TUESDAY - July 7, 2009

CALIFORNIA'S "BEAT THE HEAT DISTRICT"

SUNDAY JULY 5^TH 2009

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California's "Beat the Heat District", was just what we did.   What a pretty day in the San Bernardino mountains.   The cook off was sponsored by Bob Yeomans and the Back Yard Equestrian Center.   It was held on the ball fields at San Maritz.  This venue is on the shores of Lake Gregory.  The skies were clear and blue, but a little windy  most of the day.   It was probably good we had the breeze, because it would have gotten pretty hot.   We had a large hungry crowd show up, wanting to taste some good chili.  The cooks ran out of people's choice.  Bob Yeomans paid half the monies back to the ICS cooks for the winners of People's Choice, for first, second and third places.   This is a good incentive for the cooks to bring lots of p/c.  We also had 4 Local Cooks show up with their crock pots full of chili.  This really helped to feed the masses.  I think we will get some new ICS cooks out of this group.   They really had fun sharing their chili and hearing the comments from the crowd.

Bob Yeomans and family did a great job with this cook off.  Also all the great volunteers were busy and making it a great event.  It always helps to have plenty of good support.

With the help of Kathy Stewart as our Chief Score Keeper and her husband Mike, the judging area was in good hands. Kathy's sister and friends a lso helped with scoring.  My son Tony was also a lot of help setting the tables up in the AM and taking them down and helping where needed.  We had some great judges show up, just ask Bill Ray.  Thank you all for your support and hopefully this event will grow next year. 

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The P/C winners were: 

Chili Cartel  $250.00,

Just Smitty's Chili $193. and

Uncle Leo's Chili $83.00.

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There were not enough interested cooks to have Verde or Salsa contests.

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The winners of the Traditional Red were:

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3^rd place Russell Barnes " Sancho Blanco"

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2^nd place Leo Nolen "Uncle Leo's Rocky Mountain Chili"

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1^st place Bill Ray   "Mountain Express Chili Gang"

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Congratulations to all of you.

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Bill finally got out of the 2^nd place groove.

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I guess if you had Mountain in your chili team name you had a chance.

 "Sancho Blanco Mountain"?  I don't know.

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Thank You All

Mike "Ughlee" Austin

Chief Judge

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VT State ICS Chili Cookoff 

Dear Chili Cooks,

I spoke with Jamie Paustian,the organizer for the VT State ICS Chili Cookoff and he asked if I would pass this information along to you.

 

Arlington (VT) Fire Company No.1 proudly presents The VT State ICS Chili Cookoff and annual carnival Saturday,July 18,2009. Held on the grounds of Fischer School East Arlington Rd. Arlington,VT.

Please take note of the new schedule (later set up and turn in times):

Cooks setup:11 a.m.

Cooks meeting:12:30 p.m.

Salsa turn in:4 p.m.

Chili Verde turn in: 5 p.m.

Red Chili turn in:6 p.m.

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Chief Judge is Steve Falkowski and Chief Scorekeeper is Audrey Falkowski.

Winners advance to the WCCC in WV.

For more info,please call Jamie @ 802-375-1072 (no email)

To sign up please go to: http://www.chilicookoff.com/event/Event_Display.asp?EventID=2509

Thanks and hope to see you in beautiful Arlington,VT 7.18.09!!

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Michael Freedman
www.chilict.com

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5th Annual Heartland Regional

Chili Cook-Off & Salsa Contest

Hello!

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I am writing to tell you about the ICS sanctioned Heartland Regional Chili Cook-Off & Salsa Contest held during the Decatur Celebration on Saturday, August 8^th in downtown Decatur, Illinois.  We'd love to have your help getting the word out to the chili community.

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Our cook-off attracts between 30 and 40 professional cooks from all over the country each year.  We offer cash and prizes totaling $1,925.  There are categories for red chili, chili verde, and salsa and first place winners qualify for the World Championship.

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The unique aspect of our cook-off is that it is held within a massive street festival.  Decatur Celebration, Illinois' largest free family street festival, hosts more than 300,000 people each year. The event takes place within a 22 city block area of downtown Decatur, Illinois, featuring national entertainment, specialty attractions, 69 one-of-a-kind food vendors, roving characters, exhibits, and hundreds of events. In 1991, the festival was selected as one of the "Top 100 Events in North America" by the American Bus Association.  A few of the entertainers performing FREE are: pop rock with The Romantics; Grammy winner, Richard Marx; The Miracles; ABBA Gold; R&B group, The Spinners; country star, Joe Diffe; Christian pop with Natalie Grant; Kavan the World's # 1 Rock N Roll Elvis and many more stage & street attractions, all FREE!

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Here's a link to our website with more information - http://www.decaturcelebration.com/

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You can also check out our chili cook-off registration brochure here - http://www.decaturcelebration.com/pdf/Chili_Cook-Off_Ap plication.pdf

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Thanks in advance for any mention you can give us in your blog.

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Best regards,

Lori Sturgill

Events & Media Relations Manager

 

(217) 423-4222  Phone

(217) 423-4271  Fax

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Decatur Celebration

160 E Main Street # 200

< st1:place w:st="on">Decatur, IL 62523

www.decaturcelebration.com

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