MONDAY - September 24, 2007

Joe Defrates Regional Memorial Chilli Cookoff

OK, this is absolutely your last time to qualify for a trip to Omaha for the 2007 WCCC finals.

We are doing Red and Salsa, with a $1,000 first place for Red.

The cookoff is at the Ansar Shrine Center in Springfield, IL. on Sunday Sept. 30.

All proceed go to the Shriner's Children's Hospital. This was Joe's favorite charity and Joe was a 50 year member of the Ansar Shrine.

The cookoff is being held with the Rt. 66 "Mother Road" Classic Car Festival with over 600 of the finest classic cars in the Midwest.

As well, there will be a "Sock Hop" at the convention center on Saturday evening with "Frankie Avalon" as the headliner.

Come to Springfield, IL. for a fun weekend and great chilli.

For more info go to http://www.chilicookoff.com/ or Bobschili@aol.com

Or, you may call Leo Stork (217) 652-8370 or Bob Hall (217) 824-8343

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Hope to see you Sunday,

Leo & Bob

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MISSOURI STATE-5 DAYS AWAY-POWER TO THE PEPPER!!!

-HURRY, JUST 5 DAYS AWAY

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We are nearing 50 COOKS!!! Help us over the hump! Register today, and you may be on your way to the International Chili Society's World Championship in Omaha, Nebraska, October 5^th-7^th, to vie for $25,000!!! Don't be left out!

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Competition is open for all three (3) categories. Red, Verde and Salsa. Don't be left out of Omaha. This could be your last chance to qualify.

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"Power To The Pepper" is this years theme for the National Kidney Foundation's 32^nd Annual Chili Cook-off and Salsa Competition at Westport Plaza, in Maryland Heights(St. Louis) Missouri. Great Food and Great Music will highlight a fabulous Saturday. Registration is open thru September 21, 2007, however you may register, for an additonal fee, all the way up until this Saturday, the 29^th.

For details, please call 314.961.2828 or email cmiller@nkfstl.com

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Michael Goldstein-Event Chair

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COLMAN TYPE COOK STOVES

I would like to remind everybody cooking in the WCCC

that you have to use a Coleman Type Cook Stove that uses propane.

Last year we had some cooks that showed up with stoves that used white gas. This made the events people very nervous as they were afraid the fire marshal would shut them down. I was able to provide those cooks with a propane type stove.

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I well have a few extra stoves with me this year as well for anybody discovering that there stove does not work. They're not the greatest looking in the world, but they will do the job.

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Thanks for your cooperation.
Captain Jim Maehl
ICS Site Coordinator

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WCCC PAPERWORK
As of 9/24/07 all the paperwork has been sent out to our winners. If you have not received your paperwork please contact the ICS office to let us know. We don't want to forget anyone! If you have returned your forms already, thank you so much. If you have not returned them please do so as soon as possible. We want to be sure that your aprons and signs are printed correctly. Please let us know if you are not attending so we can contact the 2nd place winner.

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Vickie

International Chili Society

13938 Tiffany Pines Circle N

Jacksonville, FL 32225

phone: 904-379-2558 /949-496-2651 (CA)

fax: 904-374-4704

http://www.chilicookoff.com/

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Last chance for the Omaha sale

Howdy Buckaroos and Buckarettes:

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This is the final week of our ICS World Championship chili powder and spice sale at www.allthingschili.com. The sale ends Thursday at midnight. All orders received up to that time will be shipped and all others will processed after we get back to the high desert on October 16.

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Check it out, folks. We have some premium powders at great discount prices.

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Dodgin' rattlers along the Old Spanish Trail,

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Bob "Burro Bob" Wiseman
www.allthingschili.com

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