MONDAY - Nov 3, 2008

Beatty Days Regional

Norm and I, on behalf of Patti and Fred want to thank all 25 cooks that showed up in Beatty for the Beatty Days Regional Chili Cookoff. The morning started out with skies overcast and around noon the rain started. It wasn't a downpour but just enough to make you miserable. But all the cooks and judges stuck around to help. Even the public was not scared off by the rain, which by the way we had more spectators this year than any other year, and the cooks ran out of PC by 12:30. We also wish to thank Jim and Wilma Maehl, Phil Morosky, and Donnie Gordon for coming out to help. Donnie helps me every year and I couldn't do this without her. We even had four judges come out from Pahrump to help. Now on to the important stuff: THE WINNERS!

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SALSA - 9 Contestants

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3rd Place was a 3 way tie which was not broken

2nd Pl. Gary Nelson

1st Pl. Skip Cooley

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CHILI VERDE - 14 Contestants

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3rd Pl. Sonny Allen

2nd Pl. Marty Leitner

1st Pl. Dione Cooley

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ICS RED CHILI - 25 Contestants

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3rd Pl. Lenn Deevers

2nd Pl. Mike Austin

1st Pl. Sheila Beller- This makes two years in a row for Sheila, I guess you might say that Beatty is good for Sheila.

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We also had a Certificate for the furthest traveled cook which went to Eddie & Mary Huffman from North Carolina.

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The Dutch Oven winners on Sunday were:

DESSERT: 3rd. Joe Hendricks, 2nd. Fred Summers, and 1st. Mark Haught

MAIN DISH: 3rd. Jack Martinson, 2nd. David Dispensa, and 1st. Ron Harris

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Ghon Eckley - Surgery Update

Hi everyone-

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Ghon and I spent the morning at Johns Hopkins today for his preoperative tests. Things went well at the appointment.

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Ghon checks in to Hopkins on Monday morning, November 10 at 5:30 am. The estimated start time for the surgery is 6:30, and should be about 5 hours long. At this time, Ghon is looking at having his mitral valve replaced, his aortic valve and aortic root replaced, and the tricuspid valve repaired - and possibly replaced. Based on our experience in 2005, he will likely be in the ICU until late Tuesday or Wednesday, and will spend the rest of his stay in the cardiac care unit. Overall, the surgeon expects him to be in the hospital 7-10 days. Ghon's shooting for 5-7.

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Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as the day approaches. Each day brings new anxiety for us all.

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I'll update everyone on Monday after surgery, and will send an address when we have it.

Thanks,

Kim, Ghon & Jonathan

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Joy Bilozir

I have an urgent prayer request for you believers out there.

Joy Bilozir is back in the hospital and is in very critical condition.

She needs your prayers.

I will pass on information as I receive it.

God bless.

Jim Stoddard

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