THURSDAY - Mar 12, 2009

Neighbors Helping Neighbors Regional

Results:

The chili weather gods smiled upon the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Cook-off on March 7 across the street from San Bernardino Community Hospital, no wind or rain, and great temperatures. The cook-off was associated with a Health Fair, the Catholic Charities of San Bernardino, and various community assistance programs. As usual the early bird cooks were there by 6:30 and by 9:00 we had a full contingent of 24 red, 14 verde and 17 salsa cooks.

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The local citizenry turned out in mass, to partake of the chili, seminars and other freebies (the freebies did not include the scorekeepers pencils, but they kept trying). As Chief Judge, I was assisted by Claude Covington and Steve Wolf, their help was much appreciated. Bill Ray also provided much needed verbal assistance (due to his suffering sciatica). Head scorekeeper, Kathy Stewart was helped by Karen Ray, Maryellen Weber and Sheila Gordon.

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By 4:00 the event was over, canopies and spectators were gone and only the chili announcements remained. Thank you to all who helped with this fun event.

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And the Winners were:

Best Booth – Dennis Macklin

Peoples Choice - Geraldine Villapando

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Salsa

3^rd Maggie Harris

2^nd Allene Macklin

1^st- Charlie Villapando

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Verde

3^rd Patricia Sanchez

2^nd Jim Stoddard

1^st – Eileen Beaty

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Traditional Red

5^th (HM) Don Hammes, Jim Rasey

4^th (HM) Charlie Ward

3^rd Ron Harris

2^nd Eileen Beaty

1^st Irene Menchaca

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Naples Regional Cook Off

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Located at: Golden Gate Community Center

4701 Golden Gate Parkway

Naples, Florida 34116

Event Chairman: SueAnn Zornes

Chili hotline: (239) 353-0987

zornes5731@embarqmail.com

We got a late start getting the information out about the Naples, Florida Regional Cook-Off. We lost our venue and had to find a new one. We really want to keep this event going and need cooks. We are doing red, verde and salsa. Please, please sign up ASAP.

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Oak Tree Village Regional Cookoff

I am organizing the Oak tree Village regional cookoff in Oak Glen CA on March 14. Mike Austin suggested that I contact you because I still need some cooks for our event. I think the red chili competition will have enough entries but I still am not sure if there will be enough entries in the salsa and verde contests(I only have two confirmed for each at this point) I am concerned about the verde especially because Jim Stoddard wants to fly in from Texas to compete. I want to be able to let him know that there will be enough verde cooks as soon as I can so he doesn't waste the trip. Plus he also really needs that regional win. Anything that you could possibly do to reach out to some more cooks would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
David Wedekind
(909)991-9611 or
(909)797-7371 @work

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2009 New England Regional

*Calling ALL Chili Cooks!!!!!*

The 2009 New England Regional Chili Cookoff is a short 49 days away on May 2,2009!

We will once again be offering a free breakfast to all of the chili cooks to start your day of cooking great chili off right.

We'll have great BBQ from several of the top BBQ places in New England, DEFCON Hot Sauces DEFCON hot wing eating contest, the ever popular "Chili Cooks Raffle" which gives cooks the chance to win a great gift as part of their goody bag and some of the best blues music you may have ever heard!

We will also have the "Jim Heywood Youth Division" for all of the younger chili cooks. This is a way to ensure that we get kids interested in cooking chili as they really are the future chili cooks!

We're very pleased to once again have 1997 ICS WCCC Red Chili Champion Steve Falkowski as our Chief Judge, and scorekeeping is overseen by Audrey Falkowski.

Setup time for cooks is between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. ICS turn in times will be announced by our chief judge.

We really look forward to seing you May 1st for our great cooks party at Chicago Sam's (directions on our sposnor page).

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Please click here to sign up as the 2009 New England Regional Chili Cookoff continues to make history! http://www.chilicookoff.com/event/Event_Display.asp?EventID=2342

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Kathy and Michael Freedman

For more information please go to; www.chilict.com

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