SATURDAY - Nov. 14, 2009

2nd Annual Rhode Island State Chili Cookoff

Chili Cooks,

We're only a few months away from the eagerly anticipated 2nd Annual Rhode Island State Chili Cookoff which is Feb. 27,2010!
The 2nd Annual Rhode Island State Chili Cookoff will be held indoors at the Rhode Island Convention Center in downtown Providence.

I hope to have hotel information ,including discounts before the end of the month for all the cooks that will be traveling to this event.

I will also have parking, grocery and airline info for you if you need it.

We have plans for a VIP Party the Friday night before the cookoff.

If any cooks that are flying in need stoves, please don't hesitate to contact me as I can provide them for you. You will have a table and chairs at your disposal.

If you need anything before the event, don't hesitate to get in touch with me.

You can sign up at the ICS site or by clicking here: http://www.chilicookoff.com/event/Event_Display.asp?EventID=2611

Thanks and we look forward to seeing you the last weekend of February!

Kat and Michael Freedman
madmike@chilict.com

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Huntington Beach Elks Lodge # 1959

ELKS 4th ANNUAL CHILI COOKOFF #1 and #2

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MAY 22, 2010 # 1

MAY 23, 2010 # 2

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PROFITS TO THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ELKS LOCAL PROJECTS

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COOKOFF INFORMATION:

SET UP TIME STARTS AT 7:00A.M.
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COOKS MEETING AT 9:00 AM
COOKING TIMES:

SALSA: TURN IN 11:30 AM

VERDE: COOKING TIME 10:00 AM TO 1:00 PM
RED COOKING TIME 12:00 TO 3:00 PM

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ENTRY FEES:

RED CHILI-$35.00+ ONE GALLON OF PEOPLE'S CHOICE
CHILI VERDE-$25.00 + ONE GALLON OF PEOPLE'S CHOICE
SALSA- $15.00 + I QUART FOR TASTING

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PRIZES & THOPHIES

RED CHILI: 1^ST PRIZE $500.00 2ND PRIZE $300.00 3^RD PRIZE $ 100.00
CHILI VERDE: 1^st PRIZE $300.00 2ND PRIZE $200.00 3^RD PRIZE $100.00
SALSA: 1^ST PRIZE $100.00 2ND PRIZE $50.00 3^RD PRIZE $25.00

PEOPLE'S CHOICE: 1^st PRIZE $ 100.00 2ND $50.00 3^RD $25.00

BEST BOOTH-ONE TROPHY (TO BE JUDGED BY THE ICS JUDGES)

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THERE IS NO ADMISSION FOR THE PUBLIC AT THE GATE

BREAKFAST AND OTHER FOOD WILL BE AVALIABLE

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WCCC 2009

Lost & Found

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I found a banner in the cook's loading area by the motor home at the WCCC. I tossed it in the motor home when nobody claimed it and forgot about it (easy for me to do). The name of the chili is Haunted Chili as in haunted house or ghost. I was wondering if you had a chili cook registered under that name. And if so an address or e-mail address for them. I should have got around to it before Halloween, more appropriate.

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Best regards, Capt. Jim

Chiliheadjim@aol.com

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WEDNESDAY - Nov. 11, 2009

NRF Rodeo Regional

December 5^th Monte Carlo

Las Vegas Nevada

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A lot of people have had trouble making reservations. I just checked online and that's working… however, the Hotel Operators are giving out all sorts of answers. If possible, book online at www.montecarlo.com. Promotion Code is NFRCHILI. The rates are: Thurs 12/3 $49 – Fri 12/4 $109 – Sat 12/5 $139 – Sun 12/6 $49

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We will be available for early registration Friday afternoon (3-ish) in the Judging Tent. The lights are supposed to be up in the tent at 2pm, so we're giving them a little leeway. Once we close up registration for a little wineing and dining with our friends we will reopen between 7:30 & 8am Saturday morning for those of you who want to register before the cooks meeting at 9am. Here's the basic skinny:

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Red Chili – Entry Fee $35.00 – Cook 12N-3P

1^st Place - $1000 Cash, 2 nites, 2 show tickets, Dinner for 2 at Brand Steakhouse & Plaque

2^nd Place - $500 Cash, 2 nites, 2 show tickets, Dinner for 2 at The Pub

3^rd Place - $250 Cash, 2 nites, 2 show tickets, 2 Buffets

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Chili Verde – Entry Fee $35.00 – Cook 10A-1P

1^st Place - $500 Cash, 2 nites, 2 show tickets, Dinner for 2 at Brand Steakhouse & Plaque

2^nd Place - 2 nites, 2 show tickets, Dinner for 2 at The Pub

3^rd Place - 2 nites, 2 show tickets, 2 Buffets

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Salsa – Entry Fee $15.00 ICS – Turn in 11:30A

1^st Place - 2 nites, 2 show tickets, Dinner for 2 at Brand Steakhouse & Plaque

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People's Choice – Entry Fee 2 Gallons (Non-ICS add $50.00) – Serve 11:30-3:30

1^st Place - $500 Cash, 2 nites, 2 show tickets, Dinner for 2 at Brand Steakhouse & Plaque

2^nd Place - 2 nites, 2 show tickets, Dinner for 2 at The Pub

3^rd Place - 2 nites, 2 show tickets, 2 Buffets

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We will be in the parking lot in front of the Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo Blvd, turn West off the Strip and you can't miss it on your right). Fred, Jim and I will be meeting with them soon to view the site and find out if they are going to fence the area. There will be "roving security 24/7" but fencing may help you determine when you want to set up. Stage & vendors will be between us and the hotel/casino.

