TUESDAY - June 1, 2010

Hawaii State Chili Cookoff 2010!

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Kudos, once again, to Jack and Donna Scaff, their family and friends for the most unique chili cook off in the ICS, bar none! I will be posting unique video footage for those who have never been. The chili cook party takes place before Memorial Day with live entertainment at Jack and Donnas' residence overlooking Waikiki. Dinner and beverages were provided, but the evening was done by 8 pm. There was more to come tomorrow...

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Memorial Day. Chili cookoff day. The morning began with chili cook breakfast at the Scaffs residence! The patio overlooking Waikiki was an awesome setting for the repas, awaiting the Memorial Day "fly over" that can be viewed close up!

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From 10 am on, the food flowed! Each guest that came brought a dish to share. A giant potluck! Every five minutes, something new to try.

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11:50 am. The chili proclamations in three different languages.

High noon. Firing of the cannon.

Then the cooking begins and three different music venues commence.

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Mariachi band in the garage.

Variety band downstairs.

Roaming barbershop quartet.

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Free bar, but the best, there? A gas powered weed whacker transformed into a margarita blender.

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You want a REAL cookoff? Come here! You have three more years and it's gone....

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Now? The winners;

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Salsa

Wayne Ronsman (Waikiki, HI) - 3rd Place

Jim Stoddard (Coppell, TX) - 2nd Place

Bill Forsyth (Kapolei, HI) - 1st Place

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Verde

Julie (Juicy) Brown (Wichita, KS) - 3rd Place

Jim Stoddard (Coppell, TX) - 2nd Place

Darla Hochhalter (Honolulu, HI) - 1st Place

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Red

Debbie Turner (Waxahachie, TX) - 3rd Place

Arlen Walsten (Honolulu, HI) - 2nd Place

Jim Stoddard (Coppell, TX) - 1st Place

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Gads! What a chili cookoff experience!

For those looking for prize money, there is none.

For those looking for the Aloha spirit, camaraderie, friendship, respect for our military, and the hospitality of Jack and Donna's home, you come here.

Aloha

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Nebraska Cookoffs

This weekend the annual Chili Float river boat ride has been cancelled.

Also needed are your own tent canopy and weights to hold it down.

City of Omaha will not allow staking the grounds any longer. Sorry for the trouble.

See you this weekend.

Sue & Bill Dudzik
Toucan Chew Chili

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MONDAY - May 31, 2010

INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL

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The weather forecast: 90 degrees and windy. The real weather: Very gusty winds early in the day, but nobody lost their canopy. Later the wind subsided and the temperature hit 93 degrees.

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This event is much more than a chili cookoff. It is a great community happening. In addition to the ICS-sanctioned contests, there is an open salsa contest, and an open chili contest with prizes for Best Restaurant, Celebrity Cooks (elected officials) and Community Cooks (everybody else). Each participant brings a minimum of eight gallons of chili, and the competition is fierce---especially among the politicians! This year we were graced with the City Council members from four different Wards, a Superior Court Judge who is hoping to become our next Distract Attorney, and our very own U.S. Congressman as well as his opponent. Magnolia Avenue, a four-lane thoroughfare which is the main artery in Riverside, is closed to traffic for a distance of one mile. Every foot of space along both sides of the median is covered with an activity. There is a quality craft fair in which all participants must have hand-crafted merchandise, food vendors of many sorts, an area for children's activities and contests and a car/motorcycle show which runs out of room for participants each year. There are two stages, one at the chili cookoff and one at the car show. Both stages feature excellent bands and other entertainment. The "Little Miss Chili Pepper" and "Little Mr. Hot Sauce" contests for children ages four to twelve had 35 contestants in each division!

