FRIDAY February 1, 2008

Lawrence (MA) District Chili Cookoff

Chili Cooks!

I'm writing to inform you about a NEW ICS Chili Cookoff!

The first annual Lawrence District Chili Cookoff in Lawrence,MA. will be June 8,2008! It will be a Back to Back CCO with the New Hampshire State June 7,2008.

This is six chances in one weekend for you to qualify for the 2008 WCCC! Lawrence,Ma is a short 30 minutes from the great NH State CCO!

The charity will be the Lawrence Rotary Club. Proceeds will be earmarked for the Community Service Fund.The Holiday Inn Express has agreed to be host hotel for the event offering reduced room rates for contestants.

Steve Falkowski (WCCC 1997) will be Chief Judge and Audrey Falkowski Chief Score Keeper!

The local support that this event is receiving is tremendous and this will be a killer event.

For more information and to sign up please go to http://www.chilicookoff.com/event/Event_Display.asp?EventID=2234 or contact Michael Sullivan mailto:sull33@aol.com%20

For information and to sign up for the NH State please go to http://www.chilicookoff.com/event/Event_Display.asp?EventID=2192 or contact Scott Wilson at mailto:scottwils@comcast.net%20

More information to follow as it becomes available.

Thanks so much and we look forward to seeing you for a beautiful spring Chili Cookoff weekend!

Warmly,
Mad Mike

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CENTRAL OHIO CHILI FESTIVAL

Formerly known as the Beulah Park Regional Chili Cookoff.

The best Chili Cookoff in Central Ohio will be again held this year on April 12 at beautiful Beulah Park Race Track in Grove City Ohio. It's a Regional qualifier with great prizes for Red, Verde & Salsa. Chief Judge and scorekeeper again this year will be Chuck & Kit Hoff. Cookoff Chairman Jessica Hamlin has obtained a block of 20 rooms at the Red Roof Inn. Rooms will be only held until April 1, 2008 because of Alumni weekend in Grove City so be sure you book early and mention the Beulah Park block of rooms to get the Cookoff rate of $59.99 + tax. That's the Red Roof Inn at the Intersection of I-71 and Stringtown Road, Grove City, OH. The Red Roof Inn is 3 miles from Beulah Park. BTW…There will be Para-Mutual betting on the ponies for those who feel lucky. Once again for your pleasure there will the fabulous Friday night Cooks Party at Rooster's in Grove City right by the Red Roof Inn sponsored by Beulah Park and Jessica. Those who attended the party last year know the chicken wings and libations kept coming and coming. The Party will start at 6:30 and last until when ever. The cookoff letter and applications should be in the mail in about a week. However, don't wait sign up on line to make sure you have a spot and when you get your application in the mail get it back to the Cookoff Chairman with your entry fees in a timely manner, DON'T DELAY. The Cookoff Chairmen and their people have a hard enough time as it is making sure everything at the Cookoff runs smoothly and everything is in place so you, the cook, will have a great place to cook your chili. So do your part, get your application and entry fees in on time so the Cookoff Chairmen can get all of their administrative work accomplished. See you at Beulah Park April 12 for some good time chili cooking at the Central Ohio Chili Festival. Don't forget Kit and I will see you Friday night, April 11, at Rooster's 6:30 sharp!

If you have any questions please contact.

Chuck Hoff

drgbreath@sbcglobal.net

614-231-0890

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Jessica Hamlin

jhamlin@beulahpark.com

614-871-9600 x1304

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Top of West Virginia Regional Chili Challenge

set for March 29, 2008

CHESTER, W.Va. — The Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced plans for the second "Top of West Virginia Chili Challenge" set for March 29, 2008, at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort. The cookoff will be held indoors in a 70,000 square foot arena, perfect for a winter cookoff. This will be a great chance for cooks to qualify early for the worlds and find out about upcoming cookoffs in the region.

"Like last year, this event will showcase our area, bring in visitors and cooks from throughout the country and money raised will go toward good causes — everyone is a winner," Dan Greathouse, head of the Top of West Virginia CVB said. "This will be our second Chili Challenge held indoors at the Harv at Mountaineer, and the interest already generated guarantees it will be a fun event for the chili cooks and participants."

The Northern Hancock County Rotary is putting its resources behind the event as well. Some of the proceeds will go back to the club and assist with club events, charities and scholarships.

"This is the kind of event that brings people together for a lot of fun and for a very good reason," Robert Milner, Northern Hancock County Rotary president said. "We are proud to be a part of the event and money raised will go back into the local community for a variety of good causes."

Fully sanctioned by the International Chili Society, the Top of West Virginia Chili Challenge is the place where cooks can compete in three categories including traditional red chili, chili verde and salsa.

The cookoff has been granted regional status by the ICS and winners in all three categories will compete in the World Championships later this year. A top prize of $1,000 in the red chili, $250 for the chili verde and $100 in the salsa categories will be awarded. Other prizes and trophies will be given throughout the day. There will also an opportunity for event chairman from other events to distribute their cookoff information to the attending cooks. A special area will be set up for any cookoff to provide information and to promote their event.

Cooks will be able to come to The Harv auditorium complex the night before the Chili Challenge to check out the facility, which is perfect for an indoor cookoff. The Chili Challenge officially begins at 11 a.m. on March 29, and will last until 4 p.m.

"We want everyone to have a good time — that's important to us as well," Greathouse said.

Along with the Northern Hancock Rotary, the event will also benefit the Hancock County Animal Shelter, the Hancock County Child Advocacy Center and the Gabriel Project.

It's time for cooks to register to join the fun. To request a brochure or for more information, check out the Top of West Virginia CVB website at www.topofwvcvb.com or contact the organization at (877) 723-7114 or (304) 797-7001.

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Joe Stevens

Director, Communications & Development

The Media Center

Phone: 304.720.5466

Cell: 304.382.1133

Email: jstevens@themediacenter222.com

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KEY LARGO BACK-TO-BACK REGIONALS

NEED RED COOKS

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Hi Everybody,

Next weekend, February 9^th & 10^th, we will be having our annual South Florida back-to-back Regional Cookoffs in Key Largo.

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Unfortunately (for the cookoff), a whole bunch of our "regular" cooks from years past, HAVE ALREADY QUALIFIED IN RED; pretty incredible, considering it is this early in the "Chili Year", but indicative of the level of cooks we get down this way for the events. Needless to say, this is fortunate for the cooks (and congratulations are in order), but unfortunate for the cookoff.

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Thus far (and yes, we still have a week to go), we are short of the 20 Red cooks required to remain a Regional for 2009. Therefore, this is a PLEA FOR HELP in getting us up to the required 20; as a matter of fact, with this group of very high level cooks not doing Red, think of how that improves everybody else's shot AT TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO QUALIFY FOR THE WCCC!

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By the way, if you had not yet heard, something new this year. The Rotaries in Key Largo informed me that they will host a Cook's Party, at the site, on Friday evening.

If you had not yet decided to come down, hope you will rethink it and join us; if you know somebody that was "thinking about it", help to convince them. The long range forecast is for sunny skies both days, high in the low 70s, low in the high 60s; South Florida "Chamber of Commerce" for February…not to mention the beautiful and unique Florida Keys.

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Additionally, for those that have never been, tent/tables/chairs provided. Just need your cooking "stuff"; supermarkets (Winn Dixie and Publix) nearby.

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Looking forward to seeing everybody here,

Sergei Kowalchik

Chief Judge

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