Well, I did not do well earlier because it is Thursday.

From Kim Hiley:
Correction:
There was a typographical error in the Wed blog post. The entry fee for the SAP CASI Bandera Cook-off is $20 each day or $35 for both days. So sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Hope to see you all this weekend in Bandera.


From Lee Kroencke:

From Bruce Stewart:

Brewster county food bank needs our help. Please bring to TICC; 5 lbs bags of flour and sugar. Leave them in judging area storage or give to Mel and Dia Fitzhenry.

 

 

From Marilyn (Mayo) Blair:

Here is informaion for the GIRLS GONE WILD BREAKFAST.....Can you both please put in the ED BLOG AND ON THE CHN?? THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH......

 

Will have another in few days for the Houston Area Omelette breakfast to be held at TICC also.....

 

It's Wednesday and time to list the CCOs for the weekend.

Oct 9, 2010-001 - West Tawakoni, TX CASI. 2nd Annual Hunt County Kids CCO. Held at American Legion Post 517 Hwy 276 East. RSVP for free t- shirt for first 25 cooks by September 1st, as a goody bag. Entry fee $20 turn-in 1 PM. Beans $5 turn-in Noon, top 3, 1 pot, 1 cook. Contact Larry Wampler 903-450-5541 roadwrkcb@aol.com . June applenmj@gmail.com 903-356-2789. Dry RV camping. Make check payable to Hunt County Kids. See cookoff next day.


Oct 9, 2010-002 - Midland, TX CASI. 10th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Chili & BBQ Cookoff. Held at American Legion Woods Lynch Post 19, 501 Veterans Airpark Road. Entry fee $25, turn-in 2 PM. Benefits Gifts of Hope. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Trophies for 1st thru 10th Chili, 1st thru 3rd Show. BBQ categores $25 each, 1/2 Jointed Chicken turn-in Noon. Pork Spareribs turn-in 1 PM. Beef Brisket turn-in 3 PM. 50% payback + $300. 1st thu 3rd place. Trophies 1st thru 10th & Grand Champion. Contact Patsy Childress 432-520-4433, 432-425- 4473, email patsy@wireless.com. 50-50 Drawing, Raffle Items, Specialty Raffle, Silent Auction. Fish ry Friday 6 PM for sponsors, cooks and helpers. Contact Patsy for room specials at the Plaza Inn.

Oct 9, 2010-003 - Beltsville, MD CASI. Behnke Nurseries EXTREME Chili Cookoff - 3rd Annual! Open People's Choice will begin at 11 am, CASI Red turn-in 1 pm $20 entry fee, Junior Chili turn in 1:30 pm; $5 entry fee, CASI Show 1:30 to 3:30. Salsa turn-in 2 pm; $10 entry fee. This is a great event with lots of public attendance. Come early and stay late! Vendors welcome. No alcohol on site. Check us out on Facebook CASI Behnke Nurseries Extreme Chili Cookoff. Held at 11300 Baltimore Ave. Contact Dan Bauer Casa.chaos@gmail.com  703-360-9296

Oct 9, 2010-004 - El Paso, TX CASI. 3rd Annual Mr. C's CCO. Held at Smokey's Bar & Grill 1700 N. Zaragosa. Smokey's is in a mall and the CCO is held in the rear parking lot. Entry fee $18 Turn in 3 PM. Make checks payable to Pod of the Pass. More info contact Carol Straughan 915- 852-3599, caroleptx@aol.com or Bud Barrick 575-644-0195. teamorgan@peoplepc.com .

Oct 9, 2010-005 - Homosassa, FL CASI. Southeast Chili Cookoff. Held at Natures RV Resort on the waterfront. 10359 W. Halls River Rd., Homosassa, FL 34448. Entry fee $20, turn- in 2 PM. RV sites and Cabins available at special rates for Chili Cooks, call Frieda at 800-301-7880 for reservation at the chili rate. Friday/Sat night cooks get together at the marina lounge. Great places to eat on the water front such as The Margarita Bar & Grill, home of 64 Oz margarita. Contact Candi 561-379-8995 candikisseschili@gmail.com . Pod Cookoff next day same location.

