TUESDAY - May 11, 2010

37th Annual California State

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Booth and Showmanship

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So many times you go to Chili Cookoffs and they are put on in mall parking lots or local parks where everyone just sets up their pop-ups and go to cooking chili. No Booth or Showmanship, just chili cooking. Nothing for the public to checkout while they are waiting for chili. I've done it many times myself. Well, I want to thank all the teams that decorated their canopies and made the State a Festive affair. We have heard nothing but compliments about the State.

I want to thank Russell and Judy Barnes and his "Sancho Blanco" Team. They had Western Stuntmen performing all day in front of their booth. Russell had spent lots of time and money building a Western Town and Jail set up. The Gunfighters were "The Pioneer Gun Fighters". Man! were they good and loud. Russell and Judy collected five trophies in five catagories.

I want to thank Bruce Pion and his "Killer Chili" team. They have a hearst, coffin and bodies. Bruce cooks out of his coffin with loud scary music playing all day. They are always collecting trophies for booth and showmanship. Bruce has been cooking chili for many years and has all the family involved. His daughter Kari also cooked.

I want to thank our Chili Verde winner Eric Stewart for bringing out his off road Bitchn' race car. Awsome looking thing, and fast also. He has his booth decorated like a pit box. Checkered Flags and all!

I also want to thank "Fiesta Foods" our local market chain for bringing out Mariachi Band and music all day. Fiesta Foods are a very generous company. They decorated their booth and had about 50 people handing out pastries all day to the public. They competed in open chili and menudo also.

I want to thank all the Menudo, Open and ICS cooks for decorating your booths and "Having fun in good taste!"

Thank all of our sponsors when you have a chance, Waker Foods "El Pato" Craig Wendel-Smith, "Dolores Chili Brick", David Munoz, Wal-Mart Store in Highland Flora Viescas and Ed Scott's O'Leary's Irish Pub in Rialto.

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Thank You All Again

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The Friends of San Bernardino City Parks

Chili Chairman

Mike "Ughlee" Austin

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Wild Wild West Festival

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Southern Colorado Regionals

(Back to Backs)

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Two great qualifying cookoffs in Pueblo, Colorado, May 15th & May 16th. A cooks party Saturday night at the Riverside Bar of Pueblo.

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NEW HOST HOTEL INFO: Clarion Inn & Conference Center, 4001 N. Elizabeth Street, Pueblo, Colorado. Room rates are $59.00 per night, King or 2 Doubles. Ask for "Chili Cookoff Room Block". They offer free hot breakfast, and refrigerators if you request one when making your reservation. Please call the hotel directly for reservations at (719) 543-8050.

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Please register on the ICS website if you haven't already. For cookoff or hotel directions, please contact: George Lott, Pueblo Chernobyl Chili at (719) 544-4423 (work), Glott@wilcoxsonauto.com, or Bob Plager - Chief Judge at (720) 244-0990 (cell), Bob98Champ@aol.com

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Northern Arizona Back to Backs

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June 12th - 27th Annual Route 66 Regional in Flagstaff, Arizona

June 13th - 39th Annual Arizona State in Payson, Arizona

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WE NEED COOKS!!

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Only 1 1/2 months away. Plan on coming to cook in beautiful Thorpe Park, in Flagstaff. Then, take a breath taking drive to Payson, to cook in front of the Mazatzal Casino, the next day. Great trophies, and even better prize money, both days.

Register online at the ICS website. Contact Paul Whitney, Golfnchili@aol.com for more info.

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Bob Dinneweth - Chief Judge - Flagstaff

Bob Plager - Chief Judge - Payson

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HUNTINGTON BEACH ELKS

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BACK TO BACK

18011 GULF LANE

HUNTINGTON BEACH CA.

714-847-8348-Ron Courreges

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MAY 22ND AND 23RD

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SALSA, CHILI VERDE, RED

Entry fees $15.00 Salsa, $25.00 Chili Verde, $35.00 Red Chili + 1 gal People's Choice

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Chief Judge on Saturday, Don Hammes Scorekeeper, Bobbie Gaul

Chief Judge on Sunday, Dennis Macklin Scorekeeper, Allene Macklin

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COOK'S CORNER

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19152 SANTIAGO CANYON RD.

TRABUCO CANYON, CA

919-858-0266-Rhonda

JUNE 26th

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SALSA, CHILI VERDE, RED

Entry fee $35.00 + 1 gal People's Choice

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Chief Judge Don Hammes, Chief Scorekeeper Bobbie Gaul

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Lake Tahoe districts

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Great news. The Lake Tahoe district cookoff will now be a double header

June 12 and 13 at Montbleu Hotel. These will both be district cookoffs.

Check the ICS website for details.

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