THURSDAY - April 5, 2007

Hold messages this weekend as Nancy & I will

be cooking at AVI in Laughlin NV

(we will do the BLOG on Monday)

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Rio Grande Valley Regional

Hello Chili Heads,

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I have posted new information on the website for hotel accommodations. It seems the Beachside Inn withdrew their offer of 49 bucks per night offer. This was last Friday.

Yesterday I went out amongst the rest of the hotels on the island. I have two choices for y'all.

The Howard Johnson Hotel will give a rate of 45 bucks a night. Ph. 956-761-5658

The Comfort Suites will give a rate of 59 bucks a night. Ph. 956-772-9020

In both cases you must ID yourselves as a chili cook. To receive this price you must call in your reservations before 4/20/07.

If you go to my website and click on the page titled "Hotels for Chili Heads" you will see this information. I have links to these hotels on the website and clicking on them will take you to their site. You can book the reservations on the internet. If it doesn't work then of course you have to phone them. www.chilicookoffspi.com.

If you plan to enter this contest or not please mention this change to other Chili Heads at other cook offs you may be attending. Thank you for your help in spreading the word of this hotel change.

Sorry for the inconvenience. I suppose the Beachside Inn received an massive booking to back out of their original offer. So much for sticking to your word---right!

Dennis Bortko

Chairman RGV Regional

South Padre Island, TX

956-434-9164

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CALIFORNIA STATE

Hotel Info

Motel of choice, chili folks are still staying at the Days Inn, because of the closnest to the Park and The Green Briar is going to cook this year at the cookoff and we will be eating there. The cooks said it's no more dangerest than any other these days. You just don't open the doors when someone knocks on it.

MIke

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DVRCC Newpaper Article

Here is a link for an article about the Delaware Valley Regional Chili Cookoff in "The Whit", Rowan University's student newspaper. Rhone Carr has definitely covered all the bases for advertising this event!! For more information, please visit www.delvalchilicookoff.com

http://media.www.thewhitonline.com/media/storage/paper291/news/2007/04/05/Features/CookOff.To.Raise.Money.For.Local.Charities-2823934.shtml

Dave Lorenz

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Joe Harvey

joetharvey@msn.com has a new email address

Hello,

I have just switched my e-mail address from joetharvey@msn.com to joetharvey@comcast.net. Please use this new address for all future e-mails and instant messages.

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MONDAY - April 2, 2007

Laughlin Tri-State/Avi Regionals Back-to-Back, April 7 & 8

The weather at the Avi Casino in Laughlin next weekend, April 7 & 8 (Easter weekend) promises to be warm (in the 90's) and clear! Come, cook, enjoy the weather, and win one of six world qualifiers!

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If you haven't made your reservations already, discounted rooms may still be available at 1-800-AVI-2WIN and ask for the discount code "CHILI 07."

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Don't forget the voluntary People's Choice -- Half to the winner, half to charity!

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SEE YOU THERE!

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Ref. Susan Burt Baumberger
43356 20th Street West
Lancaster, CA 93534
661-714-6234

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Rio Grande Valley Regional

The Beachside Inn backed out of their deal of giving chili cooks a special rate of 49 bucks a night. I removed their name and price off of the website. This week I will hit all the hotels and get a special rate for the cooks at one of our many hotels. I will post it on the website and also let you know what hotel it will be.

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It took several meetings but I do have two (2) hotels
to choose from on the island. I have put these hotels
on the website www.chilicookoffspi.com. They are the
Howard Johnson Hotel and the Comfort Suites Hotel.
They both gave excellent rates for those who ID
themselves as Chili Cooks. The reservations at these
prices must be made before 4/20/07. After that date
the prices are full price once again.
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The phone number for the Howard Johnson is
956-761-5658. The phone number for the Comfort Suites
is 956-772-9020.
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I am sorry for the change but for some reason the
Beachside Inn withdrew their offer of special rates
for chili cooks.
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I thank all for their patience.
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Dennis Bortko
Chairman

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Whittier Chili Cookoff - April 21

2nd Annual

Whittier Historical Society & Museum

Chili Cookoff

Sat., April 21, 2007

at the Whittier Historic Deport

7333 Greenleaf Avenue in Uptown Whittier, CA

(Located off the 605 Freeway between the 5 Frwy and the 60 Frwy)

Red Chili entry is $35. plus Peoples Choice Chili (Non-Members $72.00)

Prizes for Red Chili $300 - $150 - $100

Chili Verde entry is $35. plus Peoples Choice Chili (Non-Members $72.00)

Prizes for Chili Verde $200 - $125 - $75

Salsa entry is $15. plus sampling salsa

Prize for Salsa $100.

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This is a major fund raiser for the WHS to help fund the Museum. The Museum houses the history of Whittier and the surrounding greater Whittier area.

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For More information call: Rosalie at (562) 698-1718 or the Museum at (562) 945-3871, Tues.-Fri. 10-4.

You can go on the museum website for application: www.whittiermuseum.org

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Ohio chili cook-off's

Chili cook's

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The 12th annual Buckeye regional and the 10th annual Ohio state cook-off's are set for April 28 & 29 at the Jefferson street pier in downtown Port Clinton where the Hogs rally cook-off in sept. and right next to the very first cook-off back in 1992.

