Thursday, June 30, 2011

IT'S NOT TO LATE!!!! You can send in your artwork to be considered for the TICC Poster for this our 45th TICC.  It must be submitted no later than July 15th to me at my email (garjans@suddenlink.net) or mailed to me at

Janice Miller
3014 Oak Mountain Trail
San Angelo, TX 76904

Here are the rules:

*  When designing the piece of art, please keep in mind that the poster is a vital element to the success of the event. The artwork that is chosen will not only become the official poster of the Terlingua International Chili Championship, but it will also possibly add to the development of the retail merchandise.

* The artist should design an initial draft of poster artwork. If selected, the artist will work with CASI staff in making changes and developing the final piece.

* Artwork must incorporate the following elements:

        - Name of Event: Terlingua International Chili Championship
       - Annual Designation: 45th Annual
       - Date of Event: November 5, 2011

* Artist should keep in mind that the finished poster must also include the Sponsor Logos and pictures of the previous year’s winners.

* Artist should design artwork with the use of bold colors.

* Actual size of the finished poster must be 18" X 24" and artwork must be camera ready.

* If selected, artist agrees to relinquish ownership of artwork.

* If selected, artwork becomes the sole property of the Chili Appreciation Society International, Inc.

* If selected, artist agrees to sign and number fifty (50) prints within 30 days of request.

Poster submissions must be mailed to the Executive Director by no later than July 15, 2011. Her contact information is:  Janice Miller, 3014 Oak Mountain Trail, San Angelo, TX  76904.  The email is garjans@suddenlink.net.

From Dana Plocheck:
Fourth of July weekend is two days away and I see there are lots of cookoffs being held all over the US; up in Virginia all the way to Arizona! Please take pictures of your event for the Trails. Send pictures of the winners, the cooks, show teams, sponsors, representatives of your charity, or whatever you want to send that shows everyone what a great time was had by all and how successful your cookoff was. Send in a short article with the pictures if you like. It’s all about bragging rights!!

Also, anyone that has pictures of presentations to your charity send those in as well. Let our readers see what CASI is all about – Chili, Charity and Fun!!!

From Larry Burruss:
The 28th Annual Purgatory Creek Pod Cook-off will be held on July 16 – 17, 2011 at the Geronimo VFW Post 8456. Geronimo, Texas is located between San Marcos and Seguin on Highway 123. We will have a cook’s party on Friday night with a complimentary breakfast served both Saturday and Sunday mornings. Chili Grind only. Turn in on Saturday is 2:00 and Sunday at 1:00. Contact Larry Burruss at 512-353-8895 for more information.
Come help us make the Cook-off a big success at our new location.

From Donna Conrad:
H-E-B Georgetown would like to invite everyone out this Saturday July 2nd. for their 5th annual CASI Chili Cook Off. This is a one day cook off held in the parking lot of the store located at S-IH 35 and West University Avenue Georgetown TX..Turn in time is 2:00 PM, entry fee $18.00. Plenty of room for EZ- UP's.

PLEASE NO OPEN CONTAINERS this is a TABC Law.
For more information contact Dianne Stimson at 254-855-4733 or email winksintexas@aol.com.  H-E-B is a sponsor of CASI, Let's give a little back!

From Dianne Stimson:
The Heart Of Texas Triple Crown BBQ and Chili Cook Off at the Hog Creek Icehouse in Waco this past weekend the 24th and 25th of June has now come and gone, and yes it was HOT and WINDY! but we had a wonderful turn out, We had 53 BBQ teams ( for the winners you will have to go to the Lone Star web site, sorry), and 42 beans. There were 19 Chili cooks! I would like to THANK EVERYONE who came out to cook! Without you it would not have been possible! Thank you to Boomer for doing our announcements again this year, and for doing the added job of being my table monitor! Thanks to John Caffey for being my head Judge; Sue Caffey for double checking all figures for me; Jennifer Collier, Debbie Roberts, Debbie Mckamie; y tally team: John Caffey and Boomer.  Please forgive me for whoever else I know I have forgotten. I am sure there are several, and it is not to be mean, it is simply lack of sleep. (LOL) But if you were at the event, you will all remember a little guy named Brad Roberts who was all over the place.  He has cooked in a couple of Jr. CCO's (took 2nd at SOT Pod this year).  He worked VERY hard from Wednesday to Sunday nigh,t and is already planning on being out there next year.  It looks like we have a future (CASI and BBQ cooks) on our hands folks!!!! I want to give him a special "Thank You."  He worked his little butt off! And of course thank you to Diana McMillian and Dee Dee for running tables and helping with everything they did. And of course thanks to Donna Conrad who started this event. Now onto Saturdays results.
Saturday
6/25/2011
19 CHILI JUDGED
CHILI
1.  Lisa Brown - Rankin,TX
2.  Julie Darley - Canyon Lake,TX (Q)
3.  Chuck Taylor - Cedar Park,TX
4.  Larry Burruss - San Marcos,TX
5.  Barbara Schueler - Leander,TX
6.  Gerald Casey - Arlington,TX
7.  Kathy Boone - Odessa,TX
8.  James Bauer - Leander,TX
9.   Barbara Taylor - Cedar Park,TX
10. Dave Boone - Odessa,TX

SHOW
1. UNCLAIMED
2. UNCLAIMED
3. UNCLAIMED
On Sunday we held the HOT KART Club "Help Erase Autism" Cook off that was postponed from November of last year. Yes it was hooter and no wind!! I want to thank my head judge John Caffey; my tally team; John Caffe, Barbara Taylor, and Donna Conrad; my table monitor, Barbara Taylor; my table runners, Diana Mcmillian and Dee Dee; and again all of the cooks who stayed and came.  Without you, we could not have helped such a worthy cause.  They would like to keep this date for next year!!!!! So now lets get on to Sundays results!!!!!

Sunday
6/26/2011
18 CHILIS JUDGED
1.  Gerald Casey - Arlington,TX (Q)
2.  Steve Ashman - Bastrop,TX (Q)
3.  Stephen Bond - Valley Mills,TX
4.  John Caffey - Rockdale,TX
5.  Chuck Taylor - Cedar Park,TX
6.  Jason Goains - Meridian,TX (Q)
7.  Dianne Stimson - Crawford,TX
8.  Gene Bond - Valley Mills,TX
9.  Jennifer Schoppe - College Station, TX
10. James Trietsch - Waco,TX
SHOW
1. Tall Girl Frog, Sue Caffey - Rockdale,TX
2. Stinkfoot Chili, James Trietsch - Waco,TX
3. Me-Mas Chili, Mavis Nelson - Crawford,TX

From Dorathy Williams:
REMINDER.... If you are having a cookoff in September you must send your information to me before the deadline ...July 15th ...so that it will appear in the August Terlingua Trails.
 
From Jim Ezell:
Once again let me remind you that those of you that follow the Ladies PCRA catfish circuit know the national finals in Memphis, TN were canceled due to the flooding. Harvey West has made arrangements for another Ladies Competition to be held during his July 2-3 chili cook off at his pecan plantation in Telephone, TX. There are some significant fish in the Red River, and the water level is more suitable for competition. All ladies that qualified at the "Ezell Relay For Life Cook Off" have a first round bye at Harvey's event. Come out for chili, charity, fun, fireworks and fin thrashing fury at West Pecan Farms, a "Friend of CASI."