SUNDAY - March 23, 2008

DESERT RAT REGIONAL

Once again Phil Morosky did an excellent job for the California City American Legion Post 476. He works on this all year... He and Pat make bibs for the cooks and volunteers in addition to everything else they do. And did everyone notice that the prize money was the same for Red & Green ($500, $300, $100).

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The first motor home arrived on Wednesday. The weather was beautiful all three days I was there. And everyone associated with the Legion welcomed us as old friends and family. Competition began Friday with the beef stew which also served as dinner for many (and they were all good!). Saturday began with free breakfast provided by the Legion's Kitchen Crew for the cooks and volunteers. Once again Phil assembled an awesome team of volunteers: Capt Jim Maehl, Chief Judge - Scorekeepers: Donnie Gordon, Pat Morosky, MaryEllen Weber and Edi Gumfudgin - Emcee, Claude Covington (who not only did a great job, but came to fill in for Mike Austin who is still spending most of his time at the hospital with Maria) - Wranglers: Willma Maehl and Dirty Ole Phil Himself in Charge. After the cookoff the Legion always has a dinner. This year it was a Cornish Game Hen with salad, rice, beans and cake for $8. Lots of food and good eatin'. And the winners are:

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Beef Stew: (6 Entries)

3rd Place - Norm Gaul

2nd Place - Karl "Smitty" Smith

1st Place - Ryan Wendelsmith

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Braggin Rights Salsa (6 Entries)

3rd Place - Leonora Simpson

2nd Place - Lenn Deevers

1st Place - Ryan Wendelsmith

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ICS Salsa (10 Entries)

3rd Place - Jim Beaty

2nd Place - Mary Nicoll

1st Place - Adrian Fuhrman

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Chili Verde (19 Entries)

3rd Place - John Jepson

2nd Place - Sachiko Brecke

1st Place - Maud Swick

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Traditional Red Chili (32 Entries)

5th Place - Jodi Wiseman

4th Place - Adrian Fuhrman

3rd Place - John Jepson

2nd Place - Jim Beaver

1st Place - Gene Beller

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Congratulations to all the winners, the Morosky's, the Legion... and Thank You to all the volunteers for a job well done. A good time was had by all!

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Whittier Chili Cook-Off

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2nd Annual

Saturday April 19th 10-4

7333 Greenleaf Avenue (between Mar Vista and Penn Sts. Across from the Radisson.

Cooking from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Set-up 7:00 am

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Red Chili

$300

$200

$100

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Chili Verde

$200

$125

$ 75

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Salsa $100

Peoples Choice $100.00

For more information call: rosalie at

(562)698-1718

Whittier Museum

http://www.whittiermuseum.org/

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Don Hammes Chief Judge

Mary Ellen Chief Score Keeper

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Harry Edger

hi all my name is paul edgar (son of harry and kathy edgar) im here to let everyone know that my father passed away 3/18/2008 due to illness steming from conjestive lung and heart failure.i died with his whole family there at his bedside and was my hero and was honored to have him as my dad...there was no arrangements done for a funeral as the way he wanted it.. his ashes will be spread over lake tahoe as the way he wanted it.

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