We will have a large tent, tables, and chair's for the cook-off and all we ask is let us know if you are coming so we will have enough room and tables.The host hotel is the Holiday inn express and the rate is 59.00 a night plus tax. Don't miss out on this rate !!! They have extended the cut-off date to April 10 since my computer has been down since last week.The phone number is 419-732-7322 and ask for the chili cook-off rate.Over 2600 in prize money so make your plan's now !!!.We will once again have a cook's dinner Fri. night at 730 at Nagoya japanese steakhouse and sat. night cook's party at 730 at the holiday inn express. Chief judge is Bob Hall.Any questions e-mail me at bigboppers@cros.net or call 419-734-4458. Thank you and hope to hear from some cook's !!

Ken Kostal

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SUNDAY - April 1, 2007

The NERCC ....and more

It's a nice blog entry from the Three Hot Tamales. They will be at the NERCC!

http://www.hotsauceblog.com/hotsaucearchives/new-england-regional-chili-cook/

Thanks,

Mad Kat and Mad Mike

PS...We can't wait to see everyone at the Delaware Valley Regional Chili Cookoff! We know that Dave Lorenz and Rhone Carr have done a tremendous job.This is only it's second year, and this event will be the BIGGEST chili cookoff in New Jersey and quite possibly on the East Coast!

Below are specials from our friends at South West Airlines into Hartford,CT (BDL) Airport for the weekend of the New England Regional Chili Cookoff! Spend a spring weekend in the beautiful CT. River Valley and compete for a chance to go to the WCCC in ALL qualifying categories! To sign up for the NERCC go to http://chilict.tripod.com/ and click the sign up link! Thanks, Kat and Michael Freedman $49 one-way, to/from Baltimore/Washington Int'l, MD

$79 one-way, to/from Birmingham, AL

$99 one-way, to/from Buffalo/Niagara Falls, NY

$59 one-way, to/from Chicago (Midway), IL

$99 one-way, to/from Cleveland, OH

$89 one-way, to/from Denver, CO

$99 one-way, to/from Detroit, MI

$99 one-way, to/from Houston (Hobby), TX

$99 one-way, to/from Indianapolis, IN

$89 one-way, to/from Jackson, MS

$89 one-way, to/from Little Rock, AR

$99 one-way, to/from Los Angeles, CA

$99 one-way, to/from Nashville, TN

$99 one-way, to/from Orange County, CA

$99 one-way, to/from Pittsburgh, PA

$99 one-way, to/from San Diego, CA

$99 one-way, to/from St. Louis, MO

$99 one-way, to/from Tampa Bay, FL

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Jason's DayTM Chili Cookoff of Southwest Ohio

Event: Jason's DayTM Charity Event for Youth Development

Date: June 9, 2007

Location: Beech Acres RecPlex, 6915 Beechmont Ave, Anderson Township, Cincinnati, OH 45230

Featuring: Jason's DayTM Chili Cookoff of Southwest Ohio and Motorcycle Ride, Motorcycle Show, Car Show, 5K Walk/Run and more...

Chili Details:

ICS Sanctioned

Registration 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Competition Starts: Noon

Judging: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Classes: Red, Verde, Salsa, Showman

website: www.jwhf.org/events.html

Steering Committee: Gail & Bill "Gumby" Donovan, Ken Kostal, Bob Hall

Contact: John F. Hunt

Executive Director

Jason William Hunt Foundation
1070 Ridgepoint Dr.

Batavia, OH 45103-2678

513-753-5060 phone

513-753-5596 fax
513-607-3844 cell

John@jwhf.org
http://www.jwhf.org/

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BACK-TO-BACK REGIONALS

APRIL 28 & 29

The fifteenth Annual Carson Valley Chili Cookoff & Craft Fair sponsored by the Carson Valley Sertoma Club will be a two day back-to-back Regional event on Saturday & Sunday, April 28 & 29 at the Carson Valley Inn (CVI) located on US 395 in Minden, Nevada, about 14 miles south of Carson City. This event keeps growing each year.

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The CVI has blocked a limited number of rooms & RV spaces at reduced rates. Reservations can be made at 1-800-321-6983, Ext 1. Be sure to mention Group #500846. Rates, including tax, are as follows:

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Motor Lodge - 25 rooms - $75.90 (Fri & Sat) - $60.50 (Sun)

RV Resort - 23 spaces - $21.78 (30 amp) - $24.75 (50 amp)

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Both the Motor Inn & the RV Resort are adjacent to the cookoff site. The CVI Casino & Hotel is within walking distance and boasts two excellent restaurants.

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This year we are indeed fortunate to have Dave & Kathy Hipskind as Chief Judge & Scorekeeper.

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The cookoff site is a gravel parking lot which is completely fenced and provides security Friday & Saturday in that we lock the two gates overnight. There will be limited vehicle parking (no RVs) for cooks during the day.

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In case you haven't done so already, please sign up on the ICS web or contact me at 775-267-4938 or fritz@GBIS.com.

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Fritz Rubins, Chairman

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Email address change

I know I sent you my new email address - but it changed again to chilibeller@bak.rr.com the first one I sent was for sbeller@bak.rr.com. I won't be using the sbeller email account. So if you could put this out for me I would appreciate it.

Thank you and have a great day...

Sheila

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