The Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest committee met Monday afternoon (May 18th) in the Community Room of the U-S Bank Building on the Taylorville square, to continue their planning for the fall event which takes place October 17th and 18th on the square.

The main topic of discussion was entertainment for this year's event. 2 stages present entertainment during both days, and entertain chairperson Suzanne Beckley said that some favorites will be coming back such as the Little Miss, Little Mister, Junior High cheerleaders and the Oldywed Game, but some new acts will also be performing such as the Great Pumpkin contest, the Christian County Fair talent contestants, and others.

The 2-day event is also a sanctioned chilli cookoff by the International Chilli Society.

For more information on the Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest, go to chillifest (with 2-L's)-dot-info.

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      (Taylorville)--The dates for the 2009 Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest on the Taylorville square, were announced at an organizational meeting Monday afternoon, April 20th at the Community Room of U-S Bank.

      Those dates will be October 17th and 18th.  Kevin Flynn and D-J Kennedy will again be the co-chairs for the event.

      It was announced that New Wave Communications will again be the major event sponsor for this year's Chillifest.

      The event will again include 2 days of International Chilli Society chilli cooking competition, lots of entertainment on the both the main stage on the south side of the square, and the north kids' stage.  Junior and Senior High Cheerleaders and pom pom squad performances will again take place, along with the favorite Little Miss and Little Mister contests.

      Larry Barry will again chair the 2nd annual Chillifest Tractor Show.

      The committee's next meeting is Monday, May 18th.  For more information on the Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest, log onto the event's web site, chillifest (with 2-L's)-dot-info.