THURSDAY - Apr. 8, 2010

ICS MESSAGE

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We are currently switching our email server this week so please hold off on sending any emails our way until Monday. If you have sent any this week please resend them on Monday if possible - we want to be sure we haven't missed any.
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Carol and Vickie

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Calling All Chili Cooks & Judges WE NEED YOU!!!!

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The Old Town Elk Grove Foundation Presents

The 3rd Annual Old Town Elk Grove

River City Regional Chili Cookoff

Saturday, May 22, 2010

10:00 – 5:00

Live Entertainment, Food Court, Beer Garden, Art & Craft Vendors& Kids Area

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Division Entry Fees Trophies & Cash

ICS Red Chili $40.00 ICS Red $750

ICS Chili Verde $30.00 ICS Chili Verde $300

ICS Salsa $25.00 ICS Salsa $150

Best Booth (All Contestants Eligible) 1^st Place $150

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Trophies & Cash for 2^nd & 3^rd in Red & Chili Verde Categories

Winners Advance to 2010 World's Championship Chili Cookoff

Don't Miss Out on Your Chance to Taste Some of the Best Chili in the West!

Location: Behind the Store

"The Red Door Antiques"

9056 Elk Grove Blvd

Elk Grove, CA 95624

916-714-0619

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Cookoff Information:

Set up @ 7:00 a.m.

Cooks Meeting @ 9:00 a.m.

Salsa Turn in @ 11:00 a.m.

Chili Verde Turn in @ 1:00 p.m.

Red Chili Turn in @ 3:00 p.m.

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Extended Stay Hotel

Official River City Regional Hotel

Mention Old Town Elk Grove Chili Cookoff

when making your reservations.

2201 Longport Ct,

Elk Grove, CA 95758

Phone 916-683-3753

Call the local number to get the discount – NOT their 800#

Contact: Robert Gonzales.

seg@extendedstay.com

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Located at I-5 Laguna exit, Apprx 8 miles from the cookoff site.

Reg. $84.99 - $89.99

ICS Discount Rate $59.99

(Rooms are blocked out until May 15th, 2010. After the 15th they return to Reg Price)

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David & Kathy Hipskind – Chief Judge & Scorekeeper

916-714-0619 or 916-743-2350

dagoreds@comcast.net

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www.oldtownelkgrove.org or www.chilicookoff .com to sign up and get more information

We will offer a $5 discount per category if you sign up using the ICS website before May 15th

That's $15 if you do all 3

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First Annual Southeastern Blues Bash & Chili Cookoff

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The First Annual Southeastern Blues Bash & Chili Cookoff is Saturday 10:00 am to 9:00pm May 8^th 2010 at the Grand Slam Event Center, 525 Muddy Lane, Thomasville, Georgia 31792 - a chili and Blues connoisseur's delight! Advance tickets are $5.00 and available at Redemption Ministries Inc. (a tax-exempt 501c3 organization) 814 W. Jackson Street, Thomasville Georgia 31792, (229) 228-6888. This family-friendly event includes; a delicious chili cookoff, an inspired world class Blues music, a chili-propelled 5K run, special performance(s) by the Buffalo Soldiers, a chili dog (canine) beauty pageant, and a whole lot more! All proceeds benefit people in need throughout Thomas, Grady, Mitchell, Colquitt and Worth Counties in Southwest Georgia.

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The chili cookoff is 10:00am to 12:30pm May 8^th. Please contact Redemption Ministries Inc., 814 W. Jackson St., Thomasville. Georgia 31792, (229) 228-6888, or visit http://southeasternbluesbash.com/chilicookoff.html for information on how to enter your tasty chili now. This is an International Chili Society (ICS) sanctioned cookoff event.

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CONTACTS:

· General Event ~ Graham; (229) 228-6888 g_bell@bellsouth.net

· Chili Cookoff ~ Paige (229) 224-3179 paigehopes@gmail.com

· Blues Music ~ Randall (850) 933-33355 bigdaddy@BIGDADDYBLUES.com

BLUES ENTERTAINMENT Lineup (12:30pm-9:00pm Saturday May 8^th):

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http://southeasternbluesbash.com/bluesinfo.html

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12:30pm-1:00pm DUO Justin Willis & Gregory Teasley

1:00pm-2:00pm BAND Sarah Mac Band

2:00pm-2:30pm SOLO Royce Lovett

2:30pm-3:30pm BAND Swinging Harpoon Blues Band

3:30pm-4:00pm SOLO Veronika Jackson

4:00pm-5:00pm BAND Blue Mule

5:00pm-5:30pm SOLO Royce Lovett

5:30pm-7:00pm BAND Big Daddy & Red Hot Java

7:00PM-7:30PM SOLO Veronika Jackson

7:30pm-9:00pm BAND Victor Wainwright & The Wild Roots

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