Tuesday - May23, 2006

Ray Little Services - Carol Hancock

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Arrangements for Ray Little's services are as follows:

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Viewing - Thursday, May 25th, 5:00pm-8:00pm

Rosary at 5:30pm

Utter McKinley Mortuary

11071, Columbus Avenue

Mission Hills, CA 91345

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Services on Friday, May 26th, 10:00am

St. Genevieve's Catholic Church

14061 Roscoe Boulevard

Panorama City, CA 91402

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Reception following the service at 9337 Lev Avenue, Arleta, CA 91331

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Deadline for ICS NEWSPEPPER - Jeff Ray

Deadline for the Summer issue of the NEWSPEPPER is this Friday, May 26.
If you have new cookoffs to be listed, flyers or other chili news,
please make sure to get your info in.
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Remember if you mail photos---DON'T send the SAMLLEST FILE SIZE
available. They work for viewing on your computer screen, BUT NOT for
printing--The BIGGER the file size the better.
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Jeff Ray - jeff@grumpy.com

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The Pana Lincoln Prairie Trail International Chili Society's Sanctioned Regional Chili Cookoff was held in Pana, Illinois

The Pana Lincoln Prairie Trail International Chili Society’s Sanctioned Regional Chili Cookoff was held in Pana, Illinois on Saturday May 20, 2006 during the Pana Sesquicentennial Heritage Day Celebration. The six block street fair held in downtown Pana with near perfect weather and great attendance. The two day event features a great Amusement Midway with rides, free stage entertainment, art fair, kiddie tractor pull, crafts, displays, demos and great food.

The day started as a majority of the Cooks had Gravy and Biscuits at the Pana Masonic Lodge breakfast fund raiser. The first events that were held on stage were the Little Miss Chili Pepper, Little Mr. Chili Pepper, and Baby Chili Pepper Contests with 90 entries. Winners as follows:

BABY CHILI PEPPER: 0 through 7 mos.

Winner: Spencer Gregg, 4 mos., Parents: Travis Gregg & Danielle Hill, Pana, Il.

BABY CHILI PEPPER: 8 Mos. Through 15 mos.

Winner: Bre Stalets, 12 mos., Parents: Derek & Chris Stalets, Oconee, Il.

BABY CHILI PEPPER: 16 mos. Up to 36 mos.

Winner: Carter Manuel, 19 mos., Parent: Jessie Manuel, Pana, Il.

LITTLE MR. CHILI PEPPER: 3 Years up to 6 Years

Winner: Collin Smith, 5 yrs, Parents: Allen & Charlye Smith, Pana, Il.

LITTLE MISS CHILI PEPPER: 3 Years up to 6 Years

Winner: Ivy Stewart, 4 yrs., Parents: Duane & Beth Cutler, Tower Hill, Il.

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While the Kids were on stage the cooks prepared their entries and judging of the Cookoff was taking place. The winners were as follows
SALSA – 15 Entries – 11 Judges

3^rd Place – Les Eastep, Springfield, Il.

2^nd Place – Lori Walters, Owaneco, Il.

1^st Place – Mary Thomas, Clinton, Il. Will represent the Regional Cookoff at the 2006 Salsa World Championship in Omaha, Neb.

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CHILI VERDE – 10 Entries – 11 Judges

3^rd Place – Mark Johnson, Atlantic, Iowa

2^nd Place – Kelly Wessing, Farmersville, Il.

1^st Place – Les Eastep, Springfield, Il. Will represent the Regional Cookoff at the 2006 Chili Verde World Championship in Omaha, Neb.

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RED CHILI – 26 Entries – 26 judges

5^th Place – Wes Carlson, Loves Park, Il.

4^th Place – Larry Eastep, Rochester, Il.

3^rd Place – Linda Curtin, Stonington, Il.

2^nd Place – Mike Goodman, Pewaukee, Wis.

1^st Place – Cathy Schmedeke, Clinton, Il. Will represent the Regional Cookoff at the 2006 Red Chili World Championship in Omaha, Neb.

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Event Co-Chairs Jim & Joni Deere were assisted in the presentation of the awards by 3 World Verde Champs Jerry Simmons, St. Louis, Mo.; Wes Carlson, Loves Park, Illinois; & Jeff Netser, Seymore, Indiana as well as World Jambalaya Champion Norman Melancon, Gonzales, Louisiana. The Pana Chamber of Commerce would like to thank all who made the two day event a wonderful success.

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