Caribou Chamber of Commerce & Industry
150th Anniversary Committee Page

Upcoming Meetings

  • Public Meeting - Dinner and Community Planning!
    Chan Center
    January 9th - 5:30pm

    • $3 cover charge - all are welcome!! Come meet the committee co-chairs, review the progress to-date... Our guests include Houlton's BiCentennial group coordinators !! Join in the Celebration!!
  • Activity Ideas?
    CCC&I
    anytime next several days

    • Hello All!! Stop in and look over the "thought boards" - we're working on for the January 9th meeting at the Chan Center!! They're something to see! Join us in planning the celebration!
  • Logo Deadline!!

    January 31st 2008!!

    • The deadline is Fast Approaching!! A few days left!! Don't miss out! We Want Your Ideas! Call the CCC&I if you have any questions or concerns!!
  • General Meeting
    CCC&I
    April 30th 3:30pm

    • All are Welcome! We have a full slate - event dates to finalize - various updates!! Join Us!! Call for more details !
  • Steering Meeting
    CCC&I
    April 29th 3:30pm

    • Join us to talk about Herschel St walls - artwork - general meeting tomorrow!

Visitor's Comments

Below are the comments posted on our site from visitors to the Anniversary Committee's web page. Feel free to POST your comments and/or suggestions for our upcoming 150th Anniversary!

  • Posted By Jim Cyr on 10/3/2007 4:32:46 PM from Caribou
    Welcome! We want your ideas, comments, questions, etc. Let's make it a party to remember!
  • Posted By Jim Jones on 11/1/2007 8:25:15 PM from Ada, Oklahoma
    I grew up there and remember the pageant/celebration from 1959 in fact I still have a mail cover that some sort of announcement was delivered to my mother in 1959. I Placed a copy on my web server. The address is http://myweb.cableone.net/okieman7/images/CaribouCentennial1959SmallFixed.jpg You can contact me at okieman7@cableone.net
  • Posted By Jim Cyr on 11/2/2007 7:14:13 AM from Caribou
    Thanks for the link, Jim! We appreciate everyone who sends us info, ideas, links, etc. Through the interest of people like you, we know we can make this as fun an event as the 100th. Our next meeting is 11/14 at the Chan Center in Cary Medical Center. It starts at 3:30. Everyone is welcome to attend and help us brainstorm!
  • Posted By Wendy Landes on 1/3/2008 9:13:22 AM from Caribou
    Stop in the Chamber Office and review the committee's progress to-date! The office is One Big "Thought Board" at this point - you'd have to see it to appreciate it.. ! We Need You! Join us next Wednesday for good food, fellowship, and Party Planning for 2009! Our guests will include representatives from Houlton's bicentennial committee - who're coming to visit and share their experience!! We're so lucky to have them joining us!! Thanks very much Wendy
  • Posted By Debbie Doody Sirois on 1/10/2008 6:29:20 AM from Caribou
    The 150th Anniv. Committee meet last night with 2 guest from the Houlton Bicentennial Committee. Joyce and Lori brought so much information it was great and I would like to thank them for sharing so much with us. This is a request for any hometown person, near or far to step up to the plate and help out in anyway possible to make our celebration in 2009 a real homecoming event. No matter how much time you have or idea big or small please leave a message on the web site and someone will contact you. Thanks again to Joyce and Lori and thank "YOU" in advance for sigining up.
  • Posted By Wendy Landes on 4/14/2008 9:54:08 AM from CCC&I
    We're the "guest speakers" at Caribou Rotary April 16th! Jim Cyr, Bob Mockler! Bring your questions!!
  • Posted By Wendy Landes on 4/14/2008 9:58:31 AM from CCC&I
    Things are beginning to pick up! We've received commitments from Thomaston Auctioneers - we just need to finalize the date and the location! We have several on-going larger projects - and look forward to everyone's input - we're working the Caribou Public School - Caribou Library - on a grant proposal - for a website - which everyone is very excited about! The Activities Committee is making big progress w/some of the larger events!
  • Posted By Wendy Landes on 4/25/2008 9:01:23 AM from CCC&I
    We're working on a grant project with the Caribou School Dept, the Public Library and the Historical Society for a Maine Memory Network grant - deadline May 9th - very exciting - hopefully it will be well received! Thank You Mrs Albair, Diane Dubois and Mr Cilley for all your work - we're looking forward to participating in the project - if anyone has questions, would like to participate etc - don't hesitate to call us and we'll forward your input to the Correct Committee members!