Oct 9, 2010-006 - Whitney, TX CASI. Thousand Trail Chili Cook-off Twenty-five year cook-off-yes twenty-five years come out and make this the best one ever, held 5 miles North of Whitney on FM 933. Chili $20.00 turn in 2pm Chili Grind Only. Beans $5.00 100% pay back, turn in noon. Where else can you come and cook for a week-end and park your rv for 000. Pot luck supper on sat night. Next day cook-off. For site reservation Lizette at 1wastmgr@100trails.com , Chili Mavis Nelson 254-715-4075 email nelson8@hughes.net .

Oct 9, 2010-007 - Fort Worth, TX CASI. HandleyFEST Chili Cookoff. Exit Lancaster Ave off 820,follow signs going East. Event begins at second stop light across from Union Pacific Caboose. Benefits Historic Handley Development Corp Entry fee $25 turn-in 2 PM. 12th Annual Historic Handley Street Festival and car show adds chili cookoff! More than 50,000 people attend this free event. After June 1, applications received will be on a space available basis. Iris Bruton Historic Handley Development Corp (HHDC), P.O. Box 8189 Fort Worth TX 76124 handleyfest@yahoo.com.  682-558- 4323

Oct 9, 2010-008 - Tomball, TX CASI. 11th Annual Piney Woods Pod Cookoff Tomball VFW Post #2427, 14406 Alice Rd. Charity is Tomball VFW charities. CASI chili $20 turn in 2:00 PM. 50/50 Beans $10 turn in at 1:00 PM. Contact Earl Who? Gorhum 15605 Rabon Chapel Montgomery Texas 77316. Home Phone 936-447-1060 Cell 713-724- 5736. This is the POST's 70th anniversary, so please help us support them.

Oct 9, 2010-009 - Grand Prairie, TX CASI. Hard Core Texas Chili Cookoff. Austin Ranch, Grapevine, Texas presents The 6th Annual Hard Core Texas Chili Cookoff at Loyd Park In Grand Prairie, Texas. Saturday October 9th, 2010 with the 13th Tommy Alversons' Family Gathering. 4 Day Live Music Festival with a cookoff on Saturday. Check in from 8 am to 10 am Saturday morning. Turn in 2:00 pm Saturday afternoon. Winners will be announced onstage. Chili Grind Only. Loyd Park is in Grand Prairie, Texas. It is on Joe Poole Lake right off of Highway 360 in South Grand Prairie. Lots of Texas Music and fun plus a beautiful lake with lots of camping. $15. dollars for entry. For more information rick.boyd@reecesupply.com or call Sally Boyd 817-240- 5326 or Google Tommy Alversons' Family Picnic.

Oct 9, 2010-010 - Chandler,TX CASI. 2nd Annual Chandler Pow Wow CCO. Last year over 8,000 attended annual Pow Wow featuring parade, rides, craft and food booths. Parade passes right by chili cook's booths. Competition in CASI, People's Choice and Showmanship and 50/50 Beans. Entry fee just $20.00, beans $5.00. Great prizes. Benefits Keep Chandler Beautiful. Contact Rick Ford rickster517@embarqmail.com.

Oct 9, 2010-011 - Ponder, TX CASI. Riding Unlimited Barn Bash & CCO. Held at 9168 T.N. Skiles Rd, I-35 FM 2449 (west) Hwy 156 North to Skiles Rd. Entry fee $20 turn-in 1 PM. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Peoples choice division. Make checks payable to Riding Unlimited. Entry fee $15 before Sptember 15. Mail to Mary Gwinner 9168 T.N. Skiles Rd, Ponder TX 76259. 940-479-2016 ridingunlimited@aol.com . Benefits Riding Unlimited Therapeutic Riding and Carriage Driving Center

Oct 9, 2010-012 - Bandera, TX CASI. SAP CASI Fall Fest held at Pioneer RV Resort. Cooks party Friday night. Categories include ~ Chili (grind only) turn in 2:00 pm, Beans, & Hot Wings. For information please contact Kim Hiley 210-286-4275, kdhiley@yahoo.com. Reservations contact RV Park 830-796-3751. More details to follow.

