RUMFORD – A Chowder Challenge, featuring River Valley chowders, will again be part of the Oct. 4 Rumford Hospital Family Fun Festival at Black Mountain.

“Judges” will pay a small fee to test the chowders, then vote for their favorites in taste and creativity. The challenge will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Black Mountain lodge

A Rumford Area Rotary/Interact pancake breakfast will again kick off a day of activities for the whole family. The 8 to 10 a.m. breakfast will coincide with a “Century” Bike Trek of 25, 50 or 100 miles through the mountains and along the rivers of Western Maine starting at 8 a.m.

A 1K race/fun run and a 5K race will begin at 9 and 9:30 a.m. respectively. Throughout the morning there will be Nordic walking, fly casting and tying demonstrations, a guided foliage hike and a kids’ trail ride.

Brochures and registration papers are available. Call Black Mountain at 364-8977, ext. 104, and leave name and address to have a brochure mailed or go online at [email protected].