The Chili and Chowder Challenge will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at the Ramada Inn to benefit the Gov. James B. Longley Elementary School, Lewiston. Co-chairs are Lewiston Regional Technical Center Culinary Arts Program Chef Dan Caron; Linda Atkins, sixth-grade teacher at Longley School; and Leo Baillargeon, coordinator at the Sun Journal for the Adopt-A-School program at Longley. Also assisting is Katrina Liguori, LRTC pastry chef, and the students of the culinary arts program. From left in back are Caron, Atkins, Baillargeon, Liz Moreau, Andrea Harris, Curtis Hancock and Troy Bradley; front, Dianne Dennison, sales director at the Ramada Inn; Renee Turcotte, Liguori and Becca Duchette.