SUNDAY September 17, 2006

TEXAS STATE September 23, 2006

Texas State which was cancelled has been revived by Kevin Foley (2006 Arizona State Champion) and is set for September 23, 2006. It will be held in Jamaica Beach City Park, Jamaica Beach, TX. (Near Galveston, TX.)

For Information, CONTACT:

Kevin Foley
4252 Pirates Beach
Galveston, TX 77554
713-397-1295
kjfoley36@aol.com

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3rd Annual Denver Chili & Salsa Championship Cookoff - Sunday October 1, 2006

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The Do Good Dude, once again, has organized a District cookoff at the Platte River Bar & Grill on Santa Fe Road & Bowles in Littleton, Colorado for October 1st, 2006.

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This is the FIRST Cookoff of the 2007 year, and we'd like it to be a Regional again next year, so everyone, come on out. Of course, the winner of Red Chili advances to the Last Chance in 2007, and Chili Verde and Salsa qualify for the World's Championship in 2007.

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Yes, it is one week before the World's. We know that!! Maybe, some of you traveling to the World's will drive to beautiful Colorado en route to Omaha. Think about it.

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All proceeds will go to support military families of our Armed Forces. The Do Good Dude will have military HumVees there with major artillery fire power onboard (not live of course), and will have military personnel selling tasting kits, and more. Denver Broncos cheerleaders are scheduled to appear, since it is a bye week.

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For Colorado Cooks, info will coming via email. For information on the Cookoff, please contact either:

Do Good Dude at 303-564-9038 or DoGoodDude@aol.com

Steve Tomasek at 303-660-3942 or SnBChili@aol.com

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Tail Gate District Winners - St Louis, MO

The Community Care Event was the charity today. They care for abused
and abandoned dogs and had a booth at the cookoff.
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With Busch Stadium within view across the street, a great country band in
the back ground and good food and drink at Al Hrabosky's Ballpark Saloon
a new district cook off was born. A fun time was had by all seven cooks.
These are seven new members of ICS who were eager to get involved,
cook good chili and learn how ICS puts on a cook off. They jumped right in
with the following results:
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3rd place: Robbie Cassell
2nd place: Pam Parker
1st place: Steve Gilmore
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Go Cardinals! They won the baseball game that started as we were
announcing winners. A great day and beautiful weather.
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Jerry and Jean Simmons

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CONNECTICUT STATE

After 3 days of rain and the forecast for morning showers, the sun decided to shine on us from the beginning. It was a beautiful day with the breezes off the sound at East Shore Park in East Haven, CT. This was a particularly difficult cookoff to run for Chairperson Sharon Willard, as it is the first one since her beloved husband, Ted died a month ago. She said that he was always her rock and kept her going in the tough times. The chili cooks got together and with the permission of the Parks Department, a tree was planted in Ted’s name near the cookoff site. The Marine presence at the cookoff honored us all with “Taps”, which left us all in tears. There were some nice pictures of Ted and it made it feel like he was still looking out for us.
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There were a good number of cooks, considering this was the last cookoff in the northeast before the Worlds.
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Sharon also started a “Road to Omaha” cup a few years back to allow the cooks that have already qualified to cook up a practice pot and have it judged separately.
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Results:
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Salsa 11 entries
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3rd place – Dave Lorenz NJ
2nd place – Jim Heywood NY
1st place – Chris Bucciferro CT
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Verde 8 entries
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3rd place tie (not broken)
Mike Kropp, NH
Mike Merola, CT
2nd place – Jim Stoddard, TX
1st place – Dick Dowling, CT
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Road to Omaha 6 entries
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Tie for 2nd (not broken)
Beanie Eis, NY
Judy Omerza, PA
1st place – Mike Freedman, CT
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Red chili 15 entries
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5th place – Dave Schulman, CT
4th place – Jim Heywood, NY
3rd place – Dick Dowling, CT
2nd place – Jim Eis, NY
1st place – Joe Harvey, MA
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We all had a great time and we will see you in Omaha!
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Audrey Falkowski
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Have you completed your ICS WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIPS Entry Forms ?? Did you send them to VICKIE at the ICS Office?

DO IT TODAY!!!!

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