Saturday - June 10, 2006

River City Regional #1 Results - Bob Grayson

Saturday's regional in Folsom, California brought moderate temperatures to the beautiful historic downtown. Great chili, great bands, and a large cadre of volunteers made it a successful fundraiser for Make-A-Wish. The results:

People's Choice--Rhonda Lynam, Balcony Bistro

Booth--3rd, Craig Hall

2nd, Rick Decker

1st, Margo Knudson

Salsa--3rd, Voni Medcraft

2nd, Richard Reay

1st, Ron Boisseranc

Verde--3rd, Barbara Beaver

2nd, Lynn Robinson

1st, Susie Decker

ICS Red--5th, Harry C. Robinson

4th, Jim Beaver

3rd, Steve Atkinson

2nd, Margo Knudson

1st, John Jepson

Dave and Kathy Hipskind did their usual fantastic job chairing this event. Today Steve McIntire chairs the River City Regional #2. Results will follow.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS--HIGH SIERRA REGIONAL AND NEVADA CAPITAL REGIONALS ARE SET FOR GLEN EAGLES, CARSON CITY, NEVADA FOR JULY 15- and 16. Big craft show and big-name entertainment are planned.

Please pray for Shirley Judson. Her cancer has returned and she is desperately ill.

NEPA District Winners - Audrey & Steve Falkowski

The clouds were still with us in the North East as the cooks set up their tents. This time there was no rain, but the wind kept the temps in the low 50’s. It’s great weather to eat chili, but tough on the cooks. This cookoff is put on by the Lake Ariel Fire Company in Northeast Pennsylvania. Jim Miller, (a chili cook) and all the people associated with the fire company really helped with the event. They had raffles and a very unique chili eating contest. Working with Tasty Crème doughnuts, they filled plain doughnuts with chili. Each contestant was given 12 doughnuts and had 5 minutes to eat them all or as many as they could.

Most told us later that this method is NOT the best way to eat chili.

Later the sun came out as did the spectators. We hope more cooks can come to this well run event next year. Dave Lorenz did a great job a Chief Judge.

Results:

Firehouse Chili:

Richmond Engine Firehouse

Peoples Choice:

Mad Mike’s Killer Chili

Salsa 7 cooks:

Tie for 3^rd

4^th Place Chip Welsh, PA

3^rd Place Judy Omerza, PA

2^nd Place Lew Wheeling, PA

1^st Place Doug Johnson, PA Doug won Salsa at this event last year.

Verde 7 cooks:

4^th Place Rich Omerza, PA

3^rd Place Lew Wheeling, PA

2^nd Place Bill Vanyo, PA

1^st Place Dave Schulman, CT

Red 10 cooks:

5^th Place Cathy Freedman, CT

4^th Place Dave Schulman, CT

3^rd Place Doug Johnson, PA

2^nd Place Chip Welsh, PA

1^st Place Lew Wheeling, PA Lew won this event last year also.

Congratulations to all the cooks.

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