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Any questions, please contact:

Fred Wieland cj1ics@cmaaccess.com ,

Jim Maehl chiliheadjim@aol.com , or

Donnie Gordon chilidoni@aol.com .

Please let us know if you're planning on cooking, judging, just general help out or spend time with your friends before Christmas. We look forward to seeing you there.

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Journey to the Bowels of Texas;

Tolbert International Chili Cookoff, the video…

http://www.motionbox.com/videos/4c96d1be121fe9cdc3

From your star reporter on the scene, Jim Stoddard…

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TUESDAY - Nov. 10, 2009

HARVEST FAIR REGIONAL RESULTS

by Kathy & Mike Stewart

An autumn day in Southern California can be great for cooking chili. Sunday was warm, calm and clear and the public made a good showing at the Harvest Fair event in San Bernardino. The cook-off is part of a 4-day event highlighting the western heritage of the United States. People camp out at the site all week-end long, living as they did back in the late 1800's. It is considered by western aficionados as one of the best western reenactments in the country. Chairman Ken Joswiak puts in a lot of hard work for this event. Alas, his hard work apparantly does not include unlocking the door for the judging area until 9:30, but we managed.
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This year we had 21 teams cooking red chili, 9 cooking chili verde and 7 preparing salsa. We were also graced by a large contingent of past World's Champions, Salsa: Dione Cooley, Barry Steinberg, Barbara Ward and Bonnie Ford-- Chili Verde: Karen Ray, Kathy Stewart and Bob Dyer - Red Chili: Bill Ray and Ron Burt. And because this cook-off was a regional, we may have had the 2010 World's Champion in our midst.
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My thanks go out to my wife, Kathy as Head Scorekeeper and her assistant Sheila Gordon, to all of the judges that came out to help us and to all of the cooks that participated.
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And the Winners are:
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People's Choice - Russell Barnes
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Salsa
3rd - Skip Cooley
2nd - Patricia Sanchez
1st - Charlie Ward
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Verde
3rd - Tish Crawford
2nd - Barbara Ward
1st - Skip Cooley
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Red
3rd - Barry Steinberg

2nd - Ron Burt
1st - Sachiko Brecke

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MONDAY - Nov. 9, 2009

Terlingua, ICS Hill, food, chili, friends and charity

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Greetings from you star reporter, Jim Stoddard. Just got back from "the bowels of Texas" (Terlingua), and wanted to give you all a wrap up of the Tolbert side festivities. Look for the video soon...

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Attendance on "ICS Hill" (known, as such, because all our ICS cooks cook there) was down this year. We sorely missed Bob and Kathy Plager and Al Henry! This year ICS attendees , beside me, included Bruce Jones, Sue Schools (had to remotely park), Bob Hall, Mick Joplin and newbies Bob and Gail Kyle. Weather was fantastic. Friday was bean, black-eyed pea, rib/chicken/brisket smoking day. Truett Airhart got 7^th place in ribs and final table brisket, and I got on finals table, as well, with my beef brisket. Both of us were ecstatic, as this was the 4^th or 5^th time smoking brisket and had never gotten a place or final table.

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The charities; ALS Association (Lou Gehrig's disease), Big Bend Education Association, and the Terlingua Paramedics.

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Food? Of course! Non-stop. Thanks to Truett Airhart, Joey Sutphen and his crew. Large breakfasts Friday and Saturday of scrambled eggs, biscuits out of the smoker, homemade brown gravy and fried pork tenders, jalapeno cheese grits, bacon, ham, fried pies.....need I go on? But wait! There's more! Lunch...dinner....smoked beef brisket and ribs, beans, blackeyed peas, ham, tamales, chili....and then much experimentation with fried foods.....Ohhhhhhhh....

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Then came Saturday. Red chili day. ICS Hill congregated in front of the Turners Goat Gap Gazette motorhome, as tradition dictates. ICS Hill has never been skunked out of a chili trophy ever since its inception, but it looked like this year, it could be the case. After calling third place, we all reverted to blank stares. But wait....who is that running up to receive 2^nd place? BRUCE JONES!!!!

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Then the wait for the final number to be called. The anticipation, the agony, the hope... "5970514"! It sounded so familiar. I had looked at it a thousand times, but now it looked surreal. I waited, holding my excitement. I didn't want to be wrong. Again, they called, "5970514! Who has it!!!" It WAS me! What a feeling!

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Good time was had by all. Kathleen Tolbert Ryan puts on a great family friendly cookoff; laid back, relaxed and a great time to chill. We all invite you to ICS Hill next year, and if we can talk Clif Dugan back, we will have three Tolbert Champion flags flying high! I'm serious. Make plans to join us next year! You won't go home hungry!

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One last thing. We saw many cooks visiting from the CASI side. The feeling is so mutual at the cook's level. We all enjoy cooking chili, visiting with friends, and helping our charities. You chili officers and "old chiliheads" out there who have problems with your members cooking in other organizations? Back off and stop harassing them. They are having fun and will still keep cooking for you. Leave them alone or they won't come back... The past is the past. "Nough said. God bless. See ya down the trail. Your star reporter signing off.

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This was a great chili article in American Way Magazine on board our aircraft.

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http://www.americanwaymag.com/chili-parlor-frank-x-tolbert-terlingua-texas-1

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Jim Stoddard

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P.S. From Bob & Kathy Plager: We are so happy for Jim Stoddard winning the 43rd Annual Original Terlingua International Championship. He is a true Champion now, and we are so proud of him. We just wish we could have been there to help him celebrate his "Big Win".

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Tolbert Championships

Nov. 7, 2009

Terlingua, Texas

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1^st JIM STODDARD

2^nd R. BRUCE JONES

(Both are members of the ICS Hill Group)

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