THURSDAY - June 25, 2006

2008 IDAHO STATE

CHAMPIONSHIP CHILI COOKOFF

Presented by Mountain Home Chili Society

SATURDAY JULY 26^TH

CARL MILLER PARK

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American Legion Boulevard at 10^th Street East

MOUNTAIN HOME, ID

Interstate 84 Exit 95 American Legion Boulevard

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ENTRY FEES

Red Chili $30.00
Chili Verde $25.00
Salsa $15.00
Peoples Choice Optional for ICS Members
Peoples Choice $15.00 for Non ICS Members

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$ PRIZE MONEY $

Red Chili
1^st - $250.00
2^nd - $150.00
3^rd - $ 100.00

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Chili Verde
1^st - $150.00
2^nd - $100.00
3^rd - $75.00

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Salsa
1^st - $100.00
2^nd - $75.00
3^rd - $50.00

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Peoples Choice
1^st - $150.00
2^nd - $75.00
3^rd - $25.00

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Certificates for 4^th & 5^th Place in All Categories

FOR INFORMATION

Call Charlie Ward at 208-587-4924

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Montana State

Join us in Manhattan for an event on Broadway; Manhattan, MT, that is! The State chili Cook-off will be held in conjunction with the annual Chamber of Commerce, Potato Festival and State Car Show, August 16, 2008.

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Manhattan is a quiet, but progressive Community nestled in the heart of the Gallatin Valley and surrounded by the majestic, snow capped Bridger mountains and trout filled rivers and streams.

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Plan your vacation here, just 100 miles from the West entrance to Yellowstone National Park and 60 miles from the Big Sky resort down the scenic Gallatin Canyon.

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Enjoy the annual Potato Festival kicking off with the Firemen's Breakfast and Big Sky Carver's tent sale. Be our guests at the barbecue on Friday night.

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For more info contact Bob Wetzel at 406-284-6562 or email Patty at phebner@bresnan.net

Come on down for a great cook off!

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Blood Drive and Fundraiser for Gumby Donovan

Greetings all,
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As every one knows, Bill "Gumby" Donovan has been going through a rough ordeal over the past 6 months plus with his bout with leukemia, so I decided to run a combination blood drive followed by a fundraiser with chilies and other goodies available at a local tavern owned and operated by fellow firefighters and their families.
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I am working with Hoxworth to have the blood drive on July 19th, and then to plan the chili fundraiser the following Saturday at Babe's Tap Room on the 26th. More details will be coming soon, but wanted to get the word out early to the many who have known and loved the Donovans for many years. We all know what they have done over the years for many charities, now it is our time to help our fellow chiliheads during this major ordeal in their lives.
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I will get more out soon!
Thanks,
George Phelps and the Chili Rockers
513-207-1085

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"Chiliblast 2008" Florida Championship

Mark your calendars. The 2008 Florida Championship will on November 22,
2008. The location will be Harley-Davidson/Buell of Brandon 9841 Adamo Drive
Hwy 60) Tampa, FL 33619. This location is convenient for those driving within
the state and is also conveniet to those cooks flying into Tampa or Orlando.
There are several places to stay within a quarter mile of the cookoff location.
We are working on a special rate for the cooks. More to follow has it becomes
available. Looking forward to having you join us this year.

http://www.floridachili.com/

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TUESDAY - June 24, 2008

The "Triple in Cripple" Results

Three days of Regional cookoffs proved to be fun filled for all involved, and to the winners each day, a big congratulations to you for qualifying for the World's. We had 6 states represented (AZ, CA, CO, NE, NM, TX ) in these cookoffs. Besides the cookoffs, there were sand sculptors, wood carvers, a Prowler car show, plenty of live music daily, and big crowds, especially on Saturday. Blue Margaritas were the "rage", and lots of the crowd and cooks enjoyed them. The weather was perfect in Cripple Creek ( 9494 ft. up), until Sunday when fifteen minutes before turn in, we were deluged with rain.

The Friday night cooks party at Carr Manor (the old school house) was a very thoughtful touch to a very nice weekend, with snacks and drinks included for all to sit around and get to know each other.