Oct 9, 2010-013 - Kyle, TX CASI. Plum Creek Fall Festival Held at 450 Haupt. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Entry fee $18, turn-in 2 PM. Contact Brandee Otto 512-878- 5237. brandeelotto@yahoo.com . Phone 512-557-2728, 512-405-0159. RV's welcome, no hookups. Benefits Plum Creek Charities.

Oct 9, 2010-014 - Port Aransas, TX CASI. South Texas Music Fest and BBQ Cookoff. Held at Sharkey's 2600 S.H. 361. Benefits the Jody McCormick Vocational Scholarship Fund. Entry fee $20 turn-in 2 PM. Contact Victoria Hart 361-749-4254

Oct 9, 2010-015 - Love Valley, NC CASI. 15th Annual Love Valley Mule Association Chili Cook Off. This is a great cook off to start the new chili year. Held at Love Valley Arena. Entry fee $20 turn- in 1 PM. Please bring throw down for large crowd expected. Make checks payable to Piedmont Pepper Pod. Benefits Love Valley Mule Assn. Contact Brent Lundy, 704- 202-0723.or Bob Johnston,336-310- 9066 or bob@ncchili.com.  Check web site http://www.ncchili.com/ or http://www.lovevalley.com/

Oct 9, 2010-016 - St. Charles, IL CASI. Chillini Pod Great Peppers CCO St. Charles VFW Post 5036, 119 N Third Street (SW Corner of Third & State Streets). CASI Chili, $18 entry, 1 PM turn-in. Also Jackpot Beans, $5 entry, 2 PM turn-in. Make checks payable to Chillini Pod. Contact John Gastaldello, 5125 Grand Ave, Downers Grove IL 60515,H:630-963- 0160, C:630-687-5202 j.gastaldello@comcast.net benefits Chillini Pod GPM Fund.






Oct 9, 2010-017 - North Little Rock, AR CASI. Spectators Grill Pub CCO. Held at 1012 W 34th St., North Little Rock AR. Entry fee $20 turn-in 1 PM. Make checks paid to ASS CASI. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Charity TBD. Contact Preston Nickle 617 W M St. North Little Rock AR 72116. 501-791-2191.

Oct 9, 2010-018 - Marshall, TX CASI. Fire Ant Festival Benefit CCO. Held at corner of Wellington and Burleson off the downtown square. Entry fee $20 turn-in 1 PM. Make checks payable to Marshall Elks Lodge. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Contact John Oswalt or David Trice 903- 407-2586, 903-720-4138. For the Marshall Elks Scholarship Program On advertising probation.

Oct 10, 2010-001 - West Tawakoni, TX CASI. Ladies Auxiliary 517 Cookoff. Held at American Legion Post 517 Hwy 276 East. Entry fee $20 turn- in Noon. Make checks payable to Ladies Auxiliary Unit 517. Info Larry Wampler roadwrkcb@aol.com  903-450-5541, June 903-356-2789 applenmi@gmail.com .

Oct 10, 2010-002 - Tulsa, OK CASI. Tulsa State Fair Chili Cookoff. Turn in CASI Chili: 2:00 pm, entry fee $25. You must arrive by 10:00 am and unload by the large door on N. side. You may park on the outer rim of the N. lot not in parking spots only by the curb. Location: 4145 E. 21st between Harvard and Yale enter off 21st and drive toward the Quik Trip Center. Turn in by the Golden Driller and go down towards the lower level and the big door is on your right. Benefits Tulsa State Fair. Contact info: Jami Gregory 918-949-1634

Oct 10, 2010-003 - Homosassa, FL CASI. Sunshine State Pod Chili Cookoff. Natures RV Campground & Resort, 10359 W Halls River Road, Homosassa, FL 34448. Entry fee $15, turn-in noon. CCO day before, same location. Contact Candi candikisseschili@gmail.com  561-379-8995.

Oct 10, 2010-004 - Whitney, TX CASI. Lake Whitney Thousand Trail Pod CO. Held 5 miles North of Whitney on FM 933. Chili-$18.00 Chili Grind Only. Turn in 1 pm. See Sat Sept 9 for more information. Mavis Nelson 254-715-4075 nelson8@hughes.net.

