Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce members please remember to mark your calendars for Sept. 10. That is the date of our next Chamber meeting.

The September meeting will be at noon at Pleasant Grove Farm south of Linton. We are excited to announce our speaker for this meeting will be Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman. This meeting is open to our Chamber members and invited guests.

* We need chili cooks! The first Fall Festival and Chili Cook Off is scheduled for Oct. 10 in downtown Linton. If you are interested in participating in the chili cook off, please stop by the Chamber office and pick up an entry form.

We welcome civic organizations, businesses and individuals to participate in this contest. Come show off your cooking skills. An elite panel of judges will select the top two prize and the third place award winner will be the Taster's Choice award, selected by the voting public.

Our judges will be a mix of local and out of town chili experts.

* You have a special talent ... we need you!

A "Linton's Got Talent" contest will be held at this year's Fall Festival. If you are interested in participating in this event, registration forms can also be picked up at the Chamber office. There will be a preliminary competition for the Talent Contest to be followed by the Final Competition later in the afternoon.

The talent contest is open to individuals and or groups and is not limited to a musical act. Cash prizes will be awarded!

Also planned for the Fall Festival will be a pumpkin decorating contest. Carve your pumpkin or just decorate it ... we welcome all pumpkins! Check in for this event will be at the Main Stage at 11 a.m. with the winners announced at noon.

* Arts and Craft booths will be set up on 1st Street SW near the Linton Public Library. Booths are scheduled to be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Watch as additional details for the day's events are released.

* Linton Rotary has just announced the Fall Festival Rotary Ride, a bicycle tour of Greene County in conjunction with the fall festival. There will be a 25-mile ride and a 50-mile ride.

Registration is $25 per person. The ride will begin at Humphreys Park. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the ride starts at 9 a.m. This event will be Oct. 10.

* The Chamber's fall fish fry is scheduled for Oct. 15 at the Roy Clark building. In addition to the fish, the menu will include baked beans, slaw, drinks, and homemade desserts.

Tickets for this event will be available beginning September.

* Chamber member Greene County Economic Development will have its annual golf tournament Sept. 18 at the Phil Harris Golf Course.

To register your team, contact the golf course at 847-4970. For additional information contact the GCEDC at 847-4500.

Cheryl is the executive director of the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce. She can be reached by telephone at 847-4846.