Special thank you's go out to Eldon & Helen Likkel for hosting this event in their town of Cripple Creek, Colorado, and to all the casinos who donated prize money, judging spoons, grapes, sour cream, flour tortillas, chips for salsa, quaternary ammonia tablets for the washing stations (to satisfy the health department), and the use of Colorado Grande Casino's kitchen for washing of pots/pans and disposal of waste water. Chief Judge, Bob Plager, had lots of help in the judging area, with Helen, her daughter Shannon, and future son in law Justin, helping out in score keeping. Bob & Louise Dinneweth drove in from Kingman, Arizona to also help with score keeping, numbering of booths, etc., and kept everything running smoothly in the judging tent. Kathy Plager, who kept Bob Plager in line, also helped in score keeping and anything else needed to keep these cookoffs running smoothly. Matt, did a fantastic job as M.C. daily, and Danny, Ted, John & Roger were overall wranglers for anything needed in the judging and big tent. To all, a very big THANK YOU!!

Over $6500 was raised for the non profit Chamber of Commerce by selling of tasting cups, bar sales, and entry fees. The Chamber supports many charities, and donates to many worthy causes.

Long time ICS cook, Harold Timber (1983 Red World Champion) was cooking in all 3 days events. He was pleased to come out of retirement after 20 years of not cooking. It was great seeing him out again.

Now for the winners:

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Hot Time Regional (Friday - Red only) - 20 contestants

6th Place (HM) - George Lott CO (3 way tie for 4th)

5th Place - Stephenie Smith NE

4th Place - Judy Wedemeyer CO

3rd Place - Lynn Kost Virant NE

2nd Place - Mike Rook CO

1st Place - Kay Rook CO - Roll IT!! (Completes Hat Trick)

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Chili Ole Regional (Saturday)

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Furthest Traveled - Nibs Waters CA

Best Booth - Priscilla Licon CO

People's Choice - Mick Weiss CO

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SALSA - 17 contestants

3rd Place - Lynn Pruett CO

2nd Place - Nolan Cordova CO

1st Place - Tulio Pena CO (New cook)

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CHILI VERDE - 22 contestants

5th Place - Diane Gatschet CO

4th Place - Mike Gatschet CO

3rd Place - Priscilla Licon CO

2nd Place - Stephenie Smith NE (lost tie breaker)

1st Place - Dick Swenberger AZ (Giddy happy little kid - Completes Hat Trick)

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RED - 20 contestants

5th Place - Priscilla Licon CO

4th Place - Lynn Kost Virant NE

3rd Place - George Lott CO

2nd Place - Mike Rook CO

1st Place - Nibs Waters CA (Yes people, he won by 6 pts. over 2nd) - Truly a happy moment in his 83 year old life

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Mile High Regional (Sunday)

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People's Choice - Johnny Chapman CO

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SALSA - 15 contestants

3rd Place- Paul Cordova CO

2nd Place - Lynn Pruett CO

1st Place - Mike Rook CO

CHILI VERDE - 19 contestants

5th Place - George Lott CO

4th Place - Kathy Weiss CO

3rd Place - Sue Dudzik NE

2nd Place - Al Henry CO

1st Place - Steve McNicol CO

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RED - 20 contestants

5th Place - Mick Weiss CO

4th Place- Stephenie Smith NE

3rd Place - Mick Joplin TX

2nd Place - Mike Rook CO (That's FOUR 2nd Places in 8 days for Mike)

1st Place - Gary Hunt CO

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Thank you all for coming, despite high gas prices.

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Downtown Vacaville Chili Challenge

The Downtown Vacaville Business Improvement District (DVBID) is looking forward to hosting the 1^st Annual "Downtown Vacaville Chili Challenge" on August 16^th. The weekend festivities begin Friday night with the music, food, drink and fun at the "Creekwalk Concert Series". This free concert is sponsored by the city of Vacaville and held at Andrews Park which is only a flame thrower away from the site of the cook-off. Take a look at www.creekwalk.com for details. It will be worth your effort to arrive Friday night and enjoy the concert and after visit the restaurants, shops and places of liquid refreshment that make up Historic Downtown Vacaville. On Saturday morning plan to buy fresh vegetables for your receipts at the "Downtown Vacaville Farmers Market". Please visit www.downtownvacaville.com for more information regarding the farmers market and driving/parking directions to Downtown Vacaville. The cook-off site is directly behind 1 Town Square in the middle of Downtown Vacaville. The day of the cook-off there will be live music from 10am to 5pm, food, drink and merchandise vendors and all that Downtown Vacaville has to offer. We will also be judging the "Best Solano County Fire House Chili" and the "Best Downtown Vacaville Restaurant/Bar Chili" in events aimed at bragging rights for the winners. Please refer to www.chilicookoff.com for more information and on-line registration.