Oct 10, 2010-005 - Tomball, TX CASI. Sunday Day After Piney Woods Pod CCO Tomball VFW Post 2427, 14406 Alice Rd. CASI Chili $20 turn in at 1:00 PM. For PWP charities and VFW charities. Earl Who Gorhum 936-447-1060 home, 713-724-5736 Cell.

Oct 10, 2010-006 - Bandera, TX CASI. SAP CASI Day After Fall Fest. Held at Pioneer RV Resort. Chili grind only. Turn in 1:00 pm. More details to follow. For information contact Kim Hiley, 210-286-4275 or kdhiley@yahoo.com   Reservations contact RV Park 830- 796-3751.

I will do another post later today.  Have a great day!

I am posting later today since we are in Tucson the rest of the week for a meeting that Cliff has.

From Kim Hiley:
This weekend is the Annual SAP CASI Fall Cook-off in Bandera at the Pioneer RV Park. Cook's Party on Fri night. Sat competition is Chili, Beans and Hot Wings.  Chili Entry $20 for the day or $30 for both days. Bean turn-in at 1:00pm and Hot Wings at 3:00pm. Potluck Sat night. Sun turn-in at 1. Chili Grind Only both Days. Information contact Kim Hiley 210-286-4275. Hope to see everyone this weekend.

From Aaron Hall:
Come join the Havana Lions Club Saturday, October 16th 2010 in Havana For the Havana Lions Club Chili Cook off. The competition starts at 11:00 am and runs till 2:00 pm. 100% of the Proceeds benefit the Blind and the Hearing impaired. The event will be held next to Havana Fire Dept. on seventh avenue just in case the chili gets to hot.

For more information contact Aaron Hall with the Havana Lions Club at 850.509.0817. This event is open to the public. Pre-registration required for Chili Entries Please contact us for official rules.

Registration is free , we require you bring 4-5 gals of chili , any tables and heating equipment you may require. Contestant are asked to arrive at 10a.m. for set up

Thank you for helping us help others

From Ron Barnes:
Results from the 9th Annual Veteran's Memorial CCO held at the Irving VFW on October 2nd:

Chili (38 judged)
1. Tom Dozier - Irving
2. Babs Johnson - Irving
3. Dan Campbell - Cedar Hill
4. Charles Breeden - Alvarado
5. Stephanie Brockman - Euless
6. David "Budda" Manske - Arlington
7. Joel Sexton - Parts Unknown (Garland)
8. Ray Medlin - Rowlett
9. Dru Stewart - Hurst
10. Beth Moon - Hurst

Show
1. Bull Rush - Ginny Williams - Irving
2. Dream Catcher - TJ Friedel - Irving
3. Hell's Fury - Shirley Sexton - Dallas

Beans (12 judged)
1. Tom Dozier - Irving
2. Kelly Brignon - Ennis
3. Ginny WIlliams - Irving

VFW Member Chili (7 judged)
1. Ray Medlin
2. Mike Downs
3. Betty Pittman

50/50 Drawing ($95)
Bob Coats

Hardley Fest:
We hope you will be able to join us for HandleyFEST. We are actively seeking additional cook teams and volunteer judges. If you know of anyone that might like to participate as a cook or a judge, please send them our way! Thank you for your interest in the festival. Attached is our cook-off form and a map showing where the cook-off will be.

Live to Inspire,
Iris Bruton
682-558-4323

Join the 50,000 attendees at HandleyFest on October 9, 2010!

Festival Profile: A fun event for the whole family featuring a live entertainment, car show, juried art show, crafters, food concessions, trackless train, inflatable rides, activities, dog show, safety fair and a chili cook-off.

Target Audience: Families, youth, teens, adults, seniors, Art lovers and collectors
Attendance: 50,000+ (anticipated)
Location: Handley Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76112
The festival takes place on Handley Drive between Lancaster Ave and Meadowbrook Drive.
Times: Saturday, October 9, 2010 10:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Cost: The event is FREE for the public to attend.