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On the ICS side, we were pleased with the turnout of cooks in all of the categories. There were 12 salsa contestants, 11 people cooked chili verde cooks and 15 competed for traditional red chili. A quick count of Southern California folks who could not compete because they were already qualified for the World's Championship, comes up with 15 red cooks and 10 chili verde cooks. Many of them came to help out with the judging, scorekeeping, wrangling and other tasks associated with putting on a chili cookoff. Everyone's support is greatly appreciated. Our usual emcee, Claude Covington, could not work this year, as he is suffering from ill health. He and his wife, Joyce, stopped by for a while, but had to leave early. In his stead we called upon "Dr." Dave Eiser to stand in as the emcee. Interviewing 70 kids in the contests was above and beyond the call of duty for a rookie emcee! Dave did a great job. You'll probably see him up on the stage in the future, as he seemed to enjoy his new role.

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Bill Ray chairs this cookoff, assisted by Karen. Chief Judge is Steve Porter. Chief Scorekeeper is Allene Macklin, who was assisted by Sylvia Steinberg and Mary Ellen Weber. Chief Wrangler was Dennis Macklin. After a short delay to allow for the tallying of the public votes, the awards were announced. The ICS winners were:

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Best First-Time ICS Cook: Frank Howe. Frank and his team have been competing for two or three years in unsanctioned cookoffs. They decided that it was time to "dip their big toes into the ICS ocean". We hope to see them often at future cookoffs.

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Salsa:

5^th, Mike Austin

4^th, Marian Donato

3^rd, Mark Hammes

2^nd, Sachiko Brecke

1^st, Red Brecke

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Chili Verde:

5^th, Armando Sanchez

4^th, Irene Menchaca

3^rd, Jan Brown

2^nd, Sheila Beller

1^st, Mark Hammes

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ICS People's Choice Chili:

3^rd, Nick Donato

2^nd, Charlie Blosfield

1^st, Charlie Harber

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Traditional Red Chili:

5^th, Patricia Sanchez

4^th, Charlie Blosfield

3^rd, Ken Brown

2^nd, Gene Beller

1^st, Don Hammes

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Good luck to all at the World's Championship in New Hampshire!

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SUNDAY - May 30, 2010

27th Annual Route 66 Regional

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39th Annual Arizona State Chili Cookoff

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Just 2 short weeks until the 27th Annual Route 66 Regional and the 39th Annual Arizona State Chili Cookoffs. For those of you coming to Flagstaff, please remember the following things; Cooks and judges dinner on Friday night at Salsa Brava Restaurant on Route 66, at 6:30 pm.

On Saturday, don't forget your wash stations, weights for the tents and that one person in each tent must have a health card. Any questions on the last one, please contact me ASAP at golfnchili@aol.com. If you are headed to Payson after our event, we will have maps. It is a beautiful ride! Don't forget your one gallon of peoples choice chili, more would be welcome if you feel inspired! We get a good crowd. Drive safely and we look forward to having you visit us in gorgeous and cooler Northern Arizona!!!
Thanks, Paul Whitney

golfnchili@aol.com

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SATURDAY - May 29, 2010

TUSTIN REGIONAL CHILI COOKOFF

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AND STREET FAIR

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JUNE 6

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REMINDER! The Tustin Chili Cookoff and Street Fair is Sunday, June 6 in old downtown Tustin. We have 21 red chili cooks so far, but we need salsa contestants, please! Both categories advance to the WCCC 2010. Please register on the ICS website by Thurs., June 3.

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The prize money has been significantly increased and there still is no entry fee just people's choice chili! If you have ever been to this cookoff, you know how large the crowd is, so please, please bring lots and lots of chili to serve.

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Prize Money:

Red:

1^st - $1000

2^nd - $500

3^rd - $250

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Salsa: Trophies

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Peoples Choice:

1^st - $500

2^nd - $250

3^rd - $100

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For questions, please contact

Marilyn Esposito/Sarah King
300 Centennial Way
Tustin, CA 92680
714-573-3345 Marilyn
sking@tustinca.org

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Thanks

Allene and Dennis Macklin

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Clarksville Missouri Regional

June 5th

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Show-Me Missouri State

June 6^th

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Hope everyone had a great Memorial Weekend.

BUT

It's time to think applications

Both held in Mississippi River Front Park

Clarksville, Mo.

Great Music and lots of chili is planned for the day

The park has expanded it's area. Parking will be alittle different this year. Unload and move car.thing.

Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Linda and Bill

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