From Rick Landavazo:

Friends of the Hell Hole Canyon are having their first CCO. It is going to be in Valley Center, CA on April 18. They need all the help they can get and all of the cooks that can make it to their location. If you are looking for some where to cook in April, here is an excellent opportunity.

From Sherrie Davis:

You never really think about how long you have cooked until you go back to find chili pins from a cook off. I remembered that we use to have - many years ago - the Lions Club cook offs - got out my ancient vest and oh my gosh there they were 5 pins attached starting with 1979 - first annual Humble Lions Club. Ralph Hay and I had the same thought - he found his also.

Had a great time - 16 CASI cooks and about 5 Lions members showed up. Beautiful day - cooked inside the arena area. Bill Simpson - the president of the Humble Noon Lions Club had such a great time visiting with the cooks and got to judge. I suggested he come out to the Pasadena Pod Cook off to see how things were run and he is now hooked on being a groupie judge. Look out Houston, he just might be there to judge.

Want to thank everyone that came out and helped - Stacey and Roy Davis did a tremendous in helping me in running the judging along with Earl Who and his rapid manual tallying. Matt Rumelhart and Ed Nesbitt were great table runners. The Lions members are ready for another one and hopefully this fall.

Winners:
1. Jim Birch (1st points for the year)

2. Sharon Dozier (come in sick and borrowing liquids)

3. Monette Birch

4. Ed Nesbitt

5. Stacey Davis

6. Sherrie Davis (Q)

7. Nancy Netardees (first points - forgot to mix spices at home - had to borrow measuring spoons)

8. Larry Netardees (first points) - they are fairly new cooks - thanks to Mayo Blair

9. Earl Who (practicing for Men's State)

10. Roy Davis.

Actually almost everyone was missing something that day. Thank goodness some bring their chili kit.

From Larry Velasquez:

FIRST ANNUAL AMERICAN LEGION POST 64 CCO

CASI CHILI (26 COOKS)
1ST JIM HOWELL, KANSAS CITY, MO
2ND JEFF STEHNEY, DeSOTO,KS
3RD PEGGY KIRK-VELASQUEZ, KC, KS
4TH JULIE WIEDNER, WINDSOR, MO
5TH TERRY VIERSEVER, PITTSBURG, KS
6TH LEE KROENCKE, LENEXA, KS
7TH VICKIE ANDERSON, PITTSBURG, KS
8TH JASON BRINKMAN, LENEXA, KS
9TH TYSON SHELLEY, PITTSBURG, KS
10TH DAVID SCALES, PITTSBURG, KS

CASI SHOWMANSHIP
1ST OL' MULE'Y, ERIC ROSENBLAD, PITTSBURG, KS
2ND HELL,FIRE & BRIMSTONE, MARGO SMITH, COFFEY,MO
3RD TOAD CHOKIN' CHILI, COLLEEN LINTNER, SHAWNEE, KS

From Boomer Kingston:

It was a great weekend for a CCO. Sat was a gorguos Spring day and we had 33 cooks. Sunday was a little breeze and colder, but that did not deter any cooks. We had 27. Thanks to everybody who helped and participated.

Here's the winners:

Saturday:

1. Robert Walker (First point ever, new cook)

2. Dodie Simpson

3. Keith Patton

4. Gwyn Brackeen

5. Janice Miller

6. Barbara Herrin

7. Amy Patton

8. Kim Draper

9. Gregg Wilson

10. Kelly Draper

Show:

1. Janice Miller

2. Kathy Mulkey

3. Sue Yates

Sunday:

1. Barbara Herrin

2. Sue Yates

3. Bill Chisum

4. Keith Patton

5. Tracy Heflin

6. Raymond Pilchiek

7. SusieBryan

8. Kim Draper (Q!)

9. Kathy Mulkey

10. Robert Walker

Show:

1. Kathy Mulkey

2. Guy Bates

3. Janice Miller

A reminder from Tonya Jester:
May 2 – Three-I Regional Open, Burlington, IA
May 3 – Iowa Pod CCO, Burlington, IA
June 20 – Lizton Summer Solstice, Lizton, IN