WEDNESDAY - April 9, 2008

35th annual California State Chili Championship

To all

Just a reminder, the 35th annual California State Chili Championship and 4th annual Inland Empire Menudo Championship is just around the corner. Sat. May 3rd 2008. We are looking at a larger than ever crowd this year. We will be having more local Chili and Menudo cooks. This has grown to be San Bernardino's largest one day event.

With the ICS crew that we have, we can do it. Bill and Karen Ray are our Chief Judge and Scorekeeper. Our Chief Wrangler is Mary Ellen Weber and Donnie Gordon will be taking care of all the non-ICS events. Also a big Job, with lots of rookies to deal with.

Steve Porter, Claude Covington and MiMi Voiles will be our Emcees and Dennis Macklin handling the stage managers job.. My sons Tony and Mike will be my right and left hands. Jeff Meads fills in where needed. Great Crew. Linda Porter and Allene Macklin also aide in Scoring where needed.

We also have Capt. Jim Maehl and his wife Willma in from Las Vegas helping where needed. We are looking forward to a Great Cookoff and as always some Great Winners.

I do have one request from all you chili cooks planning on attending. Please send and resend your entries through the ICS website again, as it does speed up the morning registration operation. I have had some computer problems and lost all my entries that were sent in, SORRY!. Also please take your money to the judging area the morning of the event. This also will speed up getting the boothes numbered. Make checks payable to: The Friends of San Bernardino Parks Inc.

Maria is in a Re-Hab Center now! Not much change, but they plan on some aggressive therapy. I will get an update out soon. Once again, thank you for the Prayers and Thoughts. Please continue to Pray.

Thank You All

Mike "Ughlee" Austin

Chairman

Please thank all of our Sponsors when you see them. ElPato, Wal-Mart, Smart and Final, Juanita's Foods, Budweiser and The PT Cruiser Car Club "The Dirty Dozen" Johnny Five Toes.

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Whittier Ca. District Cook-off

April 19th.

This event is held at a great location, last year public attendance was ok. The Chairperson & I would like to advance this cook-off to a Regional. To do this as you all know we need 20 cooks (last year we had 13).

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I know some of you cooks do not like to cook Districts (remember two wins will get you in the world). I would like to mention that we have lost a number of Regional's lately in Southern California. So please help us to make this a Regional. We need another April Regional !!!!

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Thanks in Advance for your support

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Don Hammes

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