WEDNESDAY - August 9, 2006

Wachusett Mt.Regional Cookoff results from MA

Results are as follows:

Red

1st Jerry Buma

2nd Mike Freedman - still a bridesmade...

3rd Kathy freedman

4th Dave Schulman

5th Jim Eis

Green

1st Jim Heywood

2nd Dave Lorenze

3rd Dick Dowling

Salsa

1st Dave Ronge

2nd Jim Heywood

3rd Scott Navaroli

Our 4th annual cookoff on the mountain. Another fantastic day eating the heat - in the heat. "Many kudos to the chairman Lee Wood for is outstanding organizational skills, it makes being his chief judge a breeze" said Cheif Judge Joe Harvey.

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GDV Jaycees N. Sioux City Daze 4^th annual chili cook-off a big success.

The GDV Jaycees partnered with Beano and Sherry’s casinos in N. Sioux City to have their most successful cook-off to date. Thanks to all of the cooks and everyone who attended we were able to raise $1100.00 towards a new library in N. Sioux City. The weather was beautiful and lasted the whole day. The cook-off finished with a jalapeno eating contest, shoot-n-holler and a casino crawl.

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There were 13 entries in salsa with the winners being

3^rd – Beeg Juan Wright,

2^nd – Mark Johnson,

1^st – Julie Harley.

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There were 11 entries for chili verde with the winners being

3^rd – Bill Dudzik,

2^nd – Curt Ewinger,

1^st – Paul Kaardal.

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The best part was that the cook-off had 20 entries for the red category to enable it to qualify for regional status in 2007. 11 of these cooks had not cooked at this cook-off previously but word had spread that N. Sioux City throws a good party.

The winners of red were

3^rd – Walt Frankenberger,

2^nd – Greg Virant,

1^st – Sue Dudzik.

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For those of you keeping track that is 4 in a row for Sue at N. Sioux City, can anyone knock her off of her throne? Thank you to all the cooks and everyone that helped to make 2006 a great success.

Derek Lochner

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Sharon Willard Info:

Chili friends,

Sharon Willard (the CT.State Cookoff organizer) called me this morning to tell me that the surgery yesterday was a success! She told me the cancer did not spread to her lymph nodes which is a good thing. She starts chemo very soon and as she said, she'll probably still be doing it when the CT. State cookoff happens.

She also asked me to relay to all of her chili cook friends and the other organizers a BIG hug for the outpouring of love,comfort and support she has received!

I also have a discount for hotel rooms for the CT. State cookoff (9-16-06) The hotel is less than 2 miles from the cookoff and is the closest hotel to the cookoff. If anyone needs it, please eme at madmike@peoplepc.com and if you need any other info I will help as much as I can!

Be well....and from Sharon (Kat and I) .."Thank you"!!

Stay HOT!!!

Mad Mike

Michael Freedman

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