TUESDAY - Apr 21, 2009

Chili Ole and Southern Colorado Regionals

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NEW: HOST HOTEL INFO

For those coming to the Pueblo cookoffs May 16th and 17th, a block of rooms has been set aside for chili cooks. Please contact the: La Quinta Inn & Suites at 4801 N. Elizabeth St. in Pueblo, Co. (Exit 102 Eagleridge exit). Phone #'s for reservations are: 719-542-3500, ask for "Chilihead" rate" or 1-866-527-1498 (Groups & Tours), ask for confirmation code "0972GRUOVF". Rates are $71.20 for either 1 King w/ frig, or 2 doubles w/o frig. Must book rooms by May 1st. There are other hotels around that exit, which is only about 4 miles from the cookoffs. Since the PBR Wild Wild West Fest is happening that weekend, rooms are getting scarce.

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PUEBLO BACK TO BACK REGIONALS NEXT MONTH!

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We are going to have Back to Back Regional Cookoffs, May 16th and May 17th, in Pueblo, Colorado during the Wild Wild West Fest, put together by the Pueblo Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Bull Riders, home based in Pueblo. This will be a fun filled event beginning Wednesday, May 13th, and ending Sunday, May 17th. More than 10,000 people per day are expected to be present. There will be downtown festivals, carnival rides, Fan Zone and Marketplace Events, a parade on Saturday with John Elway as the parade marshall, bull riding events at the Events Center at the Colorado State Fair, live entertainment, a PBR after event party on Saturday, and best of all TWO REGIONAL qualifying cookoffs, Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday's cookoff will be the Wild Wild West Fest Regional (Chili Ole Regional), subbing for one of the Cripple Creek cookoffs. Sunday will be the PBR Southern Colorado Regional, home of the first World's Green Chili Championship, started right here in Pueblo. We will not have People's Choice, because of regulations with the Pueblo Health Department.

We will be located between B and C Street on Union Avenue. Set up time will be from 7:00 am to 8:00 am both days. You will be able to unload on Union, and then park your vehicle just around the corner. Chief Judge will be Bob Plager and Chief Scorekeeper will be Kathy Plager. The entry fees for Red Chili are $35.00 for ICS members, $85.00 for Non ICS Members, $30.00 for Green Chili, and $15.00 for Salsa. Prize money each day will be $300.00 1st, $200.00 2nd, and $100.00 3rd for both Red and Green Chili, and $100.00 1st for Salsa, with First Place Winners advancing to 2009 World's.

Turn in times will be 12:00 pm for Salsa, 1:00 pm for Green Chili, and 2:30 pm for Red Chili (both days). Cooks meeting will be at 9:00 am. Light your fires for Green Chili at 10:00 am and 11:30 am for Red Chili.

The location will be easy to find. From I-25 either North or South, take the 1st Street exit and head west. At the second stop light, turn left on South Main Street until you get to B Street, turn right and the first street you come to will be Union Avenue. Unload there and park just around the corner. Look forward to seeing all of you in May!

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George Lott Pueblo Chernobyl Chili

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Hemet CA. District Cook-off

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Cooks and Judges needed!!!

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Next week on April 25^th, at the Hemet Auto Mall/Gosch Toyota. They are offering great prize money for a first time event along with a CAR to the first place winner in the Red! Second through fourth place will be awarded prize money and a Las Vegas trip! There will be red chili only, this is a good practice for Conejo the following day.

Let's help this get off the ground – they want to see this be a model for upcoming cook-offs there in the future. Chief Judge and Scorekeeper will be Mike and Kathy Stewart so be sure to sign up now – don't miss out!

Contact Jack Rein at 714-335-0510 for more information.

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