SATURDAY - June 23, 2007

Phoned in Winners for June 23, 2007

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Ontario Provincial

SALSA

1st Brad Berkebile OH

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CHILI VERDE

1st Chuck Hoff OH (Completes Hat Trick)

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ICS RED

1st Faye Muligan KY

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North Dakota State

SALSA

1st Laura Knapp ND

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CHILI VERDE

1st Darol Wetzel MT

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ICS RED

1st Rod Smith ND

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Southern Oregon Regional

SALSA

1st Gordon Forbord OR

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CHILI VERDE

1st Gordon Forbord OR

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ICS RED

1st George Dye OR

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OREGON STATE July 28, 2007

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Oregon State has moved. For the third year the Bonanza Volunteer Fire Department is hosing an ICS Chili Cook-Off, only this year we have managed to secure the Oregon State. The format will pretty much stay the same only it will qualify the winners for the Worlds Cook-Off. It is being held on July 28th in Bonanza, Oregon.
Again this year we will be having the Friday night Cooks Dinner. If you attend please bring your favorite side dish and your beverages. We will provide the main course and the place settings. It is a real good time and a great way to meet the cooks.
Also on Friday we will have a tour of our locate winery, The 12 Wine Ranch and also the Rock Bottom Ranch. Both are very neat and great to see. Those times will be announced once we get closer.
Saturday is the cook-off, of course but afterwards for those that are staying that night as well, we again will have a potluck meal for everyone to visit and whined down from the day before everyone heads out for home.
Sunday morning there will be a breakfast buffet at the Longhorn Restaurant for those of you who are interested before they have to make the trip home.
The Bonanza RV Park is 541-545-1008. We will have also places, like the Fire Hall where we can park you as well. No water or sewer but will have power. We are looking forward to another fun time.
For more information please contact Glennise Tyree, Chairperson at 541-892-8363 or email at g7yree@cs.com.

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WEDNESDAY - June 20, 2007

WESTMINSTER ELKS REGIONAL

6391 Industry Way, Westminster, CA

(FORMERLY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SANTA REGIONAL)

JULY 29, 2007

BACK TO BACK WITH CYPRESS DISTRICT, JULY 28TH

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Entry Fees:

Red Chili: $35.00

Chili Verde: $25.00

Salsa: $15.00

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Prizes:

Red:

1st. $500.00

2nd: 300.00

3rd: 200.00

4th: 100.00

5th: 50.00

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Chili Verde & Salsa: 100% Payback

Contact: Paula Wilson: 714-892-2346 or

Don Hammes: 714-839-8314

RATSHACK2@AOL.COM

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CYPRESS DISTRICT

Cypress, CA

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The Cypress District will be held on July 28th, this is a well established cookoff that has been around for over 25 years. They get a fantastic turn out of public, they don't get a lot of cooks but really would like to see this one turn into a regional some day.

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The Westminster Elks Regional (formerly Boys & Girls Club of Santa Ana Regional) will be held the next day at the Westminster Elks Lodge on Industry Way in Westminster. Don Hammes is Chief Judge of the Elks Cookoff and Norm Gaul is Chief Judge of the Cypress District. Hope to see you all there.

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NEW Email Address

for Capt Jim & Wilma Meahl

My email address has changed from chiliheadwillma@earthlink.net
to chiliheadwillma@embarqmail.com. Please update your records.

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TUESDAY - June 19, 2007

STUDIO DINER CHILI COOKOFF-Claude Covington

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This cookoff is fast approaching. THE DATE IS SATURDAY JULY 28TH. This is a new cookoff being held in San Diego.

I know many cooks have been wanting to see more cookoffs in the San Diego area so now is your chance to show support. We need the help of all of you available cooks to get this cookoff off to a good start. The event is being held next door to the Studio Diner at the Stu Segall Productions, a working movie studio.

There will be $2000.00 in CASH prizes including $500.00 for 1st Place REd Chili. All profits will go to wounded

U. S. Marines and their families. There will be a large contingent of active and former Marines at the event. There will be several movie set props set up to create a fun atmosphere for all attending.

There will be LIVE music and a Classic Car display.

Chairman, Jim Phillips, needs to here from you cooks that are planning to attend so that he can better plan the days' events.

Any Cooks or Judges that plan to attend can contact myself or Jim

Jim Phillips-858-715-6400==Chairman

Claude Covington 909-322-4510==Chief Judge

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Air Fare to OMAHA -

ICS WORLD's Championships - Oct 5 - 6 - 7

Southwest Airlines Special Prices in select markets from August 1 through November 2, 2007!

Book by June 21, 2007. (Additional taxes, fees, and conditions apply.)

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SUNDAY - June 17, 2007

6th Annual Sangamon Co. Fair Regional

New Berlin, IL

June 16, 2007

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The State of Illinois has 102 County Fairs. The Sangamon County Fair has to be one of the very best in the State.

The Board members of the Sangamon Co. Fair are very dedicated to putting on a Great week of the fair for the many thousands of people that attend this fair.

Not only do they have all the things a fair provides with rides, crafts, foods, expo, agriculture, entertainment,

and contest. One being the 6th Annual Regional ICS chili cookoff.

