TUESDAY - May 26, 2009

HAWAII STATE Chili Cookoff

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(The following message was sent in by Chief Judge Jim Stoddard)

Salsa

8 entrants.

3rd Place – Kevin Foley, Galveston, TX

2nd Place – Jamie Story, Honolulu, HI

1st Place – Darla Hochhalter, HI

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Chili Verde

11 entrants.

3rd Place – Donna Foley, Galveston, TX

2nd Place – Rigo Ramirez, Ewa Beach, HI

1st Place - Mark Conching, Honolulu, HI

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Red Chili

16 entrants.

3rd Place – Wayne Ronsman, Waikiki, HI (5 points)

2nd Place – Judy Wedemeyer, Littleton, CO (11 points)

1st Place – Kevin Foley, Galveston, TX (13 points)

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Next year come join us at Hawaii's greatest CHILI LUAU, what a GREAT Party.

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JOE HARVEY Update

Hi all.
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First of all, sorry to hear about Doc Dowling. He was a great guy. You could tell from talking to him and watching him compete that he put his heart into his chili cooking.....he loved the competition and the people. He will be sorely missed. It's forced me to realize that what I, and a few others of you, went through during cancer treatment, was easy.....considering the alternative.
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I've been done with the treatments for almost two months. My doc tells me he's pretty confident that the tumor is gone. I'll go in for another PET scan next week, and that will show for sure, if they got everything. I can only hope. Eight weeks of radiation and chemo was enough for me.
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Recovering is still ongoing. My throat is not close to being normal. I still have problems swallowing certain foods....especially spicy foods. They burn like Hell. And, I'm weak as a kitten. Climbing a flight of stairs is a definite problem. I worked out in the garden at Sue's house, and it damned near killed me! However...all is not lost. Afterwards, I was able to sit on the back porch, in the sunshine, catch a few rays and have a few beers after work was done. But, I'm still weak. I can't hang like I used to.
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Two weeks ago I gave myself a trip to Ft. Lauderdale, Naples and Key West FL as a kind of "Adios Cancer" vacation. It was great, but I never even saw one sunset. By 7 pm I was back in the hotel room splayed out on the wicker couch and watching TV!! No power nap to head back out to howl with the young-uns. My power nap lasted from 8:00 pm till 7:00 am!! But, I saw part of Key West that few people ever see....Key West at 7:30 am. The harbor is really quite lovely when there's no one hanging on to the deck railing and puking into the water.
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Doc tells me it could be six months to a year before my throat returns to "normal". I don't know if that will give me any time to cook this year, but I'll still be at Wachusett Mountain and Wells, Maine as chief judge. I would like to try the MA State cook off, but I just don't know if I'll be ready.
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So anyway. Thanks to you all who have kept in touch and asked for these updates to see how I was doing. Getting your e-mails and requests for the updates helped me get through the entire mess of treatments. Although, I have to admit that I miss some of my drug-induced episodes! "Better living through chemicals", I've been told.
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Hopefully, my last episode will be to inform you that the Docs got everything and that I'm all done with the hellacious routine of cancer treatment.
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Thanks and love to all,
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Joe

joetharvey@msn.com

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38^th ANNUAL ARIZONA STATE

ICS CHILI COOKOFF

Mazatzal Hotel & Casino

Part of the Northern Arizona B2B Weekend

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Payson, AZ.

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(First half of the Northern Arizona B2B Cookoffs)

(is Saturday – 24^th ANNUAL ROUTE 66 REGIONAL)

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ICS RED 1^st Prize - $1,000

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Catagories:

ICS RED CHILI - Entry Fee: $35.00

CHILI VERDE - Entry Fee: $25.00

SALSA - Entry Fee: $15.00

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Turn In Times:

ICS RED CHILI 2:00 PM

CHILI VERDE 12:00 Noon

SALSA 11:00 AM

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AWARDS 4:00 PM or Sooner if Available

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For Hotel Information:

Contact: Linda Mathieson at: lmathieson@777play.com

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SILVER STATE REGIONAL

June 6, 2009

Lake Las Vegas, NV

Contact:

Donnie Gordon

chilidoni@aol.com

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