Hosted by: The Historic Handley Development Corporation – http://www.oldtownehandley.org/
The Historic Handley Development Corporation, a charitable non-profit organization fosters, encourages, and promotes the civic and economic growth and development of the Handley area of East Side Fort Worth, Tarrant County and the State of Texas and preserves, protects, and enhances the historic structures and heritage of the area. All funds are applied to our efforts to realize our goals through the use of civic, educational and informative programs and to address critical issues in the revitalization of the Handley area; and by encouraging and enabling the preservation of existing structures and the construction of new architecturally and historically compatible structures.

From Jim Ezell:
Once again I am putting together a winner's table at TICC with rewards for our 2010 champion. We will have merchandise, the custom winner's flag, gift baskets, gift certificates etc. for the new champ. If you or your business would like to participate in this offering, please contact me or just bring it to TICC.  We started this last year and wish to give credit to everyone involved.

Thank you

Jim Ezell
Sponsor Chair (CASI)
Chili Appreciation Society International
A 501 (c)(3) Nonprofit Charitable Corporation
Visit our website: www.chili.org

Fom Bruce Smith:
Bo is in room 228 CCU. You can send him a Get Well email at this link - http://www.baptist-health.com/patients_visitors/email/ You have to address it to his given name which is James and select Baptist Health Medical Center in North Little Rock as the location. This is a repost from Dana. She is getting news faster about Bo than we are. Way to go Dana!!

From Darin Jester:
OK, Good News!!!! The membership@chili.org is now back up and running. Thanks John, for your help!

From Mama Sue and Papa John:
I am as frugal as anyone can be when I want to be. However, there are many of us that either don't have computers or have slow computers that cannot unload the Trails. Further, the Trails (on paper) is one of the best recruiting tools we have for judges and /or new cooks, and getting new CASI members.

I am glad there are two Trails for Caffeys, we keep one in RV and one in house. We give away every copy we get for cook offs.

I love to recycle and save trees and money, but Caffeys want their Trails mailed.

Thank you.
Mama Sue and Papa John

From Blu Monday Daniels:
Thank you Kay Lefler for reminding me about the "goody bags" for the Terlingua school students. Once again, Rose City Pod will sponsor getting these together at Terlingua. We love our cookoff "Goody bags" and we very much appreciate all the hard sell that goes into getting all these items, but if you have been saving everything that you can't use , don't need or have excess of, please get them to Blu Daniels by Wednesday Nov. 3 at the ranch. I will be in Chandler this weekend and at the Tyler Elks on Oct. 16. If you are coming to either cookoff or know someone coming and have items to donate,I would appreciate getting as much in advance as possible. Otherwise, bring or send to Terlingua and bring it to me at the white bus parked hopefully to the right of the stage across from the Old 320.



We give them to the students when the ROTC, band and dancers come out to entertain us Friday morning. Thank you, Blu Monday-Daniels

From Dorothy Spishock:
Last Chance Chili Cook-Off 9-30-10

15 Chilies
1st Julie Cloninger –Deer Park, Texas
2nd Earl Gorhum-Montgomery, Texas
3rd Nancy Draper – Katy, Texas
4th Darrell Hopper- Kemah, Texas
5th Sharon Dozier- Conroe, Texas
6th Karen Reinke- Martindale, Texas
7th Bruce Wilkins-Houston, Texas
8th Pat Dozier-Conroe, Texas
9th Joyce Keith- Austin, Texas
10th Chuck Spishock-Dickinson, Texas

Show Teams
1st Lizard Lickin’ Chili- Bruce Wilkins Houston, Texas
2nd Pig Stop Chili- Sharon Dozier-Conroe, Texas
3rd Ass-fault Chili- Chuck Spishock-Dickinson, Texas

First Chance Chili Cook-off 10-1-10

15 Chilies
1st Steve Cloninger- Deer Park, Texas
2nd Susan Armand- Houston, Texas
3rd Pat Krenek- Houston, Texas
4th Ken Armand-Houston, Texas
5th Darrell Hopper- Kemah, Texas
6th Julie Cloninger- Deer Park, Texas
7th Earl Gorhum- Montgomery, Texas
8th Chuck Spishock- Dickinson, Texas
9th Sherrie Davis- South Houston, Texas
10th Keith Karaff- Magnolia, Texas