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Bruce Newton

Chili Chairman

Bruce.newton@bankofthewest..com

707 494-6441

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MONDAY - June 23, 2008

New York State Chili Cookoff Results

Saturday June 21^st will go down as one of the top 10 beautiful days here in the Hudson Valley. Temps were in the mid 80's, humidity bearable and no clouds, no rain. Bob Myers was the force behind the main event, the Our Lady of Lourdes High School Summer Food Festival. In addition to vendors and the chili cookoff, there was a Hudson Valley BBQ Championship. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, the festival didn't get the advertising or the notice it should have in the short amount of time Bob had to get this going. It still was a success as far as the cooks were concerned; great site, a VIP tent with cookies and water for the cooks, even goodie bags. There wasn't a huge crowd, but there was a steady flow of hungry chili tasters. Next year they are planning a bigger and better venue and this will be a great cookoff for cooks from all over.

The winners were:

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BBQ Burger

3^rd – Mike Freedman

2^nd – Maureen Myers

1^st – Bob Myers

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BBQ Wings

3^rd – John Dilley Defcon BBQ

2^nd – Bob Myers

1^st – Maureen Myers

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People's Choice

3^rd – Mad Hatter Chili – Mario Saccoccio, CT

2^nd – Arlington Fire Fighters – John Cox, NY

1^st – Grizzly Chili – Bob Myers, NY

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Salsa

4^th – John Cox, NY

3^rd – Maureen Myers, NY

2^nd – Mike Merola, CT

1^st – Mary Alice Kropp, NH

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Chili Verde

5^th – Bob Myers, NY

4^th – Mike Merola, CT

3^rd – Maureen Myers, NY

2^nd – Dick Dowling, CT

1^st – Jim Heywood, NY

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Red Chili

5^th – Ginnie Ashline, NY

4^th – Rich Omerza, PA

3^rd – Maureen Myers, NY

2^nd – Raymond Barry, NY

1^st – Mary Alice Kropp, NH

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It was a good day for Maureen Myers, who donated most of her winnings back to the charities.

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Jim Heywood gets his Hat Trick!!!

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Mary Alice has 2 red wins in a row, so look out Mike!

Please keep this cookoff in mind for next year. This was great fun and promises to be even bigger and better next year.

Audrey & Steve Falkowski

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More New York State Info

Dear friends, I would like to thank all of you involved in the Our Lady of Lourdes Food Festival and NYS Chili cook-off last weekend. I had a wonderful time, and the day got rave reviews from all. Our only problem was lack of spectators. We counted 150, and we were hoping for 300. All involved tell me it takes time, but i am slightly disappointed. My Principal was as well. but he has agreed to prepare for next year. The date for next year is tentatively June 27th. This is one week later. Feel free to give me feedback on this. Next year we have already made some deals with additional sponsors and ride companies etc. I will do my best to make it bigger and better. For those of you that participated thank you sooooo much, and those who missed this year please consider next years date. We will include some incentives to be named at a later date (Mad Mike and I dancing the Hula in nothing but grass skirts). We can only hope. Please look at my website address below for pictures from the day, and there will be more to come. Thank you again; Bob and Maureen Myers
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http://bobshaymoecat.food.officelive.com/default.aspx

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BACK TO BACK REGIONALS –

WESTERN REGIONAL-AUG. 2

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STUDIO DINER AUG. 3RD

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WESTERN REGIONAL WILL BE HELD AGAIN THIS YEAR AT THE DEL MAR RACE TRACK ON SATURDAY, AUG. 2ND

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OUR GIVEAWAY THIS YEAR FOR EARLY PAID ENTRY FOR RED CHILI IS A VERY NICE WOODEN LADLE WITH A CUP HOLE FOR SERVING PEOPLE'S CHOICE CHILI. ALTHOUGH I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL ON LINE REGISTRATIONS, THE PURPOSE OF THE GIVEAWAY IS TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS WITH CHECKS TO INSURE ATTENDANCE. IF YOU QUALIFY YOUR ENTRY FEE WILL BE REIMBURSED. THE ENTRY FEE IS $30 FOR RED OR $55.00 FOR RED AND VERDE. THE SECOND REASON IS THAT I WILL NEED TO SEND YOUR PARKING PASSES OUT SOON.

PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO WESTERN REGIONAL AND MAIL TO CLAUDE COVINGTON- 186 MASSACHUSETTS ST. -LAKE ELSINORE, CALIF. 92530

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DEL MAR WITH ALSO BE GIVING AWAY A NICE BEACH TOWEL TO EACH COOK AND JUDGE THIS YEAR.

ANYONE WHO HAS QUALIFIED AND WISHES TO JUDGE PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO THAT I CAN SEND YOU PASSES FOR THE EVENT.

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HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AT THE RACES!!!!!!

( MORE INFO TO FOLLOW ON THE STUDIO DINER COOKOFF. I AM THE CHIEF JUDGE FOR THAT EVENT.)

THANKS, CLAUDE COVINGTON

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SUNDAY - June 22, 2008

Sangamon County Fair

June 17, 2008

Regional Chili Cookoff

New Berlin, IL.

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The 7th Annual Sangamon County Fair Regional was again another perfect day for chili cooking.

Lloyd Weir (Cookoff Chairman) and his wife Brenda (Chief Scorekeeper) did an excellent job of organizing and running this Regional cookoff. While Lloyd is a very good chili cook himself, he and Brenda are getting into chairing cookoffs. Hats off to them for stepping up to the plate. This is exactly what the ICS needs in new young people offering up there time and service. Thanks to both of you....Great Job!

We had perfect weather of 82 degrees with a very nice breeze blowing through the open air pavilion for the cookoff. This is an especially easy cookoff to do with being able to enter the fairgrounds and backing right up to your cooking spot along side of the huge, very nice open are pavilion. Hats off to the Sangamon County Fair Board Members for all they do for the cookoff and setting up the tables and chairs etc.

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The Sangamon County Fair is one of 102 county fairs in Illinois and this fair is one of the best. Credit goes to this outstanding Board that work hard all year long to keep this as the best in the State.

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Along with the Chili Cookoff and the usual rides, foods, and activities of the County fair, on Friday evening we were entertained with "Kelly Pickler" along with "Blake Shelton" in the Grandstand. Saturday evening was headlined with Hall of Fame inductee "Randy Owen."

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Please mark your calendars and join us again next year. This is one you would not want to miss.

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As stated, the cookoff was very fun and relaxing with some excellent cooks and some very good winners;

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SALSA 13 contestants (10 judges)

4th = (HM) Joni Deere 7 pts. (Pana, IL.)

3rd = Paul Wessing 7 pts. (Farmersville, IL.) won tie break

2nd = Jim Deere 11 pts. (Pana, IL.)

1st = Kelly Wessing 11 pts. (Farmersville, IL.) won tie break

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VERDE 10 contestants (13 judges)

3rd = Tom Calvert 14 pts. (Taylorville, IL.)

2nd = Linda Carroll 15 pts. (Taylorville, IL.)

1st = Chris Toney 15 pts. (St. Louis, MO.) won tie break

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RED 30 contestants (27 judges)

4th = (HM) Paul Wessing 5 pts. (Farmersville, IL.)

3rd = Jim Weller 5 pts. (Rockton, IL.) won tie break

2nd = Mike Goodman 8 pts. (Pewaukee, WI.)

1st = Jerry Simmons 14 pts. (Florissant, MO.)

The judges were impressed on how good all the Salsa and Chili were, and on how hard this was to judge. Apparently this was shown by all the ties we had. There were some excellent Chili and Salsa !

In the Salsa and Verde it seems the women were in charge with Kelly and Chris winning in their respective contest.

And then, the men took over in the Red competition with our "2 time Verde World Champion," Jerry Simmons, winning for his 22nd time to qualify for the WCCC in the Red division.

Congratulations to all the contestants........they are all winners!

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