Friday evening entertainment was "Gary Allen" with "Jake Owen"

Saturday evening was "Phil Vasser" with "Joe Diffie"

Saturday morning the chili cooks pulled into the fair grounds and backed up to their spot under the covered pavilion where tables and chairs were set up for them.

All of the cooks then went next door to the cafe sponsored by the Women's Auxiliary of the New Berlin United Methodist Church for a delicious breakfast of eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy, along with the usual juices and drinks. These Methodist women really know how to do homemade biscuits and gravy.

It was a little warm at the fair grounds on Saturday with the temperature getting up to 92 degrees, however, under the covered pavilion were the cookoff is held, it was very comfortable with a slight breeze blowing through all day.

We cannot thank the Fair Board Members for there help and support to the chili cooks and the cookoff. They always go out of there way to support the chili cookoff as well as all the other activities they produce.

Special thanks goes to Steve Walter (Pres) and Gene Bergschneider (Vice Pres.) for all their efforts and support.

Of course, a big thank you goes to all the chili cooks that come to help support this cookoff.

(Can't do it without them).

The competition was very challenging. Present were 3 World Champions and 26 past World Qualifiers.

The judging was very close in that we had a tie for First place in all three categories that had to be broken.

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SALSA 15 contestants

12 judges

3rd = Linda Curtin 9 pts. (Taylorville, IL)

2nd = Les Eastep 11 pts. (Rochester, IL)

1st = Sherrie Sutton 11 pts. (Indianapolis, IN.) won tie break

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VERDE 13 contestants

12 judges

3rd = Chris Toney 5 pts. (St. Louis, MO.)

2nd = Jeff Netser 14 pts. (Seymour, IN.)

1st = Sherrie Sutton 14 pts. (Indianapolis, IN.) won tie break

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RED CHILI 27 contestants

23 judges

3rd = Shelby Lynn 7 pts. (Petersburg, IL.)

2nd = Norman "Kojack" Melancon 8 pts. (Gonzales, LA.)

1st = Linda Carroll 8 pts (Taylorville, IL.) won tie break

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WOW! What a cookoff and very tough competition.

Sherrie's comment after her 2 wins was......Ohhh, I wish I would have cooked Red also!

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Although Linda has qualified several times for the WCCC in Salsa, this is her first WCCC qualification for the Red Chili and she was very, very excited.

Score this cookoff for the Women of the ICS!

Congratulations to all the contestants.......They are all winners!

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Smoke on the Water Regional

New venue; same great cookoff! The Ninth Annual Smoke on the Water Regional Cookoff moved from its previous location by the river, to Appalachian Power Park – a very pretty minor league baseball park – without missing a beat.

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The new location, though perhaps not as picturesque as the river's side, offered many advantages. Easier administrative coordination and logistics (dealing with just one entity), superior crowd control, REAL BATHROOMS, excellent sound system, plus one I have never seen at a cookoff – the use of the park's "jumbotron".

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Throughout the event, a roving announcer and camera conducted periodic live interviews with cooks, members of the crowd, committee members, etc., which were broadcast on the large screen. This added a whole new dimension to the cookoff, further enhancing its enjoyment and ambiance.

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Even the weather cooperated. Unlike the previous several cookoffs (very hot), a cloud cover kept temperatures very pleasant until around two in the afternoon; then when the clouds burned off and the sun came out, a wonderful breeze kept things most comfortable.

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Over forty total cooks competed in the various categories, which included a multiplicity of former WCCC qualifiers in all three categories. However, just as important, four first time ICS cooks joined in the fun; our Society just continues to grow and improve.

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Now for the results:

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Booth and Showmanship

1^st Place Ray Hunter – "Pirates of the Chilibean"

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Salsa (14 cooks)

3^rd Place Jenny Pettygrew

2^nd Place Larry Lentz

1^st Place David Mallory – will represent Smoke on the Water at the WCCC

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Chili Verde (12 cooks)

3^rd Place Chuck Hoff

2^nd Place Dianne Lentz

1^st Place Jerry Workman – will represent Smoke on the Water at the WCCC

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Traditional Red (35 cooks)

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Top Rookie Cook – Ray Hunter

The newly named Harry Lynch Award, in honor of our recently departed, long time ICS member and cook from West Virginia

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Best of Charleston – Julia Sears

Finals Table (11 cooks)

Faye Mulligan, Larry Lentz, Ray Hunter, Dan Bauer, Brian Alcorn, Kim Mallory, David Boggess, David Mallory, Julia Sears, Lauren Staley, Beverly King

4^th Place David Mallory

3^rd Place Faye Mulligan

2^nd Place Brian Alcorn

1^st Place Dan Bauer – will represent Smoke on the Water at the WCCC

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Finally, maximum kudos to an absolutely fantastic committee. Year after year, they put on a superb cookoff (one of the top cookoffs anywhere); they consistently do so maintaining a cook centric/cook friendly focus, while raising significant money for Hospice Care – BTW, just the chili ticket sales this year, broke all previous records.

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See you at Snowshoe,

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Sergei Kowalchik

Head Chili (Chief Judge)

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