Show Teams
1st Hell If I Know- Bert Bubba Reinke- Martindale, Texas
2nd NO SHOW
3rd NO SHOW

Second Chance Cook-off

25 Chilies
1st Susan Armand- Houston, Texas
2nd Dave Pitts-Katy, Texas
3rd Steve Cloninger- Deer Park, Texas
4th Darrell Hopper- Kemah, Texas
5th Sharon Dozier-Conroe, Texas
6th Maxine Reed- Houston, Texas
7th Pat Krenek- Houston, Texas
8th Julie Cloninger- Deer Park, Texas
9th Vickie Hebert-Pearland, Texas
10th Scott Winter- League City, Texas

Show Teams
1st Hell If I Know-Bert Bubba Reinke-Martindale, Texas
2nd Ass-fault Chili- Chuck Spishock- Dickinson, Texas
3rd NO SHOW

From John Goforth:
CASI sponsor, Xochitl, makes the news.
http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/430/supermarket-standoff-tortilla-chips/

Bo Prewitt is undergoing quadruple bypass surgery today.  Please keep him and his family in you thoughts and prayers.


From  Wes Heflin:
Here are the results for the Rabbit Run Festival Chili Cook Off in Robert Lee on 2 October.


Those who chose not to come this year missed out on a really cool event, with a car show, washer pitching, over three dozen vendor booths, music, food, and a good ole' Texas small-town festival. Be looking for the CVCP to have another onc next year.

Chili Winners:
1) Sue Yates (San Angelo)
2) Joanne Scott (Odessa)
3) Guy W. Bates (Midland)
4) Tracy Heflin (San Angelo)
5) John Pound (Odessa)
6) Sherri Maus (San Angelo)
7) Fran Miller (San Angelo)
8) Sue Washburn (San Angelo)
9) Wes Heflin (San Angelo)
10) Jim Miller (San Angelo)

Show Winners:
1) Fran Miller (San Angelo)
2) Joanne Scott (Odessa)
3) Guy Bates (Midland)

Jackpot Beans:
1) Sherri Maus (San Angelo)

From Lisa Brown:

Winners Sat Oct 2 at Ruidosa Downs:
1. Dave Boone (Q)
2. Lynn Hejtmancek
3. Karen Thomas(Q)
4. Clint Wooster
5. Rick Thomas(Q)
6. Janita Hinds
7. Louis Gonzales
8. Larry George
9. Becky Allen
10. Kathy Mulky(Q)

Show
1. Stark Dark-Paul Mulkey(Q)
2. Chili Mass Comsumption -Charlie Beaver
3. Travelin Horsdevurs- Barbara Taylor

From Ken Swart:
 Madison chili cookoff results:

1- Ken Swart
2- J Wright
3-Lynette Blair
4-Jerry Cobb 
5- unclaimed
6-Lane Blair
7-Jack Cobb
8-Rocky Rockwell
9- Robbie Swart
10 -Kristie Nelson

2nd Post:
If anybody has pictures of a bowl of chili, please send them to me.  I am trying to fill a request.
Janice

HAPPY NEW CHILI YEAR 2010 -2011

From Gil Hewlett:
Lou is getting out of the hospital this evening (Thursday). She is much better.

From Tom Williams:
Great news from Terlingua.  The Starlight Theatre will reopen before TICC.  Hopefully the State of Texas will have issued a liquor license by then.  Otherwise, the restaurant will be open and temporarily BYOB.  More details will follow as they become available.

From Bruce Smith:
Kat Robinson is a local food writer and blogger. We are having a big Cheese Dip cookoff in Little Rock and this is her article. The first part has a mention of Terlingua.



http://www.tiedyetravels.com/2010/09/why-cheese-dip-is-important.html

From Michael A. Mayorga:

 

Today we are starting a new Chili Year.  Until the CCO tonight, we all have 0 points.  It is a GREAT weekend to start this New Year.  There are lots of CCOs and plenty of places to begin this year.  GOOD LUCK to each of our Chili Cooks.