing info@oxforddems.org. Information regarding sponsorship or host committee participation is available from Newell.

Recent activities of the Oxford County Democrats included two house parties for Shenna Bellows for U.S. Senate, as the candidate came through Oxford County on her walk across Maine. The first event was held at O’Neill Logging in Oxford on Aug. 5, hosted in collaboration with Young Democrats of Maine, and the second was held on Aug. 6 in Harrison at the home of Rep. Lisa Villa, with guests from Southern Oxford and Cumberland counties.

Democrats had a fine showing at Andover Old Home Days on Aug. 2 with three vehicles, and a dozen walkers in the parade, and a very busy booth on the Common. Sen. John Patrick, Callie Pecunies for State Representative in 117, and Register of Deeds Pat Shearman participated in the parade.

The next event will be at the Dixfield Outdoor Market on Sunday, Aug. 17, combining an informational booth and a yard sale. Yard sale donations may be brought to the booth on Aug. 17.

For information and photographs regarding the Oxford County Democrats visit www.oxforddems.org or www.facebook.com/OxfordCountyDems.