MONDAY - October 29, 2007

BEATTY DAYS REGIONAL

by: Bobbie Gaul

The first Regional held in Beatty, Nevada has come and gone. The weather was ideal, a little warm but not HOT! This year they mixed the vendors in with the cooks and there were a lot more spectators than ever. I think the word is getting around that Beatty Days is a fun time, plus there were a few other things going on in Beatty that brought in more people. The Summer's had their annual after chili cookoff potluck. As you all know, when chili cooks get together for a potluck, the food is in abundance and no one goes home hungry. The Texas Holdem tournament was won by Patti and her daughter Crystal. I would like to thank the people who came out to help with this cookoff, and also Donnie Gordon who assisted me all weekend, I couldn't do this one without her help, also Leah & Nicole who helped on Saturday. So on to the important stuff like the winners.

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SALSA - 13 Contestants

3^rd Pl. Karl Smith

2^nd Pl. Lenn Deevers

1^st Pl. Mark Haught

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CHILI VEDE – 14 Contestants

3^rd Pl. Barbara Beaver

2^nd Pl. Sonny Allen

1^st Pl. Larry Weltikol

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RED – 20 Contestants

5^th Pl. Mike Austin

4^th Pl. Sonny Allen

3^rd Pl. Jodi Wiseman

2^nd Pl. Ray Bogart

1^st Pl. Sheila Beller

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The Dutch Oven Cookoff on Sunday was won by Barbara Nelson.

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4TH Denver District Championship

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Fifteen Red, 13 Verde, and 11 Salsa competitors gathered at the Platte River Bar and Grill to again support Families of Our Military Men/Women. It was a warm and clear day for the hundreds coming out to taste some of the best ICS chili around plus a dozen or so in the "open" division. The judging was very ably handled by "Phantom of the Opera", Mark Pickering and the winners are:

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Salsa:

1st: Kay Rook

2nd: Judy Wedemeyer

3rd: Pricilla Licon

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Verde:

1st: Erika Knutson, 10 points

2nd: Bonnie Tomasek, 6 points and won three way tie-breaker over

3rd: Steve Smith

4th: Mike Rook (HM)

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Red:

!st: Nolan Cordova (his first win but he and his brother Paul have been to World's several times in Salsa and Verde)

2nd: Nick Knutson

3rd: George "The Devil" Lott

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SUNDAY - October 28, 2007

Mississippi State Championship

ICS Chili Cookoff

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The Mississippi State Cookoff was held Sat. Oct. 27 at Eastside Park in Richland, MS.

This cookoff is a family affair event in their beautiful park next to the School complex.

Linda Goff and Becky Breland (CO-Chairpersons), do a wonderful job of putting all this together.

The cookoff is tied in with the Richland fall festival in the park. There is not only championship chili, but, there is also crafts, food, and entertainment.

The event starts off on Friday evening with a live concert in the ballfield. Saturday features, not only the chili cookoff as well as other entertainment and ending with the Lawn Tractor Races. This is a blast and a lot of laughs for everyone.

After cold and rain earlier in the week we ended up with beautiful blue skies and 72 degrees for the festival.

Couldn't ask for better weather.......Linda claims that she was responsible for asking for that!

Linda and Becky's charity of choices was the Richland Historical Society and several hundred dollars were raised for that Society as a few thousand people came out to have fun and support the event eat free chili samples.

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SALSA 13 contestants

3rd = Raymond Settoon 10 pts. (Gonzales, LA.)

2nd = Mark Curry 11 pts. (Ocean Springs, MS.)

1st = Jim Stoddard 13 pts. (Coppell, TX.)

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CHILI 17 contestants

4th = Bob Stoztful 9 pts. (Florence, MS.)

3rd = Mark Curry 10 pts. (Ocean Springs, MS)

2nd = Raymond Settoon 11 pts. (Gonzales, LA.)

1st = Karl Broussard 13 pts. (Mobile, AL.)

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Not sure who was more surprised......Jim or Karl, but they both were all smiles when receiving their award and checks.

Karl is a first time ICS chili cook. Karl and his wife Sharee along with their three sons are a family cooking team.

This was very refreshing to see a family like this out doing chili and having such a GREAT time.

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

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