From Tonya Jester:

We received word that Roylene Johnson had a mild heart attack last week and had to be placed on a ventilator.
Since then, she has been taken off the ventilator but there is a heart issue yet to be determined.

She cannot take phone calls right now, but she can receive cards, letters, flowers, etc. The hospital info is…

Spring Valley Hospital
5400 S Rainbow Blvd.
Room 231
Las Vegas NV 89118

I will keep you posted as I receive info. Also, info is updated on Chili Hot News.

Please keep Roylene and Virgil and their family in your prayers.

From Connie Collier:

If you are planning on travelling to Comstock this weekend for the Fourth Annual Richard Hinds Memorial Scholarship CCO here is the agenda:

Friday Night-Cooks Meal with Chicken & Dumplings and Beef Stew

Saturday-February 21, 2009
9:00 am – Cooks/Show Teams Registration

10:00 am – Cook’s Meeting

11:00 am to 1:00 pm – Showmanship Events

1:00 pm – Washer Pitching Tournament Begins

2:00 pm – CHILI TURN IN – Judging begins
MILD BILL’S SPICES GIFT BASKETS to school and government employee (past & present) scoring highest in Chili

3:00 pm – Dessert and Art Auction begins (If you would like to donate a homemade dessert, that would be great!!!)

4:00 pm – Winners Announcement if through judging chili- FIRST Place CHILI wins Bronze Panther by LLOYD GOLDWIRE

5:30 pm – Southern Style Pulled Pork Supper sponsored by HINDS WELL SERVICE

6:00 PM – 42 Tournament begins – Commemorative Domino Trophies Sponsored by THUNDERBIRD MACHINERY, Odessa, TX

From Bucky Seelig:
The March 2009 issue of the Terlingua Trails is now available on the CASI web site. If you are not a CASI member, join now and read the latest in the happenings of CASI: winners, qualifiers, and upcoming cookoffs. Join online at www.chili.org or call John Goforth, CASI Membership Director at 830-832-5070 for more information.