MONDAY - July 31, 2006

Lake Arrowhead, CA District August 26, 2006
August 26th is the date, and Lake Arrowhead, CA is the place. Have you had enough heat and humidity, California cooks? How about a nice day in the Inland Empire mountains!
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This is a new District cookoff. All three contests are offered with good prize money available to be won. The World's Championship is getting closer and closer. If you have a District win already, come on out and try to make it two to qualify for the World! At the very least you might win the cookoff and get a free entry fee into the Last Chance Cookoff on Friday in Omaha. There are even prizes for Best Booth and Best First Time Cook. Chief Judge, Mike Austin, is working closely with the Lake Arrowhead folks, and Karen Ray will be Chief Scorekeeper.

This is a nice venue at the Lake Arrowhead Village. The promoters are doing everything they can to make the cookoff comfortable for the contestants. Sign up on the ICS web site to compete, or tell Mike Austin or Karen Ray at the next chili cookoff.
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See ya down the chili trail.
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Karen Ray
chiliray94@sbcglobal.net
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Connecticut State Cookoff September 16, 2006
Community Action Agency's 14th Annual Chili Fest/Connecticut State Cookoff!
Saturday September 16,2006 (Rain date September 17,2006)
Red Chili 1st Prize $500 & Trophy (Cash prizes for 2nd,& 3rd place)
Chili Verde $200 and Trophy
Salsa $50 and Trophy
People's Choice $200 and Trophy
Cash Prizes for Best Booth and Showmanship
ALSO....there is the VERY popular "Road to Omaha Cup $300 prize!
For additional info please call/email the CT. State Organizer Sharon Willard at 203-387-7700 ext 220 or swillard@caanh.net
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***On a BIG side note....our friend Sharon...one of the nicest people, best organizers and best friend anyone could ask for is dealing with a tough one right now! She has been diagnosed with cancer and has had one surgery and is scheduled for another in a week.
I would like to personally invite every ICS cook to this cookoff! I promise you a great time, air judging, fantastic music and a chance to support one of our own that has been there for so many of us thru thick and thin! The cookoff is close to CT. /NY airports, has a plethora of hotel accommodations, and a superb public that has been coming for 14 years! If you have any questions, and Sharon doesn’t respond right away, please don't hesitate to contact me madmike@peoplepc.com and I will do what ever I can for you!
Thank you and hope to see you there!Mad Kat and Mad Mike
THE Killer Chili Team!
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Michael Freedman
860-749-4786 (H)
860-324-3287 (C)
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All Things Chili Vacation Info
Howdy Chili Cooks:

The crew at AllThingsChili.com will be taking some vacation time from 8/10 until 8/31.
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Time for us to go on the old chili trail, finish a new cookbook, do some fly-fishing, stock the shelves, and do some website revamping.
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If there's anything you will need let us know soon because we're soon to bug out of here .... might even see you somewhere along the road .... Yee Haw!
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Burro Bob
www.allthingschili.com
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Idaho State - Charlie & Barbara Ward
We, Charlie & Barbara Ward, would like to send this message those who misunderstood about the way the Idaho State Chili Cookoff was run on July 29, 2006.
First of all, Marilee Barrett was ONLY the contact person. Marilee and her husband Joe had no part in running the event that day. Marilee entered the Salsa category and tied for 2nd Place. Joe entered the Traditional Red category and was 1st Place in this category.
The chili cookoff flyer that had been distributed since early May, stated that Chuck Anderson was the chairman; Charlie Ward was the Chief Judge, and Barbara Ward was the Scorekeeper. There were nine (9) salsa entrants and eight (8) traditional red cooks. This was more than enough for a sanctioned state cookoff.
We reiterate that Marilee & Joe Barrett were NOT involved whatsoever in the judging procedure. The only time they, as well as the other cooks, were in the judging area was at the cooks’ meeting and when the announcements were made.
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